1939-05-17 — Page 2

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 17, 1939.

WORLD "PERPENDICULAR IN 1960'

Says Mazdaznan (In London Town)

Mazdaznan arrived in London recently,

In case you don't know, the Mazdaznan is what the wartime sergeant-major used to call a "fancy" religion.

Its philosophy includes rhythmic breathing, glandu- lar therapeutics, personal diagnosis, as well as the higher eugenics and a belief in the message of the Pyramida, to say nothing of a faith that the world will "assume the perpendicular" in 1960.

The Mazdaznan held a five-day "International Federation of Nations.Gahanbar" at Conway Hall, W.C.1.---Members came from all over the British Isles and from parts of Europe and America.

Object No. 1 of the British mirror becomes very holy because Mazdaznan Association is to everybody has projected himself place the Association on a sound into it.

According to the Daddy Guromano financial basis. and to meet the (in this case Lieut-Colonel Arthur increasing demands of the ever- F. Gault), among past and present widening scope and require-members of Muzdlaznan are Edison, ments of "our incomparable Henry Ford, Masaryk and Hitler. Mazdaznan Science of Right

Living as expounded by Dr. Inventor Of Tinsel Otoman Zar-Adusht Ha'nish."

TIBETAN RITE

Each meeting opens with rhythmlej exercises followed by the serving of herb tea (price 3d.).

One of the high spots in the Gahanbar will be the observance of the ancient Tibetan rite of "Passing the Bread and Wine," which will be conducted by Daddy Guromano.

Daddy is the Mazdaznan titic for lender, while Guromano means wisej man.

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Dies At 102 ·

LONDON'S oldest man, Mr. William Henry Harris, of Algernon Itoad, Lewisham, the inventor of tinsel, has died at the age of 102,

He was born when William IV., was on the throne-hin father was the strong mun of Woolwich-and went to work when only six years ald. For working 12 hours

a day as a child, from 6 am. until 6 pa, Wonen lenders are

he received half-n-crown a week. Mothers.

But he rose to be chief engineer There will be much singing of of a Lewisham silk mill-now de- hymns, while the membersmen in molished. It was

a uniform of American pattern and there that ho women In white-sit performing parties. exercises.

PASSING A MIRROR Here is a typical hymn chorus: "I an absolute existence, likewise

knowledge, bilas. Shiv-o-lum, Shiv-o-Hum." Another very solemn rite is the

passing round of a mirror into which

cach member gazes before passing it to his neighbour,

Dy this process, they say, the

while working "invented" tinsel,

PICKED UP AN IDEA His boss wanted to produce a thread that sparkded, but it was not until Mr. Horria picked up a thread with metal shaving, adhering to it that the idea became a practical possiblity. Tinsel was born. The industry gave employment to be- one mill alone.

Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway, and children, Princesses Astrid Ragnhild and Prince Harald. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess recently arrived in New York to open the Norwegian pavilion at the fair and visited President and Mrs. Roo- sevelt at Hyde Park,

BARRISTER DEAD IN FLAT

tween 200 and 300 operatives in the Police were inquiring recently into the death of Christopher Mayne, aged 24, a barrister, of Gray's Inn-square, London, Another of Mr. Harris's inventions W.C.1. Shortly before 7.30 p.m. a doctor was called to a flat in was a tube for tracheotomy-the Ridgemount-gardens' W.C.I. He found Mayne there dead. operation on the windpipe necessaly sometimes in treatment for diph theria. He always claimed that one of his tubes was used to treat the German Emperor-father of Kaiser Wilhelm II.—who died of an Miss Phyllis Monkman, the actress,uffection of the throat.

"Please Return My Wedding Ring"

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Marksmanship With Speed

When he was in his sixties he made

REDWOOD CITY, Cal. made an appeal recently to the person his own bicycle, which sold for £28. When it comes to real sportsman- who has her wedding ring to retum At the age of 84 he went up in an ship, Capt. E. F. Cassell, of San "It disappeared the previous night aeroplane, which he called a "bai-Mateo's highway patrol, thinks that the golfer's hole-in-one is too with other jewellery, including a He was married on Christmas obvious. Cassell shot a perfect time- pearl necklace from her dressing day, 1859, and both his sons (includ-Cre score of 100 in pistal target prie- room at the King's Theatre, Hummer-Ing "my boy, young Willie-aged tiec. His score was 100.30 bullets in

76) also married on December 25, the bullseye in 40 seconds.

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to the Bahamas to assist the British scientists on the staff of the Sponge Fisheries Department in the investign tien, has returned to Washington. will submit a report to the Dahamas Government on his observn flons

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Evidence has been accumulated in several Beltis of investigation which suggests that a fungus-like micro- organism may be responsible for the mortality. Further work to follow up this promising line of inquiry is in progress."

