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Army Inspects Jockey Club
Army representatives inspected the Jockey Club at Happy Valley (shown above) yesterday for possible requisitioning. A decision whether or not the place is suitable for military requirements has not yet been made. Should the Army take over the building, it will be for only a shori perlod as the half yearly race nicetings are due to start next month."China Mail" Photo.
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KAI TAK TOPICS
Mr. Spencer Beman, attache of The American Ambassy in Ma- nils, arrived in the Colony yes- terday.
Mr. Beman is on a four visit- ing the consulate and Embassies
in Batavia, Rangoon, Bungkook and Hong Kong, He will stay here. for a few days and then go on to Bangkok.
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Mr. Whiting Willauer, Vice- President of CAT strived tmaj Caulon yesterday,
Two no BOAC dying boats bringing in torties DE SIN achi ⚫ight claidion from Southchan
Son arived at Ka Tak yester day.
The chailhea hoklay are
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Forged Sweep Ticket Case Dismissed
The case against Tsui Tung and his wife, who were charged with demanding money on a forged. ticket from the Hong Kong Jockey Club, was dismissed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Control yesterday.
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CORRESPONDENCE
The Editor takes no responsibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents; and bu no means necessarily agrees with them. Standard Medical Fees for doctors who qualify as speci- in Government, pald from taxes Sir,-I read with great interest ulists by virtue of their holding collected, from us, to clieck such a report in your esteemed paper membership or fellowship in re practice and prosecute the guilty
cognised specialty boards people. of the 2nd instant under the
Government is at liberty to caption "Standard Medical Fees inedichie or surgery, and thus
fow that all-trade- Ured" that the Chinese Reform encourage physicians and suc-write Into Association proposed to ask Gov- Reons to think of the future of named products must reveal its ernment to fix a standard scale their chosen profession and not accurate formula of setive (n- container us to cheranch off anybody's spec-gredients on every of medical fees,
done In most of ttie more 1 feel that a lot of u who ally, which offen may lead to
advanced countries, Government happen to know something about disastrous results. the medical profestion will agree restrained from
Our doctors should also be could also refuse licences for the the practice et manufacture of medicines by un- that this idea sounds a little too much on the socialistic side. We dispensing or issuing their own qualified persons, but yet It Is preparations. for which Very wall known that anyone with a knew that when a man gets high price is charged the patient sullable place can apply for and life to the practive of medicine,
before
Ing
an
even
Cx-
dubious
"INDIGNANT REFORMER."
Stamp Club
he should first and foremost have on top of the often exorbitant obtain a Hernce in manufacture the health interests of his patients consultation feet. This monopoly any preparation for the treatment
own
of human aliments. at heart, but we must not forget of dispensing their
considered: good Why then, the 25 per cent tax tion cannot be that he is also entitled toothles too nor is it good practice. on locally produced trade-named little reward and donncial secu- Since the law does not force a medicines and get this tex is not rily according to his qualifies. tions and his skill, which can only person to see any privileged doc-imposed on most similarly trade-
the doctor named Imported products, be required by long years of for, neither shou self-sacrifice and intensive study, force the patient to buy medicing pensively imported and sold tagal-
It has even been estimated that from him alone, which becomes ly of semellmca it costs a minimum of HK$100,000 a secret to the deelor himself and nonufacture?
I shall be inuch obliged it you uire for which he con and often does, 700 can пequire
to the atten- his basic medical degrees, which name a very high price, and the would bring this Includes, of course, the inuney he long suffering patient who afilica of the Reform Clubs through spends in his college education having to pay a gt consita the medium of your esteemed and the years in hard study du- ton fee must also pay the high newspaper.
which he could have been price for his pedication.
The law provides for the re- earning a decent inccine. The gistration of drug-stores,
phur- should he desire to become a
and draggicis, specialist in
une any
of the inncien, chemists
Sir-With reference to a let- In medicins, and dispensaries in which i de many varied
which was in today's "China he will have to spend more time mands that the person in churge ter from "Signals" in post-graduate training, which must be a registered pharmacist, published means more years of loss of in- which means one who often has Mail would be plensed if you
training that
will inform your corresponden discharging the case, Mr. d'Almada said that
come, but which will make him received a little more
doctor in the
dotails of membership of there was strong evidence in defendant's
be obtained then the average n better physician or surgeon.
this Society may
to the Hon. favour. Defendants had gone to the Hong
upon application The doctor is therefore certam handling of drugs and polsons.
Such dispensaries or drug stores secretury at the above address,
сап competently ly, to a certain extent, entitled to Kong Jockey Club three times with their
A. F. EVANS, the fers he asks for. Similarly, certainly
any
prescription properly writ-
Hon. Secretary, mother and brothers, and had been seen by
a lawyer, a dentist, and
member of tem by any qualified doctor, and an engineer, of any
Hong Kong Philatelic if our doctors would give pre- a neighbour to be in a jubilant mood.
