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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 12th, 1927.
SUMMER CARE OF TROOPS IN SHANGHAI,
ARRANGEMENTS FOR SECURING HEALTH COMFORT
AND SPORT.
A SWIMMING BATH WANTED.
With the approach of summer and racoination against the diseases much concern is expressed regard. endemie to Shanghai. Arany medi. ing how the large number of troops ganized is simply being carried on cal routine which is minutely or constituting the defences of the here in the same way that it is car International Settlement will "wca-ried out in India and other parta ther" the most trying season of the British Tommie is subjected to cer-
of the world where the health of the i year, saya the North China Daily tain undermining influences, News.
There is a field hygiene section In answer to this one has only to point to the work being carried and a sanitary section in the pre- out at the present time by the seat organization of the Defence health and sports division of the Force the officers of each being British Army at Division lead-highly trained men thoroughly quarters in the former Kalee Hotel. qualified as public health experts The question of summer sports is and the non-commissioned officers on the tapia at the moment. This and men competent inspectors who branch of work is in the charge of are quick to see where faults need Colonel P. R. Worrall and Captain remedying in the various sanitary E. M. MacIlwain with a staff of arrangements.
There are 25 ren co-operating officers and men in the varions regiments.
and one officer to each section and along general lines the work may he said to be inspection, advising and improvising.
At the present time intensive health, propaganda is going throughout the Defence Forec.
Although arrangements are not fully completed regarding the or- ganization of this department it is safe to say that the same idea that has been worked out in India hy the Army will be followed. This is comprised in a Central Control Board for sports, which will un-is doubtedly be composed of the two Afficers mentioned and of various chairmen of different sports, the latter being representative of the regiments now in Shanghai. Each chairman will presumably have bis staff of assistants who report to him As he in turn answers to the central authority of the Control Board.
The Soccer Question: Soccer is described as the chief all-year round sport of the Army and the work now under advisement
on
War On Mosquitoes.
also carried out in each billet A careful-patent of chlorination
stringent disinfection wherever this to safeguard the water supply, and is necessary is a part of the samH- tary aquad's duty.
Shanghai resident has painful re- Mosquitoes, about which every collections, will find that their at- tacks upon the forces will be mini- mized through a thorough know- ledge of their habits. If it is stated that the army India found the only satisfactory way to elude the conny, mosquito was for a soldier
is the preparation of several fields to tear a hole in his netting and for the use of troops during the sleep under the bed, these methods summer. A few such fields have are not going to be used in Shang been obtained in Yangtazepoo and bai. Though the malaria mosquito the Western District but since May is not the menace here that it is in Ist, the three soccer fields on the India the same precautions will he Public Recreation Ground at the used. Each Tommie will have Race Course and an equal number netting for his bank which it is the at the longkew Park have been given over to the summer activities of the various clubs to which they are allotted during that season, su that the soccer of the forces has been somewhat curtailed. It is understood, however, that some kind of arrangement has been work ed out by the Shanghai Football Association to allot their ground for the use of the military and the navy, the former to be subdivided for play into brigades.
A proposal is now before the proper authorities for acquiring the use of the Open Air Swimming Bath in Hougkew as well as the covered one near at hand. There is no doubt but that these will be avail able at stated times for the mifi- tary, and some optimism is heard expressed regarding the swimming bath proposed for Jessfield Park which would be a godsend for the troops in the western district.
These sports practically comprise the outdoor enthusiasm for the Tominie. He plays a little cricket,
orderlies duty, among other things, to see stays tucked in around bis companions. Veils will be used by men on sentry duty and whole category of ointments and pils of which the famed bambor oil bends the list will be supplied for the same purpo90.
Flies come under the same but and preparations will be made for their season. Food will be kept in fly-proof safes, and each unit will have an adequate supply of ity sprays to keep the billets free from these pests.
Chinese Oooks Supervised. supervised and all food given to the Chinese cooks are being carefully toreo 13 passed upon by qualified members of the different units. Not only do the cooks have their methods watched but they them selves must be examined to prove that they are not "disease carriere" if they want to hold their jobs, be fitted with double roofs for the Each hut in use for troops will
summer and equipped with electric wo all begin to complain that "the heat wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't so much moisture in the
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The Health Problem, Maintaining the health of the
Heat stroke stations are being forces during the summer months erected in various parts of the town present a closely allied but far more where the forces can receive first momentous problem. Every thing aid treatment, applications of ice possible will be done in this regard. caps and ice baths, etc., until they o One of the most important divisions can be taken to the military hos of the work is that of innoculation *pital.
CHANG TSO LIN AND PEKING.
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As announced last week, the Wilbur Players, a highly praised American touring company who have the fine record of having play- ed for two years at the Casino Theatre, San Francisco and in Honolulu, and are concluding a O most successful sensou in Shanghai, are to open at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, next week. They were originally billed to open on Wed. neaday next, but this has been changed to Tuesday. At Honolulu ON they appeared for no fewer than 04 weeks, playing before full houses ON during that period, and the season
at the Star Theatre should be just
May 11th, 1927.
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