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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 2, 1937.

NATIONAL DIET SURVEYED Interim Report Of History-Making Committee

CAPITULATIONS CONFERENCE

Egyptian Premier's

Appeal

Cairo, To-day.

An appeal to all parties to sink

con-

their personal differences and sup-

its port the Government in duct of the forthcoming negotiations over Capitulations at Montreux, was made by the

Premier in the

Egyptian Parliament yesterday.

treux..

when the British troops were to be

Britain Better

Nourished Than

Before The War

London, To-day.

The Government's advisory committee on

CLERGYMEN TO VISIT SPAIN

To Study Government's Views On Religion

"DAILY HERALD”

COMMENT

A

London, To-day.

A controversy has been aroused the by the granting of permission by the Foreign Office to a delegation the Archbishop of Canterbury, to visit Spain and study the Govern-

of English clergymen, appointed by

ment attitude to religion.

The "Morning Post” says that the members of the delegation are

nutrition which was appointed "to inquire int It was the Premier's final address facts, quantitative and qualitative, in relation to to Parliament before the departure the diet of the people and to report as to any of the Egyptian delegation for Mon- changes therein which appear desirable in the light In response to a question as to of modern advances in the knowledge of nutrition,” removed from Cairo, the Premier and consisting of leading experts on the subject, sympathetic towards radical move- replied that this could not be expect such as Sir Gowland Hopkins, Sir John Orr and ments and that it cannot be expect- Professors Cathcart and Mellanby, together with view of the religious situation in In view of financial difficulties, social workers and others specially interested in or Spain. the barracks would not be complet-informed upon the question, has issued its first re-report stating that permission

port.

éd before the new barracks were ready:*

Fed for another year.-Trans-Ocean.

DR. KUNG AND PARTY SAIL

Large Party Going To Coronation

The Committee state that they The Report emphasises that it is believe this to be the first occasion no more than a preliminary survey. in history that a comprehensive The Science of nutrition is still survey of the diet of a whole na-in its infancy. tion has been set on foot by any The Committee's investigations government.

are incomplete and are being ex-

quarter of a century, the commit-budgets and dietary surveys. Re-

ed that they will take an impartial

The "Daily Herald" publishes

visit Spain was originally refused the delegation by the Foreign Office, but that the Foreign Secretary, Mr. -Trans- Anthony Eden, intervened. Ocean.

In a brief review of the last tended in connection with family POPE GRANTS AN

its work British Wireless..

pro-

Shanghai, To-day. tee find, along with a great im-search is also needed to establish Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Fin-provement in public health, that a reliable means of assessing the ance and Vice-Premier, Admiral the consumption per head of most state of nutrition of the individual. Chen Shao-kwan, Minister of the foodstuffs, especially those of the Further reports will be issued by Navy, who together with Mr. Quo greatest nutritional value, has pro- the committee as

ceeds. Tai-chi, will represent China at the Coronation of King George VI, left for Genoa en route to London aboard the Victoria, accompanied by a re- tinue of more than twenty coun- "sellors, secretaries and attaches.

Dr. Kung is officially styled "Speci- al Ambassador and Chief Delegate," Admiral Chen and Mr. Quo -being Deputy Delegates-Reuter.

YU HSUEH CHUNG

In Command Of Young Marshal's Troops

gressively increased.

The report states: "The diet of the people is now more in con- formity with physiological princi- ples than it was in prewar days.”

NATIONAL DIETARY SOUND

In the light of statistics of na- tional food consumption and on the basis of the League of Nations op- timum standards of nutrition, the committee find that the national dietary contains sufficient energy-

giving foods for the whole popula tion and that all except a relative ly small fraction of the population are obtaining the full amount of

a

Shanghai, To-day. General Yang Hu-cheng, back calories they require.

There is no aggregate deficiency from Hangchow, and the conference

of fat in the national dietary with Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek, left for Sianfu by air to-day, though there is some deficiency in

General Yu Hsueh-chung, who has the diets of the very poorest. also arrived in Shanghai from Hang- Investigations do not reveal chow, stated in an interview that shortage of total protein though there may be some shortage of ani- he had received detailed instruc mal protein in the diets of the very tions from the Generalissimo re- poorest. garding the reorganisation of Chang

The Committee, however, regard Hsuch-Hang's former troops, of the consumption of milk as the key

to proper nutrition and call atten tion to the fact that it is much be- low the recommended standards.

which he is now placed in command.

Reuter.

THE SECRETARY FOR

BURMA

MILK SUPPLIES

MINISTER TAKES

ACTION

The Minister of Health, has lost no time in following up the report lof the advisory committee on nutri-

tion..

He has issued to all maternity and child-welfare authorities, a circular requesting an early review of their arrangements under the Maternity

and Child Welfare Act for the sup- ply of milk and other foods, with a view to securing that the diet of pregnant and nursing mothers con- tains the proper constituents and the consumption of milk, especially by young children, is increased.

The Minister also asks the au- thorities to consider afresh the ques- tion of a properly organised system of meals for expectant mothers and young children.

!

SCOPE OF EFFORT

AUDIENCE

Gradually Resuming Normal Habits

Rome To-day."

For the first time after months of illness, Pope Pius granted an audience to several Cardinals in his study at the Vatican yesterday.

Vatican circles declare that the Holy Father is making further pro- gress towards recovery and will gradually resume his normal work- ing and living habits.—Trans-Ocean.

WAR RISKS OFF SPAIN

Tremendous Increase. In Freight Rates

Paris, To-day. Shipping companies in Dunkerque which maintain a service with Tunis,

ed freight rates by 60 per cent Algeria and Morocco have increas

Announcing this measure, the companies” state the step has been In drawing attention to the addi- necessitated by higher wages and tional financial assistance which has high insurance rates brought about the risks incurred by ships just been afforded by the Govern-by ment to local authorities in the in-travelling through Spanish waters.

Trans-Ocean. crease and rearranged distribution of the exchequer grants, he suggests that the relief afforded in many cases will enable the extension of work of the character described in the circular in the areas where it is most needed.

NETHERLANDS’

FILM INDUSTRY

Efforts To Increase Productions

The consumption of liquid milk, London, To-day. unlike other foods, has slightly de- The office of the Secretary of Statelined since before the war and it for Burma, which, as consequence

state- of the separation of Burma from is too low, and the committee say Sir Kingsley Wood, in a

that the nation cannot remain in- ment on the advisory committee's India on 1st April, is established different to the under-consumption report this evening, said he regard- from that date as a distinct Gov-

ed it as the most valuable document

Amsterdam, To-day. of a foodstuff so important in

The Netherlands is making efforts had yet appeared British Wireless, to establish a film industry of her

ernment department, will be ac country so eminently suited for on the subject of nutrition which commodated in the same building mild production.

as the India Office.

The Committee also advocate an As already announced in Parlia increased consumption of fruit and ment, Lord Zetland will combine the green vegetables and draw atten- offices of Secretary for India and tion to the particular value of sea- Secretary for Burma.—British Wire- fish as a source of good protei less.

and fodine and other, minerals,

own.

The Rev. A. J. Bennitt will "Last year eighteen Dutch filmsc address the next meeting the were produced, compared with ten-m Chinese Christian Fellowship

the previous year, and this year the  to Sunday, at 8.00 p.m. in the Church rise is expected to be greaters -h9old. Hall of S. Paul's Church, Glenealy. Trans-Ocean.