Britain's Health
Campaign
London, To-day.
In a
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1937.
TOMMY FARR TO MEET
•
WINNER OF WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
Chicago, To-day.
This was indicated yesterday
A British boxer will, after by the promotor, Mike Jacobs.
speech replying to the many years, fight for the heavy-
weight Championship
Commons debate on his Depart- World. ment's Estimates, the Minister of Health declared: “One thing is certain. In the long and continu- ous fight against disease and ill- health we are steadily gaining ground."
H.K. POLICE OFFICERS
AWARDED MEDALS
of
the
Jacobs stated that Tommy Farr would meet the winner of the James Braddock-Joe Louis bout.
The contest, he added, would be for the title and had definitely been fixed for the White City on July 30.
Jacobs stated that Max Schme-- ling, the German contender, will be given a chance to meet the winner.
TO OUTBID ALL OFFERS
Efforts are being made by Ger- man interests to match Farr and Schmeling but Mike Jacobs says he has arranged for a London pro- moter to outbid all offers, "even num-from Hitler himself."
Sir Kingsley Wood, in a review of the Department's work touched on a variety of questions. He re- peated the forecast he made in a recent speech, of legislation to se-į cure the additional confidential in- formation required for the pur- pose of research into the popula tion problem. After recalling fav- the ourable statistics relating to
The award of the Colonial Police rehousing of people since the war: Long Service Medal to a large
said he recognised the Minister
ber of officers in the Hong that more had to be done, particu-
Police are announced in the "Gov-ribb, Farr's manager, states he has received an offer of £15,000 from larly for rural housing, regarding
ernment Gazette." to take further
Those which he hoped
the Germany. Reuter. upon
H.E. steps at an early date.
O.A.G. has authorised the award to be made include:
Referring next to the preserva- gave tion of the countryside, he
on examples of successful efforts the part of several local authorities; in different part of the country.
NUTRITION PROBLEM
whom
Kong
EUROPEAN CONTINGENT
Robert Horace Ethelbert Marks, Frederick Edward Evelyn Booker, Frank Walter Shaftain, John Mur-
Godfrey Albert phy,
Stimson, at consider- Michael Murphy, Stewart Logan, Sir Kingsley dwelt able length on the problems of nu-
INDIAN CONTINGENT trition. The recommendations of the
Atta Surain Singh, valuable interim report presented a few months ago by the Expert Ad-
Banta Singh, Arjan Singh, visory Committee on Nutrition were
Local authori-Singh, Alam Khan, Nathe being carried out. ties were extending their provision Ralia Wand, Sirdar Ali, of milk to expectant mothers and Singh, Surjan Singh, Lall
increased Nadhan Singh, Zaman Ali.
to school
Exchequer
children and
grants are enabling them to do more than in the past,
while improvement
In London yesterday, Mr. Broad-
REDS DEFEAT GIANTS
Cubs Nose Out
Phillies
New York, To-day. The following were the results of yesterday's major League baseball en- counters:——
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mohamed, Teja Khan, Hazára
R. H. E.
New York Cincinnatti
3
5 1
5
7
1
Singh, Brooklyn
7
4
Winsett hit a homer. Pittsburgh
6 10
Arnovitch and Dolph
CANTONESE CONTINGENT
Philadelphia
in trade and Ng Muk, Chu Heung, Shek Tui,
Lau, Kwan Hing-nam, homer. rising wages were helping to solve Wong
So, Chu
Yung, Tam Chicago of problem
malnutrition Wong the
Chu, Li
Kwong Siu Boston amongst the poorest-British Wire-Kui,
Ping, St. Louis hong, Wong Kin, Yam less.
Chan Kam, Kwong Lun, Lam Kwan, Ho Piu, Ip Chak, Lo Ki, Wong Wing, Lam Choi Chan Choi, Chan Siu- ping, Ho Kam, Li Shek, Tse Yuk, Lo Kwong,
Chung, Yau Li Sung,, Wong Ki, Kwan U, Chu Ping, Iu Hong-ning, Wong Sik.
SERVANTS' HEALTH
Turkey Fixes A Standard
Domestic servants
in Istanbul
WATER POLICE
Chan Sang, To Hing, Leung Kat, Pang Chung, Lo Wun, Tong Kan, will in future be unable to obtain Hau Tsun-yau, Chan Muk-yau.
health a employment without "passport."
A system of compulsory blood UNIQUE GOLF
tests and monthly medical examina-
tions has been started by the muni- MATCH TO MARK
cipality for this purpose.
Every cook,
1
house- servant,
or
CORONATION
keeper, kitchen-help, porter, groom, chauffeur whether employed. in.
boarding in private houses houses, hotels or restaurants must visit the municipal doctors for medical examination.
.: Moor Park, To-day.
7. 13
STOP PRESS
TEL. 20022 or 33993
INTRICATE HEART
OPERATION
Coroner On Its Value
An intricate operation for the treatment of coronary disease of 2 the heart, was described at a Pad-
5
dington inquest on Leonard Henry Camilli hit Walsh, 51, an iron and steel mer- chant, of Park-hill, Mosley, Bir-
00
8
15
2 13 5
10
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Boston
St. Louis Washington
Hildebrande pitched.
PREACHED HIS OWN FUNERAL SERMON
45 60
** ON
10
3 mingham, who died in St. John and St. Elizabeth Hospital, Grove End- 2oad, St. John's Wood.
2
4
Five thousand mourners heard farmer Wade Millman, aged eighty- eight, preach his own funeral ser mon from the pulpit of a church at Coatsville, Indiana, U.S.A.
Mr. Ingleby Oddie, recording a verdict of death by misadventure, said that the operation was first performed in America.
In the case of Mr. Walsh, Mr.
3 Laurence O'Shaughnessy, a Harley- 1street specialist, had completed the operation when the patient col-
lapsed and died.
The operation consisted of at- taching the vascular tissue to the pericardeum, or bag surrounding the heart, to improve the circula- tion of the blood in the coronary arteries.
It had proved successful in many cases, said Mr. Oddie, who added that about 80 per cent. of the deaths reported to him were caused by coronary disease. This showed the value of such a wonderful opera- tion.
With the empty coffin resting on trestles before the altar, and with minister, undertaker and pall-bear-
In this case the surgeon made an jers in attendance, he threw himself
incision between the ribs with won- A unique Coronation golf match with zest into the service.
Millman paid glowing tribute to derful dexterity in such a little played here yesterday resulted in a
He hoped the relatives win for amateur men over a team his own life, patiently sucking an space.
"Let would feel satisfied, as he did, that of women and professionals, play-orange to clear his throat. ing the full 18 holes, by 30 holes me die unremembered" he conclud-everything that could be was done
ed: "Let me lie in the grave im- for the patient. molested."
The leading matches were: Sweeny and Munn beat Pam Bar- ton and Alfred Padgham 5 up.
Kathleen Garnham and Alfred Cotton beat Pennink and L G. res-Crawley 1 up.
The medical reports will be en- tered each month in special health books which will form the servants' to 13. health "passports." They will be compelled to produce these books not on demand. Men and women possessing “passports” will be bar- red from domestic employment. Employers are being held ponsible for seeing that the system is observed. Heavy fines will be imposed on those whose ser- vants do not submit themselves for regular medical examinations.
new
Pennink and Crawley beat Pam Barton and Alfred Padgham 3 up.
Kathleen Garnham and Alfred Cotton beat Sweeny and Munn 1 up.
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is due at: Hong Kong from
couver, on June 30,
inst.
Then he sang the hymn "When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there."
After the service Millman said: "Twas all very moving. All I've got to do now. is die."
DAMPNESS
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