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HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS
GENERAL
PICTORIAL SURVEY OF MALNUTRITION
& STEPS BEING TAKEN TO FIGHT THE PROBLEM Topical Film
Exhibited At Queen's: Governor Present
THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE HONGKONG NUTRITION RESEARCH COMMITTEE WERE THE HOSTS AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE yesterday at moon to a large and representative gathering of varions organisations at in exhibitkin of a film entitled "Enough to Eat." Among those who attended was His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut-General E. F. Norton, CB, D.5.0. M.C who made a short introduétory speech,
ROUND THE FUNERAL OF MR.
JOHN C. MACKECHNIE
POLICE COURTS
AT CENTRAL
The funeral, of Mr, John Camp- bell MacKechnie late chief of- (feer" of the ka. Từng On, who was found dead in his cabin on BAIL ESTREATEN
Saturday morning, took place at Bail of $30 was estreated by Mr, the Colonial Cemetery yesterday, KMA Barnett, yesterday when The Rev. Cyril Brow, M. A. ChauTMMan, 36, shop keeper, charg-officiated at the graveside.
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The film, produced in England and with Professor Julian S. Hux-Village, failed to appear in ley, the noted scientist, acting as commentator, surveyed pictorially the problem of malnutrition si Home, the startling fact being - brought out that more than hall the population were not buying the foods essential to good health.
ed with keeping a gaming house Besides his widow, daughter at an unnumbered bouls ma Lyde- (Marina), two sons (George and Alex), step-daughter (Mrs V. A. Souza), and step-son (Wille), the late Mr. MacKechnie also left two sisters (Misses Jane and Sara MacKechnie ) in England, and a brother (Mr. Dancan MacKechnie) in America, to mourn his death. The chief mourners were the
Ten other persons charged with taking part ni gambling was sich {fined $1.50; while one who was flot present had his bail of $3 estreat- ed
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Research by social workers had tons. It has a wide field to work established the fact. Prof: Hagley on all the hospitals and maitta-
Sgt. Kinloch said that the house were severa? tlons under the control of the was raided by the Police at about said that there spending groups, in relation to the Government Medical Department 5 pm on Saturday. The sum purchasing of food, from a group and in addition all the Refurce of $4.88, which was picked up. spending only a week to the Compe under Government control, was ordered to be put into the highest spending group averaging from which most useful data has Poor Box. 10s, a week.
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widow, daughter, two sons, step- daughter and step-son
THOSE PRESENT
Among those present were. Mr. W. Kirby (Secretary of In- stitution of Engineers and Ship-
C.
Seen provided for experiments in ALLEGED ROBBERS REMANDED Only the fos, group was parchas economic nutrition.
A format remand of orie week bullders, China Coast Officers' Ing food containing at adequate AIM OF COMMITTE
was granted by Mr. Barnett yes- Guild,. and Marine Engineers' amount of proteins, necessary to One of the aims of the Nutrition terday when Chan Kwan, 23, coo-Guild of China), Capt. A. body building, and vitamins. Research Committee is to dis-e, Cheung Wai-ko, 33, unemploy- Campbell (Master of the . . Sal necessary for protection aɛnināt samináte - the results of their ined. Chuf Ching-hing, 20, disease. The other groups were vestigations, for I believe inalnutri-employed and Lai Chan-mal, 31, purchasing" less and less of the tion is not invariably the result of unemployed. were charged with food essential to physique ad mare inability to buy the essentials robbery. good health, buying more of the of life, so much as energy or fuel foods sich as bread, sugar and margarina
of ignor-
Accused were alleged to have ance of what these essentials robbed Li Sau-chun of a handbag really are. I have seen in hospitals containing $51, a compact and one L.C.C. ACTION
here some grounds for believing notebook, at: Queen's Road West The dim surveyed also pictorial that this is very definitely the case on Nov, 28. ly the various steps being taken by The film that we are going to such bodies as the London County see this morning is part of this Council to meet this problem. The system of the dissemination of in- L.C.C. were providing milk for the struction on this question. The Several persons were charged children of the lower-income film is based on English conditions, before Mr. Barnett yesterday with classes at a cheaper purchase price but mutatis mutandis should pro-treewood offences,
Det. Sub-Insp. R. Cunningham is in charge of the case.
