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LOW LIFE IN THE EAST.
TOLL OF TYPHOON.
SOME OF OUR ZOOLOGICAL
HANDICAPS.
SCIENCE TO THE RESCUE..
The zoological handicaps of life in the East, and the means we have of dealing with them, was the subject of a lecture by Dr. Gilber Brucke at the monthly Raffles "meeting last week at History Society, under the chair manship of the president, the "Rev. Dexter. Allen.
23 KILLED, 13 MISSING,
Investigation by the con stabulary in Nueva Ecija, Philip- pine Islands, of the typhoon damage on September 17, shows that 23 persons were killed, 13 are missing and many were injured, This places the known death toll at 30 in all provinces affected.
The report shows that ten of the 23 persons killed were from Car- rangalan, and the rest were from Pantabungan. Other towns which suffered were Cabanatuan, Rizal
Munoz agri- buildings of the cultural school was estimated at
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WUHU PARALYSED BY MILITARY.
1.
TRADE AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL.
PORT SQUEEZED DRY.
Wuhu, Sept. 20.. The presence of the 36th Army here and at other points where they are distributed is reducing the financial stringency to one of complete chaos.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1927.
· CHINA COAST.
LATEST OFFICER CHANGES,
Mr. A. C. Lemercier, second en gineor, Nanchang, has gone second engineer, Poyang. Mr. W. R. Wood- man, second engineer, Shengking, hos gona, second engineer, Nanchang,
OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH,
NERVOUSNESS CAUSE OF
agrees
STAMMERING.
Mr. G. Stewart, from resoryc, has
THE NEW CURE. gone" second engineer, Nowchwang. Mr. G. W. Clark, second engineer,
Almost everyone who specializes Nowchwang, has gone acting chief in the study of speech defects now engineer, Kinklang.
that the psychological Mr. R. B. Feck, acting chief on-difficulty is probably primarily i gineer, Changsha, has gone acting responsible in most instances. chief engineer, Hupch..
The individual stammerer, there- Mr. R. H. MacLeau, acting second fore, is now studied as to any engineer, Kiukiang, has gone acting underlying
constitutional Gray, sup'y second engineer, Hain Peking, has gone acting chief en gintor, Foochow,
tea-
Museum, of the Singapore. Natural and Munoz. Damage to erops and hore the Chamber of Commerce in second engineer, Foochow. Mr. C.deney to nervousness. His home
Dealing with his subject from the human rather than from the pedantic point of view, Dr. Brooke observed that the strangeness of almost all the intimate features of life with which the newcomer
P.2.400.
More than 100 head of cattle and carabaos, valued at approximately P.6.000 perished in Carranglan and Pantabongan.
The Compromise,
conditions, and the manner of his reaction to them are investigated. The stammerer's general health is ascertained, as well as his general intelligence and education. The number of years during which he has suffered is taken into con-
sideration. engineer," Kiukiang. Mr. C. G.
The longer the duration of the
relief.
complaint, the more difficult to provide adequate
The
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For the ten days they have been order to prevent the market being flooded with Central Bank notes have contributed $8000 per day but this does not satisfy the Mr. G. S. Arthur, chief enginear, military. A demand was made Chinking, has gono chief enginear, yesterday for $1,000,000. but this Kiukiang: Mr. A. L. Honnor, second was met by the Chamber of Com-engineer, Chinidang, has gone second merce by a suggestion that, as they Strapps, third engineer, Chinking, Mr. S. Fessenden, Chairman of were quite unable to raise this has gone third engineer, Klukiang to the tropies is confronted comes, the Shanghai Municipal Council, sum, they should continue to pay Mr. G. W. Clark, acting chief en not so much from the brand scenic celebrated his 52nd birthday last per day be an issue would gineer, Kluang, has gone acting
own paper currency which would chief engineer, Chinkiang. outlines--for these one has been week, and the event was made the be current in Wuhu only and with Mr. J. E. Haig, from reserve, has child who begins to stammer early. prepared by pictures of Eastera occasion by a large number of which the military could purchase gone chief engineer, Lachow. Mr. E. in life because of some state of acenes but really and funda friends and admirers of express necessities locally.
