TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS IN CHINA
AMBITIOUS SCHEME OF SHANGHAI MEDICAL CENTRE
Appeal For Local Support By Dr. T. P. Wu
At a meeting of the Chinese Me- dical Association
Kong (Hong Branch) held on Saturday night, with Dr. 8. W. Phoon, the Presid- ent in the chair, Dr. T. P. Wu de- ilvered a most touching address. Dr. Wu is at present officially de- legated by the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Medical Centre to proceed to the South Sea Islands and Hong Kong in the interests of Dr. Sun's Memorial Hospital and the Ching Chong Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
Shanghal known as the "Pioneer Field" with an area of 150 mows and worth not less than 5,000,000 On this ground, our Na- dollars. tional Government is pledged to erect great buildings, to house the National Medical College of Shang- hai and the Shanghai Medical Centre la pledged to raise 1,000,000 dollars for building a most up-to-❘ date model hospital to be known as Dr. Sun's Memorial Hospital,
For this hospital, the Shanghai Medical Centre has so far raised Addressing the meeting Dr. Wu 50% of the amount, that is, 500,000 said that the History of Medicine dollars (of which Messrs. E. D. Sas- or rather the Art of Healing in soon Co, contributed 53,000 China, dated back to thousands of taels.) The Centre could have rais. years since the reign of "Shened the full amount in Shanghai, Noong, but owing to the people's very high respect for tradition and elders the Art had made hardly any progress. Their method of
had it not been for the fact that the Shanghal public had not only contributed to this fund, but also to the funds of the Leprosarium
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1934.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Monday, April 30th-His Excel- lency The Governor was repre- sented by Captain R. F. Walter. A.D.C, at a Reception in honour of the birthday of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan at the Residence of the Japanese Consul General Mr. H. Acino.
Tuesday, May 1st-His Excellen- cy, and Lady Feel attended by Captain Walter made a visit of in- spection to the Sailor's Home and Seamen's Institute, and afterward visited the China Fleet Club.
Wednesday, May 2nd-Mrs. "J. G. Latham and Miss Latham ar- rived at Government House.
Group Captain Willot. Mrs. C. T. Roark and Mr. Clough lunched at Government House..
Friday, May 4th.-Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Richardson, Miss Mabin and Miss Bell lunched at Government House.
Saturday, May 5th.-Mrs. and Miss Latham left Government House.
Mrs. J. Keswick, and Mr. W. J. Keswick dined with His Excellency and Lady Peel, at the Govern- or's House at Farling.
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diagnosis was to-day exactly the and Mental Hospital there. Hence Unclaimed Correspon-
I am here to appeal to you.
same as of old, namely by just feeling the pulse. The speaker At about the same time, Mr. Yih adde that he was not here to The Heng realising the great need ridicule the Chinese Art of Healing. of a Tuberculosis Sanatorium very on the contrary, I believe that generously donated to the Centre through research works wo" may his most famous "Yih gardens" for that purpose. This garden has find much or little from it that
an area of about 85' mows, con- will be of help to the sick. How- ever, it is obvious that this art as taining flowers and trees of all it is, is not satisfactory and has season's It is situated in Klang. from the noise and therefore, in progressive Chins, to wan, away give place to the Scientific Medi-smoke of the City of Shanghal
During the last cine of the West."
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Dr. Wu then traced the history Conference
how Western medicine first came to China, in 1805-35 with the estabilshment of a few hospitals in Canton and Macao.
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Tin Koon, China Machinery Sup- Ideal place for tuberculosis sana-ply Co., China Import & Export toriam. Due to the proximity of Hong Kong, the people here will surely share the benefit. On this ground, I appeal to the people of Hong Kong to actively and gener ously help this work, and I am confident that my appeal will bear fruit/"
Dr." Wu continued, that "the great number of doctors without proper qualifications in China is an opensecret and this. state of affairs is very regretable as these people are jeopardising the prestige
The meeting agreed that the of scientific medicine at a time
branch association act on behalf when the people are just begin-
of the Centre to receive, contribu- ning to appreciate and trust it.
tions. Donations are earnestly, in- The Shanghai Medical Centre in it's vited by Dr. K. D. Ling, Hon. educational work to produce pro-Secretary, Chinese Medical Asso- perly trained doctors, raising their ciation (Hong Kong Branch): professional efficiency and moral, is preparing the way to compulsory registration and organisation of physicians and also supervision of their work and conduct.
