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THE HONGKONG

DELEGITOJ AL KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO

Mrs.

MARJORY KOMI-for- merly #shorthand typist in Lotton, she now studies Esper-

anto as a hobby.

MISS WALA SOLTYSIK— an assistant professor of languages at Lwow, Poland, and teaches Esperanto,

MANY TONGUES,

C

ONE LANGUAGE|

BY RITCHIE GALDER

„HEERS sound very much the same in any language. But they sounded even louder in Esperanto recently, when, at the opening of the Inter- national Congress in London, a Sudeten German and a Czech shook hands on the platform.

"GREY OWL WAS ENGLISH

-Says Ex-Wife

""

Winnipeg.

A YOUNG American Indian woman, Mrs. Gertrude Bernard, and formerly "Mrs. Grey Owl," now travelling to England, told a reporter when her train passed through Winnipeg that she was sur- prised there should be a con- troversy over the identity of Grey Owl.

We shall work fervently fol penes between propies, countdec and races, for the Hiberty o opinion and of the Esperanto lan guage," declared the Czech, Mr Heikenwalder,

"And we also fight for peace and Esperante, not with weapons in our

Bruno Galler

buds, but peacefully," declared Mr.

He was representing not only the Cer- matis of the Sudeten. but ako the

pentists at the Reich, who had been forbidden to take part in the conference brenuse it is of an international move- ment."

Senor Alverez, the Esperantit delegat

from Republican Spata, who had had a

deafening reception, when he said the me might soon come when they could be invited in peace to Spain, leaned over and shook hands,

In Native Costumes

It was a pity at the Italian delegates

Archie Belaney, known as Grey douched the get-together spirit by refur Owl, was a noted naturalist, a writering to appear on the same platform as on woodland folk, and "champion of the Spaniards.

the Canadian beaver." The story

The Mayor of St. Pancras, Mr. J.

that he was an Indian started, she | Sperni, hoped that through Esperanto cald, when he was asked to speak at a meeting of the Ottawa Naturalists Association,

He had always been interested in outdoor life and animals. He was deeply tanned at the time and was dressed in buckskins.

GREW HIS HAIR "Before he realised what had happened the chairman of the

melai differences and misunderstand- ing would be overcome. He wanted Esperanto taught in all British schools

More than a thousand delegates from 30 different countries are attending the Congress.

Colour was aplashed all over Tolten. ham Court-rond when, in national c05- tume, they began to gather.

Women from Lithuanin, Czecho- meeting Introduced him as a full-in billowing, rainbow-hued skirts, spee Blovakia, Sweden, Norway and Flulard blooded Indian.

tacular headgear and ballooning sleeves. made Londoners' Sunday-bests look arab.

"Rumour had slorled. Archie liked the idea. He bought a new outfit of buckskins and let his hair: grow long. The public did the rest. "He simply dressed as an Indian and people imagined the rest.

Many Blind Delegates

But the variegated costumes in the stalls of the Dominion Theatre were chal- lenged by the variety of dress on the platform.

"I feel ΠΟ personal resentment against people who started the con- troversy about Archle. But I see no full evening dress, some full morning Some of those on the platform wore reason why it should have become a dress, some dinner Jackets, some black controversy in the first place.

(be

"After all he's dead now died on April 13), and no matter what people thought he was he did

Jackets and striped trousers, others open- necked abiria and others light ducks.

And Into this go-as-you-please assem». bly strode the Polish leader in khaki

give the world some wonderful shirt, peaked cap and riding boots. writings.

"The fact that he was a white man and an Englishthan should have made Grey Owl all the more remarkable. "COLOURFUL"

"When he went to England on itis first lecture tour I beaded the cloth- ing he took with him. He was fond of colour, and his costumes were de- signed to make him

name was Paparoment

colourful

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A surprisingly large proportion of the delegates were blind. This is because Esperanto, simple to learn, gives them Becess to iterature of all nationalities.

