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OUR IMMIGRATION INCONSISTENCIES
OBSTETRICS
Interesting Lecture By Prof. Gordon King.
OFF REGISTER WHERE ITALY
FAILED?
LONDON.-Dr. Martir. Herholdt Jacobs, 46, whose marriage has been dissolved and who is now living in South Africa with an- other man's wife was found guilty "Is there any reason to think that if Italy failed to by the General Medical Courell of get what she wanted to get in France, when France was "infamous conduct in a profes-down and out, when we were being pressed at Dunkirk aional respect" His name
and when the United States was still 'undecided on the at- ordered to be erased from the-
MR. BARTLETT'S VIEWS
IN China, until quite recent times, and even now in many Medical Register. He was regis titude she should take-Is there any reason to think that "parts of the country, it is safe to say that the majority of the tered as of Oldstreet, EC.
if Italy failed then, Japan will succeed now?" asked MR, births have been in the hands of comparatively ignorant and
The charge against him waa VERNON BARTLETT, M.P., well-known authority on inter- completely untrained women, just as was the case in Europe
s that he committed adultery with national developments, when he broadcast from London bundred years ago."
Gladys Ethel Ivereigh, a married woman-of which adultery he was
yesterday.
The above is an extract fromma
PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 24th day of February, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Or der of His Excellency the Gover der of опе Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option IT IS DOUBTFUL whether any Government depart- of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His ment has ever earned, in such Majesty the KING, for one fara short space of time since its
time, from the introduction of the ther terms of 75 years.
from the public as the Hong- the 17th century to the discovery Intending bidders are advised
kong Immigration Office.of chloroform by Sir James Y. that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser Complaints against the work- Simpson in 1847, and the great
establishment, such criticism
under
lecture entitled "China and
Modern Obstetrics" given by PROF. GORDON KING, FR.C.S., found guilty by, a decree dissolving "Herr Hitler and his heel-Ittle of the fact that Britain has F.R.C.O.G.. at the Helena May Institute yesterday evening. The his own marriage in February, clicking generals are putting not lost the war is now allowed to lecture, held
the auspices of the Hongkong Nurses' and 1940-and that he stood prethe final touches to complete reach the Japanese people. Midwives' Association. was largely attended.
fessional relationship with Mrs. their plans for the domina-.
THE BALKANS Prof. King traced, the progress
Ivereigh or her family from about tion of Europe-and not only Bartlett, "are being misled in the "The Bulgarian people," said Mr. and development in the practice
Europe, but the world," began same way. It would seem that the of obstetrics up to the present
Mr. Bartlett.
forceps, by William Chamberlen in
discovery concerning the infec-
TRAVELS IN S.W. PROVINCES OF CHINA
the beginning of 1934 until Novem ber, 1934
RELIGIOUS GROUNDS Mrs. Ivereigh's husband, it was stated, objected to divorce on re- ligious grounds.
ZERO HOUR NEAR
:
members of the Bulgarian Govern- Iment who wanted to avoid war are
"Our people here are almost re- Eot allowed to express their viewa lieved now to think that zero hour and the press takes great care that" " the Council Mr.is very near. Last year Herr Hitler the Bulgarian people should know A highly interesting talk on Jacobs, wrote: "Mrs. Iverelsh had called the tune and this year he very little. of British competence.
In a letter to
That gives us confidence. He has
"A week 480 I said that
that I cannot be looked Japan seemed inclined to play ner committed adul- part in spreading the war and that I have formed a union with an agreement with Soviet Russia;
"Herr Hitler now expects to control Bulgaria and Yugosla- via without firing a shot. The blocks of ice on the Danube are still too large to enable the Nazis to build even temporary bridges, but we are, without any doubt very near zero hour in the Balkans. Mr. Bartlett declared that the statements that had emanated
(if not the applicant) will being of the department and nous nature of puerperal fever by some travels and adventures in never been a patient of mine, and has not got it all his own way. required to deposit with an the possibilities it has created oliver Wendell "Holmes (in Ame- the South-Western provinces of had twice left her husband authorised officer who will be for the operation of corrupt rica) and Semmelweiss (in Aus China," ilustrated with lantern have lived with her, and we are new difficulties to overcome. prèsent at the sale, the sum of practices by outside facket- tria).
