1950-05-18 — Page 3

CLIMATE CHAMBER

TWO girls in Frankfurt, Germany, enjoy a sunbath

the

in a real, high mountain atmosphere as they try out a German scientist's invention. With sun lamps. infra-red lamps and air conditioning.

inventor claims he can produce almost any climate that will help people who can't take trips. (Acnie).

Lost Time In Work School

A 10 years' analysis-1930-39 of the sickness rocords of a number of English residential schools har shown that nasopharyngeal infections were responsible for moro sickness than any other individual cause,

"The predominant cuusea)uch as boys or naval pupils, of absence from school were more girls-87.5 percent of shorted cases were operated the same ubiquitous and

en than boys-80 percent. iniquitous nasopharyngeal

The winter peelingt ante for twice as throat, wan generally infections fore chill, cold and rough-that high as in the unmer

football in later life keep the adult terms-"the

probably explains this." from his work.

This is stated in a preface is report. "Epidemics in Schools," Scor the Medical Research Council; an analysis by Dr E. A. the Council's Cheeseman, of statistical research unit at the London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, of data col-

between 1935 and 1939. The report analysen material from 18 boarding collected schools of which two were for prospective naval candidates, 11 chools, and five were boys' girls schools.

jected

The average attack rate was 13.97 percent in naval schools, 17.12 percent in boys' school, and 38 01 percent

schools. Influenza, which ap-¦ peared epidemically, "was e5- sentially discare of the enti

terms,'

LENT TERM ATTACKS

Lale influenza, the remanund groups of naropharyngeal inter tion were responsible for their highest attack rates in the Lenti terms, with the porsible ex- reption of ure throat in Karlst and naval schools.

The attnek rates, apart from inluenza, were from 150 to 300 percent greater in girls schools than in boys or naval schools. Minor allments might tend to be rigarded more seriously in girls than in

schools. in boys'

Qutbreaks of whooping cough also were much incre frequent amont girl than among boys. Except for chicken-pox, Out- breaks of infectious disease seldom occurred in winter,

It was found that in boys' schools mensies was more likely to spread than any of the other infectious diseases. It was pos- sible that greater care in entes of minor infection in girls' schools played a part in pre- venting the spread of measles,

Girls suffered from appen- dicitis approximately twice

ns

Deason

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1950.

QUICK RICHES BRING MISERY

By Frederick Cook

New York.

Give-away radio programmes are all the rage in the United States. But for two people the riches of a prize brought misery and worry.

Just before bed-time on the night of January 9, John Oaks, of Sparrow Point, near Baltimore, Maryland, was listening to the Stop-the-Music programme. On this programme, a "mystery melody" had been played for days.

wrote by hundreds.

A rich prize awaited the Most tald hard-luck stories listener, telephoned at ran- and asked for money. Charities dom, who could name not. only the tune being played at the moment, but the "mystery melody" too.

Mr Oaks's telephone rang.

In his excitement, he almost siropped it when a volce said: "Mr Oaks? You are about, Mr Oaks, to have the opportunity of

Then lorries started arriving They fled his with the gifts. small house so that he could hardly move. His wife, In the midst of the excitement, had a heart attack.

SUED BY NIECE

The income tax man wrote

a felime. Can you identify the to Mr Oaks Warning it to nate of the tune we are playing now"

keep earetal record of all the gifts and that they would be taxable, us unearned Jacoins. Air Oaks's niece, în for dinner An accountant friend confirm. that night. said "It's Maybe | od the worst, the tax would be You'll Be There." He gave the more than his annual salary. Imune. Instantly the radio fell silent, as a volce yelled: The Music!"

"Stup:

started Inkspair, Mr Cake iving the gifts away. Som he sold. Finally he kept only $2,400 worth. But still the tax man aid he had received $30.500 worth, and would get a bit for taxes on that. He almost haf a "And now," said the announcer, heart attack him::: C

VI an answer the next

CAR, GEMS, FURNITURE

f

"questem correctly I am going to Then his niece Bled suit for ive som a brand new motorer, half of the letal, claiming that

$3.000 diamond ring, a $2,500 'he would not inve won any diamond bracelet, a $2,000 kite jhing if he had not been there en with $2.000 worth of food, i to mume the tune being played. a $2,000 living-room suite, This claim is now pending.

