THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1946.
Canadians Get Enough Causes Of Death LEGENDS OF
Meat But Find Other Foods Hard To Obtain
Canadians are getting a relatively plentiful supply of ment at ceiling prices, but many foods and household Items are scarce and some are even more difficult to get than in the United States.
In essential items Canadians are probably generally better off than their American neighbours at the moment. The reasons are not easy to discover, but in the case of foods produced at home, it can be ascribed to the
fact that Canada with her vast areas of farmlands can produce
sume.
Classification
To Be Revised
CANADIAN' WILDERNESS
When James Watts, a 33- year-old teacher, his 24-year-old wife, Beatrice, and her brother. Edward Ross, 18, recently re- turned
from
the
Transatlantic Radio Traffic Sets Record
Some interesting Agures have been sued by the International Marine on the amount of radio traffic deali Radio Company Ltd. of Liverpool, with on the maiden voyage of unmapped Britain's liner Queen Elizabeth by
In connection with the re- vision in 1948 of the Interna- tional List of Causes of Death, the Minister of Health, Mr Aneurin Bevan, has appointed a Medical Advisory Committee wilderness of Nabanni country the radio telephone and telegraph "to consider from the medical of Northern Canada, long over-equipment forming part of the grade "A" renating chickens, evis-point of view and to advise upon due on a summer hunting and complete radio station Installed and cerated, 52.
by the the alterations to be suggested prospecting trip, they brought operated by them on this great ship. United Kingdom at the forth- previous legends of the Indian coming revision of the Interna- region.
the back a new "legend" to explain
tional List of Causes of Death."
Sugar-ration, about 30 pounds yearly per person, plus 10 pounds for canning, but jams, honey, and syrups must be bought with these coupons, Sugar costs around 10 cents per pound.
ounces weekly per person,
Butter-ration, approximately six during the year.
varying
Боар
many times her capacity to conflaken are very scarce, most grocers
Soap laundry soap and
gular customers. are allotting one bar of soap to re- rarely on the shelves.
Soap flakes are toilet romp Is mors plentiful but Low price searce, and is generaly avaliable. In addition to worldwide fats, Canadian sorp production has shortago of been hit by chemical plant striker.
The Canadian Government is proud of the huge amounts of food being sent to Europe.
To do this the rationing nyalem in maintained at home, but the umcunts allotted are comfortable and, in contrast to what has happened so often in the United States, the Canadian housewife can usually find the food to spend her coupons on.
No Vegetable Oils Vegetable shortenings, mayonnaise, salad ofls-Canada preduces virtually no vegetable oils and these items have been more scarce than in the United States throughout the war and since. Housewive find them easier to get now than during the war, however.
Government in
Sir Ernest Rock-Carling, F. R. C. 5, F. R. C., Dean of Westminster Hospital Medical School is chairman of the Committee,
In country where the thermometer aften reads 72, degrees below zero Fahrenheit, there is also a sheltered tures, warmed by hot springs and valley with semi-tropical tempera- Recognition of the importance to surroundings that hugo prehistorie.
geyson, they said. It was in suci medical research of Internationally comparable statistics of causes of monsters roamed ned huge bearded depth inspired the formulation of the human flesh, according to legends white men raided villages and ate Present classificatterry-avuich tionalt who entered Northern Canada 100 to adopted
was first Indians told trappers and by the
priests Institute of Statistics in 1803 and 160 years ago. which has been revised on five occasions by an conference
convened
since 1900 by the Frenchy monsters. He said the Indians had
The
main achievements of the conference have been to revise the terminology of the International List of Causes of Death in accordance
international Watts did not altogether discount the old Indian atorics about the Ment, sugar
and butter
are all
drawn pictures of the animals on rationed, but the housewife can
deckins "which are perfect like- nearly always buy her
quota,
nesses of prehistorie mastadons." Canada's relative plenty was spol-
He expressed the belief that the lighted recently when meat-hungry
with scientifle developments, and Indians told the stories keep Detroliers started pouring across the
initiate the Agreement relating to white men out of the territory, but border to Windsor to get a good meal,
Statistics of Causes of
of Death
signed
sold: "It is entirely possible that The Canadian Government also found
in 1934 on behalf of over 20 Guvern-mastodas frozen into the ginciers or .it necessary to reimpose is old
ments. which undertook to compile fossils from prehistorie poultry embargo to halt the heavy often more scarce than in the United and publish their statistics gecording sketches"-Associated Press.
were the inspiration of their
flow of fowl across the line into the United States.
