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THE CHINA MAIE, MONDAY, APRIL 14. 19/

1947

HONG KONG'S FIRST

HEALTH WEEK

"Good morning! How aro, ing effect of an aspirin. To just before the war work had know it one must have both a atrendy begun along these lines. This week the Health Depart- ment is making a fresh start.

Fresh Start

Simple Conditions Before anyone can hope to gain real health there are one or two simple conditions that must be observed.

The body like any other de- livate, and complicated machine, needs to be kept clean, properly ventilated, wisely used in and

you?" Second only, if indeed It he second, to "Nice day" or its perfectly fit body and a well opposite, as a salutation in the exercised balanced mind. English langukge, an enjuiry about health. To be sure the enquirer is not often seriously Much modern thought hon concerned in finding out the been given towards finding the actual state of the enquiree's hest way of getting that way health, but at least it would and all modern Health Authori- seem to show that health plays les who take their work at all upon au important part in one's life.seriously consider it their duty, It is sad commentary

chough to become not only to try to prevent sick human nature that, while nearly important

generally accepted. as a stand-ness, but also to show people all thinking men and women pay ord of polite conversation and how to gain real health. This regulariy "serviced.". repaired.

service to the ideal of one greeting.

in done in many ways, lectures;] replacements, and overhauling. In the good old days the ac demonstrations, experiments, | it' needs regular cleaning both. world, the only sense in which povernments are thinking of this cepted standards of health werd slogans, 'posters, cinema Alms, butwardly and inwardly. It gal is military rather than politi negative, the absence or lessen. exercises and training schools needs fresh air and sunlight. It symptoms of and so on. It forms a very im-needs enough of the proper 4. The increased ranges of airing of actual

work kind of fuel and off and in the taft and, still inore, of guided disease, just as feminine beauty portant part of Tealth

was once judred to be the ab-j in England today as in many correct mixture. inissiles capable of delivering atom

other counttica, tombs have revolutionized world sence of pockmarks,

Of latter years however new The local Health Department comraphy. Despite "Operation standards of health have come in not unaware of this site of Maskox" conducted by the Unit to be accepted, positive sense their responsibilition but be- d States Army in Canada, des- of well being, power and con- cause of pressure of much more pite Russian attempts to obtain tentment, an easy poise of elementary work auch na try military bases in Spitzbergen, and mind and body horn of knowing ing to get the streets clean and epidemies, despite Adm. Richard E. Byrd's, one controls a smoothly work stopping serious

mich expedition to the Antarctic, there ing machine with plenty of re- they have not yet had are few people with have yet al serve power in perfect condi- time to give as much attention it taken in the new and compell-tion and fit to cope with life as they would like to the teach

with a smile. That in a great ing side of their work since ime facts of global strategy. I deal more than the absence of the re-occupation. It may be

modrin schoni teachers are to be

n cold in the bent or the sooth-recalled by some however, that worthy of their responsibilities, they will banish the inap and in- Tour the globe. And they will Concentrate the attention of their papil on the Arctic and Antarctic vtin.

America Reluctant

But Determined

Now these conditions cannot be got in a dirty dark over- crowded tunement without sant tation or even a bathroom, on ab inadequate income, exhausting work or, boredom or not know- ing what is choagh and proper food. Human beings can EXIST under the most unsuitable con- ditions na many of the found of recent years, but not for long and enjoy full and perfect health na we also found.

Yet hundreds of thousands of people are living under Just such dirty, unentisfactury con- ditions as described in Hong Kong today. They may feel rensorinbly well--that in not ne- tally sick, and still able to work --most of the time, but they do hot and cannot know real healthy all of the time.

CARNIVAL

By

Dick Turner

"De very least youse guys could do is boo de decision!”.

