1949-08-02 — Page 3

Sergeant Uses Hypnotic Skill To Cure Stuttering, Seasickness, Chain Smoking

Sergeant Stanley Phipps (of the Army Kinoma

Corps picked up hypnotism from a relative, who is an expert, during his furloughs.

Reminders Thanks to his experience several passengers in-

Today

Bridge Drive, European YMCA. for Civilian and Servicemen,

HK Football Association, Council meeting, Prince's Bldg. 5.30 j.m.

cluding three Royal Air Force wives aboard HMT. Empire Windrush, on which he is in charge of the AKC Section, were relieved from such moladies as seasickness, stuttering and chain-smoking.

"I am interested in this art

HK Light Orchestra, rehearsal,

St. John's Cathedral, 6.43nly from a medical point of view and not for entertain-

12.

Urbas Concit meeting, GPO ment purposes," the 25-year-

Bleist., 4.15 p.m.

HK Rotary Club, Turietem at Ront Garden, BK Hotel, alk on "Palestine" fry Si bandle Gibson, 12.30 para.

HK Football Club, namunt spook- J. Happy Valley, 6 p., Kotuon Union Church, Worgen".

Gught meeting, 10 om. Coming Events

TOMORROW

old Hampshire serviceman tolet i the "China Mall" yesterday.

Hypnofirm plays në important: role in curing, norve allments and I should be Riven more pro- t inlener IN merlical selence, be Drivochips,

Standard Medical

Urged

Fees

A standuvd scale of medlea?

Recalling the trip from the Colted Kgdum on the troop. ship, whel: bought further ein Tovements for the Colony's Gar-es that doctors may charge Sergeant Phipps their patients, is among pro- (Servieren Andre

dis first patient was posals which the Chinese Re- free), European YMCA, # “deck” Manzne, an RAMC ship's form Association will soon be

making to Governinent, Toe meeting 50, MacDonnellderly, who stuttered badly.

Mahjong

3.

p.m.

Rond, 8.30

Wong will

از

Copular

En route from Port Said te

Monroe underwen Lungapore. the

and treatment Kuss for meeting

will fe

C Speaker Rotary Penmala Hotel on Thursday

His subject

Spirit of Holary."

THURSDAY

Kowloon Rotary Club huncheon,

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.RL. Y's Men's Club, luncheon, Roof Gorden, HK Hotel, 12.45 pan.

stuttering disappeared pletely.

arterly

The matter, it is understated, it is hir still in the exploratory stage, comand courrela proposals are being But at Singapore the formulated for the consideration wanted to

experiment of tiovernment.

Mio

on curing it by himself. stuttering returned.

Howeve

It is not so bad just now. With tour Weaks

of regular four

inart treatment Monroe could

have cured hle nitment entirely.

reaching Culombe

The matter of melood fees in

he same point with the Chun se public for long time, and c plaints have from time to tur in the vernacular opped up press.

The general tenor of the com- i plaints is that there is

of charges. atel in many cases the charges are he. yond the reach of the majority of l medical minetiones o vertiene i patienty, Charges, made lys eertast

supplied from their privat Pissi pensaries have also been criti : çisel.

Barnstories variety show, Eushree women, wives of RAF perform scale

ropean YMCA (for reps),

nel who were anong some 20 cat! A p..

Įscrries tamilies absurd the vess sel, went down with zenekness.

"At the suggestion of Monroe, treatedl then successfully

Weather Hits Kai Tak Operations

The heavy rain and misty weather which set in carly yesterday afternoon interfered with flight operations at Kai Tak for more than four hours,

Mons fights

ཝཱ་བྷཱཝེ ད་ diverted

Surgeaul Phipps recollected.

! Each patient was cured within five rabictes under hypotte spell. She came

but well without any all-feet of the "blackout."

The Chain-Smoker

18 oral care vi nu-sinoken, trt, identify.

