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by some theorists on sociological PIONEER HEALTH CENTRES.

phenomena, to the nerve strain Briz- ing from the strenuous conditions of to-day and expressing itself in insomnia and neurasthenia, Others attribute it to the ban on alcohol,

IN

*News and Views *

many European countries sinco the war much attention has been given te questions of health, and important schemes have beenThe Pule! initiated by states for dealing with

tions are necessary and in England a plan to create them is now being put into practice.

Susie went with her mother to

Promotion" Pictures.

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How Advertising Pays,

DEATH OF THE REV.

WATSON.

FORTY YEARS IN CHINA..

The Rev. W., Watson," for over auocesful publicity are contained in China, has died after a brief

A number of striking examples of

forty years a Wesleyan missionary

in a publication which describes, the lness at Teignmouth. He was netivities of the Trade branch of native of Selby, and while engaged for the Irish Free State in Great in farming at the age of nearly the office of the High Commissioner Britain, and which was presented thirty he came under the influence Parliament. to both Hounce of the Free State

of the late Rev. David Hill, Trade orders. re sulting from a campaign which notable Chino missionary, who was l'cost only £1,000 included. at the time home on furlough. Mr.

Ave-figure account with a London

firm and an increase of £60,000 in Watson offered himself for work ia the purchases of Free State goods China, sold his stock, and at great. North of England, by a multiple shop firm in the sacrifies sailed for China in 1892.

For twenty years he worked in the whale Impaled on Liner.

province of Hupeb, and later, after several attempts, entered Ching When the British linor Western-sha, the capital of the fast-closed land stopped off Plymouth to take

and any that the prohibition of the general physical welfare of the siny at the house of some relations stimulants in America and their In England the Ministry

of Health was rosted, and much The buttor was almost invisible on virtual suppression in England, by of the work which it has done and the slices of bread and butter at vindictivo taxation, is a cause of is doing must, from almost every ten "Oh, mummy," said Susie, the drug babit. Whatever may be point of view, bo considered of tuming over her slice, which in its origin the use of druge is pre-nation. There are, however, certain

paramount importance to the the front side valent to a disquieting degree, and aspects of the health work done by very lucrative traffic, in this the Government which, no matter

Mr. Day asked the First Lord poisonous commodity has been de what effort be made, cannot be na

of the Admiralty in the House of veloped. It is an unfortunate:

effective as they might. Large Commons for what reason all numbers of people resent, state. thing that any activity that proves interference with what they regard officers in the Navy are required remunerative can always find as their privato affairs, and with to have their photographs takous participants, no matter how vile regard to matters of health this is and submitted to the Admiralty on

particularly trip. To deal with promotion. The answer was given on board the pilot, a whale drop province of Hunan. After a spell" it may appear to be to law abiding these people non-official organisato a Press representative by anped from the bows. Exactly when of twenty years he came home on and conscientious people. But it

Admiralty official, who explained Captain J, H. Doughty said that furlough, returning to China for z it was impaled is unknown, but is not for those of us who have

Order issued on the subject last through a school of whales. Two Hunan, where he was much loved that there was an Admiralty Fleet the Westernland had passed further twenty years work in safe positions and ample incomes

year. The idea is to make the to the stem of the liner, and one by the Chinese.

were plunging in a close proximity. to, meto out. unsparing condem...“

The scheme is for the creation records more complete," he said, suddenly dived directly in its nation to men and women who Centres in various parts of the placing the photographs of officers rival of the Westernland off Ply- of a number of Pioneer Health The Admiralty are desirous of course. No shock of impact was

felt, and it was not until the nr may be tempted, when in desperate country. They will be entirely un-at certain stages of their career mouth that the impaled whale was straits, by the offer of lavish re official and supported by contribu with their records. It is simply to discovered about five feet below the wards. Some of the mugglers are,

tions from their members. In remake things more complete."

water line. It was about 43 feet in length however, of the type described in shilling per family the Health Baths But No Trace of Water.

turn for a weekly payment of one an article which we reproduce, on Centres will aim at providing Page 1 of this inque, from a London people with advice and education paper. The old rogue in question: The principal object aimed at is to on matters of hygiene generally. after describing how he had kept keep people away from doctors by his little daughter for three years teaching them, when they are at an English high school, out of healthy, how to keep well. the proceeds from, one big these Centres there will be all the JACOB. On July 12, at Shanghai Packet which I dumped rshore near as swimming baths, gymnasiums, which must have been of unusual tive officer (Lieut.-Com. Haskyns), opposite direction turned into Mody

comforts of a social club as well to Mr. and Mrs. E. I. JACOB, Egypt, went back to his concer and possibly recreation fields. Each tina and hymus." But since centre will consist of at least 2,000 THOMAS DE QUINCEY wrote his families, all seriously interested in "Confessions of an Opium Eater,"

the work. The scientific advisory council of the organisation consists some hundred years ago, drugs and of some of the most distinguished

STERGENS

BIRTHS.

