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Only 12 More Australians Can Be Rejuvenated
Rejuvenation of Australians by the grafting of monkey
glands will be impossible about a year from now, unless the
war ends in the meantime.
Dr H. Leighton Jones, Austrolin's sole disciple of Voronoff, the monkey gland expert, has used in the past 10 years more than 100 sperimens of the "mancacus rhesua," a monkey, Imported from Indin.
Generally, each operation costs the
life of one monkey,
Last May he obtained six monkeys,
U.S. Minister
To Thailand
Mr Willys Peck
for his laboratory at Dora Creek, America's friendly attitude 10. but, because monkeys are ward Thailand has remained un- Non essential ports, these are changed, and Mr. Willys Peck, rew the last he will be allowed in war- United States Minister to Thailand, tline,
in an interview with J "Straits reporter on his arrival in
They brought his stock up to six
males and six females, costing £20. sed by Mrs Peck, hel
ench. Only six men and six women, therefore, will be able to "have their batteries recharged."
Almost the full dozen patients have "booked" already.
Successful Operations
Of over 100 operations, Dr Leigh- ton Jones claims that all have been successful, though some have been more so than others.
arrived by Clipper on his way to Bangkok.
"am-anxious to make personal! contacts with, the authorities In Malaya, with whom I shall be living s neighbours during the next few years he sald.
AS
"We have had cultural and trade; relations with Thailand for about century," he said. "American mis- sionaries have been there, and there Is In America
a strong interest in the children, boy and girl, the first ofhere have also been a number of try based upon long associations, whom was born when the father American advisera engaged by the was 62 and the second when he was Thal Government to assist them in
He showed "The Sunday Sun" the photograph of two fine Australian
72.
Only in the past two years has Dr
Leighton Jones hind women patients. A rush of them was just starting; when his supply of monkeys was cut out.
The
in the past year on a girl of nine, a girl of 14, and a man of 20, all of whom were so lacking in. thyroid as to be semi-idiots.
up
Gland-grafting was used to make
their thyroid deficiency.
various capacities; so the American
NAZIS IN AFRICA This is a pictura of German airmen captured by the British in Africa. They are in a barbed-wire compound somewhere in the desort.
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Validity of
Chinese
Old-Style Marriages
As a result of many anxious inquiries as to whether Chi- nese marriages performed in Singapore in the old-fashioned style without witnesses are recognised by law in Malaya, the Chinese Consulate-General in Singapore has approached the Chungking Foreign Office for direction and advice, states the "Straits Times.”
This action has been taken prin-1 elpally because of the decision of a Singapore naglalate that" Chi- style had not been steletly prov nese marriage performed in the old
ed."
Thrift Costumes For Revue
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (UP).-London's announcement of a sharp drop in shipping losses in July and August makes important news for the the fortunes of the country." public follows with friendly Interest
British, who recall that the U-boat campaign almost caused an Allied de- Peng-hong, produced a document as tire revue company
In the court case, a Chinese, Chow LONDON (UP)-Dressing an en- at the cost of Work In New Field · feat in the first world war.
proof of
med Tung Kniting eng. He stated which link been accomplished by Mrs to a woman only a few clothes coupons is n feat "Voronoit man" has operated Mi Peck sald he was glad to come. The announcement does not monthly for 22 months. Cadow said An announcement by the British In March this year, he said, he went the new Ambassador's Revue.
they had
been married eight years. Barbara Elton, wardrobe mistress of to a new nek-the area south of necessarily mean, that the U-the total was increased to 13,000,000 press service claimed that 4,000,000 to Johore and obtained work. When China-in which he had not worked boat menace is licked, but itons in the next two months-600,- fans of this shipping had been sunk, he returned to Singapore five weeks Mrs Elton used lace curtains, floor before.
As the usual materials are rattoned, 000 tons for July and August-in-scuttled or captured, The American public, he said, took does indicate that it is being dicating a reduction of the average Germany has been unable fully to living with another man, Tay Slak-window net.
later, he found his wife and child
bath a great interest in Far Eastern brought under control.
towels and splinter-proof ilo 300,000 tons monthly.
captured ships and harbours. khoon. events, and very full
news tele- A low student who had falled re- grams on Far Eastern matters found ping loss figures on May 31, but the The British stopped issuing ship-
British Figures.
Though she has prevented Britain
Out of a pair of cheap lace eur Not Satisfied peatedly in examinations
The British figures are consider-from using them, the
tains she produced a gorgeous scar- passed prominence in the American Press. Germans themselves adenit a sharp ably lower than the German. The force and navy have pounded those
dresses were Charged with enticing away the let crinoline. Ballet with
Bying
colours after a glond Although Mr Peck has visited drop in British shipping losses in British admirnity announced that harbours, making them extremely woman, Tay Slak-khoon was acquit-made from window net. operation, the doctor states.
