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ADVERSARIA.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1930. HYGIENIC CLOTHES 'COMPULSORY?
Hint of Dangers Due to Changing Physiology.
TIGHT COLLAR, FINES.
THEODORE OWEN'S WIDOW ARRESTED.
Three Shots Fired at Doctor's Wife.
"I GIVE MYSELF UP.”
offer. But his gifts were received with ill grace; and he himself held in disfavour. The secret of his unpopularity was his narrow vision, his lack of sympathy with the average man, and a
too- jegotistical, unwavering belief in his omnipotence in the solution of affairs which really needed a firm hand and an unyielding purpose, rather, than the 'ronleur de rose dream of a self-centred bookworm. population will be regulated by the described as an ex-actress and the
The day when the dress of the
Paris, July 24. Thus it is that we all of us at sanitary authorities
Lady Owen, Frenchwoman, times place too much reliance shadowed by Mr. Edward Will,
was forewidow, of Sir Theodore Owen, upon ourselves. The man who is
Been arrested In соп- of the Council of the section with a shooting drama at
Gastaud a year ago. Recently he She is alleged to have met a Dr. told her that their relationship must end. She thereupon told Dr. that she was going to kili Madame Gastaud's partner, Dr. Bernard, Gastaud.
chairman
always threatening to knock Royal Sanitary Institute, speaking Marielmarly. people down (behind
their at the congress dinner at Margato. backs) is usually physically de- "The scope of the work of sanitary ficient of the power to do 30.authorities has increased enormous- But, paradox of human conceit, ly during recent years," he said. he honestly believes that the it now covers departments of the ability is within him. Aesop all life of the population which no one over again.
could have foreseen in the early days. Is it therefore too much to expect that in years to come it will extend to such matters as the cloth- ing of the people?
A Chiefoo "Gem."
The ensuing "gem" appeared in Chefoo newspaper. recently:-
Gastaud hurried to Marielmarly, Drs. Bernard and
and the former exhorted calmness, taud entered and Lady Owen fired but at that moment Madame Gas- three times, seriously Injuring her.
Lady Owen then very calmly said: "Telephone the police. I will give myself up,"
Clothing is a matter of enormous importance in relation to health. Those who believe that it will re- Examining Magistrate that she had She is alleged to have told the quire the framing and enforcement a difference with Dr. Gastaud in wear the clothes which are in the him and she was also most angry of regulations to induce people to regard to some money she had lent their health will, no because she learned that Dr.
"No one in the world but does not understand that morphin is injurious. As a matter of fact the buyers are strictly prohibited interest of
by law while the sellers still get doubt, look forward to the day when Gustaud's wife, who was aware of along freely without any preven-files will be imposed by magistrates their relationship, intended to do tion. This is due no other than on men who wear tight-fitting colher a bad turn.-Malay Mall." the existence of extraterri-thick tweeds in hot weather. They lars, or who swathe their limbs in
toriality. It is also obvious that probably cherish dreams of a state
unequa! treaties should be of affairs when seaside councils will REMOVAL OF GRAVES abolished as soon as possible."
forbid bathers to wear anything but
EXPENSE.
On the other hand, morphia has the seantiest customes. The wear- always appeared to the Adver- be a criminal offence for which the
ing of long skirts would, of course, RE-INTERMENT AT COLONY'S point of the jaw. The mau sarian to be both bracing and only possible punishment would be a tottered, reeling against the table, beneficial. There is nothing like term of imprisonment. which crashed to the floor on top it for breakfast, taken with por- "I do not think that sort of thing of him. He lay prone. The Bri- ridge or cocoa. It does seem a
would work in this country. We His Excellency, Sir William Peel, ton soon recovered his presence shame that the people of Chefco draw the line somewhere, and we removal of all graves, for the are a law-abiding people, but we K.B.E., C.M.G., has ordered the of mind and telephoned for a taxi. should be so degraded as to think prefer freedom to, hygiene. If the execution of a public purpose, from The injured. man was placed in.
it injurious.. Apparently it would people of this country are ever going the following-cemeteries:- side it and taken away. We hope not for these freebooting extra-will be the result not of bullying, or not be sold at all, were it to learn to dress hygienically, and this applies particularly to men, it official compulsion, but by the pro- ce93 of education."
he is better. It is very discom- forting to be hit on the jaw. And it does show how careful we must! be in accepting invitations to dinner-even in Hong Kong.
