Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 17, 1941.
NANCY
BOY!..
HAVE I GOT SPRING FEVER!
SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY
IN TOWN
HAS IT!
EVERYTHING IS SO DULL--
NOTHIN'
EXCITING
HAPPENS!
ZZZ
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HEY, WAKE UP!-- HERE COMES A THRILLING
CHASE
By Ernie Bushmiller
MUFS
READY TO FIGHT-President Roosevelt dedicating Woodrow Wilson's birthplace at Staunton, Va., as shrine. Saated at left are Cordell Hull, Lady and Lord Halifax, Mrs. Hull and Mrs.Wilson. President said U. S. was "over ready to fight again" fɩ democracy.
The Origin
·Of O.K.
Simple Skin Test For Pregnancy Discovered
NEW YORK, June 15 (UP). -The acquiescent expression Development of a simple one-hour test for pregnancy, prob; "OK.", uttered a billich times ably the most remarkable discovery of its kind ever made, was dally, is an etymological orphan. announced recently by the University of Illinois College of No one has ever satisfactorily Medicine. explained what the two letters stand for or how the expression aroge, according to Woodford Heflin, associate editor of the
The new method is a skin test, very much like those used for allergy such as hay fever.. Besides indicating pregnancy in 30 minutes to an hour, it is easy to give, and inexpensive.
The University's doctors have, blem since 1914; Dr V. C. Freda of of the Physiological Chemistry De- partment. Dr William H. Welker, Department, was consultant,
Third National Finance Conference in Chungking
CHUNGKING, June 16 (Central News). The Third National Finance Conference, was opened in Chungking this morning, presided over by Dr H. H. Kung, Vice-President of the Executive Yuan and concurrently Minister of Finance, and attended by some 250 delegates from various parts of the country.
Mony high. Government ometala were present at the opening cere- mony including Mr Lin Sen, Chair- man of the National Government, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and various cabinet ministers. Both
Channel Mail Ship Sunk
Chairman Lin and Generalissimo 'LONDON, June 18 (Reuter).--An
delivered speeches of ad-Anglo-Irish cross-Channel mall stea-
on the occasion.
Imer has been dive-bombed and sunk by the Germans.near Fishguard and at least 23 persons have lost their lives.
Dr H. H. Kung delivered the opening speech, following which the ceremony was concluded.
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Agenda The Conference agenda consists of the following items:
Collection of land tax by the Cen- iral Government;
Substitution of foodstuffs in pay ment of tax;
Readjustment of national and local finances;
And readjustment of taxes in necordance with the New District Administration System,
Asleep When Bombed LONDON, June 17 (Router)-At least 23 persons lost their lives when the cross-Channel steamer, Saint Patrick, was dive-bombed and sunk by enemy aircraft near the end of her trip from Rosslare, in Eire, to Fishguard, in Wales, early last Fri- day.
Many
of those who lost their lives were killed in the explosion
when four bombs hit the ship.
The first plenary session of the There were a number of injured Conference was held in the afternoon, persons among the 60 survivors who Following a report on the number of included women and children. Most delegates attending and the telegrams of the survivors were saved through received by Mr Kwon Chi-yu, Jumping overboard and clinging to Secretary-General of the Conference, ratts until picked up by a warship, a speeches were made by Mr Hsu Kan, merchontman and other craft, the newly-appointed Minister of The master of the ship and the Food, Mr Huang Yen-pel, Secretary-mate are believed killed and it is mittec, and Dr K. C. Wu, Mayor of were killed except one. General of the Wartime Bonds Com- feared that all first-class passengers Chungking.
Mr Wen Chun, Commissioner of Finence of Kiangst and a delegate to the Conference, responded.
After the speeches, the Chairmen
on the
procedure of proposals and designated Messrs Lu Pel-cheng, Li Tang, Kao Ping-fang, Chen Tuan, Tu Mai, Wen Chun and Yen Chia- Hu
Dictionary of American English.quietly made several hundred that department and Dr H, H. Cohenexation of the
"This supposillon," he said, has trials of the new test during the no evidence to support it other than past year. They reported it. is 98 percent reliable and detects pregnancy as early as two weeks.
the similarity of sounds,"
head of the Physiological Chemistry
Some philologists have traced the expression as for back as 1790, when
Colostrum Injection slave sales were entered in court
The test consists. of injecting into records with the notailon "O.K."-- The method in general use for the the forearm, with a fine hypodermic belleved to be a corruption of the past decade, the Aschheim-Zondek needle, a minute amount of colos abbreviation "O.B." for "Order Re-test in which white mice or rabbits trum, a watery liquid secreted in the corded."
are used, Has the same percentage of breasts during pregnancy, reliability but requires more time. No reaction occurs if the woman seldom detects earlier han four 19 pregnant, but if she is not the weeks, and costs considerably more. point of injection begins to look as If-she-bad-a-mosquito-blie-A-red- aren one to two inclics in
Heflin believes the first genuine historical example of the expression is date 1815, an-entry-in-A-travel- diory of William Richardson," rend-,{ The new test was developed by dish
ing "Arrived at Princeton, A hand- Dr Frederick H. Falls, head of the diameter appears. This bump raises some littic village, O.K., and nt Department of Gynecology and within an hour and disappears in Trenton where we dined at 1 p.m." Obstetrics, who has studled the pro- | four or five hours,
On Monday,
June 17, 1940
THE BOMBER FUND
was started.
