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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1918,

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NEWSPAPERS. AND THEIR READERS.

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THE MOST ASTONISHING THINGS,

Miss Boss Macaulay. the author of the

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who is in London to try to make Britainwitting novel of the year, What Not," The best TIFFIN in TOWN

"dry":"Our men, who are coming over writes in the Size, Reading the

here are all going to be paid by us-300| (dollars 1£60) a month and upwards,"

Mr. B. Wilson, secretary of the United Kingdom Alliance: **Not" a copper of Americnt money is behind our campaign."

Here is what the Anti-Saloon League of America has to say about it. The Anti Saloon League of America proposuis to extend its efforts into other countries

Papers,"

- Newspapers are, perhaps, even more: astonishing than most other things, in this astonishing world. Soy only the de is extraordinary that humanity should be appraised daily of a certain selection of the world's hapnings through the median of black marks o boiled rag, apprehenied through the eyes--but the selection itself is surely in some respects remarkable.

hy furnishing sibstantial testimony in the form of speakers, writers, and other witnesses, as well as through general publicity agencies, and will give financial sistance as well as all other possible support to the temperance organizations of other countries, working along lives similar to those of the Anti-Saloon League of Imeric The league also proposes promptly to cooperate in the effort to farm new temperance organizations in those countries which now have no pract

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vements directing the Prohibition sentiment.

Auerintendent. Mr. Baker.

The Kenwer the above: "We are now ready to lend a hand scross the sea We only ask that the methode employed be practical and divorce from non essen tials, and that our energy and means be used for specite temperance work and of its contemporaries, not involved and hampered by the doing of many things. After much experiment. ing we have found the method for the solution of the problem in this country.”

Perhaps the deangest thing about is strange even allowing for the function ing of news agencies) is the general re semblance of the contents of one paper

those of another. It would seem as if every newspaper office leapt every day to approximately the same conclusions as to the desirgs of humanity for informa tion about the world's happenings. The news is, indeed, handed out in rather different spirit and form, Agirding to the temperament and tastes of each paper, but is is roughly) the sine now.

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LED CEIRS FOR MONEY. The general manager. fr. Cherrington, goes into detail regarding the financing The depleted of foreign campaigns finances of even the

call for im organizations in Europe temperance mediate assistance. The demands of the war base of necessity cripplied every such movement in threat Britain.

the organizations arc

THE REST OF THE NEWS.

There is, I think, roout for a paper which should set out to give the rest of the news; the news not mentioned by If ever I

have money (but this is inaprubafile; the Kod seldom have, I shall start such a paper, and call it the Daily Remainder. Mengwhile, as to the matter at present so arbitrarily selveted for daily presen- tation, many interesting questions rise. Space being limited, I cannot ask them all, nor, indeed answer ang. two-

But I ask

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A which sections of the reading DAIRY public are the various items aimed b

And do they hit or miss! Which means, I suppose, how much insight bas the journalist into the mind of his fellow

Many of aty for assistance W/human beings?

already calling must he prepared to serve these organiza tions with any assistance which we may he nhle to give through wisely directed counsel and conference, while, most of all we must put our shoulders to the wheel in a peculiar sense in order to aid them with financial assistance commensurate with the gigantic task which is theirs The proposed

plan of organization for universa! Prohibition involves, first, the enlargement of scope and the exten-

the sion of the activities of the Anti-Saloon League of America; secondly, the giving of substantial assistance to existing tem-

in other countries. perence organizations

"The plan for the enlargement of the work of the Anti-Saloon League of America involves special organized effort to assist existing tem

organiza

tions abroad not only by but by appealing to

of America the for fnancial support commensurate with the demands of this world programme, thas enabling the Anti-Salom League of America to give greatly needed assistance to temperance organizations abroad."

1.S. METHODS HERE. ·

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everyone likes "leaders. For these curious as a perfect diet cannot be over- effusions sum up our incoherent thoughts for us and give them shape whether the estimated. sa sbap ng the leader writer's, or one widely different called into being by opposition. Some people can only inain- tain themselves in what they consider cannot thrive. sound political principles by regularly reading opposition leaders Before the leaders of the papers with which they are in agreement, their faith Falters; it milk is guaranteed. looks so weak, so improbable, but like

that.

But most people prefer to see their own thought about events set out for them in print; it is nearly as satisfying as having written them themselves, and how much less trouble!.

cise with a suggestion, I would urge all or part of the newspaper world to try the experiment of leaving our most of what they at present publish, of pub- lishing much of what they now leave out--and 3400 if it not accepted meekly by the public and consumed with unquestioning relish. For the public are. wonderfully tamed."

