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» Fienas rreard my ́role in the "FILM NEWB" Blaz Ballot for the actor and spitem whose names are given below, I have alas chosen what i conulder le bi the beat flm of the year (October 1947-October 2015).
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1,.1040..
New Anti-TB Sanatorium
To Start Next Month
Hong Kong's new Anti-Tuberculosis Sanatorium,
on the site of the former Naval Hospital, Wanchai, will be ready to start in late Febru- ary, it was reliably learned by the "China Mail" yesterday.
The sonctorium, named "Ruttonjee" Sandtorium” ofter Mr. J. H. Ruttonjce who contributed HK$500,000 to the fund for starting the in- stitution, was to have opened in January, Delay in completing, the renovation and ob taining equipment caused the postponement.
A NILM
HK$700,000 is According to plan, the sunatorlum being expended on renovating |wil stur ol with 100 beds. and equipping the sanatorium.
The estimated cost of traintain- Workmen have been working
Ling a bed is 11R$500 a year, und 5600C90 wdl be the annual ex- at full pressure during the
penditure in rumming the institu- past month to rush the work tion the Best year. to completion.
Great Sea Mystery Recalled
The anatorium ha accontinodu- Alớn Tor at lenst 600 beds, A much large number can be taken in ifinances permit,
Foremost Problem
The foremost problem of the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis As- sociation, which K operating the profeet, is Amance. Future d vetowment and maintenance of the | sanatoritim will depend upon what One of the world's greatest funds the Association will be ubic sea mysteries, unsolved since | to raise, the "Chia Mall was 1028. was recalled by loent toll. Danish shipping circles yester. day in an interview with the "China Mall".
A Bug day appeal, originally fixed for January, has been post- poned to February, to coincide with the opening dute uf sanatorium,
lie
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Hong Kon T Arst Anti. Tuberculoals Sapatorium will be opened in February. It will occupy the former Naval Hospital (chown above) op. posite the Junction of Ken. nedy Road and Queen's Road East"China Mall Photo,
New Anti-TB Sanatorium
Glowing Tribute-
Paid To Memory
Labour Force Of Filipino Hero
On Rubber
Estate Up.
The labour force on the
"In purity of spirit and in brilliancy of intellect, Jose Rizal, I say in all modesty, surpasses any known human figure in recorded history.
estate of the Shanghai-Suna. "He was an excellent student; an eminent phy-
Shipping circles throughout the world realy s balled by
The question as to whether the | the 20-your-add disappearance of sumatorium is to be run entirely tra Rubber Estates, Ltd. is Baisals einlet training ship, ma charity institution or to take slowly increasing as the old Kobenhaven.
in paying patients has not yet hands are trickling back to According to the story, the been decided by the Association, settle once again on the estate world's the only hye-raasted! The professional and technical was reputed by the Cha sere rigger, Kobenhaven, solfed staff, about 15 of whom are upwman, Mr. F. T. Mchala, at the from Mund-video, Uruguay, for in Hong Kong, at provided eu Fifteenth Annual General Meetius, | Austana web 45 caders and 15 rely by the Sisters of St. oflerts on board on December 14. Columbia, whose home house is at of the company, held in the South. 1 1930
County Clare, Ireland. Seven days later, a signal was Mother Doloroza is the Superlur. The state was recovered in received from the vessel report. Dr. Aquinas and Dr. Clifford are March, 1948, and production wr ing all's well."
She was this the medical officers, and Sister resumed in May, stove when the with
crop has been as to about 400 units from liver Plate,, Catherine, the matron. Other sis-monthly
Since that day the inte of theters are the technical and medical #1,000 1, July 43,000 it. Aus
lows: May-20,486 11. June rigger has remained a mystery.oersamei. She absappeared without trace o
14,000 1 September - 50,000 elur, provoking world-wide specu-
ib. Octobe 45,000 lb. l No lation that is undi nimshed after
vember -31,000 lb. two dermies,
The First Time
Chius Morniai! Pod Pourd Brom.