Taxi-drivers from the London Taxi- drivers' Experanto Club were available for the visitors

The Lunch Menu

At tinch, at the Oxford-street Corner House, walters with the Congress badge in their lapels chatted fluently with the

Lunch consisted of:-

gurs. Grey Owl" said her Indian Esperantists.

Noharco, meaning "Flaming Leaf." Other- wise she revealed nothing of her- self. Neither would she fell of her mission to England She had

there before, she said,

people whom she called friends had written and asked her to come. The same friends, she said, had sent her railway ticket and arranged for her passage,

never Some

She did not know whether it was

for n lecture tour or not,

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Supo Portugala; Rostita Suñum- bajo, Menta Sauco, Plzof. Terpomoj; Frukta Torte au Vanila Glaciajo; Dolca Biskvitof: Pano kal Butero.

Allas: Tomato soup; Roast lamb, mint sauce, peas and potatoes; fruit fart or vanilla ice; strect wafers and rolls and butter.

In the afternoon, a service, in Esper. anto, was held by the Rev. W. J. Dowpes at the City Temple.

SOUR STOMACH

is Nature's signal that there

is too much acid in the stomach. Get at the cause-- neutralize the acid by taking

PHILLIPS

MILK OF MAGNESIA "ALSO IN TAILST FORM-

REPHELLIPS'

POLE OF MAGHERIA)

MISS SIGNE NIKLASON-uses Esperanto during her work in a milliner's shop at Salisja Duynas, near Stockholm.

MIER DORA DERKS-a visitor from Brussels, Belgium, who 118CS Esperanto during her

travels.

FAUSTA BELTRAMI—a doctor from Torino University, Italy. She uses the language during her work.

MISS

IBOLYA NEUMANN-a

„farmer's daughter from Levice, Czechoslovakia. She thinkis Es- peranto would solve the language problem of her country.

Policeman Uses Psychology

Oakland, Col.

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

FUNGUS POISON

CRIPPLES

MEN FOR LIFE

By Ritchie Calder

Plymouth.

1938.

PERMANENT cripples are produced by inhaling a

new poison, the terrible effects of which are now be- ing studied by the doctors.

It attacks parts of the brain and the nervous system, crip- | ples the limbs, turns the victim half blind and makes him see double, affects his power to speak, and destroys the sense of touch so that he cannot tell the difference between a sixpence and a bunch of keys when they are placed in his hand.

Four men engaged is the manufacture of the chemical methyl mercury lodine, which is used for treating seed to destroy fungus, have been its victims and are crippled for life.

"FANCY DIAGNOSIS"

to

"The most tragic case of all," due to the psychological factors of Dr. Donald Hunter, of London,faith and hope." told the doctors at the B.M.A. recently, "is a young chemist Other doctors were inclined whose mother spent her life"make a fancy diagnosis," such us a savings training him for a science weak heart, or the present fashion- degree. He went to work on this able gastritis, with the result thai chemical, and of the four has been they damaged the patient by making most seriously affected."

him take care of some organ of his perfectly healthy body by making out that it is not

not quite healthy. Hunter was presiding at a discussion on "anxiety states in childhood, he said that some migli general and industrial medicine." do well in adult life and others; and quoted the case to illustrate the might be permanently damaged. difference in the psychological treat-|

Ile quoted the case of the twin ment of the men.

sions of an impossible grew up an extreme

Dr.

TAUGHT TO WALK

Referring in children ill-treated In

One

The young chemist wus left in working man in poor circumstances, hospital in the care of experts who and the other, who resisted the know how to give him back his mother, was un assistant professor all determination, to master his dis- university.

abilities. He was gradually being "A more genial mother," said Dr. taught to walk along a chalk line, Ross, "might have had in them two and to use his crippled limbs. He very ordinary cons." had been taught to feed himself and, in spite વા scml-blindness, beginning to read intelligently and to type.

was

HEAVIER AND TALLER

Sir H. H. Bashford, chief medical officer of the Post Office, with 270,- On the other hand a young work- said that roughly 7 per cent. of re- 000 men and women under his care, man who did not have a tenth of the trements among the male staff were poison which the chemist had in his due to neurotie

causes. On system had a devoted mother, who insisted

Women's

It was the en's side, t upon taking him home 021.5 per cent. of the retirements. care for him herself.

