1941-09-22 — Page 7

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 22, 1941,

By Ernie Bushmiller

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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 nieantime.

Dr. Leighton Jones, Australin's sole disciple of Voronoit, the monkey gland expert, has used in the past, 10 years more than 100 specimens of the "macacus_chests, u monkey. imported from India.

Generally, each operation costs, the life of one monkey.

Last May he obtained six monkeys for his laboratory at Dorn Creek, N.S.W.; but, because monkeys are "non-essential Imports," these are the

last he will be allowed in war- time.

"They brought his stock up to six males and six females, costing £20 each. 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 liave been successful, though some have been more so than others.

He showed The Sunday Sun" the photograph of two fine Australian children, boy and girl, the first of whom was born when the father woa 02 and the second when he was

72.

U.S. Minister

To Thailand

Mr Willys Peck

America's friendly allitude to ward, Thaliand has remained un- changed, sald Mr Willys Peck, new United States Minister to Thalland. in un Interview with A "Straits Times reporter on his arrival in Singapore.

arrived by Clipper on his way to Accompanied by Mrs Peck, he Bangkok.

n anxious to make personal, contacts with the authorities in Malays, with whom I shall be living| as neighbours during the next few years." he sald,

relations with Thailand for about at

"We have had cultural and trade

century," he suld. "American mis- in America a strong interest in the slonaries have been there, and there country based upon long associations.

"There have also been a number of American advisers engaged by the Thal Government to assist them in various capacities; American

NAZIS IN AFRICA-This is a picture of Gorman airmen captured by the British in Africa. They are in a barbed wire compound somewhere in the desert.

U-Boat Menace Surely Being Brought Under Control

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (UP).—London's announcement of a sharp Only in the past two years has Dr public flows with friendly interest drop in shipping losses in July and August makes important news for the British, who recall that the U-boat campaign almost caused an Allied de- Work In New Field feat in the first world war.

Leighton Jones had women patients.

A rush of them was just starting when his supply of monkeys was cut out.

with

the fortunes of the country."

Cadow said |

problem of supplies, us monkeys ago, he has spent about 33 years in German cavy mirel Cadow of the aggregated 7,118,120 tons.

nd- Adding a hypothetical.

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Validity of Old-Style Chinese Marriages

As a result of many anxious inquiries as to whether Chl- 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- cipally because of the decisión of a Singapore magistrate that a Chi- style had not been strictly pray- nese marriage performed in the old |

cd,"

Thrift Costumes For Revue

LONDON (UP)-Dressing an en-

Peng-heng, produced a document as tire revue company, at the cost of

In the court case, a Chinese, Chew

proof of his marclage to a woman only a few clothes' coupons is a feat named Tang Khiang-eng. He stated which has been accomplished by Mrs they had been married eight years. Barbara Elton, wardrobe mistress of In March this year, he said, he went the new Ambassador's Revue. to Johore and obtained work. When

Tho "Voronoff man" has operated Mr Perk sold he was glad to come The announcement does not, monthly for 22 months. in the past year on a girl of nine, to a new field-the area

An announcement by the British south of necessarily mean that the U-the total was increased to 13,000,000 press service claimed that 1,000,000 a girl of 14, and a man of 20, all of China-in which he had not worked boat menace is licked, but it tons in the next two months600 tons of this shipping had been sunk, whom were so lacking in thyroid as before.

000 tons for July and August-In-scuitted or captured. The American public, he said, took does indicate that it is being dieating a reduction of the average to be semi-idiots.

he returned to Singapore five weeks Mre usual materials are rationed, later, he found his wife and child mops, bath towels and splinter-proof used lace curtains, floor Elton Gland-grafting was used to make a

Eastern brought under control.

to 300,000 tons monthly.

Germany has been unable fully tolving with another man, Tay Slak window net. up their thyrold defciency.

events, interest in For

and very full

captured ship and harbours. khoon. news tele- The British stopped Issuing ship- A law student who had failed re-grams on Far Eastern matters found ping loss figures on May 31, but the

British Figures

Though she has prevented Britain

Out of a pair of cheap lace cur- Not Satisfied peatedly in

The British figures ure consider from using them, the British ar

tains she produced a gorgeous scar- examinations

passed prominence in the American Press. Germans themselves admit a sharp ably lower than the German.

