1936-07-03 — Page 19

THE

HONGKONG |... TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY

3, 1936.

RADIO

I DIED FOR SEVEN MINUTES':

REVIVED GIRL'S OWN STORY

DOCTORS REVEAL TWO QUEER CASES

Gold Rings That Turn "Pale"

T

When Owner Is Ill

Woman Must Be Valiant

To Be Single-A SPINSTER

Miss Hocter, of Ashton-under-Lyne, said at the Uni- ted Textile Factory Workers' Association conference at Blackpool:

"Any one can get married,, but it takes a good valiant woman to remain unmarried."·

She was supporting a resolution for pensions for spinsters at the age of fifty-five. The resolution was carried.

WO of the strangest casen in medical history are revealed The Coronátion this month-that of a girl who "died” for seven minutes,

but was revived, and before she recovered consciousness had

24 teeth removed; and that of golden rings which turn "pale" when their owner has a headache.

The girl who "died" was Miss Mary Devonport, aged 20, öf Regent-gardens, Penistone, near Sheffield, and this was the 'ac-i count she gave to a London reporter of her experience in a dentist's chair under anwsthetic during which her heart stoppeil beating for seven minutes.

"You know," she said, "I can scarcely believe that 1 actually stopped breathing. I wasn't a hit nervous about having the teeth out or the anaesthetle. The next thing I knew was that I was awake and my teeth were out.

"No-I didn't feel a bit strange, not even weak.. Just like you always feel when you come round-n bit sleepy, perhaps, but nothing else.

"I didn't know anything of what had been happening while was under the choruform. The doctor did not tell me until later. Then he said I was a very lucky girl, and I am beginning to think JRAL

"Now 1 want to get back to work, and i want to get back to life," she added gaily. "After all, I've lost seven minutes, haven't I? And you can't afford to lose a minute."

"I

Mrs. Devonport, her mother, was sitting downstairs while Dr. A. A. Masser, of Shefeld,' struggled to revive her daughter. shall never forget the doctor coming down and telling me what had how relieved Was happened," she said.,"No one knows when I saw Mary smiling and saying: Oh, the ether was nice, mother. I didn't tell Mary then...

•

*

7 MINUTES OF DRAMA Dr. Masser gives this ac- count of the cuents in the dentist's chair in the cut- "British Medical rcut Journal":

FEW minutes after 1 hail ad-

ministered 50 minims of chloroform the patient suddenly went white and breathing stopped,

No response of any sort occurred so decided to try a heart injection of "Icoral

1

Using a syringe with a long needle

1 plunged the needle into the left ven- tricle of the heart and slowly injected through the the coral. Massage

and in disaphragm was continued about one minute I could see a faint flicker of pulsation in the jugular vein of the neck.

another ten

external

minutes of

After respiration the breathing! recommenced and the pulse at the wrint

gradually returned. Her con- dition Improved au much that 1 de cided to continue the anaesthetic with open ether, and the dentist proceeded to remove the 24 teeth.

procecu

leoral in one of the emergency stimulante. It is fre quently used in cases of pneumonja, following operations, and to revive from collapse due to certain inpes of poisoning.

*

THE RING MYSTERY Here is the queer case of the gold rings which change colour, as related by Dr. J. P. Jones; of Birmingham, in the same journal: THE patient was born in India British parents, but al- though she came to England it

the age of 14 has never become recon- eled to English climate and English

life.

Periodleally she experiences net. vous headaches and prostration. During these attacks her gold wed ding ring, and that of her mother- both made out of golden guineas

រំ

Two Hundred Indian

Princes To Attend

London, June 25.

BROADCAST ARROW

Relay of B.B.C. Dance

Orchestra

CLASSICAL PROGRAMME From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (840 kilocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. A Light, Concert. Pianoforte Solos Poissons D'Or ebussy: Scherzo (Borodin)...... Vines; Songs- Give my heart ("The Duba Koprano) Violin The Dubarry Gitta Alpar

901041oled. (Delibes); Yelli de

Old Stay at Home

colmn MeEnchern (Bass);

Tagon

tal-Ilearts and Flowers (Tobanl).. ..The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet

7.30 p.m.

try.

A Relay from Daven-

Tho B. B. C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall.

7.60 p.m. From the Studio. "Book Reviews" by A. D.

8 p.m. Time, Weather, Stock Quo tations and Announcements.

8.05 p.m. Nat Gonella and his

Georgians.

TWO hundred princes of India, and up to 2,000 celebrities of other nations, including foreign kings, heads of states, and representatives of the dominions, will attendo the coronation of King Edward on May 12, 1937.

