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Gigantic Task Revealed
(Continued from Pase-3)
INFANT WELFARE WORK The following figures, the first taken from the Report of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services for the year 1935, indicate the extent of Infant Welfare Work in the Colony. During the fear 35,224 visits were paid by chics to the two Government Centres. All these cases were Chinese, though "not necessarily of the poorest
classes.
In the period 1st November. 1935. to 31st October, 1938, there were 9085 patients at the Sham- shulpo Hospital and Clinic, 1,560 of these being in-patients, and 7,- 525 out-patients.
As has been tald above, during the year which ended on October 31st, 1938, there were 30,355 atten- dances at the Society's Branches, and the Inspectora made 3.308 visits to homes.
BLIND AND CRIPPLED CHILDREN
These children have always been a cause of great concern to the Society which realises the magni- tude of the problem they present dealing and the impossiblity of adequately with it under present conditions.
But for blind and crippled child- ren a permanent home is needed,
place in the heroin trafic in the Colony, and welcomes the Govern- ment's décialon to send „case, of such traffic for trial at "the Sessions in an attempt to stamp out a trade which is disastrous to adults, and entails suffering and poverty for their children.
TAY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936.
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HOCKEY
Army Side
Reorganised
INJURIES HANDICAP
SELECTORS
The Army sefactors have had a pune ip the selection
The following dgures may speak busy for themselves:
1935-1936. the
Cases under supervision at
the end of year New cases during year ... Total cases dealt with
during year Number of Children in-
volved Causes of report to Society:
1. Il-treatment
2. Poverty alone
2 Room or cubicle
3. Other.....
Finances of families;
KEEN HOCKEY
H.K.S.B. Score One To Nil
The HK S. Brigade, R. A scored a well earned victory over the Punjab Regt, in their fare- well hockey máích played at the Marine
ground yesterday at DEL
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ALLEGED CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
Girl Of Twelve
Victimized
Leung King. of 174 Woosung Street. was charged before Mr.
LAI WAH CUP REPLAY
Army Side Selected
{
STRONG COMBINATION
This coming Sunday the re-play for the La Wah Cup Competition A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy with having
(semi-final round) between the carnal knowledge of Sze Yuk Sim a girl, Army and Chinese will take place. of 12.
at 3.15 pm at the Royal Naval ground. Causeway Bay, and" přo-
of a likely eleven to represent Both sides put up a magnificent
Army in the Triangular | show, and as a result the scoce Detective Sub-Inspector R. Cun- Hockey Tournament match of the first was being kept to nil ningtham in evidence said that on against the Hong Kong Club. on both sides-After the deser-November 17, complainant's mo-mises to result in a dour strungte
ther reported to the police that for supremacy. Illnesses, injuries and atherving rest the H. K. S. Brigade R.
her daughter had been missing similar misfortunes, have cropped A, managed to score one goal to
The Army alde (published be- up in the past few days and the their credit thus making the after she was sent out to buy some
ribbon. "On the evening of Novem low is a strong combination and usual side that has performed final score was one to nii
ber 27, the police received in-is fully representative of the talent with credit has had to be re-
formation of her whereabouts, so organised,
and
Among those injured are Sap
Howlett per
(goal-keeper) Bandaman Cox (full back).
Corpi Boyd (RUB): Logue (R.U.R.) and Kishin Singh (EKSRA): L/c. Moor (R.U.R.). Capt. Stapleton (K, Rides) and Alf Din (1/8th "Punjabs): Lt. Robinson (East Lancs.), Lt, Gartha' $1.73 walte (HKS. RA) Efmn. Pataub {K Rides) M. Singh (K. Rifles) 5,306 and Lal Singh (1/8 Punjabs).
30.355
1,033 1,572
2.393
3,687
B
1,101
3. Poverty and disease
334
4. Disease alone
58
5. Other causes
75
·
Accommodation of family:
1. Bed space
994
462
Rides Several Kumaon making their debut in the Army side, which has been selected as follows:
are
118
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1. No income ..
