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and the New Territories, he be lieves, from observations made in the Government Civil Hospital, that at least 75 per cent. of the population have at one time or an- other suffered from malaria. "Here," says Professor Anderson,

MR. A. W. BARCLAY.

POPULAR SHIP'S ENGINEER DIES AT HOME.

ACCIDENT AT GREENOCK.-

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1927.

PAKKAI NOTES,

TYPHOON CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Pakkal, August 22. News was received by cable to The typhoon began at 8 p.m. day by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson on Saturday, and blew hard after and Co., Ltd., agents of the Indo- dark. There was quiet at 8 am China Steam Navigation Co., Hong Kong steamers stopped at Ltd., that Mr. A. W. Barclay. Wangmoon for shelter (the "On chief engineer of the s.s. "Kut- Lei" and "San Nam Hol") The

PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

Nobody knew it was a "special typhoon" until the "S.C.M.P." supplement came out with it!

What is that which is described

That which doesn't appear on

Bang," died In hospital in a.a. "Kwong Fook Cheong" stay-as untold wealth ?"

Greenock on August 20 as theed at Pakkei and left after the result of an accident.

typhoon was over. Only Tai the income tax return." The late Mr. Barclay was one Lei" and "Anjou" arrived here of the most popular engineers on this morning. The "Wing On" | Teacher: Now Jack, what does the China Coast, and had been did not turn up.

this sign "v" mean. with the Indo-China Company 13 Many roofs of the houses along Jack: Where the body was years. He has two brothers out the bund were damaged,

The found miss. here as engineers with the China life-boat of the Kongmoon Red Navigation Company.

Cross is broken and sunk. The Joe: Why did Coris break off At the time of his decease, Mr. waves washed the bund at her engagement with that poet Barclay was. Home on leave, Pakkai and did considerable dam-chap who wrote such lovely blank having - been BLX months age to the pavement. The To verses? away from Hong

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Kong. Yuen restaurant at Kongmoon Flo.: Because she met another - The late officer leaves a collapsed and over 10 men were man who writes still more lovely host of friends in the Colony and killed. River communication was blank cheques. along the Coast to mourn his loss, continued yesterday. There was and as a mark of respect all mer- heavy damage to vegetables, and chant ships in harbour to-day the sugar-cane. carried their flags at half-mast. Mr. Barclay was unmarried.

MR. O YAU-SHEUNG.

PASSES AWAY IN CANTON.

"

PHILHARMONIC.

HONG KONG SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES.

Widow: Would you still love me, Donald, if I had lost ma bit Biller?

Donald (anxiously): Why? ye

hae na lost it hae ye?

Widow: Why oh, noo.

Donald: Then dinna ask fool-

ish questions woman!

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A Scotsman was leaving on a

The annual report and statement business trip, and he called back Mr. O Yau-sheung, oʻ Queen's College, passed away in Canton on harmonic Society for 1926-7 have

of accounts of the Hong Kong Phil- as he was leaving:--- the night of the 18th inst. The late just been issued. The membership to tak little Donald's glasses off Good-by all; and dinna forget Mr. O You-sheung Was the of the Society numbers 16. Vice- when he isna lookin' at anything. eldest son of the late Mr. Presidents, 11 Subscribers; and 186

O Kwan-sheung of Hong Kong Ordinary Members. Government Civil Service. He was

The Gilbert

born in Canton in 1900 and educat and Sullivan Opera "The Pirates of

ed in Queen's College, He passed. the Hong Kong University Matri- culation Examination in 1921 and distinguished himself by obtaining a Hong Kong Government Education Scholarship tenable at the Univers sity. He came out of the Univer- sity to become, til his death, a member of the Staff of his Alma Mater.

A memorial meeting will be held on Sunday, September 18, at 8 p.m. in the Students' Union, Hong Kong

"is surely. Incentive enough for University and friends are request- tropical physicians to explore all ed to attend. possible channels of research and

to take stock of their armen- tarium for dealing with this para mount 'disease.”

"THE CADUCEUS.”· UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL.

entitled

The Relationship of Radiology and Surgery" by Sir Berkeley LL.D., M.S., F.R.C.S. Moynihan. BL, K.C.M.G., C.B.,

Elsewhere in this paper Profes-

A copy of the July' number of Bor Anderson- saya that in Hong "The Caduceus" has come to hand Kong and the neighbourhood and is as interesting as ever both to doctors and laymen. The get-up there are at least eight species and printing are alike a credit to of Anophelenes but there are only the Newspaper Enterprise, Limited.

