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Tuberculosis Outcome Of Over-crowding And Underfeeding Which Lie At Root Of Colony Social III-Health:
FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF HONGKONG ANTI-T.B. ASSCN.
"TUBERCULOSIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE OVER-CROWDING AND UNDERFEEDING WHICH LIE AT THE ROOT OF OUR SOCIAL ILL-HEALTH. I AM THANKFUL THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE CANNOT JUST YET MAKE AN ATTACK IN FULL FORCE ON THAT ONLY TOO BROAD A FRONT, WE ARE AT "ANY RATE ASSAULTING ONE BIT OF THE ENEMY'S LINES," stated GEOFFRY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR NORTHCOTE, when addressing the annual meeting of the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Association yesterday.
The meeting was held at St. John's Cathedral Hall, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo being in the Chair.
M. K. Lo, Mr. C. G: Sollts, Mrs. E Ho Leang, Mr. M. F. Key, O.B.E., Mr. W. Finson Lee. Dr. Li Shu-fan, Mrs. Li Shul-pul, Hen. Mr. Li Tec- teng. Mr. I. M. Loo, Dr. N. C. Mac- lead, the Rev. J. E. Sandbach, Dr. FI. Tseung, Mr. B. Wylle. Dr. T.
P. Wu, Mr. W. R. Johnson and Dr. Dawson-Grove.
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Finance Committee: Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fong. Mr. T. N. Chau, C.B.E Mr. Tang Shu-kin, M.B.E., "and Mr. B. Wylle.
Counel: Hon W. B. K. LÓ. Mr. C. O. Sollls, Miss E. S. Atkins, Mr. D. Benson, Mr. T. N. Chau, 'C.B.E., Mr. W. H. Chen, Dr. G. A. "C Herklots, Rev. J. R. Higgs, Mrs. E. Ho Leung, Mr. W. J. Kentes, Mr. M. F. Key, O.B.E., Prof. Gordon King. Dr. (Miss) Lai Po-chuen, Mr. W. Yinson Lee. Dr. Li Shu-fan. Dr. LE Shu-pui, Mrs. Li Shu-pul, Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fong, Mr. I M. Loo, Dr.
On the platform were His Excellency the Governor, Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, President of the Associa-N. C Macleod, Mr. Ngan Shing-
tion, Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, Mr. Ho Kom-tong and Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
kwan, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Mr. A. Pollard, Dr. A. M. Rodrigues. Prot. R. C. Robertson, M.C., Dr. (Miss) P. Ruttonjee, the Rev. J. E. Miss Shin Tak-hing. Sandbach,
Opening the meeting, the the Association to the notice of
the general public.
Mr. J. M. Tan, Mr. Tang Shiu-k, Chairman said:
"This sub-committee has done M.B.E., Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas "At this the first annual valuable work, not only in bring-Tam. Dr. F. I. Tseung, Prof. P. B. general meeting of the Asso-ing the aims and objects of the Wilkinson, Dr. (Miss) F. Y. C. Woo, ciation it will be my pleasure Association before the community, M.B.E., Mr. B. Wylle and Dr. F. C. to call upon the President to but also in indicating by Press Yen, address the meeting.
"But before doing so I should like to express, on behalf of the Association, our debt of gratitude to the President for what he has done for the Association.
notices. posters, pamphlets, cinema The Chairman, the Hon. Mr. M. films and radio talks the serious K. Lo, then invited His Excellency nature of the tuberculosis problem the Governor to address the meet- Sir Geoffry's and the ways and means to take ing, remarking on
deep and personal interest in the to combat it.
"The Scientific Committee with welfare of the Colony and on the Professor R. C. Robertson, M.C., of fact that it was His Excellency the University of Hongkong, as Its who had first suggested the forma- chairman.. has also accomplished tion of the Association. valuable work as regards devising! dietaries calculated to increase the
"As I stated elsewhere not very long ago, I can say without any mental reservation that any suc- cess which the Association has so far achieved. has beer, due chiefly resistance to the disease or to im-
his leadership and driving
"GOVERNOR'S SPRECH
His Excellency said:
to
force."
The Chairman then called upon the President to address the meet- Ing.
A lot of very flattering things prove the chances of cure and ad-
this vising on other means of ascer-have been said about me
AM taining the incidence and fighting afternoon, most of which I
fully conscious go a long way be-. infection.
yond my deserts: nevertheless, I thank both your President and your Chairman for the kind wel-
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS The Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-
CLINICS OPENED "The opening during the year of anti-tuberculosis clinics in
Clarke, addressing the meeting, re-various parts of the town under come which they have given to marked on the presence of Els Ex the auspices of the Association me, and I can say quite sincerely
patients were where
examined, X-rayed: given advice and simple
cellency the Patron of the Association.
