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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1937.

LOCALI RESTRICTION

OF

HAWKERS

QUESTIONED AT S.P.C. MEETING

The question of the restric- tion of hawkers' licences again came before the Executive Com- mittee of the Society for the Pro- tection of Children at its month- ly meeting, held last evening under the chairmanship of Mr. J. T. Prior.

The matter was raised by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, who, dur- ing consideration of the monthly returns, enquired whether any difficulty was now being ex perienced in obtaining licences.

case

One of the Branch Secretaries re- plied in the affirmative, adding that ap- plications made for hawkers' and news- paper sellers' licences were frequently refused. It was apparently the policy of the Urban Council gradually to res- trict the number of licences and finally to eliminate them altogether.

It was pointed out, during discus- sion, that the Urban Council was par- ticularly concerned with eliminating of food hawkers' licences, by reason the danger to public health caused by the sale of food in dusty streets.

FIXED LIMITS Another speaker pointed out that, so far as newspaper sellers' licences were concerned, there was a fixed limit to the numbers.

Baltic States' Conference

Tallinn (Estonia), To-day. A conference of the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States will be held here from June 28 to July 1.

Political circles opine that the conference will assume increas- ed importance owing to the pre- Foreign sence of the Latvian Minister, who is now visiting Russia-Trans-Ocean.

HIGHER PAY FOR STATE

EMPLOYEES

Rome, To-day. The salaries of all State offi- cials and the wages of all State employees will be raised by 8 per cent, as from July 1.

The step was decided on at yes- terday's meeting of the Cabinet, presided over by Signor Mussolini.

The increase is motivated by the

An official of the Society stated that necessity of adapting salaries to no new hawkers' licences were at pre- the rise in prices

caused by de-

sent being granted, but the Urban valuation of the lira. Trans- Council had no answer to the question Ocean.

how vegetables. manured by nightsoil

became more dangerous when handled by hawkers. The Council, however,

went on to say that there were other.

reasons, such as the protection of the NEW DRUG markets, and. reading between the

lines, it would seem that the idea was THAT GIVES to clear the streets altogether from

hawkers. When the police issued the CONFIDENCE

licences, the Society received a consi- derable amount of help, but now it was practically impossible to get a licence of any description.

WHOSE AUTHORITY?

The effects of a new drug which gives confidence, increases initia- tive and promptness in making A member drew attention to the decisions are described in the. "Bri- fact that, apart from the Urban Coun- cil's decision. the Superintendent of tish Medical Journal" by Dr. Erich Imports and Exports had declined to Guttman, Rockefeller Research Fel- issue new licences for cigarette haw-low, and Dr. William Sargant, of kers on whose authority, it was not the Maudesley Hospital, London.

clear.

"Medical

others Another member said not only was

colleagues and the Imports and Exports Department who have themselves taken the restricting hawkers' licences, but also drug," the article states, "have shop licences for the sale of wine, to- found it of definite value in such bacco and cigarettes. The Department

as lecturing argued that there were too many shops tasks

or taking and hawkers, but the reply to that examination. It also helps to re- argument was that it was surely an move mental fatigue brought on by economic question one of supply and

"

an

demand. Then came the everlasting excessive work or worry." retort that the Department had not The possibility of addiction need- enough men or money to stop smug-led to be guarded against, though gling, and that the more shops and hawkers there were, the greater would none of their patients had shown be the opportunity for smuggling.

that tendency. After further discussion, it was de- cided to refer the question to the ear-] ly consideration of a sub-committee.

COST DURING MAY

vide the child with milk.

had

In another case it was reported that The finance report for May showed! that expenditure totalled $1,206.31, and a lad who had been at the Aberdeen had that there was an excess of expendi-Industrial Home for some years ture over income of $165.31. It was been trained as a motor mechanic and explained that several customary items was now qualified as a chauffeur. Ow- of expenditure had not been included ing to the Society's support, he in the report, but that, on the other been provided with a calling enabling hand, several big donations had since him to earn his own living. come to hand, including $500 from the It was reported, that the new creche Terrace had just been Jockey Club, $300 from Mr. Ho Kom-at Clarence tong (part proceeds from the surplus taken over by the Canadian Sisters, from the Chinese processions at the and that children would shortly be re- It would Coronation), and $4,000 transferred ceived into the institution. from the Women's Auxiliary.

accommodate forty children.

NEW MEMBER Several interesting cases came he fore the meeting.

the Rev. In one of these, it

meeting welcomed was reported that the Aberdeen Indus-Father A. Buzzonę on joining the Exe- trial Home had agreed to admit a pro-cutive Committee. mising young

The

..the

at the meeting, in orphan, whose mother Those present had committed suicide, on payment addition to the Chairman, were of reduced fees of $7 per month, in- Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the Hon. Dr. cluding expenses.

R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, NEW TYPE OF CASE

the Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan, the Rev. H. Described by an official of the So-W. Baines, the Rev. Fr. Buzzone, Mrs. Dr. (Mrs.) Nash, ciety as an entirely new type of case Middleton Smith, was one which had been referred to Miss Brazier, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hicks,

McAvoy of Mrs.

-(Hon. Secretary), the Society by the Medical Officer Kowloon Hospital. in which it was Messrs. D. Black. (Hon, Treasurer), F. stated that the child's mother was so H. Loseby, J. M. Noronha, G. P. de ill with tuberculosis as to be unfit to Martin. S. V. Boxer, J. M. Wong and feed it. The Society agreed to pro-Tang Shiu-kin. ?

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