A vast organisation, taking in practically every industry in

Fox Trot-Now Orleans Twist; Fox

the country, has swept speedily into action with the announce Danirsa SoutNonny No ("Jill

ment of the date.

22, 1911--was guided by the fact that the trees, along the route from Buck- ingham Palace to Westminster Abbey

State officials, the College of Heralds, ermine and robe are preparing for the ceremony. makers, potteries, stores, hotels, and a thousand other concerns

It is estimated that trade as a whole will benefit by $125,000,000, and that 100,000 will be employed.

Stores will benefit by 5,000,000 alond na the result of the King's decision for an early date. United States, will bring this money Foreign visitors mostly from the to Britain's shores,

an extra

It is said that the King's choice of May, his father was crowned June

HUGE OLD TANKS FOR

AUSTRALIA ERECTION

l not be in full lenf at that time,

procession. and more people will be able to ren

the

The weather, too, had something to do with it, for meteorological experts were consulted as to the likelihood of

"King's Weather" on the great day. fifty chance on the basis of the Inst They reported that there was a fifty thirteen May 12's.

The King will be the first British monarch to choose n Wednesday, in 210 years, George II was the nat sinco monarch s. Every

III, except Edward VII, has boen crowned on a Thursday.

for corona- Earl Marshal of England, the

youth- by the ful Duke of Norfolk, assisted arrange with the police, the foreign College of Hernida. They have to office, the home office, the office of works, with the inilroad and transport companies and a acore of other bodies.

Trot-Chicago: The Sheik of Araby; Man Mose; I'm gonna clap my hands Black Coffes; Lazy River.

8.30 p.m. Vocnl Variety Items. Browne and She's the Wealthiest Wo- John

on Earth. Kitty Masters; Riding

in the Sky: Under- the Rango man neath a Western 3ky...The Will Billies Humpty Dumpty: Things are looking up.

Courtneidge; .Clerly All Beenuse of you....Browning and Los Allen Starr; Moon for Sale. and his Canadian Bachelors; Listen to the German Band....Hildegarde.

ventry News Bulletin 9 p.m. Daventry

and Announcements.

9.20

Classical Programame,

p.m. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor ("Choral") (Beethoven, Op. 12) played by Felix Weingartner and the DuctYes, Tis you love "The Mas Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Vocal tersingers" (Wagner).....Germaine Martinelli and George TEIL

10.30 p.m. Dance Muste, 11 pm. Close Down,

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Special

AT STRATEGIC POINTSion, iteclf, are in the hands of the follow

THE Australian defence department is building the two largest oil tanks in the Commonwealth, on the shores of Chowder Bay, Sydney Harbour.

They will each have a capacity of 12,000 tons of oil, according to The building Austral News, and are purely for defence purposes. contract was secured by a Brisbane firm which, lust year, completed three 8,000-ton capacity tanks at Darwin, a strategic point in North Australia.

To The Stratosphere

Or Bust

Philadelphia, June 23.

|resched-a-height of eight wiles. Thirty hours later the institute was still without news of its whereabouts. Somewhere the shining bubble was floating high above the range of hu- soon begin its descent. man sight, it was believed, but would

The cellophane stratosphere balloon sent aloft June 21 by natural scientists of the Bartol Research Foundation of the Franklin Institute at 7:30 a.m.,

The natural scientists were confi- was last heard from through its automatic transmitting Instru-dent that it would be found within ments three hours later. It had then

change colour and assume the tint of platinum.n

COURT OF CLAIMS

The court of claims, set up by the proclamation of the coronation date, will be very busy. Dating back almost to the Norman Conquest, ita duty is to decide to whom the long- catablished

Bhall go. privileges Oflees must be filled bearing such quaint names as Taster of the King's wine, Chief Landorer, Master of the Silver Scullery, Bearer of the Great Spurs and the Second Sword.

There will be claimants for the right to provide the glove for the King's right hand, the right to carry the canopy over his head, and the picturesque right to be the King's champion and defend his.right to the crown against all comers in, mortal combat.

Eminent lawyers will plead the causes of the claimants before the court.

PREPARING THE ABBEY

DIB

DRESS SHIRTS

with collars attached

Ideal for occasions which demand an informal dress shirt. Has the front with fashionable soft pointed soft collar to match. Coat-style ensures a perfect fit. Fronts, Collars and Cuffs are made of neat stripe pique material, body of fine stripe zephyr.

all sizes in stock..

$12.50 each

Less. 10% cash discount.

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists.

