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was fired. It ought to have been quite easy for the Police to have
The work of widening the bridge over the Peak Tramway at Bowen Road is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
A prominent Government officia! has suggested that the introduc- tion af Summer time in the Colony w、ld benefit business houses,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1930.
PRIMITIVE CHINA. KING FOOTS IT WITH
STORY OF A RURAL HEALTH EXPERIMENT.
́APPALLING CONDITIONS.
Details of an attempt to bring
A RUCKSACK.
Taking Pot Luck with Other Tourists.
NOT RECOGNISED.
The Canadian Trade Delegation
Geneva, Sept, 10, is expected in Hong Kong from
The King of the Belgians, though. Japan on November 20, whence health to a county with 400,000 he always travels incognito during they will pay a short visit to
inhabitants but not A ,single | bis annual summer visits to Swit- Canton.
known and loved qualised physician, are containedzerland, is
throughout the Bernese Oberland The sudden activity in China in the October issue of the Quar-for, his democratic
ways and Provident shares, (new issue)terly Bulletin, just published by simple tastes. Some good storica which have risen from $2.40 to
in this connection are told of "pur $2.60 (buyers) is exciting comment the Milbank Memorial Fund.
"A Rural Health Experiment in royal friend," as the peasants call among local speculators..
his Majesty.. China," describes gome of the con-
King Albert, who has climbed Mrs. Koch, wife of Dr. W. V. Mditions found by a representative the highest peaks in Európe," al- Koch, who reported to the "Police
district where ways travels alone when on a visit that she had lost à gold brooch, of the Fund in a
to the Alps. He carries a small valued at £15, in Pedder Street the average person does not live gladstone bag, and with a rucksack
on Saturday, has not yet recovered longer than 35 years.
The article records the donation on his back and a piolet in his her jewellery.
hand, he turns up casually on foot of $50,000. by the Milbank
at a small hotel and takes his Lord Li Ching-mai, who derives Memorial Fand to afd the health chance with other tourists of find- his title from his father, Marquie programme now being undertaken ing a room. Li Hung-chai, and is an aristocrat in Ting Halen.
This announce- news
On some occasions he has tramped from one hotel to an- of Imperialist China, visited the ment follows closely upon
other before finding a room, as he Colony recently and had tiffa with from Geneva that the League of the Hon, and Mrs., W. E. L. Shen-Nations has decided to support and has not been recognised in his
climber's clothes. co-operate in attempts to ton at Shekko.
modernize China's health service headquarters at Meiringen, in the The king generally makes his Choi Kwan; a married woman despite that country's seeming pre-Oberland. He was there three living at 427 Reclamation Street. occupation with civil war.
weeks ago. He has two good. The Ting Isten experiment is friends there: Mme. Anderegg, a was yesterday removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital, suffering part of the Chinese National Astypical kindly Swiss peasant, and from some form of food poisoning.sociation of the Mass Education her strapping young son after she had partaken of her Movement. This organization was who is always the royal guide on
formed in 1923 by Y. C. James Yen, the most difficult climbs. evening meal.
a Yale graduste. "Jimmie". Yen,
Victor
Parting Advice. In a state of advanced decompost-a8 he is more familiarly known,
"Be careful, Victor, and take tion, the body of an unknown Chin- brought about large-scale mass care of your royal friend," is the ese, aged about 50 years, was yeing the number, of written word deregg as the two climbers set out education in China through reduc usual parting advice of Mme. An-
terday taken
hanging to a trec above Bowen Road.
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Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1930.
A BROKEN SILENCE.
}
Part of Hong Kong observed the Two Minutes' Silence yeater- day. Another part pursued its way Bs if nothing out of the ordinary was happening. To the latter the inward meaning of the Silence made no appeal. It was Funmoved by the impressive cere mony at the Cenotaph, indiffer- ant to the significance of hon during the memories of the Glorious Dead, untouched by the reality that the War was won so that the people of to-day could tread the path of peace and happiness unmarred by the spectre of War and all ita horrors. Those who were present at the ceremony at the Cenotaph could not but reflect on the indifference
of the
on an expedition.
Mortuary. The man was found characters in the language from
Madame is also proud of another on the hillside 40,000 to about 1,000.
