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RADIUM TREATMENT IN HONG KONG
Matilda Hospital Loan To Government
TERMINATED ON MAY 22 THIS YEAR
His Excellency the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Officer Ad- ministering the Government, who took oath of office on Tues- day morning. presided at res- terday's meeting of the Legis- lative Council whee the Hon. Mr. M.. K. Lo asked the follow- ing questions and was replied to in the following terms by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R. A. D. Forrest:
1. Will the Government be good enough to furnish to this Council
a full statement on the question of the availability of radium treatment in Government Hos- pitals, with particular reference to the following points:- (a) Is it a fact that a certain
amount of radium was loan- ed to the Government Civil Hospital by a privately en-! dowed institution, for
the general use of the patients of the Government Civil Hospital? If so, what were ! the termas and conditions under which the loan ་བ་ made?
(b) Is it a fact that the said loan i
was suddenly terminated?
the answer is in the affirma- tive, were any reasons given for terminating the said loan and, if so, what were the - reasons? (c) Is it a fact that since the withdrawal of the radíum mentioned above, there has been no radiom available at the Government Civil Hos pital and other Government Hospitals, for the use of the general public?
Answer. Since 1929 radium has been lent to the Government by the Trustees of the Matilda Hospital The terms of the loan were em- bodied in regulations drawn up by that institution designed mainly to safeguard the custody of the radium. The regulations also in- cluded the following stipulations:
Regulation 5. No charge shall be made to any patient for the radium used in his or her treat-
ment.
Regulation 7. Under no circum- stances may a Doctor lend the radium to a third party. In the G.C.H, however, where radium is lent to the Radiologist, he may loan such radium to the beads of the Surgical and Gynaecological Units for use in the G.C.H. or Tsan Yek Hospitals only.
Regulation 11. Each Doctor who gets the use of radium agrees to furnish a quarterly report to the Superintendent of the Matilda Hospital on the special report: forms supplied by the Matilda Hos! pital. This is in order that in- formation and experience may be accumulated in the use of radium.
(b) The loan was terminated on May 22 this year. The Tea- sons given were that for the earlier part of 1936 the quarterly reports referred to above had not been supplied; that radium had been used for the treatment of Euro-! pean patients at the Government i Civil Hospital; and that the Medi- cal Officer in Charge of the Matilda Hospital had not been given the facilities for exercising supervision of the use of radium in Government Hospitals required by the Trustees of the Matilda Hos- pital and by the Insurance Com- pany. It is observed with regard. to these points that the omission to on this one occasion was due an oversight which could have been corrected at once had atten- tion been drawn to it; secondly that the conditions on which the Joan was made contained no such discrimination; and thirdly, that the Government Radiologist is fully qualified to supervise the use of radium, and that outside super- vision is not a condition of the loan regulations.
(c) The Government possesses 20 milligrammes of radium. This amount is inadequate to meet the number of cases in need of radium treatment. On two occasions since the withdrawal of the loan thej Hospital has granted, the Govern- ment temporary use of the radium for treatment of a special case.
2. Will the Government consider the question of providing radium, under the control of the Honour- able the Director, of Medical and Sanitary Services, for the use of the general public? And will the Government consider. the suitability of utilising, either wholly or in part, the proposed King George the Fifth Memorial Fund for the acquisition-of radium for Hong Kong, so that it will be available to the poorest class in the community? Answer. The Government is approaching the Trustees of the Matilda Hospital with a view to securing, if possible, the renewal (Continued at foot of last Col)
This summer suit. worn by Marsha Hunt, the screen actress is of crisp, black taffeta with s white pin dot. The neckline and short sleeves are smartly accent. ed with rates of eyelet linen.
Carola Goya, famous American dancer, who, with her father, was in Malaga, Spain, when the civil war broke out last month. Lack of information on their where- abouts drew expressions of fear for her safety from their rela- tives in New York.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936
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eers.
The inte Thomas Meighan (right), star of the silent films, and his wife. Left top the pope-
lar star is shown as he appeared with Rudy Valentino when both were at the zeniths of their car- Left below is shot from the old silent days and, right below, Meighan-is shown with Je kie Cooper in a still from the late silent star's most reemt come-back picture.
(Above) Two Detroit aviators, tentatively identified as John L. Scott and Michael Frescura, were killed when their Taylor Cub plane crashed into Lake St. Clair at Grose Pointe, a Detroit suburb, last month This photograph was made as the bodies were being removed from the wreckage. (Right) This pretty little Brooklyn, New York, girl, who went to Spain to study dancing and singing early this summer, had to flee from San Sebastian because of the street fighting. She is Gloria Sileo, who, with her zant, Mrs. A. Alvarez, is now in Santander, Spain.