TREEWOOD THEFTS
On), Mr. Mitchell (Chief Officer of the a, s. Sal On), Insp, J. Rus- sell, Mr. & Mrs. J. Conception, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Peralta, Mr. and Mrs. G. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. A. &. Bar- ros, Mrs. Frickson. Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Cruz, Mrs. A. Castro, Mrs. Abra- ham, Misses M. and N. Cruz, Miss L Conception, Miss A. Baleros, Miss H. May, Messra; L. V. I. de Soma. 8. O. Bux, . R. Santos, H. Stainfeld,, J. J. White, J. R. McWalter, 1 Siva, D. L. Siva. M. Via Carlos, & B, Young, O. A. Poon, H. J. Yapp. E P. Souza, J. M. and were providing also one free vide data not only interesting, but Wong Wai, 37, who pleaded Larcina, B. A. Bouza, W. Maher, meal a day for undernourished useful for application to our local guilty to possession" of 50 cattles E, Baleros, B Baleros, and many children, emphasis being laid of a problems."
of wild treewood at" Shaukiwan others. supply of the essential foods,
Road, near Island Road, was fined Two wreaths, one from the widow and the other from the There were also centres being At least I hope it may help to $10 or 30 days. run to provide expectant mothers impress on all here today the real
Stating that she had been un-children, were interred with the of the lower spending groups with necessity for comprehension of the employed for six months and that coffin meals containing an adequate pro-problem of malnutrition and of the she was five months behind in her
MANY WREATHS portion of the necessary proteins necessity for reinforcing in every rents,
Chung Nam. 27. married Among the profusion of wreaths and vitamins.
way possible the efforts which the woman, pleaded guilty to posses sent were those from the widow. Hongkong Government is taking to sion of 39 cattles of wild treewood Marins (daughter), George, Alex, combat its effects.
and Willie (son), Sara and Jane (sister), Duncan (brother), Jack, Mac and Eddle, Nena, Victor and Yvonne, Master and Officera of 8.3 Saf On, Master and Officers of
GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. His Excellency the Acting Gover, nor, in his introductory speech, said:
than through the ear
REAL NECESSITY
GROUPS REPRESENTED Among the groups represented at the showing of the film were the Chinese Young Women's Christian Association, District Watch
the
at Island Road. Defendant was bound over in the sum of sto for one year.
Sgt. Kinloch prosecuted,
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TWO-DAY SALE
Appearing before Mr. G. f. Es, Macao, Master and Omcers of OF WORK
Queen's Road
was
again
6 p.ni,
I have come recently from Southern India, a country of some what similar problems to Hong-
Lowry yesterday on a charge of 55. Kau Ting, W. R. Mor, Mrs. kong, in that the type of soll and Committee, the Hongkong Chinese wounding Chan Yu-wong at No. 29 May. Peter and Hilda, Mr. and Women and irls will unite with The Salvation Army Home for the food, is almost the same. At Women's Club, the Hongkong Coonoor in the Nilgiri Hills there Anti-T.B. Association, the Honfloor, on Nov. 23, with a chopper, Lin kee, Mr. and Mr. E. B. Hensen,
Central ground Mrs. H. L. Fox and family, Wong the Home for Bind Girls (Ebeneza is a Food Research Institute at kong Chinese Women's Soldiers Chan Yu-chee, 30, unemployed, Mr. and Mrs. A. Conception, a House! and, hold a Hale of Work International which an interesting Httle experi. Relief Association, the Hongkong
remanded
at the Women's until Young Mr. and Mrs. LV. J. de ment has been carried out, which Red Swastika Society, the Hong-
Thursday.
