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DEATH

CURRY-On March 4, at Exeter, after a long fllness, George Pergy Curry, late Local Secre- tary, Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 17, 1929.

MEASLES SCARE DISCOUNTED

When notice was given of cer-

no connection between the medi-

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929.

futility. He deals with financial! Four cases of small-pox and the ST. GEORGE'S DAY

actualities as Chancellor of the of diphtheria-l Chinese were Exchequer and understands clear-reported Festerday. ly that the "Welsh Wizard" is

Parodying

J

ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL

CELEBRATION

11 2.m.

not infrequently-especially at The March issile of Messrs, General Election times-guilty of Ellis and Edgar's booklet of ADDRESS TO BE BROADCAST gross exaggerations which Mr. figures and quotations of local and Churchill would probably main other stocks has come to hand. At tain are worse than "terminologi- cal inexactitudes."! Byron, Mr. Churchill, who is as eminent as a literary man as he reinced of Mr. W: C: Gee, sub is as a statesman, took the op-Telegraph portunity, when announcing that D'Aguilar-Radio Station, to Miss the obligations imposed upon the J. G. Stalling, Jordan House, Kow- State had fallen by £175,000,000 |loon, in four years, to observe that that

On April 23 the President of: St The forthcoming wedding is at Georges Society will lay a wreath on the Cenotaph: The Committee Engineer; Cape hope that as many members as

possible will attend.

By kind permission of Lt. Col. C. H. Little, D.S.O., and Officers the Buglers of the 1st Battn.

"The Retreat" on the

figure "almost exactly represent- The ordinary general meeting Somerset Light Infantry will ed what Mr. Lloyd George proof shareholders in the Douglas sound posed to spend in two in trying to Steamship Co., Limited, will be Cricket Club ground (by cour- win the General Election." Said held on April 29. The transfer teay) at 5.80 pm. (weather per- the redoubtable "Winston:" books will be closed from April mitting). "The nation's meagre savings are 25 to 29, inclusive.

At 7 p.m. the President will broadcast the telegrams received apparently to be butchered to.

from fellow-Societies and an ad- make a showman's holiday." Dr. G. A. C. Herklots, Ph.D., dress to Englishmen. Quite a strenuous thrust; but as B.Sc., Reader in Biology at the the "Welsh Wizard" is by no Hong Kong University, delivered members of the Society will be The President, Committee, and means ineffectual in verbal firea lecture on "The Mechanical At Home" to H.M. Forces at 8 works, it will be interesting to Structures of Plants." There was om. in note what he has to say in reply..a large audience, presided over by they will be entertained

the Lee Theatre, when to a Professor Middleton-Smith.

smoking concert.

The Committee hope that as

"Our earth is passing at the present moment through one of

The broadcasting will be Z B-W

SIR HENRY POLLOCK LECTURES ON "ESSENTIALS

its acutest crises," writes Profes- The case in Summary Jurisdic- many members will attend as pos- sor Raffaele Bendandi, Director tion, in the Supreme Court, in sible. The concert will be broad- of the Geodynamic Observatory which Messrs. Lee Beng Kee, cast. of Faenza, Italy, and a leading merchants, sued Messrs. Silva- authority on earthquakes. It Netto & Co. in regard to alleged on 350 metres sharply tuned. might be said that its surface breach of contract covering the shivers with the movement of import into Hong Kong of dried earthquakes, and in some zones it sail herring from the West coast leaps up. It is a fact which is of North America, has been set- now clearly demonstrated that in led. Mr. F. H. Loseby was for the life of the universe there are plaintiffs and Mr. Leo d'Almada e periods of destruction, there are Castro for defendants. The case epochs in which earthquakes came before his Honour the come more often and more in- Puisne Judge (Mr. Jusice Wood) tensely than in other calmer on February 28 and was adjourn times. In the book of Nature

ed. there is a great truth which its readers, however, do not seem

OF CHRISTIANITY"

"LIFE ITSELF A MIRACLE”

"Miracles

surround us

the every hand, life itself is miracle of miracles," said Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., in the course of his lecture yesterday evening to the Church of England Young Men's Society, at the Cathedral

The news has been confirmed plague)--that no cases had been able or willing to grasp, and this that Mr. George Percy Curry, for is that in Nature the accident many years Local Secretary (in notified to her, although a report does not exist. Everything which Hong Kong) of the Hong Kong Hall. of two cases came in from the the universed attribute to accident and China Gas Co., Ltd., died an The lecturer chose for his sub- It may be is rather the result of unknown March 4 at Exeter after a long jeet, The Essentials of Chris- University quarters. presumed that there is likewise forces. "Daily Mail" (London). illness. During his long residence tianity as Taught by Christ."

in the Colony, Mr. Curry won the

In introducing Sir Henry, Pro- As the result of a collapse of esteem of all with whom he came fessor L. Forster said that the He was of a retir-lecturer had thought out the sub- cal folk at the University and the timber, on which he was working into contact. Medical Officer in the Education outside No. 3, Wing Lok-lane, aing disposition and took little ject of his address carefully dur contractor's workman received in- part in public life. He came outing the period of his inactivity as Department and still less connec-juries from which he died in the as Local Secretary and when he result of the accident he sus-

retired and went Home, the post tained. tion between the Sanitary De-Government Civil Hospital.

of "Local Secretary'' of the Gas This was borne out in the partment and the University. The

An "At Home" will be held at Co. was left in abeyance

course of the address, several Anglo-Chinese Schools, said the Taikoo Club to-night, when a

passages suggesting that. Sir Medical Officer of Health of the presentation will be made to Mr.