R. McDiarmid, from reserve, has gone fear, depression or struggle, and mentally from the realms of lowing not only their appreciation of
second engineer, Luchow. Mr. E. 0, who is not relieved before the six- ly life.
his work on the Counict but equal.
0. Bird, from reserve, has gone teenth year, is likely to constitute Dr. Brooke characterised ma-ly their personal regard for him.
third engineer, Luchow
a much more difficult case than This counter proposal was not
Mr. J. McArthur, sap'y chief the stammering child who is treat- laria as the most important of The event took the form of a din- those handicaps of Eastern lifener which was held in the Shang-accepted by the military and at an engineer, Kwangtung, is on reserve.
ed early. Many parents comfort Mr. R. D. Thompson, sup'y en-themselves with the" notion that which are of pathological impor bai Club, and the accommodation emergency meeting a compromise The most prevalent of all the pre- of the large dining-room was tax was yesterday reached whereby the gineer, Kwangtung, is on reserve. ventible diseases of man, it dis- ad to its utmost to hold all the $500,000. (in silver) down and a Kingyuan, is on reserve. Mr. D. W. plaint
Chamber of Commerce should pay Mr. A. D. Armour, chief engineer, the child will outgrow its com- Sometimes it does guests. Mr. E. S. Cunningham. further $500,000. in two months' Hume, second engineer, Kingguan, has through its own efforts, but these 15 U. S. Consul-General, presided,
An enormous 17 Wheel cover. time. The contributions to this gone acting chief engineor, same ship, efforts constitute of the globe. The vast figures and leading members of the Con-amount is being subscribed by the Mr. H. S. Beech, third engineer, King-strain on the nervous system and
Circular metallic plate. were scarcely realised. During sular Body and the business com- Banks paying $250,000, the Chamuan, has gone acting second en-deprive the child of the assistance 21
22 Clothing. the South Russian epidemic in munity were among the subscriber of Commerce $100,000. and pro-gineer, same ship. Mr. L. D. John- it should rightly have. 1922 and 1923. there were 5.566-bers to the dinner. A number of perty owners $150,000.
son, third engineer, Yingchow, has Practically all specialists are 24 Lecture. 856 cases. The 14,530 cases that toasts were made in honour of the
now agreed that the attempt to 25 Rowing teams. I think perhaps these figures are gone third engineer, Kingyuan. occasion and Judge Peter Grain exaggerated but in any case it is Hangsang. has gone second officer. had been admitted into the hos
Mr. A. M. Jowell, accond offleer,
cure stammering in institutions in 26 Communistic. pitals of the Colony during 1926
was the chief speaker of the even-clear that Wuhu is being squeezed ung has Burton which treatment follows a definite 27 Turkish measure. might b. put at about 10 per cent. ing, others who gave brief felic-dry by the 36th Army and similar officer, Sulwo, has gone second officer, routine for all. including speech 28 Bank caployee.
tations and congratulatory speech. arrangements have to be made at Hanggang.
exercises, gymnastic training. rest, 30 Make a camp.
32 Vendors. es being Mr. Cunningham, Mr. all other places where these
MIA. Murphy, from reserve, and similar methods are not as 35 Edible plent E Naggiar, Consul-General for troops are quartered.
satisfactory as those in which each 38 Parts of windows. has gone second officer, Tuckwo. France, and C. S. Franklin,
Mr. W. T. Rochester has been ap- patient is studied as an individual 39 On the sheltered side.
Artists's requisite. pointed suply second officer, Kwong- case.
The routine methods have value 43 Weapon. sang
Mr. A. Dunn, from reserve, has when it is found that the difficulty 44 Pertaining to four score. Mr. J. Findlater, third engineer; fortunately, however, these cases
Un- 45 Masses. gone sup'y third engineer, Loongs is largely one of training,
46 Lubricated. Loongwo, is on reserve.
Mr. W. F. Bould, second engineer, constitute a very small minority. 47 Watering places. Tuckwo, has gone acting chief en Most instances represent psychol. 48 Oceans. gineer, Fausang. Mr. A. J: Begley, gical problems that can chief engineer, l'ausang, is an reserve. raveled only with long and patiest Mr. A. Paton, third engineer, Tuck-investigation, including the fullest wo, has gone acting accond officer, co-operation of the person and of same ship. Shipping and Engineer- his family. When the reason for ing.
abled or killed hundreds of thou- sands annually in enormous areas
of the actual occurrences.