Souza, 8. O. Bux, R. P. Brown and Dec. 4 and Fee. 5, from 11 am t Club on Wednesday and Thursday, is illuminating, because one learns ong Refugee and Social Welfare
Det-Egt. W. Summers. In making family, J. Conception, Tal Sáng 50 much better through the eye Council, the Medical Board, the the application said that the com- Steamship Company Mrs. B.
Medical Committee (Tung Wah
Erikson, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Miller The splendia wold carried There you will see three rats, of Hospital), the Midwives Board. the plainant was still in hospital.
Defendant was allowed ball at and family, Bob Eluestone, H. by these two Institutions is wett National Red Cross Society of which the biggest is about the size
Stanfield, DE Ellis, Donald known to Hongkong residents, and of a kitten; the smallest is not China, the National Women's Re-
Blackman, The O'Farrell's, Mr. it is hoped that friends of all much larger than a mouse, and the lef Association, the Nurses' Board,
Charged with dumping night and Mrs, A. A. Barros, Mr. and Mrs, nationalities will take this very intermediate one being about the the Social Services Centre of the size of the ordinary English rat Churches and the University of goll on the side channel of Landale F. P. Laurel and family, C. S. convenient opportunity to
Hongkong.
Street catside house No. 18 on the Parker, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Watson, the Homes dispose of the beunti- "These were part of one litter born;
morning of Dec. 1. a. 32-year-old J. R. McWalter, Norman and Jackful articles made by the inmates on the same day, but fed on the "
| widow, 11 Wai-max was fined $3 | MacKay, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. de staple food grains of Bouthern Following upon the showing of by Mr. Lowry yesterday. Central and Northern Indla res the film, His Excellency, escorted Defendant Wad carrying two Valentine and John, Mr. and Mrs. pectively; the effect on the rats by the Director of Medical Ser- buckets of excretal matter: being in increasing order of magni- tude from Bouth to North
LACK OF NUTRITION'
SURPRISE VISIT
vices, paid a surprise vist to the|-
Bái Ying Pun Relief Hospital.
His Excellency was met on his To any one with eyes in their arrival by Dr. H. F. Tai, Medical Officer in charge, and by Dr. E. H. head, the lack of nutrition in Southern India crops is well ilus-Ong, and Miss Elsie Liu, the Ma-
His Excellency tron.
expressed
$150.
MIGHT SOIL DUMPED.
AT KOWLOON
STOWAWAYS IN COURT Found on a British steamer without tickets, six natives of
Cruz and family, M. Dodd.
B. W. O. F.
help
H 1 Hunt, Höp Kee. Mimi, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Eng Shing, Mr. and The following is the latest list of Mrs. J R. Santos and family, subscriptions recebed, to data-for Mr. and Ms. Laicina and family, credit of the British War Organisa Eldred D. Bush and family. Mr. tion Fund, Hongkong, branch:--- and Mrs. A; J. Hussain, Mr. and Previously acknowledged, £100 and Mrs. -Ebrahim, Li Yin hel, Dr. $806,165.80;
trated by the fact that the buffalo satisfaction with the renovation of Shangha!, Ko Chan-hing, 28, HanTip Yust, fang, K. K. Leung, and
of these parts. must literary weigh not more than half the car the former Block B of the Govern-Fu-chat, 31, Sung Chot-sung, 30, responding beast of Northernment Cirit Hospital which was Sze. Hung-ching, 23, Suen Kwal- India, while the horns of all horned due to be demolished) and its con- tong, 31, and Chu Ah-yee, 32, wete
that they do
Central and in
tal.
as stowawaya yesterday before. Mr.
Jimmy.