For the last three years in China," the speaker said. "I have
Kindly mark your donations either
for Dr. Sun's Memorial Hospital
or for the Ching Chong Tubercu- losis Sanatorium.
been associating, myself with tuber TUGBOAT
culosis work. I can never over-em- phasise the seriousness this
of
problem. It is said that the death rate of tuberculosis in China is 300
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Berlin, May 4. Transfer Conference will end and "The Arst Issue of a new
his has caecked all inclinations the of investors to buy. Fixed interest | monthly, periodical called "League of Nations and Interna securities. prices kept up well, al- tional Law," has made its appear- hough the turnover was exceeding- ance here. The paper is published ly small. Call Money 4 to 4 1/8.) by the newly founded "German Young Loan which was unquoted Society for the League of Nations' on. Thursday stood at 90 5/8" Questions." and edited by the for- Reichsbank unchanged at 147}, of the now defunct! Dyetrusts weakened 3/8 to 128. mer leader German National Party. and re- Salzdetfurth Potash improved 7/8 137 7/8, German -Steel cently appointed" member of the to
declined
38 1 1/8 International Court at the Hague, Trusts.
German Professor von Freytagh-Loringho- 7/8.
Oils . Mineral' weakened 1 1/8 to 110 1/8, 31men- ven...
shalate dropped to 132k. Bem- berg Rayon unchanged at 634- Transocean Kuo Min.
The periodical will serve 13 forum for discussion of all current International questions from the standpoints of international law. and includes many distinguished foreign jurists among its contribu- tors.
The Society stresses in an an nouncement published in the Arst Issue that it should by no means be regarded as championing the League of Nations but merely as defending the German view- point in all questions involving the League-Transocean Kuc Min.
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Berun, May 4,
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Hamburg, May 5,
As a result of a huge canal building project. being given the official seal on Friday, the Soviet capital city, which is 700 miles inland, will be made into a Egura- tive seacoast port..
A whole network of canals is envisaged in a scheme connecting Moscow with the Volga River and the Black Sea. The construction work is to be carried out by American engineers and is mainly financed by American capital. Work will get under way within a month.
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A new law of the protection of the German amber industry, was published on Friday in the official gazette. The law provides that Special attention is to be paid to 201 ornaments, art objects, the delivery of raw materials by utilitarian articles made out of railway, the facilities from which considered insuficient At bear a trade mark thus protect-present. true East Prussian amber should are
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with this work ing the purchaser against being... Simultaneous sold cheap imitation. The amber will be the digging of waterways to provide Moscow with a good -also called "Prussian Gold" ow- ing to its yellow translucent military harbour. The War Mirits- try is engaged in buliding ships colour-is chiefly produced on the coast promontory of Samland in suitable for inland waterwaTE. East Prussia where there is found Transocean Kuo Min. a marine sand known B.S "blue earth." Transocean Kuo Min. "
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Geneva, May 5,
Hamburg, May 5. "The world wide writing off of bad debts which was undertaken
in more prosperous days is now Impossible and clogging of all roads in progress, stated the Pre sident of the Chamber of Com-
A total of 62,400 Jews and Mar- xists left Germany since the Na- tional-Socialist rise to "power, ac- cording to a report published here on Friday by the High Commis-merce, of Hamburg, Hubbe before sion for political refugees. Of the total refugees, 21.000 are living in France, 10,000 in: Palestine, 8,000 in Poland, 3.500 in Czecho-slo- vakia, 2500 cách Bwitlerland, United States and
in Holland,
an assembly of Pressmen from all parts of German on Friday. The economie ruin must consist in the establishment df direct competition
between country and country, in substitution of reciprocity for the
Hall & Holtz, Handelmaat'pli Transmarina, Miss T. E. F. Henry, scandanavian countries; 2,300 in most favoured nations, treatles. 'To
Jan. Hau, Jr., Holland Pac. Trading Co., ILK. Parcel Export & Storage Co., B. L. Huckfiela.