Describing the part this disease has played in hastening the de- cline of Greece and the Roman Empire, Dr. Brooke remarked that the unravelling of the mysteries of malaria was a verit-flea, which do so much plague able romance. It was in 1880 that damage, was known as Xenepsylla
French army surgeon in Algiers Cheapis. named Laveran found the little
malaria parasite in the red cor-
Fleas lay generally in the dirt filled cracks of a floor or bod, and
puscles of a malaria patients in about four days the eggs hat blood. Ten years later one found ched out into worn-like larvae Dr. Patrick Manson, as he then that were full-grown in about was, in practice at Amoy. Great 11 days. A perfectly cican house as was the debt til any country and an absence of dirty domestic might owe to its great leaders in pets, would ensure freedom from literature, in war, or in politics, this irritating pest. paled into insignificance hesita Among other zoological handi the world homage due to five men caps of pathological import were Lister, Laveran, Manson, Pas-flies, those disgusting creatures teur and Koch:
that equally adored a diet of refuse and a diet from one'a ment The anonheline was the pivotal safe--hence their incrimination link in the chain of malarial eie-in the spread of cholera, typhoid dysentery, etc. Dr. Brooke recall the case of a nn in a cholera camp whe almost certainly, he came infected by flies settling on the moist end of a cigarette that had been removed from his mouth for a few moments.
No More Malaria!
quinstance.
If it were possible perfectly to maintain all the safety links for a single period of one month simultaneously throughout the whole world, malaria would cease
W
for ever.
The prevalence of the disease
General cleanliness and the in any place is in direct proper-rrompt and proper treatment of tion to the failure of the safe-manure and nightsoil should be guarding links, which in practice effectual in ridding a place of this are threefold:-The obliteration handicap, of breeding places, the isolation of the infectious case and tions for the healthy.
With Tang Seng-chi's stock on the decline, there are rumours, which we would not be surprised to see put into practice, that this notorious 36th will be disarmed by the 27th or 28th which is situated at Ningkwofa and Taiping, but in any case I think they must with-
draw..
Business at Standstill.
Business is at a standstill, banks are unwilling to accept silver for remitting purposes for fear it will be filched by the military, and merchants are similarly alarmed that their funds if produced in transactions may be pounced upon. Labour, transport and rice are not free from the depredations of the soldiers and are frequently commandeered thus commerce is paralysed as the countrymen will not bring their goods to market."
These
troons arc ሲ። com-
misticly inclined as they have ever been, and the action of their landers here is a foretaste of what may be expected if Harkow should gain the controlling voice of the present conference.
MISHAP ON BOARDING
A TRAMCAR. CHINESE CALLAS COMPEN
SATION IN COURT.
A question relating to the liabi lity of the Tramway Co. and their employees came up for discussion at the Special Provisional Court at Shanghai last Friday, when Liu Sas-san, a a conductor in charge of No. 10 rakless tram, was charged before Judge Woen and Deputy Karncndino with reckless driving and causing the injury of the com- plainant, a 19 year-old Chinese
The populace although heartily weary of the Nationalist regime, are now thoroughly alarmed at the The Luscious Lettuce. Several other zoological handi-prospect of coming under that of girl. precan-
Hankow,
caps occurred to the lecturer, such There is a propaganda attached The wily mosquito was respon- as the danger from the lucious to the military and attempts have sible for other grievous handicaps lettuce owing to the method of besides malaria. One of the Its cultivation by the Chinese been made to bring to the fore la- culicines very common in Malaya, gardener. Then there was dhobie bour Unions but the local unions and by the seacoasts of all the itch, and for garden lovers the will have nothing to do with those tropical regions throughout the wasp, the caterpillars and grass-inspired by the military. world was the "tiger" mosquito, hoppers that strip the
leaves of
be un-
the speech block is determined and released, the routine systems of speech instruction may be more helpful.
