HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
War Hastening Mental⠀⠀ Reconstruction In China
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
(SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
A year of war for China has caused immense, destruction of life and property except In the western territory. This has not spiritually disheartened the Chines: people, as a matter of fact, it has helped to create new force within the nation, a body of young men, women and children. who may be depended upon to eventually preserve and maintain China's strong stand in the family of nations.
Every small town and village in: Scout encampments and student the Republie outside the war zone tours while having their own pur-
WOMAN'S DEATH PROBED
Knocked Down By Military Lorry..
',
GENERAL
MOVIE-MAKING MADE EASY
Filmo Depot's
Booklets
Circumstances surrounding the
Local amateur movie cameramen death of a aged woman, Chan (and those who go in for it pro- Sam, who died following a traffic fessionally too)" will be interested accident in Wong Ma Kok Road to learn that the Film Depot, on June 15, were, probed at an in- Marina House, have just published quest held at the Cmtral Court three very instructive booklets on yesterday. Mr. Butters sai as the art of making movie films, Coroner, assisted by a jury com- These may be had on application prising Messrs. George Ko Yan- to the Depot. cheung (toteman), Cheng Man- The three booklets are, "All tat and F. B. C. Fernandes. : About Fimo Lenses," "How To Deceased. stated Dr. F. B. wa Make, Movies In Natural Colours" kinson's report, had died of shock and "Indoor Movie Making." It and haemorrhage due to multiple will be seen that the title of each injuries.
jone speaks for itself. The husband of the deceased.man" the writer has found these As a novice amateur "movie has it's book shops and newspaper poses, have been educating some Tang Fuk. told the Court that his books to be most helpful and the stands where young people and of the people. Young men
and wife was carrying rice to him lessons learned from children gather in their leisure to women, after visiting newly estab when the accident occurred.
them bave And the latest in print and news.lished stee) foundries, cement
already had the desired erect- It is true that there has been an works, modern machine shops:
better results. over dose of print on the various immediately acquaint the older phases of Japanese fe, political, zeneration in the future possibili. military, social and economic. "But it appears that there is a silent influence behind the believe that a comparative knowledge of the outside world. Including that of the enemy particularly; - inspires greater excrtion on the part of Chinese youth."
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TO AVOID COLLISION
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Always anxious to look after the M. Gray, of the RAS.C., driver the interests of its large clientele, ans and the need for co-operation, of the Army lorry which knocked the Filme Depot will be only too ducational movies under the au down the deceased, said that the glad to help any enthusiast over pices of the Ministry of Education accident occurred 'about one mile the many knotty problems that vith the aid of the University of from Stanley police station. He keep cropping up in the course of fanking have greatly facilitated was turning à right band bend fim-making.
ass information, In addition to when he saw a private mator car eople's educational halls and coming in the opposite direc- useums now found throughout! tion. The on-coming vehicle New China with a elvilisation China in charge of county govern-
Was travelling in the mic- solid and durable, and untold and nents. Adults these days in many dle of the road. To avoid a unexploited resources will certain-interior districts are encouraged to collision, he swerved his lorry to ly be able to accomplish what some attend schools for education in the left, and when he had cleared countries less favourable have various subjects."
the private ear, he swerved back successfully done:
Mothers do not have to tear that to off. Practically every Important sub- their children may go astray, as Deceased was walking along a ject, useful and necessary to intel- they may be placed in nurseries concrete path in the same direc-while awaiting the arrival of the ligent citizenship, can be bought managed by volunteer workers. tion as his lorry, and attempted ambulance. and read at five cents a pamphlet.f young
Deceased ladies from respectable to walk into the road.
died just From an advertisement taken at tamilles free from household cares, swerved his vehicle to the off-side.
As he before the arrival. random: "What Every Youth Children these days do not have and after passing the
Corroborative evidence was given Should Know in Wartime" (cost. to play in the streets.
woman, by Lance Bombardiers J: W. Smith whom he Judged was about three apd H. Purdue, who were passen- 33), "China-Mongolia-Soviet Rela- Many towns have pubile parks feet from the front of the car, hegers on the lorry, tions" (cost.15), "Japan on Way in which there are reading rooms heard the clattering of tins. To Ruin" (cost.22). "Common and playgrounds for youngcaters pulled up Knowledge or A.B.C. in Political unly. Girls and boys have already lying on the road.
Science" (cost.44),
COMMUNICATIONS
turmed the habit of gathering be- fore" public radios and bulletin board to hear and read the latest
Communications in China and war news or other interesting in- especially the interior have de-formation. veloped very fast in the past year.
War is fast destroying material
Europe and Africa and other partsChina but it is hastening mental| of the world may be reached with reconstruction, a new spirit and a
out any interference from the pre-new thought...
sent enemy. Hundreds of men are
occupied in making roads in the
west and other parts of China.
Boy and girl scouts are found in TRAVEL ASSOCIATION remote districts helping to locate
new specimens of wood and plant.
MEETING
He
He was going at a speed of 14 miles per hour approximately. He reported the incident to the police station and. together with the inspector. went back to the scene and took the decensed to the station where she was dressed
A verdict of accidental death and found deceased" was returned with no blame at-
tached to the driver.
A NEW SERIES
POWERFUL
OF DRUGS
(CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY)
Notable results have been obtained in the treatment of many other diseases, including erysipelas, blood-poisoning, abscesses car- buncles, gas gangrene, and Infections of the urinary tract. Herlin- These groups may be alding in the The third annual general meet son bas "found that the number of patients suffering from complica- development of the lumber in-ing of the Hong Kong Travel Asso- tions after influenza falls from 22.7 per cent to 33 per cent when. dustry and in the understanding ciation will be held in the Urban treatment with the new drugs is given.. and preparation of Chinese Council Chamber today at 4 pm. Promising results have been obtained in the treatment of one medicine according to, modern
There are two vacancies on the type of pneumonia, but, so far, no success has been achieved in the pharmaceutical methods.