Miss J. A. Jenkins, Sub-Lt. H. H. Jones.
P. der B. Kapelle, Mrs. L. W. Kerr. J. Kirman.
K. Lang, Dr. L. de T. Lara, Li Wong Kee, Mrs. E. Lees, Lee Tack Tong, Lim Chiu Shiang, B. E, Levy
AGROUND & Co., L. Loring, G. D. Leons.
a year per 100,000 of population: Mishap In Canton
this however, is, I think an under-
estimating statement." But grant-
ed that that is the corect figure.
Waters.
the loss of nearly 1,500,000 veslar paper, the Tal Ön,”
According to a Canton vernacu- a tug- (most of them are young and pro-
boat, with a big quantity of cargo, mising ones) a year is a tragedy
left the Chung Shan Dstirict for to any country, not to mention the
a.m. that very great cost of treating and Canton. At about 3
morning, however, when the ves- looking after this illness, which as
sel was near the shore. of the we know runs a very chronic (ted- fous) course.
Many factors have been blamed for the prevalence of this disease in China, such as bad economical condition, bad habit of
M. H. McKeown, Madame M. Maria, Martini & Co., MIS G. E. Metcalf, C. R. Mills, W. Mitchell, J. Moraes," Mutual Bicycle Co.. Morrison Turner & Co.
Namkeen Factory.
R. G. Patterson, Mons. Pempel. Reliance Co.
G. Sator, S. H. Schnett, Dr. B. H. Shein, Shinta Oll & Ref. Co. 5. Sliva, J. Soares, Capt. R. Silos, 3inlo-Western College, P. R. Smal- Har Chun Village, Shun Tack Dis- ley. Miss G. Somerville, G. H. Stall trict, she suddenly ran onto a sub-worthy, Miss N. Stallings, Suleman-
tee Gulamhusafn. merged rock and grounded.
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Belgium, 2,000 in England 1,000 in the Saar territory.
achieve absolutely the necessary "Increase for Germany's exports, The report complains that con- the releasing of frozen assets and tribations to the High Commis-extension of issue script are essen- tial. The main hindrance to the sion's charity fund decreased
reconstruction of the collapsed and that most countries are not
world economy, President Huebbe inclined to admit any more re-
said was the complete failure of fugees. Transocean Kuo Min.
the main international payments which was forcing business men to. think in terms of mere figures in- stead of face values.-Transocean Kuo Min.
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Berlin, May 5,
For the month of May, German Importers are to apply for only 25 per cent. of their normal re- quirements, For self quidation credits up to 50 per cent. may be
appiled for. Up to the end of BRINGING DOGS
TO KOWLOON
Statement By The 1.G.P.
January this year Importers were allowed the ordinary import quota of 50 per cent. of their former normal requirements, while for the month of March this was re- duced to 45 per cent, and for API 35.-Transocean Kno Min.
Berlin, May 4.
In connection with the recent The official delay of the 8aar summons heard at the District Plebiscite-beyond the date stipul-Omice, South, the following state-
eating and spitting, fondness of slight, and the boat managed to /S. F. E. Thoresen, J. W. Tokminson, ated by the Versailles Treaty-as ment by the Police over the signa-
refloat after a few hours.
living in crowds and of. Indoor amusements and shyness to con- It is reported that immediately .sult doctors when so affected as on arrival at Canton, the boat un-
tuberculosis is regarded as an un-
loaded her cargo, she sailed to becoming disease. There is one the Ho Nam Dock-yard for re- more very important factor how- pairs. ever, which I have not mentioned, that is the lack of hospitals and sanatoria for treatment and educa tion of patients, and above all for isolating them in. order to prevent
the suceptible juvenile members of the familles from being infected.
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H. Vadra, Van Reekum Bros., Victoria Hotel, E. E. Virji & Co.
