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On May 29th at 11.40-No returna from Japanese abatibns or Vladfrontcob

Pessure has decreased slightly at Welbal wal and decreased slightly along the cast from Shanghel to Tourane, and over Formos It is nearly stationary elsewhere

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Hongkong raitifull for 24 houm unding: #1 10 s.m-to-day 0.00 Ireb, Fotel size dat Janúary, 18.08 lusben, zgnizet an average of 99.34 insbes

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THE CARREL TREATMENT.

PAPER IN MEDICAL JOURNAL. Bonewed interest in the Carral-Dakin treatment of infected wounds, the success of which in the field hospitals of France has won world fame for its inventors has been stimulated in America by the recent announcement that Dr. Alexis Carrel is to resura to New York to take charge of a military unit hospital to be erected by the Rockefeller Institute for Medical, Research, in which the Carrel Dakin method is to be practised and taught to army surgeons, public health experts, and Bed Cross nurses.

Dr. H, HM Lyle Prozessor of Clini- cal Surgery at the College of Physicians Land Sargeons of Columbia University

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH,

CABINET AND COMMONS.

LACK OF CONTROL.

3IR CHURCHILL AND THE WAR,

In the House of Commons last monthy Sir C. Henry complained that since the war began the control of Parliament over the Executive Government had been un- dermined. Members of Parliament were no longer able to exercise the functions which the electora expected them to exer cise, (Hoar, hear.)

Mr. H. Samuel believed the House of Commons exercised far greater influence than Sir Henry had given it credit for, but he agreed that its influence over conduct of affairs was probably less in these days than it had been in times

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into their confidence. There ought to be room in time of war both for Parliament and the Press. One of the greatest ovila we had suffered during the war had been the practical elimination of the platform and the abdication of Parliament, which had given an altogether disproportionate power to the Press, which, working in its proper balance in the Constitution, would discharge only beneicial functions

A FORMIDABLE SITUATION,

efficiency of the machines and the man we had now as compared with the con- dition of things at the end of the 1st campaign he would realise that a great deal had been done in the interval, and that it was altogether premature to compe to the conclusion that the arrangementa made under the Air Board had been a failure. The Government had had plenty of warning of the need of this Air Board, and they would have been to blame if they had not done all they could. in this direction. Though it was quite true that, we had not now the the ascend- ency in the air that we had at the end of the last campaign, the House would be wise to wait a little longer before coming to the conclusion that we shoulgt not quickly regain that ascendency,

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Already newspaper editors were given information which was withheld from members of the House of Commons. Editors had behaved extremely well, and had observed strict confidence in ths in formation given, but was it not an extra ordinary thing that one department altor another should hold relations with the

With regard to the regret expressed by attending surgeon at St. Luke's Hose pital, while Chirugien en Chef at the past, and certainly less than it ought Press which was more intimate than Mr. T, P., O'Connor that many men of

Ministers held with the House of Com Ambulance d'Annel Oise, Fringe, had properly to be The burden of a greats! The main difference between the talent came to Parliament only to find that they were of no use there, be (Mr. large experience with the new wound office of State was already almost over British and Prussian Constitutions was onat Law) retained as much more vivid treatment, and wrote glowingly of its wheliningly heavy, and the health of results In a paper contributed to the Ministers was continually breaking down the House of Commons (Cheers.) We recollection of what went on in the House surgical section of the

The real cause of the comparative inat certainly had not gone to war with while he was a private member than he fectiveness of the private member in the Prussia for the purpose of capturing her hud lind since he became in occupant of

AOTIVE AND SPFECTIVE,

Academy of Medicine and ine of Commons, confpared with what Constitution, (Laughter.) It would be out or other of the front benches Ho

the Journal of the American CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL sociation, Dr. Lyla explained in detail it used to be, was that nowadays, every an irony of fate it we liberated. Germany remembered when he first came to the

enslaved ourselves, (Cheers.) As a the technique of the method, and con- question was regarded as one of confid-result of the last secret session the House House of Commons looking at the crowd- tinued

Snce in the Goverment (Hear, hear In the early months of 1915 I was in The consequence was that the old contref of Commons was so convinced of the ed benches and wishing that Edison or charge of Hospital B. American Amby the body of the House over Ministerial seriousness of the situation that it not some other man of science would invent Capacity of the different members, feeling bulance. This hospital contained 150 ation was no longer effectively exercised, only agreed to conscription, but compellamuchine to measure the intellectual beds, and was situated at Juilly, Seine Except on an important matter of policy, ed the Government to introduce more sure that such machine would produes et Marne, forty miles behind the Bring vote of confidence, or on song measure drastic proposals, than they had intend000 of the greatest revolutions that had Line The wounded were brought from on which the Government had announced ed Compiegne in automobile ambulances, ar that they would stand or fall, the House It was not only in war matters that the riving in Juilly about twenty-four hours should be able to express its opinion House of Commons was abdicating its after being wounded. This year my ex freely, and its decision should be accepted functions. It was even considered in con perience was gained while Surgeon in by the Government without it being connection with changes of Government. He Chief of an ambulance situated thros and sidered as involving their resignation or hold that it would be proved historically ono half miles behind the fring

General Election,

that the first Coalition was one of the greatest disasters (cheers)—and that it Was accompanied by a lamentable inter ruption in the conduct of war measures, which led directly to a series of military disasters. He deeply regretted that the late Prime Minister did not at the time boldly appeal to the House of Commons

have found ample support to continue his policy in its integrity. He hoped the on his record and on his past. He would

new Prime Minister would look to the House of Commons as the foundation of his power

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REGISTER

Hongkong Observatory, May 19th,

At Hospital R the following proce

dure was immediately carried out ;

1. Careful examination of the sol dier's clothes to determine the absence or presence

of clothing in the wounds Examination and dressing of the wound, RATAN YA

Mr. T.P. O'Connor submitted that if proof were required of the necessity of commissions it had been supplied by events since the war. What we the use of talking about democratic control when great nation like this could be com itted to war for years without knowing all bullets, shell fra etc, and their twenty members they would have found “ Localization by Rontgen ray of it. If there had been a committes of immediate extraction. The after treat out the shortage of munitions long before ment was according to accepted surgical it was revealed by the Government, and principles. We were mished with the they would have insisted on the thing results obtained if they compared faving put right much earlier. The ourably with those of similar hospitals. French Commissions had saved France on Today we should consider them failures, many occasions duding this war from We had the usual number of pussing disaster by probing into the administra wounds, procyaneous infections, condtive affairs of the nation. The normal aryabscesses, osteomyelitis, joint comfe of the House of Commons was bore plications, amputations for infection, dom tempered by divisions, (Laughter.) delayed healings, etc., along with the worries and uncertainties which are in- cident to such cases.D.

WAR-TIME STRAIN,

My Churchill said the test they must apply at the present time was what prae

For the first ten days at the front we followed the old standard methods and the newer physiologic ones Meanwhiletical step could be taken during the we were tentatively, trying out the Carr Course of the war. No one would say, King at French experience, that the method. At the end of this time the cop system, of committees prevented the effer trast in the results was so striking that live waging of war, because France had wo adopted the Carrel method for the hospital

shown herself almost unmatched in her power to realise the whole resources of Our experience was that of Depage: the nation and to direct thom continuous be transformation which was established and with entot against the enemy abur results was startling. The immeStill, he could not help feeling that the ulate complications became more and nore rare and saputation disappeared objections raised by Mr. Samuel resied on very serious facts. The strain on from our services almost completely. In Ministers in War was one of the most our service during – four and half months no secondary abscess developed there was only one case of osteomyelitis and this responded readily to treatment. There were ab amputations for infection. The average stay for wounds of soft parts was fourten days, for compound frac, tures from twenty-eight to thirty-six days,

"The wounds treated were almost ex clusively inflicted by high explosive shells, shrapnel, trench torpedoes, bombe hand grenades, ete Very few bullet reported his results obtained

wounds were received

aval Air Service

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A great deal had been said about the

even taken place in that House, Hear, hear, and laughter.) He was not at all: sure that he had the same desire for that machine now. (Renewed laughter.) He hoped hon members would understand that he really did desire that members as a whole should take a more active and effective part in the government of the country if it could be done. With reference to the proposal that we should imitate the commission system which existed in France, the present. Prime Minister was at one time & great bellover in that system, and thought, that it might

changed his views, and they had in- Ruenced his (Air Bonar Law's) own mind be adopted here. But two things had.

as well. The first was that after a very

the part of the Government into the careful and impartial examination on Giving instances of questions which working of the French system during the had suffered through the lack of Parlia period of the war, it did not commend mentary attention, Mr. Churchill said itself as a system which would be found the Air Board, which had been hailed aseful here. What had influenced him with great expectations, had completely more than anything else was his inter- broken down, and we were told that our course with French Ministers. M. Brianti advantage in machines had passed very had told him that for thirty consentive largely to the Germans. It was certain days he had to make at least one speech, that the inferiority was not due to any and often more than one speech, on each defecte in our pilots but tre casualties day before one, or other of the Parlin- - were out of all proportion to their mentary Commissions, and the power of numbers, and he felt satisfied that they work of every man was limited. (Bear were not in proper proportion to the bear. If a finister charged with the losses suffered by the song, me had partment had til spend a large part of

enemy The Royal administration of a great given do adequate fighting return for the has time in defending himself from criti number of pilots and the amount of cism, his power of doing his work was material and skilled labour expended diminished and it must be bad for the upon it. It seemed so fettered in enter conduct of the war (Hoar, hear) The prise that practically no serions and danger of democratic forms of Govern- effective measures had been taken against ment was the jealousy which prevented the torpedo bases, at Zeebrugge. Ostend, the Executive from having sufficient und Bruges. Never at any moment since power to carry on. In time of war the formidable factors they had to conter the victory at the Marne had the situa- Excentive Government must ha given plate. Almost everything was capable of tion been more serious than it was at more rather than less power than in a sitisfactory solution at the top, but present. But for the entry of the United ordinary times, or it could not carry lower down in the hierarchy of govern States into the war no prident man out the work that it had to do ment and power the most immense dit could have said that the issue of this war EFFECT OF THE PARTY SYSTEM. foulties stood in the way of concerted, was Bually setiled, and that the questions which remained were only questions of clear cut, powerful action. It was only duration. Even as it was, the most for loss of authority of the House of Com the responsible, authoritative heads of departments who enuld really produce midable and oppressive situations lay bemons. Before the war that loss of autho and evolve a coherent and vigorous for un. The most vehement efforts rity was largely due to had things. war polity. The concentration of would be required, and the closest co Partly perhaps because of their great power in a few hands and the operation between the Government and numbers, the House concentrated itself integrity of executive action were two the House and the House and the nation lessons which had been steadily borne in The most terrible months of the war were at the Ambulance de la Pádne from June, ga everybody concerned with the course coming on, and it would only be by the 1st to August as 137 cases sutured, com of government during the war. But be highest wisdom, the utmost daring, and plete union in 119, partial union intween the French system and the almost the truest comradeship that we should failure in 2 cases. These figures include total abdication and negled which had come through safely. In that great work wounds of the knee, 12 amputation grown up in the House of Commons in the House of Commons would be failing straps, 17 fractures, and 102 wounds of regard to war matters, there was a wide its trust to the people unless it played the soft parts. On the date of August interval. The failure of the House of a constant and active part." (Cheers.) 2nd Depage had 80 compound fractures Commons to watch with severe attention Ambulance Carrel had closed 450 wounds war had been responsible in the past. fur had described the first Coalition as one without a drop of pus. In August the the course and the management of the Mr. Boner Law said Mr. Churchill with only 6 failures. MONTE

serious military and adminstrative fail- Que Trrigation aus zot dependent, an interests of the House itsell that. The way to do it was for every day have in how the effect, that their

The Carrel method is not a continu ures, and was deeply detrimental to the of the most disastrous events of the war

It was rather difficult to feel sure of free to exercise their unfettered and independent judgment, or they would the miraculous power of an antiseptic. It would be necessary, if the discus member to try to forecast what would or on any one feature of the method, butaions in the House were to have real value, have happened without it. He had to decisions would have on the party to on the combination of the whole. It is that they should be sometimes largely make that forecast before he agreed to which they belonged So far from ben a method of sterilizing wounds by held in private. He had on many occasions the arrangement. He felt perfectly lieving that the House of Commons had mechanically delivering an antiseptic of definite chemical concentration to everyons. But there was some misunder the right hon. gentleman suggested, the exactly the opposite view. Since he had advocated what were called secret ses certain that, in spite of the appeal which lost control during the war, he took portion of a surgically prepared wound and insuring its constant contact for a standing as to the purpose for which a late Prime Minister ought to have been Leader of the House and it was prolonged

period. The progress of the called secret session was needed. It made, within a few months a Govern the same with the previous Coalition rigorously controlled by was usually thought suficient to use 23 ment of the Unionist party would Government what they had suffered from

Gentleness, thorough-

gh-en argument that the members of the bave been responsible for the conduct of was that there was no party on which neix, and attention to detail are essential House of Commons could not be trusted the war. If that had happened the new they could rely to support them when

firmly believe that the That argument was not tolerated in Government would have been faced with they were wrong. (Laughter.) Ther adoption of this

method is destined to France; the mere use of it by a Minister the testion of compulsion, which, as a ult undoubtedly was that the pressure of eave many lives, to reduce the gravity produced a Ministerial crise. He did party, they would have tried to carry in individual members was much greater of the mutilations, and allow the rapid not advocate secret session for the pur-mediately. They could only have done it by now than it was when the party system return to the front of many men who pose of telling or being told secrets-he lividing the country from top to bottom was in full vigour. would otherwise be lost to the service of meant real secrets, for there were secrets at that time, and they would have found It would be an advantage for the House their country"

and secrets (Laughter.) He felt that possibly that greater vigour of action of Commons, and m the long run for the they needed to consult together in secret, would have had against it far more die Government of the day if some method hot for the sake of receiving the most secret information at the disposal of the union in the nation. He would be a bold could be adopted by which the House man who would say what would have would have a more direct and a more Blate, not because they wanted the Gov been the worse for the country in the intelligent interest in the business, While ernment to tell them anything which the struggle in which we were engaged. In the recognised that in time of war German Headquarters Staff did not know regard to the hill which the House had despotic Governments had immense d There would be no need to tell anything just passed, the right hon. gentleman hadvantages over fres institutions, if free that was not well known to the Intellig quoted him as saying that what they institutions were to survive and they ence Departments of the great belligerent needed was 100,000 men. What, in fact would survive he would rather have Powers. Nearly all the great matters of he had said was that the recruits had their success than succem under any other war could be fully discussed on the basis fallen short by that figure, In this form of Government (Cheers,) He had of facis known to the enemy But hardly struggle the last man would tell, and the never been opposed to the occasional, dis- sny question could be discussd properly men raised under the re-examination cussions in private, and he did not think and freely if every word was to be made scheme might make just the difference that they were a drawback to the Gor pablic, and to be read forty eight hours between defeat and victory. ernment. He believed that occasionally afterwards by the enemy, by Allies, and

With regard to what had he said by a frank discussion with members general- by our own soldiers in the trenches. Why could not he or other members have the Mr. Churchill about the Air Board hely would in the long run be quite as much opportunity of speaking to their fellow- did not admit that it had been the com- to the advantage of the Government as it members without having it all printed plete failure that his right hon, friend would be to the Houes (Ren, hear.) in the Berlin Tageszeitsing or Hamburger had suggested. He considered that our If on the whole they made up their minde Nachrichten two days later! It was not position as regards the air service was that they did not want a change of Go the facts alone which mattered, but the for better to-day thaif it would have been crament, then in whatever criticism they point of view which a member held. There without the Air Board. If his right hon indulged their aim should be to stimulate Were matters on which it was Intolerable friend could see the great change for the and not to hamper the Exceutive Govern they should be forced to take the enemy better between the number and the ment. Cheers Y

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