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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1937
LOCAL LEPER
QUESTION
Denial That Colony Exists
LATEST BOOK REVIEWS
MOTHERS UNION
Talk By Lady Riddle To H.K. Members
CRIME NOVELS OF [citement of the chase; manhunts have gone out with civilisation, but 1936
Lady Riddle, wife the thrill of hounding a wizinal through the tangled, undergrowth the Governor
of the Com-
DEFENDERS HIT BACK HARD
Madrid Recaptures Strategic Hill
Madrid, To-day." Crime fiction appeals to such of cines, over mountains of mo-monwealth Bank of Aus-After being for over two months Dr. S. N. Chan, at the Urban Council: meeting yesterday, asked variety of amiable human weaktive, across miles of print that tralia, yesterday afternoon de-in the possession of the Rebels, livered a homily to Hong Kong the Loyalist forces have re-cap- in nesses that only a fool can wonder still remains. questions regarding lepers
Crime fction, moreover, presents mothers on the evil effect of hired the whole of Los Angeles Kowloon to which the Chairman and only a püritan carp at its suc
The detective novel (using a pleasantly, gilded moral pill. The certain types of films on chil-Hill, near the Getafe airport, five
the aren
miles south of the capital, taking replied, as follows:
Question: With reference to the term at present in its collo-more we read about murder
Lady Riddle, who addressed over 200 prisoners and large certain statements made in the quial sense) stimulates that oldest less likely we are to commit it, It not only do we realist how diff-
Militiamen promptly renamed local Press sometime ago that of our instincts-curiosity. there was a colony of lepers in communicates to us, also, the excult it is to get away with a max a meeting of the St. John's quantities of Ammunition. der nowadays, bet by steeping Cathedral and St Andrew's the position "Red Hill"
It is estimated that 1,000 instr Shamshuipo, and in view of the
ourselves in this vicarious kind of Church Mothers' Union, is on aj
There gents held the hill when the Loy- frequent complaints received that lepers ventured out at night and will be rounded up and segregat-violence, we are offering a son to visit from Australia.
the Cerberus of our satural pag-she is Vice-President of the alists struck southward from Ma-
Council of the arid freely mixed with the public, willed from the public? ~
Not Rounded Up
nacity. At heart, too, we all like Central this Council
Mothers' Union in New South The Halls of the Angels are re- the Chairman of
the Answer: Investigations made
Wales. answers to
by the Health Officer have brought believe that virtue must triumphant; that is partly
The speaker reminded Is it a fact that a colony of to light no evidence of the pre doubt because none of us can con
colony of of z
ceive that he is really bad. All audience
work In Septem this satisfaction and reassurance Mothers Union is lepers exists in Shamshuipo- or sent existence other districts in Kowloon, and if lepers in Kowloos
one gets at the purely nominal worthwhile. The main ides of ao, whether they have been or ber last year a number of shacks
the Union is to emphasise the (Continued at foot of west Col) inhabited by squatters were found price of 75. 6d.
on the piece of hilly ground west
spiritual side. "The only way you can get into the spiritual If there is among your aequain-life," she said, “is by spending a dozen of these squatters show-
some time on prayers. We have got The shacks tance sme lewd mocker, ed signs of leprosy. were cleared away but the lepers trusted sceptic who will have none to try and be what we want our
kindly furnish
following questions:
of Tong Mi Road at the rear of the A Set Of Six Tong Mi Market: approximately
were not rounded up.
up,
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garded as being of great strategic
the portance as they dominate the villages of Getafe and Caraban- for healt-Beater. well
of six
that "Flowers for the Judge by Ma
Allingham (Heinemann); the year has produced in each of gery
BRITISH SHIPS IN PACIFIC
Assistance Issue In Parliament
London, To-day.