Society, the professionis. We are not res
scriptions instead of handing out
P.O. Box 448 Mr. 'Almoda also said that Mr. El Arvalli said that there quired by law to go la any one
Hong Kong. be some people selling doctor when we are all and are mediemes, the patient ban select free to choose anyone we want the dispensary or drug store that the cautioned statement taken night
We can chouse the one
who charges the most reasonable price, of the second accused after she tickets which were not genuine. on the ticket was
and he can denund to know the had been pul into custody The urgery
charges the cheapest or the one
the druggist. who is a little more specialised price of the prescription before showed that the prosegution very crudcly do. The fact that h
handing it over defendants went to ask for re-
and may charge more.
In this way the public in vick-report in today's mostration on a ticket like that
A fixed charge for medical fees
ness, will find it less expensive at yesterday's anceting of the showed that defendants were not
would certainly deprive most of and his treatment more satisfacce Suu-Committes of the Chi- Tau Tung, master of the Tanguilty but foolish.
our doctors and doctors-to-be of
Lory, for the doctor that dis- nose Reform Association,
a mistake regarding my refer- develop their Building Contractor, 30
incentive lo Chong D'Aguilar Street, and his wife Mr. d'Almarla,
The case was then dismissed by any after all, most of then penses his own preparations Wence to, the Colonial Secretary's
skill, for.
often be limited by the com wer charged with having ten-
are but human beings and have Tron ter defraud the sum $244,423 from Mr. Vincente Sau- tos of the Hong Kong Jockey Club by producing a forged "Lantap Handicap"
Detent- race ticket. dunts were arrested on May 27.
hearing. During yesterday's Mies Deleie Silvo, who lives in the same bulking as the two de- fendants at 39 Wyndham Street was called as witness. She said that sometime between the "Lan- to Handicap" race and defen-
lants
arrest, she had on
ՊՍԸ great laughter necasion noticed and joy sinong defendants. She saw the defendants laughing and struggling over a piece of paper.
Musters S.T. Sriven, J. Ainold, had not been satisfied
1. Kilmister, (3, Waller, D. U the facts of the case. Meelney, B S. Meelney, Ho- hope, A. G. Welts, B. D. Wells, Stoker. mad Brittans
Exams Alisses Moun Tong, N. Lewis, and
Lewis,
E.
Colonel M, S. Mansell and C! TubeT D. W. Büm idge arrived from the United Kingdom yester. day by BOAC.
Photograghs For Annual Report
The Government yesterday invited the public to send the Colonial Secretary photo graphs suitable for inclusion in the 1949 Annual Report on
Hong Kong.
In Good Faith
with
of
the
Judges appointed by the Gov- Me. A. El Areulll, representing erment will choose a maximuna riefendants, then addressed of 15 photographs from those court. I said that defendants had been charged with demand-
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A first prize of $100, second ing money on forged ticket, prize of $50 and third prize of while knowing the same to be $26 will be awarded to the forged. All that was in the case went into senders of the three best prints. was that defendants.
be sent to the DANIE tif
to go They
Copyright of ill" photographs there agairony od 60
No Confirmation Of Reports Of Shanghai Riot
con.
London, August 3, A Foreign Office spokesman sold today that пр frmation had yet been re- ceived In London of Hong Chinese reports that crowds had. mobbed tho British Consulate in Shang hal-Router.
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Romuto
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the things he
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Rice Committee
Sir. With reference
to your "China Mai**
thare
about the quality of, I stated that the Colonial Sec-
tually issued on the ration was
of paratively small variety of drugs statement a little of the human greed that he may have, and he is ndt/ Slam rice in the ration making a small fortune, but how
free to prescribe Last they be allowed to build should that will do the patient retory referred to Slam rice 10-
15 per cent-broken uw being--ased --- this fortune should be governed
We know that with the rapid for the ration. That the rice ac- by the amount of skill they have the most good,
trenting In
their patients.
advance of medicine and new 35-40 per cent broken was my certainly cannot ask a specialist, synthetic drugs are being intro ow
who has spent or one
Produce Rmples in preof) nat many years in belive training to duced almost every month, the own statement (for which I can
BS a in doctor who is cut to make a
the Colonial Secretary's. charge the same fee
If you scate business of his dispensing, often should be obliged medical graduate from
new drugs would publish this correction,
bulk Neither can we expect the juntar stocks up on these clerk to receive the same salary which he probably buys in
so as to get an advantage of a as the seasoned executive in the lower price, and when he finds same business firm.
tluse drugs getting out of date Reform However, the
Clubs
and ho enrinot use them all up he would do the public a great ser-
use them is often tempted: to vice If they could induce Gay- ernment to fix a maximun limit regardless of whether they would do his patients the most good, for non-specialised medical prac or must take a 108. titioners, and a higher maximum
Optimistic
Over Pacific Pact
Manila, August 4..
