WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1936.
LOCAL GOLF
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
FOOTBALL
WOMEN PATIENTS COLDEST WINTER CHANGES IN THE
IN "SACKS"
Board Of Control
Protest
strongly-worded protest. A
clcthes the
Issued against
hos- patients in certain mental pitals--clothes described as "un- sightly sacks"-and a shortage of accommodation, so serious that in immediate emer- certain cases gency measures are necessary, are reported in the 22nd annual report of the Lunacy and Menta De- ficiency Board of Control.
The report states: "The Beard deplore the fact that there are still some mental hospitals where clothing of a definitely institu- tional type continues to be sup plied even to the better-behaved women patients
"We would remind Committees that there is no economy, rather the reverse, in forcing women to wear garments so shapeless or that none antiquated in design would wear them except under The desire for self- compulsion. decoration 15 deep-rooted women, and only the mented or the most indifferent to what they wear."
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The
in
**
most devout are
SHORTAGE OF BEDS
Board also feel disquiet about the position in Tegard to accommodation in public mental hospitals.
The construction of new build- ings
keeping pace is not with the increasing number of patients under care; During the last
the year
FOR 372 YEARS
Vision Of Frozen Rivers
ABBE GABRIEL'S RESEARCHES
Indications are multiplying that this winter may be abnormally cold, states the "Morning Post."
Abbé Gabriel, In France, the most famous of Europe's weather prophets, predicts, on the basis of his 372 years' cycle, that this win- the ter will see a repetition of conditions in 1564-65, when large civers were frozen solid in Western Europe, crops were ruined, and many people trozen to death.
This "summer the Abbé's fore- casting method worked out accord- ing to plan.
In England. Mr. E. L. Hawke, meteorological superintendent of the Hampstead Observatory, points to the fact that this is the third year after the last low ebb in the 11-years' sunspot cycle.
Searching through more than 100 years of weather records Mr. Hawke finds that in eight out of the past 11 cycles the présent stage of the cycle has corresponded with a winter considerably colder than
usual.
"SIGNS IN THE COUNTRY"
The sentative recently.
ARMY
Reorganization To Be Modified
GREATER
FLEXIBILITY
Fixtures For Saturday St. Andrew's Team
And Sunday
FIRST DIVISION
Saturday, November 7 H.K.F.C. v. CAA (12) Referee:
Randall,
Recrelo V. R.UR. (KP3) Referee:
Jarmain...
Police v. Eastern (K2) Referee:
Kossick
There are likely to be important changes in the organization of the Army, calling a modiucation of E. the new pattern cailler decided upon for the divisions, states the
"The S. Military Correspondent of Times.'
Lan. R. v. 8. China "B" (82)
Referee: Reynolds.
(CH2)
Sunday, November 8 Chlas "A" v. R.W.F Referee; Payne.
R.
Navy v. Kowloon (N2) Referee:
Isley.
Joseph's v. Kowloon C. (S3) Referee: Casson.
SECOND DIVISION "
Saturday, November 7 HKFC v. CAA. (H1) Referee:
Richards.
At the end of last year, after a year's trial of the experimental infantry brigadé at Aldershot, it St. was announced that the 15 in- funtry brigades of the Army at home were to be reorganized-to consist each of three rifle batta- Lions and one machine-gun bat- tallon, in place of four battalions or the same type. For this pur- pose 13 regiments of the line and two Guards battalions were to be converted this winter into chine-gun units. The conversion would provide a total of 28 mu chine-gun battalions, each provi- stonally comprising two companies o' machine-guns, one company of anti-tank weapons, and one com-
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& Lan, R. v. 8. China (81) Referee:
Mathewson
R.A. (8) v. R.UR. (C2) Referee:
Ellis.
Police C. v. Eastern (K1) Referee:
Haddleton.
R.A. (L) v. Kowloon C. (M2) Re-
feree: Gaythorpe.
RE. v. R.W.F. (J2) Back,
Richardson.
