THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936
MASS MALARIA EXPERIMENT IN AFRICA LONDON'S "GIRL WITH THE
CANADIAN PIONEER
LOOKING BACK
ON 50 YEARS OF VANCOUVER
Sir Geo. Brown Tells Story Of C.P.R.
SAW FIRST COAST-TO-COAST TRAIN ARRIVE
а
Just about 50 years ago
man left Ontario for
Young
*Granville (lately known 25 Gastown). He found it a small township of timber and mud- mainly mud.
To-day it is known
as Van-
-couver; and recently the man look
ed out at Trafalgar Square and
back down the years.
Sir George McLaren Erown is
his name now. He is
European
general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
In 1886 he went to Vancouver as passenger agent. "My office," bel said, "was a white-washed shed on
the water-front-the first office of the C.P.R. in Vancouver."
train
And on June 28. 1886. the first "coast-to-coast" C.P.R steamed into Vancouver.
Realisation
"A great fre had just ravaged the forest," he said. "The roads over the were just planks laid
mud. The side-walks were planks to be laid on piles. You had
ret home at mighty sober to night!"
Slowly yet inevitably the iron road was forged across Canada until that June day half a cen- tury ago. when a 20-year-old clerk saw the realisation of a great ambition.
Round his room overlooking Trafalgar-square are portraits of the pioneers-Lord Mount Stephen and the rest of them who achiev
ed this seeming miracle.
"I built my wife our first house from green cedar wood." be
те
marked. "It was a bungalow built
The Life of Shirley Temple, (above), the seven-year-old film star, is insured for £300,000.
£20,000 INSURANCE FOR QUINTUPLETS
Shirley Temple, £300,000
Los Angeles. The For Twentieth Century Company has insured the Dionne quinta- plets for £20,000, to be paid if any one of the five sisters should die while their film contract is im force. The premium is about £1,500 a year.
The life of Shirley Temple, the child flm star, has been in- sured for £300,000, at a premium of £2,100 a year. She is seven,
CHINESE BATHING CLUB
on piles. Then the wood seasoned Successful Swimming
and we could see the green stuff
growing underneath
in the floor.””.
the cracks
Gala
ROAD "CRASHES”
IN HOTEL
Ambulance Contest For Railwaymen
CREWE TEAM AT TOP
NEW DRUG TESTED
20,000 PATIENTS
TO BE TREATED
SIMULTANEOUSLY
Medicine That Has No Harmful Effect
IMMUNISATION FOLLOWS FOR SOME TIME
Tunis.
No less than 20,000 suffering from malaria will be the sub- jects of one of the most compre-
A new
GOLDEN VOICE"
Offered Part Of Celia In "As You Like It”
Jane Cain, the "girl with the golden voice." was offered by Mr. Sydney Carroll the part of Celia in "As You Like It," presented on July 17. and 18 at the Open-Air Theatre, Regent's Park.
Miss Cain was the girl cho- sen by the Post Office to re- cord the times for the new system whereby the time wil be automatically given by any telephone subscriber dialling TIM.
AIR RESEARCH IN GERMANY
hensive medical experiments in NEW ACADEMY TO the past decade when method of combatting the dreaded fever, discovered re- cently by French scientists, is actually tried here by the stricken victims.
The project, however, will not be altogether an experiment, except!
BE FOUNDED
IMPORTANT ORGANISATION
- CHINA MAIL – SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
A German Academy for Aero- Research will be
in so far as the huge number of nautical people to be treated are concerned. founded here shortly by order The current experiment is being of Chancellor Hitler. The sta- tried in a vast marshy region" near tutes of the new academy, Cape Bon noted for the scourge of whose members will be promin- malaria.
jent scientists and engineers who In a special district near here, have distinguished themselves several hundred people were in-in the field of aeronautical re- volved in a test of the new medi-İsearch, have been drafted by jcine, and since the test no new the Air Minister, General Goer- The working cases of malaria have been reing, himself.
methods of the new academy ported in the cantor
will follow those of the other
Malarial Hot-Bed
The treatment is extremely sim- great scientific academies, that ple and consists of oral doses of alis, papers prepared in co-opera- special medicine. The medicine tion with the members will be has absolutely no harmful effect put before the Academy, and upon the person who takes it, such the members will be obliged to as sickness. loss of appetite, head-hold lectures before the Aca aches, etc., and the feature will demy at regular intervals. make it easy for natives to take Each year a full session will of the treatment without fear. The be held on March 1 as a com- the London Midland and Scottish effect of the medicine is to chemic-memoration of the day when Railway, presented the prizes in ally destroy or sterilise the
Sir Josiah Stamp, chairman
{
German aviation gained its foll
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The importance of the new academy is indicated by the fact that General Goering has
79, QUEEN'S ROAD, CTL.
