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COMING MARRIAGES.

The following forthcoming marri- ages are announced:---

Mr. I. P. Allen of No. 15, Orient Building, Yaumati, to Mrs. Lyda S. Jones of Los Angeles, Cal.

Mr. A. R. Sutherland, school master, of Kowloon, and Miss Dorothy lda Dottridge.

Mr. P. Packwood, of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Sameen Customs House. Po On district, to Miss Marie Deacon en route from England by the

..." Egypt."

CURING LEPROSY,

WORK IN SOUTH KOREA.

URGENT HELP NEEDED.

Dr. R. M. Wilson, M.D., head of the Southern Presbyterian Mission work in Korea writes to the readers of the China Mail as follows:-At the requaat of your Editor I have great ploasure in telling you something of our leper work. Wo have 425 in the home, most of whom have made wonderful improvement in health under the present methods of treat ment. This work was started twelve years ago when I prepared a small three-room building and took in four cases. Soon we had a dozen cases under treatment in these small rooms. Funds were secured in 1910 from the Leper Mission to build a small home and forty-five cases were taken in. Since that time the cases huve continued to come and have been Two of the first under treatment. four cases are still with us and have continued in good health after we got them on to the treatment with chaulmoogra oil.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG/CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB.

SEASON 1920-1921.

Daring the year 83 new members joined the Club, five resigned and 21 names wore removed from the list being principally membera, who had left the Colony. This now leaves a membership of 242 including 34 sub- scribing members,

S. P. C. A.

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ANNUAL MEETING HELD.

At the Helona May institute yesterday evening, the annual meeting of the Society for the Prevention o Cruelty to Animals was held. Justice Gompertz presided.

Mr

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The Treasurer reported subscriptions and donations amounted to $2,597.01 and expenditure on advertising, stationery, etc., to $170,- 34, having a balance of $2,126.67.

The Chairman mentioned that there

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We regret the loan of our founder. President. the Hon. Mr. Chatham, CMG, but recognise the great benefit were now 353 membora. The Society we receive through the acceptance of had not done an enormous amount, the Presidency by the Hon. Mr. so far, because it was hampered by lack of funds; they might Severn, C.M.G. L.L.D.

The cricket pitch word well like to have their own Doge last sosson and has every appearance Home and Inspector but this would of giving equal satisfactory results not be possible without a much larger income. Instead of a fete in the during the forthcoming year.

Government House grounds, as pre- viously suggested, at the end of December it was thought better not to follow the recent bazaar at such a short interval but to have, instead, a drive like the Liberty Bond drives in The bowls green

has been the U.S.A. during the war. Mr. greatly interfered with during the Gompertz urged that the Society season-by the constant ovelflowing would be unwise to try and do its of the adjoining nullah and conse❘ work quent deposit of sline ete. It is Government; hoped to remedy this when the new example, allocation of ground is made,

The Pavilion has proved itself inadequate to accommodate the influx of members, and the Club must look forward to the electin of a new house commensurate with the dignity and position of the Club.

bright and the retiring committer trust that the incoming members will receive the same hearty co-operation which they have experienced them selves. For the Committee, H. J. Stanley (Chairman), R. S: Vergette (Treasurer), and Coliu Sara (Seere

We find that by getting the cases early the discase can be checked. We have about 100 cases in quite normal health, all sign of the disease Among decorative furniture from having disappeared, The oil is various sources spld at Messra. injected every Saturday afternoon by Robinson & Fisher's, King Street, St. the lepers and they rest until Monday, James'e Square, was a 12-fold incised raorning. There is no doubt about the lacquer Chinese screen, decorated on treatment giving most marked ro both sides with ceremonial subjects,sults. These people were once the Kang-hi period, 111 in. high. It most miserable outcasts of the land,tary.) realised £260 and was bought by Mr. driven from pillar to post. They call Parkenthorpe.

this the "Ileavenly home" and in- deed it's heaven to them for they are treated like human beings,