Col. Sleeman Due In HK On Tuesday
Colonel James Sleeman, Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Oversens, is expected to arrive in the Colony on Tuesday. He will stay here until the end Jantary and will be a gues! at Government House.
of
A Freeman, of the City of Lan- dori, Sir James' first ometal ap- pointment in the Colony will be his attendance at a speciát Church Parade by the local Belgade,
On January 12, he will be pre- sent at the Annual Ball of the Brigade. Later he will inspect alt ranks and address the Hong Kon Rotary Club.
Later in the month, Sir Jaure will visit the Maternity Home nt Shatin,
the First Aid Post at Un Long in the new New Territories, und the Choung Chan hospital.
Before leaving Hong Kong t end of the month, Sir Jans veill visit Macro and Cablon 10 address the Rolnry Clubs in the two cities.
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A farewell cocktail party will be given in honour of him by the locul Brigade on the eve of his departure for Mainya.
In Army 49 Years
the
Sir Jomes, formerly of Royal Sussex Regiment, joined the Army 40 years ago. He served. In the South African and the Brit World wars.
In 1920, he made his Brst in- spection trip to Canada. Etcpre- senting the Duke of Connaught in 1935-06 he vislied the Order of St. John establishments in South Afrien. Rhodesin,
Zealand, and Australin,
visited
sician; an oculist of exceptional ability; a fine linguist who was at home in no less than a dozen languages; a physical, political and
In 1036-38 SA social scientist; an engineer and pointer; o Kenya, Uganda, Tanguayo, Zan- zibar, South Africh, St. Helens. poet and sculptor; a prolific writer; and, above
India, Ceylon, Burian, Maloya and all, a thorough and genuine patriot.
Hong Kong. In 1945 he made in- spection visits to the East Indies, "Rizal was like a diamond The shiging of the Philippine Bermuda and West Africa,,
National Anthem facets,
concluded the each multiple
Sir Jumes is author of The first part of the day's celebrations, several heaks among which are shining at every angle.
Lunch, a Filipina", was served "Thug na Mlion Murders", other figure of his versatility, which the guests danced to music Organisations", "Hints for Active
to witness an- world is yet
on the spacious verandah, after "First Principles of Tactics anet
It is indeed appropriate and provided by Frei Capto and its | Service", and "From Rifle to needful that today we pausechestra. DVCT the
of this greatness This is the rst time that the The directors, the Chorma The loss of the Kobenhaven In-Sisters of St. Columba are extend- sakt, have decked to make fult, Sungyman who died that you !
life better spred a world-wide search last-me their activities to Hong Kong, use of such labour as was await and I may live [ing several yours, but nothing has The Order, founded 25 years able auf to make every effort to and happier than he found it." jmiterialised,
ugo, la international, and has now bring the estate on to revi The above glowing tribute t Theories have
Jose Rizal, been advaner membership of about 500. It carning begin, helare utile taking the memory of Dr. but none has been confirmed. was originally founded for ink any capital expenditure for re- Filipino patriot who was shot by
Some said she might have been sions to the Chinese, though now habilitation purpees.
the Sponlords 42 years ago, tak rammed by kebergs in the South its activities extend to other ter All pn-wae balances have be. I hold by Mr. 1. C. Baja, Philippine Atlantic, or that site capsized in afritories as well, including the converted to Hong Kong dollar Consul, at the Rizal Day celebra- cyclone and sank without being) Philippities, Burina and the United at 'CNS7,50 to HKST får the pur-
Vans held at the Filipino Club able to use her radio.
Suster.
pose of arriving at balance sheet | Vosteritay. The most plausible theory the
Welcoming the kuge number of its activities in China! Aseang
for prescalation to the share- Chitin Mail" was tok, is that Mal are hospitals and dispensaries at holders The balance brought for, President of the Club and one of guests. Mr. H. J. Matalar, Actihr might have been disliol to plecer Nanchenghsten, Kinngsi, and at ward to profit and loss
Brentf on the cliffs of Tristan Da Cunha, Hanyang; orphanages and uses from 1941 is 502,959.85, from this the leaders of the Filipino.com. In lonely island in the South At- for the blind; and the Saneta has been deducte the differencing symbolised
manity, said that the large grther.
the zrational tuntic.