Phonet
KAIPING COAL
the ambulance competition for laria virus in the blood of persons freedom. The academy will also Opposite railwaymen at the Euston Hotel, affected and to make them last month.
une for some period of time. Reich Air Minister in which carriers of the progress of the research The competitors were called up-Mosquitoes not yet on to show their first-aid skill in malaria, which bite a person afflict-work is related: road accidents reconstructed ined but who has taken the medi-! rooms of the botel. Marks were cine, will not become carriers. jawarded for bandaging, treatment Clearing The Mosquitos
and speed in transferring patients In addition to the medical treat-been appointed its President by to the care of a doctor or hospital meat the authorities are making Chancellor Hitler, and the Se Meanwhile, the captains of the every effort to eliminate the source cretary of State in the Air teams kept up a running coramen-of mosquitoes by draining the na- Ministry will be one of the aca-
Trans-Ocean Service. A most successful swimming tary, describing the steps which merous swamps and by utilising demy's two Vice-Presidents. Mud To Skyscrapers
[new forms of deadly insecticides.. gala was held last night at the were being taken.
Winning Team
The huge experiment is being
PLEA OF GUILTY- "When I seek my old friends in Chinese Bathing Club, there being
The Crewe team scored first place watched with great interest and Vancouver now, the men who play an extremely large turnout of
TO THEFT the authorities, confident of suc with 261 points out of a OCB- ed their part with me I have to members and friends.
cess, foresee the beneficial appli- A very well-staged and carried sible 330. Bushbury were go to the cemetery."
districts else- To-day the iron road runs across out programme was greatly enjoy-ners-up with 242, and Moss End cation of the treatment to other Canada And the city of Van-led, and the prizes were distributed (Glasgow) third with 223 points.
where. Sir Josiah Stamp, who is a couver rears its skyscrapers to the by Mr. Aw Boon Haw, the well- clouds from the long-forgotten known business man and philan-Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. paid a mud of old Gastown.
thropist.
Not the least part of the night's tribute to the 24,000 members of the enjoyment was the distribution of the ambulance volunteers of {over 1,000 cups of "Ovaltine," L.M.S.
SETTLEMENT PLAN
FOR GERMAN JEWS
Cuba Suggested As New Palestine
the well-known tonic food bever-
age,
friends.
amongst members and
Attractive Stand
At a very attractive stand-where two "Ovaltine" Girls were in at-1 tendance, cups of this delicious beverage either cold or hot were
A plan to settle 100,000 Ger-dispensed. man Jews in Cuba has been su5-
B
The enthusiasm of swimmers mitted to President Gomez by a for “Ovaltine” was very evident New York Congressman, Mr. Wi-by the fact that in the early part lam Sirovich. The President is of the evening, the "Ovaltine": reported to have received the pro- Girls were literally besieged by posal favourably.
crowds clamouring for "Ovaltine." The great popularity of "Oval- Mr. Sirovich suggests that Ger! man Jews should be distributed tine” amongst swimmers, and in throughout the island; they would fact everyone, is ample proof of bring their own capital for the the high quality and health-build- development of industry and ing properties of this tonic food agriculture. Further discussions beverageAdvt. on the subject will be held later this year.
SABRE PRESENTE TO MAGISTRATE
By Man Accused Of Using It
The will of the late Lord
DarEng, famous for his witty:
remarks from the-bench, was recently, proved at upwards of £22,000.
Careless Motorist Sued
By
Fiancee
А та
For Damages
malaria-infested
COMMISSION FOR
PALESTINE
MEMBERS NAMED BY GOVERNMENT
LORD PEEL AS CHAIRMAN
London, To-day.
Six Months' Hard Labour Imposed A total of six months' hard la-
bour was imposed on Kwan Shui, aged 22, a former employee of thei Hong Kong Santorium Hospital, when he pleaded guilty before Mr.