Canada's Industrial poducts are
Slates. Building has beenhampered by critical shortages of cerent, hard- ware, electrical supplies, plumbing Conditions Of Montreal Axtures, paints and even ordinary Conditions In Montreal, Canada's Although Canada is a leading pro- largest city, with a population of ducer of lumber, there has been a something over 1,000,000, are charac-serious shortage of this du to the teristic of the entire country,,
demand and-io the zinoyance heavy This is the situation for the Mon- of many Canadians becau Inrge treal housewife (the ration quotas are shipments are going to the United uniform throughout the country):
Meal-ration, varied according to cut, approximately two pounds per person per week. Beef and veal are plentiful; ham, bacon and pork are harder to get but are usually obtain- able about twice week. Ceilin prices in cents-round steak, 35 to 45; porterhouse, 44-56; sirloin, 34-40; rolled rib roast 39-43; tenderloin, 70- 75; side, bacon, 54; leg spring lamb, 45-51; lola lamb, 39-45; loin roast pork 43; pork chops, 34; ham, 48;
Industrial Mobilisation Blueprint
10
for
to the agreed International Liat. Provision has now been made the next revision of the International List of Causes of Death and the establishment of an international nomenclature of diseases to be carried out under the auspices of the World Health Organisation
States, where higher prices ptain Food & Textiles
Associated Press:
PLANNING THE
AIRCRAFT OF
NEXT DECALE
Even
From Seaweed
A new source of fireproof fabrics is opened up by the recent invesi- gations of the Scottish Seaweed Re- search Association.
HAZL
4
to
animals
China's Prospects
Against Japan's In Silk Exports
American silk experts pre- dict that within five years the Japanese silk industry will be producing 300,000 bales yearly for export and occupying again major position in Japan's international trade, says Associated Press.
total 131,800 words, comprising During the round voyage to New York and back to Southampton, a passenger and press messages, were stations on both sides of the Atlantic handled by radio telepraph through often to East and West simul-
transmitters, using Morse speeds of taneously-by manually operated and by high speed automatic up to 100 words per minule,
An all-time record for the highest trafle exchanged by any one ship volume of private radio telegraph with Britain was established on the outward voyage, lasting less than five days, when 66,308 words were passed. through British Post Office shore radio stations. This exceeded the previous record of 40,004 words held by the Queen Mary.
At the
same time, 807 rudio telephone calls were put through to and from telephone "subscribers in various countries, including South Airica and Australia; also 32 separate broadcasts wero transmitted to broadcasting systems throughout the world.
In addition to the above figures, there was the large number of words transmitted and received in normal navigational messages and the "copy" for the daily newspapers published; un board.
Careers In New RAF Branch
on
Branch, will be established
A new RAF branch, the Secretarial January 1, for administrative duties for which a flying or technical back- ground not essential.
It will open up further opportuni- tics for permanent commissions for serving airmen, to young men under With official approval, aimed to 19 who succeed in the Common ser- assist in the recovery of Japanese vlees Entrance Examination
and industry generally, the American selection tests, and to RAF adminis- silk trade is eager
to obtain In-trative apprentices. A special wing reased amounts of Japanese silk. states Experts estimate
of the RAF College will be set up to that the
[Imitad
train the latter two types of entrants market is 100,000, bales of raw bres, but feel branch
able to absorb
WOTD to permanent
this commissions in reaching US$15 to $10 per pound hat present war-Inflated
prlees,
It has been found that ulginic ned has a remarkable versatility as raw material and can be used for almost as many purposes as celluloso *before
for instance, in the making of constrution work begins on the great how bries, textile
transparent paper, lightweight soluble series of Brabazon airlers #gatures for surgery. It can also be
und which will revolutionise civianused in the dining of beer and as on air travel, designers and en-
Ingredient of
coup, Ice-cream, custard gineers in Britain are alridy
powder and many other fooris.
The main advantage of alginic acid suggesting their successors or fabrics that they are non-will decline soon to the vicinity of be available to serving airmen who "sometime in the fifties."