SCHLEE BLAMES U.S. NAVY.
WHY THE FLIGHT WAS STOPPED.
San Francisco, Sept. 29. Brock and Schlee, who failed in their attempt to set a new record for circumnavigation of the world, arrived here today abroad the Ko- rea-Maru. They declared that they would again attempt a world flight in their plane, the Pride of Detroit, The plane was rushed to Crissy Field for
reassembling, with a After considerable discussion. the hope of resuming the flight to De- case was amicably settled, the troit tomorrow. The fliers assert- Court asking the accused to pay ed that they could have landed at $50 to the girl, being medical ex-Midway of, missing that island,
from Tokyo to Honolulu. penses she incurred, and the in- could have made a non-stop flight According to the evidence of the Schlee told the Associated Press cidental damages sustained. complainant, some time in August, that the navy. threw a monkey she was thrown from the car at a wrench into the flight by failing which was responsible for carry one's choicest plants, the cept- The police at Monaco and station off Jessfield Road. She to co-operate by giving maps and Midway ing the dreadful scourge of gel-pedes in flower pots, etc., and the Budapest are investigating the boarded the car when it stopped, transporting fuel to
The Island. He asserted that all other low-fever, and the disagreeable giant snail, a native, of South death of Anna Forgace, an actress, and the door was left open. but comparatively harmless ded- Africa.
who was reputed to be the most car was congested at the time, and other countries co-operated.-Asso- gue fever.
The damage done by snails was beautiful, woman in Budapest, somebody pushed her. She fell out cinted Press. Not one per cent. of the mos-considerable. The methods of con- Her husband is under arrest at and became unconscious. As a re- quitees that bit one were theol were its destruction at night the latter city at the request of sult of the fall her ankle was "The door was closed at the time," dangerous anophelines. They Poisoned baits could be used.
the Monte Carlo police. He is Dr. broken, and she was confited to the witness continued," and the com- plainant was thrown off when no- After referring to other tropical Erdelyi, a rich Hungarian land- hospital for 48 days. were practically all elicines.
The accused told a different story, body opened the door." When Leicester drew up a list pests, not of pathological import, owner. The couple recently visit-
Counsel for the defence pleaded of the Malayan species in 1903, he Dr. Brooke concluded an interested the Riviera and were walking He stated that the complainment described 127, and several more ing lecture with the advice con- in the mountains above Monte attempted to board the car when it contributory negligence on the part have since been found in, this tained in the ancient adage: Carlo when the woman fell over was already, in motion, it having of the complainant. He pointed part of the world. Through the "Unceasing vigilance is the Price the edge of a ravine. She did not left the station about ten yards. out that she should not board the rest of the tropics the number of Peace." If one
break any limbs but was carried Accused at the time, being in the car when it was in motion, accord reaches a very large total. Al- succumb to the handicaps of life back to her hotel apparently suf- first class section, did not notice ing to the regulation of the Tram-
way Co., though there are such a vast in the East, 'that was the advice
injuries. arcident. fering with internal
However, defending counsel in- A passenger who saw the accid- number of culicines, comparative ever to keep in mind."
day. The fewer ly few enter houses and
At the conclusion of the lecture She died the next
letter ent volunteered testimony to-day.timated that the accused was will- still could be considered as blood- Dr. Brooke was the recipient of receipt of an anonymous
was not He stated that the complainant at-ing to make some pecuniary re- alleging that her death thirsty and persistent pests.
hearty applause the meeting ter- due to natural
the tempted to board the car, by hold-paration to the girl for the medical Fleas and Flies. "
minating with a vote of thanks Monte Carlo police to open an ing the iron bar and inserting her fees and expenses accruing from
right foot in a hole on the step. loss of work.
was not to
The next zoological handicap to the lecturer proposed by the was the flea. The trophical rat Rev. Dexter Allen.
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20 Hanters.
22 Square measure (plural),
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