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HAVE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1936.

YOU EVER MET YOUR

The condor, the largest ond strongest vulture in the world, which lives in the Andes in South America, is threatened with extinction. The government in Chile hos reserved a large territory in the Andes for these huge birds in an effort to wave them,

18 MONTHS TO LIVE"- THEN DIED

BY OWN HAND

DOCTOR are Lestic

A Frederick Hawkins, o

Chichester ex-officer cho refused to undergo an opera- tion, 18 mintha to fire.

Now that period has cas pired, and Hawkins in dend

by his on hand.

He asphyxiated himself by inhaling exhaust fumes from his car.

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By his side in the back scat of the car

detective magazine opened at called "When Sleep Death,"

story Spelled i

This strange story was told to the Southampton caroner.. Mr. Percy B. Ingáldby, at an inquest at Romsey, Hampshire, on Haw- kins, whose home was in Murray- road, Sebey.

Hawkins, a garage manager, aged 36, was found dead in some woods at Pittleworth, near Romsey. A rubber cycle tube was connected with the exhaust of the car.

War Wounda

The widow, Helena Ethel Hawkins, said her husband served as an officer In the Indian Army In Mesopotamia during the war until he was In- valided out severely wounded. ---He had never fully recovereri, hut apart from this he had no worries.

A doctor stated that death was absolutely painless.

Verdict: Sulelde while of Unsound Mind.

Trouble Lurks in

Resemblance

MAN WHO FOUND IT SAFER

TO STAY IN GAOL

Have you ever been mistaken for your double? It is a much more common occurrence than you may think.

Anybody is liable to find himself in the unfortunate predicament of Samuel Strachan, a Glasgow man, who has been arrested twice in the last ten days for crimes committed by a man closely resembling him..

Cases of this kind are constantly occurring. In Cincinnati, in 1934, a man who found himself in the same position as Mr. Strachan refused bail and went to gaol, believing, quite rightly as it turned out, that his double would commit another crime of the same type while he was in gnol and so establish an alibi to clear him.

FIVE TIMES ACQUITTED

Then, there was the Grimsby man, Mr. E. A. Watson, five times charged and nequitted of separate offences committed by his double; while the case of Adolf Beck, who suffered two terms of imprisonment for the crimes of a double, has become a classic example.

It can be just as embarrassing if your double happens to be a famous personage, though some people enjoy the vicarious glory that falls to them jin this way. Such a one seems to

have been the artist, "General Jones," : who was the double of the Duke of Wellington.

Mr. Lloyd George appears to have more doubles than any man in Eng-

lah pubile life to-day, One is Mr.

DOUBLE?

The first performance of'an artisile film, named "Truxa" will take place at a forthcoming international Artist Congress in Berlin. One of the wo- man parts in this film is executed by the famous dancing star La Jana, who in seen above.

GINGER ROGERS TIRED

OF DANCING FILMS

New York, Nov. 10.

Madvised by the Radio Keith-Orpheum Company that

MISS Ginger Rogers and Mr. Fred Astaire have been

F. O. Roberts, the former Pensions they must immediately begin work on another dancing

Minister, and Another

burrister, Mr. Morgan-Margon.

Weldh

DOUBLES OF KINGS Mr. Baldwin, and pipe, is another f iman of many doubles, and the Royal Family is not immune. King George had a striking double in Mr. T. E. Ellis, a Londoner in Australia; and

(one of the many doubles of the pre-i

ja few years ago to try to see him.

Mussolini's double is an Italian barber in New York. Hitler's, they say, in one of the most highly paid! men In Germany.

sent King came over from Ameries

His job is to stop assasafns" -hub- lets that might be meant for the Fuehrer.

A complete double, such as -hop- pens in the case of identical twiás, In a possibility so remote that it may la ruled out. Profegsor Lancelot |Hogben, who has done a lot of work

on "wins." told a reporter.

It is ja psychological peculiarity that people are more impressed by similarüfes than by differences; hence their readiness to spol doubles.

CHINA ALSO HAS

A SPY SCARE

the

Shanghai, Nov. 10, A spy scare" has

Calnese press editorially up in arms, follow- ing the announcement that Japan

tourists visiting China have Increased 20 times in the past year. -United Press.

ess

Women's Gift for Juliana

Rotterdam, Nov. 10. The gift is from the women of collectively and the Every woman in Rotterdum Rotterdam who wishes to do so will be en- proved by her Royal Highness.

colours and design have been up- titled to tie four knots in a

The carpet is being made by a Smyrna carpet which is to be local firm under whose direction the made in this city as a wedding thousands of knots will be tied.

is expected that it will take six present for Princess Juliana.

weeks to finish the work.

It

film to be entitled "Stepping Toes."

Miss Rogers recently signed an R.K.O, contract under the Impression that she would begin a serious dramatic role almost immediately. "Mother Carey's Chickens," the film in which she was to have played, has now been, postponed, and the studio states that the new dancing film is being produced in response to the great public demand.

Miss Rogers had changed the colour of her hair to dark brown for her serious role; now she must change it trick to golden red. According to the R.K.O. extens Alm tests show that Miss Iturra tos r tamne when her hair is dark. They think that she must have dark hair for serious roles, but fear that the pubile would not like her as a britnette.

Her new contract includes a speriat clause inserted at her request that no

visitors should be permitted on her sets while she la nit work, which fol- lows the practice started by Greta Garbo.

"I have no quarrel whateve with Mr. Astaire." Miss Rogers said. and I never have had, but I don't want to make any more dancing ple- res as they are wearing me out."

It was stated last Saturday that Mr. Astaire is to have a new partner- Margo, a Mexican-in a picture to be made in Hollywood next January.

