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2. In 1501, oft Flares in the Azores, the Revenge fought her famous hallle and England lost-
with
the
-N England, more than other countries, because of the dump climate, the word rheumatism is in common 1182. The child complaining af "growing pains,”. the worker
severe buckache, housewife with "gore hands," the old woman hobbling on cane-all complain of "rheu- Lord Howard of Efingham,
Richard Greville, Sir
Sir matism, but, what in fact in
rheumatism? Drake, Sr. Marth Francia Frobtuler, Sir Richard Jawicins? * What Is the maximum amount ofie may karud on A three-minute hulam normal telephone call in Britain-
J. Gd., 2, 3et., 3. 2., 3. id., 4. Ret.7
Which of these great painters designe
flying
machine---
Anpellco,
Whistler. Fra Moroni, Turner, Leonardo, da
Viuci?
4. fe was hitting the golf
hall-and the headlines recent-
ly. Do you remember him?
27. If you land a brigandine rou might
you
Go
10 sra, give it to a mune, jot the Army, neit it on potuta?
6. Can yun
name the ebon-
irl from which these football teams can
AU Jilanien, Springboles, Dusanos, Wallabies"
7. Into which river do these tributaries How-
Coin, Kennet, Loddan, Daren, Ruding:
R. What device is cominon lo
the national Tags of
Pakistan, Egypt, Turken?
9. How much is the bawber worth-
ty, ed., 14., 3., 4., 600 10. Thousands dally practbe phonography. 1 -
Book-printing, care of feet, alorthand, radio telophang?
Jewelers, 122234;3921206 BANASTHENICE Jersey Ja
University For Malaya
The doclor Ando rheumatism harder to define than the layman because, un In inny young sciences, the number of facts seem to over- shadow the underlying principle, So far, It IK satesi to describe rheumatism as a disorder of the
chises pain and limitation of move ment-nnd whose causes are still obscure.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1948.
WHAT RESEARCH IS DOING ABOUT RHEUMATISM
For
are
called
which
By Dr. B. Tanner
arthritis, and those which affect muscles, tendons and soft parts of
ur motor system and on-prticular rheumatism.
Arthritis is not always the terrible matism is increasingly specialised death of one of the members of the and requires extensive equipment family, bombing during the nir thing which the laying and experience, a dificulty which is raids of World War I and poor
example, the arthritis necompanies rheumalle fever in flee- being overcome by the formation of living conditions.
Twenty years ago the Ministry of ting, and
one special clinics. and osteoarthritis, the
There is an be
association between Health published the Practitioner's people. which affects old
which was the first at- alleviated it
treated. occupation and the type of Theu- Enquiry," properly
If male occupa- tempt to ascertain the prevalence Arthritis due to gonorrhea, syphilis, matism Incurred,
insured divided roughly
rheumatism Into of
.mont Infectious tons are other
workers, Statistical data has ac- pneumonia ord diseases, ean receive specific treat- agriculture, mining, metal, building, 2
clericni cumulated since then, niding the ment which will usually heat it furniture, general labour, satisfactorily. Rheumatoid arthritis, and transport, It is found that physlelan in understanding the mag- the true, crippling form. tuckily
rheumatoid arthritis is particularly nitude of the problem. heavy
In 1936, the Empire Rheumatism alects only a stall percentage
among agricultural workers,
can
of
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out to help impress on the pubile the medical profession, the and urgency of dealing with rheumatian. It raised large amounts of money. and composed the first rheumatism council
the College of to advise Physicians in London on rheumatic diseases. It founded two research laboratories which unfortunately have been either destroyed or taken over by the war services during the last seven years.
dar or skeletal system which people, and even tils if trented curly rheumatic fever among minera and Council was formed. This body set
In women classified as shop assis and for a long enough time can be out among the building trades. prevented from becoming really bad.
tants.
domestic workers, charwomen, TOO MINOR
laundresses, clerks, cotto mill hands. When the International League Non-articular rheumatism affects dressmakers, restaurant workers, it seems that domestic workers show Axminst heamatíst
attempted to all people and in many ways. classify the Theumatic
of disorders, may be seen as in backache after lift the
the greatest percentage they
of in a heavy weight, redness after crippling rheumatoid went through 60 varielles
form and nomenclature until they could decide undue exertion, or in severe sciatica osteo-arthritis. Women as a whole on an all-inclusive one, This has which immobilisen pemple for long have a greater incidence of arthritis as opposed to nun-articular rheuma- been improyed by many organisa- periods of time. tions and particularly by Britain's Unfortunately there is difficulty in tism than men. Royal College of Phyzletana, but for estimating the true somber of rhien- purposes of description we shall use matic sufferers because a large num- the former method. This simply ber si feel that some forins are allvides rheumatism up into disorders foo minor to justify bothering the Also the diagnosis of rheu- which affects joints and are called doctor.