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Finally, here is resolution No. adopt ed at the recent world-wide Prohibition conference:

That

the Anti-Saloon League of America immediately organize a department of foreign work under the direct.on of the Committee on Financial EFFECT Management. the duties of which depart inent shall be: First, the placing of field agents and special representatives in

apidly other countries just us

in America financial support of the pe

trouble. The effect of alcohol, even in moderate, will justify the necessary expense. deses, is to impair both, speed and necu- general scope of operations of these racy of work. Such is the general con special representatives will be to dp. personal aut platform work as well fusion arrived at by Dr. H. M. Vernon uther general agitation ami ryuuizations the result of experiments made by him Further, they wall Counsel for the Medical Research Committee of with and recommend to similar temper have published his report on The In- the National Insurance Commission, whe ance organizations abroad there as and methods which have proved successful fluence of Alcohol on Manual Work and in this country, and will assist in the Neuro-Muscular Co-operation. inauguration and promotion of new tem perance and Prohibition movements in those countries which have no practical and effective organizations."

work.

The experiments listed several" weeks. and the work chumen for test purposes were typewriting, the use of the adding machine, and pricking a spot on a target I have italicized certain words in the set up vertically at arm's length. The above in view of the further statement of effect of taking alcohol with food and Mr. Wilson, azezetary of the United upon, an empty stomach and also the Kingdom Allianca, that there is not the effect of pare and diluted doses were slightest intention of trying to force the studied; speed and accuracy being vari British public into Prohibition by Ameriables, which might be affected differently, ean methods.'

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MORE GIRLS AT THE

UNIVERSITIES. ·

OVERCROWDED COLLEGES. One result of the war has been to make parents of the professional classes feel that, as far as they can afford it, their daughters shall have opportunities to Unfor make careers for themselves. tunately, to meet this new feeling of parental responsibility there has laxo no enlargement of the women's colleges, and Oxford and Cambridge are filled to overflowing. Disappointed candidates have "only the extern universities to look to, with their lack of the academia atmosphere...

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At Somerville College, Oxford, 10 of the candidates competing for vacancies have bad to be refused, 50 more put on. 4 waiting list, and about 15 of these only can hope to achieve residence. At 5. Hugh's College, Oxford, about 40 had to

Dr. Vernon decided to eliminate the first by limiting it voluntarily (after acer taining that it is lessened by alcobol), and they obtained simple results in terms of woeuracy only.

In stating his general conclusions, Dr. Vernon says that experiments were made iipon eight men and five women altoge ther, and "all of them, with one doubtful exception, showed some reaction to the very moderate doses of alcohol undi alcoholic liquids employed." He goes on to say that this reaction was invariably in the direction of diminished control of the muscles, as was proved by the increase in the number of typing and adding- machine mistakes, by diminished typing speed, and by increased error in pricking

a target..

At the same time it was

found that in some of the subjects a small dose of alcohol, if taken with food, might ince no measurable reaction whatever,

EFFECT ON EMPTY STOMACHE..

This non-reactive dose did not exceed 40%, of port (a little more than a glan). be refused. About half the applications and in the, more susceptible cages would When taken on

to St. Hilda's Hall, Oxford, have also be considerably less.

bad to be refused this year, but it is an empty stomach, alcohol was found to hoped to add about 30 to the present stu- I about twice as toxic as when taken dents' roo At Girton Miss Jex Blako with food." Dr. Vernon says:- In all

rooms baa three spplications for every vacancy, work with the hands requiring skill and At Newnham there was practically the delicacy of muscular control one may be

condition of

of things, the applications confident that, whilst strictly moderate for next October exceeding the places quantities of alcohol liquors, taken by available by about 100

The great girls' secondary schools are persons accustomed to alcohol, may not similarly crowded out. The prosperity appreciably reduce manual skill they can among people not accustomed to send seldom, if ever, improve it. Moreover, ing their girls to secondary schools prob. such persons continually run the risk of ably accounts for this pressure. In some finding their manual skill quite appro pinces rooms are being taken outside to ciably reduced if they happen to take fold classes and in others there are classes their alcohol on an empty stomach a

ven in the corridors. This congestion stead of a full one. It would be far better bę increased when the provisions of | for them to avoid the risk altogether by the new Education Zet are enforced.postponing their consumption of alcohól Times

till the day's work is over."

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