For many years a vegetable oil- called claulmongra oil had been used in India for the treatment of leprosy, and while undoubtedly beneficial at be slow times,

known to and uncertain in its action and very disagreeable to those who bad to take it was only in 1900 that the exact botanical origin of obauimoogra oil (the seeds of a Burmese plant re- joining in the name of Taraltogenus kurzü) was demonstrated. At the prospect of obtaining an oil of uniforro quality and purity scientific interest was aroused. Followed such patient, laborious and disinterested research resulting in the discovery that among the chief components of chaulmoogra oil were "fatty acida" possessing certain unique physical and chemical characteristics differentiating them from every other known fatty acid. A natural assumption was that the known remedial value of chaulnoogra oil resided in these peculiar acid and that they would yield 'better results than the crude oil. This assumption has been amply justified by the chemi cal investigations and therapeutie trials which have been carried, shop half a dozen men were busily out in the seventeen years that have engaged

On Home Office instructions, forty-eight Chinese

were deported from Liverpool on Oct. 16. Twelve were arrested at Liverpool, and the remainder in other parts of the country, as the sequel to the whole sale smuggling into England of Chinese during the last few months.

in preparing building

CRICKET.

The first eleven report follows:

without reference

to the he suggested for

ап that though In spector might be necessary at

ultimately prevention

of

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30,

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

MADE DAILY AND ALWAYS IN STOCK.

Beef Sausages

Pork Bologae Liver Oxford

30 cents per lb.

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Pressed Beef, ready for the table 60 cents per lb. Brawn

Pork Pies Cooked Ham

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Smoked Beef to order

60

25 and 50

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$1.40 per Ib.

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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

BISHOP STUBBS.

TRIBUTE TO A GREAT

. HISTORIAN.

out the wole history of his family from where they were then in Knarsborough, and was able to Bet up a continuous series of names, One of his first achievements in the historical line was exactly the

elapsed sine the pioneer work was material. Another group was making lepers in Korea, The strange thingwere won after the leading batamen Lee King Shun, senior Chinese master tinguished historians that had lived in conclusion until all the

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There must be many readers of the same sort of thing. He had an extra- of Schoolmaster who have derived their ordinary passion for knowing exactly The prospects for the forthcoming first. season in nil sections of the Club are cruelty to animals might very well be constitutional history from the great what occurred, and his mind done by the police force as part of its book of William Stubbs. Scholars was turned to rooting out old records ordinary duty. Similarly, the Society who have lived since his death have of abbeys, churches, and so on, could hardly hope to raise, every year, revised some of his pages; but his and gradually building up out of sufficient money to run a Dogs' Home volumes still constitute a truly these unimportant facts, as they might Government ai. People monumental work, indispensable to seem at first, such a picture as had without

England was in the early ages. He would get tired of too many "drives," those who desire a knowledge of the never been made before of what The Chairman said that the Society constitutional history of England. had had splendid co-operation from the At a prize distribution at Ripon was never satisfied to leave out any Chinese and Chinese masters in the School the Bishop of Ripon has been piece of evidence. It New Territories had asked for paying a well-deserved tribute to this difficult to get a judgment out of him The 1st eleven had a very success-guidance in teaching the Society's learned man. He said he hoped they in later life, and if he ever made ful season, winning the League principles in the villages. The Bishop would not consider him impertinent a definite statement one might We have taught them some trades. Shield" with 7 wins out of & matches of Victoria and the Chief Justice had when he said he had a certain feeling be sure he had seen and investigated They can now erect their own wards, and ending up by defeating a fairly been added to the list of patrons which he would call a feeling of everything that bore upon the sub- loyalty for the Ripon School. As ject. Enormous thoroughness and an do all repairs, and make their own representative team drawn from the the Society.

The election of officer result they were aware, he came from Christ enormous passion for finding out bricks and tiles. They also make allRest of the League."

