SOCIAL HYGIENE,
CORRESPONDENCE.
CONDITIONS AT SINGAPORE.
[To the Editor, Hongkong. Telegraph.1
Committee's Reconimendations
Council..
London, Aug, 25.
SHIPPING "SQUEEZE.”
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
OPIUM ENQUIRY.
| EXPORT TO MACAO STOPPED.
Geneva, Aug, 25,
This morning's sitting of the oplum committee considered the [reports of various government
The Colonial Ofce's advisory Sir-The attitude you adopt in respecting the smuggling problem. committee on social hygiene, in its your leaderotte to-night on the sub-The cultivation of coca occasioned first report, deals with the draft ject of non-British shipping firma A lengthy discussion,, Sir John Ordinance on venereal diseases in in Hongkong paying large sume to Jordan urging the restriction of Singapore, prepared by the Govern-the Chinese for the privilege of get-caltivation, but the committee felt mont of the Straits Settlements for ting cargo which is refused to Bri-that the provisions of the recent submission to the Legislative tish ships calls for comment. If couvention covered the matter. you know the names of the firms Sir John Campbell denied that coca "The committee says the position who are engaged in this dirty work was cultivated in India. of Singapore is serious and must as you imply you do what is be handled very early, especially in there to prevent your naming them? view of the approaching enlarge-You might at least name the firns It which you know are not paying ment of the naval base. unanimously opines that the "squeezo" or bribes to our enemies. Ordinance does not provide an You evidently know at least one effective remedy for V, D., and such firm, and it would be a plea-
The Canadian report showed a copsiderable decrease in the Import of drugs.
M. Bourgeois (France) In an important statement said he was! convinced France would ratify the recent convention,
Sir Malcolm Delevingne drew
strongly recommends that it should sure for all Britishers here to shunttention to the large quantity of
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not be passed into law. The com-that knowledge. mittee recommends "that the If you would publish the names morphine exported from France in Government of the Straits should of such firms, others who with a 1923 to Greece and Cuba. take measures to improve social good conscience could say that they Bourgeois promised to enquire and conditions in Singapore, especially also had refused to pay "squeeze" take the necessary measures. as regards, immigration of female would soon declare themselves, and with male Chinese, also housing; from the residue we might be able education, and recreational to form our own opinions as to facilities; and should appoint a whether or not they were the sort miked commission of Europeans, of people to take advantage of our Chinese and Malays, to enquire inte dificulties whilst at the same time social and economic conditions of taking advantage of our hospitality. "the poor in Singapore, and organikeYours, ole..
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Sir John Campbell declared that [adian had stopped the export of opium to Macao and Persia, because of the illegitimate purpose for which, the opium was used. added that India had reserved the right to act thus in all cages where | evidence of misuec was produced.-- | Reuter.
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C. J. C. a medical service for Singapore:
Hongkong, Aug. 25th, 1925.
China's 17,000 Tons. with a view to treatment of venereal diseases as an integral {In connection with the question
Geneva, Aug. 25. At this afternoon's 'session, the part of preventive medicine, as raised by our correspondent, certain well as prepare a scheme of free names have been given to as In League's advisory committee on Facilities for diagnosis and treat-confidence, and we are therefore opium, which is enquiring Into ment for the whole population; unable to divulge them. We smuggling, disposed of the reports and frame a policy looking for the shall be happy, however, to publish of various governments. In con- early suppression of brothels, and any repudiation by firms who may nection with the Indian report, increase the personnel and powers think comment may have in Mrs. Hamilton (United States) of the Chinese Protectorate in any way reflected them. asked why the Government had not! prevented the export from British order adequately to protect women Ed. H. K. T.]
North Borneo for the Philippines. and girls, not merely Chinese but
Sir John Campbell (India) replied also other races.
that the Indian Government had given the matter careful considera- Sir,-As one of those present at tion. The export from North last night's meeting at the Theatre Borneo was trifling compared with Royal, 1 do think it a pity that the the seventeen thousand tons point raised by a gentleman whose exported from China. Sir Malcolm name I see by 'the morning papers Delevingne denied that there was! is Mr. Fitzroy was not taken more extensive smuggling from Borneo
The report especially, recom mends that every effort be made to enlist the sympathy and good will of the Chinese "community. Reuter.
Last Night's Meeting-
CHINA COAST OFFICERS seriously by him, for I am sure that to the Philippines; and he pro-
RECENT CHANGES,
Mr. P. J. Maley, chief officer. Ngankin, has gone chief officer Shuntion.
Mr. McCawat, chief offleer, Wenchow, has gone chief officer, Tatung.