He pointed out that 22 per cent,

the cause of

He remained a bedridden cripple. of the women in the Post Office ser- Dr. Ross told the doctors that ene vice were under 40 years of age.

of the reasons why quacks flourish widows or unmarried.

is that they are better psychologista than most doctors.

on machinery and so Ilitie

is nothing wrong physically.

more

Tele Telegraphists' cramp had almost disappeared, following the displace-

favour ment of morse

sald

Sir Henry

they had

irz

of the

that from their found that the

"The young doctor," he ssid, "having been taught to rely so much teleprinter and Petex machine.

on his records DWIL powers of observation and youth joining the staff were to-day judgment, has a great deal

on the average 101b, heavier and difficulty then had his forefathers in

A generation ago. coming to the conclusion that therein toller than n

it G. Wells'n "Peace Gas took a practicat form in the suggestion of When he does, he will hopefully Dr. Falker Hill, of Manchester, who and enthusiastically impart this gind proposed that in war time the news to his patients, and he is apt could be sprayed with cyclopropane, to be disappointed when his patient an unaesthetic, and they could be continues to be as as before, coptured and disarmed. For some

hours ofter the anaesthetic "His disappointment will probably could not make resistance. amount to annoyance when he hears) some months later that this ingrate has been cured by an osteopath, ĐỀ

nature healer, or by some other! unqualified person,

"I am certain that the good results sometimes obtained by quacks are

Boer War Book Causes Storm

ALLEGED SOLDIERS'

ATROCITIES

RACIAL bitterness caused

by }

book alleging atrocities by Bri-. tish troops during the Doer War, was mentioned in the Union Parliament.

Mr. R. Stuttaford, Minister for the Interior, said that a book by Sarah Roal was calculated, by its vilifea-) tion of British troops during the Boer War, to promote racial hatred." He added that at present he had no power to ban the book, but "should objectionable Herature be published in South Africa large degree consideration may havel to be given to the Introduction of legislation."

to any

Saroh Raal, in private life Mrs. O. J. Snyman, of Cape Town, served] as n soldier in a Boer commando in the Orange Free State during the Boer War. She was captured by the British and imprisoned, but she escaped and rejoined the Boer

troops.

Her book, "With the Boers on the Veldt," accuses the British of ill- treating women and children in con- centration ramps. She says

that copper sulphate was mixed with the food to poison the prisoners.

She alco alleges that Britishi

Oratory is not the least of the soldiers rounded up sheep and qualifications of Folleeman: WB1lam burned them with huge grass fres a man while homes were collected. and

S. Murphy. Sent to arrest

who had barriended himself and kept | blown to bits with shellfire.

ariffe poluted through a crack t

the policeman, Murphy painted such an eloquent word picture of the agonies of a man being gassed ot San Quentin for murder that the man dropped the rifle and exclaimed: "You've convinced me. I just can't shoot."

Oakley, Cal.

Tropics Want Light Autos

of

Toledo. The automobile evidently is re- "Three R's" Are Triplets | placing the camel as a means

tropical transportation. An unusual demand from Egypt, South Africa The "Threo R's" have taken on a and South America is noted by new signification in the Rublero Toledo light car manufacturers, who family. Instead of signifying some report that nearly 20 per cent of thing to learn at school they: algnify current production now goes into ox Richard, Ronald and Raymond, new- ' port channels, comprising 08 coun- ly arrived triplots,

iries outside the United States.

enemy

they

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