NEW SPEAR-BLOODING RIOTS BY TRIBESMEN

Nairobi, Nov. 8.

RECRUDESCENCE of Masai cattle raiding and spear- blooding by young warriors, egged on by women, is reported on an extensive scale in the region of the Great Rift Valley, Tanganyika.

One band of raiders carried off 27 head of cattle in the neigh- bourhood of Ngarakwa, which is believed to be the site of an ancient civilisation and which has the ruins of a terraced city. In the Maswa district, east of Lake Victoria, eight Sukuma tribesmen have been killed and

600 cattle driven off.

This is belleved to be a reprisal for last year's Sukuma exploit, when four Manat tribesmen were decapitated and their heads carried In triumph.

Hundreds of Sukumu have turned out swearing vengeance on the Ma-

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sal, and police patrols from the western and northern provinces of Tanganyika have been sent to the scene.

caused grave concern to British Tribal riots in the Kenya district authorities last year. In June 1935 Major C. E. V. Buxton, District Com- missioner at Narok, faced a lot of

200 native risters and shot dead two who threatened his wife and family. Spear-blooding-the rite by which Masal youths must kill. an animal in single combot before being allowed to wear the regalla of warriorhood.

has also been the cause of serious disturbances. The death of Mr. T. C. Powys in the Laikipia district in 1031 was attributed to an attack of this nature.

LORD

1.1/2 Days

From London To Hongkong

SUPER SPEEDS SOON

A REALITY

London, Nov. 10. British scientists and aviation exports to-day reported cruising speeds of 300 miles an hour in the stratosphere-a speed that would bring Hongkong to with- in 40 hours of London-should become a reality shortly.

They almost unanimously

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hour, or even 600 miles, during

prolonged flights such as trans- hopes ! She sends her most skilled assistants from her Atlantic Journeys were unlikely.

Selentlata and air ministry officials Bond St. Salon travelling all over the world so that women have been busy during recent days

studying data compiled by Squadron

Leader F. R. D. Swain during his who do not live in London, may have just the same

altitude light which reached record 49,067 feet.

Professor G. T. R. Hill, London University, belleves advance of en- gine supercharger development in the nexi twa

WII! years

make Atlantic crossings in seven hours or less possible. He dismisses dreams held by a few of Dying at speedin 1,000 miles an hour. Dr. exceeding Hill's plane of the future will carry five passengers und a

a crew of two. Cabin and pilots' compartment will be sealed and .carry their own atmosphere at pressure not for be- low ground level pressures. He be- Heves the best height for travelling will be around 40.000 feet.

TREMENDOUS WINDS Swain's report states stendy winds may blow at tremendous speeds at | heights between 40,000 and 50,000 fret. Stratosphere Iners of the

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have their cruising speed augmented by 100 to 200 miles per hour,

Density in the stratosphere about one-eighth of surface density, Head resistance is small.

British meteorological experts re port 'that vertical currents of wind in the stratosphere are almost en- tirely abacht, which means thent flight in the higher levels should be extreinely steady.

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culties confrenting:

stratosphere flying are provision of reasonable living conditions for crew art passengers at height where the atmosphere is far too thin o support life and maintenance of adequate power output.

Recent research shows that human beinga Bre physiologically adapted

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is oxygen ale of which one-Arth pounds. The pressure

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with increasing height, being about one half of its ground level value at

and about one- pinth

feet,

foot. Consequently, at 18,000 feet the natural atmospherle pressure does not provide enough oxygen for full human activity.

In an effort to speed development of stratosphere flying the British oit ministry experimental stations will conduct a number of test flights each week to gather data while engineers. scientists and weather experts con- tinue to add information.

POLICE MASCOT "

COMES TO LIGHT

London, Nov. 8. Police of the Red Hill station were a meek group to-day.

They recently adopted a cat us muscot, and named "him" St. Sebastain. Police insisted he brought good luck to the force.

Whatever they may think, St. Sebastain is the proud mother of 13 kittens.United Press.

HORDER

DEFENDS CORONERS

LORD HORDER, at the dinner of the Coroners' Society of England and Wales in London recently, recalled that it was recommended in the report of the Depart- mental Committee issued last January that the office of coroner should be retained.

"That is in consonance with my own ideas," he went on, "and, I believed, with the ideas of the whole of my profession.

"I do not think there is any doubt in the mind of the intelligent man that the office is necessary.

"There are 30 of these 340 coroners

"There are some cases in general which you cannot define, such as natural death, and I say that deliberately as a doctor.

"A Jack-in-office is not ex-, cluded from your profession who are both medical and legal. They any more than it is excluded have in one lifetime tried to be good from mine. He is a nuisance Can it be done?"

at two fundamental, vital professions, and gives the rough edge HER PRAYER where otherwise it would be a smooth proceeding.

DOCTOR OR LAWYER?.

"It is recommended that you should have a rules committee and a disciplinary committee. I think that is all to the good, but I am little surprised that the British Medical Association should be thought to be a contributory body in the disciplinary committee. I can- not think what sort of contribution the British Medical Association could make in that respect.

"Then comes the question of who should be a coroner. "Should he be al lawyer or a doctor?

Lord Horder said that when he was opening a medical school recently, he sald, thinkding to touch on a light vein, that he woke up in the night some times and wondered whether he had not mistaken his vocation.

"I received a letter two days alferwards," he added, "and I think the handwriting was feminine. I was told that my anxiety had been made

the matter of prayer and that the writer had received guld- auce. If I would give her an ap pointment, she would come and tell mo what she thought I ought to do.

"I am not certain what she would

"I notice there are, out of 340 tell me, but it' I 'bad to choose my

coroners to-day, 300

That is the answer.

lawyers. yocation again I would like to be à

coroner."

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