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THE
UNDEFEATED
COLD
The extensive test of the met- hod of inoculation with anti- change Building daily nutil catarrhal vaccine against, catar- rbal disability which has been carried out by the London Post Office is of great value as eviden- ce. The test failed to substanti- ate the method; in other words colds and other catarrhal troubles were neither prevented by inocu- iation nor limited in their spread This experience was not confined to a single area. Volunteers Notice is hereby given that were invited from various typical application has been made to this large towns and some hundrede! Company to issue to the regis | were inoculated in the autumn of tered shareholder named below the three years 1933 to 1985. a duplicate certificate for the There WAB a large "control" shares covered by the following group It was found that, over original certificate, upon state the whole group and for the ment that such original certificate | whole period, there was practical- has been lost :----
jly no reduction of sickness among the inoculated as compared with the uninoculated. Nor was im- provement observed among the inoculated after inoculation. The Chief Medical Officer of the Post Office has decided accordingly that he is not justified in making use of anti-catarrhal inoculation. as a routine, measure, and with. this decision all must necessarily agree.
Certificate No. 22879, dated 3rd February, 1934, for 200 shares numbered 1523707/1523906 in clusive, registered in the same of Miss Kwok Yin Choi, care of The Wing On Bank, Ltd., Hong Kong.
And notice is hereby given that, if within thirty days from the date hereof no claim or re- presentation in respect of such original certificate is made to the Company, the Company will pro Leed to deal with the application in such manner and on such
terms as the Directors of the Company may decide.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
NOEL BRAGA,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 24th Dec., 1936.
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THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB
The Christmas Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at Kwanti Race Course on Sator.
be
Additional coaches will attached to the 12.12 p.m. and 1.25 p.m. trains to Fanling, and the 6.39 p.m. train to Kowloon. Tickets at $2 include admis slon to the Public Enclosure, and may be purchased at the Kowloon Railway Station.
There will be general agreement too that, apart from its immediate value, the test is mportant na given fresh reason for doubt whether the cause of for it seems to be broadly true catarrhal conditions is bacterial,
that the success of preventive in- oculation is related to the identi- ty of the inoculated matter with the causative agent of the disease.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1936.
Mistletoe Bisses
When
An Xmas
Xmas Bitty
BY
ACWO
hen twilight creeps along the lane And snow bagine to fall, -
When lamps are lit, and holly brought To decorate the hall,
The lovers bough is hung again
And those who pause below Must never miss a chance to kiss
Beneath the mistletoe.
What's in a kiss?
Ah, Who can tell?
Maybe it's Heaven,
Maybe it's,
well,
Quite incandescent, . or freezingly cold, Almost too cautious, or rather too bold;
Fugitive pleasures,
Treat them as such
Meaning so little
Or meaning so much,
Just mistletoe-kisses! Till you forget,
Link them with laughter, but not with regret.
To every Jack should chase his Jill
And take a sporting chance;
S
For every Jill who loves her Jack eves ready for romance:
But whether Cupid comes to stay,
Or merely comes to GO,
Don't count the cost of kisses lost
Beneath the mistletoe What's in a kiss? ·
Ah. Who can say?
Sometimes it's careless,
Sometimes it's gay;
Kiss of an "Old Flame" (ripe for recapture) Kiss of your Lover, (Absolute rapture)
Mistletoe Kisses
In a dim "hall
Sweeter than any
Still I recall
Kisses YOU gave me, I dream of them now, Under the magical Mistletoe Bough.
NEW EXHIBITION
BUILDING
Mammoth Structure At Earl's Court
London, Dec. 23. The exhibition building now be- ing erected at Earl's Court, which when completed, will house the
annual British Industries Fair and
AUSTRIAN SEARCH FOR PETROLEUM
Vienna, Dec, 23. Austria has now now joined the European countries which are Cülgently seeking to discover a native supply of petroleum and, according to a recent report, the chief state geologist, Dr. Vetters, endeavours are being crowned with some success.
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ESCAPADES OF AN AVIATRIX
French Runaway In British Court
London, Dec. 33. Madamé Schmeder, «beautiful young Frenchwoman, who crashed a plane into an English farmyard on December 22, appeared in Bow Street police court to-day.
She is in custody on an extradi- tion Warrant and has been “re-. manded for a week. The French authorities are seeking her extra- dition on a charge that she at- tempted to murder a young avia- tor named Lallemant
Lallemant was found by airport officials staggering about the flying field where he had landed his K& plane a few minutes before. told a remarkable story.