The health programme Was worked out on the ground, with Post. She is the caretaker of the king's trinkets and private corres- pondence when he is climbing It is requested that all members the technical assistance of Edgar! and young, entirely away from have not yet completed their sub- Fund's research division. The re- scription lists for the Annual Ball port comments as follows on the Statue Square whilst the solemn will do so and return them at once programme:
"The significance of this health ceremony was in progress. In to the lion. Secretary, c/o Messrs experiment in an Interior county these various respects those in- Lowe, Bingham & Matthews. of China must be viewed against;
rested with the requisite authori-
ty failed to co-operate in making the Two Minutes' Silence a real silence. Presumably they did not think of the matter beforehand at all; but that of itself need not be accepted as an excuse. It was the twelfth observance of the
average
with her son In the mountains, as When the king climbs, his ruck- sometimes the tour lasts a week.
sack only contains a bottle of lemonado, a vacuum flask of coffee, and some rolls. One day he order-
éd a bottle of lemonade in a cafe
The raffle for the Venetian point a background of facts that is not and forgot to pay for it, to the tace luncheon net, organised by Mrs. entirely familiar to the
astonishment of the roay-cheeked American. At first glance an waitress, who ran after the guide. H. A. Taylor, in aid of the M.C.L., was drawn on Monday evening in undertaking of such character in "Good gracious," she said, "the the Peak Hotel by Mrs. Comrie and period of civil war, chaotic Mrs, "Lang. The winning number, political situation and seriously king has departed without paying
me what a disgrace!" disturbed industrial conditions 102, was held by Mrs. McAinsh.
The king laughed when told of may seem untimely. The answer
Silence and if part of the com- prve popular to its many patrons, munity chose to disregard it that at the St. Francis Hotel, the first part ought to have been pre- which will be held to-night, and vented from breaking it and subsequent Wednesdays and Satur- days. Arrangements have also been spoiling it for the other part. made to hold a tea dance daily. Let it be hoped that in future years better coupsels will pre- Two Chinese families well-known vail that trams and ferries be in Haiphong were united yesterday
when Miss Chiou Sao-wah became "The Ting Helen experiment is sleeves, were seated on a bench Instructed to stop as soon as the the bride of, Mr. Yap Echoon. regarded in China as of ploncer outside the peasant's little home, first gun is fired; that motor car After the wedding a reception was importance in applying modern smoking and talking.
Suddenly the peasant removed" drivers be ordered to refrain held in the Hotel Savoy where a scientific knowledge to conditions from the use of their horas; that sent to offer their felicitations to from the Western point of view his companion, and, then said, large number of friends was pre- that are extraordinarily peculiar his pipe, gazed for some time at We all nolay pedestrians.be kept entirely the happy couple. Mr. and Mrs. at a time when experimentation "Young man, I like you.
Pity we have a president, away from the vicinity of Statue Yap are going to Haiphong, where may yield results of profound im-do. Square. By some thèse may be the honeymoon will be spent.
otherwise we would make you our king."
A new feature, which should of the leaders is that now is the the incident, and some time later strategic time for a non-political on passing the same place present- organization, such as the Chinese ed the suspicious maiden with a effigy. "Just to remember me next National Association of the Mass gold Belgian coin bearing his Education Movements to begin a genuine experiment and this lay time," said the king smiling.
Peasant's Compliment. the foundation for more ffective
Perhaps the greatest compliment governmental activities when the political situation has cleared it-paid to King Albert came from an old Swiss peasant of Meiringen. self.
One hot summer evening the king Pioneer Importance.
and the old man, in their shirt
considered as trifles, but, as Michelangelo declared, "trifles make up perfection and perfection
"NO QUARREL.”
is no trife." If we determine to NEW CALCUTTA MAYOR TAKES observe the Two Minutes' Silence, let it be an unbroken silence!
gram.
News in Brief,
THE OATH:
portance in the future.
"No dependable nation-wide vital statistics exist, but records. of sample populations indicate an annual death rate of approximate- ly 30 per 1,000 and an average ax.
pectation of life at birth of only
about 35 years."
Dr. H. Y. Yao, head of the Ting
"The health knowledge of the
They king gravely shook hands.
|LEADING SCIENTISTS'
QUARREL.
Open Difference After Reading of Paper.
Calcutta, Oct. 2. Hsien Health Department, in a After his release from gaol letter to John A. Kingsbury, Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose took the Secretary of the Milbank Memorial oath of allegiance and occupied Fund described conditions in his
The ninety-nine years of calm,. the mayoral chair at the meeting district as follows: of the Calcutta Corporation this "Over 90 per cent. of the people unruffled discussions at the Bri-. Sir Elly Kadoorie left for Shang-week,
are literates and most of them tish Association: was broken hat by the s.a. Empress of Russia. Addressing the Corporation, Mr. are poor, ignorant and supersti recently by an open quarrel be Bose referred to the policy and tious, living in mud huts, blacken- tween the leading scientists, Various native women's or-programme enunciated by Mr.ed with soot and smoke, awamped Professor Robinson of University ganisations in Batavia have formed C. R. Das as the first mayor of with flies, mesquitoes, bed bugs, College London, and Dr. Nieren- a committeo to consider sending the new Corporation in 1924, and deas and rats. Even the so-called stein, Bio-chemist of Bristol Uni- representatives to the Pan-Asiatic declared that the Congress Party middle classes keep their domestic versity Women's Congress at Lahore in meant sincerely to be fair and im animals in the quarters where they Dr. Nierenstein was reading a January, reports a Reuter's cable partial to all communities who sleep, cook and eat. Their lives most technical paper advancing comprised the civic life of the are haunted with, frequent sick the view which, if right, shatters city.
