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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 13, 1938.

British Lamb Is Now Cheaper

Than Imported

FARMERS HARD HIT BY PRICE SLUMP

Butchers at Home are puzzled and farmers are alarmed at the depressed state of prices for British beef, mutton and lamb.

Imported frozen lamb is now making more money than lamb from the Scotch hills.

New Zealand lamb is quoted in the current number of the "Meat Trades Journal," at the wholesaler-to-retaller price of 51. 1d. per lb., Australian lamb is quoted at bs., but Scotch lamb is fetching only 4s, Bd.

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These wholesale prices are flected in, the retail market, where el but the tip-top English lamb is cheaper than the inported.

A year ago Scotch lambs at this time of the year was 100. per lib. dearer than imported.

Nor can the roast beef of old England do much more than holl its own with the chilled product of the Argentine frigorifiros. English sides are quotes at 4s. 4. per 9, Argentine at 34. 01-a difference

of #4d, or under id. per 1.

ONE ADVANTAGE

A year ago the English enjoyed a premium of 1s, and this difference

of 1d. per b. was always accepted as representing the intrinse advan- inge of English beef, because less is fast in shrinkage when it is cooked compared with chilled beef.

Argentine hindquarters are quafect above English sides, at 4. 00. compared with 45. 4d. per Bib.

Many explanations can be given, and probably all contribute to the

Les prosperity

result.

has de- ereased buying power, affecting both beef and mutton angi lamb.

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DOWN-AND-OUTS' NEW

DRINK-PERFUME!

"Jake" has been deposed. Glasgow down-and-outs' latest drink in Eau de Cologne. The next, according to Stipendiary, Smith, the Ginsgow Central Police Court. Magistrate, may he para- flin oil and turpentine mixed.

EMPIRE NEWS

DECLINE OF FUNDS

IN LONDON

Auckland,

The Dominions and the Argentine Mr. M. J. Savage, Peline Minister, have also this year one in for in-stated after the weekly meeting of tensive advertisement of their meat, the Socialist party caucus that the while home-killed meat hax had

It is significant that while Do minion lamb, which has been given particularly strong publicity, har practically maintained its 1937 price of 5s, 4d, per Bils, British jamb has fallen by nearly 40 per cent.

Beef has probably been affected by the arrival of

more fat cattle from Ireland since the Eire; Treaty of last May Irish hinds have been sold from Birkenhead at as low as $52. per b., compared with 7. for Argentine hinds,

many

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} Eau de Cologne drinking owes its Ispread to the recent legislation re- stricting the sale of methylated spirits. The "Meth" drinkers found their favourite beverage about difficult to get us real liquor and a had to be found. The essentials were cheapness and effec- iveness. Eau de

is the Cologne couplete answer, it

would

appear.

The

changing Lasten of the legion

of forgotten men and women who daily 1 the police crlls is lustrated in a chronological list of the favou- rite drinks in recent times down la the present phase.

DRUNK ON WATER

The Methylated Spirits age was decline of New Zealand funds in followed by the "Jake" drinking London was due to heavy purchases period, then came Red Biddy, and, by New Zealand from Britain, not for a short time, some isolated cases to a capital fight from New Zealand, of "Pop" plentifully charged with The remedy was for the Dominion to epal gas. produce and export more instead of borrowing In London.

SOUTH AFRICA

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What may prove to be a murder factory, where kidnap victims were executed and burned or buried, has been uncovered by G-men in the base- have been dat up in the basement. Above, G-men examine a French ment of Ultraulan Hall, in East Siele New York. Bones believed human Spandau machine gun found in the steret execution room, Wails of the chamber, about 10X18, were pork-orkest with bulle? fuden

ISLE OF DREAMERS WHERE SUICIDE

IS UNKNOWN

The island has been found where no mental trouble exists, where the people do not know what suicide is, where there has been no murder within living memory.

It is the home of primitive people, Botel Tobago, off the southern tip of Formosa, in the China Sea.

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This

the testimony of Killon Stewart, bearded

Air. young

American racial, psychologist, who Birds Bring Farm

has been spending ten years among primitive people in all parts of the world.

During these ten years he has gone three times round the world, living with head hunters, wa giprics anti

Scourge From Africa

int

epidemic starting Africa and brought to England

The effect of each of these conene, tions was equally devastating and for The Prime Minister said that the time the police were astonished to Cabinet would remain unchanged, find persons suddenly going drunk He intended to retain the right to again in their cells after they had chowe his Ministers. He did not amarently sobered up. The explana acerpt the suggestion, that the party tion was simple. Some clover if should choose the member of the misguided

soul

discovered that Cabinet.

drinke of water had the effect of re-

ther

feeling of

of intoxication INCREASED IMPORTS

loved the night before and if other pronit.ves, perstating them Another factor that has hit heef

An to describe or draw their dreams for that natural

prisoners prices is the benvy fall in the prices

should be applied with

him. suzeit af hides and offals, due to increased

rimple want as a glass of water. importe. The butteber Inoles to there

COMPLAINT

Eau de Cologne, the latest bever- for his gross proft, selling the rest!

is specially changerous in that it of the earcase a cost price. If they

Cape Town.

be bought without hindrance in leave him too little profit be hids the Widespread publicity has been yourlaus kinds of shops. furmer less for his beef cattle.