1,090 war bound and many, many į

tary things-altogether worth 2301,500.

PROGRESS AT HUNGRY HORSE DAM

WORKMEN make pro- gress on the huge 564- foot-high Hungry Horse Dam in Montana, which will be completed late in 1953. The wooden forms are set up in one of the dam's foundation blocks for some of the first sec- tions of the tunnel-like galleries, which will bo buried deep within the 3,000,000 $12,500 house ab

- cubic yard solutely free" and now wishes

structure. (Acme). she had never heard of it, was on a concrete foundation.

A WOMAN'S HOUSE

The question followed: "What In California Mrs Mary is the tide of the Mystery Melo-, Brod "won

Mr Oaks knew that, too. His wife had told him long before, "The title," he sakt shakily, "is When the Bridegroom Comes. ".

"Night!" shouted the an- Tuncer, and cheers poured out of Mr Oaks's radio set. For him the cheering did not last long

WIFE'S HEART ATTACK

11

She had to buy land to put it n, then move it.

This enst $3,000 plus a bond for $2,000 he had to put up to guarantee that it would comply with [ocal housing laws.

Then came

new foundations, sewers. waler, gas and electri eily connections, a garage, land- caping to conform with the rules, and a tax

market.

Two hours later five police-local zoning men stood outside his door bill for $3,000 on unearned in- keeping back tremendous | comne. crowels. His telephone rang

Now Friends called to

the house constantly,

is on the "It hun taken every congratulate him.

cent of our savings," said Mrs Feople he had never heard of Brod. "We can't afford to live called and asked for inoney.in it now. All we can hope for The postinan brought his lets to sell it and get our money ters by the sackful,

NOT

EVEN

STANDING

back."

ROOM

THIS popular swing in St James Park, London, hasn't any room for newcomers. Anyone else will have to wait his turn, but British youngsters are thoroughly ac- customed to shortages of every kind. (Acme).

K. 0. CANNON

AGAIN -17 CANESSA 13 NOT A LIAR - CLUR No.2 18...

THAT SOMEONE MUST "PLAVE MOVED THE BODY.

WITH WHISPER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

IF SO-WIEY ?. AND WHY IS THAT PERSON HIDING NOW?

OR EVEN IF CARESSE ONLY WOUNDED HIM... ARE

WE TO BELIEVE THAT..

„ZUCCI SAT UP, WROTE A SUICIDE NOTE, THEN

FELL BACK TO DIS ON THE FLOOR?... AND

SF HE DW ALL THIS,

WHY?...

MRS COOK

BECOMES FAMOUS

A

ALBERT HALL'S FUTURE

THREATENED;

£400,000 NEEDED FOR REPAIRS

A threat to the continued existence of London's Royal Albert Hall was disclosed by Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, president of the controlling council, at the annual meeting of seat holders.

He said that to "ensure Realising the gravity of the culturni ilfe. To avert such a much to the complete safety and situation the council approached catastrophie, in it too

Mr Attlee. convenience of the hall, the Rinistry of Works to go into the spirited undividuals will save He Instructed the hope that one or more public- council estimated it would question.

meet

be necessary to minimum expenditure of 1ts report, Just received, was Aldridue

Et?"

Questions followed. Mr R. H. Inquired "about the

tho

| £240,000. A probable maxi- prepared mainly from the point loss an the catering depart-

mum expenditure of £400,- of view of what was required ment of £12, as against Mrs Minnie Cook, who | 000

to keep the hall in operation. previous year's profit of £5,- was needed for long-It stated that an expenditure of 160." What was the turnover lives in amall, four-term reconditioning.

£14,050 was necessary for that last year? roomed villa on the out-

purpose and that "desirable skirts of Perth, Australia,

expenditure" was £205,000. has suddenly found herself a world notability.

