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Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED 1857,
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No. 22095. *** HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1931. A#O BLTARE Price
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Office: 11, Ice House Street,
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS.
To-day.
(April 25.)
Anzac Day; St. Mark, E. and 3. Lammert's Auction. Sale of Fur Riture, Station Hotel, 10.30 a..
University Graduates' ABSocin. tion Dinner, Lane, Crawford's Restaurant.
Indian Recreation Club: Open- ing of New Clubhouse by Mr. A. el Arculli, p.m.
"Hong Kong Area Sports Board Athletic Meeting, Sookunpoo.
Cricket-University. Dr. R.A.,
Pokfulam.
Queen's Theatre: "Whoopee." World Theatre: "Hwang Tien Pah" (Chinese film).
King's Theatre: "Tom Sawyer." Central Theatre: The Boudoir Diplomat."
Majestic Theatre: "Career."" Lee Theatre: "The Kid."
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IN SINGAPORE.
··FIGHTING MICROBES WITH WIRELESS.
NEW QUARANTINE POLICY BEING
DEVELOPED.
Six years have elapsed since the the Eastern area, with the excop- Eastern Bureau was established in tion of secondary Chinese ports, is Singapore na a branch of the notified to the Bureau with the least Health Section of the League of | possible délny,
Nations, and I will endeavour 'to" To be of value, the information outline what has actually been done thua centralised has to be circulat in the two principal fields of ita ed by the quickest means, telegraph activities, viz. epidemiologien in or wireless, whereas originally it telligence and co-ordination of had to be sent out by cable, now, scientific research,, writes Dr. R. thanks to the generosity of the Cautior, Director of the Eastern wireless service of French, Indo- Bureau, in the Straits Times.
China, the Dutch East Indies,
The main objret was to establish| Madagascar, North Borneo, Japan, in the Far East & centre for Hong Kong and of the French the collection and dissemination of Municipality of Shanghai, 30 Dances: Ten Dances, FL.K. and information regarding pestilential Health Administrations receive by. Peninsula Hotels; Dinner Danoca, dimasra in ports. This was to fulfil radio the weekly bulletin compiled Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.
a long-felt want of Eastern Health every Thursday by the Bureau in European Mail:-Outward:
Administrations, which lacked up a special coded form. Europe sia Siberia (Engress of-date intelligence upon which to Canada) 10 a.m.; Europe vid Suez (Rajputana) 10.30 a..
Sunday,
(April 28)
Third Sunday After Easter. Queen's Theatre: "Billy The
Kid."
"Quéèn's Theatre: "Whoopce,"
World Theatre: "Hwang Tien Poh" (Chinese film).
'King's Theatre: "Tom Sawyer," Central Theatre: "The Benson Murder Case."
Dances: Ten Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel
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Monday.
(April.27.)
There remain a few countries fruins their defensive measures where our message cannot be pick- against the introduction of diseasesed up, and to which telegrams. have still to be sent, but thanks to con- from foreign countries.
stant improvements in fong-range Financial Contributions. ·
broadcasting, it is only a question This desire was evidenced by their of time before 'connection is estab ready acceptange to be represented fished with them also. To demon- at the Foundation Conference of strate the importance of our in- the Eastern Bureau (Singapore, telligenes service; the Bureau.receiv=" January, 1025), and their spontano | ed and supplied 1,448′ intimations ous offers to contribute Ünancially | of pestilential diseases in Eastern, towards its upkeep. A substantial ports in 1999. grant was also made to this end by the International Health Board of the Roskefeller Foundation, the balance of expenditure being met by the League.
The first step was to approach the health authorities of fifty countries situated in AB area University Court Meeting, 5.33 ranging from Suez to Panama and from Cape Town to Vladivo University Arts Association Meet stock, including Australasia, with ig. 9.30 p.m.
the object of getting weekly tele-! graphic returns reporting the occur. renee of plague, cholera and small- pox in their parts. Thanks to their unfailing interest and co-operation, the number of ports thus communi- cating with the Easters Bureau has continuously increased, ranging from two in March, 1925, to 143 at the end of 1923. .
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Tennis Tournament:-Open Singles: E. C. Fincher M. W. La. Queen's Theatre: Kid."
Billy The
World Theatre: Hwang Tian Poh" (Chinese Alp:).
Central Theatre: "The Benson Murder Case."
Dances: Ten Darice, H.K, Hotel. Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, and Hotel Covil.
Intelligence Service.
At present we have reached our European Mail:-Outward: maximum utility, and feet autho- Europe' via Siberia (Pres, Grant) 6rised to state that the outbreak of pestilential diseases in any port of
p.m.
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Informing Ships at Saa,
Our system of information in code intended for Health Adminis
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trations having thus been complet. THE HOTEL RIVIERA
ed, we took in hand the problem of informing ships at sea; "ne it would be of importance to their navigating and medical staffs to be forewarned of the health conditions! prevailing in the ports where the ship would call and to know what
quarantine restrictions. were in. force.
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It being nut practicable to supply
every ship with a copy of our private code, the bulletin in cypher was supplemented by a message in clear which the powerful radio station of Malabar (Java) under- took to broadcast, at first wookly on a long wave-length and sines April 1030, daily on both long and short waves. This message is re- prated each week by the following Coastal stationa: Karachi, Madras, Sandakan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.
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