ress and disease.
the views of the school of thought. of which Professor Robinson is The loss of a gold watch and I do not think ho remarked,
A Curiosity.
the leading exponent. * of so many others of 'the-com- $500 is reported by Mr. HL Pratt, we have any essential quarrel
At the conclusion of the paper and munity.
The Two Minutes of the Standard Oil Company with the Britisher. The world is
He believes that it fell from his big enough to hold us both. We people is low, and the available Professor Robinson, rose Silence was spolled entirely, by pocket between the Hong Kong want to live as free men and medical facilities are nil. Modern alluded to his own work which, medicine is a curiosity and public he said, yielded opposite results. the screeching of ferry, syrens, by Hotel and Hong Kong Club on friends. NATYR the honking of motor car horas,
"I am sure that they also re health is unheard of. In the whole Then to the consternation of Monday,
cognise, in their heart of hearts, county of 400,000 people there fa the audience he added. "Dr. by the raucous chatter of
∙We not
a single qualified modern Nierenstein's views are wrong," Owing to the present low prices the sincerity of our cause. Chinese pedestrians, by the of rubber, native producers on long. for the day when there will trained physician. The old style inaccurate and founded on loose tinkling of tramcar bells out the west const of Sumatra hays be freedom in India and world Chinese physicians are such that thinking. Dr. Nierenstein, hay side the assemblage in the immeatarted felling rubber trees and peace, for we believe that peace they ascribe cause of diseases to been wasting the time of this Dr. Nierenstein turned pale diate precincts of the Cenotaph Preparing the ground for rice throughout the world is not pos heat and wind. They know nothing section."
cultivation, states a Reuter's sible until India is free."
of infection and, will deliberately the life of the city went on as cablegram.
Congratulating Mr. Bose on his thrust a needle into a man's abdo- and his lips were compressed. usual, entirely marring the sanc
release, and more so on hh re- men after moistening it with their He smiled faintly when-Professor
Robinson said that Dr. Nieren- An "At Home" is to be held in turn to the Corporation, Mr. C. C. own saliva!” tity of the observance. Things the Cathedral Hall on the 18th In Biswas remarked that Mr. Bose The health demonstration in stein's results, must have been might have been arranged much atant under the auspices of the had left the Corporation "In a fit ring Hsion has selected certain obtained by working on inferior better. It could have been an Victoria Diocesan and Missionary of political petulance and Ic le specific health probleme Yox Is German materiak easy matter fort the traffic Associaton. Tea will be served always a matter for satisfaction initial attack and is now engaged Dr. Nierenstoln then jumped from 4.30 to 5.16 p.m. and later when the wayward child comes in educating the natives to appear up and said, amid applause, that nuthorities to keep motor cars
for examinatione and to accept he would discuss the extraneous addresses will be delivered by Dr back home." (Laughter.) and other vehicles at such a dis H.D. C. tice, of Nanning and the" was very pleased," proceed medical advice and treatment. question raised by Professorá tance from Statue Square that Rev. N... Halward
ed Mr. Blawas, to find you tak Vital statistics are being collected Robinson when he thought fit. “I ing the oath of allegiance. I and native nurses, midwives and do not offer an apology. the honking of horns and the
A performance will be held at only open will remain true physicians are being trained in materials that I have used were grown in the garden of Bristol tinkling of bells could not have the Helena May Institute today at to your oath, and not desert the modern scientifle methods.
ed It could have been a 9 pm wher
Dramatte "Corporation again.
Ting Heten is a typical Chinese University ralulating Mr Bode county with one city of 80,000. The president soothingly aug Temples ThŤ.
ayor, Mr. The mass of its population is gested that the two professors behalf of baddled in mud hut villages of should get together and work out. councillors, hoped about 1,000 each Sanitation is their problems.
Chapman
The
by kapt bat unknown and conditions of living Professor Robinson replied:
almost unbelievably primitive. That is quite unnecessary.