Taking their own clothing, do nursing, make friendly genies into account, we play the Hon. Mr. H. E. Follock being Church, Oxford, and one of the most exactly what had happened was one elected President and Mr. Bell Irving distinguished men, who ever took a of the most potent characteristics of rants etc. We have trained three men ed 16, won 10, lost, and draw 2. who are pretty fair doctors. They

The batting averages show that Vice President. Mr. M. S. Northcote degree from Christ Church, and whom his mind. That was really in one can do most minor operation am there was no outstanding player but was appointed hon. sec. and Mr. he had been very glad to know and sense the meaning of most education. putations, etc. They do all dressings four or five good for 20 and another Ramsay was re-elected hon. treas. call a friend, was educated in that Almost all education would fail if not and simple treatment. We plan now four or five good for 10.

This is The Committee was re-elected with school-he was referring to Dr. Wm. based upon a real passionate desire to to send a few out into the country to exactly what a League team wants, the addition of the names of Mr. Stubbs, Bishop of Cheater and Bishop know what had happened and real give the treatment there.

even some of our tightest matches Justice Gompertz, Miss Frost and Mr. of Oxford and one of the most dis-determination not to arrive at a There are supposed to be 20,000

in the New Territories.

England for many years. He used to had been studied. had failed. Mr. Reid surpassed him-

that in the present is that most of them done, and it has further been shown bricks and tiles. A third was erect

are in self as a bowler and his record of G Mr. Northcote, in returning thanks talk of his early days, and he talked him

not, even that the most satisfactory method of ing a model cottage costing $200 coin- the southern part of the peninsular wickets for go runs agaiust the Un-for election, emphasized the need for great deal of Ripon. He had a very day there was using these acids is to inject them in plete. Still more were making mats and very few in the North. It would iversity is worth a special paragraph.support by regular annual subscribers: great devotion to this part of the the newspapers, an absolute passion the chemical form known as "esters or cultivating the small leper farm. he a fine place to make a thorough Mr. Brd bowled as well as ever; and lack of continuous help killed the last world. Only that morning he had for facts or a determination not to

Society.

been looking at his "Life," and be make a statement until full evidence of acid, into the patient's muscles. As a result of this industry each trial of isolating all cases and see if our all round strength in bowling may

A vote of thanks to the retiring had come across a letter written to had been obtained. Sometimes when These few particulars, giving no patient costs only $34 a month for the country cannot be rid of the be ganged from the fact that Mr. account of the patient, laborious, food, medicine and clothing. In addi- malady. At present we have three Ling (who was invited to represent President (Mr. Justico Gompertz), Mr. Arthur Benson, son of the Arch-he had come to the end of an article and disinterested scientific research tion to teaching the lepers masonry, mission bospitals supported by the Hongkong against Shanghai) was not proposed by Mr. Ho Fook, concluded bishop of Canterbury, in which he said, in a newspaper he thought the writer I am intereated to see what I have must have overlooked something culminating in the discovery of a carpentry and agriculture, Dr. Wilson Mission to Lepera caring for abonance called upon in a league match. the proceedings.

always maintained, that all eminent which might have been in his hand if substancs expected to cure one of the has taught there to take care of their 900 cases here and the Government The fielding was keen, Strange (at the

men were descended from people he had taken the trouble to look for world's most dreaded diseases, are own sick. The two or three native plant has 130 cases on an island. wickets), Fincher aud Ling (in the

who lived within ten miles of Ripon."it. He thought, all round, the ten- specially interesting in view of the helpers whom he has trained do the This week there were forty most outfield) being prominent. We should letter published in this issue from Dr. dressings and minor operations, miserable cages here at the gates of be able to look forward to a successful

(Laughter.) The firet Bishop-Dr.dency at the present day was Longley was a Christ Church man, not to have a passion for fact,. R. M. Wilson, M.D., head of the diagnose certain conditions, adminis- the home begging to be taken in. The season next year. G. R. SAYER.-

A record number of candidates and the first Dean under the new and not at all to be particular Southern Presbyterian Mission Work ter the hypodermic injections, use the first signs of winter drive them this

(Captain.)