Board of Directors, Mr. R. D. treatment of certain diseases such as tuberculosis, syphilis, malaria, Recently at a military review Walker and Mr. Tang Chung-Pat, and leprosy, writes the Manchester. Guardian's Scientific correspon-" one of the cities in west China the who retire this year but, being dent. divisions appeared in new uniforms eligible, may be re-elected. and under latest brand of arms. Some of the young officers were not just able-bodied men periodical- ly trained and cffered by district authorities for national service through the provincial govern-
ment.
SEAMAN SENT
TO HOUSE Mohamed
Amin.
題 seaman on the
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Sulphanilamide drugs must he administered with skill and care. Excessive doses are not as poison-
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TWO WATCHMEN IN TROUBLE
Malicious Wounding Charged Preferred
Two Chinese watchmen employ- ed by the Chinese Ministry of Communications were
yesterday
charged before Mr. Barnett at the Kowloon Court with malicious wounding of a compatriot, Mok Yat, on June 27.
UNKNOWN MODE OF OPERATION "The mode of operation of the ous as excessive doses of quinine drugs is unknown. It has been rendants accused the complainant It was alleged that the two de-
or digitails, but they produce un-suggested that" they produce an of stealing petrol caps from the pleasant if not harmful effects.
unknown substance in the body yard and held him for two hours The skin of the patient's face which attacks the bacteria. An-before handing him over to the Many will be the coming generale formerly employed
3.3. and neck becomes bright pink or other suggestion is" that the drugs Police. of China, aside from possessing a Javanese Prince, who had been breaks into a rash, or the corpus stimulate the natural defences of diploma and college degree, they ser tenced to three months' impri- cles of his blood may be disorder the body to overcome the bacteria was alleged to have taken place As a result of the assault, which have had intensive military train-sonment for assaulting an officer, ed, producing an anaemia. The and have no direct action ing during their freshmen. so was yesterday committed to the latter effect is sometimes due to
during these two hours, the com- phomore and junior years. House of Detention on the charge the combination of sulphur with may assist the phagocytes, or cells ribs and was in a serious condi- There is some evidence that they plainant sustained five fractured. Military training for young men of vagrancy by Mr. Edwards at the the haemoglobin of and nursing for girls are required Central Court.
blood. which
normally consume which appears to be assisted by virulent bacteria in the blocd, to hospital where a dying deposition any tion, necessitating his removal to In Chinese middle schools and col- leges; this has been the rule for
Mohamed Amin had just been sulphanitamide.
do their protective work. They do was made. It is therefore desirable that a not have much bactericidal effect the past six years and their signi- released from prison at the com-
patient receiving the drugs should on bacteria in test tubes outside the ficance was not realized until this pletion of his sentence. day.
not be exposed to hatural or arti-living body, and after they have Actal sunlight. in order to protect been taken in doses they are soon his skin from irritation. If he is excreted from the body without given too large a dose, he should much chemical change.
AGRICULTURAL LINES
CHARGED WITH
ROBBERY
the
Complainant however, recovered from his wounds and left hospital, although against medical advice.
The case was remanded to Au- gust 2, bail of $500 each being al- lowed.
RETURNED FROM DEPORTATION Appearing on a charge of the
The National Government of the Republic of China, through Its Ministries of Finance, Economics
drink at least ten pints of water Their inertness to the huma and Communications is driving for
within six hours. The excess or body is in extraordinary contrast Appearing on a charge of rob-drug passes from his body with with their deadliness towards' bac- greater and increased production bery at No. 51, Leighton Bill Road the water. along all agricultural and indus-on July 4. Lo Shing-heung, Tang
teria in the body. trial lines. This is
Like so many achievements in In order to Chuen and Kwok Hingkwan were synthetic chemistry. the developer sulphanilamide are already ex-breach of the Deportations Ordin
The achievements of prontosil strengthen the hands of the milli- remanded for 72 hours by Mr. But-ment of sulphonamide drugs is a traordinary, and yet the investiga- Jance, Shum Wing, unemployed, tary authority, the Ministry of ters at the Central Court yester triumph, for German persistence. tion of its clinical possibilities was committed to stand trial at Education, and with the support of day on the application of the Their bactericidal properties were less than three years old. While the Criminal Sessions by Mr. Ed- school bureaus and inspectors police. throughout, the unaffected area
first noted in 1919 by Heidelberger the clinician pursues its applicawards at the Central Court rester- They were alleged to have rob-and Jacobs of the Rockefeller In- tions, the pure scientist will in- day. Shum was deported from the will be a wartime educational pro-bed the inmate. Yeung Tse-wah, stitute for Medical Research investigate the problem of its mode Colony for life in July 1936 and gramme and be of untold value as of the sum of $50 and other gold New York, but this observation was of operation with equal zest. far as mass education.
articles,
was arrested by the police on June not pursued.
(THE END)
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YOUTH CONFERENCE
The Chinese delegation to the Second World Youth Conference to be held in New York from August 15 to 24, headed by Mr. P. Y. Yang, will sail for Europe en route to America on July 16..
Members of the delegation who arrived here from Hankow yesterday by plane, are busy making ar rangements for the coming trip, dete
Prior to their departure from Hankow, they had sought instructions regarding China's participation In the meeting from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang, says Central News.