Short service commissions will also Inflammable. Another advantage is that when alginate yarn Alament is
of approximately will be considered for permanent combined with woollen thread
commissions while serving on short acid which leaves a woollen fabric producers will soon experience in- woven, it is possible to dissolve the
Silk traders say that
service. Japanese
A wide variety of posts will weighing only 12 ounces per square creasing yard. The lightest possible with un-Chinese, who are also attempting to competition from the
open to secreterial officers, including treated wool weighs 5 ounces
air rank administrative appointments egain their long-lust eminent posi-ind command of per square yard.
Jon in the world silk trade.
certain non- operational units. About one-third Statistics show that Japan pro- of the intelligence posts will be alled duces B0 per cent of the world's by Secretarial officers who will also pre-war sit, with China exporting undertake adjutant dulles, and ad- mand, ond Italy growing the "re" uatning five per cerit,
The US. Army's blueprint for
The aircraft of the next dede, industrial mobilisation in the event according to the experts compete of another war, includes the pre- ideas, will be talless, shaped likan paration of mines and rock quarries arrowhead, capable of a speed r for quick conversion into 29 600 m.p.h. at 50,000 ft. altitude. id factories, according to the Armour-will have a range of 3,500 miles.
Use
ed Cavalry Journal; unofficial but well-informed publication of Army activities, reports Unted Press.
Other
Army's In- dusrinis of the
mobilisation programme
are:
While it is emphasised that f years normally elapse between 1 drawing board and the actual co struction, a six-foot model of type of alreruit has already been o Stockpiles of over US$2,000,000 Ministry of Supply's stand at th of the main lems at the Briti of scurce materials, the 17th International Aeronautical E sourcea of which for the most parthibition in Paris. are outside the United States;
worth
The projected specifications of th Standardisation of purchases by all branches of the armed services aircraft include wings with a sween Development of plans to control back of 15 degrees and a 250 transportation, manpower, electrical pan, and a gross weight of 400,00 energy and other services;
OD many
and
levels pre-war 33.50 per pound.
bo
RADAR USED TO 15 per cent of the world de- ministrative and record office posts.
PLOT VESSEL
IN DISTRESS
Coast
e
China's Future Americanx believe that under timulus, the government-owned China Silk Corporation could also bales for export Produce 300.000 within five years, and would thereby to supply one-half of the nticipated 100,000 baie nierief der
People who have recently studied China's silk Industry say at the song prouucing sewall us outh China, plus improved cocoons, will place China alongside Japan as major slik producer. This, they d, will occur despite the tuct that Japmese military destroyed 75 cr.gent of China's silk Industry.
The new Branch will take over all the duties of the present Accountant Branch. many administrative
posts formerly filed by General Duties branch officers, and many responal- bilities of the administrative and Special Duties Branch, which is not to be retained as a separate branch.
Plastics To Figure In Industries Fair
lbs. Propes accommodation woul Guard aid to vessels in distress was
The value of radar as Docewralisation of industry so provide for 100 passengers, si that a few accurate bamb, hits stewards, a crow of eight, and therillustrated recently off the coat cous would not knock out
would be spares for 1600 16sood Britnin y planta.
Mag nrul mall. The aircraf Saintsfield grounded during middle The Army and
Navy Munitions would be powered by six jet engine wa ch near Flamborough Head." Board has been given the responsi- 100,000 155.
total thrust at take-off of Visibility at the time was only 200 with a bility of developing the
All controls would beards and the Santsfeld indus.rial mobilisa.ion
pawer operated.
began ending out distress signals. Humber programme. The Board found in a recent survey that liner, the world's first jet-propelled esttion given was "north of Flam- Britain's Lancastrian Nene air-indie picked then up but the only caves do 11) make the best under-airliner, was flown to Paris recently ordugh Head," and, for his reason, ground factory sites due to exces show world visitors to the exhibi-siderable siva mols.ure and different levels, tion the first practical steps made by rienced in locating the ship. difficulty was but that mines and quarries were the British air industry towards jet consequently a radar sta.ion much more adapt;ble.
Imunedicly se; watch. Within TRADE AS BASIS Rods, also vpried display of
SIDE GLANCES
airliners.