(577) has entered for the Matricula-order was a Christ Church man, and about exhausting the in Korea where he is finding "moog- microscope, and prepare simple oint- way for they know what horrors the

tion, Senior and Junior Local these two were both concerned in the before making statements. rool" invaluable in his labour among ments and other remedies. There are pangs of cold weather means to them

Patron H. E. Sir R. E. Stubbs, examinations of the Hongkong discovery of this clever boy in the sincerely trusted in that school those sixteen

nime and how their suffering is intensified. masons, nine brick makers, six tile I have ordered our feper carpenters to K. C. M. G., president: Hon. Mr. University which are taking place Ripon School and sending him up to two tendencies in the mind of one of makers, three mat makers, six nurses erect two small huts where we plan Claud Severn, C. M. G, L L. D., this week at Hongkong, Shanghai, Oxford and Christ Church. He had its greatest members would prevail, Vice-Presidents: E. D. C. Wolfe, Hankow, Wachang, Penang and Java. always associated Bishop Stubbs with both amongst the teachers and the and

Alto- to give to as many as we can secure gether the practical and efficient the funds for the bare necessities of Esq., A. E. Wood, Esq., T. L. Perkins, For the matriculation exam 121 can- Ripon School. It was in those days taught, because if he were administration of the leper colony life during the winter. For about Esq., J. R. Wood Esq., R. E. O. Bird, didates have entered while 61 are down by the Cathedral and would not particular about fact, and if he were reflects great credit on the organising three yen per month we can care for, Esq., C. A: D. Melbourne, Esq.,

Captain: Mr. G. R. Sayer, Vice taking the Senior Local and 395 the be so well fitted a school as the not perticular about evidence, we one or tried to settle things as we liked ther Junior Local, This is in addition to modern one. A punishment from God is the light ability and sound conimom sense of feed and treat each leper, giving them

very marked characteristic whether they were so or not, and the candidates who sat for Matricula- two

and in which leprosy seems to be held in Dr. Wilson. The doutor calls this his just the necessities in these huts. Of Captain; Mr. A. E. Wand,

one there was nothing in the world Tennis Representative:

Bishop Stubbs, Mr J.

tion, and Senior Local examinations in Kores. Only those who have seen side issue, which it truly ie, for he course in the home it takes about

was an immense interest in every-worse than that. As an old writer held in June last. the wandering lepers can realise the has also the heavy burden of a Y8.00 (or $4.00) per laper per month

Lawn Bowls Representative: Mr.

Two girls have gone in for the thing we called "fact." He liked to had said, "Things are as they are, terrible hardship of their lot. Outcasts general hospital on his shoulders but our funds are limited and we can

C. J. Tacchi.

Matriculation exam from Hongkong know what was true and what hap- and the consequences of them will from socisty, they are actually treated without the help of any foreign take no more into the general home.

CaptainA" Team: Mr. R. J.

they

onepened. It did not matter whether it be as they will be," and that was the worso than dogs. They are loathed doctors. Forgetful of personal danger, However we can care for fifty or sixty

Taylor.

will

at was an important fact, but he did absolute rule, the inexorable rule of take up medicine and persecuted. Driven from village he has laboured patiently among the in these huts during the cold weather

Hon. Steward: Mr. R. 1. Taylor, the University and the other one will like to know what actually happened. life; one could not get round the to village, hungry and in rage, they lepers of Korea for twelve years, and turn them out in the spring. We

Committee:-A. B. Allen. Mr. S. sleep in gutters where they may: ever tireless, ever cheerful in his will appreciate any donation that

has investigate pedigrees and genealogies, education was worth anything very Death often comes as a happy release. ministry for the relief of pain. Truly comes for these cases, and will take E. Alderman, Mr. W. H. Edmonis, 30 in for Engineering. A girl Quite early in his life he started to facts. He felt very strongly that no Is it any wonder then that the a noble life's work. Clothing, soap, in according to funds received. Filteen Mr. F. J. Ling, Mr. W. Thornton, Mr.oxpressed a preference, for Arts. and he discovered an ancestor of his much unless it produced that tendency Hongkong is sending up 84 candidates wuo was a sort of gamekeeper to in people's minds really to care for fortunate few among the 20,000 lepers scissors, thimbles, knives and other yen will about care for one leper dur of Korea who are admitted to the simple household articles are needed...ing the five months of cold weather.