A free copy of the Report will the Jockey Club for registration, The Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr.
any and not for money, photograph which is printed in They first went there on Mon- the Report.
clay, and were,
printed will vest in the Govern- were then
then again ment, but the name of the photo at 11 am. The whole family had grapher will be acknowledged in gone there. They stood there in The Report.
good faith, believing themselves to be ticket-winners, and showed the attitude and bearing of inno- cent people.
Photographs should Blustrate some aspect of the Colony's life; for example, general views in cluding views of the harbour or the New Territories, views show- ing the industrial development of the Colony, men and women working at their trades in fac- tories or out of doors, street scenes, scenes illustrating typical such us housing or
problems
They Spliced The
Main Brace
manner. His
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Mr.
Carlos P. Romulo, today expressed optimism. over prospects of the projected Pacific Union as outlined by President Elpidio Quirino, and disclosed he will soon contact opposition poli- tical leaders in an effort to win non-partison national support of the proposal. Romulo said he had already formulated plans to carry out the instructions contained in Mr. Quirino's letter to him last night, but he was not yet ready to announce them. He like- wise said he was not yet in a position to enumerate the countries which would be in- vited to join the Union.
Star Ferry. Five coolles were Romulo
ganised.
G. S. KENNEDY-SKIPTON.
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Personalia
MIS
Departures from the Peninsula included Dr. John Morgan, who founded Hotel on Wednesday the first
N.P. Baker, Mrs. N.A. medical school in the Mra United States left a message to Marcham, Mr. and Mrs. T. Wu, Mr. and the American Physicians which Mrs. L.P. Bragonier, their
Mrs. D. W. T. Smithies, Mr. and colleagues, in professional Hong Kong may well note also Mrs. Cheang Chor-chin. Colonel He urged physicians to confine
Mrs. W.A. Dunton, MIX. themselves to the diagnosis of L.H. Turner. Mr. and Mrs. J.B. liness and
the prescribing of
Mr. N.L. Govaare,
Muer, Mrs. L.R. Smith, medicine but leave the actual W.J. Geall, Messrs. L
of compounding
medicines to N.A.Marcham, H.W. Arnott, qualified pharmacists. His rea S.H. Lam, 1.1. Ackerman, N.C. W.M. song being that any attempt Dunnicliff, .H. Turner,
usurp tic funotion of Brand, F.B. Graddock, It. Geddes, the pharinacist by physicians W.J. Geall, S.G. Welles, and G. must result- --lowering the Shelton.
standard of medical practice. I need not elaborate. further on this.
Among the new arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday
Another thing that I would like were Captain and Mrs. D. Gor- to bring to the attention of our den, Mrs. W.D. Gaddle, Mesars. Reform
B.M. Plut. R.W. Clubs is that Govern- H Kraus, ment should abolish the 28; për
R.S. Houmash- Aitken-Quack,
cent tax now levied on us when Meek, 8:G. Surton, E. J. E. Burt, we wish to treat a minor cold, a H.P. Yang, H.A. Cunha and R. sight cough, or a little headache Verger. ourselves by the use of trade-
named preparations, which may
simple to be decided by
were
Passengers
Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick, Messrs. not be necessary for us to run to R.A. Clark and R.S. Howman- the doctor, for If we do so for Meek left for Manila by Hong every little discomfort or minor Kong Airways yesterday. hawker difficulties, public build- "We spliced the main brace
allmont, that we may have wo ings, portraits and distinctive
will not have “anything
the passengers who left Among costumes, celebrations such as Sir," said Clifford Bosley
The United Press learned, immediate oblective as outlined make the Collector of Internal Hong Kong on the ss. Tjibadak night HMS Jamaica when he appear- boat festivals,
tievenue happy. dragon
ed before Mr. F. X. d'Almada however, that invitations to in the President's instructions
on Wednesday for Manila and scenica, turbour scents, ele.