Sunday, November. "8 any of mechanized scouts. The R. Navy v. Kowloon (N1) Referee: reorganized rifle battallons, divest- ed of their machine-guns, would consist of four homogeneous com-
B
THIRD DIVISION Saturday, November 7
toon. But each company "would RE. v. R.WF, (M1) Referee: Char- have 12 of the new Bren light machine-guis-one for each rine
The coldest winter on record-anies, apart from a mortar pla- that of 1813-14-came three years after the period of sunspot mini- mum, and in no case has the third,
section. number winter following been very warm, of patients, including voluntary he told a "Morning Post" repre- patients increased by 1,711. total number of Seas increased..by 1,390, with the result that the net excess over the authorised accom- modation increased from 1.940 beds on January 1, 1935, to 2,281 on January 1, 1936. The actual overcrowding is more sedous than the net figure might suggest,
Turning to dietary. the report states: "Much might still be done to make the meals more attractive and Improve the actvice."
CAFETERIA SYSTEM
It is pointed out with regret that the cafeteria system, which has been so successfully adopted. In mental hospitals in the United
States, has not been tried over herc. This system offers the patient a choice of food, simplifies service, and does not, as might be supposed, lead to more waste.
On January 1, 1936, there were 153,771 Dersons suffering from mehtal disorder notified as under care, an increase of 1.682 during the year. The increase in notifica- tions has no necessary connection with the incidence of mental dis order in the general population, being merely due to the excess of admissions over
the combined deaths and discharges
DANGERS OF A
FALLING BIRTH-RATE "Alarming" Trend Of Population
And, if there were any truth in of berries which the augury meteorologists gravely doubt-then the hips and haws of this autumn would alone be enough to justify the belief that the coming winter will be cold,
rey.
Kwong Wah v. R.AF. (C1) Referee:
Butterworth.
Recreio v. Liga (KP1). Referee:
Clark.
TH
The new model infantry brigade, however, has fallen out of favour before it has come into force. It E Lan, R. v. R.AM,C. (P3) Referee:
Dredge. is thought to be too bulky, while also not allowing enough flexibi- lity within the divisional organ!- zation. General Staff opinion has veered towards the plan of a brigade of three battalions. Each of these would be rifle battalions The southward flight of wild equipped with the new light ma-
Countrymen are watching for such signs as
'swans;
The thickness of toxes' and
tur:
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The size of the winter larder accumulated by squirrels. Nor are they necessarily per- turbed by the assurances of mete orologists that such omens refect only weather that is past,
The
Abbé's weather cycle, a meteorological expert explained, has been worked' out so as to take account of every conceivable astronomical coincidence which
chine-guns. The machine-gun bat- calions which are to be created are likely to become divisional and cerpe troops. The division itself may have two of these battalions. or alternatively one battalion of larger size embodying the mecha- nized machine-guns and anti-tank guns required for the support and protection of the division as whole.
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SMALLER BRIGADES
the Another idea, following Continental trend, is to provide.a
mighs, by any stretch of the im-divisional reconnaisance element, agination, be supposed to affect the
weather.
WHITE CHRISTMAS
.
His full cycle is one of 744 years and, according to his own state ments, comprises 9,202 "synodić" periods. 9.948 "tropical" periods, 9.986 "draconite" periods, and 9.-, 262 "andmalistle" periods, and 67 periods of sunspots.
the
strong in automatic weapons and mobility, which should be capable not merely of discovering the enemy's whereabouts, but of pene- trating his screen and probing his dispositions, besides seizing points ahead of the advancing columns.
The new model organization— with its three infantry brigades of smaller size and its heavler in- fantry weapons under divisional control-is expected to improve to diminish manageablity and
His working cycle, one of 1st hal this length, represents period after which the Abbé be-
road congestion, while allowing a lieves that weather repetitions are
more flexible power of concentrat- next most probable. In 1564-5, which he thinks this winter shoulding extra fire support at the vital
with points. This accords imitate, the cold spell began to De-principle already adopted with the The conference of the Associa-cember 20 and lasted, with scarcely artillery, wherein the artillery pet- tion of Insurance Committees at a break, until March. its closing session at Bournemouth recently discussed
the
"Sometimes it works, and some-
the
manently allotted to the division
is kept on a minimurn scale, while
general times it does not." was the com- its potential support is on a maxi-
tent of an English meteorologist.