altogether for the Matriculation and John of Gaunt. From that he worked what was true and really to be care- ful about what they said, "und about Old spectacles are very useful. It Mission home regard it as "beavon

Our lepers do practically all their

many of them will have a good chance

speaking accurately, and making of gaining the valuable scholarships DISORDERS OF THE INTES-a real investigation of what wan to bo and almost worship Dr. Wilson, you cannot assume the support of own work, and the institution is self-

offered by the Government. At Many of the cases are very bad when one leper, which is $45.00 per year, managed. I employ only one man

present the scholarships are only

TINAL TRACT admitted but under the tireless care perhaps you can provide a permanent who gives his time to purchasing food of Dr. Wilson they soon make pro-house for one. The average cost per and book keeping, the lepers doing is to put the entire five thousand available for the Arts Faculty, ae can be avoided by the are, when neces

leper for the model cottages is $10.00. the rest.

cases in the Philippines on this new they are specially intended for the eary, of PINKETTES, the dainty little gress towards recovery,

A visitor to the Mission, which is Contributions should be sent to Dr. The new preparation, the ethel treatment quite sooD.

training of teachers, but there is a gentle as-nature laxativos which neither

similar grips nor purge. PINKETTES dispel OU should not eat food of any kind You any kind one of more than 90, established all R. M. Wilson, Kwangju, Korea. All ester from ebaulmoogra oil is giving Iliraly believe that if the leper possibility that later

constipation, regulate the liver, cure over the world by an international merchandise should be marked on the wonderful cures and this most dread problem is undertaken in the proper scholarships will be instituted in the billousness and hick headaches, clear the of Chamberlain's Tablets and drink and intertenominational association customs declaration as "Old clothing, ed of all discases now seems to re way the whole world could be rid of other Faculties, with the object of complexion of pimples and blotches, plenty of water. That will cleanse the chomists, also post free at 60 cents tte restore the system to a healthy condi known as the Mission of the Lepers, a gift for the Leper Asylum." This spond to treatment as never before, leprosy in the course of a few years. training surveyors and other technical rulieve Piles. They are obtainable from stomach, move the bowels and soon was amaz. d at the industry manifest is done to enable these gifts to come Cases clear up in from four to six It was cleared from England, Germany assistants needed in the Government vinl from Dr. Williatus Medicine Co., 96, tian. For sale by all Chourists and

Szechuen Road, Shanghai.

Storekeepers. months. The U. S. A, Goverment and France. Why not for the Orient? Service. on every band, In the carpenter duty free.

the lepers.

[It is, despite this rhapsody, too soon yet to announce a cure" for leprosy. Hawaii thinks highly of it, but advises a delay of verdiet until enough results are tabulated.-Ed. C.M.]

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trained carpentera,

numerous farmers.

W. Deakin,

OFFICE BEARERS.

A. E. Seccombe, Mr. H. J. Stanley. Hon. Treasurer: Mr. R.

Vergette.

Hon. Secretary: Mr. Colin Sara.

BRINGING

UP

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pass,

candidate from Wurhang

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FATHER.

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raid on both sides.

INDIGESTION AND BILIOUSNESS,

evidence

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not

THAT WOMAN'S SINGIN'

WILL DRIVE ME DAFFY

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GIVE HER SOME

OF HER OWN

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HOW SHE LIKES THIS.

PARDON SIR -BUT THERE IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT. YOUR. PLAYING

HAI SUPPOSE|

THE WOMAN

UPSTAIRS ·

NO SIR

SHE'S BEEN OUT RIDIN! ALL AFTERNOON!

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