Page
DCL
Distillers Company
EDINBURGH
LPD
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 293D, 1924.
"D. C. L. "
MALT EXTRACT
with
COD LIVER OIL
Is made from the finest -- selected Barley and mait- ed with the greatest care on the Company's own promises by the most of scientific methods manufacture.
THE
EDINBURGH.
PRICE: Per 1 lb. Jar... Per 2 lb.. Jar...
. է
$1.00.
1.80.
TRADE OF INDO-CHINA.
For the first time France is approach ing the British Empire in the value of merchandise sect to Indo-China. This is
MYSTERIES OF DISEASE
STAMPING OUT GOITRE,
The Prince of Wales was the guest of
due to the hoary duties that are levied the Royal Society of Medicine at the against foreign products and to the in-nusual dinner, which was attended by creasing interest that French manufactur- 500 members on December 11th in the ers seem to be taking in this solory as Hotel Victoria
The President (Sir William Hale outlet, staten Mr. Leland I4 Smith,
6D
the American Consul at Saigon. France White), in replying to the toast of the
war.
is also steadily increasing its interest in evening, said the year 1023 has been a the products of Indo-China and now holds memorable one in the history of the second place (the British Empire sa asociaty, for it bad broken new ground in two directions. Realising that there was whole ranking first) in the value of mer chandise purchased. The smaller propor no clear-cut speciality, and that many of tion of exports taken by Japan and the the diseases of the eye, for instance--- Dutch Indies last year was the result of were only part of the general condition good rice crops in those countries and of the whale hody, the twenty-four stes their consequent need of less foreign im- tions of the society had now been brought porta. Rice dominates the outward trade into closer co-operation, and this, he anti- of Indo-China.
eipated, would add not only to the as- It is considered that commercially 1923 fulness hut to the renown of the society. will be only an average year for Indo-As to the other direction in which new China, as the rice crop is small, and the ground had been broken, he said that it abundance of the Indian, Stamese and was one of the most extraordinary things Japanese crops will keep the market low. in the history of medicino, that from time DISTILLERSOn the other hand, the rise in the price immemorial ditcases of animals and dis- of zine, tin, and coul, if intained, will eases of man had been treated separately. stimulate the mining industry of Ton-Indeed, it was only in recent times that COMPANY, LTD.kius, which has just reopened after a diseases of animals had been properly. Complete shut-down lasting since the studied at all This was the tuore extra- slomp that followed the ending of the ordinary, because several people-for example, Jenner, with his work on cow- INDO-CHINA MAINLY AGRICULTURAL pox and "buruan small-por-had shown that diseases of animals and diseases of Indo-China's continued prosperity in the face of adverse business conditions man were in many respects similar. On the other hand, they frequently differed. is due to the fact that the country In natural science knowledge was acquir- mainly agricultural, with a large exported by observation of how phenomena re- able" surplus of food products. Rice son.
sembled one another and how they differ- The native population is slow to adopt only he to their advantage in their in- modern methods. The French are at quiries as to the detriment of disease that tempting to remedy this condition by hey should study disease as it existed establishing model rice farms in the im- both in animals and in man. Disease, portaat centres and offering attractive
In after all, was nothing but a perversion prizes for the best annual crops. Tonking an irrigation system has jist of the normal processes of life, whether been completed which has reclaimed in the vegetable or in the animal king 19,000 hectares (44,500 sërës), on which two rice crops a year can be raised; and A project comprising 35,000 hectares (86,500 acres) will be completed next rear. In Cambodia a study is being made for irrigating a large area of cotton lurid. The Bank of France has sent a mission to report on the feasibility of the project FORESTRY, MINING AND MANUFACTURING,
The forest reserves of Indo-China are very important. It properly exploited they could produce lamber that would offer severe competition to
SOLE AGENTS:
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD stitutes 70 to 50 per cent of the exported from one another. Clearly it could
Tel. Central No. 135.
No. 8, QUINN'S HOAD CENTRAL.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
If your favourite here ?
FINNAN HADDIES
KIPPERS
FILLETS
KIPPERS
SABLE FISH FILLETS
CANADIAN HADDOCKS
!
CHICKEN HALÏBUT.
Direct from the Premier Scottish
Fisheries.
Canada's
Choicest
ΘΕ
"Empress of Russia."
From 50 to 70 cents per 15.
A
SUDDEN CHANGE
in the weather makes one susceptible
to the attacks of Cold and
た
Influenza Germs.
The frequent use of.
LOTOL
will eradicate germs.