A thoughtful article three worthy of consideration

"Lest We Forget" is contributed by 2.5 malaria carriers, viz. the Editor, based on the Lister maculatus, A. hyreanus var. centenary, whilst other articles

comprises— sinensis, and A. minimus; the others are too rare to be of any account. Although A. maculatua is the predominant mosquito there| is a general idea amongst the pro- BARCLAY-On Saturday, August fession that A. sinensis is the 20, 1927, at Greenock. Alex-chief carrier, but there has been ander Walters Barclay, aged 35 years, Chief Engineer, Indo-o attempt at systematic dissec- China SN. Co., Ltd. Result of tion in this area and the charge an accident.

against A. sinensis is not proven. The habitat and the conditions favourable to mosquito life are

DEATH.

Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1927..

FIGHTING MALARIA.

Probably no other phase of public health has received more attention out here than the cam- paign against malarial fever. There is a mistaken notion amongst many that the mosquito- is a necessary evil in the tropics, and must, like the heat and the humidity, be tolerated. There is Uttle or no Government "con- science" and certainly no public

"conscience." As Dr. Severn pointed out some months ago there have been no concerted mea- eures taken in this Colony to com- bat the mosquito pest; action in the past has been more or less. Ir- regular. A "formidable array

of

OUR CABARET.

Delia Vivienne, the Charleston Dancer of Our Cabaret Co., open- ing at the Royal Theatre to- morrow.

Mother:

Augustus, come here, I want you! Reginald Percival

Urchin: Hey, Cockroach, yer mother wants yer.

"Well, John, did you take the note I gave you to Mr. Smith?"

"Yes, sir, I took the note; but I don't think he can read it."

"Cannot read it! Why 60 John ?"

"Because he is so blind sir. While I were in the room, he axed me twice where my hat was, and it were on my head all the time."

Although he was nearly eighty, it was the first time he had been to the seaside. It was night- time, and, sitting on the verandah of his hotel, he saw the winking ... beam of the lighthouse, He watched it for some time, and then.

"How patient sailors are!" he exclaimed.

"Why? How do you · mean?” asked his son

"They must be, my boy, for the. wind has blown that light out eighteen times and they have

lighted it again every time!"

School Teacher: I am quite put out with your boy. He couldn't "The Present Position of

Penzance" was produced in Decem- tell me the date of the death of Malaria," by J. Anderson, M.A., ber to record houses, and resulted George IV. B.Sc., M.D., D.T.M. & H.

In a profit of $690.14, while “H.M.S. The Mother: Don't be too hard Pinafore" was staged in April, and "Syphilis of the Nervous System in China," by M. O. Pfister, M.D., not receiving the same support from to him, we never read the news-

the Public. a Inss of $477.22 was in-į papers. "Stricture of the Vagina Among curred. Mr. R. R. Davies acted as! First Salesman: Well, did you. the Chinese." by R. E. Tottenham, Hon. Producer until proceeding on

leave in April, when Mr. W. E. sell Mrs. Scroggins that patent B.A., M.D., F.R.C.P.I.

"Telling's Disease (Diverticuli- Price was co-opted to the Commit- fireless stove? Did you tell her it tis)," by Alexander Cannon, M.A., tee as his successor. The duties of would soon pay for itself? Ph.D., M.B., Ch.B.

Hon. Conductor for the season were Second Ditto: I told her that.

M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

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*A Note on Prediverticulitis and carried out by Mr. W. R. Fleming, and she said I could take it back slightly different for all three Diverticulosis," by C. W. McKenny resigned. The post has been under and when it had paid for itself, I

won ainge the end of the year has species, and it is quite possible B.A., M.D., Ch.B., D.M.R.E. that the local Sanitary Depart- Sommers, D.D.S.-

"Dental Focal Infection," by H. F. taken by Mr. W. H. Fitz-Earle, could bring it round!

A.R.C.M.

First Salesman: Did you' tell ment is expending a good deal of

"Kables and Anti-Rabic Treat-

Messrs. Mason, on proceeding on her it would save half her gas the destruction of & D.P.H., D.T.M. & H.

ment

by E. P. Minett, M.D.. leave, Gillingham, on leaving the bills? labour on

Colony, and Ost, owing to pressure Second Ditto: She said if we species which is comparatively

The Mentally Defective Child," of business, resigned from the com- could guarantee that, she'd take harmless. The dissection of 1,000 by Alexander Cannon, M.A., Ph.D., mittee, and Capt. R. D. Thomas and two-and save all her gas bills!

Mr. R. S. W. Paterson were co- Anopheles collected locally would

opted. It was suggested the pre-I thought you said you were

on thei clear up an important problem and the authorities would then be in a position to concentrate on the species incriminated,

M.B., Ch.B.

Professor Anderson's article on malarla is referred to in our edi-sence of lady members

torial in this issue.