Governor, who is
that it is a real pleasure to me to be among you this afternoon.
"I know that I shall be voicing adjuvants like muk-and cod liver The record of progress made by the unanimous opinion of the oil, combined, in some cases, with the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Association in assuring Your visits to the homes of sufferers. Association in its first year must cellency that we appreciate very constituted one of the early re- go very nearly to satisfy even that warmly the honour you have donesults of the deliberations of the insatiable reformer, Dr. Selwyn- us. in coming here this afternoon,"
Scientific Sub-committee. Dr. Selwyn-Clarke said.
Those of us who have had the privilege of serving" under Your Excellency, whether in Africa or in this Colony, or in both, have long been aware of the very deep interest which you welfare of the people.
take in the
"Your clear-sighted humani- tarian policy is a constant spur to all of us to contribute what we can in time and thought and service to the solution of certain of the many problems that face us wherever we may br.
"In this connexion, I desire to bear testimony to the very praiseworthy services of Drs. Maria Corazon and Antonia Maria of the Maryknoll Mis- sion and of Drs. M. K. Law, Pan Tsch-chen, H. K. Pang, H. J. Shu, E. W. J. San and T. P. Wu who gave up their time to staff these clinics,
"These "bodies would have found
Clarke, and that active but con- structive critic of the Colony's shortcomings in social service, Mr.
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M. K: Lo. It is indeed very highly SUMMARY COURT
commendable, and I offer my warm congratulations to the As" sociation on the advance made in [so. short a time.
STRONG STAFF We all tend to talk in military terms nowadays, so, if I may put is that way, I would say that you
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emblematic of local International | supremacy.
and Lining up for the Stars Stripes will be Cy "Serewball" Jones Judgment on both the claim pitching to Joe "Dead-end" Morris, it difficult to achieve the results have a very strong General Staff and the counter-claim was given Ernie Hearther at first, Johnny at which they almed, but for the at your Brigade Headquarters, Aby Mr. Justice E. H. Williams at Schalberg at the halfway mark devoted labours of their Hon.
leading Banker, a leading Press- the Summary Court yesterday in scintillating Lou Leight at third Secretaries, Rev. J. R. Higgs, Dr. man, a leading Scientist and a the case in which the landlord and "Big Chier Pete Fitch at the N. N. Macleod, Dr. T. F. Wu, Dr-leading Educationalist acting with claimed possession of the pre- Windy Alley, "It is the earnest hope of the G. H. Hargreaves and Mr. T. V. N.
Available for pleket duty will be officers of the Association that Fortescue to whom
a common purpose can, and no mises for the purpose of recon- the cordial you, Sir, as its Patron, and those thanks
doubt will, plan and conduct a struction and in which the de Mack Sperry, Willie Wilson, Ski of the Association are members of the community who due."
relentless campaign against this fence raised the question of the Powlawski, Davis, Chuck Waggoner" have generously supported it will
common law rights of re-entry and Johnson. social enemy, tuberculosis: Dr. Selwyn-Clarke continued to
Indeed I begin to tremble à of a landlord,
The plaintiff was Lam Chum-
not be disappointed with the pro-mention the debt owed by the
existence.
FIRST AIM
+47 think that it may be fairly) said that the first alm of those
Hon. Auditor.
MANY DEATHS
The defending champs will again start Kassa Nazarin on the mound."
sen, Bakar and Jindoo Hussain or
BAD SCARE
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The Indian lads were given a bad ·
gress which the Association has Association to Mr. D. Benson, Joint little at the thought of what I made during the first year of its Hon. Treasurer, Mr. T. N. Chau, have raised up for myself and my fal, of No: 4 First Lane, arst foot. Tarzan Ismail behind the pan. C.B.E. and Mr. Arnold Follard, successors. When I suggested that Tai Hang, and the defendant was Junior Markar at the first station, an Anti-Tuberculosis Association Poon Klu, of No. 9 School Street, Baby Abbas at second, Sherry Bux should be formed here I had two ground floor. The former was reat the Eat Corner and "Huckial" objects in view. One, admittedly presented by Mr. P. C. Woo and.
Kitchell at shortstop. This infeld who have gulded its destinies was Out of a total of 61,010 deaths in the greater, was the construction- the defendant was represented by will be supported by Savage Has to place on the map the Associa-the Colony last year, the Director value of such a body; the need for Mr. D. McCallum tion and what it stood for and of Medical Services said, 5,751 had that is quite obvious and is clearly Plaintiff claimed the premises, hoped to accomplish.
been due to tuberculosis. During
on its way to be met.