The present century." went on Robertson to a capacity crowd at I feel
slides, was given by Prof. R. C. still living together most happily two hundred dollars, ($200) in eers, who have seized these cash. This sum will be refunded opportunities to collect their Prof. King, "has been notable for the first general meeting of the upon as having
several lines of advance, such as on payment of the Purchase illegal gains, have reached the the planned attack upon maternal University Education Society last tery.
ad nauseatum stage: Repre- mortality and morbidity, the new night..
a woman not wanted by her hus-, would be an important part of sentations, we believe, have attack on infantile mortality. the
The audience was literally taken band.
this move. A few days ago Mr. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
"She has been given the only Matsuoka said how much Japan's been made to the authorities development of the movement for a tour of thousands of miles. ! Boundary.
through Kwangsi and Yunnan, (of her life, and she has given me
improving. This the latter the Burma Road was the the most blessed and harmonious Japan to think she should attack the Axis was a sign of the times might induce had been bought in on the side of chief topic), and finally ending up years I have ever had in my adult Malaya and the Netherlands East and went on to give the demands at Mandalay in British Burma,
Iudies, without fear of Russia at which Germany had made on Yu- Although the Burma Road was
tacking her.
price.
of Baln
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 4202.
Registry?
Locality.
Tai Kok Tsui..
Mensure-
ments.
As per
sale plan
Contenta in
Annual
Xentai.
Square feet
Unset Price
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About
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10,000
be required to pay to the Auc» tioneer in cash the sum of $1000!
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on numerous occasions, both antenatal care and the State re- starting out at Hunan, winding real affection she has ever had in relations with Soviet Russla were from Nazi sources that Yugoslavia
cognition of midwives."
INFANTILE MORTALITY
On the question of infantile mortality, the speaker cited as an1 example the Netherlands where
by private individuals and by public organisations in the Colony, while the columns of this paper have repeatedly made public some of the more glaring defects, of the present
This was system in an endeavour to
education of mothers. induce the authorities and
In China, even today, the those responsible for the speaker revealed, no fewer than working of the department to 500 women perish daily as a re-
life."
HIMSELF
shown as it was before it was com- EX-HEADMAN HANGS in 30 years the rate had decreased pleted. Prof. Robertson described it from 186 to 49 per 1,000 births as "one of the most beautiful
achieved by popular scenic roads of the world.”
An aged ex-headman' of Mudara The speaker was thanked by gama named Amarasingharachige Prof. L. Forster.
Don Seodoris, was found hanging from a beam in his son-in-law's)
j
"And yet, the prospects of Japan going to war are 50 serious that one is not sur- prised to bear that a great many businessmen in Japan are getting alarmed at the policy of their statesmen.
goslavia and the compensation which Yugoslavia was to receive was a chunk of Albania, although Albania was under. Itallan control # "You cannot imagine Signor Mussolini transferring a part of Albania to Yugoslavia six months ago," said Mr. Bartlett. "It was to check Yugoslavia that Signor, A post-mortem examination was
Mr. Bartlett went on to state Mussolini grabbed Albania in the held on the deceased by Mirigama's that a great part of the materials first place. District Medical Officer, Dr. W. A Japan would need if she went to Thomas.
DERBY TICKETS Watch hut in Mirigama.
STOLEN
WHERE ITALY FAILED
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ANOTHER OFFER
take a more serious view of sult of the various complications the position into which the of childbirth, which, even now in scheme was drifting and to been in the hands of ignorant many parts of the country, have The purchaser of the lot will bring about drastic remedial and completely untrained women.
The loss of a number of Derby measures. These efforts were: Western
war came to her from the great "Another offer to Yugoslavia is obstetrical methods
tickets was reported to the Police
Mr. D. S. Dassenalke, the Coro-western democracies and most of an outlet to the Mediterranean at: not all unproductive. Some came to China with the advent of
yesterday.
ner, who held an enquiry, was of her imports came from countries Salonika That is more attractive attempt; however half-heart-Western medicine over 100 years
Leung San, a woman of Cheung opinion that the deceased took his in the Southern Pacific which 'to them. But Salonika is part of (being 10% of the upset, priceled, was made to deal with the ego, largely in connexion withchan, reported that while travell-life in a drunken fit. He returned a might now eastly be turned into Greece and Germany is not yet at
but it missionary hospital, immediately after the fall of the complaints made to the au-not until 1929 this work was on ang in a tram at the Central dis- verdict accordingly.
battlefields. Japan could have war with Greece. The German the thorities, but other loopholes nation-wide scale when the "Na-trict yesterday she nad Jewellery,
united with China In the market. minister at Athers is said to be premium being paid in accordance appear to have been allowed tional Midwifery Board" was es-money and five Derby tickets, to The speaker at the Y.M.C.A. "But Japan has united Chiria trying to make the Greeks agree to total value of $117, stolen Sunday Discussion Group" to be against her," went on Mr. Bart- these terms, provided the Greeks from her.
held on Feb 23 at 9 p.m. in the lett. "Possibly the Japanese Gov- break off relations with Britain. A man, Lung Chau, electrician, West Lounge, will be Dr. F. R. ernment does not think very much "There is not the slightest sıgü also reported that eight Derby Ashton and his subject will be "A of the government of Signor Mus- that the Greek Government is go- tickets were stolen from him yes-Doctor Looks at Life and Re- solini, But, they cannot neglect to ing to be caught in this trap. Ent terday.
ligion".
hammer, the balance of
with the Conditions of Sale.