Yesterday's sultry weather Henry has faith in healing by Sanitary Department, give him no T. Grimshaw, who is leaving for caused the Chinese driver of a prayers.

to succumb to

"My excuse," Sir Henry began, information. And it looks as if Home on retirement on Saturday, Sanitary lorry

after over 39 years in the Colony drowsiness and fall asleep at the "for this paper is that the peoples they give no information either to

wheel whilst proceeding along of the world to-day are drifting Waterloo-road. the Medical Officer in the Educa-

The result was individually, nationally and inter- The body of a Chinese male, tion Department,

These schools believed to have been one of the that the lorry collided with a nationally towards disaster."

victirns of the "Hein Wah" disas- Chinn Motor Company's 'bus at Bernard Shaw stated emphati- may be reeking with measles and ter, was yesterday found on the the junction of Argyle-street, near cally in his introduction to other dire diseases, even if non-north coast of Cape D'Aguilar. the Kowloon Hospital. A woman "Androcles" that "the teaching of notifiable, but it is nobody's busi- The spot is about a quarter of a passenger of the 'bus, who was Christ is good sense and sound And many of the ness and a whole school or a whole mile from the scene of the sinking sitting opposite the second-class economics.

entrance, was thrown out by the difficulties which troubled pro- of the ill-fated ship. locality may be in the throes of

impact and suffered injuries to fessing Christians were easy of a serious epidemic for all that A 16-year-old Chinese youth her head. She was taken to the solution if the Gospels were faithfully. Christ's two of the principal medical off. named Wong Choi, and an Indian Kowloon Hospital, where her in- studied

named Sarwan Singh (36), both juries were found to be not seri- claim that He came to save the cers in the Colony know. "Unfor- apparently insane, were yesterday out. The lorry was damaged, but world meant that a trust in His tunately," added the Medical sent to the Government Civil the 'bus only had a part of the example and sayings which would Officer of the Sanitary Depart, Hospital by the Police. The Ju- frame-work ripped open, and was lead us to adopt them as our way ment, "very few Chinese children dian was found wandering in the able to proceed on its journey.

compound at Police Headquarters.

APRIL SESSIONS

CALENDAR

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in life would redeem the work. The great message of Christ was salvation by right conduct, actuated by the right spirit of love and self sacrifice,

Miracles

under eleven years of age are medically examined." Can he say

A Chinese had a lucky escape why? Can he say if the Medical yesterday when he fell from the first floor of No. 3, Kwong Ynen- Officer in the Education Depart-street, East, into the street be- SEVEN CASES DOWN IN THE Of the Miracles only two were ment can say why? Can he say low. He is now at the Govern-

essential, that of the incarnate birth of God and of the Resurrec whether the Director of Medical ment Civil Hospital suffering

from injuries to his face and ALL BEFORE PUISNE JUDGE tion, but it also seemed that the and Sanitary Services can say body, but his condition is not con-

numerous miracles of healing why? Can either the Medical Off-sidered serious.

Seven cases make up the calen-were so closely interwoven with cer in the Education Department

dar for the April Criminal Ses- the thread of the narrative that it Among the passengers on board sions which will all be heard by was impossible to reject them. tain questions affecting measles or the Director of Medical and the s.s. Kitano Maru" due here is Honour the Puisne Judge (Mr. Bernard Shaw, on the same pre-

Sanitary Services for yesterday's meeting of the

themselves on Friday are General J. C. Pabst, Justice Wood) In the Second face to Androcles said that there was as much evidence that the Sanitary Board it was not un-throw any light on the subject? the Dutch Minister to Japan, who Court.

The Sessions open at 10 a.m.miracles of the Gospels had oc- naturally thought that there were Or, has it never occurred to them? is going on furlough, Lt. C. H. M

Colgrave, a tourist, Mrs. C. to-morrow, will resume on Friday curred as there was for the battle We may have been disquieted Vollmers, Mr. J. Patterson, Miss afternoon, and then on Monday of Waterloo. "Miracles surround very good grounds for extracting information of public interest. by the intention of one of the D. McGuire, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. and Tuesday, commencing each us on every hand; life itself is the

day at 10.30 am. Details of the miracle of miracles."

