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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"

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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 mumarried."

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

WO of the strangest cases in maticni history are revealed The Coronation

this month-that of a girl who "died” for seren minutes,

but was revived, and before she recovered conscimusness had).

24 teeth removed; and that of golden rings which turn “pale” | Two Hundred Indian

when their owner has a headache.

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

Princes To Attend

London, June 25.

"You know," she said, “I can'Bearcely believe that I actually stopped breathing, I wasn't a bit nervous about having the teeth.TWO hundred princes of India, and up to 2,000 celebrities

out or the anaesthetic. 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-a bit sleepy, perhaps, but nothing else.

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of other nations, including foreign kings, heads of states, and representatives of the dominions, will attend the coronation of King Edward on May 12, 1937.

A vast organisation, taking in practically every industry in the country, has swept speedily into action with the announce- State officials, the College of Heralds, ermine and robe makers, potteries, stores, hotels, and a thousand other concerns are preparing for the ceremony,

BROADCAST ARROW

Relay of B.B.C. Dance

Orchestra

CLASSICAL PROGRAMME From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of

356 actres (B45 kilocyclon):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. A Light Concert. Pláncforto Solos-Polstons D'Or (Debussy); Scherzo (Borodin). Ricardo Vines; Songs-I Glvo my heart ("Tho

The Dubarry Dubarry Gilta Alpar (Soprano) Violin

(Delibes) on Solos-Passepied (Adbeniz).... Yelli d'Aranyi;

Tagon

Old Stay at Home; Speed!....M colma MeEachern (Bass); Instrumen- tal Heart and Flowers (Tobani).. ..The J. H. Squire Celeste Octel

7.30 p.m.

try.

A Relay from Daven-

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

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

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

8.05 p.nt.

Nat Gonella and his

Georgians.

Fox Trol-New Orleans Twist; Fox

Trot Chicago: The Sheik of Araby: or Man Mose; I'm gonna clap ny hands Black Coffee: Lazy River.

8.30 p.m.

Vocal Variety Items

("m Duet Nonny Nonny No

Browno und Darling"... Louise John Mills; She's the Wealthiest Wo- man on Earth.

...Kitty Mast Riding the Bange in the Sky? neath in Western Sky..... The Hill Billles: Humpty empty. Things are Courtneldge; Browning and

"I didn't know anything of what had been happening while ¡ment of the date. was under the choroform. The doctor did not tell me until later.' Then he said I was a very lucky girl, and 1 ani beginning to think

looking up.... "Now I want to get back to work, and I want to get back

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to life," she added gaily, "After all, I've lost seven minutes, haven't 17 And you can't afford to lose a minute."

Mrs. Devonport, her mother, was sitting downstairs while A. A. Masser, of Sheffeld, struggled to revive her daughter. shall never forget the doctor coming town and telling me what

relieved F how happened," she said.. No one

Oh, the ether

knows

when I saw Mary smiling and saying: mother. I didn't tell Mary then.

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7 MINUTES OF DRAMA Dr. Masser gives this ac- - count of the events in the dentist's chair in the cur- Medient "British rent Journal":

FBW minutes after had ad-

ministered

WIN

It is estimated that trade as a 22, 1911--was guided by the fact that whole will benefit by $125,000,000, i the trees, along the route from Buck- and that 100,000 will be employed,ingham Palace to Westminster Abe

an extra will not in in full leaf at that time, Stores will benefit by 35,600,000 alone as the result of the and share people will be able to ree

the procession. for an early date. "King's decision

Foreign visitors mostly from the United States, will bring this money to Britain's xhores.

Dr.

had

WALS nice.

I

1 that The King's choice of May, his father was crowned June

HUGE OLD TANKS FOR

AUSTRALIA ERECTION

AT STRATEGIC POINTS

50 minins of THE Australian defence department is building the two largest oil chloroform the patient suddenly i

tanks in the Commonwealth, on the shores of Chowder Bay,

went white and breathing stopped, Sydney Harbour,

No response of any sort occurred su I decided to try a licurt injection alj "Icoral."

Using a syringe with Jang needle I plunged the needle into the left ven- tricle of the heart and slowly injectext the the icoral. Massage through dianphing was continued and about one minute I could see a faint flicker of pulsation in the external jugular vein of the neck.