mum scale. Just as the increased The Abbe's system gave the cold winter of 1925-6, but missed the proportion of "army" artillery en even colder spell of February, 1929,ables the divisions which have the when England enjoyed the last re- ally satisfactory period of outdoor skating,
health services of the country and passed unanimously a recommen- dation of the executive council that the Minister. of Health be requested to appoint a representa- tive committee to report upon the health services in Engiand
ROYAL ST. GEORGE'S
MEETING
harder nuts to crack to be heavily reinforced for the moment, so the infantry brigades can be treated similarly in giving them machine- gun support in accord with their need.
Club Memento (Dest scratch score).-LO. M. Münn, 78; W. L. Hartley. 18; LA de H Lyle, 79; | 17. Grant, 80,
The subject was introduced by Mr. W. M. Marshall; hon. secretary of the Scottish Association of In- surance Committees, who said that the trend of population had ar- rived at a point where it was alarming. The fact that in future
O. M. Muna. with a return of the Club Memento for the population figures must fall 76, won very steeply had been obscured by
the best scatch score on the second
Club Memento (handicap).-F. B. the falling death-rate. With the day of the autumn meeting of the exception of 1920 the highest num Royal B George's Club, which Whately (6), 77. ber of births in England and
Prince of Wales Cup (38 holes concluded at Bandwich re- WAS
Home During the Wales was in 1903.
paper. handicap)-Bir J. Fizzgerald (8), cently, states last four years it was only two-
Munn played an excellent round 70+80=150;F. B Whately (8), thirds of the gure 30 years ago.
HL Lyle Unless the average size of the in the strong wind which bles in 75+7752, W. E. Pratten (3),
from the sea, making condithes | 74+80-154 L A de
(scatch), 75+79-151; Lieutenant- family were to double a possi
more difficult than usual. bility that was so remote as to
W. L. Hatley had the next best Colonel G. A. McL. Sceales (9). be almost inconceivable-it was
scratch return of 78. which en- | 72+88-155; 14. 0. Q. Daniel (14), Inevitable that the population,
abled him to beat I. A, de H. Lyle 74+82-156; LO, M. Munm. (+2), must decline. · Even if they Da- sumed no further decline in the by a stroke to win the Franklin 78+78=165; W. L. Hartley (+2) size of the average family, female Adams Gold Medal, for which the 77+80-157: Lieutenant-Colonel C. Franklin Adams Gold Medal bables born to-day, would give pair had tied on Saturday. Hart A. Barker (7), 76+82 = 158. birth, 30. rész after to only ley, in addition, took the Lamb
the best (replay)-W. L Hartley, 78; I. A. 355,000 children, compared with Memorial Medal for
of the year with de H. Lyle, 79,
Lamb Memorial Medal (best 580,000 children to-day and 948,000 scratch score
his 69 accomplished at the spring
score of year)-W L in 1903. tsutata
meeting, and also the Captain's scratch
(sath agr2- Prize for the best scratch aggre- Hartley. 66 (at Spring Meeting).
Captains Prize gate for spring and autumn meet-
gate, Spring and Autumn Meet- inge, with 89+78=144.
mngs)~W. L Hartley, 69+75-144..
it had also been estimated that by 1965 the present proportion of people over 80 would have doubled and the proportion of children would have fallen to less than half.
MIT. A. E Spearing, of London, was installed as president for the coming year.
The 38-holes handicap com- petition, for the Prince of Wales Cup' was won by Bir. J. Fitzgerald (9) with a score of 70+80=150,
The results were:--
Eastry Cup (handicap sexTOKRÍZ, Spring and Autumn Meeting),- Lieutenant-Colonel G, A. McL. Sceales (9), 73+72-145. ·
AT ALL
For Annual Match
AGAINST ST. GEORGE
The following have been chosen to represent St. Andrew's Society against the Society of St. George in the Inter-Societies Golf Match to be held at Fanling on Novem- ber 15:
D. 3. Edward, A. K Mackenzie, K. S. Robertson. R. Young, D. 8. Robb, D. J. Gilmore, J. Rodger, H. M. Alexander, A. McKellar, C. C. Stark, R. D. Walker, W. A. Stewart. Reserves: Dr. E. W. Kirk, and D. Forbes.
