REHEARSING DANCES
HIDEKI Yukawa, Japanese nuclear physicist who won the 1949 Nobel Prize, watches his wife in New York as she rehearses some classical dances of Japan. Mrs Yuknwa appeared in a presentation of the dances during the opening of the International Christian University Youth Week. (Acme)
Health
Congress
Told Hongkong's Many Problems
By Our Own Correspondent
LONDON.
From Bermuda to Belgium, from Port of Spain to Pakistan, delegates arrived at the quiet Sussex seaside town of Eastbourne recently to attend the health congross of the Royal Sanitary Institute..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1950,
Landlords Try To Give Away Their Houses
People owning houses in rent-restricted Bri- tain have tried to give them away—because they just cannot stand the cost of repairs. So said Mr Arthur Anderson, who acts for some small pro- perty owners.
He was among 100 delegates, representing 200,000 property owners, mostly small, who hold one-third of the country's homes.
They demanded at their federation's conference In London that Parliament speed a change in the Rent Restriction Acts.
They want to increase rents to cover the costs of essential repairs. "Otherwise." Air An- derson told then, "this
| rapidly become a country
slums."
will
of
TENANTS PAY 78.
Mr Anderson, from Burnley, Lanes, said later that tenants of uwners he represents pay 7. to 8s, rent, including rates..
Glittering Toys Are Temptation
The council Insista 0:1 1- Pairs. The owner cannot afford them-and cannot raise the rents to cover the costs.
In the case of owners of other propertien Mr Anderso has heard of some who offered the council their houses.
Or an
owner may put the property in the name of sume- one in a common ledting-house or an old-age pensioner.
He pays the man £1 to £10. depending on the number houses, And because the man is plainly derelict, the caunell has to do the repairs,
of
Mr Anderson owns the house he lives in. 11c said: "I thank heaven I don't own any more.” Thċ federation's committee reported "ealous, unfair, JJ- discrimination defensible ngainst the private owner."
PROFIT IS 21. 68.-
A man who owns "30 to 30" in 72-year-old Mr Tom Joyce, of Iluddersfield. He bought the first with £80 saved from his i 10, spending money corned in his father's grocery store.
But
He
re-
It-
YOUNG BUCKET BRIGADE
AFTER 321⁄2
IN JOB
31⁄2 YEARS IN HE RECEIVES A FORTUNE
FOR BEING NATIONALISED
Twenty-four years ago Mr Desmend V. O'Meara qualified as a solicitor. He was a clever, likeable man, and he worked his way up to be. come Deputy Town Clerk of Croydon at £1,500 to £1,800 a year.
Towards the end of 1945) Mr O'Meara held the job for "and unless it had been prepared the general managership of three and a half years. A month include a provision for coil- the Croydon Gas Company he taken over by the State-Mayervices probably could
before the ras company was intration in the agreement, his became vacant. Mr O'Meara 1, 1940-he decided to retire. was appointed to the job.
And, as he was entitled to du
not
He has been a full-time pro- porty owner ever
since. Multiple stores are re- does his own dicoraling, sponsible for much of to-pairs, and rent collecting,
his average weekly day's petty thieving, said come per house is half a crown: the Mayor of Acton, Mr D's not worth It," he said.
Two A. E. Mitchell, recently,
delegates CLAVE no houses of their own, Mrs Mary, "Glittering toys in easy reach Nichols, secretary to Northump
Hnte-payers' Fare great temptations to chilton
Association dren who have not been taught nid: " wouldn't own property
have been cħtnined," it is sin to steal a pin," he
for ย Rift"
The tribuni has voked the Ms Marion Bentock, becret-It was worth £2.500 a year. under his contract, he clained South-Easters Gas Board's no Kaid.
The stores should en-operateary to the Shefeld association.
ર૧માં
In his contract it was stipulat-persation. On his pre-ce of disclaimer of the agree- by putting their stuff out of said she has members in clis-
ed that on retirement he would aimed that the compensation arceted that he shall be awarded Mr O'Meara and | reach.
tres, elderly widows whose
had draw an unity or, alternative be paid to him was offer in the cons of the proceedlings. husbands thought they Mr Mitchell was addressing alone well in leaving a little, by, be entitled to u capital sum.
menty panelen of £2,862, or a conterenes on juvenile crime property.
lump sum of £42,434. at Middlesex Guildhall, "Property! I wouldn't touch Westminster. His was one of it with a barge pole,' said Miss | several ideas for cutting crime. Postock-who pays £55 a year
Sald Mr A. T. Pike, chairman (plus rates) for her dat. of Hiduale Juvenile Court:
The sooner we get back to old-
There annual meetings,' which are attended by over 2,000 delegates from local nuthorities through-fashioned terms and remedies oul the British Isles, are concerned with one problem--- the better." world health.