And again One of the Chinese members de- Chinese members of the Sanitary Davison and Mr. E. W. Packer.

charges are:-

"I cannot understand why men Board to ask certain leading ques sired to know if any

The Police have received a re- Pang Liu and Wong Tai-chuen:who say they can't believe that believe Jesus ever existed can measles had been reported; what tions in regard to measles. We port of the loss by the Hon. Mrs. robbery by two or more.

Morreson, residing at the Penin- Chan Shu, Chan Kai, Lo Man, that Shakespeare was written by precautions had been taken to may be supposed now to rest assula Hotel, of a platinum brooch Wong Yiu-fan: robbery by two Bacon." prevent the disease from spread-sured, from the tenor of the reset with a pale blue stone and or more, receiving stolen proper- At the conclusion of the lecture The ty, possession of ammunition. questions were asked and answer- ing; if it was considered that an plies of the Medical Officer of surrounded by diamonds.

Chan Kin-shun: possession of aed. epidemic existed and whether Health, that there was not the brooch, which is valued at $150, extra precautions should be taken slightest need to take up the was lost between the Peninsula revolver and ammunition

valuable time of himself and the Naval Yard. the Sanitary Department general ly with the subject. But these same replies lead to the conclu- sion that because measles is a non-notifiable disease, the damn-

case of

Hotel and H.M.S. "Cornwall" at

more.

Yan Ngau: robbery by two or 34 YEARS HERE by parents and particularly by school teachers; and what steps

Li Kui, Lo Sui-wing, Mak POPULAR ENGINEER LEAVING. Kwai, Au Wun: robbery by two

FOR HOME the Medical Officer of Health

A number of residents left for or more, receiving, and possession would advise should be taken in

Home yesterday by the Blue of arms and ammunition.

Mr. S. Baker, chief engineer of the event of an epidemic.

Fannel s.s. "Antenor," including Mrs. H. R. Remington, Mr. and Fat-to: robbery by two or more, Point, accompanied by his wife Ho San, Chung San, Cheung the China Sugar Refinery at East These queries certainly rave

Mrs. A. L. Landsbert, Mr. J. W. C. possession of stolen property also and family, will leave for Home on the public the impression that ing effects of an epidemic will be Ronnar, Mrs. F. A. Perry, Mr. G. Wong Hopi, aiding and abetting at retirement by the P. & O. 6.5. measles had reached the epidemic upon the community before the Wood, Mr. F. A. Mackintosh, Mrs. the robbery.

Karmala" on Saturday. PER stage, and, therefore, although Director of Medical and Sanitary namara, Mr. E. C. Frederick, Mr. son or persons unknown, with an Colony for 84 years, having ar- K. E. Greig, Mr. H. C. Mac- Lam Hop: robbery with a per- Mr. Baker has been in the not being a notifiable disease, the Services, the Medical Officer of W. A. Nowers, Mr. and Mrs. F. H alternative charge of being an ac-rived in 1895 as a fourth engineer official replies were awaited with the Sanitary Board, and the Medi-Glover, Mrs. L.-G. Bird, Mr. and cal Officer in the Education De Mrs. W. H. N. Murdoch, Mr. E A, It is a matter for gratification partment: ever dream of taking Simon, and Mr. E. A Grifith, that, so far as the Medical Officer concerted action in the interests of Health alone is aware; not only

a certain amount of anxiety...

of the community!

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is there no epidemic, but that only one case has been reported to him

this year. He had been informed The Retort Direct”

cessory.

on the s.s. "Kinsing." He served for, about seventeen years with the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., when he was appointed to his present position in the Sugar Refinery.

Mr. Baker has taken a consider-

The official weekly return 'of The rich lady who was never notifiable diseases. gives five theless very mean, was engaging cases of diphtheria (two Britishi à chauffeur, and an applicant and three Chinese), two of enteric was being interviewed by her at able interest in the Engineers and fever (one Chinese and one the house...

| Shipbuilding Institute, he being Japanese), two of cerebro-spinal "Now" said she to the young Secretary for no fewer than

by the Medical Officer in the Winston Churchill, in his Budget peral fever (Chinese). There the tell you just what I want. 1923-24

It was fully expected that Mr. fever (Chinese) and one of puer fellow who was after the job, "let eleven years, and President in Education

Department "al speech, would have something to were three deaths from The man I engage must be strong, Mr. Baker also took a keen in- though there is no connection say regarding the grandiose diphtheria and two from cerebro straight in every way, never terest in the activities of the St. between the two Departments" scheme by which Mr. Lloyd spinal fever. One death was also drink nor smoke, sharp, and George's Society, and served on (that would be unheard of in this George, proposed - to abolish the reported from influenza, which is tough as steel, and the Committee from 1925 to 1928- curse of unemployment from not notifiable Yesterday's reti "Lumme, missus, broke in the He was a keen lawn howler, and Colony where co-ordination in offi-Great Britain,Than Mr Chur turn contained two Chinese cases in. It's a screwdriver you played for the East Point Recrea cial quarters fa shunned like the chill none realises more clearly its | of diphtheria.

want, not a motor-driver!”

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