He stressed that the agenda member states
Mr. and Mrs. There are any number of good Batavia Prints should be about eight at Central yesterday on charges prospective
preparations in JB G. Guvaars and two babies, inches by 10 inches in size and on of taking a private car without probably would be delivered and time of the meeting would
and through
of have the ambassador permission
the tured locally which we can cally Mr. and Mrs. K. Hagedoorn, Me glossy paper. They will not be the owner's
participating countries and that identify by their trade name and and. Mrs. H. Wever, Mr. and Mrs. returnal to the owner whether with behaving in a threatening those states in Washington.
chosen. or not they aro
The
An informed diplomatic source an interested country would be such preparations are annetioned D. WT. Smithies. sender's name and address and a
A who companion. Lawrence said with regard to prospective absolutely free to offer any pro- by Government through the c-
arrived here brief description of the
scene Duckworth, of the same ship, was members that Japan at prosent posnis as to whai Union it wants ences issued to the manufacturer, trout Bangkok, Singapore and
These, however, by some reason the Poclile or how the Union should be or- not yet enter should be written on the back
charged with taking a private
still unknown to most of us, aru Manila yesterday included Mesurs, Negatives should not be seuit, Any
car without the consent of the Union picture."
Diplomatic quarters considered; classified with Cosmetics, and for CF.A. Campbell, Rev. Fr. D.. person may enter as many photo-
owner,
Mr. Romulo said he already graphs as he likes.
Sub-Inspector J. Hayward sald had in mind the persons he would noteworthy the fact that Freal- the luxury of self-treatment when Sherman, Rev. Fr. A.J. Kar
dent Quirino's instructions did we cannot afford to, de, dover Hofer, W.A, Crump, F.D. Pratt, the doc louccius, Alvin D. Getluche, W. Entries should be sent to the that shortly before 11 pm, on invite to help him prepare, á
wwe have to pay Communism nor tor, we Colonial Secretary, Colonial Sec- Wednesday night defendants were blueprint of the proposed Union not mention retariat, Hong Kong, not Inter seen entering car parked outside but declined to name them. Mr. China nor Genereliige Chiang ment a 25 per cent tax, the same Wong Wong. Kwok Fubin.
bai-shek, and stressed the need as it we use the medication to than September 15.
now is being assisted in
sup- powder our now) et g a halt Passengers who left by Cra pushing the car at the time. his Pacifle Union work by Mr. for non-partian national
confet
lov Manila yesterday were JAP RIFLE
This was seen by a police Shivanor P. Lopez, political ad-port of the Pacific Union,
Mr. Romulo and non-partisan While we may be able to un- Makar J Pholen, Luis Mercado. sergeant who chosed them to the viser to the Philippine mission to CONFISCATED
Naval Dock Yard. First defen- the United Nations, and two other support la essential in order to derstand why Government tax sa Leung Cal, G: A. Campball, W. A. dant was aggressive and with
Is elected president inquile the opposite sex, for; didn't over the help of two Docityard police members of his staff who came assure other countries that who heavily for the privilege to be Crump and F.D. Pro
Herc with him.
be committed our history books, tell us that that Mr. November would was tearned men they were arrested.
Romulo had already under to support the Pacifle Union plan, one of the leading powers today HANDBAGS & BELTS Laken the necessary, reanarchy thereby assuring its continuity. at one time punished its female in connection with the Pacino Mr. Romulo is optimistic he will fall even more severely, for Just received some lovely Items
"the support of using artlacial aids to trap, their Union before he came here at be able in widt
other parties.
men, I certainly find it clauib. both boys and girte: Mr. Quiring's behest and is
to understand the zddlonāli PLASTIC HANDBAGS-7 colors confident that a bluemplar welli
Janey Buffering Government would, im
characters be, ready for presentation to
Dove on, ug when we have a head-
White, Bambi, Thumper, prospective member
ache for instance, It is just like
Brer Rabbit, etc.), with zipper It was rellably learned today kicking a
man who
down, that "the Chinese Ambassandor, which certainly is not cricket. Dr. Chen Chih-ping, has sent 'a
It could not nosalbis. that letter to President" Quirino re- Government wania to discourges, LEATHER. BELTO --- w/Blanty questing information on whal had been done by Mr. Romulo pointed out that fjernment to implement the crument provides fot, the profes
Hon of same by having a CPPRE- LEATHER BELTS-stone-stud instructions were assum
LxTComent Quirino's
reached
the ment for their restrization, 14 divided into two part, Arstly, a Quiting-Chiang Kai-shek con- could not be possible. Clove (waillaful with your blue jeans)
wank to hides. loc. long-range objective of, welding ference in, Baguio last month.
Observers noted that while indust and 1ogether Attic and Pacific pes
“čülturaj"
secondly, Fairo Asiatic and Pacife coun- an
to meet
On the application of the pro- secution, Mr. F. X. d'Almuda granted the confiscation of a Japanese rifle which was stored at the Arms Office on June 20,
1048.
The rifle was stored there by Chan Fal-chung, whose address, it was stated, could not be locat-
cd.
First defendant told the court that he could not remember what he was doing as he had been celebrating the arrival of HMS Amethyst,
Defendants were cautioned by the magistrate and bound over in the sum of $100 for one year.
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