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April 15, 1940.
The King's Doctor Has Some Hard Things To Say About His Own Profession.
Is
Wrong:
Training
"Spurious Sanctity Of Harley Street"
FROM the King's Physician, Professor J. A. Ryle, Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge University, comes strong criticism of the present methods of medical training and an attack on the "spurious sanctity of Hurley Street."
Writing in the "Lancet" he suggests that the upheaval caused by the war should
be used as an opportunity to found a new system,
Medical teaching, he declares, was on the decline before the war, owing to the exactions of private practice on the time and energy of a teacher-consultant and the multiplication of sub- jects on the medical curriculum.
WOULD GIVE UP JOBS FOR LOVE
"WOULD you choose marriage, or a career, or pre- fer to combine both?"
JAPANESE THREAT
Warning To Be Issued
To Third Powers
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, April 15 (UP)-The Japanese Government is closely watching the situation Europe.
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Authoritative sources declare that Japan is concerned over reports that the Netherlands may become con- cerned.
The Government is planning repre- sentations to other Powers, declaring that Japan will not welcome extension of hostilities the western
le proposes that every full mem- ber of hospital teaching staff should be paid £500 a year by the State, with an additional £100 a year from the medical school funds in respect of tutorial work and lectures.
In return the teacher should devote at least half his working time (three whole or six half days a week) to his hospital duties, care of the sick, Investigation of disease and leach- Ing.
So that he can combine private practice with these duties, consulting [rooms at low rental might be pro- Nearly 200 girls from high,vided in the hospitals. "Private and secondary, and well-known hospital patients alike would come to boarding schools, this question.
were
feel
In a community actively asked pride in
working on their behalf, and to pre- fer its efficiencies to the spurious sunetity of the Harley Sirect consult-
Their repiles are analysed by Dr. ing-room." writes Professor Ryle. Edith Mercer in the January "Occu-time directors of the medical, surgi- In addition, there should be whole- pational Psychology."
ral and obstetric services of the hos- The vast majority of girls were pital, paid £500 a year by the State! in favour of some type of work, and between £1,300 and £1,500 a but per cent. also expressed the school funds.
from university or medical
wish to marry.
Of 185 who were nsked whether
year
"Commercial Outlook" Directors should be men between
they would retain their work if they 10 nud 50, who have served an ap- married,
+
22 per cent, said Yes,
prenti Prun
38 per cent, were uncertain, and sh 50 per cent, thought they would olve up their careers,
Incidentally, more than 50 per cent. any of those wishing to take up some type Paclite, and that she is prepared to of work preferred occupations open take counter-mensures if her repre- to both men and women. sentations are disregarded.
In both
teaching and
to students, our aim
rain fewer doctors, but
and train them better,"
e of entries to the med!- in recent years he con- siders retrimental. Since the
Jast ous increase in the commercial out- war we have "witnessed a conspicu- look of doctors in all branches of the profession and a sensible waning of ethical standards.”
The Guverninent's warning will be
Professor Ryle, who opposes over- conveyed either through the Foreign CHINESE CUSTOMS CHIEF specialisation in medicine, gave up a Office or through Japan's diplomatic
lucrative practice in London at the representatives abroad.
the
The Inspector-General of the Chin-age of 40 to take the Regius Profes- Omela! quarters are silent regard-ese Maritime Customs, Sir Fredericktorship at Cambridge. He supported ing reports that Japan may seize the Maze arrived from Shanghai yester-tors from Austria and Germany into admission of refugee Jewish doc- Netherlands East Indies if Holland la|day.
this country. invaded by Germony,
Planes Crash
In Flames
British And Germans
Suffer Losses
THE HAGUE Apr. 14 (Reu- ter)-It is officially announced here that a British bomber has crashed in flames on Dutch ter- ritory near the village of Bab- berich, close to the German frontier. The plane crashed after a fight with German machines.
The fight occurred over German territory as far as could be Kscer- tained,
An inquiry is being held into the
case,
Nazis Also Lose Plane STOCKHOLM, Apr. 14 (Reuter).-
A wireless report states that a Ger- man three-engined aeroplane crashed on the mountainside and caught fre after flying over the town of Ud- devalla to-day.
Junker
The report adds that a machine made a forced landing in the western part of Sweden.
Sequel To Dog-Fight
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Wang Returns To Nanking
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI SHANGHAI, April 15 (UP)-The "Central China Dally News" states that Wang Ching-wei has returned to Nanking from his inspection tour of Canton.
He made a broadcast last night; praising the Cantonesc for "their support"
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War, Paper Warns
LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter-The Datch newspaper "Volk", in discussing Mr. Winston Churchill's speech, says: "It is the British soberness which appeals to us Netherlanders and arouses
confidence."
Agreeing with Mr. Churchill's con- viction that Hitler committed ប strategical error, the "Handelsblad" says: "It looks as if the growing persistence in Norway might be danger to the Germans who may be cut off."
The
destruction of the German destroyers at Narvik provides
tho
SOVIET ARMY MASSING
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH Unconfirmed Press reports from Hel- NEW YORK, April 14, (Domel)- aingfors state that the Soviet Army is dei massing forces on the
chief war story in all 119 New York northern Finish frontier. papers
brings the war 10 Gig, very doors: The "New York Times" says, "The Holland is invaded the fate of warring nations are not alono In Curacao and the Dulcfi West Indies believing that their existence depends would bring the war within a 'stone's on the outconte of this war. Every throw of the key of our defenco,
country, ho matter how far Panema.
To-day, ng In 1917, the peopic
neutral from Europe or how determined they are to stay out of this war, must dread the thought of war but to-day, reantess its position in the light of the more even than in 1917, the war result of the German
drive. Ger- threatens American faterests. The many has now shown that she will only thing that can check it is an not hesitate to crush any neutral in overwhelming victory for the Allies her path if by that she will gain and the defeat of Germany. strategic advantage."
"Herald-Tribune's" Warning
The United States must obviously
face the possibility that it may find "The war is coming closer to us itself forced to join in the fray as the every day," says the Herald-only way to protect her Tribune. The fate of Greenland Interests.".
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