SPRAY FREELY,
LIGHTING
We shall be pleased to submit designs for any "Special Work.
ARCHITECT'S DESIGNS CARRIED OUT IN DETAIL
FITTINGS FOR EVERY PURPOSE IN STOCK
ELECTRICAL DEPT.
HONGKONG HOTEL The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
DRUGS
PRESCRIPTIONS
When the Doctor prescribes he Axpects the Dragglet to 611 the prescription with Fare Dragt. The quality of our Drugs Medicine and Tollet Goods is not urpassed Have the Doctor's Prescription filled nere and the result will ho astisfactory!
THE PHARMACY,
THE RED BUILDING (OPPOSITE Ica Hover St.
dom.
is
There was a unity in disease which should be studied as a biological whole. Taking as an instance that common dis- ease, simple goitre, he said it was so common that people knew it when they saw it. Probably a million people had it. It was an enlargement of the thyroid gland. When it was present there was no iodine in the gland, and when the gland was healthy there was iodine. Ex- perimenters had observed lately that if a mother dog had iodine completely with- Ameri- held from the food the puppies would can woods in the Oriental market. Ua- have goitre. On the edge of Lake Michi- important as the exportation is, construc-gan sheep hegan to have goitre, but with tion lumber to the value of 4,380,000 iodine the goitre disappeared. In the franes was sold to other countries in 1999, same way trout were likely to be destroy- or more than double the 2,119,000 francs ed, but when a little iodine was added to worth shipped in the preceding year the water the goitre was stopped and In many parts of Large teak forests exist. but the inferior the trout recovered. product turned out by poor labour and France, Switzerland, and America, where antiquated mills does not tend to increasegoitre was present, an attempt was being the commerce very rapidly.
"made to completely eradicate the disease With the exception of coal, mining in man and animals by seeing that the operations have
been stagnant, not food contained a minute amount of iodine. having recovered from the post-war set- "If this small experiment on him and back. Conl production, however, bas animals turns out successful in the way been steadily increasing and for the first that it looks as though it may, Sir Wil time the Sgure of 1.000,000 metric tons liam observed, "we shall owe to a com- was reached. The Societe Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonking is expending 8,000,000 franes of its undivided profits in constructing new docks with electric conveying equipment and modernising its plant generally. A contract to deliver 300,000 tons to the Philippines was secured. The coal had heretofore always come from Japan.
The recent improvement in the prices of tin and zine has resulted in the re- Iron, how. opening of several miner ever, shows no improvement," and the mines and small plast at Hailong re- main closed. It is reported that the graphite fields located at Leo-kay are to be exploited by a local company, the Societé des Graphites de l'Indochine. "THE PCELIC DEST.
hined study of diseases in animals and man the complete extinction of simple goitre from animala and man." (Cheers) There would, be added, no longer be the hideous dwarfs who existed where cretin- ism was present. (Cheers.) We might learn how to get rid of some of our discases by learning how the auimals did not get them.
C. E. WARREN CO., LTD.
BANITARY ENGINEERS. MONUMENTALISTS, & OFFICES &98A, Wanchai Road,
HONGKONG.
GODOWNS
ALL KINDS OF BUILDERS' REQUISITES IN STOCK. Seil, Vent and Eain Water Pipes, Floor Baths, Basins Bath and Wall Tiles. Fittings Waterheaters for Gas, Oil or Coal Fuel. Also A Few Chip Heaters.
Indo-China has a honded indebtedness of only 6,150,000 piastres, incurred in 1021, the bouds of which were absorbed TL No. 289. locally. The proceeds were for the con- struction of a new live in the Saigon- Hanoi Railroad. These funds will be ex- hausted this year, when a new loan is proposed. The excess of receipts over the budget expenses has never been less than 7,000,000 piastres yearly. The Gov ernment is carrying out its development programme, involving the expenditure of 100.000,000 pinstres, by using the yearly excess of revenues and issuing bonds to take care of the additional amounts ex- pended. It is planned to finish the pro- gramme of railroad, ennal, road, and fruilding construction by 1830. No foreign capital is desired. Any unsold boods will
underwritten in Paris by the inter- ents which have, or which may obtain, the contract for construction. All par- chases of material, cle, will be handled from Paris, and French material will he favoured.
A PLUCKY RÉPUPLIC. HOW LATVIA PAID HER DEBTS AND BALANCED HER BUDGET.
www
In Latvia (says Nr. J: R. Remer in the Nineteenth Century), in spite of the fact that they went on fighting two years after our armistice, and that their country whe completely devastated, they have balanced their budget, they have stabilised their and they have two million in gold bullion lodged in the Bank England, Furthermore, they have paid America all the money they owed that
for and they have paid;
food, half the money they owe" us for and ammunition.