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civil whom he coul

**T patient WON smoking away at Bie rate of 30 cigarettes a thy. After being bennfeed, he

from the Colony due to the ex-cut down to one einaret'e a day tremely poor visibility. Planes on and maintained this vation till be schedule to take off from: Cantu disembmked, here."

for Hong Kong were signalled to remain grounded.

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4 p.m.

Sergeant Phipps also recalled the trendment of his fatigue ho Kong-wire ruruvered from seasicknes susprodded

kept the Hong

operations

the afternoon until early after he was brought out from

A Pao American Manila

face-minute "blackout,"

The

DESS fronted on his work hi godi

The position has been opgavate ret recently by the minteased numble of people seeking meshead | uiti s resull of The fat, and consultation rooms of most dee- ! tors have, more often than nit, been crammed with patients.

Military Equipment Arrives

Military equipment, includ-

was the last plane to Meiling from the Mindiens,ing 23 "Wasp" tractors, **-

come in before the field

Bother Pan Aineriem

was tripl

Hellinger, Tidworth

the

N

rived her yesterday from the i United Kingdom Carthage.

declared unsafe by the authori-Paashire, Sergeant Phipps sa

Toned the ert from rele planeive. Mr. W. Mears, who is (from Bangkok) circled over the hypnotic expert,

The Colony's largest Booting crane now lies alongside to toul Colony then made out for Menila. "During my visils to my rela- the armoured vehicles from the PAA's two outward tights were live, I picked it up and spent ship on to the Kowloon Wharf, Biso kepl walting

where the Carthage berths. most of my the on the art," he

The Trans-Asiatic plane from Bangkok diverted to Camina and walled there until the weather improved.

Shortly after 3 p.m. the Civil | Aviation Beganismenį declared the field elnard, died before it, CPA plane took off but retubel to Kni Tak when flo proved unsafe,

The only plane to

To demonstrate hia akill Sergeant Phipps picked out

sta" photographer and put him to sleep.

THE CÏÏINA MAIL, Tuesday, AugUST 2, 1940.

Cures Insomnia, Too Plane Resumes

This is what one of the "China Mall" photographers looked like after Sergeant Phipps was through with him. And we verantee that he was definitely out for the counti ("China Mall Photo).

British Export Drive Aids Far East Trade

The

Flight After

Forced Landing Cooking is so simple!

The Air France Skymaster F.BELK took of from Hal-

nan teland for Balton at 7.05 p.m. yesterday after

made

havin

former landing there two hours before.

The plans took off from Hong Kong for Saigon early yeaterdry aliarvoon.

in the vicinity of Hainan Izland, the plane developed engine trouble which prompt. ed the skipper to bring her down at Haikow Airport In Kalnan at 452 p.m. becord. ing to a statement haped by the Hong Kong office of Air France, which “ađđều that aft

Bate.

and traw Werb

Cease Fire In with a Hoffin] Electric Range

Indonesia Announced

(Continued from Page 1

"Congratulations are in order and the Commissičti ctmplimenta the participants on the progress they have made in the last fiv

"The Commission is convinced will be that today's agreement implemented in the sivne co- operative spirit in which it has ben reached and that- Indonesia will progressively. Dive Away from on unlidppy era to the be- ginning of new relationship between the

Deciples of the Netherlan is and the people of In- dotesia." Mr. Critchley sáld,

In this spirit we can look forward de the round-table con- ference the 1fue, beginning shortly, in an nosphere of co- operation.

"Further we can look forward to the spectly achievement of a

of all of us."

Survey for 1948 by the United Nations Com-l settlement, which is the goal mission for Asia and the For East, points out that the British export drive has been instru- mental in the development of considerable volume of multilateral trade-rogarded as the world's economical goal-both inside and outside the region.

The Report shows that although there is a trend towards a certain amount of confusion in the fact that the bulk of trade in 1949 was intra- regional, there was also a marked increase in imports from the United Kingdom by Indio, Burma and Ceylon and since they and one or two other countries are 'members of the sterling area, multilateral trade is develop- ing.