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THE “STAR” FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders..
NOTICE IS HEREBY
WELS
tablished under the Chinese Gov- the
ernment.
to emerge and the position has continued to deteriorate to such an extent that even. public patience and tolerance,
THE WEATHER
have now been exhausted.
Total rainfall since Jan. 1 is WE HAVE all along acknow-6.99 inches against an average of ledged that the task before
Maximum temperature yesterday the Immigration, Office is a was 65 and the minimum 62. difficult one. It was patent, The Royal Observatory report therefore, that the greatest states:-
2.29.*
to
care and perspicacity should The anticyclone continues GIVEN THAT THE FORTY have been employed in mak- decrease
in intensity, pressure THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY ing the organisation fool- remaining highest over Korea and
the neighbouring seas. proof and impervious to at-
MEETING OF THIS COM
RED CROSS RELIEF WORK DESCRIBED
The Red Cross relief work in Free China has been placed on an organised and systematic basis but the greatest problem remains to be an insufficiency of doctors and nurses, declared Dr. Robert Kho- seng Lim, Director of the Red Cross Relief Corps, in an interview with Central News. Dr. Lim made a special trip to Hongkong from. Kweiyang by air last Saturday to attend the annual conference of the National Red Cross Society of China.
Aside from the urgent demand wounded soldiers has been reduced
will be forthcoming..
PANY will be held at the Office tempts to exploit the situation. of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & and thus to defeat the ve Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 28th object for which it was estab-out their duties to the satis- February, 1941, at 11.00 ...lished, namely, the reduction faction of the public and pro- for more doctors and nurses, the to one-third as compared with the for the purpose of receiving the of the surplus population in testations are beginning to eminent physician said, there is figures at the outset of the current Report of the Directors together the Colony and, what is more become more and more insis- also a dire need of a continuous hostilities, that of sick soldiers haa with a Statement of Accounts important, to keep undesir-tent for a full and complete supply of medicine. He expressed mounted. However, Free China is for the year ended 31st Decem ables from seeking hospitality inquiry into the qualifications the hope that more contributions now able to supply enough vac- ber, 1940,
here in order to continue of those who have been as-
cines and sera to practically all Outlining the Red Cross relief the armies. Cholera is The Register of Shares of the their nefarious methods of signed to duties for which work, Dr. Lim said that with longer an important issue. Company will be CLOSED from preying on society. Neither they appear to be unsuited. headquarters in Kweiyang, there Wednesday, the 19th February, of these aims has so far shown It must be borne in mind that are more than 100 relief units scattered at key points in the rear 1941, to Friday, the 28th any indication of being suc- these criticisms and Com- February, 1941, both days in cessfully achieved. The de- plaints have not only come prises one doctor, two nurses, four clusive.
fects in the working of the from the poorer classes of the dressers about 10 stretcher bearers system continue unchecked population, who, through and orderlies. A plan is now being and it has become increasing. ignorance of the meaning of worked out whereby the number ferent kinds of medicine.
and at the front. Each unit com-
now
no
LIST OF DRUGS Dr. Lim further disclosed that a
take note of what has happened if there were any Greeks who felt to the man who decided to stab like surrendering to Herr Hitler's" France in the back and get what war of nerves, surcly this offering was going at that time without of a part of their territory to an- fighting for it. You do not for other country would only streng- instance read in the Italian press then their policy of resistance. today of processions and demon- strations shouting "Tünist Corsica! Dilbuti!"
"Is there any reason, there- fore, to think that if Italy failed to get what, she wanted to get in France, when France was down and out and we were pressed at Dunkirk and when the United States and not decided on the attitude she should takes there any rea son to think, I say, that it Italy failed then, Japan will succeed now?
"Salonika is, a valuable site and if the Germans reach it could be turned into a sub- marine base by bringing sub- marines down the Danube and through the Bhosyuorous. The Greeks, however, know that British help is available to them in any form they want and their frontier with Bal- garia runs across mountains that will be easy to defend. "Whatever Bulgaris may do, I cannot do better than conclude by (quoting from a Turkish newspaper, "We in Great Britain cannot see which states: "Turkey cannot re- that reason and we are wondering main indifferent to the challenge to what extent all these threats to her security by the entry of become part of the war of nerves. German troops into Bulgaria. We standardised list of drugs has been "Mr. Bartlett next commented on ready."