In the days, national debts are so often regarded
of
England
when
as scraps
of
OPEN AND CLOSED GRATES, Cooking
RANGES.
ESTIMATES FREE FOR ALL SANITARY
INSTALLATIONS, HOT WATER SYSTEMS, &C.
Ы
GENERAL REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDEU TE.
Specialista in Monumental Work-Cut in Italian Marble or Hongkong Granite.
i
VAT RECEIVED: A SHIFNETT OF ITALIAN MARBLE FLOOR TILER. Prices on Application ARTIFICIAL WREATHS-4YEOM 8" to 18" DIAMETER IN STOCK.
11458
A NEW PIPE
for the
NEW YEAR
sed the
FINE ASSORTMENT".
at
be able to Paper to countries which aro i
it is indend pleasant to HONGKONG CICAR STORE LTD.
MADAME HINT
NOW
IN
NEW
PREMISES
OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING
CORNER PEDDER ST. AND QUEEN'S ROAD
Armour's "Veribest"
INSULA A
PENINORE
· Frankfurter Sausage $1.00 per tim.
Do.
$11.00 per doz Vienna Style 8surage $0.55 per tin.
$6.00 per doz.
JUST ARRIVED
Do.
VIOLINS AND MANDOLINS
XY
MODERN FAMOUS MASTERS
KOWLOON MUSIC STORE
KOWLOON, HOTEL BUILDING.
Telephone K711.
BICYCLES
LADIES', GENTLEMEN'S OR TANDEM FOR HIRE OR SALE.
NEW YEAR SALE
Boys' and Girls' Bicycles Just Arrived.
HANG LEE CYCLE CO.,
23,
HAIPHONG BOAR, KOWLOON.
Next to PALACE HOTEL,
KOWLOON.
Telephone K711.
CAMMELL LAIRD & Co., Ltd.
Birkenhead, Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham Penistone & London.
RAILS SPRINGS TYRES FILES
High Speed Tool Alloy
Mining
Spring
"Best Cast Tool
for special-
STEELS purposes.
.1
13. PEKING ROAD, SHANGHAI,
JAPAN AND
Hotels MANCHURIA
Members of Japan Hotel Association
9jo TRAJNO Burray, Dart ∞ HALLWAYE, TOKYO.
rage, Batam for Bingle Rooms (without Bath) including meals
Y. 10-13 in cities and some popular resorte. 7. 8-10 in country districts.
Cherenti (Nikko): Lakualde Hotel
Keihin Hotel
Lobe
is
When in doubt about your syés“. or your glassen Jonsult
Mikus Hotel Mampei Hotel Oriental Hotel Ter Hotel
CHINESE OPTICAL CO.
FORD
IS CHOSEN
Famn Station Hotel
Kaijo (Beonl)
Shingisk
obligations Uke men of hon meeting their eur. The reason for this
work
And nationat casy to discernhard at cos patriotinn.
In war ber sons anil daugh.
her ters fought for Latria, independenco
They and her soul,
have now thrown aside the sword-thanks Heaven for that
taken up the ploughshare Every farmer is a small holder he bar HA small, dean farm-honed his twenty bead.
of cattle, his fifty peres. He is working
Kye-night Specialista.
all the hours God wives him; not only the 67, QUEEN'S FOAL CENTRAL
man himself, but his wife and daughters all strive for the good of the farm and Latein,
Hongeag
Chosen Hotel
Igato-
· IN JAPANTM" PROPER
Nagoya
Nagora Hotel Hara Hotel Nikkor
Kazaya Hotel Tikko Hotel
Kyoto Hotel Miyako Hotel Katauslims
Park Hotel: Miyajima
Miyajima Hotel
Miyanoshita
Fujiya Hetal
Japan Hotel
Osaka Hotel
Bhimonoseki
San-Jo Hotel
IN TAIWAN (FORMOSA) Talhoku --Taiwan Ballway Hotel
Shipgiska Station Hotel
Shizuoka
Daitokwa Hotel Tokyo
Imperial Howel Omort Hotel
Tokyo Station Hotal TrudilScryoken Hotel Yokohama
Grand Hotel
IN MANCHURIA
Changaben
Yamato Hotel Da'ren
Yamato Boter Heahigauru Temato
o Botel
Hoten (tilden)- Yamato Kotel
Byojen (Port Arthur)
Yamato Hotel