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if the point had been thoughtfully ceeded to scrutinise the Japanese put there would have been many to report of 1923, drawing attention vote in favour of a suggestion to to the large quantity of cocaine leave matters in the proper hands, manufactured, totalling namely, the Foreign Office and the thousand kilogrammes. British Minister at Peking. All: Mr. Taurumi (Japan) read a this local hot air is, I believe, wrong lengthy statement of policy of the and there is the danger of stirring Japanese Government, showing upmatters more than need be. The that imports and exports of manu- British Government at Home, can-factured opium were strictly con- not be nearly so ignorant as some trolled and the manufacture people "assume here and we ought restricted to the needs of the to trust them. Should matters at country and external trade for nay time come to the stage where medical and scientific purposes. direct interference is necessary at Sir John Campbell also drew any point to protect British lives attention to the large stock of I feel certain that that action will morphine in Japan, which he Mr. N. Sinclair, from reserve, he immediately taken, but that alleged totalled upwards of has gone chief engineor. Tien-stage has not been reached yet. million cunees-Reuter.
There are many in this Colony who don't agree with the holding of
Mr. A. Harcourt, chief officer, Fukwang, has gone chief officer, Tienkwang,
Mf. 'D. H. ¡Dairdson, thiử en- gineer, Lenyi, has gone third engineer, Luchow.
..kwang.
Mr. D. B. Kerr has been ap- these public meetings and the mak- pointed supy third engineer,
ing of speeches, and if there had Tionkwang,
been some motion by Mr. Fitzroy or anybody else last night to that effect the result would," I think, have been surprising to those on the platform. Personally, I always
Mr. C. E. Stuart, third, engineer, Ngankin, his gone sup'y third engineor, Tatung,
Mr. T. Wilkinson, sup'y sreond officer, Kutwo, Junk gone sup'y chief officer, Fausang.
PRIZE BABIES.
SOME OF THE WINNERS.
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feel much too self-conscious at such There was great interest in the meetings to get up myself, so that baby show at Wembley last Mr. A. Woodley, from leave, expinins my silence. But I do think month, and the entrants from all has gone sup'y chief officer, it ought to be known that there is parts of the Empire were again Tungshing. Shipping and a big section who think as Mr.numerous. It will be remembered!
Engineering.
The London County Council aro contemplating the erection of
a number of ook houses for the future occupation of Londoners.
Fitzroy.-Yours, etc.,
PEAKITE. Hongkong, Aug. 26th, 1925,
Mr. Winston Churchill content-
that one of the principal prizo-] winners last year was a Hong- kong infant. This year the Empire: championship has gone to the Colonies. The last mail from Home gives the following names of principal prize-winners --
First prize, one to two years, William Barton Parsons, of Shell Haven, Stanford-le-Hopo, Essex.
It will be remembered, that the sd himself with one "thrill" on Moir, Cominittee, in a recorit, his visit to Wombley recently. To roport to Mr. Neville Chamber.the delight of a large crowd in the
First prize, two to five years, lain, the Health Minister, special- Amusement Park the Chancellor Olga Pearl Tolford, of St. Kilda, ly referred to the advantages of of the Exchequer, accompanied Mellourne, Australia. timber houses, if erected in areas by Mrs Churchill and Lady First prize for twins, Joan and that were not too crowded. Mr. Stephonson, went on the water Alan Hasiam, of Vicarage Road, Toplam Forrest, the chief arch-chuto and shot down into the Willesden, London, N.W. iteet of the L.C.C., in his report to water with a tremendous splash. A prize of £20 for the mother, the Housing Committee, following He obviously enjoyed the ox-land an endowment policy of £25,
his visit to the United States, als operience.
spoke of the value of timber
houses from the point of view of
rapidity of construction.
Nows has come to hand of the invention of an interesting new substance by Dr. Pollak, which is described as having the trans- parency of glass and the elasticity of rubber. It is really a pure colloid, and is called "pollopás F.F." It is claimed that this material will serve as a substitute not only for glass but also for celluloid, ivory and porcelain. Tests have shown that it is 66 per cont. more elastic than celluloid, it is more transparent than or dinary glass and as colourless as thecloarest flint glass. It is.
payable when the child is 15, were awarded in the case of little Lena Barker, a Yorkshire infant of eight monthe, whose life so far has been spent on a barge that sails the breezy Humber.
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A Canadian baby won the Em- piro championship.
The Kitchener War Momorial Tawor, which is boing eracted at Marwick Head, Birsay, Orkney, overlooking the spot where H. M. 8. Hampshire was lost, is to be unveiled about the middlo of September. The inscription will be as follows: "This tower was raised by the poople of Orkney in memory of Fiold+| Small Boy (following his father Marshal Earl Kitchenor of Khar- poculiarly suitable as an ineulat- who is sowing potatoes): "Look, toum, on that corner of his ing material, and to the electrical daddy, I have picked up every country, which he served so falth- industry alone should prove of the potato you have dropped." fully, naarost to the place where | greatest value,
Passing. Show, London. The died on duty."
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