Legendary Fakir Has A Worry

Supports Moslems

The legendary Faqir of Ip-rash enough to refuse him The invasion soutes of the next

the most powerful outlaw and "Zaklat" or to help the British world war will certainly be over

romantic figure in Waziristan, with unseemly favour. the Nouth Pole, which is the clos-

To correct these things is and Britain's most implacable Sc great is his influence that, est meeting point of the Asiatic, European and American

There is every reason to be and under estinintel Europe's going to be a long and hard enemy, is deeply worried by although the tribes-receive-Bri job. To educate people up to the impending departure of the tish pay to arrest hoatile ganga passing through their areas, tho sit. But the interest of the lieve that President Truman's post-war weaknesa, particularly the point where they insist on British from India.

and mili-Britain's. The Greek crisin getting a chance to live healthi- great powers in the South Pole is appeal for Bnancial

The Faqir has n vested inter-atmost that they do to the Ipi'a urly for that their interest in targ nid to Greece and Turkey exposes failure of the born, inty is a much more difficult and eat in maintaining Waziristan gangs is to urge them to move

Nuts Pule: Strategically, the will be inet. America's mout which many Americans repos complicated task than

today is ed a sort of mystical faith, to be supposed. It is almost as bulence."

might in a state of "manageable tur-on.

He has hitherto cal Antarctic is less important, hut towards the Soviet

aombre and reluctant but also meet such a situation. there is good reason to believe

It, can be stated that the mii. difficult to explain what real culated to a nicety just how caim and determined.

health is to one who has never much guerrilla warfare was [than vast deposits of uranium As I looked down On

the tury here are not worried by known anything but half health, necessary to preserve Waziri-]. Only recently Khassadar Subo- exist in these desolate regions, joint session of Congress from any direct Soviet move In

man stan's freedom by preventing dar Darin of the Manzar Khal Hence the British technical an- the Prean Guilery over Presi tireece. but by Communist is as to explain light to a

born blind.

the British from gradually ac tribe who tried to preserve nexation, ten years before World dent Truman's head when he fifration. But the bomb can.

To begin with, our efforts cupying and civilising it while venes la his area too efflelently War I. of large areas in the delivered his speech in his flat. not stop the iden; only another must be directed towards show at the name time not overgoing for the Ipi's liking and who re Antarctic hence, too, the Ameri- uninspired voice, I was imden can do that.

eer- it, so that the tribes continue fused the Ipi's "Zakhat," found by etreum'stance. America now also realises ing the relation between em expedition under Adm. Byrd.-pressed

The fundamental facts

which I have never before seen that it wrongly appraised Britain glaring abuses and alck- to receive aubsidies from the his village stormed and shelled

ness. Most people are willing to British for refraining from and he was murdered..

The Faqir is therefore op. gen caphy, and hence of power in a quarter of a century's ex-ish difficulties. If it had cor try and avoid actual slekness if raiding settled districts.

pettence. Senators and Repre- egetly estimated thone dicit

Great Influence

posed to the Congrass Pariy pedities are changing before our sentatives sat in a sort of awed tie Lend-Lease might still have anyone can only show

The Ipi has periodically re-leys dotted with cottage Indus ideal of smiling Waziristan vals eyes. And it is hard to see how aflence, in which partisan en continued, and the terms of the that he knows how.

This week an attempt will be ceived large sums from the events will eventually crystallize.thusiasm or emotional national- Low might have been much

tries within an united India. Also, earlier made to point out the relation Congress Party, from the Ger- His sympathics are with the I would seem, however, safe ism

were both absent. The more generous, to say that the British Empire; seene representeil the national | ald might have been given to between dirty habits and the mans and from the Italians to Moslem League; he is ready to of certain illa. Filth create trouble for the British help them in a holy war against Griece on a scale likely to lift breeds flies and feeds rata and But, he has supreme contempt the Hindus but he does not her economic life above the danger of Communist penetratats and flies spread many sick- for his would-be bribers; wiel Pakistan to control ton. Now the United States nesses. By public address loud-husjtaken their money and used is forced to expand the Monroe radio broadcasts, the

speaking vans, cinema vana, it for his own ends.

The Faqir would do a deal As a religious leader ho also Doctrine right to the froutiers posters, and advertising, the collects "Zakhat" tithes from with either

Congress, or the Health Department this week the tribes. His wealth has en- League if they would allow him: will try to bring these pointa abled him to equip and finance to continue as uncrowned king home to every class of the com- professional hostile gangs with of Waziristan, keeping his in- munity. It is only a beginning which he harries the British dependence and causing enough and rather a crude boginning. with discretion and imposes his trouble to ensure that a settled but it is a beginning.

will ruthlessly on any chieftain India treated him with rospect and kept at arm's length from tribal territory.

and the 'nited States. unless moori. the muff their opportunities, will

Lesser Evil emerge in the course of the next tro years as the two overwhelm-.

