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divided into three classes: up to 9 months, (2) 9 months 2 years (1) 2--5 os

Cinema:

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proprietars co-operat ed and arranged special film dis- plays on health subjects, to which admission was free:

After the "Week" an Casaу competition was held, the subject being "My Impressions of the

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1931.

Health and Baby Week." A DIPHTHERIA.

PUREE DE POIS

By BESOMORO.

of the volunteers while Professor Lecky's back was turned.

At any

The two took the envelopes and how to left the hall. The professor ex- That's some plained to the audience what the have come instructions were

insisted it One read: "You are an innocent

number of entries were received Well I suppose you know all and the first prize-winning en-about diphtheria by now. try was submitted by a Mkamba rate, you know. now

spell it correctly. girl about 17

years of age thing learned. I This essay was written in across many who Swahili.

Was spelt with only. one man, but under suspicion.Go to a shap and buy some cough lozenges."

or to "steal" four shillings from

The other instructed the posses- charwoman, adding: You are the quality party. For the next hour

la Hong Kong content to play "h" and that that "h" did not oc

cur between the "p" and the second fiddle to Bellary, Benoni, . I have made a bit of money, Kalutara, Panadura, and Mom-five cents a time, in proving these bana? His Excellency the Gov. people wrong. So now, let's get ernor has given a valuable lead with the bualness of living. you are to play the part of

After all, that is the main business criminal, cold, heartless, cruel, in passing on to the Press the in life. Forget Diphtheria, cut him cunning, Avoid detection if you data concerning the last and the dead in the atrast, don't hang about san.”

next Imperial Baby Week: May the windows to see if he's passing. After an interval, the two youths. we look to the Rotary Club, the and he'll go elsewhere. Now, returned to the stage and were

If everybody did that this unplea- questioned separately." Chinese Y.M.C.A., and the So-sant Dippy would slink out of this, Lecky wrote words on a blackboard Professor ciety for the Protection of Chil-world for good. dren to make the next practical move?

News in Brief.

OUR PRIVATE LIVES.

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asking the two, suspects to respond as quickly as posible with words of their own to what the words on the blackboard suggested

to them. About thirty words were used, half of them being expressions, associat-

with crime and half not. Whenever a "suspicious" response

of the gully person fluctuating back was made by the two young men, the audience cheered, their opinione and forth as the test went on.

intervals. No appreciable differ

A most interesting case, of vital interest to employers and ployees, was decided in Sheffield County Court towards the end of The total output of the Kailan October. The question raised in the week ended December 5 amount- titled to dismiss, without notice Mining administration's mines for the case was: is an employer en ed to 110,402 metric tons, and the work-people. whose conduct out sales to 124,725 metric tons. side of ordinary working hours does

not meet with his approval? Coun practice the gulity person should

In accordance with the average, H.M.S. Cornwall left this morning sel for, the plaintif (a women have hesitated longer than the in- for Shanghai in the ordinary course clerk) contended that as the mis nocent person in responding to any It is understood that conduct took place outside working word with criminal suggestiveness. of reliefs. the Berwick is being relieved and hours and plaintiff's work was. A stop watch was used to time the China Mailrooms contained patients and at-will return Home early in the New interfered with the employer had

Year.

no tight to dismiss her. Defendant ence, however, was detected. contended, that it was a matter of would hesitate a little longer than Hong Kong, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1931. excellently.

After being knocked down by a principle that the company, should the other, only to see the situation 2. There was a small build-public motor car in Nathan Road maintain a high standard of con reversed at the next word ing partitioned into two rooms near Jordan Read yesterday after-duct among the employees. Imperial Baby Week.both of which had no front wall. noon, a boy, Chan Hung-kwan, (10). Judge Greene, who finally gave suspect pulled a package of cough During the examination, one of 40 Pilkem Street, was taken to judgment for plaintiff, with casta, lozenges from his pocket and popped Through the courtesy of the Here were given frequent de- the Kowloon Hospital in a serious remarked that if a person led an onze ante from his po Private

The audience Secretary to His Excel-monstrations of bathing babies condition.

immoral, life, outside the employer's remembering the Instructions, be lency the Governor we have re-

in European and Indian ways.

time, either with somebody, else or came qure that he was the innocent ceived a letter for our correspon voted to the Child Welfare, ex- 3. A special building was de

with another employee, it had no party. They became perplexed, thing to do with the employer, however, a second later, when the dence columns and a great deal

less it prevented the employee from other likewise took lozenges from hibit, the walls outside. being. Mr. Will Rogers, the famous For working. There must be some his pocket and started chewing of literature bearing on the rover with posters so that Film Star, is arriving in Hong Kong connection between, the misconduct them. Imperial Baby Week Challenge

on the s.s. President Taft on Fri and the employment to justify in Professor Lecky grew more and

tendants who acted their parts

Personal Pars.