312
>
2,, Income $4 or less per
head per month
1.183
3. Average per head per
month........ Number of visits to homes by "Inspectors ........... Number of visits by per-
SOR to Branches Number of hawkers' l-
cences obtained Number of hawkers' Il-
cences renewed...... Number of cases where
rent was paid Number of cases where
money was given Tins of milk supplied Tins of Lactögen used. Gallons of, cod-ilver oil
supplied
37
23
101
18.398
144
157.5
Cost of soup meals pro- vided at Kowloon Cen- tre Cases which received milk Cases which received
medical reiter Total number of cases
dealt with by Society... 5,864 Total number of children
involved
$185.89 1,648,
1,012
as well as a hospital. Though there are several institutions which
receive blind girls, will there is no place in the Colony where blind boys may find a home, At the urgent request of the so- clety, the St. John's
Ambulance
Brigade has kindly taken charge of two blind boys, one of whom had suffered tricredibly at the hands of a depraved brother, and was being exploited by him as a beggar
But accommodation" at the Haw Par Hospital, where these two children have found shelter, is limited, and moreover, the Am- bulance Brigade does not consider that this hospital can properly be. regarded as a Rultable permanent home for blind children.
There is no home in Hong Kong for crippled children.
HOUSING
The overcrowding problem is ever-present. In the Report of the Director of Medical and Sari- tary Services for the year 1935 it is stated that in the Western and West-Central districts of Victoria, there are two hundred acres where the density of population is at least one thousand to the acre. In England district
a
where the density is five hundred to the acre is reckoned. 1 "Black Slam." Pending the findings of the Com- mission appointed by the Govern- ment to look into housing condi- tions, not much can be usefully said, except to emphasize that no casual relief can save from dis-" ease children who are brough; up in such conditions. Of all the
FINANCE
11,751
The finances of the Society have fortunately caused less anxiety this year, and it starts the new year with 3 surplus of $12.25. This contrasts with deficits of $7,-
AMATEUR
BILLIARDS
Appeal For Entries
To Tournament
Last call for blillard enthusiasts! An announcement. that is full of appeal has come from the Hon, Secretary or the Hong Kong Amateur Billiard Association, Mr. A. B. Hamson, of the Sports De- partment of Lane, Crawford's, who has replaced Mr. F. M. el Arcul in that office to urge intending competitors of the local champion- ships to enter as soon as possible. The dead-line Is December 28, and there are only eleven days left.
Entrance forms may be obtained from the various clubs in the Colony or direct from the Secretary:
Both the Senior and "Junior 079.00 and $2.418.00 for the years Championships will be held in the 1935 and 1934, respectively.
same style as last year.
The income and expenditure of,
At the last annual general meet-
the last three years is as follows:-ing of the Association the out-
1934
1935
1936
יי
Income Expenditure going President, Mr. E. B. da Roza,
$20,841.00
17,448.00
22,723.00
$23,259.00
24,527.00 23,710.00.
deplored the fact that so
few Chinese billiards players participat--;
ed in the tournament last year
As the scope of the Society's work when it was well-known that so
is of necessity being extended, it many of them were really good-
is anticipated that the Society's players. He hoped that there expenditure during the current would be many who would take the
1,572 cases dealt with by the So-nancial year cannot be kept be-opportunity of entering the com- ciety in the last year, 994 families
low the region of $25,000.00 to $27,- | petitions this year. T were found to be able to afford a bedspace only for their home,
DRUGS
The Society views with growing apprehension the undoubted mpid increase which has recently taken
000. The Committee have little Although the Association is only fear that the public, which I de-in its second year of existence it manding increased work among has done much to promote this the children of the Colony, will in-door sport to its well-deserved also provide the necessary in-recognition in recreation. creased tunds,
ARMY RECRUITS MADE. FIT IN EIGHT WEEKS
New Training Plan Success
The Army's experiment of tak- Ing a number of recruita who were physically unfl to join and, by scientific training, raising their condition to the required standard. has proved successful beyond all expectations.
Of the 32 men who were allowed as "sub-standard,” only to Join two are likely to be failures for the Army physical examination at the end of the course.
Lt. Col. T H Wand-Tetley, who took charge of the experiment at the Army Physical Training School, Aldershot, informed s, re- presentative of "The Daily Tele-; graph" thas affer only eight weeks' training the average weight of the recruits had risen by 7.31b, Four recruits gained as much as 12lb. each. Their average chest measurement had increased by 1.311n. The measdrement of vital capacity," which is made by means of a spirometer measuring the ca- pacity of, the tngs, showed an average increase of 400 cubic cen timetre
WEAK HEART, CUREN One of the recruits was rejected originally because among other things, he had a weak Heart' After aix weeks of the course he wan
NOTICE TO MARINERS
Notice to Mariners (No. 1092) for the East Coast of China, (Ningpo District) regarding an alteration to the characteristics of Taping Island Light, states that the light- house situated near the north- west extremity of Taping Island has been taken over by the Chi- nese Maritime Customs. from pri-
sent to hospital, X-rayed and vate ownership, and that on or
He was
thoroughly examined. found to be completely cured.
about the December 18, and with- out further notice, the present fx- ed light will be replaced by an unwatched acetylene flashing light.