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After another les artificial respiration the breathing recommenced and the pulse at the wrist gradually returned. Her con- dition Improved so much that I de cided-to-continue the anaesthetic. Uvitiat with open ether, and the proceeded to remove the 24 teeth.

The building

They will ench have a capacity of 12,000 tons of oil, according to Avstral News, and are purely for defence purposes. contract was secured by a Brisbane firm which, last year, completed three 8,008-ton capacity tanks at Darwin, a strategic point in North Australia.

To The Stratosphere Or Bust

Philadelphia, June 23.

The weather, too, had something to do with it, for meteorological experts

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consulted as to the likelihood of "King's Wenther" on the great day They reports that there was a fifty- fifty chance on the basis of the last thirteen May 12's.

The King will be the first British monarch to choose a Wednesday, in 210 years, George II was the last

monarch previous. Every

since George II, except Edward VII, has been crowned on a Thursday.

The arrangements for the corona-

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Daventry News Bulletin and Announcements,

9.201 Classical Programme. No. 9 in D Minor (Beethoven, Op. 125) hony

by Felix Weingartner and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Vocal DuetYes, Tis you love."The Mas- tersingers" (Waimer) ....Germaine Martinelli and George Thill.

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Earl Marshal of England, the youth-

have to ful Duke of Norfolk, nasisted by the College of Heralds. They arrange with the pollee, the foreign offler, the home offre, the office of works, with the railroad and transport

companies and a score of other bodies.

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 in decide to whom the long- established

shall privileges

ደቡ Omees must be filled bearing such quaint names as Taster of the King's wine, Chief Larderer, Master of the Silver Scullery, Bearer of the Great Spurs and the Second Sword.

There

tre will be claimants for the to provide the glove for the reached height of eight-miles. Tight hamh the right to carry The rellophane stratosphere Thirty hours later the institute was the canopy over his head, and the still without news of its whereabouts, picturesque right to be the King'a *** Icoral is one of the balloon sent aloft June 21 by Somewhere the shining bubble was champion and defend his right to the

Tre- emergency stimulants. It is quently used in cases of emonja, natural scientists of the Bartol floating high above the range of hu- crown against all comers in mortal following, operations, and to revive Research Foundation of the man sight, it was believed, but would combat. from rollups due to certain types Franklin Institute at 7:30 a.m., *oon begin its descent. of prisoning.

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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 of British parents, but al though she came to Englant the age of 14 has never become recon- ciled to English climate and English life.

Periodically she experiences ner-

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

PREPARING THE ABBEY

was last heard from through The natural scientists were cont its automatic transmitting inatra-dent that it would be found within ments three hours later. It had then a day or two. To it is attached # card asking the finder to communicate with Dr. Johnson, who plans to send The office of works principally has Job which another balloon aloft in about a fort- to prepare the Abboy, a

three months. Tiers of night, if this experiment is successful, will tako

change colour and assume the tint of platinum.

On the next ascent instruments will neats must be set up inside the abbey be carried which will measure cosmic to increase its accommodation from 2,000 to about 10,000. The raises

and

If either ring is taken off the finger and placed overnight on the mantel- piece, its golden colour is resumed, rays. After being replaced on the hand for

The primary reason of this first platform referred to in the coronation fow hours, however, the ring again

to test the balloon's service as the theatre" must be set light Wis ecomes the colour of platinum.

the up over the crossing of the Alboy rate of rise, and strength and Last night the woman herself told a

draped in deep blue to provide an passibility of keeping in contact with bellove pas

approach to the Coronation Chair. doctors reporter: "Sume. that the curious change is caused by

All around the sanctuary, and above feet high *The cellophane bag, 30 some unknown disease from the East.

"If I do not wear the ring while and 17 wide, as a capacity of 1,800 the Confessor's Chapel in the rear, peers, pentesses, and personages, who Vous headaches and prostration. the attack insts my illness is far more cubic feet of gas, but only 500' wern tiers of senta must be erected for: During these attacks her gold wed-evere, and I am completely deprived valved in, to allow for ding ring, and that of her mother of the power to do even the simplest It lifted an automalle radio device by precedent, are afterwards allowed

The purchase their chairs as memes and other selentific equipment. both made out of golden guhivas- · things.”

this features of

apparatus

Both the royal mint and the jewel- short wave transmitter, were a

lery trade will preparo medals and small con- souvenirs, a trade sald to be worth battery, and a series of densers.