Sophin Girls School at Shanghai. in the book value of verlain assets salilarity for which their patriot The theory is based on the story! The present staff is drawn l-lost or unsrer unted for is a result gave his life. by a missionary on the island,, most entirely from the Chinese of the war and Jajrmose recupa- He said he saw a bug sailing vessel Missions of the Order. Further tion.
in distress and drifting helplessly! persawet will be spade avalialde Alr. Mebam rail that 35. C. a month after the ship left Monte-j as the scope of the Sanatorium Grumitt, a local director, and inselt visited the estate in July
video,
expatids.
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Continent Of Atlantis Never Existed
Berkeley, California, Dacomber 31,
The Lost Continent of Atlantis never existed, a soa- going scientist claims after 13 years of explor- ing the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Dr. Maurice Ewing of Columbia University says he has mapped, photographed, probed, sounded and visited the ocean deep since 1935 and found no evidence of the mysterious continent. The continent popularly is Columbia oceanographers ace believed to have sunk in a using every available type of the determination of his country-great_entaclysm of pre-historic surface vessel and submarine this year and the general appear men to relieve the ideal for which times.
study" the “éxart make-up of "the" auce of the estate was satisfache sacrificed his life.
Decan bottom, including sonar- There never was such a type sounding devices, dredges,, place." Ewing says fully,
scismle reflections and core tubes. Te nid the National Academy rammed into the sediment, bring of Sciences he wasn't looking up ocean-bottom samples 00 dress, Mr. Balo said that "des directly for Atlimtis, but he took feet long. Mr. Melion was re-nlected a Rizal is not only to the Philip. | solersea platographs as deep as irector of the mapouy, morisert pines as Washington, Jeftersom er | 18.000 feet and found a burled by Mr. 4.K. Brand, and Sreonded Lincoln is to the United States, emples or lost cities., by Mr. WA. Welch. Lowe. Bhut- or Dr. Sun Yat-sen is in Clus hammad Mathews, were re-elect-ur Juurez in to Mexico, but Hist ed auditors for the ensuing year also belongs to the world and 1. at à fee to be devirled upon later, | ulf_ages.” This was proposent by Mr. Kadvorie and seconded by Mrja basandoz R J. Crokom:
tory especially after all the years. of inadequate supervision. How- rver, dykes, Watergates, roads and drains are in segent need of re- pair, he added,
Fairyland In Brussels
Bolongs. To The World
in the course of a stirring
His photographa even fail to living any spectacular inster's still unknown to
Show
Miss Baby Darling of the Au- É sevenge, Ballroom contribute.l
in
Lhree songa (including twas en- But Ewing's explorations of Cores) to the programmus of the most fantastic territory celebrations and Miss Corla the world, the great unknown Nalleccra folk song.
frontier beneath the sea, have hed new light on the geological
"We hope some day to get ar core which whi give us & con-. densed history' which will re- present the whole of geological time," Ewing says,-United Press.
TB CASES
In the first 11 months last year ere were 5,780 cases of tuber- culosis
the Colony with 1,77 death, according to a report issued by the Government Medient
Miss Consuelo Flores and Mos- ter Toy Lucidn entertune the history of the world and how it Department,
assembly with a delightful folk is made. #innce.
The monthly average for 1917 Ewing cucontrated his under was 404.6 cases with 155.1 deaths. weg research primarily along the s-calle mid-Atlantic ridge,
rauning under the ocean from ferland to the Antarctic. An- cent historians believed the lost continent was located there, and some modern scientists claim the ridge is the Inst trace of the engulfed land.
Nothing At All
"But
thers's nothing that looks like a "Lost Contimont' or drowned cities," he says. "Even if a city were covered by many feet of ooze, our photographers,
dragged or soundings should glyp us como indication It was there."
The sea-going explorers have photographed animals which live in darkness-three miles down, and have taken pictures of foot-: prints and tracks left by animals which science thus far has bean unable to identify.
However, none of the lying| monsters_photographed are up- known, Ewing said, and even Aually the fossiliser, footprints should be identified.
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