Production and trade figures

Dollar deficits are slated to be were higher than in 1947 but one of the most disturbing aspects were still on the whole below of the current economic situation: pre-war figures. The Report even the Philippinca with con- describes the progress niadesiderable dollar reserves and the as neither satisfactory.

substantial

tud tion of free hade on the American pattern was obliged to im- resort to the expedient of port bronces.

nor

But because of the rain, the!

From being an exporter of food unloading operation was delayed the region is pow un importer t some tine today.

and the four për cent decline bc- The passenger leer diehardlow the pre-war level in produc- ed anre than 150 passengers heretion of enrends, Asia's staple diet yesterday.

lues been

accompanied by increase

JELE

in

Japan Trade

Mr. Critchley said that the last? cussions, which Began meeting-ended-the-Batavin --cis--

on April 14, following the Security Coun ell resolution of January 20 and its directive of March 23.

Dr. Jan van Royen, leader of

the Dutch delegation, said: "We are now on the right rond towards the goal the Netherlands people have set themselves for long to the United States of Indonesia, time the transfer of sovereignty and enduring friendship and last- ing co-operation between the USI and the Netherlands in the Netherlands-Indonesia Union.

"It is of course easy to cust doubts on the success of the In- ulementation of the ceuse fre wider and of the results of the

coming conference. They are in- deed many real difficulties and many real obstacles on the road head but there are also, is we Have learned from experience it the recent past, many fears which are only figments of the imagina- tion."

Mutual Respect

"Let us therefon: proceed and Think of nothing but listen to

persevere in nepirit of mutual what I say. Lower your eyelids

An ong these we arrived were joverall

"The striking post-war pheno-respect and comprehension, for|

we all have -m view, sleep," he repeated M. R. A. C. Murah, Mr. J. population--the expertation beton is that Asin normally line the end Let out at the same time Erskin-Hill, Mr. G. A. Abus, ing that this pressure will be States out of which to bulunce is worth all hylships and Als-

a trade surplus with the United holds stich lanile rewards that 16- Mi C. Birchner, Mr. J. R. come still gregler under the im peening to the patient's eyes.

It was not anore than three Care, Mr. and Mrs. A. Charlton, petus of industrialisation and the

|its European defeit now finds the appointment of the Journey." landing at Kai Tak during the minutes before the patient drop Mr. and Mrs. E Jack. Mr. falling death rate.

positien virtually reversed." bad weather spell wus BOAC's ped his head in obedience with & flying boat from Singapore.

heasy sigh.

weather

make u

CANTON-HANKOW

RAILWAY SPUR

Canton, August 1.

Tannot lift your

orms

The dawhts was re-

and Mrs. D. W. T. Smithies, Me.

and Mrs. G. A. Wallet, Mr. A. F.

Mr.

The Survey nutey that in in-

A. F. Hedges, Sister L. Cuzzatsiga, ernational trade 1944 inarited a

P. W. Coxell, Mr. K. J. Jordistanet provetnent in all re dan, Mr. J. J. Parker, Dr. C. spects. The valve of both exports peated thrice. Icepite his visible Pang, Mrs. M. F. A. Pierotti, Miss and imports mereased, an overall efforts te lift Iris Arms they E. M. Moran. Mes, J. A. Roberts, adverse halunce or trade dealin

Hodzer. Sampleri, Mr. A. F. Serjeant, Mr. Malaya,

Sister A. and some countries notably G. E. Tatler and Mr. G. Steward. even achieved a trade surplus.

Ceylon and Pakistan

would not nave:

After 18 months' building. ao A smort slap on the lace woke important 20-mile railway spurton up-re dazed but in has been adder) to the malu nemal condition.

Canton-Hankow railway at Ping-

chih, Northern Kwungtung.

The ralfway

openki

which will be

omcially today, runs to

Falls Backwards

Experimenting ott

another

the coal-mining centre of Kou- member of the staff Sergeant ya-lung, which translated means Phipps placed two hands on his shoulders, stood behind him wind

"dog tooth cave,"

The Bent

lond over the new "lled" him to fall backwards, track will be 000 tons of coal for Cantón.-Reuter.