Then he asked: "What causes Much of the working of areas set up by Chinese refu-hildren to fremple down allo- the mainland. Mrats, damage fruit, ill-treat old the congress was concerned Keys from
ladies and do things of that Whate was accompanied at the
colleagues and I be lieve that if we could punish the
directly with the Britishcourress by Mr A. C. Tribbl, kind? It is downright wicked- Isles, but many of the prob. Hah Inspector. lems were applicable to uver-| During a cure which losterf seas territories and as such four day, the deletes, divided paranta of young criminals it had a special significance into 19 different section, beard, would take us further along the trend and discussel 42 papera.
road."
areus. [21
the
for delegates from those deating with such divere als I reventive me Heide, congrene, Neuling and to wa planning, unei afforded the oversens delegates į tropical hy siene, an oppertuarly to stef fragtewat j and chicas problem, preuk,r toļ Their own arra ti to comgawe!
upovin un
SPECIAL MEETINGS There were special meetings bath for sada y Buspector, medeal oth on health, engineers and health vinters. the dele Jutles
Landrethal flats were shown during Smith, Medie 1 Oficer of Healta te werk and, in acidation, ti
standarda.
Promtaen! amont
was Dareen
BARTON AGAIN...
He said a Home Ofice com- mittee on juvenile crime would produce "voluminous reports."
"Nothing would be done. The commitice would die at natural death with sheer boredom and Frustration."
and his 1E1073 come blame from H. Farley.
who opened
Dick Burlon came in for
for San Fernando, Trinidad, Sheries of visit: to Sussex hotpi- Lieut.-Colonel A. is in Englund on a course and
housing
of the Middlesex
and chairmae chemes attendes the coness as one of public works and factories
ris County Couned, were awwage for the delegates the conference.
Lord De La Ware, president
The
four delegates Ito the West Indies
"1 often think the
B.B.C.
on the moral teaching than on the Dick Barton type of pro cramine," he said.
Dr Landreth-Smith advanced of the congress, told the dele might concentrate a little more the view that the best methed | gales that bad housing was one of ensuring health improvement of the major causes of bad was by education and training. bealth. I let not only to in- nitary overcrowding, but al- She advocated, where porrible, closer
between mont association
equally Important. school children, school doctors,
row irritation, the nurses and parents.
DIRT AND DISEASE
"If people do not understand about dirt and disease they will not know how to prevent it" she sak. "But if they can be made 10 alias
met
follow."
prevention
family break-up of marriages and men- sal anxiety.
the:
The caugress also heard Siri Allen Daley, Medical Officer of | Health for the London County
Council, speaking about
tritish National Health Service | fe referred to the staggering: art of the curvive side of the
rvice compared with the relà- nga deempness - of prevention,
which we more important.
IMMUNISATION
"This moral teaching might be done in story form, Perhaps there 'could be evening talian nccasionally on the responsibility of parents."
Sniffer For 50 Years
Seventy-four-year-old William Harms has been bottle "eniffer and sorter" for 50 years.
Ile works in a London clearing house
for the empty bottles gs a child could be im- from West End hotels and clubs,
better than cure then impenya- In health I bound to
White. Senior Health Inspector, Hongkong, diffenities MUNG fronting the authorities in the country. A population of three- munised against,
Artine
explained expinina
He pointed out that for a few
1
diphtheria,;
aid everyday he is surrounded by thousands of bottler-brandy, quarters of a million prewar has compared with the tour of work chartreuse, benedictine, whisky expanded in two and a half pounds and many hours of million, bringing with it fresh 011
doctors and champagne, the part of
port, sherry, housing, fending nurses if a nonelamunised child and many are inlaus labels.
elcetera, They are all empty problems of
the view that William Sorts them by dis- importance of prevention and more and more attention would tinguishing between the linger- spoke of the problems facing have to be given to prevention, ing bouquets. His own taste la the Ifongkong authorities in in sple of the more popular ap-drinks is simple, however-he keeping clear the illegal squatter pad ef preventive medicine.
and sanitation,
He also stresset the great He advanced
succumbed to the disease,
K. O. CANNON
OH, WHISPAIRE, FORGIUS ME! |
I DID NOT KNÓW I WAS
· INTERAUPTING A TETE-
A-TETS... BUT
I DO SO...
WHAT PUZZLES ME, CARESSE, 15 HOW YOU, KNEW MA.CANNON WAS HERE
prefers beer,
PHOTOGENIC
ANN Williamson, 20. holds the title of Florida's most photogenic girl. She was selected from a field of 16 entries in a beauty contest held at Cypress Gardens, and
a better choice couldn't have been made. (Acme)
A NEW ADVENTURE-WITH WHISPER
OH, WE HAVE A GRAPEVINE HERE. D'AZUR HAS ITS UNDERWORLD BENEATH THE SUNSHINE AND GAIETY, THAT'S WHY
WHY I HAD TO SEE MSIEU CANNON BEFORE, H# MET ANYONE ELGE..
AM IN TROUBLE-
AND THEY SAY
YOU HELP GIRLS
IN TROUBLE.