For a Sheep prices Inve been affected byen to the complaint of a Durlam bole, mure than sufficient in send business man that German manus two men "off" can be purchased in increased mution and lab imports; facturers are using a hole in the countlet mall stores. This liquid. by a very good lambing season in German barter agreement with the however,

country,

should not be confused accompanied by

to South African market. Union to unload defective goods on, with the remine Rat de Caligne. which is a very costly and choler perfume

this

GERMAN IMPORTS

It is sak thak no machinery provided in the barter agreement for

In his luggage are 300 pages of by migrating birds caused the material on one group one-the

worst outbreak of foot-and-

Fountains, Eastern zen mouth disease in fourteen years "I was amazed to find the level of when it struck Britain between creative capacity indicated by the October 1937 and last March. dreams and fantasies of Primitive people quite as high as among The civilised," he said.

Mr. Daniel Cabot, chief veterinary ofleer of the Ministry of Agriculture, drought that enused forced sales

He also made many thousands of in his annual report mado public from lack of keep; and by a heavy

mental tests, and here again Hot

lists recently,

268 outbreaks in drop in wool prices.

much the rame remarkable results. The farmer is getting about 158.

Mr. Stewart combed the

counties during the Alve- border twenty During one week recently at least per head less for his lambs this year; HE SURE

the settlement of claims against defenden Eau de

reef of Asta. He lived among Tamils month period. Cologne of South India, Ghurkas of Nepal, and 20s, per heat less for its beer fictive German goods. It is alleged "drunks were dealt with

The by the that this is being used by German Court

epidemic originated Sakais of the Malayan mountains, sea cattle.

This would seem to point to thing exporters to end Inferior materials an expansion of the habit in Glas- bunters of Forno. Hairy Alus of was introduced into France in June #ipsies off Nurth Bornen, head Northern Afrien, Mr. Calot says, and overseas, retaining Grst-class pro-row coinciding with a reduction in duce for German consumption, parti- the number of "meth" drinkers

Northern Japan, Soghalin, Oroles 1937 by infected animals. cularly for army requirements.

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For the introduction of the epide- ake into England the chief veterinary officer blames a mass migration of Ten years anong primitive peoples hirds from the Continent to

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COMPENSATION

nature co-operativi

"I found three types of working | France. socialism and commiinisan," he yald, the finest on the island of hotel Tobito.

"We are on the verge of tremen, dous developments in the new science of อ.เท which wi 50 revolutionise human society within

to the next few generations as

do he away with the need for war," declared,

The first step to a stable world society be considers is the clinical attitude towards crimin is adopted by our Home Office in the Prisons Com- missioners' Report Inst month.

In

In nine months France had 214,380 outbreaks, Belgium nearly Germany more than 90,000. In some 80,000,

parts of the Continent drastic re- strictions were imposed even on the Trecciom of movement of persons.

Although the Ministry of Agricul- ture's slaughter policy was criticised during the epidemic, Mr. Cabot dc- tends it as the only proved means of eradicating the disease.

Compensation paid for slaughtered Mr. Stewart was born in Salt Lake almals, he estimates, is equivalent City, Utah, of a Mormon family. His to a premium of 1s. 4. per £100 great-grandfather. Benjamin Stewart, to insure this country against the was a friend and helper of Joseph, disence becoming endemic. The Smith, founder of Mormonism.

animals slaughtered in outbrenks

He will lecture before the Royal every year do not represent more Anthropologien Institute on the than nve in 10,000 cattle, two In Philionine Negritos.

|10,000 sheep, and five in 10,000 plgs.

JUDGE THANKS

COURT USHERS

FOR 'DEVOTION”

When Lord Justice Greer, seventy-five-year-old appeal judge, said farewell to his court recently he held two brother judges and rows of K.Cs and junior counsel standing motionless for several minutes while he praised his ushers.

"Those two loyal servants," said the judge, "have helped to make my work in this court possible. During latter years they have helped me in my Infirmity. [Lord Justice Greer has suffer- ed from rheumatism.]

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"They have sorted out my papers for me, given me the books I wanted, arranged my documents. They have considerably eased my burden,

"I felt that I could not leave this court for the last time with- out publicly expressing to them may gratitude for their services and devotion for a period of many years."

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