JAPAN'S ECONOMIC "POSITION must be ready and Turkey is worked out by the Red Cross with Japan's economic position. He arising from doctors trained in been the worst in many years. The a view to preventing complications stated that Japan's harvest had different countries prescribing dif-conscription of business had great- ly apparent that the thou-the whole scheme, have be- there will be at least one unit at- of these will be increased so that
Dr. Lim also revealed that with and this year Japan would have country's output sands of men and women who come the victims for the tached to an army. This plan is a limited number of ambulances
to import between 80 million and have been assembling in blatant methods of racketeers, expected to be realised in the cur- the Red Cross is facing great dim-140 million bushels of rice from Hong Kong, 12th February, 1941. crowds before the office, al- but from responsible business rent year.
78 most daily, from the time it concerns which have been FOREIGN VOLUNTEER
medical supplies and relief per- "Where can they get it from?" Dr. Lim revealed that there are opened its doors, are still un-greatly inconvenienced by
continued Mr. Bartlett. "Bome of aware of the real purpose of lack of responsibility with among the Red Cross relief units. work from 1938 to June, 1940, Dr. and Thailand if their present ex- over 20 foreign volunteer. doctors
Reviewing the Red Cross relier it might come from Indo-China the scheme and are labouring which the officers of the de- Sent to China by the China Cam-Lim said that more than 42,000 ports were all diverted to Japan. under the gravest of mis-partment have been perform-paign Committee, they included operations had been made by Red Come of it might come from the MOBILE CANTEENS
apprehensions in regard to ing. their duties. We under- Foles, Rumanians and Hungarians, Cross surgeons and over 3,800,000 Dutch East Indies, but the use of The British War Organisation what is expected of them. stand that shipping firms, for who formerly rendered their ser-
dressing
cases attended to. The threats will not obtain it. Japan, Fund received the following 'tele-
THIS NEGLECT to take instance, are а
number of sick civilians, treated therefore, by extending the war to great deal Spain. Their role in this country during the same period reached the South Seas might destroy the gram from the Red Cross and St.
War
Organisation, Lon-proper measures to have the concerned over the delays is largely to help train the reller 650,041, More than 11,000,000 only markets from which she gets
whole scheme explained to all caused by inspectors of the personnal. Dressed in Chinese army Your letter" December 3
and sundry has created evils department. It is inconceiv-uniforms, they live a simple and doses of anti-cholera serum were her rice and in the line of these soldiers and markets is a strong line of Anglo- much regret now impossible ob- which have grown to propor-able that this state of affairs austere life devoid of all comforts civilians and over 33,000,000 quin-American bases.
without any complaints. tain Mobile Canteens due difficul. tions that It seems difficult can continue and a thorough
By Order of the Board of Directors.
John
don:
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager.
very
vices in the late Civil War in
To solve the problem of the in-
war zone. Each centre is provided with a training hospital.
and other means of conveyance,
culties in the transportation of
'sonnel.
administered
to
Ine tablets were issued.—(Central
RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS
ly reduced the
abroad.
Mr. Bartlett said that Britain and America had, in the past," been the best markets for Japanese pro-
ducts and now Japan's industrial
ties procure material stop you to check now. What has investigation into the working suficiency of the medical person- News). would render greatest service if aggravated the position is the of the department will have nel, Dr. Lum sald, training centres you agree £1,500 earmarked re-utter inefficiency with which to be undertaken if it is to have been established in almost lief air raid victims,'
production was decreasing. "It will be remembered that a
the department continues its secure any public confidence every
„If Tokyo žoes to war to satisfy remitted (on ) activities. sum of £1,500 was
Appointments to in the future. We believe and between 300 to 500 candidates
LONDON, Feb. 18 (BW8)-Bir Herr Hitler it will be proof of what December 3, 1940) for the pur-responsible positions in the that a demand for such an are under training which takes & Charles Innes, formerly Commerce, Herr Hitler himself has been doing chase of Mobile Canteens. In office have been made with a investigation is to be shortly period of thrée months..
Member of the Governor-General and that is to distract attention view of the above communication hapzardness that has soon made and the Government One of the cardinal problems be- of India's Counell and latar Gov-from trouble at home by starting it has now been agreed that the become evident, Few, if any, would be advised to approve ing tackled with by the Red Cross, ernor of Burma, is examining pro- trouble abroad.
Dr. Lim continued, is the. preven- [blems of industrial reconstruction "Since Japan joined the AXIS, a air raid victims, as suggested in of the newly-appointed off-of it and have it conducted at tion of epidemic diseases. He re- after the war at the request of the German now sits in the finistry cers seem capable of carrying the earliest opportunity. vealed that while the number of President of the Board of Trade. of the Interior in Tokyo and very
funds be diverted for the rellet of
the Red Cross cable.
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