No. 9 School Street, ground floor Jesse Arcail in the cabbage patch. "With this end in view, it early the same period 9,443 cases of
The secondary object was the as vacant possession was necessary decided to invite the Hon. Mr. M. tuberculosis were notified to the nuisance-value of such an Associato enable plaintiff to reconstruct K. Lo, the Senior Chinese Mem-Health Authorities. This number tion: I wanted to bring some-the premises in compliance with ber of Legislative Counell, to ac- represented less than one-third of thing into being which would not the requirements of the Building/Scare by the Chinese last week,
while the Yanks had an equally " cept the responsible and onerous, the probable total existing at any
harð fight against Portugal.. post of Chairman of the Executive one time of people afflicted with allow the Executive or the Legis-Authority.
lative Authorities of the Colony to|-- MESNE PROFITS, Committee and of the Council. this disease.
As far as defensive ability is Plaintiff was also awarded mesne "The Association can afford. to The effect of the restrictions on continue to slumber, as they have congratulate itself warmly on its immigration following the intro-in the past, unmindful of a disease profits at $10 per month as from concerned there is little to choose choice for it. has received the very duction of the Immigration Ordi- which is responsible for 95 per Dec. 18. to the date of possession between the competing aggregs- which is to be within three weeks, tions, but the Americans would ap- greatest assistance possible from nance were not likely to have cent, of our death rate.
pear to have a definite edge in FORMIDABLY COMPETENT. and coats, Mr. Lo who commenced his duties much influence on housing, condi- |
Schalberg, Sperry, Pete by, drawing up the Constitution, ations for a long time to come, he
The Headquarter Staff, of those On the counter-claim his Lord attack, most
defendant $250 Fitch and Lou Leight forming a necessary and valuable thought, or on the overful labour
membership your President has
costs. Defendant Powerful unit that will probably 'document.
market with low wages and the told us, is formidably competent damages and "Shortly after its inauguration high cost of foodstuffs. The pow-for their rousing task and I, albelt had Instituted
counter-claim give the Americans the decision.
Granpop Leung, Nip Lum, and on Feb. 29, 1940, a Finance Com-ers of resistance to tuberculosis of with a slight inward quaking wish for $1,000 damages for beina mittee and three sub-committees the poorer sections of the com-
wrongfully disturbed in his peace Nick Beltrao will make the decl- were appointed.
munity were, consequently, likely
I may say that I have long had and quiet enjoyment of the pre-stons. "The Finance, Committee has to remain depressed, been fortunate in having as its
In mind the creation of a Standingmises as the tenant, in that plain. OFFICERS ELECTED
Commission which would have the tiff, or persons authorised by him, Chairman Mr. Li Tee-fong, and Following the President's speech,
same function and duty in the entered, on Dec, 24, 1940, and re- that the finances of the Associa-officers for the coming year were much wider Belt which contains moved the wooden flooring form- tion are in a healthy (if modest) elected. They were:
the ground condition is due in no small mea-
Vice-Presidents: Hon, Bir Shou-all our graver social sins of coming the ceiling to sure to the care of this Committee son Chow, Hon. Mr. 8. B. Dodwell, mission and omission. The worse Door. together with the personal exer- Mr. Ho Kom-tong, C.BE. Bir turn which the war took in May tions of Mr. Ho Kom-tong, CB.E. Robert Ho Tung. Ht. LL.D., Hon. last year has led to its postpone assaulting one bit to the enemy's the Public Security Minister, told
The balance chest at the close Bir Robert Kotewall, Kt., C.M.G., ment, but I hope before long to met of the Arst Anancial year showed LL.D., Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson and the scheme going. a credit of $7,560.
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them good hunting'.
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I wish the Association all pos-it was above and beyond politics. Hon. Bir Henry Pollock, Kt. LLD. Tuberculosis is only one of the PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Hon. Secretaries: Mr. T. V. N. outcomes of the over-crowding sible success and I promise them It was based on common humanity "Of the three sub-committees Fortescue, the Rev. J. R. Higgs and and underfeeding which lie at the all the help that. It is in my power and we in the six counties accept
to give. I reterred to, it may be said that Dr. T. P. W. Hon. Treasurers: root of our social -health. that concerned with publicity, with Mr. D. Benson and Mr. T. N. Chau, am thankful that, even though we Mr. B. Wylle, followed by Mr. WCBE Hon. Auditors. Mr. A. Pal- cannot just yet make an attack Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong J. Keates as Its Chairman, was lard and Mr. J M Tan
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