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YUNNAN'S CAMPAIGN DISEASE
AGAINST
Anti-Goitre Programme:
Lack Of Iodine In Food
CHUNGKING, Sept. 13 (Central)-The Chinese Government is launching a campaign against goitre in Yunnan. Goltre is one of the three major public Health problems there the other two being malaria and leprosy.
For centuries, this disease caused by lack of iodine in local salt and "foodstuffs, has existed in Yunnan. It is more pre- valent" among women than men.
deeper subsoll not reached by smalt plants.
He said that the prevalence of goltre in Yunnan was not directly attributable to the consumption of the salt as at present chemically constituted, but that through salt consumption a ready means is available for the administration to the populace of thefr.necessary lodine requirements.
SALT SUPPLY
ap-
The meeting “unanimously. proved of the acceptance of the principle of lodization of the salt supply of Yunnan. The experts decided to organize an anti-goitre
Reports from medical men who Pearson, associate district, director committee with governor Lung bave travelled over the Yunnan of the National Salt Administra-Yun as honorary chairman, to Burma highway indicate that tion. Dr. R. C. Robertson, chier fight the disease in the province every third WOMEN and every technical expart of the League of and that Dr. Robertson, Mr. Pear- fourth man seen in a sufferer, Nations Anti-Epidemie Commisson and a Chinese technical assis- The disease is very evident sion' to China, and Dr. McClure of taxt be sent to a typical salt pre- among the labour gangs working the International Red Cross, met ducing area to conduct preliminary on the highways and rallway and in the office of the League's Kun-experiments. among the inhabitants of the ming-Burma Epidemiological Sur- villages in mountainous areas, vey Unit and studied ways and means of preventing goltre in Yunnan province,
In Yungping district in west Yunnan 80 per cent, of the popn lation are goitre sufferers. The valley of the Mekong river which traverses the province in the west is said to be a particularly bad goitre region.
WAYS AND MEANS
A group of omcials and medical experts, including Mr. C. G. G.
Dr. Robertson reported that the lack of iodine fa the locally-grown foodstuffs in Yungan was due to the fact that the very soluble todides in the surface soil had been washed out either Into the mountain rivers or into the
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Baltimore & Ohio
Barber Asphalt Co
Barnsdall Ol
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Bliss & Co.
28th Oct.
FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain.)
2nd Floor, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building
Telephones 23185 & 23169."
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EXCHANGE
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Continental Can
QUOTATION
£31
Last Sale Sept. 16
79
to
It
was also decided that 520,000 be used for the first year's surveying and fodizing work and that the heads of educational and other institu- tions be requested to co- operate in the campaign. Negotiations are already, in pro- gress for the purchase of a large quantity of iodides at reduced prices from Java Yunnan, desires to obtain 200 kilogrammes of a commercial iodine concentrate of uniform strength so as to start work. To lodize all of Yunnan's salt production, the equivalent of 500 kilogrammes of pure iodine is needed.
LEPROSY CONTROL Meanwhile, the control of lep- rosy has become one of the six most important administrative policies of the province for 1939 and plans for the supervision of the lepers have been adopted. To date leprosaria are found in most of the leper districts, the total number of sufferers known to the authorities being no less than
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1939.
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PASSENGER SERVICE
IN INDIAN CITIES
The Aerial Transport Company of Slam, Ltd, was formed in August 1931 and commenced operations in northeast Thailand, as Stam is now known
a route
In view of the present inter- national situation, the question of camouflaging factories, important buildings and ol tanks, as measure of protection agafrist air attacks in the event of war, has On May 15 an express service | Thailand, which is proving advan assumed increased importance in was started between Khonkaen and; tageous to both cities, especially Indian cltles which might be Nakon Panom, and a fortnight | now that Air France are operating | subjected to bombing raids.
later another service was inau a service between Salgan and "In is stated in Simia that the
gurated between Fitsanuloke, Hanoi via Vientiane. Government of India fully re- Raheng, and Mehsod on the Thal- cognise the need for camouflage," tand-Burma border. The latter started between Bandon on the which is being actively encouraged service is operated by two of the east coast of southern Thalland in England. One of the most con- Puss Moths and the former by one and Puket as soon as the aero- mon systems of protecting fac- of the three Fairchild 247drome at the latter point is com- tories is to break their "me," as 1 machines, recently acquired. These pleted. Puket is situated on an appears from the air, by skilfully placed trees. This has the effect of confusing the raiding airman regarding the exact position, of his objective.