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade was asked in
be
the
Question: If the reply to the excellent opportunity to turn him preceding question is in the from his drab ways. I affirmative, and if the lepers have you send him a parcel been rounded up, will the Chair- books, containing the best man kindly state:
is the number thus rounded the severa genres of crime fiction. "Dead Mer's Morris hy Gladys Parliament if a statement could
be made on the discussions The pare-puzzle type will be re- Mitchell (Michael Joseph)—a love- Ly Freeman Wills by present for any friend living in
tween the Government änd Agatha Christie's Governments of the Dominions re- (b) whether any of the lepers presented
(Crime are in an advanced state of their Crofts's "The Loss of the Jane Oxfordshire;
garding assistance for British Vosper" (Crime Loss), as good a “Cards on the Table” disease, and
(e) whether the rounded upjstory 18 this master has ever put Club), which should be sent as bipping services in the Pacific, lepers are being treated locally or together. Trent's Own Case," by warning to fanatical bridge play said that the report of the Imper The sal Shipping Committee had been Con under consideration and the Unit- are sent to leprosariums outside E. C. Bentley and H. Warner Allen ers; "Mr. Pinkerton Has
(Constable), "Death at the Pre-Cine," by David Frome
Government had of the colony.
sident's Lodgings," by Michael mans), a book which will add toed Kingdom Sent to Hospital
to time Innes (Gollancz)the most pro the delights of anyone who is formulated certain proposals as s Answer: From time
concerned which lepers who were not British sub-missing first novel of recent years spending Christmas in a Bath basis for discussion with the House" (Gollancs), would be communicated to those jects and who possessed no per-end Agatha Christie's The A hotel; and Ellery Queen's typical Governments mit issued by the Hon. Director of C Murders" (Crime Club),, a "Half-Way Medical Services have been round masterpiece of construction, will Before leaving this category Governments in the course of the show at its classi-inst also mention the sprightly next few days--British Wireless.
which "The Arabian Nights Murder,” by ed.ap by the Police and conveyed 80 in to to the Tung Wah Smallpox Hoscar best the novel in
detective interest is pre-Joha Dickson. Car-en-author heart (Hamish pitsi at Kennedy Town pending the
the Sheklung dominant but the characters are after my own their despatch to
best book Leper Settlement Similar action active partners. As an example of Hamilton); "Murder By Experts" will be taken in the future.ja straight novel written round a Anthony Gilbert's Thirty-three lepers were so ruand-ezime, I would recommend "Doral (Crime Club) + and Mr. H. C. Bai- Beddoe," By Winifred Blazey ley's delightful short stories, "Clae ed up in Kowloon during 1336.
Some of those rounded up were Michael Joseph): it is a remark-For Mr. Fortune" (Gollancz).
This special par- Finally we come to the rigour in an advanced state of the disably fine book.
esse.
Most of those detained havel been sent to Sheklung, and some are being treated locally,
"Quack" Remedies
Dr. Chau further asked:
In view of the apparent existence
of a number of lepers in the Co-
H.K. DAYLIGHT SAVING
Urban Council Passes Resolution
cel will be made up by Graham of the game, the class of novels Gm For Sale" that relies on detection pure and
Kesiry Wade's The Urban Council yesterday Greme's "A (Heinemann), just to show your unadulterated. doubting Thomas what a rat-rate "Bury Him Darkly (Constable) passed two resolutions which ex- novelist can do when he turns to will head this list, more or less pressed the opinion that a mea- the "thriller.”
Mind Of The Criminal
hotly pursued by Dr. Freeman's sure for daylight saving is advis The Penrose Mystery" (Hodder able in Hong Kong, and that the and Stoughton) and Milton Prop-best hasis for such a measure vili
It has been a very diffent list per's "Murder at the Polls (Har-be the advancement of the present lony, I would like to invite the at- tention of this Council to the fre- to make up; so many other capital (rap). quent extravagant advertisements yarns have clamoured for recogni-
Hong Kong Standard Time by 30 minutes throughout the year.
There was only one dissentient at a full meeting of members ----
in the Chinese Press by "quacks" tion. Let me take the most ambi-Lady Addle Of Eigg
"Lady Addle Remembers," by Mr. A el Arculli who express who claim to be able to effect tious category drst-the novel in cures Can the Council institute which crime, or suspected crime, Mary Don Methuen, 5s), is an ed an opinion that the beasts measures for the proper supervi- is made the basis of a psycholo- elaborate skit on the sentimental which might accrue from the mer- sion, investigation or verifention gical study. Winifred Blazey's book of society reminiscences. It sure would not outweigh the hurd- of the qualifications of those who book have mentioned already. In recounts from earliest childhood ship which it would inflict on claim to be able to effect cures, so the absence of anything from the the life of Lady Addle, of Easthree classes of people, children as to prevent intending patients pen of that excellent writer apos who played halma with the great who have to rise early to go to Lord Salisbury, and bicycled with school, factory hands and others and the general public from betrophised by the poet as: ing imposed upon?
