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The Bidding Neither side were vulnerable South passed, West passed and North bid onc diamond. Eant passed and South bid one heart. Vest passed and North went to three No Trunt which bought the contract.
You will notice that the expert does not allow honours to jea- pardize his chances for game, The great majority of hands that produce five odd in a minor suit will more cually produce three odd at No Trump for a better score.
The Play
East opened his fourth best club the four spot-which was won in dummy with the 10 spol. A returned from small spade was dummy and North finessed the 10 spot which was won by East with the jack. Rather timan lend to the declarer's ace jack of clubs, East shifted and led his singleton 10 of hearts, dummy played the queen and West won the trick with the net, returning the eight of clubs. The declarer went up with the ace, playing the deuce from dum-
Five diamond tricks then run of by North, the clarer, two small hearts being discarded from dummy and East was forced to discard the three of clubs on the fifth diamond lend.
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OVERCROWDING EVIL
DR. WELLINGTON ON THE DANGERS
TUBERCULOSIS
The annual report of the Direc tor of Medical and Sunitary Ser- vices for 1031 is one of the most exhaustive documents of its kind over published in the Colony. In it Dr. A. R. Wellington deals with avery possible phase of the health and sanitary systems.
Speaking of housing conditions Dr. Wellington says that year by year
the population continues to increase, Immigration boing ac- celerated by the unrest in China. Thero being little room to build fur- ther accommodation nowcomers have to squeeze into already overcrowded accommodation.
ton. Year by year the Sanitary Department and the Build. Ing Authority have made efforts to improve the situation, but the taak, almost alayphean in itself, in ren dered more dimcult by paucity of water and by opposition put forward both by property owners and occupiers. It goes without saying that the main- tenance of a satisfactory standard of Sanitation under auch conditions is a most difficult problem and one which cannot be solved without the willing co-operation of the people, he com- ments, adding:
One thing is certain, ao long buildings are overcrowded and in-: sanitary, no amount of external sanitation will give immunity from diseasa,
Traditional Beliefs.
Regarding the traditionul beliefs of the Chinese and their effect on the health problem of the Colony, Dr. Wellington says:
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The traditional beliefs of the un- educated Chinese as to the cause of diseases, the means of sprend, and the factors which affect its course area at variance with modern tench- lug that there is little change of promoting voluntary co-operation be- tween them and the authorities in the matter of the prevention and con- tra trol of disease until they can be brought to understand the true na ture of the problems and are cons- cious of the usefulness of the nien- sures advocated.
The proximity of China and the constant intercourse makes it harder to overcome prejudices than is the Case in countries further afield. The
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greatest hope lies in propaganda and education. However leuders of In order to get a sure count on opinion China and leaders of thought in Hongkong are the East band, North new led the Chinese five of hearts from his own hund,blic health and publie welfare along making vigorous efforts to promote
Enst showed out discarding an
nes which proved successful in other dub, which brought him the Occident, and the outlook is far! down to the bare king, This left more hopeful than was the case a nothing but the king of clubs and few years ago when Chinese thought spades in the East hand, and on matters of health was unduly therefore the declarer led the swayed by old traditions and theories. queen of clubs from dummy. throwing East in the lead, und East was now forced to lead a
the spade into
declarer's ace
queen.
This play gave North and his partner five odd at No Trump for top score on the board.
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LYTTON REPORT
DISTRIBUTION EXPECTED ON OCTOBER 10
The Population.
Under general remarks on public health Dr. Wellington denis with many other subjects, first reviewing concerning which ho the census, says:
One of the most important events of the year from the public health point of view was the Census which was taken on March 7. According to the Census figures the population of the City
of Victoria was over- estimated in 1930 by something like 40 per cent and that of Kowloon and New Kowloon by 20 per cent. The floating population as counted num bored only 75,250 as compared with an estimate made for the middle of 1930 of 109,050.
Geneva, Sept. 2b: Every effort is being made to prevent a leakage in the Lytton Report. Except for printing, the
The population having been over- report and translation are quite estimated in recent years it follows ready in French and English. Press that real death rates for the Colony summaries have been prepared. were considerably higher than those Printing will occupy a fortnight published in the Annual Reports and and it is expected that the report that the state of the Public Health as had been sup- was not so good" will be distributed on October 9 posed. The crude death rate for 1000 all membora of the was not 15.14 per milia as published but 21.38 per mille and the death rates for the various disenses were higher in
proportion.
or 10 to League.
The report will be submitted to the Council which will not dis- cuss it in deference to the Japan ево Government's request for n delay of six weeks to enable the Japanese Government to examine the recommendations and send o special delegate to Geneva with full instructions.
It is felt here that the Japanese request is reasonable.
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portion of the New Territories there is no registration and records of the deaths are not available. Because of the strong desire of the Chinese to be buried with their ancestors, and exodus of many who feel death
the consequoaching, the number
of deaths registered is lower than would otherwise be the case.
Judging from the death returns the health of the Colony was not au good As in the previous year. The crude death rate was 24.88 per mille compared with 21.38 the rovised rate for 1030.
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Respiratory diseases accounted for 42.25 per cent of the total deaths the percentage for 1930 being 38.06.
The principal disenses enusing tuberculosis, bronchitis, death were broncho-pneumonia, pul- pneumonia, infantile diarrhoea and diarrhoea.
monary
The overcrowded houses combined: with the expectorating habits of the Chinese furnish sufficient explanation for the prevalence of respiratory
roubles.
Malaria.
The malaria cases admitted to the Home general Government Hospitala numbered In the aimsence of system of registration of sickness the 90 of which eight or 1.36 per cent. only sources of information available died. In the Chinese Hospitals there) for gauging the state of the public were 1,001 admissions of which 280 health in this country are the returns
or 25.67 per cent. died. relating to deaths, the notifications of infectious diseases and the records of the above mentioned hospitals.
Death Records.
The special assembly for dis- The number of deaths recorded in cussing the report will probably | Hongkong indicates very correctly meet on November 21 and will the deaths which have taken place in remain in session for a fortnight. the Colony proper and in that pertion of the Now ferritorier Known on --Reuter.
Naw Kowloon. In the remaining
SALESMAN SAM
In an appendix to the report fullor roview of the malaria problem and the anti-malaria work is given. The total number of deaths attri buted to Malaria was 452, giving a death rate of 0.80 per mille popula- tion. The lowness of the rate is of course due to the fact that the majority of the population being out- (Continued on Page 11.)
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