Recently a great deal of work has been carried out in con- nexion with the construction of landing "grounds on across northern Thailand, and two new services have been start- ed recently in conséquence.
PROTECTION OF OIL TANKS In regard to the protection of off tanks, which are able to present an extremely vulnerable target, it Is learned that the method of building underground tanks, as in Britain and elsewhere, presents considerable difficulties in Bombay,
STOCKS
Last Sale
Sept. 16
SEPT. 17, 1939 STOCKS
Adams Express
10
Alleghany Steal Co. Allied Stores.
243
Johns Manville
9
J. & Laughlin Steel 37 pid
73.
Allis Chalmers ...
14
Kennecott Copper
421
Aluminium Ltd
94.
Lakey Foundry & Mac..
31
Amerada Corpn.
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Glass
45
1101
Lockheed Aircraft
28
American Cyanamid B..
337"
Loew's Inc.
36
Amer, & Foreign Power
2
Manhattan Shirt Co.
Ameri & Foreign 7 pt....
221
Martin, Glen L
371
10,000,
American Gas & Elec
351
McKesson, Robbina
161*
Amer. Locomotive .....
Monsanto Chemical
108
Amer. Metals Co.
26
Montgomery Ward
531
Amer. Radiator
111
National Cash Register Co,
Amer, Rolling Mil
201
at, Dairy Products ....
151
Amer, 'ting and R′ing Co.
561
Nat, Distillers
231
Amer. Sugar Ring ....
27
National Gypsum
1621
National Load
231
79
Nat. Power & Light
9
Amer. Waterworks ....
13
National Steel Corp.
781
Anaconda Copper
331
Nat. Bupply Corp
121
Atchison, T. ̈& S. Fe.
291
New York Central.....
194
Auburn Moters `...
32
Niagara Hudson Power
7
77
N. American Aviation
20.
14+
North American Co.
221
161
Northern Pacific
10
301
"Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
59
201
Pacific Gas & Elec.
301
17
Pacific Lighting'
45+
Boeing Airplane.Co.
261
Packard Motors
4
Borg-Warner
251
Paramount Fictures
77
Biggs Mfacturing
*31
Pennsylvania R.R.
23
Brooklyn-Mhattan Trans.
117
Phelps-Dodge
441
B'klyn-M'hattan $8 cum pf.
411
Phillips Petroleum
44
Canadian Pacific R'way, ...
47
Public Service of N.J.
39+
Case..J.I.
84
Pullman Inc.
351
Celanese
201
Pure Ou
10
Chesapeake & 'Ohio.
401
Radio Corpn. of Amy ..............
Telegram: Furnprince
Chrysler Corpa. Vi
86!
Reading Company, Com:
17
Colts Patent Fire-Arms
95
Reading Company, 1st pfd
Columbia Gas & El.
72
Remington Arms Co., Inc.
81*
Columbia 6% "A" pí.
80 *
Republic Steel
231
Commerutal
434
Reynold Tobac
361
Commonwealth &z 8. (ord.).
Richzeld Ol"
11
C'wealth & 8. 6% cum pf.
64
Safeway Stores
8 421
London, Sept. 15.
Consolidated Edison
311
Schenley Distillers
131
Consolidated Ou
07
Schenley, 61% pfd.
481
Sears Roebuck
78
Continental Oll
28
Seversky Aircraft
5
Corn Products
61
Shell Unton Oil .....
141
e
Curtiss Wright (C)
War Loan, 3}%
after 1952) Canton-KTbon Rly. 5%
(Red
881
16 Asso & Elec. Industries 36. Austin "Motors, Ford,
Union Insurance Gula Kalumpong Rubber 17/6 Allied Ironfounders
72
Bocony-Vacuum Oil
14
Curtiss Wright "A"
27
Southern Paciic
151
Deere & Co.