*
*
*
Visit of
Sirar
It came to pass that Simon J. Bank visited the land that called
was
Hong called
the Ya
Kong.
territorialists.
Oh, morphia, syren of my
dreams,
Must you, too, flit away, Along the League of Nations
streams
Of pamphlets? Stay, oh stay, And let me press the needle in, And feel the glowing joy of Sin.
News in Brief.
Maternal Mortality.
The possibility that there
áre
The Tung Wan Hospital cemetery
at Kai Lung Wan,
Chai Wan Cemetery
Plague Trenches in Kai Lung
Wan East Cemetery,
It is further announced in the current issue of the Government
the physiology of madara woman faction of the Director of Public fundamental changes taking place in Gazette that the removal of these graves shall be done to the safis- which makes the bearing of children
more dangerous that it was for her Works either by the P.W.D., or by predecessors was hinted at by Lady the Tung Wah Hospital and that Howard de Walden in an address to the remains removed from such the congress. Referring to the graves shall be re-interred or dia- "appalling" figure of 73,082 mother posed of at the expense of the public deaths since the year 1911, Lady venue of the Colony, Howard de Walden såld that con-
trary to general bellef, those deaths
did not occur exclusively among the
the serious operation which she creasing knowledge and improved A. T. YOUNG INVITED TO JOIN underwent on Thursday.
methods might be balanced or even outweighed by an increased Bus-] ceptibility to the ills which attended!
BRITISH TEAM.
It was also "Fragrant Harbour," there was much garbage upon the waters. And Simon J. Bank was filled with praise; for he saw that it was a W. W.-Rogers,-is-progressing after women. It was possible that our in- Mrs. Rogers, wife of the Rev. impartially among all classes of
poorer classes, but were distributed N.Z. RUGBY TOURISTS land of the blessed. "There are no taxes, quoth he, in an epistle Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug, 16, 1930, to a kingwoman in the land of
the Americas. The peoples are Mr. M. S. J. Walsh the Manager childbirth. gentle and full of content. And of the British-American Tobacco Simon sat in the Hong Kong Hotel Co. (China), Limited, left to-day and chewed his gum with the
by the ss. Tjisaroca for the North. "Without fear; favour or malice
peace of understanding. And it That which the came to pass that Simon stayed in is the land that was called Hong about to relate is Kong for the space of ten days Hong Kong, not "a figment And he spoke unto the youth with of the imagina-silver buttons, saying: "Boy, the It actually happened people of this city, where have (quad erat demonstratum; it is the they their library and their BA, formerly of the Diocesan Boys' classes. It is not possible to prove India. He has played eighteen Truth). This social drama was museum 7" And the youth, School, will be pleased to learn of or dieprove my suggestion that there times for England, including games enacted in the house of a Consul gepting a token of silver, raised his engagement to Miss Phylls is an increased susceptibility to cer- against New Zealand and New of a certain State of South his hard, saying in a strange Kemble, eldest daughter of Mr. and tain diseases. The necessary statis South Wales, he captained the Cam America (there is quite a num tongue.
"belong
Mrs. A.. J. Kemble of West Los ties are not available, and may not bridge University team, and two that way, Angeles and
Beverly Hilis, be available for another generation season, ago, led. Blackheath
or two. But this possibility should be the subject of publle attention heavily in casualties, is now without The team, which has suffered and investigation.
be tried at the base of the scrum. ascrum half, and in the emergency R. S: Spong, the stand-off half, will
A Social Drama of
tion"
State
Adversarian
rose
said Lady Howard de Walden, play again during the tour, the Bri- "It is a very general opinion," Murray crocked, and unlikely to With both W. H. Sobey and T. P.