Thailand before, this the first time July and August-about 40 per cent. from the beginning of the war up dificult Monkey-breeding at Dora Creek he is to be stationed there.
to use, Additionally, the ted without being called upon to In a review of the first two years would not solve Dr Leighton Jones's
end of June, problem of supplies, as monkeys ngo, le has spent about 35 years in
A certificate of marriage ping, mainly Italian, extremely val- clding it was unnecessary to con-nesses. German navy gave the Nazi ad-
tinue the must be nine years old to be suit-tint country in the service of the miralty's figures on British shipping tons for July and August the British
Adding a hypothetical
14
500,000 nerable.
Case because he was not without attestation by witnesses, the able, and it would not, pay him to American Government. His Inai ap-losses. Cadow reported that from total would be under 8,000,000 tons--
Supplies Still Flowing
satisfied that the marriage had been witness declared, did. not constitute care for and feed them for so long.pointment in China was Counsellor the beginning of the war up to the about one-fourth of what Britain had shipping in the Mediterranean prob- was a piece of red paper with gold pore have been performed on a simi
strictly
sufficient proof of marriage. The Intensified British war on
The Proved. Friends
Many Chinese marriages in Singa- marriage certificate produced Bay that Dr Leighton to the American Embassy In Chung-end of June, the German navy and at the start of the war and what she Jones, now 72, but amazingly youth king, from 1938 to 1940. He was on air force sank 12,400,000 tons
ably accounts for London's ful, at one time
underwent the leave in Washington prior to being British
of has acquired since tire conflict began. that British losses la July and claim lettering. There were no witnesses for informal basis, both parties apply- And Aliled shipping-an Thus treatment himself...
Britain still has
to the certificate, and the complaining 35 ust has about 75
their Laverage-of-more-than--500,000-tons per cent of her shipping capacity.
were only one-third of the Axis ant could not produce the man who piece of red paper with no witnesses appointed-Minister-to-Thailand.
signatures to a losses in the same months, On July 1, 1939, Britain had 21,- 001.025
Iusses performed the marriage. The proof to support the document, tons
reduction in British of ships.
The To this, she
of marriage falled on the point of The Chinese Consulate-General val - { added, according to Biltons, 7.000,- strengthening of convoys,
may be attributed partly to the witnesses.
has asked the Chungking Govern 000 tons of ships from Nazi-con-fence methods, and the United States declared in evidence that in Chinese marriages, which are otherwise per-
new de
An authority on Chinese marriages ment for instructions as to how such quered countries, making a total of more than 28,000,000 tons. Acquisi-patrol of the western Allants, which law marriages must be performed fectly proper, can be given the status tioners
from United States and British released badly needed British escort in public before two or more wit of legality according to Chinese law.
vessels for duty in other places. shipbuilders have swelled, this total, but Agures on these acquisitions were unavailable.
Born in Tientsin. "China, 59 years of war, Rear Admiral Cadow of the aggregated 7.110.129", Shipping losses) African campaign made Axis ship give his defence, the magistrate des
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Thus, desplie the great German effort to cut Billain's life-line, sup- The Axis had about 14,000,000 plies are still flowing to Britain." Lons of ships available, including On the other hand, the Germans Germany's original merchant feet,|have not been able to break the about 600,000 tons acquired from oc- British blockade. They have been cupied countries, and Italy's mer- forced to turn, first, to the Balkans chant fleet.
and then to Itussin, for supplies.
Chinese Preferred
To
"Dead" Languages
Instead of studying "dead" langu- ages, such as Latin or Greck, for
their Cambridge examinations, · more Too Gay After
and more students in Singapore Eng- lish schools are learning Chinese, thanks to the encouragement given by the Department of Education for the teaching of the subject in all English schools, says
Times"
gress..
the
"Straits"
Bismarck Fight
Navy Men Sentenced
Four Navy men who were stated
In the Methodist Girls' School, to have taken part in the Bismarck which was one of the first schools to engagement were each sent to prison for ten days at a Scottish Sherif Introduce Chinese following the ap- proval of the Department of Educa- Court recently. tion, approximately 350 pupils from Two of them, Thomas Gracey and third standard to Senior Cambridge Thomas Tansey, pleaded guilty to have been making excellent pro-assaulting William Ifisiop, petty- ofleer Joiner, and the other two, Two Eurasian girls, among
the Harold Jones and Ernest Coyne, ad- most enthusiastte students, have mitted, stealing tinned, food and stayed at the course for two years other articles in a restaurant in a and, contrary to expectations, spenic town. Mandarin as well as any Chinese girf An agent sald accused were in thai could.
Bismarck affair, and had promised All six girls who sat for the Cht-themselves a "good blow out" when nese language paper in last year's they got back to Britain. This was senior Cambridge examination pass-the first time they had had shore ed with credit,
leave
ave together since the event.
you have had some rather exciting experiences and you were entitled, to hava:6 celebration when Among the other schools known to you came asliore, but that does not have incorporated Chinesa in the justify, you creating such a disgraces school curriculum is St Joseph's ful disturbance," said the Sheriff fri Institution, while St Andrew's School sentencing the men
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study Chinese history as a begin-compulsory and others as optional, wing
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