23+
Southern Rly $5 ptd.
262
tion.
Distillers Corpn. Beagrama
157
Sperry
484
19/41
Douglas Aircraft
75
Spicer Manufacturing Co.
26 *
Cable & Wireless, New
Du Pont de Nemours
1767
Standard Brands
Form, ord..........
--48
Eagle Picher Lead !..
137
Stand Gas & Elec.
31
B. A. Tob. (bearer)
81/3
Eaton Mig Co.
27
Standard Oll of California
31
Cammell Laira ord
8/7}
Elec, Autölté
37.
Standard Oll of NJ........
512
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
Mexican Eagle
5/8
Elec. Bond & Share
10
Stone & Webster
111
19124
21
Courtaulds
27/41
Elec. Bond & Share 35.pf.
571
Swift International
321
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.
-1913 (Ldn. Is.)
Distiller's
82
Elec. Bord & Share $6 pr.
664
Technicolor.....
12
32
Dunlop Rubber
26 ·
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
Gen Electric (England)
1925 (Vickers):
Guinness (A) Son & Co.
70/7 77/6 Hawker Siddeley Airc... 11/3 Bristol Aeroplane
15
Elec. Power & Light 37-pf. Flintkote
·334
Texas Corpn.
401
18
Tekes Gulf Sulphur
384
Food Machinery Corp. Gen. American Trans.
354*
Trana-America.co.
562
20th Cent. Fox. S...
141
Gen. Electric ...
41
20th Cent. Fux, $13 pt.
12
Imperial Chemical Ind 29/3 Imperial Tobacco
Gen Motors
521
Union Carbide & Carbon
881
108/3
Gen, Railway Signal........
20
Union Paciaci
991
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 46/3
General Tire & Rubber Co 224
United Aircraft
431
Rolls Royce
86/3
Glidden Co.
174
United Airlines Trans.
104
Leyland Motors
77/6
Goodrich (B.F.). Signe 23
United Corpa.
34
58/101
Goodrich $5 pl
.05%
United Corpn. #3 cum. pr.
36
Turner & Newall
77/6
Goodyear Tire & Co.
29
United Gas Corpo
24
21 **
Great Northern Iron Ore ...
20
United das Improvement (139 →→
Smethwick "Drop Forg.... 14/6.
Great Northern Bly, bid.
291
U.S., Industrual Alcohol.
257
atmstrong Stevens, ord.
5/3
Great Western Burir
321
US. Rubber
441
Pressed Steel, com.
15/3
Greyhound Corpul" (
171
UB. Rubber 38 pid
103
Vickers, ord.
16/71
Hecker Products ....
543
US. Steel..
*767
11
Woolworths
56/3
Hercules Rowder Co.
92
Vanaditim
87
Anglo-Dutch
07/6...
Homestake Mining"
Warner Bros. Pict...
赫
11.
Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust
28/3
Tap. 5) Biết "tuần, 100% 3%
Industrial Rayon
201
| Westinghouse "Hec.
Burma Corporation
9/3
International Harrester
Jap. 8% Ster: Loan, 1924 ·40
Commonwealth Mining..
Int. Nickel
89 397
Woodward Iron Cor.
29
Ger. 7% Intl, Edah, 1824
Marsman Investments... 12.
Int. Tel. & Tel.
Chase National Zatik National City Bank
361*
31**
Chartered Bank
of
Handfontein Estates
36/6
"Wo
HE, & Star Bánk (Ldn.
Reg)**
Western Holdings
8/3
"K-bid."
.70
Hib-Nitel
205
DOW JONES AVERAGE
HK & Bhat Bank (Col
Reg)
Tanami Gold Mining...... 4jd
Bapt. 17, 1889)
·72:
Anglo-Iranian... TO
Chinese Eng. & Mining
EtirmaTM ...
-68/104
BKellTrans, & Trad.
27,97, 20.71 30. Utilites
Chosen Corporation
ntbearer) ...
92/6
Pekin Syndicate now!