IN THE NEWS.

ITEMS REPORTED TO THE POLICE

Taken in conjunction with the recent criticism of Dr. Severn, the

by Professor Ander-Mrs. D. F, Lambert, residing observations son deserve the very serious con- at Kingsclere Hotel, Kowloon, has sideration of the local health reported the theft from her room of a quantity of jewellery worth authorities. The responsibility of $225.

only &

The master of cargo boat No. of statis 2328 has reported to the police tics" or for "no statistics that on August 19 his boat and five others were engaged by the

the

latter "formidable

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Committee would be beneficial to going to bring a friend home to The Society, and the ladies were! dinner.. Robert?" said Mrs. asked to elect three of their num- Skinner Flint, as they sat down to ber, the ballot resulting in Mrs. the table.

A. W. Hayward, Mrs. W. B. Cornsby, "He couldn't come, Matilda," and Mrs. J. Hollidge being co-opted. sald Robert, and then devoted all The duties of Hon. Sec. and his attention to a better meal Treasurer have been carried out during the season by Mr. H. J than he had had at home for Best..

three months.

RUBBER AND TIN.

DIVIDENDS AND SHARE. PRICES.

Messrs. Carroll Bros. have been

of any value for estimating the Standard Oll Company to dis-advised of the following dividends statistics" of malarial cases and prevalence of maleria, in our midst charge kerosene from a ship in on rubber and mining shares;—

Policeman (to hawker selling lucky charms); Them mascots aren't doin' you much good." You're unlucky; you'll have to move on!dosti

pos

Hawker: Unlucky! I've always

'er, and she ain't been able to get had bad luck, I ave! My wife. was out of work when I married

none since..

Dividenda. Klang River, 10% (6th Div.). Tekka Ltd., 4%d. p. share Bonus, denly I learned the spent more "Yes, my friend; I was about Ratrut Basin, & pence per share.to marry a countess, when sud- year, March 31, 1927. and 42d. p. than £1,000 a year on her dress- share interim, year, March 81, 1928.

Haytor, 5% Interim.

| maker,” BRENG Roberto Quotations

Then, what did you do?" Allenbya...

Ayer Panas,

82.85

I married the dressmaker."

11.00

Glenealys

2.85

Jeram Kuantans Jimahs

1.75 2.45

Kedahis- Malaka Pindan. Pajams

4:20.

2.35 2.45

Wife: You're working on that. very high building again. I hope you will be careful and don't fall off

is heavy. The Professor's asser-harbour and convey to the Com- deaths seems to content the

tion that at least 75 per cent. of pany's stores at Laichikok. After authorities.

the population of the Colony have typhoon arose and instead of the boat had been loaded the A useful contribution to the dis-suffered from malaria at one time making the trip to Laichikok, it cussion is published in The or another is too grave to be went to Chinwan for shelter. Caduceus," the journal of the ignored either by the medical badly tossed about, and this re- During the typhoon the boat was Hong Kong University Medical authorities or the general public. sulted in the loss of 1,641 cases of Societyan excellently printed It is surely time, in the face of kerosene worth $6,700.** publication of great value to the such statements, that a systema- medical practitioner and layman tic campaign against the carrier alike--by Professor John Ander of malaria germs-the mosquito son. He states that there has.

was commenced. never been a systematic malarial y survey of the Colony, and we have no statistics

of any value for According to Chinese papers estimating the prevalence of the Yen Ta-beng, of the Special Ad disease in our midst. In the City ministrative Department, who is Six finding boats were destroy times. Sprains may be cured fu alleged to have received a bribe of ed by the typhoon at Taipo. No much less time when promptly trast of Victoria, whatever the con$18,000 in the Yen Hung-ying case, lives were lost Four houses and ed Lame back, laime shoulders, pains took first prize at the Cat Show.

Isn't he a wonderful dog? He dition in the past, malarla le not was sent to Nanking, with an ac a wooden shed collapsed in in the side and chesty and rheumatic The Cat Show? How was now indigen but in the vil

companying letter from Gen. Yang Shataukok village. There is no pains are some of the diseases for that?" Hu to General Chiang Kai-shek, re-

which it in, especially, valuable.. lages scattered over the Island I commending severe measures,

report of any casualty

can be purchased everywhere.

He took the cat!!

Victoria Barracks, has reported Lieut. Col. Riley, R.A.P.C.; to the police that yesterday he entrusted" a "coolie with twol /cheques, worth $70 to cash at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, The man absconded after obtain- ing the money.

Husband Don't worry about that, dear. I used to work on the roof last week, when I borrowed five, shillings from the boss He A FAMILY NECESSITY"

then promptly moved me down to Every family, "should be provided a safer place on the level with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at all