It is believed that the organism that enused the epidemic is always present In sponge lite, but this is the first occasion on which It developed sufelent virulence to produce widespread marine epidemic. AUSTRALIA

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W. Nash, referring to the medical, hos- "WINDO" MOTH PROOF said that after the introduction of BAGS STOCKS ARE BEING benefits for mental hospital care, maternity benefits were next in order

A young mon was afterwards for Introduction. It was hoped to questioned by the police.s

invite the doctors to enter into a

A post-mortem examination was contract. later held.

Forces Alert

In Singapore

It was anticipated that the hospital

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receiv-

ing orders with-

out "Windo"

Bags must understand that

benefits would follow the maternity BUT WE WILL, HOW-no further bags

benefits. The medical benefits and

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this season.

therefore, would

interdependent, and, be introduced together.

Socialists and ConscriptionThe New Zealand Sociolist party con- 1ference to-day reaffirmed its oppost-

COMPLETELY GONE.

Reports on the preparations being tion to universal or compulsory mili- mode th Singapore for any emer-tary service. It adopted, however, a gency situation," were made by minority report affirming that it was THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO. Dickson Brown, commercial editor of the duty of every fit man to offer The Straits Times, a Singapore dally, himself for training for the defence who passed through Hongkong en of New Zealand. route to Manila on short vacation."

--Land -and-air forces are being-in-" creased and foods and supplies are being stored, he said.

SOUTHERN RHODESIA

REDUCED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN 1938-

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NEW PARLOPHONE & REX RECORDS.

"We in Malays believe that Singa- pore itself is capable of withstanding and repulsing any attack by any cording to the report for 1938 recently For the first time since 1931, ac- foreign power," he stated. "Per-issued by the Department of Statis sonally, I am of the opinion that ties, the quarterly index number of F 1394. Singapore is the safest place in the world to-day. It is better fortified for two quarters in succession.

Economic activity has shown a than most think it is."

fall

When the Index number for the F1305. He said he voiced general opinion third quarter of 1938 was published it Among Singapore residents that showed the first fall, as compared F1381. Japan or any other foreign power with the second quarter, since 1931. would never attempt to attack that The fall fom the third to the fourth F 1308. eity. However, preparations are be-quarter is a common seasonal occur- ing made in case the home

country rence, gets involved in war, be with Ger- The falls for two successive quarters many or any other country, according show that, as in the past, a recession OT172.

in world conditions takes about a year

to him,

R2647.

He disclosed that two air squadrons to have an effect in this Colony. It £510. in Malnya would soon be replaced is anticipated that the figure for the with

Bristol Blenheim bombers, the first quarter of 1939 will show a rise.

In fighting aircraft, which are

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expected to arrive from England in Australian Canners 510.

a month or so. Plans are being com- pleted for construction of two new airdromes, one in central Malaya, north of Jehore, and another in Kedah, in the northernmost district,

guard, the "back door."

Set Record

CANBERRA, Australla. Australia's fruit cunning Industry

set a new all-high-record" this sen- At the same time, the government

son with in British Malaya is urging all British

pack of 3,030,923 cṛ jes. European cligibles, those up to 40, been exported to the United King

So far, 1,339,000 of the cases have years old, to join the volunteer corps, dom alone. which is belag enlarged, Mr. Brown sold. He added that the govern

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It is no longer necessary to suffer from loss of vigote and manhood, work bleed, nicidly sket, depression, and poor memory, and basty, norvousness, impure,

government also hug enjoined cluding tin mines, to store up two

employers, in months' supplies of rice, milk, sugar, fats and other provisions, and these are complying by laying in supplies. Notwithstanding the war scare and

these

preparations, trade Malaya continued to

to improve, c- cording to the visiting newspaper- man, prices of tin being at the his

highest level in 18 months and those of rub

gest ber also going up. There is som unemployment among the Chinesa coolle classes owing to the enforce ment of the rubber and tin quotas, į testako tablet furni, is nhsolutely harm- but these people have not been re- and la bringing naw youth and vigour legg, dona away with gland operations patriated since the outbreak of Sino- le thousands, It works directly on the Japanese hostilities and many of them

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I Miss You In The Morning. F.T.

Lonely. F.T.

Billy Thorburn & His Munic. Go For That. "St. Louis Blues", F.T. Kinda Lonesome. "St. Louis Blues". FT. Eddy Duchin & Ills Orch.. Strolling In The Park. F.T. Orlent Nights. F.T, .....Billy Bartholemew & His Dance Orch....” St. Bernard Waltz, Velela.

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