NEW STOCK

COLUMBIA PORTABLE

DOUBLE

Yastem

[7]

SPRING

MOTOR

you'd

Far for PPORTAMMER will be broadcast from Zen

19.7416,150 ke 1.30-3 10.74 m 18,5on ke 4.46-8.15 p.m. DJN

31.45 m

$40 ko 4.65-8.15 2.8.

DJB

19.74m 16.300 ke 9am-12.30 a.m.

SOUTH ASIA ŻONĘ Houth Asla Zonr. Lroadcast from DJR. (10,74 metres) and DJN (31.45 metres).

4.55 p.m. German Folk Hong 5pm. Shortwave Amateurs' Hour. 5.14 p.m. let pe sing

gether! 6.19 p.m. News and Tieview in English. 5.43 p.m. Mr Conectri 4.15 p.m. News and Review.

• Talk Bong le

7 p.m. Concert of Light Musk.

p.m.

New in Engilb

5.13 p.m. Greetings to our lateners. 8.20 p.m. Liltie German Broadcasting

A.B.C.

8.35 p.m. Concert of Light Huale.

EAST ASIA ZONE Earl Anix Zone broadcast through DJQ vn 15.63 metres (18,285 k..3 1.89-3 p.m. Concert

news at 2 p.m.

9.95 p.m. German Folk Song. 9.10 m. Greetings in our Listeners. 9.15 p.m. New and Heview,

the 8.30 p.m. Fundalian

National

Institute. 9.45 p.m. "Wie Msiadlen lef *18 ̈p.m:~~~Newsrand :- Review,

10.1 p.m. To-day In Germany, 10.30 p.m. In Celebration of the 1000th Birthday of the Town of Qued. linburg-

11.4 p.m. Piano Compositions by Chapin. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES The following wave-lengths and frequencies are observed by Daventry.

Prendente

4,030 k.c.

9,345 k.. 11.758 k., 1188 ka

Wavelength 40.50 metro 31.5 free 31.50 Guire 25.33 mytrea 25,28 meire

Kien

CRA

ና

68C

*GAD

CSE

of

CSP

1,140 k.. 19,42

meira

G&Q

4

GAZ

GAI

21,540 GAJ

k.c. CBL 4,110 .c.

Transmission I

19.88

metres. 45.10 metres

day or two. To it. is attached a card asking the Ander to communleate

The office of works principally has job which with Dr. Johnson, who plans to send another balloon aloft in about a fort to prepare the Abbey, n

three months. Tiers night, If this experiment is successful, will tako on the next ascent instruments will seats must be set up inside the abbey be carried which will measure cosmic to increase its accommodation

2,000 to about 10,000. The raised must be net service ns the "theatre" must platform referred to in the coronation up over the crossing of the Abboy and draped in deep blue to provide an approach to the Coronation Chair.

rays.

Bight was

If either ring is taken off the finger and placed overnight on the mantel- resumed, piece, its golden colour is After being replaced on the hand for The primary renson of this first to teat the balloon's few hours, however, the ring again a few becomes the colour of platinum.

Last night the woman herself told a strength and rate of rise, and the believe possibility of keeping in. contact with "Some doctors that the curious change is caused by some unknown disease from the East. "If I do not wear the ring while the attack lasts my illness is far more severe, and I am completely deprived of the

power to do even the simplest thingo."

reporter:

DAY BY DAY NEWS

AB EVERY THREAD OF GOLD IS VALU- ADLE, SO 13 EVERY MINUTE, OF TIME- Jason.

Ilongkong rainfall for the 24 hours nding at 10 am. to-day tetalled 0.02- inch. The total since January 1 in 26.47 inchos, against an average of 39.57 inches.

Mrs. B. 1. Scolt

and

Mr. S. M.

Gidley were witnesses at the wed- ding of Mr. J. T. K. Gilchrist and

was

BRIEF

it

main were a

toes.

Both the royal mint and the Jewel lery trado will prepare medals and souvenirs, a trado enld to be worth more than $6,000,000.

All around the sanctuary and above The cellophane bag, 30 feet high

tiers of seats must be erected for and 17 wide, us a capacity of 1,800 the Confessor's Chapel in the rear, allow for expansion. peers, peeresses, and personages, who. cubic feet of gas, but only 500 were valved in, to It lifted na automatic radio device by precedent, are afterwards allowed and other scientific equipment. The to purchase their chairs an nemen.

this features of

Apparatus short wave transmitter, # battery, and a series of small con

As the balloon rose, the mercury column in the barometer fell, touch- condensers. These in turn were con Ing at intervals wires leading to the nected with the transmitter. Each condenser contact changed the no-

The hospitals are exposed to beno Lure of the Impulses transmitted and at by at least $75,000 as the rogult of the sale of monts along the route. no gave an Indication of the height.

