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MONDAY, OCTOBER
Revolution In Making
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Of Radium
By A Medical Correspondent
1938.
CANTON'S WATER PROBLEM
Destruction Of City's Reservoirs
CANTON, Oct; 2. Canton is feeling the effects water shortage, caused,
The discovery is announced of An artificial substitute for rudlum that will revolutionise the treatment nof cancer and other diseases,
For 18 months the subject of of a research at St. Bartholomew's llos- plitat under Professor F. L. Hopwood, through damage to the plant of the radio sodium, as it is know is the Municipal Waterworks dur- being prepared from common salt bying recent Japanese bombing
iraids. the bombardment of atoms.
Because she had eaten more food than WBS necessary, five-year-old girl was benten by her step-mother, according to evidence given in a case at the Central Magistracy this morning In which Chau Fu was fined $100 or ten weeks' hard labour on a
The paris to replace the. charge of assault.
It has several important advant-wrecked machinery are not According to the defendant she ages over ordinary radium, which obtainable in the city, and repair had beaten the girl for disobedience. | costs £1,000,000 for seven ounces, work has accordingly been
Mr. H. W Fraser, an inspector of Artifelal manufacture will be much mui-tsa), cold that the girl had been | given the defendant by her mother for $18 in June and Chau was willing to let the mother have the child back
but wanted $38 in return,
The child's Icts. were severely bruised as a result of the beating. A doctor's report stated that. 32 cane murka were' visible.
Arrivals By Troopship
Lieut-
The following officers are arriving Hongkong aboard the troopship Lancashire to take up duties on ships; is the Chilna Squadron:
Lieut-Commander H. G. D. de Chair for H.M.S. Thracian, Commander J. R. J. St. Tyrwhitt, for I M.S Thanet, Sub-Lleut, (E) R. D. Roberts, Paymaster-Cadet J. P. Ban- bury, Paymaster-Cadet R. 11, Sharpe, Pay moster-Cadet J. P. Goodwin, for M.S. Kent, Mr. H. C. Cillacombe, Wi Engineer, for HMS. Sandwich, Lieut. (E) R. N. Brown; for H.M.S. Tanar, and Surgeon-Lieut. Edgecombe for H.M.S. Scarab.
V
RED COMMANDER ARRESTED?
London, Oct. 3.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent Mowow reports that it is strongly manomed in the Soviet capital that Mineshal uecher has been deprived of For Eastern Red Army Com- smund and is at present confined to Dr Home in Muscow,
The famous general is sold to have fallen into disfavour owing to mis- takes and errors of judgment during the Changkufeng incident in July and August this year.-Reuter.
ANTI-GAS LECTURES
Course to be Held In Kowloon Y.M.C.A.
The ARP. Officer unnounces that Drrangements have been made for a Course of Anti-Gas Lectures, includ-
Voluntary Ing the Anti-Gas
Aid Course, to be held at the YM.C.A., Kowloon, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. (not 6.30 as previously notified) mencing on October 11.
cum-
This course is open to men and women, and should be attended by alt who desire to volunteer for any A..P. services.
1 especially su.table for prose pective Air Raid Wardens.
M. Murdoch, Hon. Sec., 192 The Prak
ANSCHLUSS
SEQUEL
1 was notified in the Government Gazette on Saturday that, in con-
cheaper.
MORE EFFECTIVE
delayed.
Water is being supplied to flats and buildings by pumps, but the system has not worked successfully.
Radium must always be removed from the body a few hours or days after treatment. This is because it remains powerfully active for at least The force has been so weak that 1,000 years.
only a very small supply has been Ordinary treatment would destroyable to reach the first floors.
anudegunto the tissues and bones of the body In order to ensure
together supply
with stronger after a few weeks.