America sees itself taking the involv dutinant world powers. losser of two grave evils in the They have geography, tradition belief that the better chance of of Russian influence.—Special. [rand technical skill on their side. peace lies in showing strength Set as their political thought rather than weakness. The can keep abreast of their many blunt fact is that over the past dvantages, they ought to be able year and a half the nation has friendliness to to steer their way through the passed from

Scotland

fcataclysmic age ushered in by the such distrust of the Soviet that Yard On

atom bomb. It would be absurd it now doubts her good faith

i am rivalry were to develop head also its own ability to make

the Kremlin understand by

tween Britain and the United normal means the depth of its The Job

'The first purpose of these

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard' Barclay "The Authority on Authorities"

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Waziristan.

Ready To Die

the

States in the polar regions. If resentment.

On 'Britain's departure they were to gy to war against President Truman's brutally

tribes will lose their subsidies each other, it would be the end frank and andiplomatic alate-

for Scotland Yard détectives at-

this means less "Zakhat" n the world, Bur of all the many ment expressed this feeling tached to the British Treasury

the Ipl; the only way he can re nightmares which haunt the mind The average American dreams and high ranking officer of the

coup his pocket while malatáfu over had one slight advantage FINESSES NOT fman, this is perhaps the only of General Marshall at Moscow French finance quad have to-

ing Waziristan independence is the other he could first play to substitute organized plunder one that can he definitely exclud having a blunt talk with Mar-gether Inid provisional plans to

EQUAL

the A and thus have the slighting raids for the "managed tur ed. And even if the British and shaf Stalin a conversation cast the biggest net in history which indeed might conceivably over currency operators who,

Offhand, the average player extra chance of dropping a sing: bulenco" which hitherto kept Americans were to be at war. clear the international atmos during the last two years, have depends on the winning of

would say that If a contract leton Q. When that didn't everyone happy. that war would not be fought phere.

fe work on the second trick, enst the British taxpayer 10,

Nor will Hindustan of heres the Poles. There is only) Despite the terrifying can-

tax- single finesses, and there are finessed the J, which lost to the Pakistan find the Faqir ensler

two he can try, one potentially aggressive power dour of Mr. Truman's address 600,000 and the French

payer £30,000,000.

is just Q, setting him. And the sull had to quell than did the British in the world today-that is Soviet there is reason to doubt whe

alkiut good a gamble oa the to try the spade finesse in order There is not one of Waziri, Russia. If Russia were to attack ther America has embarked on

down another stan's fanatical 100,000 clanni either Brithin or the United A course of imperialism, at plans will be to prevent a recur- other. Or he might even grant to avoid going

men but feels honoured to foed rence this summer of the black you that a second round finesse trick, States, it would be deadly for least in any sense yet known

When South pointed out to and shelter him and go straight Never hana market deals in which thou against queen is better than

» first-round finesse against a him after the hand that he to "Jinnat" (Heaven) by dying both. It therefore follows that to the world.

visitors to British and American interests venture more reluctantly.

big Power launched a foreign Bands of British

Paris, the Riviera and Switzer-kinir, because in the meantime, should have favored the apate for him as a. Ghazi (Holy War are identical, and the world may

land engaged last year in order he may possibly drop a sing-finesse rather than the heart, rlor).(Kemsley News). rest assured that the Combined

to exceed the purchasing limit loton queen But there are still North accused him of "second Chiefs of Staff in Washington are fully capable of accepting this

a to him the, several advantages At the same time the plans series of cards just below the of the spade finesse over the fact and establishing a joint not to impose democracy by the [ policy.

imposition of a Communist re include measures for bringing outstanding. honor, so that if it heart, First of all. West was gime. Greek Monarchists also to justico riot only wealthy cul- loses, the rest of the tricks are more likely to have a singleton To Talk might as well face frankly the prits who have exchanged che-i sci

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Egypt Ready

honor in spades than hearts, The Egyptian Government since North-Soutif had so many hur finally abandoned any pro more cards. Second, if the spade tence of taking its disputo: with finesse falled, 'there was по Britain over the Sudan to the chance at all of going down United Nations, and the Pre two, due to Intermediates.mier, Nokrashy Pasha, is ready Nelther spoke of how a squeeze to resumo negotiations with could have been worked If Britain

on the basis of the either, defendor had both miss terms offered by Mr. Bevin last Jag major honors.

autumn.