AN AUSSIE RETURNS TO BRITAIN
T
Britain. who HE wandering Australiang ter now working In
others Iri Hollywood They Says "many are a race apart.
woukl like to come to Bellam too. wander to London. They because British lm producers are god homesick and wander buck more interested in new ideas, to Australia- And then they find themselves wandering to England again: because, in some unaccountable way, they have got homesick for London.
I am one of them.
I have just arrived after my fourth And it's voyage to England. good to be back.
New experiments, new ideas, new
my plans for industry--those first impression of Britain today.
Che SNAPSHOT GUILD
TIPS ON COMPOSITION.
Two rules of good composition are shown here, where shadows lead your eye to the subject and where the point of interest falls in accordance with the "rulo of thirds."
into
At the same time several univer- At a large London eline, attacks
have allocate space and of rheumatoid arthritis were found sitien to be coincidental with environmen- equipment for dealing with rheuma- tal upsets exemplified by overtiring tism. Special clinics under academic works, money ivorries, illness, guidance exist in London, Edin- burch. Bristol and Manchester. ite- cently the 'Nußieki Foundation gavo £100,000 to Manchester for the ALL other factors being equal, and then on the film and in t further research of Theuinatism. composition is the trick print, determines your composition. Here young physicians will Ananced while being trained in the ordinary
be that lifts a snapshot out of the You, yourself, control this either by moving the subject or by changing the unusual.
to vary the
the diagnosis and method of treatmeni
canera position focus Proper Atrently I begin to feel a stranger | currently in use in Britain and other
and correct ex- viewpoint.
Actually, posure are fundamental. With-
Kood composition in mobboplutocratic Sydney, where countries. money in the measure of man, and The new Health Bill provides still out them no picture can hope factors. The Brat of these is subject snapshots depends largely on four servants in the big hotels look you further scope for the treatment of to be good. But, given proper dominance. over quickly to decide whether you cheumatism. In the various regions, focus and correct exposure, two a mountain or
Whether you're shooting Cousin Anne, give are worth £10,000 or £1,000
elinter will be set up under expert
dominant subject the same subject your mali year, and then treat you accordinglyuldance, with the necessary equip-pictures of the
your picture. remember the
with ment. bed spare disdain
sanatorium may vary from medivere to ex- palat of interest in which one tri at a reception desk room.
cellent, depending on how they inor elements in the picture should be placed to balance the major one. told me no roots were available;
EXCELLENT WORK
have been composed. distiain which puzzled me, until 1
More important is, the emphasis
A helpful guide in this connection remembered [ was wearing the
on co-operation between the regions To rush into a subject on which is called the rule of thirds. By shabby suit of clothes on which I had got by for the inst few years research can be carried out at the composition
and the universities, so that intense books have been written, pictorial drawing two imaginary vertical lines
depends largely on and two imaginary horizontal lines,- in London.
game time that. trentment continues. arrangement. The position of your you divide your picture into vertical there was one hotel where
Local Government bodies have subject, first in the camera's finder and horizontal "thirds." Arrange
on fucilities for the treat-
AS FOR GRUMBLING-----
Of course, some of the
And experi- ments are
that Rohu wrong:
is the cloakroom attendants were so inevitable if you try anything new, haughty, modelling their behaviour already expended great amounts of There is plenty of error, as well as halfway between British duchessesment of rheumatin, but this will
mones trial, I hear a jot of grumbling, and American film stars, that may now be incorporated late one wider PARACHUTES‘NOT But then 1 heard a lot of in wife refused to go there unless she w Australia.
was wearing a fur coat. in some trens, very bitter worked in
for because home
the war, so they their heavy ronst* and joints home themselves.
People in Britain may have worse things to grumble abost, but there seems more underlying that better things are coming even- tually. Despite rationing. mlik consumption per head in Britain is higher than in Australia.)
As a journalist,. I find it good
Housewives to read the English newspapers." again. When I
instance, are butchers have not resumed I thought the Bri- deliveries since Fleetstreet fish Press must be the worst in have to carry the world: now I am inclined; to think that it is the best.
