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New Drug Hope For Epilepsy Patients

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DISTINGUISHED experts in mental medicine saw in the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, recently a demonstration of a machine which translates brain, abnormalities into flickering: spots and lines of light on a screen rather like. that of a television set.

They heard speaker after speaker at the annual conference of the Royal Medico-Psychological Association stress results obtained from the use in cases of epilepsy of the new drug epanutin. /

Two epileptic subjects--a girl and a ́youth-had the machine demonstrated with them as patients. Their identities were not disclosed, but the "News Chronicle" understands that one of them is the child of wealthy parents.

After the conference ended, one distinguished doctor said: "Any re- port that a girl of 14 had mental age of about seven and is now almost normuel, us result of the use of the drug is incorrect.

"The drug does not do anything of the kind, but it has very valuable uses in warding of attacks Ou

epilepsy. It was first produced in America and numerous experiments were made on animals before it was Introduced into the treatment of human beings.

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AUSTRALIA'S BILL FOR DEFENCE

Sydney.

The machine I regard as a very great advanco in modern scientific The Coinmanwealth's defence costs equipment. All abnormalitles in the in the ecming year will be approxi- working of the brain can be detected. | inutely £30,000,000, of which £22,- but so far only a proportion of them | 000,000 must be raised internally, is known. It may well be that even- | about £10,000,000 by loan and £12,- tually we shall be able to identify 000,000 from revenue. and trent all the abnormalities which the machine detects."

TWO IN THREE

PATIENTS HELPED

The Cabinet made a preliminary examination of the situation recently.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Dr. Eduard Benes, left, former President of Czecho-Slovakia, re- selves honorary degree of Doctor of Lairs at Yale University. Pro- fessor Arnold Wolfers at right. Dr. Benes will shortly 'lake up re- sidence in England.

Called To Make Up His Fiancee Was

Tiff," Dead

July 28, 1939 Bhary, Supraon)

Doctor Like Citadel Hero"

DR. IAN MACLEOD, 47-years-old | Stirling Medical Officer of Health, described recently as the real-life Dr. Manson of fiction (hero of Dr. Cronin's famous novel,

"The Citadel").

The Stirling Department of Health are seeking to dismiss Dr. Macleod. His advocate, Mr. T, Cassells, speak- ing at the Inquiry Into the depart- |ment's allegations, said;

"During the last two weeks of this case, there has been constantly run- ning through my mind the feeling that here we have in real life the Dr. Manson of fiction."

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All through the 'inquiry incidents [have been thrown up in evidence closely resembling those In Tlic Cliadel."

Cronin in his novel tells of friction which Manson had with n local authority and medical aid commitice In "Blocnelly" and "Aberalaw," the two grimy Welsh mining towna to which he went as a young graduate from Edinburgh University.

COUNCIL'S ALLEGATIONS

Dr. MacLeod, also of Edinburgh. | had friction with public offelals In this plucld Scottish Town which led to the Inquiry in which the town council allege that Dr. MacLeod was unable to run his department well, that he falled to produce certain reports at a reasonable time, and that he was! twice under the influence of drink at Surling Combination Hospital.

"Dr. MacLeod is waging two bat-

FREDERICK LEWIS STUNT, a 23-years-old film camera-tles battle for his own personal man, called at his fiancee's house several times recently to tell vindication and a battle for his pro- her he was sorry they had quarrelled.

him the letter which Phyllis had left for him. He was so heartbroken that forbade him to return home on the bicycle on which he had arrived."

A neighbour of the Holls occoin-

It is brileved that...the Government will have to raise at least an addi- tional £5,000,000 from taxation. It Epanulin {wrlies the Medical is expected that income-tax will be Correspondent) has been able to re- increased by at least 20 per cent, and lieve completely two-thirds of suf- steepened sharply on companies and

He could get no reply. ferers for whom all other known re-individuals with big incomes. There Inside the house the girl was lying medies had failed.

will also probably be an increased dead. carnot live without you," sales tax and various Customs and she had written in a lust message. Excise duties.

Later Stunt was found dead in his ""Excessive Profita" Inqulry,-Fol- car near Dorking, Surrey, surrounded panied the young man home, but in- lowing complaints that Australian by photographs he had taken of the stead of going indoors, he went to his companies enjoying substantial tartr girl-Phyllis Hall, a 6ft 2in. 22-Rarage and, got out his car. protection are making excessive pro-year-old shop girl, of Vera-road, Ats, the Commonwealth Government (has ordered

The most remarkable effects have heen in the worst form-grand' mal. Those who have had several seizures

a day remain free for months on

enut.

Another important attribute is that epanutin is not a general depressant. All other remedies act as sedatives, and the large clases necessary to con- trol the nts keep the sufferer con- tntually drowsy.

Epanutin is given before meals as capsules. It is Inadvisable to change suddenly to it from another drug."

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SOUTHERN RHODESIA

DAMAGE FROM SOIL EROSION

Fulham,

COURTING FIVE YEARS Stual, who lived at Farm-lane, Ful- ham, was to have been eniled to give evidence at the inquest on Miss Holl.

In a note she addressed to him be- fore her death, she wrote:

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fession," said Mr. Cassell.

"He came as a young man to this district no doubt possessing lofly deals concerning the work which he would perform as Medical Officer.

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"He found that criticism was re-your Gabardine, Palm- healthier place but was given no beach, Sharkskin and co-operation. It become clear to him other types of Sum- LONDONERS may not be able to that he was not liked."

Norma Shearer, Spencer) Tracy, Joan Crawford. Clark Gable, Sheriff Principal of Argyll, who pre-

Mr. Charles Mackintosh, K. C.mer Suits when they Jeunette MacDonald, or Nelson Eddy alded over the inquiry, will report his come back from

Andings to the Department of Health. Mr. Sam Eckman, managing direc-They will inter make a “decision on to in London of Metro-Goldwyn the cusc. Mayer, the leading Hollywood com-|

"Darling Freddie-I cannot live without you. We have been together for five years, and I have loved you since the first day I met you. Please-in television. forgive me-Phyllia."

She also left notes for her mother

and the coroner.

Mrs. Hall sold:

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, The report of the Commission to in- quire into the preservation of the "Fred had been courting my daugh- natural resourceS of the colony is ter for five years. They were out to bailed as one of the most important gether on Sunday, and when Phyllis documents ever presented in South-fot home she told me they had quar-ircumstance."

relled. I understood it was nothing

ern. Rhodesia,

el serious proportions already in sa. tive reserves and on other lands oc- cupied by natives, over 1,500,000 acres being already badly eroded in native reserves. On European lands soli erosion is not so marked, but is be- ginning.

He did call several times however, but found no one at home. He re-' turned in answer to a telephone call from the girl's mother.

Own

pany who control many of these they have decided in their Arst-rank stars, said recently: "None minds how they should regard this of our stars and none of our films, new form of entertainment. new or old, will be televised in any i It is likely that some film com-

panies will follow the lead of Metro- With the exception of a one-year Goldwyn-Mayer, but others may pur-

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form of entertainment likely to consquare, and the Pavilion, Marble pete with aims in cinemas.

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While Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are Afr. Gerald Cock, director of tele-cpposed to big screen television in vision, was prepared to give half an} cinemas, Mr. Oscar Deutsch and Mr. Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 21279. "He arrived quite unawire that hour every Sunday to scenes from Isidore Ostrer, who control between Phyllis had been found dead in a gas-forthcoming films.

Tel. 29352. Peak Depot, them 600 cinemas, believe that tele- lied room by her brother," Mrs. Hail The in companies are opposed to vision on big screens is the entertain- sold. I brake the news and showed any trading with television until ment of the future.

The water resources of the colony are being seriously affected by reek- less timber cutting-on-watersheds, More than 100,000 neres of forest a year are being cut to provide fuc! alone for mines and for tobacco cur- ing

ommends the and little planting is being done.

establishment of a permanent Natural Resources Board, vested with su- thority to maintain the natural assets of the colony.

INDIA

600 GERMAN JEWISH REFUGEES

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BOMBAY. India has extended her hospitality to nearly 600 German Jewish re- fugees in the last two years. majority have

arrived In recent months.

Many refugees have foundr en ployment u technicians in

textile and el mills in Bombay and Ahmedabad. Women refugees have become children's 'nurses and gover- nesses. About dozen girls аге being given free education at Khan- dala and Panchaní, health resorts near Bombay.

No foreign Jew is granted a els to and unless he has sufflelent means to maintain himself, or has obtained an appointment in India, or is able to and a guarantor offering to mala- tain him in India for life.

KENYA

RAILWAYS IMPORT GIANT ENGINES

MOMBASA.

The Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours Administration is im- porting a frests consignment of Gar- ratt engines. These weigh 180 tons each and are 100ft, in length. Each locomotive consists of two engines wand has 10 pairs of wheels.

THE "TELEGRAPH”. will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor.

Garralt engines have been found most suitable for the hard work demanded by the gradients and curves on the Kenya and Uganda railway. Two are being assemüled at present at the Port of Mombasų. They are the biggest engines in the world to be used on a metre trick railway.

German Expedition. The public is Indignani at the freedom of action allowed to the German aclentific ex- pedition under Dr. Saalfeld, which arrived here and afterwards left for Tanganyika on safari, equipped with wireless and photographic apparatus. Police are to escort the party.

Militia Twins are Not to Part

Miitomen wins of Hebburn-on- she said. "would rather struggle wages," she said, "but the boys have Tyne are not to be separated. Their long on bread and water than cause promised to allow me sixpence a day widowed mother, dependent on them their separation now. They would out of their Army pay and I am hop- except for her pension, decided re- only fret, and I should be miserable,jing the authorities will make mc cently to make a personal sacrifice too.

some allowance,"

so that they can join up together.

"If they are in the Army together The case of the 20-years-old twins was pleaded in Puriinment by Missthey can help one another." Ellen Wilkinson.

The boys, George Robert Otto and James Brewster Otto, were 21 on July 23. They are happy at the Mrs. Otto's problem is how to keep prospect of being soldiers. Robert MINISTER SYMPATHETIC a home going and suppport herself, has been passed Al. James, who wears

an 11-years-old son, and a 15-years- spectacles, is in Grade 2. old daughter, while the twins are flearning to be soldiers.

Mr. Ernest Brown, Minister of Labour, was sympathetic. He said that if one of the boys applied for a postponement of his service the cir cumstances would be referred at once to a military training hardship com- mittee.

ALWAYS TOGETHER

They are to join the Durham Light Infantry.

Her, Income is 10s. Od. a week—ą Widow's pension, an orphan's pension

"We always do things together and of 53, and 45. Bd. a week which is paid to the young boy since the neci- we do not want Army service to part dent in which his father was killed us," James said. "We do not in- But the mother, 48-years-old Mrs.ve years ago, At present she is tend to apply for a postponement of burn had her own idena about it, Hilda Otto, of Spencer-street, Heb-helped by the twins, who each earns service for one of us,, because I am

18s, a week as a lorry driver's mate, sure some arrangethent will be mode "My boys have never been parted." | "It will be a blow to lose their to see that mother does not suffer."

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