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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1936.

WATSON'S

$1.25 & $2.00

Per Bottle

Genuine

BAY RUM

The Ideal Non Greasy

Hair Lotion for --

Summer use.

STIMULATING

AND

REFRESHING

"BEDFORD" F

A TOUCH, POPULAR TRUCK

EV

AVOURITE day of the year for the late Charles Vance Millar, Toronto's eminent King's Counsel, mil- . lionaire, bachelor, Turfana- tic, was April 1.

---and a Service worthy of it EVERY month big shipments of Humour to Mr. Millar Was

chairs Bedford trucks leave Eng-1 pulling

from under land for every part of the world honoured! guests, leaving mes- And the rising export figures and sages to call Mr. C. Lion at the many hundreds of enthusiastic Zoo, cigars that exploded after. letters from Bedford owners all half a dozen exquisite puffs. He over the world have shown that always saved his best jokes for the Bedford is popular wherever April Fool's Day.. it goes. Why this success ? For, in designing the Bedford range, Vauxhall experts studied overseas conditions at first hand. They learnt what was wanted in trucks from the very men who were going to use them.

IL

Mr. Millar died on October 31, 1926. lis death was sudden. He collapsed in his office, had ceased to breathe by the time

arrived. There was doctor

But a nothing funny in that. few days later details of his will And there is world-wide were announced. There was a organisation to make Bedford great deal funny about that. service and genuine spares avail-

MILLAR had

in-

able everywhere: Tested at

vested wisely dur every stage in the famous Luton works in England, ing his lifetime. He had proved sound and reliable on the large holdings in the Ontario

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. roughest work in the world, the successful

PRIDE OF MANUFACTURE

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IS MAINTAINED BY EAST, QUALITY

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THE STANDARDS OF CRAFTMANSHIP SUPERVISED BY EUROPEAN EXPERTS

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CHINA TEA SERVICES,

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LANE, CRAWFORD'S

OF

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Bedford is a first-class invest Jockey Chib, ment whatever the nature of three work!

There's a Bedford Model for every business.

wering.

Ninety-nine

of Aer cent. the beneficiaries accepted their lagagies, sold them,

For Particulars and Terms, apply met the money to their

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STRONG OR WEAK LEAGUE ?

favourite charitie some of which

devoted

abalhom * rheing drinking.

at that joke,

Toronto Yonghed

Another clause left a EST of money to a clergymants to way Masses for the soul of presentment Torunto citizen who will need them wher

Toronin FPI¥}DEw " laughed still louder at that joku.

But Clause Number Name caused no laughter, and it Joker SUP Prize Joke, 11 left the residue of his state then about £80,

the gon to the womua in municipal area who bore the u:5} children in the ten yours following his death.

"This will," he exptuneil. "is 111 ༠e!༥ བཿ ; til

and cupriciou

inceause

a duty pests upon me

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Jeave my property al my

3outh, and what I de leave

IN

more

(E80,000

£80000

STORK

O

marathon

sort

Favourites

themselves out in

Toronto's race 10 win the £80,000

offered

fused to give an inch. Then the whole idea was quashed by a legal opinion that the mouy lind to be awarded to the most prolife mother as the will dictater.

The marathon has three months to to, and the latest position is

Mrs. Arthur Thileck, aged thirty- six, Irish wife of a, civic employée, ton children. No more expected.

Mrs. Stephen Darrigo, aged thirty- Marve

Roman Catholic, wife of groter now on relier, ten children. No more expected.

UX-

before

she was waiting to give evidence at a murder trini.

Mrs. Bagnato hus ne children

Mrs. Grace Bagnato, aged forty-

nhe children. Another for the prize, is expreting two, eligible another

before Vctober, is laging preted before October. for twins or leplets, She is chief Mrs. John Nagle, aged thirty-one, trouble-maker among Toronto's pro- wife of a farm labourer, nine child-

Another 113e mothers. With her stight know ren. lege of the law and things legal she Delober.

Mics. checked up evry record, 1s has responsible for Mrs. Mallow Kenny, thirty-eight, wife of five-pounds-a- strongest favourite of all, being dis weeke If she should win qualified.

the Another expected before October.

1f prize Mrs. Bagnate wants to adopt

any of those Inst three have baby boy.

twins, triplets, - quadruplets, or quin- Mrs. Kenny, the French-Canadian tuplets before October, they wife

10

FL

prize

to the years ago

who has woman the largest family

by October 31 year.

this

of an unemployed Scotsman. move seemed a "dead cert" in more recent favourite.

years. She and her husband have

bern Aving on reliet for ball de

rade, but every year at least one new baby arrives.

expected

Ambrose Harrison,

aged

inotorman, nine children.

will

forward

to the position

or

BUT

Toronto's

She claims frtera sacr 1926, sportsmen, who are laying side- but Mes. Bagnato snorted when she bets on the event, are doubtful if heard abeat it. "They weren't pro any of these women will win the perly registered," Stu declared, and

went to the Vital Statistics Bureant

prize.