Radon gas, another form of radi-pressure, mains have, from to-day, um, has a shorter life, losing half its been turned on in the city from o strength in under four days. Thus, to 4.p.m. and in the western radium must always be applied from suburbs, from 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
the outside in flat applicators or in Water carriers have been doing a needles so that it can easily be re-roaring trade, charging as much as moved. Even Radon has to be kept 15 cents for two buckets, although the price has since been reduced to in tubes which themselves
10 cents. cause inflammation.
might
The cost to restaurants has been particularly high, and many familles are paying 50 cents per day for their
Water,
MUCH CHEAPER Artificial radium can be given by
Fortunately for the city, no fires the plant mouth In capsules or it can be in- Jected, because seven-eighths of its have broken out since power disappear in two days. Thus, broke down. Fire-engines are being besides being less experislye, It is used to pump water from Canton's more effective and has more uses,
The orildeial radium is being made three reservoirs.—Our Own Corren- in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cam-ondent. bridge, and at Liverpool University under the nuspices of the Radtum
Beam Therapy Research Board. SNATCHED HANDBAG
FROM EUROPEAN
SWEEPS AT MACAO
which A scatching
occurred, In Pedder Street yesterday had a sequel In the
Magistracy to-day when
Winning Numbers For Cheung Man, 21, was sentenced to
Yesterday's Meet
Macao, Oct, 2. Results of the cash sweep at the Macao races to-day, were:
Race 1
No. 156
203
125.70
31.80
17,00
Unplaced ponies (50.00 each): No. 13. 300, 134.
Race 2
No 124
*+
200 220
$133.50
45.30
22.00
Unplaced ponies ($8,20 each): Box, 114, | 222, 473, 101,
No. 231
1
343
Race 3
$175,70 B0.20 23.10
Unplaced ponies ($0.20 each): No. 207. 40, 218.
Mu.
277
13. 181 180.
Пасо 4
$101.70
31.80
223.20
four months' hard labour recom- mended for banishment.
Cheung, who arrived in the Colony only four weeks ago, snatched the handbag from Miss Dorks Austen yesterday and was arrested by a Chinese detective after a short chase in the centre of the city.
SHIPPING WARNED
Obstruction at Eastern Entrance to Harbour
The Harbour Office announced over the week-end that the obstruc- tion to be pinced at the eastern en- trance
of Hongkong Harbour at Lycemun was put in position on September 29,
All shipping in warned against the obstruction which is marked by red conical buoys,
#ghts flashing
Unplaced ponies (87,20 each); Nor, 221. night time.
Race 5
at
No. 60
zl
124
$103.40 40,10 30
The announcement was made on the authority of the naval command.
Unplaced pony ($20.00): No, 227,
face
No
$139.90
110 23
4540 22,10
HOME RACING
Unplaced ponies ($2.80 each): No. 24. Imperial Produce Stakes
413, 00, 400, 0, 331, 325, 37, 53.
RACO 7.
No. 241
$131.40
415
17
43 201 2000
Unplaces pony ($24):
No. 74
MOTOR RACING
Won By Heliopolis
London, Oct. 2. The Imperial Produce Stakes was won by Heliopolis, with Casanova Admiral's Walk third. second and The race was very close, Heliopolis head, while two lengthis winning by separated the second and third,
Nineteen ran, and the betting was
Donnington Grand Prix 7-2 Heliopolis, 13-8 Casanova, and
Postponed
London, Oct. 1.
and 20-1 Admiral's Walk.—Reuter.
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Chicago Cubs Carry Off Pennant
New York, Oct. 2. The Chicago Cubs have won the thus pennant, National League
HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Ten Entries Received By Association
No fewer than ten entries have becn received for the Hongkong Hockey Association's Tournament. which is to commence shortly.
on
ellmaxing one of the greatest stretch The tournament will be run drives since the days of the fabulous semi-league" lines, each team play- Braves
1914 Their night cap ing each other once. Umpires will victory against St. Louis, which was be provided by the Association, and due to heroic pitching by Root, has, the series will be held under the combined with the defeat of Pitts- rules
the English Hockey burgh Pirates, their nearest rivals at one time, removed all mathematical doubt that they would meet the Yankees in the World Series at Wrigley Field on October 5.