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W. Schofeld at the Central Magis THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
tracy to (a) theft of $75 from a drawer in the hospital on May 11, (b), theft of a numbering stamp machine on June 22 and (c) theft of $15 on June 27.
employed at the hospital. On May
The
defendart absconded. The thefts] in the other charges were ` com-] mitted from the office, to which de- fendant had gained admittance by
Detective-sergeant Dowman said 'In the House of Commons yes that the defendant was formerly terday the Minister for the Co- lonies, Mr. W. B. A. Ormsby-Gore, announced that Lord Peel would 11 the theft was discovered and a be Chairman of the Royal Com-report made to the Police. mission to investigate conditions in Palestine. The other members would be Sir Horace Rumbold, Sir! Morris Cartèr, Sir Laurie Ham mad, Sir Harold Morris and Pro-means of a duplicate key. for Coupland. The Commis- sion will not begin work in Pales- time under order is restored. Renter.
On Monday defendant was seer crouching behind a wall and when chased made good his escape. As the result of information received the was arrested in Shamshuipo yesterday and admitted the thefts.
Lord Peel was a member of the |Indian Round Table Conference jand Chairman of the Burma Bound manner in which the Mandate of Table Conference, 1931-32; Sir Palestine was being implemented, Horace Rumbold was formerly in relation to the obligations of (Ambassador to Germany; Sir Mor-the Mandatory towards Arabs and at aris Carter was formerly President Jews respectively; and to ascertain was ordered by the keeping close to the kerb King's Bench Division to pay his point where there was an obstruc-fof the Court of Appeal for East-whether, upon proper considera- ern Africa and latterly served on tion of the terms of the Mandate, fiancee £764 damages fór injuries tion in the road.j received in a motor collision.
Miss Roebuck received a double the Cotton Enquiry Commission in either Arabs or Jews had any He was Mr. Leslie R. Brown, fracture of the jaw and a badly Uganda and the Kenya Land Com-legitimate grievances on account Lydeard Road, East Ham, who torn lip, but fortunately, Mr. Its mission, 1932-33; Sir Laurie Hau-of the way in which the Mandate A sabre, with which a man was was sued by Miss Priscilla Boetice Lawrence added, she was only mond was Governor of Assam had been or was being implement- from 1927 to 1932 and Chairmanjed, and if the Commission-is satis- accused of assaulting a woman, buck, a nurse at Queen Mary's slightly disfigured.
Mr. Brown was ordered to pay of the Indian Delimitation Com-fied that any such grievances were was presented by him, after be hospital, Stratford, E.,
•had been discharged, to
It was stated that ins Boebuck the costs of Mr. HL
mittee, 1936; Sir Harold, Morriswell founded, to make recommenda- motoring Yoxall, the chairman of the Bench and Mr. Brown were
has been President of the Indus-tions for their removal and for trial Court since 1926; Professor prevention, of their recurrence.” at Birmingham. The man, Thomas along High St. North, East Ham,
Coupland has been. Beit Professor Asked why Martial Law, kad not Edwin Shepherd, aged 45, of Me-when the car was involved in a
A "Turkish Jawyer, was” -giving of Colonial History at Oxford yet been enforced in Palestine, Mr. dina Road, Tyseley, had been re-collision with a motor-lorry, be- manded for a week for medical longing to Mr. Christopher George evidence in French in a Probite since 1920.
Ormsby-Gore said that Martial COMMISSION'S AIM Law had not been proclaimed be observation.
Hill of Wellington Road, Forest action to-day over.. The chairman said the bench Gate.tkert,
England left by a Turkish woman
A British Oficial Wireless mes cause, having regard to the exten- The accident occurred during a when the interpreter
sage adde" that the Commission is sive powers conferred on the High were satisfied that the cause of the
ascertain the underlying Commissioner by the Palestine man's action was a combination thunderstorm' on the night of well and was unable to
Mr. Linton _Thorp,
"of the usturbances which Defence :: Order-in-Council, it had of drink, ill-health, and the effects September: 1 of a thunderstorm. The chairman Mr. Justice Lawrence held that was appearing in the case, suce froke out in Palestine in the mid-not up to now been thought
enquire. Into the necessar or desirable to do so. accepted the staire
Mr. Brown was to blame for not fully replaced him."
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