The heart murmur had gone," Col. Wand-Tetley explained, "be- cause he had developed more room The new light will be shown
in his chest by deep breathing ex- from the existing white tower and ercises and so on.
of flat
will be situated at an elevation of approximately 230 feet above high water level tem
"There were five cases feet and toe stiffness among the recrults," he added, "and" they
The light will be visible.in, clear have all been cured. There is no weather for a distance of 10 nau dificulte at all about flat feet, un-
tical miles except where obscured less it is a case of malformation of by islands, and its character will the bone, We, simply, teach them be one white Dash every 2.8 sec- how to walk properly, and give onds, thus:-Light, 0.3 second, them exercises to strengthen their Eclipse, 25 seconda. feet"
Approximate position; latitude
The physical test has been a 30* 05 60" N., longitude 121*.49' very severe one for the average 0. height of the sub-standard recruite
la only 5ft 4in, or, 2in below "thế |
average. in nearly each
therefore, there was a smaller easily be attained throughout the trame than average on which to country; ⠀⠀
bulld. Yet, after only six weeks There is no need for expense." 19 of the lacs were over standard he said. "Our vocational training and are going on with the course course teacties instructors to work merely to see how far above stap-without me usual aid of the dard they can be brought in the gymnasfum. They are trained to time. Nearly all the men have in- make medicine ball out of oddz creased their height through hold
ing themselves properly.
Col. Wand-Tetley stated that
and ends, and the recreational training exercises can be carried out with sticks or lengths of
the results achieved could very string, or old" footballs."
Falling Rock Kills Woman
Death by misadventure was the verdict retumed at the Kowloon Magistracy by a jury inquiring into the circumstances attending the death of a female coolie, who was killed by a falling rock, while werking in a quarry at Razor Hill, Custom's Pass on November 13. Mr. E. Himsworth sat na Coroner.
It was revealed that the woman and several others were warned regarding the falling rock before It was "dislodged by workmen.« On Its course downblit, the rock was changed from its original course and struck the unfortunate
womart
Death, according to Dr. D. A. Smith, was caused by haemorrhage in both chest cavates and lacera- tion of both lungs. The skull was riba were fractured and several broken.
he,, accompanied by a Chinese de tective, went to No. 174, Woosung Street, and found defendant in his cubicle and complainant in the kitchen. He then àirested the ! defendant, and while the girl was taken to the SCA,
Dr.
Y. K. Ng of the Kowloon Hospital stated in his report that the girl had been tampered with.
Sze Yuk Sim told the court that. when she was on her way to buy the ribbon, she met a man called Ah Lam who was with another man and a woman Thay invited her to go to Ah Lam's house and she was persuaded to stay the might. "Next day she was taken to No. 203 Portland Street where she met defendant, and during the night the alleged offence took place. An old woman
Was also staying in the fat. She was then képt there for eight days, and had been interferred with several times. Defendant then took her to Woosung Street where she was discovered by the pollee.
The case was remanded til 12 noon to-day.
300 Ciperettas (6 tins), specially packed in an attractive gift carton for the holiday SEAHORS and obtainable from your Tobacconist.
No EXTRA CHARGE.
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procurable in the Colony.
The team is as follows:- Fus. Rowlands (R.W.F.); L/Cpl. Swain (East Lan. R.), Bxir. Stevens (R.DR); Fus. Evans (R.W.F.), Cpl. Campbell (RUR.), Fus, Taylor (RWF); Rima. Ervin (RUR),
Pte. Sandford (Baat Lan. R.), Spr. Howlett (RE), Fus. Talbot (R.W.F.), and Pte. Ridings (East Lan. R.).
RESERVES
L/Cpl. Connor (RUR) Rimin. Fickering (R.DR.), Fus. Keating (R.WF.);
Cpl Wanklyn (RWF), Pte. Crowthers (2/Fast Lan.. R.), Rimn. Miller (RUR);
Pte. Smith (East Lan. R), L/Opt. Duffeld (RAO.C.), Rfmn. Ferguson (P.D.R.), L/Bar." Knight (RA, L.), sïd Fus. Hughes (R.WF), Trainer: L/Cpl. Powis (2/R.WF)
Post Office May Answer Your Questions For ld.
It may soun De possible to dial "ASK" on a Landon telephone and hear the weather forecast, the posting-time of air mails, or hundred other information.
useful places of
Post Office Telephones have been investigating the possibility
establishing an information of
service,
have
been
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for the call:
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