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GOVERNOR LAUNCHES APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
Reminders
Today
'Police Reserve Club, cocktail party in honour of Com- missioner of Police, 2, Chater Rond, p.m.
Qantas Air Lines cocktail Party, Jacobean Room, HK Hotel, 0.30 p.m.; Whist Drive, European YMCA,
8.30 p.m. British Council's exhibition of Chinese Landscape Paintings by Prince Pu Chuan, Club Lusitano, 10 a.m.: Illustrated lecture at 5.45 p.m.
Jumble Sale by Society for Pro-
St
tection of Children, PRO Læs fure Fou, 10,30 am.
The Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association's campaign for funds was launched last night when the Governor Broadcast an appeal for donations over Radio Hong Kong.
The Association needs dt least an additional HK$ 150,000 yearly to operate the Ruttonjee Sanatorium, More money will be required to expand its activities to embrace an Out- Patients Clinic and to carry out 'anti-tuber- culosis, publicity work. In his broadcast, the Gover- nor said:
"Many of you when driving
will have Winchat through noticed the Buttonjee Sanatorium of the Hong Kong Anti-Tuber- culoals Association, and you must have been struck by the rplek- and-span appearance of the en- france, the buildings, Freunde
on the
what "Possibly you wandered it was all about, or you might hove said to yourselves: 'Well, it's that tuberculosis a good thing
and patients are taken care of, athen dismissed the matter from
your minds
Andrew's Church women's guld, outing to Fauling Ba bies' Home, 2550mble Church, 2 pan.
Coming Events
"On the other hand, those of you who read the accounts that TOMORROW
were published in the focal papers Bridge. Delve,” European YMCA, of the opening ceremony of the Sapatorliin ch Fibrary 4 last 0.30 p.m.
hd doubt remember that I
1k, Belary Club, talk by Mr.
Kenneth, Noble on Dominione Day, Roof Garden, ITK Hotel, 12.36 p.m.
was
CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 27,-
Possible Hospital Site?
When only the best will do
Trnia 10 year÷bia (Dominican House of Studies at Rosary Hill -has been 'Inspetted by Army medidas “¿mięt¥e=uprobably to see whether the place la suitable for a hospital in the event "óf "än "äméféenly.--("Chiria Mai"Photo)
Army Medical Officers Taxi Driver
60 for about 100 beds are occu- pled and it is hoped to fill the re- maining beds as soon as the rest of the staff prrive from phirpng.
The Sanatorium is
pirendy obtaining results for quite a number of patiente have been i discharged and many mora pre on the road to recovery. The patients receive the 'best madi. cat care possible, and the most nutritious food obtainable. All this care and treatment Is given absolutely free of charge and not a single cent is collect from the patients. It's estimated that the cost of maintaining one bed is $3,500 a year so that the annual cost of manning the Song- torium with 120 bed: is $420,000.
to Hive Government has agreed to. $160,000 a year towards meeting this cost, but the difference of A
must come from the $270,000 public. It is hoped that as many rms and individuals on possible will
and endow come forward bedo and thus relieve the Asso-
ciation of the burden of having to raise this sum annually.
spju fat tuberculosis przest 'sluple 'cause of adult mortality and morbidity in Hong
The Association's activities are Kohat being so it is also ful-by no means to be confined to the Recital by Carol Bateman's pupils filling a very useful and aportant running of the Sanatorium. It is (in ald of Fanling Bables function, by taking care of tuber- hoped that as anon as fundo are Home) at Helena May Inculor patients, thus protecting available to open Out Patienta stitute, 5.30 p.n.
you, as well as curing those who Clinics, to carry out Masu Radio- have been smitten by thin fellgraphy and to establish propa- disease.
gandu centres to educate the peo- ple in the ways
and means of proventing Tuberculosis.
The number of deaths due to
according Tuberculosis is, Health Department statistics, ap- proximately 50 a week which is
WEDNESDAY
K Art Club monthly exhibition, St. John's Cathedral Hul, 10 a. to pan.
Generous Gift
to
"I also stated that the capital Toc H Club, inveling at Talbot
expendijyre of renovating the House, 50, Macdonnell Road,buildings as you know they used 3.30 p.m.
to be the old Royal Naval Hospi-more than the aggregato total of a all other causes of death a week Recital by Carol Bateman's pu-tal--and equipping them for
in the Colony. plla (in ald of Fanling Be-tuberculosis hospital had bies Home), Helens May In-made possible by the generosity of Mr. Ruttonjce, Sir Robert Ho iltute 6.30 p.m.
and other public benefae-
THURSDAY
HK Art Club monthly exhibition, St. John's Cathedral hall, 10 u,m. to 0 p.m.
Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon,
at Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong. Junchean at Roof Garden, HIK Hotel, 12.45 pm.
FRIDAY Canada Day, Service at Salwan Military Cemetery, 9.5 a.m. Reception at Hong Kong Club annexe, 7 to 9.30 p.m. Canadian Club of Hong Kong, dinner dance, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 7.45 p.m.
Canadian Seamen Adamant
London, June 25. A mass meeting of Canadian sesten here, crews of the ships
and Benverbreac
Argomont, tonight confirmed a decision of their Strike Committee to con tinue their strike in spite of an ogreement reached with the owners yesterday.
Tung
lors.
been
thai
"But
to say on went there was at the cost of an. nual maintenance to be pro vided for. Towards this Gov- ernment has promised an an. nual grant of $180,000, but this dil only mast about half of sun is required' every
year.
Sequel To Anti-U.S. Protest
London, June 23.
Inspect Rosary Hill
Local military authorities have their pyos on the 15-year-old Dominican House of Studios at Rosary Hill-probably for conversion into an emergency hospital should the occasion ariso,
•
report that an agreement has been reached be-
tween the parties concerned was, however, denied by the Reverend Fr. Munoz, head of the Spanish Dominican Missign in Hong Kong, in an interview with the "China Mail" yesterday.
Father Munoz, who arrived here two weeks ago, explained that two medical officers from the Army inspected the place
Interest In Peace In Afghanistan
London, June 24. The Government of Pokiston
two weeks ago. They did not mention anything about the possibility of the, place being requisitioned for a hospital in an' emergency,
"Possly," he added, they have our building pn their records os u possible place for use as a hospital in ease of an extreme emergency."
Refugee Centra
China to take
Leaves Fortune
London
Jung-26.
London taxi driver
L hie comrades s known" ta
Huttore the "Becond," "I ha $871215,000. The drivär, Thomas Baldray, Taft "aume Intrust for cefatikoa" whilah will eventually - go' 10' xexixin Landen hospitals.
He expraved the wish that sach
or the ngapitals should put' plaque up, stating," "Mr." Buttons the
Lon- Second,
don taxi driver, was bohe- Factor to the hospital.
He said he Withed to be oremated, but first a desfor wag to make certain of thin Wath by opening an artery or by passing a needle through hia neoReuter
Steel Prices Show Drop In America
Pittsburgh, June 20. The American steel operating rate dropped grain jost. week This time it fell to 84.5 per cont of capacity, putting it about on the 1941 level
Steel prices are shaky. The magazine "Steel" placed the com polle price of finished feel at US$91.87.
This represents
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A well known wartime and post-war refugee centre, the Do- minican House of Studies, at 43. Stubbe Road, was built in 1994 by is greatly interested in seeing the Epanish Dominican Mission as that the peace in Afghanistana seminary for preparing students is not disturbed. Mr. Habib for priesthood.
present there are nearly 200 Rahimtoala, Pakistan's High inmates, mostly students. Some Commissioner in London, de priests who have coing on the clared here today.
refuge from "For this reason, they have war are also staying there. been constantly advising the The students come from all cont drop in the week:
The big producers have been Government of Afghanistan to parts of the Far East, and the banking blast furnaces and open desist from a course which is Mission ip International in charac-hearths becauso ofl
"lack: bf orders. Nine young men, who were each sentenced to six weeks full of hazards and instead acter.
Before the seminary in Hong About 60,000 workers have been friendship aprisonment after being found which has repeatedly been
hand
In the last .92 er-Kong was built, students who laid
few months. aller
wished study for priesthood
gainst this
egund, the chained to the railings outside ed to them by Pakistan, he was to be sent to Spain. This was the United States Embassy here sald
Mr. Rahimtoola said in a presa a more costly and less convenient headed by CID (Cangles on May 1, heard their appeals
Ses-statement that his attention had course than having them study dustrial dismissed by the London
Bince the seminary was start to negotiate wage. Increases, in- Falz Mohammed Khan, sions Appeals Committee today. been drawn to the statement of carer their homes as at present sident Philip.
ad, it has turned out more than suranea and pensions, Nogotia- Pamphlets issued by the Young Sardar
60 full fledged priests. This tions are temporarily in Communists League were belg the Afghan Ambassador in Lon-
Associated Press considered goed record as a handed out and posters displayed. don, published here today.