Miss M. Weed, Winminhin Bat- tery Co.. Wing Tung Electric Fac- tory, L. Wong, M. Worma. «
Yat San Soap Manufacturing Co Ltd., Young Kok Man, Miss
reported by the Saarbruecken cor-ture of the Hon. The I. G. P. has respondent of the Berne newspa- been issued:- per, "Band" drew unanimous "In view of doubts which may castigation from the German Press have arisen as the result of pru- here on Friday...
ceedings (published in the local The Swiss paper's reports of the press on May 3rd and May 4th deliberations of the League of Na- (1934) in a case where a persón tions by the special jurists com- was summoned for taking two mittee for the preparation of the dogs from the New Territory pro- plebiscite which is at present con- per to Kowloon, without a per- ducting investigations within the mit from the Colonial Veterinary Registered Articles
Saar territory, testifies to the Com- Surgeon, it, is desirable to state Mrs. D. Abraham, Mrs. Sam Fild mittee's conviction that all neces- the position in regard to man, D. 8. Judah, S. A. L. Rigglo
sary preparations for the vote will
ments of dogs on the Mashland. twelve require another ten to
For the purposes of the Dogs Schluper (Banque de Changai), A. | months time. “
Ordinance and the Regulations. C. Spence.
thereunder, New Kowloon is not
Except under permit from the part of the New Territories.
SANITARY BOARD Helen Yu
MEETING
K. B. 1. Zee.
It has often been my very painful Applications To Be Co., Mrs. A.. Ronaldson, 3. A
experience, visiting patients with open pulmonary tuberculosis, lying in rooms poorly ventilated and with young children around.
An Appeal
Shanghai has a population of about 4,000,000 and there are only about 2000 available beds in all the hospitals there. A good many of these hospitals cater only for foreign patients or else do not suit Chinese is obvious and for those of the middle and poorer classes is appalling.
Now, the Shanghal Medical Cep- tre, has sent me here to appeal to you to help it in it's most import- ant duties to supply the medical needs and to improve the Medical standard by the building of a mod- em medical college and an up-to- date hospital and tuberculosis sanetorium,
Last year the Rockefeller Found- atlon very generously donated it's very spacious land in the heart of
Considered
"A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held on Tuesday, 8th May, 1934, at 4.15 p.m., the Orders of the day being:-
1 Motion by the President re- lative to the erection of permanent flush latrine to replace the existing iron la- trine in Main Street, East, Shaukiwan (hillside).
2. Application, for an eating house Licence at the entrance
on the western side of Ming Yuen Garden.
3 Application for the registra- |
tion of No, 78, Wing Lok
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Miss Seto, Airlie Hotel, Nathan
Road from Canton.
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The German newspapers point out that the Versailles Treaty plainly provides that the plebis- cite should take place on the ex-Colonial Veterinary Surgeon: piration of fifteen years after the date of the Treaty's going into force
E. K. Massee, Peak Hotel from that is in 1920-which will, be Honolulu.
within the next eight months at the outside.
GOLF Royal Artillery Tournament
Competitors playing in Competi-,
Street, ground floor, as ation E of the Royal Artillery Golf
dalry.
Meeting this coming. Thursday are
move-
(a) No. dog may be moved from the New Territory proper to New Kowloon.
(b) No dog may be moved from the New Territory proper, to Kowloon.
A dog may be moved from Kow- loon to New Kowloon," or vice veras, without a permit.
The semi-official attitude clearly expressed here and unanimously echoed in all quarters, judges that the techical difficulties so magni- fted by the plebiscite commission
A dog may be moved from New were in no way based on facta Kowloon or Kowloon to the New Transocean Kuo Min.
Berlin, May 5. Hardly any change was notice
4 Application for the registra eligible to play in Competition 'Aable on Friday on the Sharemar-
tion of No. 30, Wing Lok Competition E will be played over Street, ground floor, as the New Course.
dairy..
5 Regular Returns.
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The train will now leave at 9.11 a.m. and not 9.05 a.m.
Territory proper, without a permit. but it may not be brought back from the New Territories to either district, without a permit.
The reported quotation, by the ket, business being almost at a solicitor in the case under refer- atandstill so that prices declined ence, of "Mr. Wolfe's view or sug considerably. As before, there was gested view, was entirely unau- an uncertainty about the way the" thorized.”
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