LAWN BOWLS.
U.S. WAR SECRETARY.
SHANGHAI VISITORS LOSE RESIGNATION OF MR. WEEKS.
AT TAIKOO
New York, Oct. 18.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
"HEALTH' ‚TALKS.
DANGER OF BEING UNDER- WEIGHT..
Contrary, to thoir fond, hopes,. Mr. J. W. Weeks. Secretary for (By Dr. H. S. Cumming for the
the Shanghai intorport bowlers War, has resigned for reasons of had to acknowledge defeat at Taikoo yesterday by a very wide health, and Mr. "Dwight Davis,, marginalmost us big as that doner of the Davis Cup, who has
Telegraph.)
It has been well said that the body weight is to a certain extent the barometer of the general state
registered against them in the been acting Secretary for War for of health. Interport event last week. What is considered their strongest pas many months during Mr. Weeks'
Underweight and overweight are
call for appropriate treatment
sible combination was selected, illness, has been appointed his both abnormal conditions which but they found the Taikoo players successor.-Renter'a American Ser-suited to each individual case. much too good for them-possibly on account of freshness.
For vice.
över a week the Shanghai men Mr John Winguto Weeks was have been playing strenuous appointed Secretary of War in the bowls and it is only in the naturo Cabinet of Presiden; Harding, in if things that wear and tear March, 1921. Born in 1860, and should have its effect."
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The toams yusterday were:-
A. McLeod, G. Jahnson. R. P. Phillips, and T. G. Main skip), for Shanghai: and 'T. Young, C. B. Matthews, R. Wallace and W. Wotherspoon (skip) for Talkoo.
The home side started off by scoring five in the first hoad, and although at the 10th. head both sidos had scored five times, Shanghai's had only been singles whorous Taikon's aggregated 13.) In the remaining elevon heads Shanghai only scored three times whereas Taikoo steadily piled on the points, until the final scores read: Taikoo 29, Shanghai 12.
All the Taikoo men played well, the skip and Wallace being specially sound. For Shanghai, McLeod was good at No. 1, but Johnson and Phillips were in- consistent. Main was hardly up to his best form, though there were times when he played some very fine shots. Taikoo well de served to win.
Presentation of Spoons.
Mr. J. W. Weeks.
Underweight in the young may be indicative of one or a number of abnormal conditions,
It is a well-established fact that these suffering from tuberculosie ato generally underweight.
It has also been observed that in older persons a condition of under-| weight may be a predominating symptom in cases of cancer."
..
Underweight may point to some derangement of the digestive tract] which seriously interferes with the| process of assimilation.
Underweight also may be due to An unstable nervous system whiel. indirectly influence the physical development.
It is known also that irregular habits of living, excesses, insani-] tary, industrial conditions, and Im-1 proper housing are all related to The over-balancing of physical equilibrium which results in lors of weight...
"
It can be laid down as a safe general prnciple that young peo ple suffering from underweight should consult a reputable phy gradating at the US Naval sician with a view of ascertaining| Aändemy in 1881, he two years the cause and correcting the def- later. after a spell as a midshipciency.
man, fook to business and after. Older people should fellow the warda politics. His business ex-same rule if the loss' in Weight is perience included banking and great. brokerage in Boston, and after
There are, of course, many cases
un-
At the conclusion of the match, the players and spectators assem- being respectively an Alderman of underweight which are bled In the Club House, where and Mayor of Newton, Mass., he attended by any visible physical entered Congress (1905-13) and disease and in later years under- several interesting speeches, were made. Mr. Russell thanked the the U. S. Senate (1913-19). He weight may indicate good health. the Shanghai players for their held several naval communds in It is these cases which respond visit and for the splendid game the Nineties. In 1916 he received most readily to treatment when a they had put up that day. He votes for the Presidential properly regulated routine raminded those present that Taikou had won the League Champion-
nomination.
"
Mr., Dwight Filley Davis has ship for eight consecutive years, been Assistant Secretary of War
an achievement of which they were justifiably proud, but he doubted. now that there was such great in- terest shown in the game through out the Colony, whether they wogid j do it again. "That, gentlemen, explains your serious defeat this afterncon," remarked Mr. Russell, who went on to support the sug gestion made by Mr. Phillips that Interport honours should be de- elded by three games and not by one as at presert.
',
Mr. Main replied, expressing! thanks for the good time the Shanghal players had had ever
Mr. Dwight Davis.
is
established on the advice of com- petent medical authority.
It frequently happens that all that is needed to bring about an Increase in weight la a change in environment or a change in the [diet whereby more wholesome foods
are consumed.
!!
These very simple measures: frequently bring about a satisfne- |tory increase in the body weight. Regulations of habit, good whole- some, fresh and nourishing fcod, carefully selected, competent medi-i Sal attention, will all help to change the physical condition] and bring about increased health and improved physique.
An increase in weight does not
| depend on diet alone. There are, other factors that are also of great| importance.
Outdoor exercise, living in well ventilated bomes, the regulation of habite particularly of eating| and sleeping, and attention to per sonal hygiene are as essential for those whose weight is below par is is the selection of proper foods.
since they had arrived in the Colony, and Mr: W. Kent, the Chairman of the Hongkong Lawa Bowl Association, voiced the thanks of the visitors to the Taikool Club for so generously entertain-f ing them both on the occasion of the Interpori match and that day,
Mrs. Rusrell presented souvenir: spoon to both the Talkoe and since 1923. He was born in 1879, Shanghal teams.
and was educated at Harvard and
In conclusion you should remem- Washington. He trok up banking ber that a progressive and conti- as a career, inter Interesting himnued decrease in weight is general- self in pubile matters. He joinedly indicative of serious disease. the 5th Mounted Infantry in May.
If you are suffering from such a 1917; reaching the rank of Colonel condition you are in need of pro-' in October, 1918. He was a direc-per advice. Delay may help the tor of the War Finance Corpora- disease to make such advances that tion from 1921 to 1923. He holds if you do not check those advances THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES. The rank of Colonel in the Officers in time you may find late correc-
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PANAMA RIOTS.
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