There was also an automalle shut At Edward VII's coronation they

densera. IN The Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., is opening a branch at Bangkok, Siam, as from to-day.

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Watkins and Mr. E. C. Julian sail for Sydney to- morrow on the m.v. Neptuna, after a business tour to very successful Hongkong.

Lam Chan, 18, was admitted to

the Government, Civil Hospital yester lay suffering from scolds, Ile was at work at the No. 1 freshwater tank 11.M.S. Rover when Home boiling pitch accidentally upset on

Miss Thelma M. Scott which solemnised at the Registrar's Office, on Supreme Court, on Thursday, after

noon.

Rainfall registered at the Hong- kang Botanic Gardens during the past month amounted to 5.72 inches, distributed The fall was evenly throughout the month, with twelve rainless days. The heaviest fall was on Jime 1, when 0.87 of an inch was recorded.

All officers and nurses of Bt. John

film,

SOUVENIR MUGS

At least 7,000,000 souvenli mugs and beakers will by supplied by the potteries.

meiros 37,760 KA

18.04 21.470. 12,97 stres 16,280 k.c 10.84

(G..N.. U.S.R.) 12.30 pm. Bew.

The B.B.C. Tiance Orchestra, -A Countryman's Diary." by A. G. Firest.

1.3 p.. 1.24 p.m. A Recital of Popular Dallade by

Ernest Hargreaves (Tenor).

Barvice 1.45 p.m. "This Tennis Tacke."

by John Pudney. 2.10 p.m. The News and Announcementa. Greenwich Time Bignal at 2.18 3.m. Transmission Z

(0.8.0.0,2.)

1. Ben. The Bulland Square and

New Victoria OrchestrA.

Algernon Blackwood.

1.15 p.m.

..

7.30 p.m. The U.D.C. Dants Orchestra.

Around the Cauntler, No. 1. en

of Kent and Kentish Men." 1.35 pm. A Pianoforte Interluda by Cecil

Bixen.

p.m.

8.45 p.m. "Club Hoom Conversation,"

Greenwich Time Signal at

p.m. The News and Annettesmanto. 1.28 D.m. Tant and the North, Pier Or-

chraten.

Transmission 3 (0.8.0.0.9.1., Q.5.D.) Programmes may be interrupted for com

off device to stop the release of bal-made $34,200, and at King Georgo's mentaries by Colonel H. Brand and Cap- Inet and cheek a too spoody rise, 268,200.

radio impulses were recelyed | The

Court robe maker cathinto that

on the ground, through earphones the total cost of the roles to be worn and photographed through a photo-by the peers and purenco will be

strip of movie film.. electric eye for permanent record on at $500,000.

0

The

British Broadcasting Corpora Dr. Thomas H. Johnson, associate tien hap already started preparations, of the Bartol Research They plan to rolay part of the Abbey Foundation, expinined that cello- service and the administration of the phane is being used because, being three oaths; to have running com- many points on the route as possible; the sun and expand unduly

to describe the scenes at Buckingham Palace, and possibly to broadcast a television description of some of the Acenes.

A Chinese girl, aged about 18 front, it will not abeoch beat mentaries on the proccasion from aa

auto

"It in the first fight of a large hal- years, whose name is. at present unknown, was picked up unconscious loon made of cellophane," he stated, after she had jumped off trans car "and it is the first time an No. 88 while it was in motion in Des matie ballast device has been used." Voeux Road yesterday. She was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital. Her condition is gravo.

Wong Shun-fui, 20, married woman,

tain ... T. Wakelam on the A-England Lawn Tennis Club Championship, from tha Centre Court, Wimbledon,

10 p.m. Big Ben, "Quene for Bang.". 10.40 p.m. Musical Interlude. 10.45 m. Fle

Sta." by Nuna.

at

Jerry

11 pm. The Iatal Viriatin Orchestra, 11.49 pan. Variety,

11:45 pm. The News and Announcements.