SOCCER
Rest Of Colony Team
The following have been selected to represent the "Rest of the Colony" against the Combined Ser- vices in the Charity Game Armistice Day,
on
G. Rodgers; A V. Gosano and V. Costa; Leung Wing-chlu, N. Bel- trao, and Lee Kwok tui: Tang Tak-fai, D. Kwong-sum, Chan Knox, J. Wilson and B. L. Bickford. C. Wah-gay. Reserves: Wong Blackbourn, E. Strange, Wong Mel- shun, J. Comes and D. Leonard.
Sunday, November 8 RA.O.C. v. Police C. (C1) Referee:
Ball.
R.AS.C. v. Police E (C2) Referee:
Hammond
ALL EVENTS
AMERICANS WIN Sailing Match
M.C.C.
Against British
The 5th Submarine Squadron, U.S. Asiatic Fleet, defeated the 4th Submarine Flotilla in a team sail- ing match. yesterday, by 15 points to nine.
Couise:-Quarry Bay Mark (P), Channel Rock Mart (P), Kowloon Rock Mark (P), Channel Rock Mark (8), Club Line. Distance: 6.5 miles.
Forenoom
1-A2, Lt.Cdr. Tilden, RN.... 2.-A7, LL..Morton, U.S.N. 3.-A14, Lt. Gross, U.S.N........ 2 4.-Ai, Lt, Pain, R.N.
Afternoon
Pts.
5
3
1
5
2
1-ANZE Woodward, U.S.N.... 2-A2. Lt. Brindupke, U.S.N.... 3 3.-A14, Lt. Health, R.N.................... 4.—A7. Lt. Loughbrough, R.N.... 1
Result: Sub/Bqr. V., 13 points;
4th S/m. Flotilla, 9 points
a.
A CRICKETER'S MARRIAGE
were
Two cricketing families united in the marriage," when Mr. T. C. Longdeld married Miss Hea- ther Garnett.
Miss Garnett is the daughter of Mr. F. Garnett and a niece of the late H. G. Garnett. Both were well-known Lancashire. cricketers. and "H. G." played for England against Australia.
Mr. T. C. Longfield is the Cam- bridge and Kent all-rounder of a few years ago. He is now in the arvice of Yule, Catto and Co, the monaire London and Calcutta
WIN AT ADELAIDE
South Australiaus Collapse
Adelaide, Nov. 3. With 169 runs behind and five wickets in band, South Australia falled to win. They added a fur- ther 64 runs to their overnight total of 138 for Ave wickets, thus
The M.C.O. scored 233 runs in losing by 108 runs. their first innings and 236 in their second knock. South Australia were all out for 162 in their first innings, and made only 202 in the second.
There were only a thousand spectators when the match was resumed. the weather being hot worn. and the wicket slightly South Australia sent up the 200 after batting for 230 minutes.
Richardson scored 65 in 's sound ( and resolute innings which took 115 minutes His score included four boundaries. Moyle scored 32. When the sixth wicket fell, South Australia's score was 180.
wickets Allen to-day took two for two runs, his average for the complete irinings being 3 for, 32. Verity returned an average of 4 for 35. Reuter
firm, whose chief shareholder s Lady Yule, the owner of the yacht which the King hired for his re- cent holiday.
Yule, Catto encourage amateur cricketers. Mr. "Gubby" Allen, the English Test captain, began his business career with them. ·Mr. W, W. Hill-Wood and Mr. E A. Boyd, two post-war Eton captains, are with the firm now.
AYE
At fashionable gatherings everywhere, Player's are always
In a majority. Consistent excellence and quality are bound to tell, besides "It's the Tobacco that Counts"
PLAYER'S PLEASE
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