Nominal
99 2286,51 40 Bonda ---|90,53|:.:45.39 | 1:1
Commodity Index:: 58 65
Chinele*4F%"God"Loan 1898 Crit. sse). Chinese 6% Gold Bonds,
1925-47 .....
2,3,,"”
Chin. 4% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908
1559
Chin, Imperial Rly, 5%
Loan ......
Honan Rly. 5% Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911... Buruang Bl. 5% 1911
(German Issue)
Lang Tsing & U. Hai Rly.
5% 1013 ..... Shai-Ning Rly. 5%... Tientsin-Pukow Riy, 5%
(Brit Spd:) W Tlentain-Pukow Rly. 5%.
(German Stpd) Tienlain Pükö ́R17. 5%.
(Brit. Bijd Baptoán) Tientsin Puków" Rly: "{5%
(Gerstid Bupl: Loan
Tate & Lyle'
United Steel 13.
Shal Elec. Constr. Co.
1930
ז.
It is hoped that a service will be
two services bring one of the com-island of the same name, or Junk pany's original projects nearer to Ceylon, as it is sometimes called, realization, which was to establish off the south-west coast.
a service between Moulmein on-the Burmese coast and Handt in Indo- china.
"NO" SUBSIDY
The company is one of the few air transport concerns operating „NORTHERN BORDER · On the May 1, 2 service was mail contract with the Govern- without a subsidy, but it has a opened
Bangkok and Vientiane on the northern border between French Indo-Chinia and
between
ment, a surcharge being made of approximately 1d.; the norm:AJ postage rate in Thailand is approx- imately 2d.
Karachi and Calcutta where water concerns in England, which cam- is found only two feet below the ouflage surface. Tanks are usually painted no allowance from the British at an extraordinary general meet- with aluminium paint since this Government, and bear the costing of the company held on resist heat and reduces evapora- themselves.
June 15 to alter the name of the
As the company also operates their property, receive surface transport, it was decided
It is stated that the Govern-company to Borisat Khomsong Ltd: The bright reflection of ment of India regard the equip (Transport Co. Ltd.). The English aluminium paint can be easily ment of the Anxillary. Force of name of the company is still discerned from the air, even on India as satisfactory.
Aerial Transport Co. of Blam Ltd. It would appear likely," however,
dark nights, and in time of war
It is fully realised that the force
the value of painting tanks in is still equipped With Lewis guns, that the word "That" will be sub- camouflage pattern would un- but it is pointed out that the force stituted for the word "Slam" at doubtedly offset the special is primarily intended for local some future date in accordance advantages of aluminium painti defence, and for that it is with the change of name of the
It is stated here that private adequately equipped.
country.
INDO-CHINA
18 STEAM NAVIGATION" "COMPANY LTD.
SWATOW (1) - SHANGHAI Wingsang" 20th Sept. 4 p.m. Bang 7th Sept. 4 p.m. "Mingsang 1st Oct. 4 p.m. Wosang 4th Oct. 4 p.m. SWATÓW (7) BHANGHAI CHEFOO & TIENTSIN "Yausing“, „24th Sept. 4 p.m.
Tai Saun Hongt fylgi
To SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA 'Yuensang 30th Sept. 3 p.m. "Islami" Tth Ooh Ipo
To KOBE and OSAKA
Islami 20th Sept, & p.m.
thept., 4.p.m. "Hosang" 38th Sept, &m.
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High Low Dow Jones Averages, Sept. 16, High Low Close Changs 156.92 121,44. 20. Indnatilała nat1640822 182.36 151,08 102.13 -1.88 off 134.88 - 24.14 · 20 · Ballestel
99.48 5231 3176 12,07 141 6E. 26.1034.48 28.01 47 Up 88.19 13 ott
Business Dong:—1,080.000 mbaron
GIN KANDAKAN..
Wool 28th #pt. 5 p.m.
"Maung" 15th Oct 10 am.
ADO HAIPHONGRIE
Tosság
20th Sept. 4 p.m. Taizang* 34th Sept. 4 p.m.
28th Sept. 4 p.m. #ri Osk, pa
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