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A Motto has been suggested Italian Navy. It is: "Stop me and sink.
A HEARTENING survey of the health of Britain was given in the House of Commons yesterday by the Minister of Health, Mr. Mal- colm Macdonald, who stated that in the dis- turbing situation of the year 1939, which in- cluded eight months of uneasy peace and four months of war, the health of the nation had *******000000000000 been uniformally good.
one.'
During that year the number of children FOOD
in England and Wales who died before their
first birthday was 50 per thousand, the lowest SHORTAGE
figure ever recorded. The same could be said of the maternity mortality rate which had fal- len to 2.82 per thousand births.
The death rate from all forms of tuberculosis at 636 per million was one per million higher than the in 1938 but less than half figure in 1914.
of affairs will be achieved when bunks have been set up, which will be in the very near future.
"A healthy standard of sanitary equipment is being provided.
The Medical Officer of Health
- Mr.. Macdonald continued: "The worst visitation of 1939 was the in each borough is being made rc- cutbreak war. At its very begin-sponsible for ensuring that tre- ning it threw a new kind of strain quent inspection of upon our health services which shelter is made. they successfully withstood and which showed their adaptability to circumstances.
Large Migration
"In each shelter holding more
which will run beyond normal
first aid supplies."
IN SHAMEEN
The complete cessation of traffic with Hong Kong and Macao, and the ban- ning by the Japanese au- thorities of the import of each public fresh fish and vegetables from districts surround- than 500 people there will be a ing these places has caus- first aid post, the equipment of
ed somewhat of a scarcity in certain commodities
increased and foodstuffs in Canton.
Food prices have
particularly very considerably, sugar and pork, while American "They are showing again that oranges, it is reported, are sell- they deserve the best out of lifeing in the city at three military that organised human society canyen apiece. On Shameen they are Our present trials in th's much give and we must certainly do all selling, when obtainable, at forty bombed city and throughout the in our power to see that the care Hong Kong cents each.
Local B.A.T. cigarette stocks
be completely rest of the country are not a pre- of their health and such that they lude to defeat. They are not the possess of physical strength not appear to death agony of Britain but the only outlast and defeat the Nazi hausted and what stocks are now but enemy but overcome successfully available in retail stores are sell- rather unpleasant, terrible
the civilian problems they willing at very high prices. hopeful pangs of a new Britain.
The evacuation of 730,000 chil- dren and 420,000 mothers from the industrial cities of the country was a large migration of people from populous areas where necessary special medical services were located.
Mr. Macdonald concluded: "In these testing days and nights the common people of Britain are de- monstrating once more their very fine qualities.
clared." British Wireless.
The sojourn of London and other have to face when peace is de- city children under the evacu- alion schemes in the country has had a most stimulating effect on their physical well-being.. Fresh air has made them taller, heavier and more resistent to illness.
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The Shameen community is beginning to feel the pinch as the local branch of the Dalt Farm and Ice Cold Storage Co. 'has been unable to import any fresh meats, butter, cheese and so forth since the end of July. They are completely sold out of cheese, bacon and "fancy lines" of meats and only regular cus- THE MANAGER OF THE tomers are now being supplied. We must see to it after the war MODERN READERS SERVICE, with butter; even then they are that our town and city children NO. 33, QUEEN'S ROAD CEN- rationed to half the usual quan- have ample opportunities every|TRAL, FIRST FLOOR, WAStity.
Fresh Draughts
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year to go and draw fresh draughts, SUMMONED BEFORE MR. H. G. Coal is obtainable only in small of health and life from the lovely SHELDON K.C., THIS MORN- quantities at prices averaging countryside of England."
ING, FOR SELLİNG BOOKS IN- HK$60 per ton against the pre- Dealing with the strain of the FRINGING COPYRIGHT.
occupation price of HK$28. heavy German raids in recent The books involved were Hall Reuter, weeks Mr. Macdonald said: "Stret- and Steven's School Arithmetic, cher parties, first aid ambulance Hall and Steven's School Geome- teams and hospital orderlies, try, Nesfield's Grammar, New Vol. 1A nurses and doctors have perform- Method Readers from
ed their task, often under fire, to 7, of Longmans, Green and with inexpressible coolness and Company. skill. We know now what we Mr. M. A. da Silva pleaded suspected before, that they will guilty on behalf of defendant.
hard, or danger that is alloted them.
LED LIKE LAMBS TO
be equal to any work, however Mr. R. M. M. King appeared for SLAUGHTER
Air Raid Casualties
the prosecution.
Defendant was fined $200 and the books were ordered to be confiscated.
COUNSEL BUT NO
ACCUSED
The Rumanian people are angry at the way they have been hoodwinked into acquiescing with re- cent developments, ac- cording to Ankara Radio.
"At this moment only some 5,500 bods in wards are filled by air raid casualties. It would be a mistake to feel too much assur- ance from the fact. It would be foolish to assume that we shall not suffer worse before the enemy
CHUI LOI, WHO IS CHARGED Hundreds of secret. pamphlets is finally beaten back from London to Kent and from Kent across the WITH MANSLAUGHTER OF HO denouncing the Germans and those Channel and from the Channel YAU-SAM, AND WHO IS ON who paved their way have been over Europe until he is smashed BAIL, FAILED TO ANSWER HIS distributed all over the country.
AT THE CRIMINAL The staff of the German nával on the soil of Germany herself." NAME
mission has arrived in Bucharest Dealing with the problem of the SESSIONS THIS MORNING. large numbers spending nights in Mr. H. C. Macnamara, for ae-and. all Jews in the oil-districts shelters for protection against cused, said that, through an over-have been told to leave immediate-. enemy air attack, a, "problem sight, the instructing solicitor for- ly: Reuter. which looms out of the winter got that pleas were taken to-day.. darkness just ahead," Mr. Mac- Attempts were being made to get donald said: "Already some 480,000 in touch with the accused, who school children, about 56% of the works at Needle Hill Mines..
The Chief Justice, sald whole school children population In London evacuation areas, have pleas were always taken on the 18th unless it was notified other- wise in the "Gnzette." :
left.
"At the present time mothers and children are leaving London at the rate of several thousands each day. And every few days now we are taking some hundred of aged and infirm who siro amongst the most d'ficult pro- blems in shelters to be cared for in hospitals and homes found for them in the country.
that
"CAT" FOR ASSAULT
ON WOMAN
At the Criminal, sessions this He had nothing in the de-morning before Sir Atholl Mac-. posit ons regarding bail. This Gregor, Chan' Shau-keo and Wong could be argued later. He issued a warrant for accused's. arrest.
AMERICAN SCHOOL
Man pleaded guilty to assualting
a weman at Kowloon on Septem- ber 19 with Intent to rob..
Chan Shau-kee was sentenced to nine months hard labour and TO CLOSE
12 strokes of the cane. Wong (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" Man who also pleaded guilty to possession of a revolver and four The American School in Pet-rounds of ammunition was sen- ping is to close down owing to tenced to 12 months' hard labour. "It is of supreme importance that the evacuation of American citi-On the assault charge he night dwellers in shelters should zens. The school decided yester-1 sentenced to 18 months and 12 be able to lie down in comfort and | day to suspend all classes. strokes of the "cat," the sentences the sleep of the just: That-state | Havas, "
PETAĻAI MOZGlto run concurrently.
Shelter Sleepers
was