The crippled and tired Cubs' gal lant uphill fight relied on "Grand poppy" Root to surmount the humps. the They could not have clinched pennant if Root failed, regardless of of whether they beat the Cardinals on Sunday or not, unless the Pitts- burgh Pirates bowed to the Reds.
Root started badly, and the Car- dinals were leading by four runs to one on entering the fourth laning. Entry and Clearance Office, open However, he then staged ด The Germans withdrow and ship- | 10 a.m. to noon. ped their cars home before the settle- Junk Office, 11 a.m. to noon. ment of the International crisis, Reuter.
sequence of the incorporation of Owing to the withdrawal of the Austria in the German Rolch, · the | German Auto Union Mercedes Benz j October 10 being a general public Anglo-Austrian Convention regarding teams, the Donnington Park motor-holiday, the following arrangements legal proceedings in civil and coming Grand Prix, scheduled for to-day, will be observed in the Government mercial matters of March 31, 1931, has been postponed - because of in-Shipping Offices: must be regarded as having lapsed and that the similar Convention with Germany of March 20, 1928, is now applicable to the State of Austria as well as Germany.
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A meeting will be held this evening In the West Lounge of the European Y. M. C. A., when the dates and grounds will be arranged by the Committee. It is hoped that the Secretaries of competing Clubs will try to be present,
Teams entered are: Royal Air Force, Queen's College, Hongkong University, Club de Recrelo, Polico "A". Police "B", Radio Sports Club, Central British Association, Kowloon Indian Tennis Club, and Nomads Hockey Club..
y" Ladies' Annual Meeting magnificent recovery and "In the
The "y" Ladies' Hockey Section last Bix innings allowed only will hold their annual meeting at d Mercantile Marine Office, closed two hits, In the seventh and pm, to-day in the West Lounge of
nigth innings, the Cubs hit the European Y.M.C.A. McGee, Warncke and Henshaw
all day.
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to collect seven runs, thus clinching the pennant.
Y.M.C.A. Beaten
In a friendly game layed at King's In the American League, Cleveland beat Detroit by fivo runs to nil, Park on Saturday, the R.A.F. defeat thanks to brilliant pitching by Gale-ed the European Y.M.CA. by alx house, St. Louis was leading Chicago goals to one. The winners displayed by four runs to nil on the fifth inning better team work and thoroughly when the game was called off owing deserved their victory. to darkness. Van Atta was plicting well for St. Louis, blanking Chicago for five innings-Ünsted Press.
Results, as cobled by Neuter, were:
National League
'Pittsburgh Cincinnati
The losers scored frst through U. Kraus, but almost immediately after- wards, Bartielt equalised. The latter netted two more goals before the Interval.
The R.A.F. kept up the attack on the game being resumed, and scored three moto goals, through Bartlett (2) and Rosites,
IL R.
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3
B
0
4
12
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(Rizz homered for Pittsburgh)...
Chicago
St. Louis
(Mize homered for St. Louis). Chiengo
St. Louis
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Game On Wednesday
A Junior hockey team of the Central British Association will make its debut on Wednesday, at 5.15 p.m.. against a team from the Nomads at
· King's 'Patic.
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10 17
*
0
American Lestio
New York Boston
4
3
12
3
(Foxx homered twice for Boston). St. Louis
Chlengo
Detroit
Cleveland ......
Squadron Leader B. L. Wallace, the popular hockey player who enp tained Hongkong's Jast Interpart team against Macho, left the Colony on Saturday for Singapore on frans- fer.
10
0
0
4
Chiengo
8
(Gatehouse pitched for Cleveland). St. Louis
4
2
0 3 .3 Van Alta pilclied for St. Louis
and the game was called off on the nath Inning owing, tp darkNCRA).
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