Jean Bell, above, known as Jean Cortello and Jean Arnold, is one
of the 80 girls who were held in New York last month as witnesses against Charles Luciano, convicted vice-czar.' Although she did not testify, she fled, to Washington, where the police found her uncons- cious with the initials C. L. cut in her flesh. Police say she identified
· her assailant as one of Luciano's henchmen.
Mex. Maxine Rickard, widow of the famous sports and light promoter, Tex Rickard, is here shown with her new, knobi A. Gili, a Chicago broker, after their marriage in the Chá Lady of Mount Carmel, Chicago.
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Perfect for an ocean voyage is this two-piece evening frock worn by Jane Travis, the film Favourite. The dress has a mag- gested sailor collar decollette and a row of white fabric-covered buttons down the front. The jacket is hip-length.
Although he is past the stage when most singers retire to rest upon their laurels, Feodor Chalia- pin, aged 63, internationally-famous Russian bassa, still studies singing—the crowning passion of his life. Chalispin is here shown with his daughter, Dassia, during a practice session, în their Paris home
Ruth Brooks of Valley Stream, Long Island, exlled for help ex the heavy werf disabled her at Long Beach, New York, Inst month. Lifeguard Wallace Johnson, with 2,000 --Horror-stricken, spectators. looking on, plunged into the sea and swant to her, resume, - Ho in shown an ha carlad Mini Brooks to the First Aid station, where she was revised.go
(Right)—Attractive Joan Blondell, the screen schem, WELD this powder blue crepe creation, her" frat" autumn formal gown- The shirt, fared from Ince' to Hemlins, ends in a short train. -such ties in front at the waistline with bow.
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CENSORSHIP OF CHINESE PRESS
Government Reply To Criticism
PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE
Replying to the speech of the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo favouring the abrogation of the present censorship of the Chinese Press in the Legislative Council yes- terday, the acting Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, said:
"My Honaarable friend's argu- ment in favour of abrogation of* the censorship falls into two parts --that the regulations in question, though properly made, are impro- perly continued (there being no emergency at the present time). and that the censorship of the press is in itself, an undesirable thing. To both of these lines of argument a certain cogency must be conceded." but 1, nevertheless, feel that this Council will agree that there are in present circum- stances good and sound reasons for the retention of the institu tion.
"As regards the former point, the Honourable Member seents, to have overstressed the word emer- gency. In the Ordinance which empowers the Governor in Council to make such regulations, an al- ternation occasion is given--one jof public danger. That danger exists still and will continue to lexist 'outil à definitely stable Gov- ernment exists in China. In parki- [cular the danger must be admitted to remain while civil war is threatening in one of the neigh- bouring provinces. It must not be forgotter either to what an extent the welfare of Hong Kong depends on good relations with her cus- tomers in trade, and that nothing will sooner prejudice those rela- tions than an impression that the Colony can with impunity be made a base from which, to foment dis- order.
Prevention Better Than Cure *None will defend interference with the reasonable freedom of the press, but it is the view of Gov- ernment that, so long as that free. dom is open to abuse by journals which in no sense represent im- partial criticism but which are the paid organs of disaffected groups, and so long as unrestrained publi. |cation can do very serious injury to our relations with China, and with other friendly Powers and so to the Colony itself, just so long is prevention better than cure,
“Apart from the possibility that an article might cause serious harm and yet might not render its publisher liable to prosecution, the Government feels that fear of possible consequences will not with any certainty prevent the publication of matter open to ob- |jection, and that, once the harm | is done it cannot be completely un- done even if the publisher is con- victed in a Court of Law. For these reasons the Government is unable to accept the motion."
The Hon. Mr. Lo's motion was | defeated by 14 votes to 2.
R.A.M.C. ASSN. Inactivity Deplored At Annual Meeting
Criticisms of the inactivity of those responsible for running of the Association' during the past two years were made at the an- (nual general meeting of the Hong Kong branch of the Royal Army Medical Corps Association, held in the board room of the Council yesterday."
Col. S. D. Reid
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was in
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chair, and there were present about 30 members.
The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: Chairman, O." C. 27th: Coy., RAMC.; Vice-Chairman, Dr. D.. 3. Valentine: Hoa Secretary, Sgt. Major A. A. Barton, Com- mittee, Sat-Major Powlesland, 15gt. Kingston, Pte Harris, Messrs. J. Skinner... L. W. Hume' and E. M. Wood.
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of the loan If this proves im possible the Government will con- sider other means of providing radiam for the use of the general public. The question of a Memorial Fand is still under consideration but, having regard to certain diff culties of care and custody, it is considered more satisfactory that "radion "should be purchased from the funds of the Colony rather than by theme of publicly sub- scribed: money.