CHISE

As the balloon rose, the mercury more than $5,000,000. column in the barometer fell, touch-

Jekyll And Hyde

MR

WHO

THE BOY

MURDERED

HIS MOTHER

TR. JUSTICE HANNA, summing-up in Dublin recent- ly at the trial of Edward Ball, a twenty-year-old actor found guilty of murdering his mother, made these observations on men, women, and their frailties:--

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SOUVENIR. MUGS'

ing at intervals wires leading to the

At least 7,000,000 souvenir mugs condensers. These in turn were con and benkers will be supplied by the neeted with the transmitter. Each

potteries, condenser contact changed the na

The hospitals are expected to bene ture of the impulses transmitted and fit by at least $75,000 as the result so gave an indication of the height

There was also an automatic shut-of the sale of seats along the route. At E Edward VII's coronation they off device to stop the release of bal-made $31,200, and at King George's last and check a top speedy rise,

$68,600.

The radio Impulses were received f Court robe makers estimate that on, the ground through earphones the total cost of the robes to be worn and photographed through a photo-by the peers and peeresses will be electric eye for permanent record on about $800,000.

strip of movie nim.

The British Broadcasting Corpora

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Dr. Thomas 11. Johnson; associate tion has already started preparations. director of the Hartol Research They plan to relay part of the Abbey Foundation, explained that cello service and the administration of the phane is being used because, being three oaths; to have running com. "I have always believed that flotsam on the sen. From but age transparent, it will not absorb heat mentaries on the procession from as there is a parable behind Steven-of cleven he was left without ad from the sun and expand unduly.

mother

many pointa on the route as possible; the parents after

"It is the first flight of a large bal-to describe the scones at Buckingham 'son's story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.separated.

Hyde.

"A wise man has said "When the loon made of cellophane," he stated, Palace, and possibly to broadcast a auto- television description of some of the parents have eaten our fruit, the "and it is the first time an

matie ballast device has been used.” 'children's teeth are set on edge.' "I dislike very much using the word insanity. The terms 'sane' and insane' are relies of the time when people thought that the sane and the Insane were like black and white in two separate compartments Modern science has shown that that is not so.

TWILIGHT

"In most of us there are two personalities. There are many people different outside from what they are in their own homes.

"There are men who are ideal fathers, but. who outside their homes are cross-grained. On the contrary there are men who are bears in their own homes, but the bent of company at the golf club..

VALET PROVERÐ -

"It has been said that no man is a. hero to his own valet. It may be equally true that no woman is - heroine to ber-own-mald.-

"There is a twilight of the mind just as there is twilight between day and night."

Ball was found guilty but insane. The jury were out nearly five hours.

The judge ordered him to be do tained during the pleasure of the This boy was drifting about like Governor-Guneral.

scenes.

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7 p.m. Concert of Light Maske. Apm. New In English.

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8,35 p.m. Concrri of Lalat Manle

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East Asia Zone broadcast through DJQ on 19.63 metres (15,280 k.c. 1,30-8 p.m. Concert, news at 2pm.

b.ek p.m. German Falk Bone.

9.10 p.m. Greetings to our Listeners. 9.15 p.m. News and Review.

9.30 p.m. Foundation of the

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Today in Germany, 10.30 p.m. In Celebration of the 180015.

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1.24 p.. A Recital of Popular Ballade by

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1.40 p.m. This Tennis Racket." Hervice

by John Pudsey....

2.10 p.m. The News and Announcements. '

Greenwich Time Elenal at 2.15 p.m. 'Transmission 2

(G.S.G., 6.8,J.)

7 p.m. Ballen. The Notland Square and New Victoria Orchesten. 7.45 p.m. Algernon -Blackwood,

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FOUR STATE DRIVES Arrangements on the part of the PIONEER AGED 99. police, the railroad companies, and the steamship Bines, the hotels and Mother of 23 children, including restaurants and a frundred and one four nets of twins, Mrs. B. J. other organizations will not end with Curric, of Adelaide, has just cele King will inako four state drives and the regular meeting to-day to call the Coronation Day. Probably the brated her 99th. Wirthday.

there will be thousands of foreign the U.S.350,000,000 preferred, stock She was born in London in 1837, visitors staying in London for some for retirement at par and accrued says Austral News, and went to time after the ceremony.

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