"amongst those who are concerned tish Rugby team in New Zealand is with maternal mortality, that the faced with a serious problem at The Hon. Treasurer. of St. John incidence of complicated and dan scrum-half. the receipt of the following donationit la due entirely to economic elr has cabled to A. T. Young, in India, Ambulance Brigade acknowledges
gerous childbirth is steadily increas In the circumstancès Mr. James Ing. The popular explanation that Baxter, the manager of the team, to Brigade funds:-Mr. Choy Hing,
cumstances, either to the unneces- to reinforce the aide. He hopes Bary luxury of one class or the Young will be able to reach New unnecessary poverty of another, will Zealand in time for the fourth Test. not satisfy us, because the incid Friends of Mr. N. H. F. Frewence appears to be the same for all lieutenant in the Tank Corps in Young la now serving o A
326
A Race With Nature?
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "Chlum" Mall,"
August 16, 1920.30
Today's dollar is worth
ber of them). The Consul master. Then Simon the Tank California. and his wife invited for dinner befook himself to a rikisha and that night the Consul of a neigh-came upon a strange and dismal bouring State and a British place. And it was in much decays...Helikon, named Lui Po, who was "Our task becomes infinitely more
The Chinese compradore of the gentleman and his wife. The And the volumes that lay upon kidnapped on July 31 when the 5.6. serious and difficult if we even dinner was well served, the menu the shelves were loathly, and full Helikon was attacked by Blas Bay suspect that, Instead of merely excellent, the wine of the best. of worms. And the dust
pirates, has written to his family altering circumstances, correcting Under the influence of the rich from them like an evil cloudings in the pirate den and asking remedies for existing diseases, we In Hong Kong describing his suffer faults of nature, and finding viands and mellow wines, (of old Simon the Yank then betook him his relatives to open negotiations are almost engaged in a race with vintage) the conversation rose to the librarian, but the cus with the pirates for his release, ac nature, and that there are funda- and bubbled; was witty without todian of the books was deep in cording to Messrs. Woo Fat Shing, mental changes taking place which being over-serious. A very happy slumber. So Simon left. Then
owners who of the ss. Hellkon. play render our best measures little party, you will agree.
the land, was visited by a plague,
inoperative. It began over the liqueurs. A and the tokers of silver slip of the tongue by the host in value. The tubes of tobacco e-king (18), stated to be of no world. It is a signideant thing Forces, Major-General F Ventris,
"We can confirm this view wi A Chinese youth named Chong a comparison with the animal General Officer Commanding the Announcement is made that the on the delicate question of State waxed more in cost, and there was tempted suicide at 11 am, yester animal form and the wearer tap The name of Major General Sir Axed abode, is alleged to have at that the more highly specialised the C.B., fe retiring in the Autumn. boundaries, we believe-led to great tribulation. And so Simon day by Jumping into the harbour proaches to and resembles our own George Macaulay Kirkpatrick, an angry retort. The Indo left the land that was called Hong from, the Praya wall opposite the facilities, the more surely, it is at K.C.B. K.C.S.I.. Is mentioned as Latin temperaments. the Kong. And he
Central-Fire Station. He was re-tacked by certain ills whose fire his successor, and It is understood. Consuls burst the cords of re- himself a parabl
tered unto cued by Lo Mak-yau, a member of sympto oncerain straint. Their voices rose in that left a sinkin
Tate the crew of a cargo boat moored to and whose end is often complete October to take up his appointment
difficulties of birth that he will leave England early In- it the sea wall, and removed to theaterility high-pitched discord. A flet
Government Civil Hospital by the
was raised the language was Lerrible
Some Britons are stupid; this guest certainly was. He inter-
gently, let it two excited
grew less
ship.
certain high
Polloe.
The raged
of An Erot
祭
Major General Sir John Moore described as: one the most serious disease
blems facing the country the forms of tuberculosis which and Band of the affect domestic animals, poultry, provided and human beinge Head that, 40 attended con- per cent of the cows of our dairy Kong Cricket herds producing milk for human Ays After the consumption were tuberculous: 81.5 bändi Brisk, per cent uberculosis in children march up to fifteen wad of having wed origin, and death of tuberculous
children up to 1
2%
here.
Ten Years Hence.
rom the Chian Mall of NA
August 16, 1940
Negotiations are reported to be foot for the extension of the Hong- Kong-Canton telephone trunk line to Hankow
years was 29.5 It is decreed,
rotestors dings, either business dwellings
dwelling places,
exist verandahs at front and back.