DAILY-On July 13, at Tsingtao,

to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. DAILEY, a daughter.. DOYLE,-On July 17, at Batavia, to Mr. and Mrs. T. W. DOYLE, Hsu.-On July 8, to Mr. and Mrs.

JABIN HSU, a son, EARL

son,

A son.

PALFREEMAN, a Bon!

DEATH.

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Britain.

In

of

LEITAO-On July 10, at Shanghai, to 3fr. and Mrs. M. F. READ LEITAQ, daughter, MCDONALD. On July 8, at Shang hai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. MCDONALD, a daughter. PALEREEMAN-On July 12, at Shanging drug traffic have been the physicians and surgeons in Great

hai, to Mr. and Mra D. C. stock-in-trade of many sensational STODDART-On July 13. at Shang-writers, so much so that there is hai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. danger of the reality of the drag STODDART, 800.

trade taking refuge behind the Employers Kast Pay cloud-vapour of literary romance.

A decision in effect that when The saber records of the League of machines take the place Nations bring us back to earth, and labour and cause discharge of the proceedings of the Convention workmen the latter are entitled to have bron merely tedious and pro-indemnification has been returned by the Mexican State Board of With the best will in the world Arbitration. The ruling was hand the delegates to the Conferencs have ed down in the case of two workers been faced with intricate difficulties Grande electrical plant when instal who were discharged by the Rincon which have hindered progress at iation of machinery made their sor every turn. A Netherlands sugges-vices unnecessary. The hoard or tion for the progressive limitations dered the company to pay the men

a substantial sum as damages,

GUTIERREZ-On July 7, at Shang. hai, ELVINA MARIA, aged eight months.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JULY 18, 1931.

THE ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFIC.

tracted.

Formar Lucla Officer,

COLLISION IN NATHAN ROAD.

MOTORCYCLIST'S LUCKY ESCAPE.

Sanitary Inspector Frost had a

Whence did the Romans in Shrop- shiro get their bath water? This It was announced in Naval Ap-lucky escape from injury last aven- problem is suggested by discoveries pointments that Licut.-Comdr. J. at Uriconium, the old Romani city W. Hoskyns had been appointed when his motor cycle collided Shrewsbury and Wellington. on Watling Street half-way between to the cruiser Cambrian, a Chat with a car and Austained consider... Charles Marston, President of the serve Fleet, with effect from "July

Sir ham-manned ship of the Nore Re-abe damage.

It appears that, Mr. Frost was Shropshire Archeological Society," 18. It will be recalled that :follow- largest city in Roman Britain. The the submarine depot ship, at De Rond in the direction of the Star atated: "Uriconium was the fourth ing the incident in H.M.S. Lucia, riding his machine along Nathen line of wall which we have exposed vonport last Innunry the captain Ferry, when a car coming from the is obviously that of the baths, (Com, O. E. Hallifax), the execu size and beautiful construction and the divisional officer (Commd. Road, having to cross the path of Where the water for these baths Błam, P. A. Wright) were placed the motor cycle to do so. The im Uriconium is a mile from the Severn nounced that Com, Hallifax had stated, the machine was severaly came from is, however, a mystery on half-pay: In June it was an- pact was cousiderable, and, as and several miles from the hills, been appointed to the Shropshire, damaged. Mr. Frost, however, and there are no traces of a of the First Cruiser Squadron; in' escaped without injury, na did the spring.

the Mediterranean.

occupants of the car."

*Local Notes and Events

At Tuesday's Rotary Club tiffin, Senator Key Pittman will give an address on The Opcident and the Orient."