It's good to putter round Lon- don,bookshops, As an ocen- sional author. I find book pro- pensability of establishing | duction difliculties here just as
Maloya IN
will great as in Australia: but it discussed in Rangoon from July 13 to 20 at the International Student gives me a sense of freedom to Service conference there.
have a choice of 50 different. publishers to reject my manu» scripts, instead of being con- fined to one or two.
#1
The
univeraly
Two hundred parla of the
educators from all world will
attend, Malaya is remling four delegates who will bring up the university question, says Associated Press.
It's good to see the Intest British films, and to meet a Hollywood wri-
FRIENDLY LONDON
FEASIBLE"
your picture so that the major ele- ment falls where any two of these "third" lines cross,
A second rule of good compost- tion is to look beyond your prinelpat horizontal or subject, Prominent vertical lines in a background de- Parachutes for airline passengers traet attention from the main theme. are not feasible, President Truman's And a tree or bush, used to frame has picture, can create a weird effect Air Safety Inquiry Committee
If misused so that a branch appears reported.
to grow like an extra arma from the
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and more embracing scheme. An example of this is the dinle furnish- ed by the London County Council which todny carries out about 80,000 Yes, it is good to get back to treatments per year. London in the friendly democratic
The Rheumatism Council and the
medical Endl
profession hotel calire
fully atmosphere of a Went
realise that excellent work is being where everyone is always polite and
the Already helpful to you. (Who knows? How done on this problem all ever the world-wide
Blain reasons against the use-ofįsubject. ever humble your confidence
appearance, you world." may turn out to be a trade union co-operation
tion of doctors is establish- parachutes are;
A third helpful hint ia to by conferences, journals, and secretary, or some other member of ed
Lack of warning in the case of shadows or outlines to point up the the Brilish ruling class).
exchange of students.
It is in the
the must accidents;
main theme. A fence can lend your · interest of every country to
to inve In a
eye up to an old barn or a shadow Of course. Don't tell me. few more years I will start cursing a neighbouring people who are pro- Need for knowing the technique can carry you into the main subject
of a picture. the fors and food rationing again: Iductive and healthy; the abolition or jumping; will forget about the hotel. Australia of epidemies is no longer enough. The faster speeds and higher al-
And, lastly, be sure that there are and I will be knocking on the door The exchange must continue
from light to dark. A balance between dark and time, asking a of Australia House, for the fourth the Colleges of Physicians and Sur-itudes at which airliners now fly. gradations of tone
the Empire Rheumatism the next goons,
President Truman set up the com- light areas is one place on
of the goals of airplane to Sydney,
Counell and other organisations, will militer last August after a series of good plcture taking.
airline disasters which Meanwhile it's
to be in continue their efforts along these American good
cost 150 lives. lines.. England.
John van Guilder,
SNOBBISH SYDNEY Above all. I like being back in less snobbery than in America and England, because there is so much
Avstralia, which has become more and more American (in the worst sense of the word).
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
SOME TOLVS THINK THAT
ALL THEY WEED-TO
LOOK LIKE CARY GRANT
IS A SPORT COAT.
THE CONT
AUST EXACTLY
NEW--
"The Effect Of New Clothes
'HRE SALE?
Bu KEMP STARRETT
HOW MUCH
"WHERES YA HORSE
+
*HOW ABOUT
WHEN HE GETS THE NEW" SUIT HOME AND FINDS
IT DOESN'T FIT HE'LL HAVE ONE....
BUT IT'S
NEW TO ME SAYS
| THE HANDY-
MAN...
Gamer
SOME FOLKS ARE SELF-CONSCIOUS I}}} NEW CLOTHES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEJ OFFICE HYENAS GATHER'ROUND AND COMMENT ON THEIR TASTE.
THE AVERAGE MAN FEELS. ABOUT AS ENTHUSIASTIC AS A CASFIRON DOG WHEN THE WIFE INSISTS ON SELECTING LHC NEW HAT.
LOTS OF FOLKS BUY NEW CLOTHES.NOT BECAUSE THEY NEED ANÝ MORË BUT TO MAKE THE EYES OF THEIR RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS BUG OUT
LIKE BUBBLE GUM BALLOOUS.
OTIERS STRUT LIKE A DRIM-MAJOR IN
A NEW RIG
OWNED IT.
JUST AS IF THEY
Ledger Syndicats.