A lady passenger shot him in the back the bullet penetrating his neck, when he was flying "high above the city. By a tremendous effort of will he was able to land his machine. The woman, there- upon, threatened him with a re- volver, drove him out of the plane, Look the controls herself and flew away. :
Later in the day a Frenchwoman crashed a plane in England, bui was unhurt. Questioned, she said she had no idea she was flying over England, She did not say where she thought she was or where she intended to be. The British authorities arrested her on the French Burete's request. through the Foreign Office.
Reuter.
ISOLATION NOT DESIRED
Policy Of United States
Buenos Aires, Dec. 23.
In his closing address at the in- ter-American peace conference here. Mr. Cordell Hull, the United States Secretary of State, declar ed
that he could 'not emphasise ̈TM too strongly that American na- tions were not moving towards a polley of 'continental fiolation.
"We are unmoved by the mirage of self-containment but are aware of its perils. In a close-knit, inter- dependent world we see the folly of geeking to build a Chinese "wall around our hemisphere. Our pur- pose is not to isolate this contin- ent but to chart our own path to peace, and thereby set a practical example to other parts of the. world.
which will be the biggest strue- ture in reinforced concrete yet Thus there is support of 5 stage when the roofing will be built in Europe, is approaching the egative kind in the Post Office thrown the experiment for those who believe thrown over the great annus, the hopeful signs of oil have also been evitable and are no longer car
Drilling in Pistersdorf. in Lower Austria, has already produced oll "The free peoples of the world. though in small quartities, and reject the theory that war is in-
are feet by 350 feet.
Underneath there will be an floor incorporates arena with seating for 20,000. The device by
gallons.
GERMANS ARRESTED IN RUSSIA
that entarrhal conditions virus diseases. In Britain the study of virus diseases, which owes so much to the inspiration which a section will sink to make and encouragement of the late a swimming pool 200 feet by 100 Sir Walter Fletcher, has alrendy feet, with capacity of 2,000.000 advanced far beyond the speenla tive stage
Early stages of construction were The discovery of a hampered by the necessity of en- vaccine against distemper in dogs closing in tunnels six lines of rail- day, 26th December, 1936, com is solid achievement; the dis- way track without interrupting the mencing at 2.30 p.m.
coveries about influenza which service. This difficult engineering have followed seam to promises only a smalt departure from the feat has been accomplished with practical application in the original scheme of progress.-- future It may well be that the Pitish Werelemi, approach to prevention of catar- rhat ailments lies along this line and that the elimination of "false scents is certainly to be wel comed as removing hindrances
Moscow, Dec. 23. THOMSON & CO., from the path of progress. It is
The 34 Germans who were ar- rested on Secretaries & Treasurers, to be welcomed further, as a
a charge of espionage 4800 measure of professional and po shortly to be put on public trial.
for Fascist activities are expected pular enlightenment. There is a The German Ambassador tendency in human nature to as- Moscow to-day - Interviewed THEN ON LEAVE OR RETIR- WING THE FALACE HOTEL,
sume that because a particular Maxim Litvinoff the Soviet For-" JERSEY, O. I OFFERS YOU A method has given good results in elan Minister in connection with HEARTY WELCOME The only Deone direction, it can be trusted Luxe Hotel in the Channel Islands, to give good results in all. Na- having own Swimming Pool, Tennis Coarts,
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
With the prevalence of colds and catarrhals, Hong Kongites suffer from this time of the year. local health authorities might do well to adopt any precautionary measures the London Post Office decide upon as a result, of may their investigations.
the affair
Reuter.
JOURNALIST DEAD;
M
London, Dec. 23. Mr. H.-M. Richardson, former President of the International Fe- deration of Journalists and Gener- al Secretary of the National Union of Journalists since 1918, died to day. He was a playwright of die- tinction. Reuter.
ITALIAN MONARCH OPERATED ON
Rome, Dec. 23: king Victor Emmanuel under-
"We should regard it is a com. went an operation for rupture a
encountered near Graz⚫ anded by the panoply of militarists, Vienna, and in the Erlar valley. They would cry halt to any who, Dr. Vetters also states that it is through love of power, would probable that the main oil sand break the peace. They believe that has not yet been struck in the the future of peace can be assured at Pasteradorf and that by the development of publié opin- drilling 81 better results may be expect ion everywhere that will utterly ed. He declared that the future repudiate the acts of statesmen prospects for obtaining consider-propagating doctrines able quantities of petroleum from ism," said the American chief de- Austrian soll are promising.
legate.-- Reuter
Transocean News Service,
RENAULT FACTORY IN POLAND
Negotiations In Progress
Warsaw, Dec. 23.