Two Chinese cases of typhoid According to statistics compiled were reported on Thursday. by officials of tho-Kiangsi Provincial Kuomintang, the material damage The will of the late Mr. Charles done by the Reds to the Kiangai Joseph Mancini, which has lately people has now reached the alarm A marriage has been arranged, been dealt with in the Supremeing figure of $700,000,000, including and will take place in August, be- Court, recalls the death of a well-12,000,000 houses which have been tween Mr. Vistoria. George Kerley, known resident who was killed in destroyed by the Communist-

bandits. of Hong Kong, and Miss Dora Ho motor accident in Brazil Meal ward, of 58, Rus Pergoless, Paris, Mancini, late of Santa Cecilia, Sao Paulo, United States of Brazil, A notice issued by the Harbour died at the Hospital Bamaritane, Looking Back 25 Years. Master states that quarantine res São Paulo, on September 17, 1936. arrivals from Swatow and Pakhoi, born in Japan. Local estate, before the Hong Kong Supreme strictions have been imposed on He was of Italian descent and was seldom has there been an action owing to cholera and plague, re-amounting to $1,900, has been be- Court for such a length of time as spectively.

aueathed to the widow, Mrs. Evelyn that in which Leuba Brothers are Janet Mancini, 131, Queen's Road seeking to obtain an injunction against Messrs. Ullman. & Co. to restrain them from infringing cer- Japanese-made chewing-gum, will taim of their trade marks Com soon appear on the China market, menced in 1909 the case has dragged accinging to Nippon Dempu, which its weary length through the Court says that the Mitsui Bussen Kaisha until this week, when it seems near

dealers operating under the govern in Switzerland had to be taken on will sell it through merchants who a conclusion. One reason of the

ment tobacco monopoly. The whole commission. The present bearing formerly were tobacco wholesale delay was that evidence of workmen

sale tobacco distributers were ro before the Chief Justice opened a cent abolished by the Government fortnight ago and Mr. Sharp after as an economy move, but a number two days address to the Court on are expected to continue as whole behalf of respondents finished yes salers for chewing gum. It was terday, judgment being of course, understood that the new product reserved.-Hong Kong Daily Press, would be placed through 13,000.re-July 18, 1908. tail shops, th

President Herbert Hoover hasCentral: sent a cable to General Chiang Kai Shek, thanking him for sending

American Independence Day. greetings to the United States Government, on the occasion of

that two Chinese entered the offices of the Nippos Yushen Kaisha, It has been reported to the police

Building, on fuceday, and removed two overhead fans, apparently to have them repaired. Nothing has been seen of the fans since.

of tho production of coca leaves, from which cocaine is distilled, was rejected because it was thought that the limitation of the manu-A Cure for Olds? facture of drugs was easier than REUTER informed us a few days the control of the production of paper that an English pathologist The announcement in a London ago that twenty-eight nations have raw material. The most. hopeful has succeeded in preparing a serum signed a Convention limiting the lino was the proposed assessment containing anti-bodies to the com: manufacture of narcotics to scien- of every country's requirements mon cold is, if it proves drue, of life and medical needs. No fur for medical and scientific needs, first importance. The common cold ther news was given and we shall and to allot produccion quotas tolis almost certainly caused by a have to await arrival of the Euro- countries already producing drugs. filterable virus which up to the pre pean mail before those out East As far as possible the position was sent has defied all efforts at isola. who, for one reason or another, to be stabilised.

The Japanesetion on the part of the pathologists. The seventh Indian Empire Ger- tako an interest in the matter of delegation desired to reserve the The anti-tatarrh vaccine which den Party was held at the Hur drug production and distribution right of Japan to start a drug hitherto has been used has always Many officers, clergyman, nurece lingham Club, Fulham, on July 6. will be able to learn the names of making industry to meet legitimate been indefinite in its results, which and civilians (including Chinese, the signatory Powers and details orders.

The Turkish delegation is not surprising, for after all it Malay, and Siamese gentlemen) of the pian adopted.. There is no protested against Turkey not being could be nothing more than a shot who have resided in Borneo, Chian, news as to whether either Ching on the list of producers. Turkey's in the dark. A fairly recent test and daughters were present.

Malayan and Biam, and their wives or Turkey adheres to the agreement fair escutchton has admittedly been ofsite efficacy with students sa con- and without

the co-operation of somewhat blemished by the illicit trols, showed that it had no bere those two countries there is little drug trade, but modern Turkey, is ficial effect whatever, the injected chance of the Convention having quite different and fully worthy of students suffering colds as numerous the least effect..

confidence I. So the wrangling went and as severe as those not treated. on over matters of real, and not imaginary difficulties and clash of legitimate interests.

We all realise something of the terrible ravages made upon the human frame by the use of drugs, We have probably known, und

H.M.