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la conditioned against kings by pounds for twice the offeinl |tablished if it fails. America's George III complex.rate. In franca, but also the America is going through the "amali fry," whose sale of home rude and humiliating discovery cheques, traveller's chequos and that it overestimated the value. 41 notes at between 700 and (Excepts from the files of the of the atomic bomb for defendo 800 francs has encouraged in "Chind Mail" of April 14, 1847).

France "black bourse" em SK 3. Public Aucllon. For an annual

ploying hundreds of touts and H. 10 8 rental of $38, "a portion of an in-post master was in church and his middlemen,

54 land lol, measuring 70 aquare devotions were only not disturbed On the British side of the D. J. 9.8 fect and containing 3 good by the inability of the messenger Channel records will be checked C. J^A 2 bungalows and outbouses there rent for him to get admission. At- of visitors to France by trans- offered. "The site is ter service the mall was deposit mitting their nasaport numbers elevated and most healthy, and ed in the offee for delivery next to Scotland Yard officers work. has a delightful view of the bay morning. Some unreasonable in- ing for the Treasury. The

dividuals,

ourselves: luclusive, antount of money taken by oach

(Dealers West North-South S. QJ were of the opinion it ought to visor will be checked, his ex- "The wanton; barbarnus half be delivered impiediately and penditure watched In France, vulnerable.), atoned-for murder of six Engenlied to make enquiries on this and during the following West Hahmen will lend to war between subject, disturbing the post mag- months his bank account will Pan England and China. "

ter who was quietly enjoying, be scrutinised. Any cheque pasa J. C **Wethive, no desire to re-open dinner. It we understanil. Mr, mágo out in favour of doubtful as the discussion on our first war Crukenthrop aright, he claims recipients will be investigated Page or to animadvert on the leading public sympathy for SAN The French are even more question, which led to it; it is muf. 1st-an unsuccessful attempt to anxious than the British to end felent for us to know that if war disturb his devotions that he the traffic; because its effects on Push INT is winhvoldable; ours will be one might receive important indir French economie stability have After East. led his diamond of fustice and humanity." -

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been "for teaching. The light 6, North counted 12. Immediate 2nd-That his privacy was in of French, capital to England tricks, and saw that he could H.M. stoẩm vessel "Fury" ar-truded upon lounelva i two last year was so large that it get the Ith with a finesse in rived on Sunday aftertioon and a Patanes atud h newspaper proprie, undermined confidence in the eithorhearts or apades. He de wather Important mall was land-tor clamorous atter, letters and Constitution. (Kemaloy elded tas atake everything on Bouth 4-Hearts,

my heart finesse, because that West do? ed at the post office. The "geling papers;-.-.

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This is the Interpretation pincod, by well-informed' obser vers on the Egyptiun. Senate's {tojection; of "a motion, by the Opposition urging the unity of | Egypt and", the Budan'"; "Imma- l'uinto evacuation of both, coun- tries by British forcés; and tho refusal of any military alliante. with Britain."

I understand that the Arab League will sponsor a proposal for riadiation by Ule, Levant States--Syria and the Lebinah. King Farouk himself, 'fa, knowin to desire a treaty, alihùugh, C, J 7.5

since his ineffectual attempt- Dealer: West Neither side last summer to hasten a settle.

mant,' fearful of finding vulnerable.), kedve

If North", bids 1-Heart, East] himself; once again at loggNT” Spade, South 2-carts, North heads with political leaders 8-Hearts, East 4-Diamonds and upon whose support He Is lean--

what should] Ing niore and more--(Kemsley

News),