To avoid litigation the judges will

to prove her words. She was right. Three of Mrs. Kenny's children were not consider their claims, but will no proof of my folly in gathering two, Mrs. Florence Brown. In not registered according to Torent to the Vital Statigdies Buren and of the work's gods that I her twenty-two years of married jaw, and three others were not eligi- seleer from their figures the woman regtare in my span of life,

life she had borne twenty-six ble. So Mrs. Kenny has almost be Who, during the past ten years, higs hod the greatest number of children. children, six of them eligible for one reconelfled to being a tan ay well be that the winner will the prize.

TORONTO

Ales, Beown anomene

She not had a baby sure.

Wis

As

The preliminary discussions on the revision of the Covenant of the Laugue of Nations have began. More than one Govern- ment has expressed opinións on The subject so that we know the

be a mother who has not heard of was Įkind of proposals and counters

AS the marathon the Stock Marathen, a "dark horse,** And then the great Millar joke will proposals that are being dis- furious. Moralists failed to smo 10 to buy a farm when she won

#he jokes They burst their the mamey, a chickens and more entered the Inst streich in Octo- be over. Scorrs of mathers will be

disappointed. Scores bitterly missal and it is possible to

blind-vessels with indignation, children But she was out of the ber of lust year the reformers fathers will have more, children to formulate some judgment on "Putting a Premium on legitimas in her twelve minis suddenly became active again, support than they can possibly at- their respective merits and may." Promoting competition. Mrs. Grace Bagnato, court Inter. They did not employ their old Ford.

And Charles Vance Milar. in Sexual Matters." "Maternity preter, was the minst persistent facties.

Humorist, will have had his Jast klemerits. Actually the real

Race Must be Stapped"

laugh. fusste that is going on behind their war-yells. the scenes and which these gif- ferent proposals reveal is that between those who wish to see the League stronger than it is at present and those who wish to see it weaker. The most de Halled proposals for the reform

were

A number of distant relative; were discovered, and were neared 15 bring sun the Ontarlo courts to set

site the will. They fanted.

They went to the courta again to try to prove that Millar excented the will as a lone; tended to destroy it, died before he had the opportuni- fig That failed.

They tried to prove Millar was - Eventually Another failure. sane,

af the Covenant are those sub- even the Government became mitted by the Chilean Govern-terested in selting usile the will.

i appropriating the money for edu ment to the League. They-con- | entional and charitable purposes. tain a number of suggestions A Bill was written, was tossed out because of the surprising pro- that are worthy of careful con- tests from Ontario's womenfolk, and for a time Pe Millar will controversy sideration, but they are defin-died down, was anest forstoltes.

Toronto's itely to be classed amongst the But

birthrate soared proposals which would leave the

N 1932 the first League in a weaker and more ineffective form than at present. | favourite appeared. She was 4 For instance, it is proposed that slight, blonde housewife of forty "After exhausting the means of

steadily.

Wis

after Mrs. Brown Favorit

They knew it wis useless. But scratched. Mrs. Bagnoto, a small, they went behind the scenes, ap- bury Wotuan, was married when she proached the mothers. Their plim WDS thirte

consifiers child was to call the marathon off, divide bearing the easiest part of her life. the money among the lenders."Three One of her babies was horn while of the leaders agreed, but one re-

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1

C.V.R. Thompson

Deal with the Heat

SPECTACULAR if

to: way test the temperature is to break an egg over the

the sun. pavement and let it fry in

A extravagant

Reason: Evaporation.

eytry

twenty

་

-by

Wilson Chamberlain

the heat waves us have clothes,

1

If it's a really hot day, it Your safest vond-colour bets arej As for soft drinks, water is still should be done to a tura in about in this order: khaki, light blue, grey, the best. Mix it with milk in hot Nent, add a spoonful of five minutes. Yet you could be yellow, green, orange, brown, dark weather.

salt to every pitcher. Reason: comfortable playing tennis at the blue:

Red. though recognised "hot" Your dy loses salt in the heat. persuasion with a State that 'The members of the League may same time.

colour, peculiarly enough is -pro-

HABITS have as violates its obligations, the be called upon to decide who is

tective agamst certain sun rays when Take a scorching hot day with worn next to the skin. Hence its other States would concert, as the aggressor when disputation high humidity: you feel the heat popularity in the East in underwear. much to do with benefiting from

though you perspire, it sole sanction, the suspension of runs high and time presses, because,

not evaporate; hence cannot

MOST of us think food, or proper ventilation. For coul you.