One

Shield competition. The latter, every one standing about had day. Mr. Rogers ls 53 years stant dismissal. In this case he more uncertain about his text as he published to-day, speaks for it plenty to see. Posters and ex- of Axe, having been born on did not think that the woman's mis- compared the stop watch timings. The other matter, of nohibita were ranged round the November 1879, at Oalagah, in conduct was misconduct in her em. He peered intently at the youths, walls in the following orderpaid cinema star in contract to the slightest breach of her contract against the baffling demeanour of Indian. Territory. He is the highest ployment, or that she had committed but was unable to make headway (p), Ante natal

day, and is famous the world over with the employer... but they the guilty one (b) Maternity..

asa comedian. His talkie successes, were not right in taking that course

self. less interest, we will gladly pres on to any organisations or indi- viduals imbued with sufficient

(c) Infancy and childhood. "Young As You, Feal with Fia Dor- with the woman. Generally speak As in all sections, continuous day, and "Ambassador Bill" with ing, employers did try to control the short talks and explanations the King's Theatre shortly.

Greta Nissen, are to be screened at private lives of their

their employees. were given in the vernacular by

BLACKBOARD TEST FOR CRIME The following forthcoming wed- At Columbia University, recently, members of the Welfare Staff and

dings are announced:

a specialist in psychology tried out Charles David Belton, Insurance his theories on two students, but

other specially trained volun-

The examination came to a close.

Professor Lecky resumed the study.

loyal spirit to endeavour to place

of his papers containing the re- Hong Kong on the map for, the competition in 1982.

sponses. Then he stepped forward, placed his hand on one of the young The babies God bless them!

men and said! have been much in the public

"You're guilty." Have you got mind here during the past week.

the money 1 Firstly, through the celebration teers. These talks were essen- manager at 5, Hong Kong Road. something went wrong and the other was guilty, and took the But the test was wrong. The tial as most of the people are Shanghai, and Dora Kathleen Professor's system broke down. of Christmas; and,, dly

money from his pocket, through the annual meeting of child welfare were given half-

Illiterate. Lantern lectures on Davel nursing.sister of the General From a class of 500 Freshmen he "I don't know why the system Hospital, Johore Bahru, Malaya. called for two volunteers, He broke down," Professor Lecky said. the Society for the Protection of

Stanley Oswald Gregory, book-handed to another person two sealed "Perhaps the applause and hilarity. Children. For several years the hourly during the afternoon and seller, of 182, Macdonell Road, Hong envelopes, containing Instructions of the audience upset the two men Chinese Y.M.C.A., Bridges Street,rening. Various child welfare more and Dar, by try school He asked that one be given to each and made their reactions untrue." have been responsible for tres delivered by local doctors.

subjects were among the 33 lec-mistress of 47, Swains Lane, Lon- Health Week, during which much

Antonio Carlos Neves, clerk, of Spécial attention throughout was 60; Robinson Road, Hong Kong. valuable propaganda has directed toward native supersti- and Sophia Mohamed Alarakin, of carried out in the direction of seeking to improve the standart The other sections of the Ex-

tions and practices.

don.

the same address.

BOY SCOUTS.

19-hought.

When some people can't do what Commissioner's Talk to they want to do they won't do any

thing. Rotarians.

SECRETARY WANTED.

Ten Years Ago.

From the China Mall” of *December 30, 1921.3 ..

To-day's dollar is worth 2/7

of public health. Would it not be hibition were devoted to:--Food PREFERRED BEGGING TO HOME. possible for the Rotary Club, the Chinese YM.C.A. and the So. (milk, meat and fish; vegetables

A king of beggars," aged 15, ciety for the Protection of Chi and fruit; cooked foods and fly dren to marshal their forces and control; shop, dukas and hawk- the head of a regular band of ghild beggars in Belgrade, has at last ders food in respect to food been arrested by the city's Helica collectively make preparations

values; liquid); general die and sent to a raformstory for the plony's entry

malaria, housing and sani-ry times during the lactear missioner of Boy Scouts, was the The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Com Imperial Raby Week Chi

this boy has been sent back till his Shield competition

native town, Pancheva, to be pok speaker at the tiffin of the Rotary Exhibition (which was led after by Ne parents, but has Club, yesterday when he gave an opened by the Colonial Secretary), always run away and return to interesting talk on the Movement.

tremendous success. Belgrade under a false name. He said that the biggest rempits Impending charges in the rear- Every exhibit was crowded from herently orgauland, a band of here, were seen among the Chinese ganisation of the Hong Kong Fire

child beggars, taught them to boys, He thought that it was Brigade are indicated in the fol morning till evening and at

pven: the great tribute to the Chief Scout and owing order issued by the special squads of police had to

CSP asdesb-hearted merchanty and for the Chinese because it meant, graft. be employed to regulate

tected them from the police handing Western ideas on Eastern The old Fire Brigade organisa-

he minds. He also made a enggestion on will cease to exist on crowds.

tried to take away the

of that the Rotary Club migh

after January 1, 1922, be able their industry.

the

new Fire Brigade staff as ally by

this is in the 1922 Estimates will com

mence work. The Europeah mem- Ibers of the Fire Brigade, except those whose services are specially Wednes retained, will terminate to the vices with the Brigade. Hakkeet ber

This year the Challenge, was awarded to Kenya Colony, and the rep of the preparations and the Ex- hibition there make most pleks ing reading, besides affording valuable guide to Hong Kong in any similar scheme here. The child welfare section was local- ised in three places:

Side 67 side two rooms of

the

Only infants and toddlers at the Welfare Centres re-

boy gave away all bers of the gang, who to have between them able sum of money.

to assist the Movement

finding an Hon. Secretary, the chief dincalty here.

The Chairman

visited Blake Gardens last day winn

ted the

Fof, the

garden lai

"and" the

Decem

European