Greenwich Time Elgaal at 13 m (2.15 .. The Berg, Krah Replyt,

COMPANY REPORT

NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK

Ambulance Brigade are requested to was fined $2,000, in default, six four sots of twins, Mrs. B. J.other organizations will not end withram from its feat Offee in New

FOUR STATE DRIVES Arrangements on the part of the

The National City Bank of New PIONEER AGED 99 police, the railroad companies, and

the steamship lines, the hotels and York has received the following tele- Mather of 23 children, including, restaurants and a hundred and one (

York:

"The Board of Directors voted at the Coronation Day. Probably the agto that instruction in respirators months hard labour, by Mr Currie, of Adelaide, has just cele-in will make four state drives and the regular meeting to-day to call and the unti-gas chamber la suspend- Schoffeld at the Central Magistracy brated her 99th birthday.

there will be thousands of foreign the U.S.$50,000,000 preferred, stock ed for about a month. Up to the this morning, when she pleaded guilty

She was born in London in 1887. visitors staying in Lonid for some for retirement at par and accrued dividends on August 1, 1936. After present 50 nurses, male and female, to a charge of possession of have been passed through the anti-heroin pills at No. 146 Queen's Road saya Austral News; and went to time after the ceremony gas chamber by Engineer Comman- West, first floor. Detective Sergeant South Australia in a sailing ship, Flag-makers are alrondy placing viving effect to this retirement the der White, who is proceeding on J. Riddell said the place was raided, four years after the founding of ordre for material for flags, bunting Bank will have Capital Stock of tho Empire-United 000. Undivided profits approximately leave. Three of these nurses have on Information, and the pills were the State, the centenary of which and streamers, not only at home but U.S.$77,500,000 Surplus U.5$42,000,- also tried-out-n-new-civilian rc............... found at the bottom of a chest of is being celebrated this year. Sho throughout

·Prezi,

1.9.$10,000,000," drawers.

lived for a time in a tent tor successfully.

GRAMOPHONES

MODEL 220

NEW

NO. 15

SOUNDBOX

SPECIALLY DESIGNED TONE CHAMBER, COMBINED WITH RESONATOR LID. CALL AND HEAR IT

AT

THE ANDERSON, MUSIC CO., LTD. Ice House Street.

CORRESPONDENCE

Slang

(To the Editor, II. K. Telegrapha Sir-Referring to Mencken's article which you published yesterday, Walter Winchell closes a recent column on Broadway slang with this paragraph: "Some wiscacre once said that a nation without its slang la in the period of decadence. The glory of Greece and the heights of the Roman

loft never

alang to civilization

had, if they posterity. Perhaps Caesar's Commentaries might not be so difficult to swallow. If the greatest of them all ever said that history Cleopatra had a mess of 8.A., h

But hundreds carries no record of it. of years later Will Shakespeare dug affair and was panned whole by the critics because he delved into the argot of his day to put it over.. And to-day, Shakepenre's slang is the classic of literature. So it may be with Broadwayese.

Roman

X.

HOSPITAL SITE QUARRELS

THREE MEN RECEIVE INJURIES

Two coolles, Fung Kal, 32, and Woo Hing, 25 of the Kin Lee contractors' natahed, Queen Mary's Hospital, Pokfulum, were admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries received in nfight at 9.30 p.m. yesterday.

Chan Siu, 38, mason, employed Kee contractors' at the Kwan

matched, Lyttleton Road, was stabbed in the back by an unktiown man st the site of the Queen Mary's Hospital yesterday. He was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital, but his condition is not serious, His nasallant has not been arrested.

KING'S NEW A.D.C.

London, July 2

Tel. 21322

TO WOMEN Over Thirty

Comes this

·New Beauty Aid

from HOLLYWOOD

Thrilling now...the.. to women who are wrrying about pewnature wrinkles, large: pore and her sign of an sgsing skin.. 'Ahar vos pouce of clinical research by loading dermatologieza, a creem has bee perficial containing 10,000 A.D)MÁ, máte Viemio more than 5 time the strength of our regular All-Purpose Crist Is prides truly tinacing rechts.......often. pickly 14 days.

Colonial Demo Salon Cevain li pro-- paid expecially lae venet who can afford! bethevery latest in aelentiße achiev want specially Taluable for the mature sim in the correction of pronounced wrinkles, crowfest, enlarged pores, or unusually: stabbers Birkebes.

Colonial Domes

Superactivated SALON CREAM

Mode under exchalra patahk

+ 10,000 A.D. M. A. Unin of VITAMIN D

Obtainable ot

A. 5. Wation & Co., Ltd. Cameo Beauty Salon. Mr. Baton, Peninsula Hotel. Taster's Beauty Parlour.

ROYAL VISIT TO HOLLAND

London, July 2 The Duke of Kent will travel to Holland' by air to-morrow and will General Sir George Jeffreys has open an exhibition of British Art at been appointed Alde-de-Camp Gener! Amsterdam on Saturday. The Duke to the King, in succession to General will: dy: in the King's privato, aero Sir Syril Deverell, who has been pro- plans and will spend the night at motel to the rank of Field Marshal the British Legation at the Ilagve British Wireless..

British Wireless."