Charged with enticing away the let crinoline. Ballet dresses were flying colours after

The force and navy have pounded those ngland Although Mr Peck has visited drop in British shipping losses in British admiralty announced that harbours, making them extremely

woman, Tay Sink-khoon was acquit-made from window net. operation, the doctor states.

Thailand before, this is the first time July and August-about 40 per cent. from the beginning of the war up difficult to use. Additionally, the

ted without being called upon to Monkey-breeding at Dorn Creek he is to be stationed there.

In a review of the first two years to the end of June, shipping losses African campaign made Axia ship give his defence, the magistrate de- would not solve Dr Leighton Jones's Born in Tientsin, China, 59 years of Rear Admiral

ciding it was unnecessary to con-nesses. A certificate of marriage ping, mainly Itällan, extremely vul-

tinue the case because he was not without attestation by witnesses, the must be nine years old to be suit- that country in the service of the miralty's figures on British shipping tons for July and August the British

500,000 nerable.

satisfied that the able, and it would not pay him to American Government. His last ap- losses. Cadow reported that from total would be under 8,000,000 tons---

Supplica Still Flowing

marriage had been witness declared, did not constituto 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-

strictly proved. The intensified British

sumelent proof of marriage. The marriage certificate produced Friends say

Many Chinese marriages in Singa- 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 ably accounts Jones, now 72, but amazingly youth-king, from 1938 to 1040. He was on air force sank 12,400,000 tons of has acquired since the conflict began that British losses in July and Aug to the certificate, and the complaining their signatures to a rectangular was a plece of red paper with gold pore have been performed on a simi for London's claim

lettering. There were no witnesses for informal basis, both parties apply- ful, at one time

underwent the leave in Washington prior to being British and Aliled shipping-an Thus

Britain still has about 75 ust were only one-third of the Axis ant could not produce the man who piece of red paper with no witnesses. treatment himself.

appointed Minister to Thailand. average of more than 500,000 tons per cent. of her shipping capacity losses-in- the-same-month-

On July 1, 1939, Britain had 21,-

performed the marriage. The proof to support the document. 001,025 tons of ships. To this, she The reduction in British losses

attributed partly to

The Chinese Consulate-General added, according to Britons, 7,000,-engthening

has asked the Chungking Govern- new de 000 tons of ships from Nazi-con- strengthening of convoys,

An authority on Chinese marriages ment for instructions as to how such quered countries, making a total of fence methods, and the United States declared in evidence that in Chinese marriages, which are otherwise per- more than 28,000,000 tons. Acquisi-patrol of the western Atlantic, which low marriages must be performed feetly proper, can be given the status tions 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 figures these acquisitions effort to cut Britain's life-line, sup- Thus, despite the great German were unavailable.

Axis had about 14,000,000 plies are still dowing to Britain,

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und then to Russla, for supplies.

Chinese Preferred To

"Dead" Languages

Instead of studying "dead" langu-i ages, such as Latin or Greek, 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

Timer"

the "Straits

Bismarck Fight

Navy Men Sentenced

Four Navy men who were stated

In the Methodist Girls' School, to have inken part in the Bismarck which was one of the first schools to engagement were each sent to prison for ten days at a Scottish Sheriff Introduce Chinese following the ap- proval of the Department of Educa Court recently. tlon, approximately 350 pupils from Thomas Tansey, pleaded guilty to Two of them, Thomas Gracey and third standard to Senior Cambridge assaulting William Hislop, petty- have been making excellent pro- officer joiner, and the other two, Two Eurasian girls, among the Harold Jones and Ernest Coyne, ad-

gress..

proniised

most enthusiastic 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; speak town

An agent sald accused Mandarin as well as any Chinese girl Bismarck affair, and had

in the could..

All six girls who sat for the Chi- themselves a "good blow out" when nese language paper in last year's they got back to Britain. This was senior Cambridge examination pass leave together since

the

first time they had had shore

ed with credit,

"I know you have event.

had some rather Arrangement Optional exciting experiences and you were entitled to have a celebration when Among the other schools, known to you come ashore, but that does not have incorporated Chinese in the justify you creating such disgrace- school curriculum is St Joseph's ful disturbance," said the Sherift in Institution, while St Andrew's School sentencing the men,

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The teaching of Chinese language their programme, recognise that a in English schools is purely optional, qualified Chinese teacher, must be

officially stated.

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