The unusually strong French in- биелсе in the Polish industry which again became apparent re- contly has, among other things, led to negotiations between the French automobile firm Renault and the president of a Polish industrial group:
The scheme of the discussions is that Renault should build ́an automobile factory in Galicia and. provide the capital of 60 million franes. The Polish military au- thorities, it is stated in informed. quarters, are particularly interest- ed in the outcome of the negotia- tions—raioretin, Newä Service.
FRENCH CURRENCY BANS REMOVED
Paris. Dec. 23.- Liberty in dealings in foreign currencies has now been restored in France. In a letter addressed to the banking association the Go vernor of the Bank of France sta tes that the official restrictions concerning foreign currency trans- actions imposed on the banks by
pliment that foreigners settle few days ago, and it ta now an-the minister of finance on the 4th down in this country," says announced that he is making satis M.P. Immigration is the sincerest factory progress --
form of Dattery.
·∙Rester..
July, 1936, can now be regarded as -withdrawn Transeran News Narshes.
of militar-
NEW BRITISH
BATTLESHIP ---
London, Dec.. 23. The keel of a £7,000,000 battle- ship, the King George the Fifth, wit be laid down at Newcastle on January 1
EXCLUSIVE FEATURE
DIVERTING ASPECTS
Hong Kong A More Pleasant City Than Shanghai.
*BY PHILIP NESBITT
Shanghal as I recall it (two months ago) is bedlam compar-"” ̈· ed to peaceful, tidy Hong Kong. In Shanghai every one scurries, " Every one is out to make money from the next. The “ricksha
boys ight and howl, the taxis out do each other in blowing... horris, tife old "Whangpoo' river boats. lët forth their passionate whistles without ceasation and as I say, it is BEDLAM.
My first impression of Hong Kong, as contrasted to Shang- hai, was of an abiding ‘sunday afternoon' quality. (This only by comparison). I have since discovered that Hong Kong too, has its form of bedlami. But even now, as I regard the Hong Kong scene. I am still impressed with its order. I find that I consider”... the law, as expressed through the dignified magistrates of Hong Kong, somewhat severe. I sm'sorry for the empoverished, coo- lies who artifully contrive to serap a paltry amount of gold leaf from a sign board, get caught, and are docked three months of their freedom for that anali sin, and etc. I am sorry when I dis- cover that a white inhabitant receives more consideration in the dealing out of Justice than the native coolle. Other things too, impress me negatively. However, on the whole, there are many generous folk here, people with whom it is a pleasure to work and who understand the highlights of a friendly attitude.
The picture at the top of these impressions is of two inhabi- tants of Shanghai Immediately upon seeing the drawing, you will observe the contrast to the people (Chinese) who Hve and work in Hong Kong. The ever present element of stoicisan, as discovered in the Chinese temperament is evident in this draw-- ing.
It strikes me that, the Empire-preserving Colonial resident could take many a feather, from the hat of Chinese humour and understanding. As indeed, could the remainder of the world,
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GERMAN RADIO LISTENERS
Berlin, Dec. 23, The German press points out with pride that the number of German radio listeners now ex- ceeds the number in England by 39,151, thus possessing the greatest number of registered radio listeners in Europe, a record for- merly held by England.
The figures just published by the British Post Office show that. Eng- land, with a population of 45 mall- Recent shipping orders on the lions, has 7,398,750 registered lis- Tyne aggregate 220,000 tons, in-teners while on December 1, 1936, cluding fifteen vessels for the Germany, with a population of 66
millions has 7.937.907 listeners.-- Adciralty costing £20,000,000- Reuter's Bulletin Sermsec.
Transocean News Service
BEER CONSUMPTION IN GERMANY
Berlin, Dec, 29. More beer has been drunk in Germany in 1938 than in 1935, ac- cording to statistics published by the Schultheiss-Patzenhofer Bre- wery, which is the largest brewery in Germany."
Thirsty Germans drank 880 mil-.. lion gallons of beer in 1935, that is over 14 gallons per person, and the consumption in 1936 has in- creased by about 2.8 per cent, in spite of the fact that the cool summer failed to bring about the usual summer. ́increase" In con- sumption.-
Trazaneenn News Service.
The Duke Of Windsor's Home
An aerial view of Fort Belvedere, the Duke of Windsor's country home, where VIII be has oflen, sought seclusion after being, engaged on exacting Slate dufles.