It's Fun To Use Your Eyes
If you want more fun out of life use your eyes, xuya Superintendent A. Allen,
who is in charge of the Lon- don Metropolitan
*ation of the agrement Hel
The South-Eastern Gas Board, which had absorbed the Craydoni Gas Company, d'sputed the DOWN
inent with
THESE youngsters In Boston, Massachusetts, pitch in at an early age with scrubbing brushes and sonpsuds as the city" begins a ten-day campaign to prepare for its Golden
Jubilee Woch: (Acme)
UNCLAIMED
SHOES
PILE UP
Nearly 200,000 pairs of hoots and shoes lie unclaimed on the shelves of the 10,000 repair shops in Greuter London, said Mr R. F. Knox, Boot Trade Association. general secretary of the
Seme people forget the shoes hey have taken to be repaired. Others buy new ones and decide to write off the old,
sent
"I WAS AMAZED'
Lirut-Colonel C. II. Gbon, lie Mayor of Croydon, said: "Since Me O'Mearn Jeft Lest April a customer the Mis company I understand tre ples to a shop in the Wi- Itoid that the agreement had his biceme srcretary of a caden men, Two pairs were en made after November 19, very big organization." 1945, which was the day when
# Thabras Morrion stated inj
eldreted, The others were nt on. The owner refused Alderman Maurice R. Stacey, then,
The Home of Commons that the the mayor-elect, said: "Everyone Government intended to nailon-In Croydon is commenting on About 4s worth of material alise the gas industry.
what a lucky man Mr O'Meara and 43, in wages are used in is.**
each pair of shoes coled and heeled. But repuirem are not Caunelor II. A. Banks, leader allowed to sell them. of the Socialist group in the coun-
NOTICE REVOKED
In the beard's view, the tree-, sunt " you want my per- Policement was "entered in'o with an ronat comment, what has been Training School at Hen-wen:onable lack of prudence done for Mr. O'steara is beyond j
on the part of the company."
Mr O'Mara submitted h claim to the Gas Arbitration Tribunal
dont.
Heys: "We only see what we want in sèe, or what is more or less thrus, upon us.
"We must study people in- telligently if we want to know a Tot about them."
To the tribunal, he said That This contract was only "the form- jal embodiment of an oral ngree- So he has witten a text bock. ment made in October 1913- It is designed to. train police before Mr Morrison's aunounce- officers 10 notlee peculiarities; men." and char.cteristics of people.
Fredly; It is lavish. I was proced, a
anuz.d.**
Sir Herbert Williams, one ol the Conservative ps for the own, summed it up in these worst "Mr O'Meara had legal) rights and he has used them."
Cash, a
come
'VERY UNFAIR'
Even after many months have
customer moy back and claim either his shoes or the money for a new pair.
"The present position is very unfar" said Mr Knox.
"Repairers just cannot afford to lose material nnd money they have invested in the unclaimed dirzeler of the former pus com-limited shelf space cluttered up
Mr Willi
leading shoes, and to have their un- any, said: "How much with thein." d to remember enough to give tribunal has uplent the claim.
Now it is announced that the warn will
or when the figure will be an- The trade are now demand- my accurate description and a
Home His polic.tor is in touch Ing the right to sell unclaimed accognizable skeleh.
In the tribunal's view, the with the arta boord's solletior.hoes after three months. They company had to select a first- They may fake some time to will discuss this matter class man for the job of manager reach an agreed figure."
their conference next month.
Police are advised to observe people In ruins, buses, queues,
rel
crow's, and lo examine their relerilons in mirrors and windows.
Superintendant Allen giver examples of what to look outį for.
THE NOSE, he says, is the
focus of many habits,"
It is poked, patter, blown, powdered, twitched, and scratch-
ed.
HAIR ON THE UPPER LIP
K responsible for much smoothing, stroking, and twist- ing.
BACK TO THE FIRE
TANKARDS are dangled by I.A.F. officers in a style peculiar to themselves,
"It requires
& considerable amount of skill and practice to avoid
the spilling
contents," says the superintendent.
TABLE MANNERS betray person. He may fidget with the cruet, or be for ever straighten- Ing and adjusting the cutlery.
MOST MEN tuke up A Even position by the Greplace. when there is no Are they stand with the back to the fireplace or lean on the mantelpiece,
Superintendent Allen served for 29 years In the East End and Central London.
specialises it visual training. Its hobby is sketching, and 13 illustrations in the book are his own work,
It's Pavements In English
Mr
Justice
Croom-Johnson took exception in the Notting- ham High Court to use of the word "aldowalk".
"That's what they have in America," he told a Lawyer "Please be good enough to say 'pavemont' here. There soon will be nothing left of the English language if we |such Americaniams."
LUO
ITALIAN
I don't know
DP CAMP CLOSES
A guardian of the International Refugee Organisation closes the entrance of
the DP camp at Fermo, Italy, after the last inhabitant; had been transferred.
The bulldogs will now be returned, to civilian "use"æfter six“ years" "ufwarttungen
kan pada tenens occupation)(Acume) Jun