By Galbraith
mel Two wonderful boys during the summer, but
ii decide which is more important a reconverted
Jeep or a lot in the bank!”
coast was asked for
ex-
оп
assistance
hour the s.alion had obtained u
1 of the vessel and had passed the formation to dis.net headquarters. addi.fon plo.s of the Ufeboat rching for the grounded ship were
received in relation to Jarry."
Teleprinter Link For Air Forces
F
her
OF PEACE
"Trade between nations is the only possible basis of a
prosperous and.
fe world." Speaking at meeting
British manufacturers of plastics will be represented at the 1947 British Industries For in much arealer numbers than in former years, Moulding
powders and
presses used in the production of plastic
anished articles, will be exhibited.
This section is being organised in -operation with the Hrii a Pistles Federation and will afford
buyers opportunity of assessing the progress made in this industry..
of the United Nations Association in 100-Metre European
London recently, Mr Herbert Mor- ison, Britain's Lord President of the Council, developed this theme,
Swimming Record
Toulouse, Dec. 10. The French world champion swim-
Every seeker ater peace, na said, was glad that the United States' had Jiefed a special chapter in their proposals for consideration at an in- opening of a new radio tele-ernational conference on trade and pir circuit between the Royal Airmployment, thus recognising the mer, Alex Jany, placed the "Dauphins and the Royal Canadian Air ne main.cnance of fuis employment de Toulouse" swimming team into a FIs one of the frat steps in a was an obligation that each country new European record on Sunday pleo bring all the air forces thritish
of ona to the rest of the world.
when the team covered the 100- Dominions into dires.
Dritain's, awr full ⠀⠀ employmentmetre four-man relay course In 3 felinter communication with each policy, said Mr Morricon, is an at mins. 48.4 sces, boating the pre- othand with the RAF.
Le biggest con.ributions a country vious European record of 4 mins, 05 sar link across the Pacifle can make to sound and prosperous sccs, held by the pre-war German
17 established by a circuit from world trade, and therefore to world national team/Unlied Press. Varver to Australia. Extension pence."
of ing facilities in Indin towards Autia will mean an unbroken
night round the world.
Reval Of Pre-War usic Festival
Arual event in Britain before Worldar II, the Music Festival of the h Legion Women's, Section Is to faunched again on February 20021 next, at Toynbee Hall TheatLondon.
a now
A dh competition will be a featut the Festival, and one part of the sic section will include a I folk of any nation.
London Art Shows
In 1947
A display of old Spanish paintings in to be exhibited at the National Gallery in February 1947. Illustrating the cleaning of valuable Following this will be an exhibition works of art, including a number of pictures from the Gallery which have undergone the process during the tant 10 years. T
Some of Ulio exhibits will be ple tures which have been partially leaned po as to give a "before" and #after": effect.
TALK OF THE NEXT WAR
Monterey, California, Deç. 17. Former UNRRA Director for China, Ben H. Kizer, said: "We have no cause to fear China's bg- coming Communiatic in the Russlán way. China has too great a back- ground of individualism",
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CHINESE MINISTER- LEAVES FOR ROME
shanghai, Dec 17, Dr John C. H. Wu, newly up- pointed Chineso Minister to Vatican, accompanied by his wife and son, left to-day for Rome to assume his new post-Central News.
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INTENSIVE POST-WAR RECRUITING IN U.S.
, : Washington, Just short of a million voninterra foined the regular U.S. Army in the first year of the intensive postwar recruiting campaign, the War De- partment Press.
Bonounced. Associated
The Vice Chairman of the Ameri he expected talk of war with Russia can Institute of Pacific Relations cald
to grow stronger during the next
of Sakhalin, which is on the Sea of Onotak, stated Moscow radio to-day. Navy and War Departments few months as the United States
Moscow, Doc. 10)
"There a temperature of 70.2 do pressed The world pole of colour, in less trees Centigrade below zero. has Congress for ap
appropriations.
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Ho anid: "You will notice that do the earth, is in Kalymn. Talga, is the lowest ever recorded. in for their uppropriations, this talks at Suntuar, near the settlement..nt considerably soul of the Arctio will subalde fociated Press, Olmekon, roughly 1,300 miles north | circle-Reutery: