1953-06-15 — Page 4

W.H.O. ATTACKS BLINDNESS

(By A Special Correspondent)

London.

There can surely be ro more terrible amiction than blindness, yet this fate threatens 450,000,000 people throughout the world who are stricken by the eye disease known as trachoma. Happily, total blindness awaits only a small proportion of these sufferers, but the sight of hundreds of thousands of other sufferers, and their state of health, is too low for them to live normal lives.

For centuries, trachoma thousand years ago, and may has been one of the worst indeed have remated there, acourges of mankind. But spreadlog nettes Asia eni Fatupe into Africa and across the Pacifie to Amerles.

there is hope that at last it will succumb before the The Middle East has long been stronghold; from there great a weapons of modern science.

Napoleonic the soldiers of the antibiotie, wars brought back a great new which is only

Two new

Burcomycin

ased

national

terramycin, European wave have proved particularly effective now rubiding. ngainst the views which causes In countries where it is enm- the disease. They will be the mon It is a heavy principul weapons in the new burden, throwing huge mumbers campaign.

together with the older upon the care of the families sulphonamide drugs. Backing the or the state and making them medical campaign

In Tunisia. in the Rekt useless as cilles, will be an intensive educational for example, with a campaign in schools, radiu, news of Hittle more than three papers, and every other publicity twenty million working days are medium. For trachoma, as ant tost every year through trachoma. only curable, of treated early enough, but easily preventable.

HOW IT SPREADS

It is a disease of poverty and

and the

Mach progress ha. already bee marle towards diminating the disease, Fine clinics have been bull in istanbul, Tunis, Rabat, and Bamako. But hactcom feeds on poverty, the countle

ignorance, spread from sickly most afflicted are the least able! eyes to healthy ones by dirty to help themselves ra takr fingers, diely towels, like, and probably also by flea advantage of modern knowledge. and Hee. if health edunation FO- WORLD CAMPAIGN

by

inoves the chief means which

trachoma

It is fortunate, therefore, that

been has

"The

the disease is spread, and if a the World Health Orgamsalam to spam or the network of clinics treats sufferers has undertaken by the best modern methods, then world campaign which alone can

will hit way he solve this world problem, cholera, typhus, and other deadly campaign will be firmly based on disenses which have succumbed knowledge, An expert commillee to modern virsures of public has studied every aspect of the disease, and especially how it health

Less than a century ago the can be attacked effectively when great cities of the world looked both money and staff are searce. проп

a regular heavy toll of The Happily a form of cheap mass devised from cholera as inevitable; tutay treatment there

only a small in which requires are many countries which cholera is so rare that

of highly trained staff. nucleus

Hundreds of thousands of suf- generations of medical studenti

in the irst ferers will be treated never are il

Trachoma seems to be almost drive. They include nearly a as old as man himself. It was million Arab refugees under the

China fully ve care of a Unit

United Nations agency, prevalent LIL

whom the disease is rite, among This campaign will pave the way for a still greater one in two or three years' line. -

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1953.

CORONATION)

EAR

Ammings

"But Hank, Hank-you mustn't let a little thing like a coronation discourage you!"

London Express Service

WITH BEVERLEY BAXTER WESTMINSTER ABBEY

IN

rc-

where

the

And thus to great music and Archbishop and the Heralds, London, June 10. the Peers in their ermine caped State-and the dhol result was

i vet ng of unimaginable some of them elderly men, who robes and strawberry coronets. complete triumph.

grandeur Queen Elizabeth 11 had to sland for nearly three HIS morning 1

Somewhere towards the roof,

of course made her way through But everything,

IL the hours. was tiring cnuugh ceived an official do- in a sort of cabin, were

the was a mere prelude, however Abbey to the centre of the for us who were seated. cument from Buck- Indies and gentlemen, of

But beautiful, historie and Ingham Palace with a world's Press, looking as if they colourful, to the arrival of the Chance, where she was greeted

moving as the ceremony was, 1 await young Queen. At last we knew by the Archbishop. had been imprisoned to

the was approaching by Fee small package. Inside the the Queen's pleasure. All of us that

The most touching moment think the Queen must have felt that her real Coronation came cheering rain-toaked package was a medal and a in this section had a clear view the cheers of the people in the command from Her Majesty of the throne, but unfortunately cold, dreary rain of Parliament was when he turned to the four from the

corners and asked each in turn people who lined the roule and the long Square, the chance),

whether they would take Eliza had hung the windows of their that I should wear it.

religious ceremony takes place.

Yel, oddly enough, it was a beth as th • undoubted Qucon. little houses with flags and with this very moment that. Úc As the A hbishop turned, 50 portraits of Her Majesty. My mind was not as clear at was hidden.

the Abbey broke

oke did she.

When he it should have

put the that

perfect sct- audience in hour as

Westminster is

Princess Mary words, she stood beside him-- ben, for lust night I attended ting for a pageant except that into laughter.

of Gloucester wistful, young, and perhaps the ball at Londonderry House only a few people can see it all, and the Duchess

made thelt easily hurt No wonder there given by

Mrs Perle "Call Me

The Queen was not due to und others had Somewhat arrive for another three hours graceful way to their places in the were tears in many eyes as they Madani Mesta, confused I tried to recall some but you must not imagine that Caneel when they were follow- shouted the response, "God Save brave or unusual act on my time dragged. The music was cd by the elderly Princess Marle Queen Elizabeth,"

with Louise. arranged part that had won the Queen's

magnificently

Although-euch is already Cenown to break the back of the approval and then it dawned organ, strings and brass. Then,

on me.

Surprises

Challenging

WE

WHEN the

Abboy ceremony was ended the Queen with- was another There

moment drew to the triumphant strains that touched-the emotions of "Land of Hope and Glory," of course, there were the trum-

dellentely. It was when the which is almost our second Na- Queen had been crowned and cnal Anthem. If there be any Shakespearean mood. 1 had attended her Corona- pets, which were in their most tion in the Abbey. Therefore splendid

is not stirred by ng race, and In fact there is

the husband, 15

first Royal whose blood

challenging magnificent, for, the rest of my days 1 mu there never has, been a race. TN each case there was a long how sat upon the Throne. Her man or woman of British blood

He that

climax of Elgar's that can do pageantry like the train, and the young woman Duke, came to pay homage.

had 10 stood opposite hier, then bowed grandiose State English. Even the Borgius were chosen as train bearer

amateurs compared to the Duke fold it at the finish and hand and moved slowly up the steps then they are eliher more

less than human.

world's trachoma problem, research is being prosed on In laboratories, both by teatas trtially

workers. and Individual

to be ad this neat to the modest Many question have

fully than is

in my pur already

possession answered more

display it on possible with present knowledge.and How is the trachoma virus re- Inted to other infections, such as that which causes palaces? What is the nature of the poison

How st produces? disease differ in children und old people? How easily does reinter- tion occur?

dog the

"ETHICAL DILEMMA And the massibility of elimina!- ing the scourge of trachrona praes once more what Professor A. V. Hill called "the elbleat dilemma of science." If we remove ye! natural another of the great forces which for centuries have limited the world's population, how shall the extra mouths be fed?

There seems to be only one practical answer, as many slates- men now acknowledge, however World campaigns reluctantly.

of disease for the elimination must go hand in hand with national policies for family limitalion sind with Intensive agricultural research to make the Iand more productive.

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Even the slightest cold

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Do not let it spread!

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occasions.

But you must not think that there was no galluntry involved. tawned morning Coronation with a driving rain and a cold wind that would have winter chilled an Eskimo. It could hardly have been an uglier day. raw as a day in June!"

the

of Norfolk and his experts.

Best Seat

the

Louise

it to its owner. This is not as to kneel before her. easy as it sounds. In fuel, the elderly Princess Marie became very flustered and the

the annoyed, inally carrying train in more or less of a bundle under her árin.

Cruelly Long

PLA

LACING his hand in hers te

said:

"I Philip, Duke of But that did not end the sur- Edinburgh, do become your

or

Balloon will snap the sun

By Chapman Pincher

DRITISH scientists have built a giant plastic balloon which will carry a

elescope-camera 16 miles..... ep to "snap" the sun..

The scientists are to try... out their remote-control as- tronomy, the first ever at tempted, in September.

An automatic camera fit- ted to u big telescope will take pictures of the corona

the area of faint light surrounding the sun, and normally visible only during a total eclipse.

By sending the telescope beyond the region where the sky is obscured by dust and haze the astronomers, hope to get clearer pictures than have ever been possible before..

The project has been devised by Professor Roderick Redman, 47-year-old chief of the Astro- physics Department of Cam- bridge University.

The balloon. 120ft, in dia- meter, has been built by a team led by Professor Cecil F. Powell ut Bristol University.

He has been using glant balloons for hydrogen-filled cosmic-ray research.

An automatic device will krep the telescope trained the sun. After the photographs

the telescope- Eave been taken

and camera

by parachute.

will be jettisoned-→

The equipment will be in a which will waterproof easing float if it falls into the sen. A reward will be offered to the" iinder.

Easier Babies

SIMPLE infection which may make childbirth much by

she

human maternity already begun.

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Out into the rain went the Queen for the long procession sefer has been discovered which was to take her home to

a team of scientists working at They tell me she | Cambridge. the Palace.

While studying animals they looked as young and radiant as

found that the Injection gives if the day bad just begun. T half past nine' the new

Nor was there any respite almost complete resistance to

childbirth The septicaemia Russian Ambassador M. Malik,

from...which......maty: crowds clamoured for her, and infection. viven the best seat of all As my son "observed: What to arrived in -uniform_and_wires. Four-charwomen,.--M~Hefe" man of life and limb,"anti-ne che renched home,

foreign guests. No dramatic white uniform. suddenly ap so on to the end of the pledge again and again she appeared mothers still die,

her

Hospital trials to test it in better peared. and swept the floor and

to wave on the balcony

havo Am- instructions critic was ever treated Following

Then he had to touch the side

That the the stairs. The Russian

night Arst night, He had

greetings. laid down by the authorities we on a

and kiss looked questioningly of, her Crown

to, the the front row bassador

he broadcast a message scat in eventually entered Hyde Park, corner and our car proceeded to crawl with a full view of everything, at the Crown Prince of Japan, cheek. The touching was not nation and her voice was young towards its objective. It was the Three seats town the row was but that young man only smiled dimoult, but when he went to

It really was an immortal day Brid of six, the the Crown Prince of Japan, and as if to say that it is impossible kiss her check he found it dif- and vibrant. trisly hour general traffic effect of Peers between them were the Prince for the Oriental to understand fleult not to kiss the side of the

ways of the Crown. It was a hemely and and so complete was the unity and Princess of Nepal. In their the mysterious Pcoresses In the MP's national costume.

West,

simple moment when the Queen of the people that

were no crimes diplomats in uniform and

and he were just man and wife, were picked, in Court Dress with their

None of them spoke a word to Finally the stage was gel. having a slight misunderstand committed and there was

drunkenness despite the fact that edles in full, colourful bloom

entire The three Royal Dukes, Edin- ing about it piece of headgear.

the pubs were open until mid- and Kent, the revolution had each other

burgh, Gloucester --was that

There was splendour to the night. broken out and the aristocrats ceremony.

were in their places like three

And for all this I have been The Queen Mother, eye and glory to were in full flight.

that the judges.

carried who had carried herself beauti- Weaminster on that day of days, riven a medal. It seems rather septicaemia germs that it could dignity fully, was waiting with a pride but the ceremony was cruelly an anti-climax, but considering not even be infected artificially

that was very near to tears for long and must have been ja the weather I probably earned her daughter's arrival.

and

during the

I must say, however, Russian Ambassador

quict

Coaches, Cars hinseif with

Intughout.

All this time Heralds, Gentle- golden coach men-at-Arms and all sorts of THE THERE was a

drawn by horses and inside quaintly styled court officials it was Lord Bath all by himself. were inking their places with a There were tiny little cars precision that spoke of long driven by Field Marshals

Then rehearsal.

and

the Lord his robes

of the

their inlomitable wonten. And Mayor of London in all the time the rain spat at strived on the steps and the wind tried to drive us chancel where he had to stand off our course.

for three hours. In private life he is Sir Rupert de La Bere.

But even the nail eventually one of our Tory M.P.'s, and I gets there, and so did we The must say he showed magnificent chauffeur dropped us at the endurance on this occasion. House of Commons just as the

arranged D

clock struck seven, and then he Unseen to any eyes the tele- men were already at took the car off to some distant vision valhalla to await the summons work,And now, for a moment. of his master.

1 must comment once more on the amazing capacity of the With admirable foresight the English for achieving miracles. Kouse of Commons catering department and

Television is only a recent life, and buffet breakfast on the Terrace, part of our national They might as well have there. had been considerable arranged it in the river. I tion't apposition to using it in know if you have ever eaten a Abbey. Eventually the clamour rain-soaked piece of tohs!7 If subsided and it was announced hol, you have missed one of the that television and radio would experiences of life.

supply eyes and ears for the

which multitudes

could

the

not

However, it was fun moeting come to the Abbey or line the one's colleagues in their kee streets. breeches and silic stockings and

gold braid and swords.

Also

The Coronation Honours List

had been issued the day before, Among The Tombs

and we had the first chance to

congratulate those of our num-

ber who had been made knighta, ERE had to be special lights baronets and barens.

We had to be in the Abboy roof, and when turned on, gave

T

of course for the cameras, but these were placed in the

by

was made simple because

that an actual radianco to the core-

the mopy. And where were

the

D

eight o'clock, a feat

Minister of Works bed erected cameras? They were hidden in the ancient tombs, with operators covered bridge from Commons to the entrance of the crouched and unseen among the

Immortal, dead. Abbey.

Producing pur tickets, we It was a miracle of organisa- gave them to a Gold Stick in tion, and its success was, com- waiting. who took us to a plete. Nor was the Coronation balcony. Below us were the televised by the courtesy of a Pearesses in their robes and tooth paste manufacturer or a diamond or near diamond brand of elgarolics. It was the tiaras. On the other side were State attending to matters

of

the ear

al

strain spons the Queen, the it.

no pockets

no

Scientists led by Mr L. E. A Rowson, of the Agricultural Research Council, found that. many of their cows were de veloping severe infections after giving birth to calves..

Д

So they tried the effect' of

hormone called injecting

that, when

oestrogen.

They found

置

animal had received the extra

protection it was so resistant to

2,iihu.

--fLondon Express Serpierjang

The men who beat:

A SMAL, MAN, a cheerful," modest man, a man of steel and wire, a man of supremo courage. Such a man is Tensing (above), the Sherpa guide.

Beven times before, he has gone with expeditions to Everest. No one knows the killer-mountain. better than he. Now it is fitting that ho should be one of the two men to conquer at last

For the best Bhorpa climbers there la a title of honour "The Tigom. For 30-year-old Tenning they have a separate name. Him they call: The Tigor of Tigern.":

EVEREST

NEWS-PROFILE of two MEN WHO STOOD-ON-THE-TOP-OF_THE_WORLD

THAT kind of a man

is Edmund P. Hillary, the 34-year-old bachelor who has just beaten Everest?

His friends say, "He has enormous fect"... but he has put them to good use.

Ho was one of the men who originated ski mountain- coring in New Zealand-but ho. is so quiet... his other hobby is beekeeping.

expedition in which he has taken part.

He and Lowe, the other. New Zealander on Everest, went on-

a privately-financed expedition: In 1951.

Mountain rescue

He was invited to join the 1951 Shipton reconnaissance... to Everest... and he went on. reconnaissance" last year's expedition also.

Once, a New Zealand giri,

Third expedition. ellmber, Ruth Adams, fell and

He works on his farm for aix months of the year-and tien he goes off to. New Zealand's Bouthern Alps for Elx months' climbing among the 10,000 and 12,000ft. peaks there.

During the war he was one - of New Zealand's flying men. and this is the third Himalaya

broke an arm near the "top" of one of the peaks in the New Zealand Alps.

It took 40 export climbers:

a week to carry her down.to safely.

Hillary was one of the men who did the organising: That's the sort of man, he 18, the man, who has just climbed 'Everest.