The Chairman replied:
"Fairest Des, all les excelling" Bismarck; it is so accurate, s.70: who already have to reach their. this extegory is still well repre-production of the spirit and man-work by 7 pm or earlier, and those The control of persons practis sented by "Middle Class Murder," ner of this kind of book as to be who already prefer to rise early Hamilton (Methuen), almost indistinguishable from the and take their exercise before go-
thing. Another skit is ing to work ing medicine is vested in the Houby Brace Director of Medical Services un-Kenneth Livingstone's "The Cloze real
der the Medical Registration Or-Papers" (Rich and Cowan), and ""Through" Darkest Poudelays," by Dr. S. F. Li seconded the mo dimance of 1985. That Ordinace The Unfinished Crime," by Miss "Serena Springstone. – Stanley" tion, which was put to the meeting (Chatto and Windus, Ga), a bar-by the Chairman, Mr. E. R. Todd, prohibits ary person not being aE S. Holding (Newnes).
registered medical practitioner Turning to sovels in which the Senque of the darkest Africi type while Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam ex- from practising medicine for gain psycholagical interest is still pre- of traxel book, done in the form pressed agreement with the mo- This is port it enthusingstically since the or publishing his name as practis-dominant, but the detective in-of letter, Ing, 3 gerrakus andįtion bat said that he did not sup- kombers who would benefit would Ing medicine. "Practise includes terest plays a vital part, I would gullible English Lady. the diagnosis of any form or forms mention first Milward Kennedy's goodish nonsense."{
of disease. It is expressly stated, extremely interesting experiment, Three books en sport are "They be very small, though no one
Hutchinson, application however, in Section 3 of the Me"Sic Transit Gloria" (Gollaner).}he Off" by Bit (A. M. Harbord) would suffer hardship through its dical Registration Ordinance that Richard Hall's two novels. "Mur-and. Baff ("F") nothing in this Ordinance shall be der Isn't Easy" and "The Ghosts), which is about racima. “Ski deemed to affect the right of any I War" (both from Faber and Fest, by 1 L. Bastage, Blus- Chinese person to practise me-Faber) also come mader this head-trated by Lewis Baumer (MetaLetters to the Secretary of a dicine or surgery according to pare-ing.
58), which is about skating and
Golf Chib Ingeing and ice-hockey as well as ly Chinese methods, provided that Vivid Characters
all-ing; and "General Farcursue Incomé-Tax Trombl such person does not take or use
"Dear Six. Unless.. REWERY & DISTILLERY, LIMITED. any name title or addition, cal Next, the detective novel that and Co.," by George C. Nash, with culated to induce anyone to believe contains really vivid and plausibles Ultrations by Christopher - that he is qualified to practise me characters. Here there is an em-lett and the author (Chhatto and Nathaniel Gubbins, with pictures dicine, or surgery. --
to harrassment of riches I should Winds, Sa), which is a sequel to 2. Willam M. Handy Choatledge, bracket at the top of the class /Continuell at foot of next Col.) 58) a guide to income tax dodg- modern scientific
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ing Baploring the Avenuss,” by ¡R & Clement Brown, Instrated by Fingasse (Heffer, 58), contains light sketches in domestic life, sport, the professions and soon, with nome-verse thrown in, Mrs. |Bursitis Calls," by Mabel Con- standinos (Boutledge, 38-60), Te- couts further adventures in the lifeonf" "the-famous wireless char- seters; while "Laugh With Her by Sir Seymour-Hicks (Cassell, Sa fd), tell one story after an- other. Some of the stage ones are good. Finally a book of a differe ent type; #After All" by Clarence Day (Chatto and Windus, 7s 64). These essays and aketeber and versez by the author of “Lite Father," are sometimes serk sometimes selimciscoly
times gay, but the Brawings the author) are abways witt