All because this plump little

com.

housewife of 40 has had nine children without pain of plication.

Why? Doctors say that sho has the perfect figure for re- production.

Adventures Of Three Seals

Gov-

A

He understood that the ernment's view was that the work immediately necessary to keep the hall open could be

£74,050 to cut down from considerably smaller figure that the council's Three scala escaped from the might be within

not the Milan 200 and had a number of resources. That was adventures in the centre of the view of the council. city.

Two entered a large block of ow

her

1 an effort to study they persuaded her to have a least one child in hospital, her second youngest, Janice, aged four

£90,000 OVERDRAFT

Mr Sneath: £60,000. You know what has happened in the entering trade in regard to salaries and wages

ARTS BALL

When It was suggested, that fu public subscription wete opened there would be sub- *tantial assistance from lovers of music, and "even the boxing people might come in," a woman the commented: "I do hope

Mrs. V. F. Sharp asked whe

flats and got into the lift. When With bank overdraft of all won't get into the handa Doctors and nurses Rathered a man living on the third floor £90,000, the council had prae-of the boxing community." round the be, wailing. "But, called the lift up, he was very fueatly completed works at a says Mrs Cook, "I'm afraid I embarrased as two senis walked cost of 15225,998, Or that, i tricked them.

out of It, barking. He called 12,370 remained to be her it was essential that on for help, and the seals were paid. pushed into the room of a news- paper office and locked in there until zoo keepers came to fetch theni.

"They left for a few minutes When they returned I apolo, Rised

over,"

and told them it was o

BORN ON LAWN

New Year's Eve the Hall should

be let for the Chelsea Arts Bali.

11 was estimated that works "There is a tremendous amount regarded as immediately es- of drinking and people be- A the Cook children have

sential would cost about £50,- having in an unpleasant way.

another £50,000 for come right

time, with The third seal was

found 000, with

Mr C. S. Taylor, the manager, of the inner weights up to 1016. But not un-atting on the tramlines and was the completion

zaid that the New Year's Eve dome. the last minute has Mrs nearly run over. But all ended

rental was £1,750. Something Conk been wa.e

the well,

and at dawn the seals

ke £500 had to be paid out vent was about to happen.

were Safely back in

"The loss of the Royal Albert of that for puting down and Hall would be a serious blow to taking up the floor.

youngest," she sayswimming pool. "was born on the back lawn just after I came home from the_pictures,

pain. Just

don't feel the slightest light moviment Chd-birth to us is a pleasant) sensation,"

Mrs Cook is 5ft. 1.,

weighs 10 stone.

Sunderland

and

Force To Land By Israelis

17.

Tel-Aviv, May Israeli fighter planes today forced a Royal Air Force Sunderland flying boat to land off the Israeli const, a Government spokesman an- nounced today.

The Sunderland, he sald, was in the harbour here while the crew were bing interrogated.

It was flying from Bahrein on the Persian Gulf to Egypt and, according the spokes- man,

declined an order to land.

The fighters then fired warning shots.

lowed

The captain of the Sunder- land, Lieutenant E. Yates, and Its seven-man crew were later released and the machine al- to fly on. Lieutenant Yates explained that his machine reached Israeli terri- tory by, a navigational error and was fying off its course

wiren forced to anchor off Tel- Aviv Harbour

by Isracli Bghters.

The Israel!

spokesman said that the Aghters fired a warning burst from their guns after the British plane had refused their signola to land. The plane

crossed Isarell territory near Tiberias.

After the first warning shots, the spokesman. continued, the

· Sunderland. -landed on the sea and anchored. It was later towed to the shore by Israel! noval launches-Heuter,

their

LATEST

FROM

ITALY

THIS tiny helicopter was shown for the first time near Rome. With its double rotor and strange rudder assembly, it weighs only 1,100 pounds. It has a four- cylinder, 80-horse-power motor, and a maximum range of 400 miles. Here, Böy touches the lower rotor blade:^(Aenio).