Afghan The substance of the
student's study takes from eight tain trium, or carry out protesting against British blood
to nine yaar. being used to fight American Ambassador's demand amounted un unwarranted interference wars, the prosecutor told the Ap-
in the internal affairs of Pakistan, peals Commitice.
he said.
sociation
is hot af, pa the As- And going to confine it activities to the Sinatorium, intends to operate in outpatients
propaganda clinic, to orgume campaigns, and so on. All of these and they will will cost mones. go on costing money every day. every
and every month
year. And where you come in. Bat
The Association cannot main-
The chains had to be removed with hacksaws.
to
the
of
The
Mr. Rahimfogla sald: North West Frontier Province of Pakistan and the territories a for as the Durand Line, which demarcates the Interna
between tional boundary Afghanistan and Pakistan are,
First Institution
The Pominican Misalon is the firat religious institution to send missions to the Far East from Spain. The first missionarias ar- ved In China in the 10th century, and today they are to be found in every country #reading
tes
Steel
Union,
OrgCES OF
of In-
PTU- istiying
No Deadlock In Sterling Talks
London, June 30,
A spokesman of the Treasury here tonight denied reports, that
clearly, the conlearn of the GPV * | Catholic faith among the inhabit there was a stalemate in the
ernment of Pakistan only."
By Plebiscito
I have men- the other
your continued Goned, without [Anancial support.
He said that there might have therefore call on you to con-
Association's funds been an ugly seene'as a large tribute to the By doi
doing so you will be perform-crowd standing around Included ing a humanitarian act, a public American Marines, one of whom spirited act, and an act that by Juid: "If you don't get Use boys combating the scourge of Tuber-out we will do it damn quiele." culosis will be protecting you and the members of your family."
The defending counselganid-
Indo British Sterling "talksiln the men wished to make a poli-
tants. Results Obtained
London tical protest and asked the Com-
***Father Nunoz sald it would be a | great pity 'it'tho" promised should Haying regard to the dim Sanatorium,mittee to spy that their method Ruttanlee The
specially was an error of judgment. The
the. talks pre proceeding which staffed by trained doctors, and nurses, was men had been in the Services and By a free and impartial ple- requistioned, de apart from flies fauing bath' gosintrigs, he
satisfactorily." Governor on had excellent characters.-Rea-bicelte held in 1947 the people having to find alternative acosm-added, apened by the
meetings of the North West Frontier Pro-osation for the Fathers and the ver students, it would cause a break
were ranged for February 24.
vince had expressed, by an over- he studios that he students were nonolal correspondent whelming vote, their desire to are now
Who seminary.
it "was "undeïstoba the old tonight form a part of Pakistan, he said:
Japandapalan of
the Co- (that no decisions are likely toʻng taken in the Indo-British talks, Line Jony, the Japapers (goic over,
Sterling now Afghanistan allowed the Fathers to the the slot involving the Indo-Pakistan sub-con-maining portion as a Red Cross procorting between the yester tinent. This has been repeated refugee setpe. The Japanese Union spinteles, nuding, Bri- ly re-affirmed in treaties and however, Infer gave up the ades of Lain; and United Stalas "Marshall
Plan experts. Reuter. agreements by Afghanistan." hofusing "the placo es sinospital.
will also "Canadian scamen
South- carry on their strike at
was Liverpool, It ampton and decided.
A sposterman
of the 'Strike
AF sald after the meet-
the
has now been sold and will have to be re
Steamships here issued a statement that a Sirike Committee allegation that they had violated yesterday's Circement was quite beyond their understanding.;
The Strike Committee decided to approach the British dockers' representatives during the week end to enmire that they would dupport the continued strike- Bouter.
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THE EVERGREEN
ter.
ST. JOHN'S SERVICE
John's "Ambvikneš.
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that since 1893, the Durand of the building or 4 hogy pending the oute
قطة
had been boundary between Afg
and
caid.
the
establishment
of
"Since Phiton, the tribes on our side
to
an
of the Durand Line have pledged their loyalty and support Pakistan and. have voluntarily declared themselves integral part of Pakistan.
"Pakistan's stand has through- out been based on the treaties and undertakings signed by the Afghan Government," he added. fleuter.
New System To Control Cotton Output
Washington, June 20... The US. Bernte, Agriculture Committee on Saturday approved: a new arston of controls over totion planting and marketing
the plan is intended to curb n prospective cotton surplus,
fixes lower marketing and plant-
Ing
if two-thirds of
1 STRZ oo, for them.
Department ex- How would
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