Looking Back 60 Year

The non-appearance in

John Cain, a marine belonging to Supreme Court. Shanghai, of both H.M.8 Swift, was charged at the the plaintiff and a witness named Police Court yesterday by P. C. Batch" who had been bought Edward Purse, with disorderly con- from Hong Kong to give evidence duct and assaulting the police in resulted in the caso Savati v. Abdul the execution of their duty. Com- the Chines, Compradores Associatendance. The case concerns money o'clock on Friday night, from what The annual election of officers of Ariz being adjourned for their atplainant stated, that at about nine, tion took place in their offices in said to have been borrowed, and woman said to him, he went to the Chins Building on Wednesday. Mr. R. E. Newman, for the plain-No. 77, in East Street. He found. Messrs. Wong Sio Ki and Fung tiff said he could not understand the hatch-dinor at the top of the Pak Lok were elected Chairman their non-attendance since he had staircase closed and the defendunt and Vice-Chairman, respectively. notified them. Mr. M. Reader was knocking against it. He told Treasurers, Secretary and Exccu- Harris, defending, objected to the defendant to come down and not tive Committee were also elected. adjournment. He was, he said, male disturbance, Defendant. prepared to call evidence to show used filthy language towards bim Capt. Malone, residing at Clare that the case was a fraudulent one, and refused to come downds Chine mont Private Hotel, Austin Road, police that between the hours of the faculty of medicine and pro-which was hanging from his wrist, plaisent went up to arrest him, but Kowloon," has "reported to the Professor L. T. Ride, dean of he caught hold of compainant's staff 11 am and 12 noon yesterday he'fessor of physiology in Hong Kong and in the scule they both fell lost his black and white Cocker University, and Professor Faid, down the stairs, and the strap of Spaniel outside the Indian barracks professor of physics, returned re- the truncheon came off complain a brown leather collar, and answers North Borneo Ileraid thus refers of the truncheon and aimed a blow in Nathan Road. It was wearing cently from Bornco. The British ant's wrist. Defendant seized bold. to the name of Bingy

to them: The object of their nt, complainant which struck the visit is to conduct research work in pavement and the force of the blow,

Pavlova's £100,000, But overshadowing the Confer- Pavlova left à fortune of £100,000 pitied, men and women whoso en cace was the knowledge that while which is far in execs of any left slavement was undeniable. Since these limitations were being dis by a dancer as such, and she made 1012 there have been attempts to cussed China is probably produc- every furthing of it herself by hier control the illicit drug traffic bying well over 10,000 tons of opium art. She did not amass gifts of international action, but between a year, and one of the derivatives jewellery, but devoted herself to the years 1925-30, according to a from opium is covine a sub-hard work and to her activities ge League of Nations statement the stance harmlese in itself, but it a keen business woman. The bulk illicit traffic assumed alarming can to used for, the manufacture of Pavlova's money was probably Winkham, formerly a blood-grouning among the natives broke the Irancheon. Complainant proportions,

ns, and in consequence of drugs covered by the Geneva mads on tour and in America, rubber planter in Malaya, and now of North Borneo. We gather that closed with him and brought him. the Convention, which has been in Convention." The Chinese official for her later seasons in Lon-an Agricultural Officer in Ugands. this means taking a small prick of down and kept him there until session at Geneva, since May this view is that 24,000 ounces of druge don wore not supported as well while walk bag cross Jings golfblood from the fingers of selected resistance came. A constable cams year, was summoned. There may were smuggled into Chino by as they deserved to be. She was a hipsopotamus, which first and finding out to which group to the station Defendant offered: course was attacked and injured individuals from the various races up and assisted to take defendant by some doubt na to the eficcts of foreignera in 1020, mainly, they wine in deciding early in her career killed his dog. Mr. Wickham, after they belong With the addition one dollar and five dente, all the opium upon a sturdy Chinese pen-alleged, from Persia and Constan- to leave the Imperial Russian planting in the Malays States for to necurate information as to tribal money that he had, not to take him sant, but no one will contend that tinople, and nearly 34,000 ounces Ballet, where the salaries were low, several years, necompanied his older origin, such individuals will also to the station, Defondant Kwark zot Like the Chance Care you brother flow killed.byan be whle to belied on deg medrank but wayward stree che habitual use of cocaine, mor were seized in Shanghai alone durand to strike out on her own. Very elephant in Kenys three years nge) headings as full blooded Bainus" of liquor Defendant said that he phine and heroin, especially" by ing 1930. There Agures give on few members of that troupe or of on a rubber expedition in Brazil. and so on. It is proposed also to did not remember what happened. young people, is not gravely detri indication of what the Longue of the Dinghileff Ballet achieved Both went to German East Africa take records of the papillary ridges Finedono dollar, in detaill foren in 1914, and both were mado prison | on hands and fingers, rather on the days imprisonment Hong Kong mental. The drug habit is traced Nations' is seeking to combat,

wealth, or anything like it.

ors by the Germans.

lines of fingerprint recording, Daily Press, July 19, 1881