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ponsible, in a large measure, for the change in official The Committee has insisted that the feeding of peoples should be approached scientifically and that governments have a part to play disseminating among their 3A Wyndham Street,, Hong Kong peoples the information collect- ed by the League. Nutrition is anew science and in the words of the League's report "one of the most important aspects of pre- ventive medicine." The League's

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Hong Kong, Saturday, Feb. 26, 1938.

NUTRITION IN HONG KONG

So for the first time national health administrations have been given scientific data and com mended lines of work laid dow by one of the most eminent spe- cialists on the subject. It re- mains for individual nations or local administrations like that of Hong Kong to adopt nutrition po- licies. The League has further urged that nutrition be made part of the teaching of medical students and that governments should initiate educational cam- paigns among their peoples, make

It may be noted that bound up with this question is another, the value of organising a nation's food in time of war. In Britain there is now a Food (Defence The announcement that the Plans) Department as part of Colonial Office has received valu- her war perparation, Is it too able reports from various Colon-much to expect the Hong Kong ial Administrations in response Government to give more urgent to an official request for an in-consideration to the Colony's vestigation of nutritional pro-food in time of peace and to con- blems serves as a reminder that sider planning on the lines sug- nothing has been heard of the gested by this new science of nu- work of the Hong Kong Nutri- trition that affects so closely the tion Committee set up about health and happiness of ordin- mine months ago. A great deal,ary citizens ?«

of interest was aroused when the

inquiry was given official appro-

val, for it was recognised that a

more suitable place than this Excluded From The

Colony for such a study was dif-

ficult to imagine, and that the Mansion House

value of the Committee's work

would be tremendously greater Anti-Semitism in Rumania, than its local applications. Find- which appears to lost nothing ings regarding malnutrition and with the disappearance of its causes in Hong Kong would Goga Cabinet, is of long standing, have, more or less, equal force and the country in that respect in relation to a great part of bears as evil a reputation as even China. certainly of South China, Russia in the Tsarist days. It so that the Committee's Report may be recalled that considerable would be perused with great in-diplomatic excitement was cauS- terest in Kwangtung as well as ed în 1902 when Sir Marcus Sam in London and Hong Kong. ue (afterwards the first Lord The study of correct diet was, Bearsted), on his election as until recently, regarded as

that the Lord Mayor of London in fad of cinema stars, valetudinar-year, refused to send the usual ians and certain doctors. To-invitation to the Lord Mayor's day there is a growing apprecia-banquet to the Rumanian Minis- tion everywhere of the importer in order to express his strong tance of proper foods. Nations feelings at the persecution of are learning that they have suf- his brother Jews which was en fered great losses in health, hap-taking place in that Balkan State. piness and working ability be-This direct snub was too much cause their people have not been for the diplomatist, and after properly fed. The countless ad- his own failure to get the embar vertisements of cures for indi-go removed he appealed to the gestion and its attendant ils are Foreign Office. However, some evidence of wrong feeding Marcus Samuel stood firm, claim- on a national scale, and educated ing that the Mansion House, was 'people are becoming increasing-his private home during his year ly alive to the face. Facts about of office and that he was entitled beri beri and like troubles have to say who should and who long been known and understood. should not be entertained there- There is no reason why the sup-in. And in the end the Ruman- ply of pure foods and right foods ian Minister, alone of all the Di- should not take front rank among plomatic Corps, had to stay away local health questions.

the Lord Mayor's hanquet.

Sir

The Health Committee of the The incident created a precedent League of Nations has been rea- which has never been repeated.