Let diplomatic relations". This is Are these circumstances favour-dors

evaporation cease that most delicate

example: Eat hardly likely to deter a harden- Jable to a calm and judicial judg- altogether:

Hot Weather means thermostats,

You should brush your teeth ment? Again, a grave mistake break down-r, rather, go sky- Less. Particularly.

your temperature, will that

of meat.

twice as frequently when Jed aggressor from committing

hut. Renson: Mouth disenser may be made aril the innocent ocketing at the rate of one degree Nothing could be further from it's

hot weather. an act of brigandage, particu-visited with punishment which reaches 108 of 110 at most, then you

in are doubled minutes. When it the truth.

Don't reduce in gummer. Winter, larly, as he would realise that may in after years he found, to like the erg, will be done.

"When

and worn you feel hut

best,

you're fat, such diplomatic "gubbing" have been unjust. Two Blagrant weather experts have gone to such

Grim thought, it's why hot out," one doctor told me, it may you're probably good-natured, which

hungry be you are only

without means you laugh a lot; and that will could not continue indefinitely.and comparatively recent in lengths to study ventilation, air-raising

it. The average, person give you all the exercise you neel. 11 stif three sety of Lean, morose people enjoy the heat A proposal for strengthening stanges were Bismarck's notori conditioning, clothes, Babits, and playing

evim dicis; for the wrong food affects tennis reeds as much food to keep most,

con us hig the League, on the other hand, fous tampering with the Ems the

Worse than fat people, the very circulatory system, hence

grandmother needed to the con

worst time in summer. has been made by the French dispatch in 1870. and the sink-sweat glands, hence the speed of keep warm in winter as she sat at old and the very young have the

her needlework fifty years ago!" evaporation

Remember ing of the American battleship

As for meat, an Army surgeon who Why, too. British Army doctors feet long service in the East Premier. He suggests a stric-

Iterally light-hended in Maine at Havana in 1898. in Hongkong, Singapore, India ex-discovered that the healthiest In- the bent: by the process of blood be Ler application of Article XVI

Years elapsed before the truthperiment ceaselessly with such fine and for this purpose recom-was made known. To avoid power of various colours.

detail as the exact heat-resisting luns, the Sikhs, are those who enting rushed to the skin to keep you

E01 and mutton; the unhealthiest, cool and upen your sweat glands.

If you're placid, this may make those who eat no meat: mends that collective security those pitfalls Lord Howard pro-

you want to spend money recklessly, RECENTLY they

or kisn every pretty girl--it happens should include two aspects. poses that certain definite sanc-

ROM India, too, every summer and in attributable directly to hent-distortion, though the namely "A group of Powerstions, agreed to beforehand, employed a crateful of rabbits.

If, on ready to use all forces against should be imposed on all belli a test which shows startlingly comes the most cooling drink judge is having none of that."

the other hand, you're an aggressor; conipulsory econ-gerent parties until one or both just how important colour is in you can get: ten. Reason: Tenturally hot-tempered, the hont will

keeping cool.-

in common with all xanthine, send you out looking for a fight. Sorting them into three colour contracts the blood vessels and You become short-sighted and omic and financial sanctions by declared themselves willing to

4

faintly colour-blind in the hot all other League Members". It sign an armistice and submit une place them in the withdraws blood from the sur-

direct rays of tropical sun and then

If you have trouble siceping try is difficult to over-estimate the their dispute to the most suit-stood by with stop watches. Thirty-face of the skin, which is where sunshine.

three minutes later all the binck you feel the heat. able form of peaceful settlement, rabbits had died of sun-stroke. The

hanging wet shoots at the Opporite from the effect of alcohol, font and head of the bed. It will importance of the choice be The merit of such a scheme greys Insted one hour thirty-two it is why drinking overheats one in start evaporation. Failing this, an tween these two schools of would be swift, automatic, pre-recover

minutes. The whites completely hot weather The wise men of the electric fan. Naturally, don't go to

Enat have their whiskies late in the sleep with it on.. thought. One fatal defect in determined action, and it would Reason: Black absorbs hent most afternoon or evening: then a drink

It's hot this summer. It's been hot white deflects H. Hence can have beneficial effect. Shandy.

Accord- the existing Covenant is pointed not endanger the prestige of the popularity of white for suminer gar (bour and ginger ale) is ideal for the that with superris,

ing to the weather Jout by Lord Howard of Penrith. 'Lengue.

When It's hot.

dresses.

be hotter yet.

Can you

become

it may