The patient did as instructed. He wolds up instantly as Sergeant

St. John Ambulance Brigado,

Hong Kong District.

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Phipps caught him as he fell

back.

While hypnotism is good for medical ressorts, it is harmful in inexperienced; hunds,” has declar- ed. The hypnotist- must be of strong will and must keep itis head clear under any emergency, *, slip and loss of emirol might lead to total results,” he asac-fod:

Sergeant Phipps leaves today by the Empire Winrush for Home

Troops At Work In-Australian Coal Fields

Sydney, August 1 Troops began work at the open-cast- coal field at Miami near Newcastle, New South Wales, today, as the Australian miners' strike entered its alkth week.

Work by troops was also be ginning today in other New South Wales opbo¬cist/finida.

A number of uniwere watched the trong nhin mulbe artich

bient stood Dir

The: Coinmonwöglik “hild), New

Mrs. L. M.

Malaya Attacks Housing Problem

Unlike

the Hong Kong...... Government,” - the. Matayan authorities are going ahead with plan to solve

acute housing problem there.

the

1) Captain C. 0. Jennings, of the Kuala Lumpur Town, Board;; has adopted a new method in dealing with a big blum- clearance spheros.

Hentai-building-amall, detached houben, which cost only - HK$2,400 each in the nearby area de

1-ot, Bungel Boil, sala

The housba are shallý, čreojad, sachicas, taking only about. three hours to bulid en site, and are proving an Important

ngg Lof-the- Kuala

* factor in solving Mafaya's housing shorts

WesThe paleture hows

The Report points out that rubber the one commodity that (129 exceeded pre-wat lovele. As for the silk trade

tr

hearts opening of

which were elost and the restoration of con- fidence which was lost."

Dr. Van Royen thanked thu

for Delping Commission

the negotiations to a successful close Dr. Mehmed Koem, leader of the Republican delegation, sald of China and Japan, with the results achieved so far was "the that one of the most important synthetic substitutes,

whether doubtful

the gree: natural silk industry will over be restored and in both thest countries the mulberry areas have been arostically curtalioni,

.On the subject of Japanese trade the Report points out that In most countries in the region there is a reluctance to renew full scale trade relations with Japan, mainly out of fear of Japanese resurgence and the de-

to seize former markets However, the Report emphasises

sire

Enmity was replaced by mutual confidence and a real will to cu- opelate. "The continuation of co- operation of both parties will strengthen conidiaceau” that real co-operation is the best way to peace and prosperity for both countries in times to come."

Although the present state fire not crepes that all issues had Deen-solved"no_there, is

fur. they gear polititi connier wall- that Japanese economy can beg for vellement-today's maintained! only by #1 Innke agreement could lead to a'rettiy- volume of exports to pay to:ment of all pending problems, food und raw materials.

Dr. Roem sad.

Difficult Spot

Addressing the Voited Nations. Commissibilis doklady. Your patience is inexhaustible wid there was not a time when we | wira: not.... seceived

with open

It is China, says the Report, Farms."--Router.

which remains the dimeult spot

of Asian recovery. The civil war, Calling proddetion and galloping. infiction, have created a vicious

circle described as "catastrophic". Chinese Red Army

The figures alone tell the story, Coal production last year ฟรีน down to 13,800,000 tons com- pared to the wattimo penkk 460 - 000,000 tons: plg: from was 11,000 tona

ons, compared to the previe Laverage of 1,506,000 tong:^*

production was 44,000 tons com faced to 810,000 fois atid so dif.

$100

the

Anniversary

Shanghal, August 1. Communiste. colebrated today 22nd, kantversms of tan

establitriment of a Chinese ftod Army,

Pro-Communist Chinese news

any generat ferme Asta and ind papers said the Army had grown Fay List are soon to be antefrom 20,000 to 4,000,000 ment intu a hew age of ineptident Mao Tse-tung said the Back- In Paljing, Communlit Theks. Feconvinia, Akvelynvent, birRIADOR

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the farmer He

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