1937-08-18 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 18, 1937

SPO AND MUI TSAI PROBLEM Lack Of Unanimity Within The Society

PROBLEM OF

TUBERCULOSIS

AMONG CHILDREN

teopati la deman

Yet another case concerned a boy of seven who had been adopted by a former Chinese missionary and his wife, a European lady, the lad being the son of one of their co- workers, who when he died, asked the couple to care for the child. The couple had since died, leaving the child in the care of their daughter,

her parents work. Bishop Hall had

VALENCIA GOVT. TO MOVE TO

BARCELONA?

Two matters of considerable interest were dis-who was now unable to carry on

Paris, To-day. cussed at the monthly meeting of the Executive investigated the case and was will of the Valencia Government to The possibility, of emigration Committee of the Society for the Protection of ing to take the boy into the Taipo Barcelona is announced by "Le Orphanage. It was decided to con- Journal," which states that in Children on Monday evening, these being the attribute $5 per month towards the view of the constantly increasing titude of the Society to the mui-tsai problem and boy's upkeep. the question of the incidence of tuberculosis addition to the Chairman; were the cla, the Government there en- Those present at the meeting, in danger of the situation in Valen- amongst children. Mr. J. T. Prior was in the chair. Hon. Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, visages transfer of the various The mui-tsai question arose from the receipt the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, the Hon Dr ministries to the Catalan capital. Li Shu-fan, the Hon. Sir Shouson The Ministries of the Interior of a letter on behalf of the President of the Anti-Chow, Lady Macgregor, Mrs. and Finance are, according to Mui Tsai Society asking the Society to support, Middleton Smith, Mrs. (Dr.) Dovey, the paper, the first to come into Mr. and Mrs. A. Hicks, Mr. F. Hthe question but it also seeros either officially or unofficially, the petition to the Loseby, Mr. G. P. de Martin, Mr. S. probable that the office of the Secretary of State for the Colonies which that V. Boxer, Mr. A. el Arculli, Mr. F. Premier will also be transferred. Society is sponsoring.

Kwok, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, and Mrs. Measures to this effect, Says D. Black, Hon. Secretary

the paper, will probably be taken very shortly---Trans Ocean.

It was reported to the meeting) were matters which would doubt- that the four Honorary Directors less. be considered by the Anti- of the Society for the Protection of Tuberculosis Society which Children had replied to the letter, now in process of formation. stating that whilst the Society was Mr. G. P. de Martin remarked interested in all matters concern-that the Society for the Protection

M. LITVINOFF TO

Mr. G. P. de Martin remarked SUPPORT BRITISH

ing the welfare of children in the of Children would no doubt warmly PARTITION PLAN

Colony, and whilst it was anxious support any measures in regard to to do everything practicable in the children which might be taken in interests of the unfortunate chil-this matter.

"Jerusalem, To-day.

port the British plan for parti- tion of Palestine at Geneva, ac- cording to the Hebrew paper "Davar."

The paper opines that this attitude is motivated by the fear that the Arab movement is . dren in our midst, the Society must The Hon. Dr Li stated that any- The Soviet Foreign Commis-reactionary and inspired by anti- be the sole judge of what, it was one interested in the work of the sar, M. Maxim Litvinov, has been Communist tendencies. Trans- practicable for the Society to do. Anti - Tuberculosis Association empowered by Moscow to sup-1Ocean.

The reply further stated that the should get into touch with its Hon. Hon. Directors were of the opinion Secretary, Miss Norah Kwok, at 301 that there was amongst the mem-Bank of East Asia Building. bers of the Society's Executive Com- The meeting expressed gratifica- mittee such diversity of views on tion at the proposed formation of the expediency, effectiveness and the Society, and added that it would inquisitorial nature of the pro-be willing to assist in any of its posals advocated in the petition activities so far as these concern- that it would be quite hopeless toled children. expect such a degree of unanimity

port-or

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Cases Dealt With

as would enable the Society, as Several cases were dealt with a Society, either to sup-during the meeting. In one of these oppose the petition. it was stated that a girl aged 15 Therefore, the matter must be left years, whose mother was killed in to the individual views and actions the gasworks explosión în 1934 and of members of the Society.

had been maintained by the Society Copies of the petition were laid at the Victoria Home ever since, at on the table at the meeting for the a cost of $80 per year, had received convenience of those wishing to a sum of $500 from the Gas Com- sign-it, without committing the So-pany as compensation, and that she ciety in any way.

wished to make a present of the sum to the Society. It was reported T. B. Amongst Children

that the girl, who wished to be In regard to the prevalence of trained as a nurse, had done ex- tuberculosis amongst children, the cellently at scool, all her reports Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan stated that being very favourable. Last year, there was an enormous wastage of the Society decided to keep the girl child life in Hong Kong at present, at school for a further four years, due directly to the disease. Many the position to be reviewed at the ..of these children began life great-end of every year.

ly handicapped. Infantile mortality

After discussion, it was decided W2s excessive, the rate being to accept the sum of $500, but that several times higher than in Euro-it be ear-marked for the girl's even- pean countries.

tual benefit, the Society meanwhile Thousands of children, said to continue paying her school Dr. Li, were not only living in the fees and the position to be review same room as their tubercular ed every year. parents, but under the same mos- Son Of Heroin Addict...... quito curtains. Dr. Li then went Another case was that of a boy on to explain various methods whose father is a heroin addict and which had been employed with is at present undergoing a term of great success elsewhere to deal imprisonment. The boy had beent with the spread of the disease, suffering from scabies and was kept and concluded by saying that it for a time at the Po Leung Kuk, was most urgent that something until cured. The Society had pre- should be done in regard to this aspect of child welfare.

Spitting Peril

The Hom: Sir Henry Pollock re- ferred the danger of spread of

viously agreed to send him to the Taipo Rural Orphanage, paying $60 azyear, and it was now reported that

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