In memory of A. Dransfield per Mr. and Mrs., A. & Bremner: #10, The Royal Engineer Officera in, Hongkong (Cezarterly) (20, Francois Hardlyl). ller 500, Capt. L. J. Lossius (October) 120, "Anonymous 20, Mr., K. Whittaker game, grow to about half the size version into a useful relief hond-handed over to the Police on arrosecuted, while Mr. M. A. de cinthly) 5, The Kowloon Docks Be- rival in the Colony and charged gilva, appeared for the defendant. creation Club (th) for B. Dunstans Northern India. The statue of General Norton inspected the Himsworth
Mr. Reynolds said that in a 180, Mr. Edgar, Davidsom? (Montáky) man is similarly affected, but in hospital kitchen and enquired into Each of the defendants was fald carried out by a party of 50, M. & W. P. Pay Monthly), 25, my limited experience, deficiency the dietary, since eighty-five out of fined $20. The fourth accused, detectives, led by Mr. D. H. Water & Watkins in memory of the in Southern India has not gone to the hundred patients in hospital who was additionally charged with tam, Chlef Wireless Inspector of late Capt. B. Alison, 16 The Party the extent of producing disease to were stated to be surering from breach of deportation order, was address at No, 98, Prince Edward so, Mr. 8. A. Kent 10. Total: 1009/ the G. P. O., at the defendant's Blaff of the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corp. (Monthly) the same extent aa has in South beri beri
sentenced to six weeks hard Road on Oct. 10 wireless, set was 8:30 Сбіра.
labour. All are to be expelled
ford in the premises. Bome from the Colony..
other instruments at for making a wireless set were also found.
Giving evidence, Mr. Waterton
Since my arrival ́here I have
seen and beard enough to make GRUESOME FIND
me appreciate the gravity of this nutrition problem, as did my pre-i decessors.
GOVERNMENT INTEREST
IN KOWLOON BEACH
found отп
'THEFT" OF SHAWE Convicted of inrceny of a wool-
-AIR RAID SYRENS len shawl from a woman, Tam said that they went to the address an Wai 31. was sentenced to six and found the door locked. They cautions announces that a test of The Director of Air Raid Pre- weeks' imprisonment by Mr. Mac knocked twice but received no the air raid sarena, both in Hous tadyen yesterday, S
answer. They forced their en-
Kung ang Kowloon will be car- trance and saw the accused malde, en out sometime between the LARCENY BY TRICK - Mr. Waterton also mentioned that Wong Kwal-cheung, who was there was no back stairs from hours of 9 am and mid-day to- charged with larceny of 95 by where the accused might come
morrow. Wednesday, Dec, 4 trick and remanded from Batur back.
Asked by Mr. Blivs whether he
Bgt, A., Groves prosecuted.
As a proof of the interest that"
A party of police headed by Sgt. the Government of th's Colony has
F. Roberts, Officer-in-Charge of attached for some time to thin the Balkung Police Station, visited problem. Sir Andrew Caldecott ap the spot where some human pointed the Nutrition Research remains had been Committee nearly four years ago, Friday, and removed the gruesday, appearen again before Mr. and Sir Geoffry Northcote deeply relies to the Kowloon Pablie Himsworth yesterday. Bentence of had heard that an employee in HEALTH RETURNS conearned always in the welfare of Mortuary on Bunday morning. nts people-went further and con- siderab1y enlarged the membership
In the courts of the morning of the committee and appointed the beach was visited by many the Director of Medical Services as sightseers who were curious about
the discovery. its Chairman, 7
The Nutrition Research Com- mittea has already made an ir portant contribution to the pra "blem as a result of its investiga-
six weeks hard labour, followed by the G.. P. O, Leung Kam-ming, expulsion, was imposed.
had requested the defendant to The following in the Return of ILLEGAL RADIO ABANEMITTER make a transmitting art for him, notifiable diseases notified a hay
Tam Kam-iu, wireless operator, Mr. Waterton replied in the ing occurred in the Colony during was charged with possession of a afirmative but he said that he the 48 hours ended at midnight It has been suggested that the wireless transmitting set without had made no inquiry to confirm on Dec. 1 Chicken-Por, one caSS,
Cerebro-Bpinal Fever, one case,- skeletons may have belonged to licence or permission before Mr. #D
After further evidence hearing Dysentery, seven cases Tuber victims of the typhoon some Emsworth yesterday.
letiforts). 29 cusen three, yesṛs, ngo,
Mr. Reynolds, Crown Counsel. was adjourned to December 5,
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