On behalf of the people at Home and the British Government, the South China Morning Post and The Hongkong Telegraph tender grateful thanks to the many firms and individuals who have given SO generously.
To the members of His Majesty's Forces; The Royal Navy, the Army, the Royal Air Force, the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, the Hongkong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and to all contingents of the Hongkong Police Force and Police Reserve, The Auxiliary Nursing Service, the Nursing Detachment of the H.K.V.D.C., and to the Hongkong War Effort Committee, Clubs and Associations all of whom have made regular contributions, warm thanks are extended.
Contributions-
to Date:
$2,213,361,50
#Total remitted
to London £130,939.19.6d
TO DAY
THE BOMBER FUND
Commences Its Second Year!
chin as members of the Proposals' Preliminary Examination Committee.
The session unanimously voted a message of tribute to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman Lin Son and the rank and file of the frontline troops.
ESPIONAGE
IN AMERICA-
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuter). -Espionage and subversive activities are engaging more people in the
United States than in the last war, according to a report by the State Department to the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
This was revealed when the Com- mittee was considering approval of legislation empowering the President to govern the entry and exit of aliens Into the United States,
Rice For Flour
Swops In Japan
Ration Scheme
Mest passengers were asleep when the steamer was hit. The vessel sunk in a few minutes so quickly that there was little chance to lower the boats.
All women and children passengers are understood to have been rescued.
Shigemitsu's Itinerary
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June 18 (Domel)-The Japanese Ambassador to London, Mr Mamoru Shigemitsu, to-day left Paddington Station en route to Tokyo. He was seen of at the slation by Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, British financial expert.
Mr
sco
Mr Shigemitsu has been in London
more than two years, Proceeding to the United States from Lisbon by the Clipper, Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Japan-
"at Washington will Shigemitsu at
ese Ambassador to Washington, Ile is also expected to make a courtesy call to Lord Halifax, British Am- bassador
to Washington and former British
Secretary, Foreign Washington.
After staying in the United States for about a forinight, Mr Shigemitsu will coil from. San Francisco for Japan on July 14 aboard the Yawata Maru.
CONSERVANCY WORK IN NORTHWEST
THE hot weather tells on your feet. It makes them swollen and sore, and they ache terribly. Keep your feat in good trim by massaging them nightly with Zam-Buk. The refined, herbafoils in Zam-Buk are absorbed into the skin, soothing pain and reducing Inflammation and soreness. Hard growths are softened, bilsters and deep cracks healed and Joints, ankles and toes strengthened and made healthy again,
For Hot Weather
FOOT TROUBLES
Rub ZAM-BUK In Regularly Every Night
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NIAGARA FALLS
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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ALLURING ALAIKA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, June 17 (Domel).—To meet the need of those who are un- able to cat rice, the municipal Remarkable progress has been authorities announce that ns from achloved In water conservancy, July I all foreigners or foreign-born forestation and animal husbandry In Japanese in the metropolitan area, the northwest, according to Mr Shen excepting those dining out thrice Yi, General Manager of the North- daily, will be permitted to cash in to Corporation for Water Conser-
west the Ward offices their rice ration vancy, Forestation and Animal Hus- cards for a
for corresponding amount of handry, who arrived in Hongkong a four
few days ago on an official mission. Those Intending to avail them-
Mr Shen, who was formerly Com of this facility during July and missioner of Public Works in Shang- selves August are urged to make their hal, revealed that the corporation applications beginning June 25,
Bank of China and the remaining $3,000,000 by the Kansu Provincial
Under
was capitalised at $10,000,000, of the new arrangement, which $7,000,000 was borne by the holders of "A Class" rice tickets are entitled to 330 grammes daily, and those who intend to be Government entire monthly ration will be allotted either 30 pounds of bread or an equivalent of flour.
French Prisoners
T. V. Soong is Chairmen of the Board of Directors, among whom are Mr-Sung Han-chang, General Mana- ger of the Bank of China, Mr Tsu- yee Pel, Manager of the same bank and Mr Hwoh Yi-min, manager of the Northwest branch of the bank.
Of the capital, $7,000,000 has been earmarked for the development of BERLIN, June 16 (Reuter)~The water conservancy and the balance first batch of released prisoners of for forestation and animal buşban- war have arrived at Lyons, saya dry. Vichy despatch - to the Official Ger- 'man news agency? ANN
Of War Free
The prisoners were welcomed on behalf of Marshal Petain, by the Military Commander of Lyons, General Frer.
President's Son On Active Service
·BOSTON, June' 16 (Router) —Pro- sident Roosevelt's youngest son, John is now on active service as an chain in the Navy, Burung
Canberra Cabinet Meets Suddenly
CANBERRA, June 18 (Reuter). The Federal Cabinet met unex-| pectedly to-day.
Was
to have met to-morrÓW when Mr R. G. Menzies, the Prime Minister, was to take a nation-wide. broadcast,
Vichy Attack On Norwegian Tanker
# A & Notien··
eto - Mariners at the Harbour Office statoa, that the red LONDON, June 10 (Reuter) --A can buby
uby on Rifleman' Rock in post-Norwegian tanker was shelled by, a tion LA 07
07 degrees 20' 30's N., Vichy shore battery off lies de Los Tong." 117 cerrace 044 5*(off the coast of Franchi Guinen, West (Approx) on the forth' that coult of Africa). on Jung 14 and, was also Borneo, has been withdrawn and machine-gunned by a Vichy, wiféraft, will not be replaced,
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