1932-08-03 — Page 6

Just one line

left over from our Sale

Jantgen

BATHING SUITS

$14.50 net

usually $23.50 to $29.50.

Plain colours and two colour combination in all sizes.

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THIS WEEK:

MACKINTOSH'S LTD

HERE OUT EAST-

you have to be so much more particular about details.

Even at home it is always safer to use an antiseptic soap. Here, of course, it is essential. But besides this antiseptic value Calvert's Carbolic Tollet Soap is so delightfully refreshing and as pure as the most delicate complexion could desire.

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CALVERTS

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TOILET JOAP

MADE IN ENGLAND

WHITEAWAY'S SALE

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BARGAIN

22 pairs only

IN

MEN'S SHOES

Men's Brown Zug Oxford Shoes.

Plain Fronts. Uskide Soles. Best

British Make Sizes 5 10 Usual Price $27.50 pair.

SPECIAL

BALE

PRIDE

$15.00

PAIR

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1932.

PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD exinting ordinanere, of the many in-

VIEWS OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF SANITARY BOARD ON RECENT

RECOMMENDATIONS...

AGREE WITH POLICY OF REFORM BUT

INSIST ON PROPER UNOFFICIAL

REPRESENTATION.

A motion relative to the recommendations submitted by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services (the Hon. Dr. A. E. Wellington) for the Re-organisation on modern lines of the Health Services of the Colony, formed the subject of a long discussion at the Sanitary Board yesterday.

The motion, which was proposed by Mr. C. Champkin and Beconded by Mr. Wang Kwong Tin was carried. It is fully set out. below.

MANY SUGGESTIONS TO AUTHORITIES

There were present, Mr. G. R. Sayer (President), the Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson (Director of Public Works), Dr. G. W. Pope (M.O.H.), Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. M. K. Lo, Dr. R. A. de Castra Basto, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Dr. Li Shu Fan, Mr. C. Champkin, and Mr. J. H. Gelling (Secretary).

The motion, proposed by Mr. Champkin was se follows-

"That, in regard to the copy of Recommendations submitted by the Honourable the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services for the Reorganisation on modern lines of the Medical and Sanitary Services of the Colony, which was forwarded to the President

of the Sanitary Board by the

vices'

recommendations have been submitted to the Head of the Sanitary Depart- ment by members of this

terests, concerned with the health, safety and convenience of tho public that come within our pro.. vincé,

Restriction of Criticism.

We do not, however, agree that it is necessary or desirable-wo are emphatically of opinion that it is very anticeessary and entirely un- desirable that the carrying out of these reforms should cloak a scheme for depriving the taxpayer of his clementary right to ask questious through the elected members of this Board on matters of public interest apart from ganit tation in the restricted acnse of the

terin.

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The prin-

The Prevention and Treatment"of Epidemics, the Sale of Food and Drugs, Factory and Workshop Con. ditions, the Construction af Buildings, Cattle Disease, Town Planning, miatters relating to phrase may include and certain | Board. Still, whether you call it a Water Supply, the Public Health "prominent non-officials," for the Public Health Board or a Sanitary and everything else except Sanita purpose of “advising" the govern Board is immaterial tion in the restricted souse of the ment on matters of policy is not ciple, as we non-officials see it, is term--all these by a stroke of the satisfactory to us.

that you cannot have two Boards

lie criticism, They are to be no pen are to be placed beyond pub.

The privilege of advising the functioning together, one divested of all authority except with regard government is longer matters of public concern.

no constitutiona} substitute for the right of criticis.to sanitation in the restricted sense The taxpayer that pays the pipering it and if the proposed now

of the term and the other consist- may be quite content that the Board is to bring in all these ing mainly of the Heads of Govern D.M.S.S. should call the tune, but Hends of Government Departments, ment Departments acting in a if the taxpayer is to be told to whose interests obviously lie in the purely advisory capacity on matters. tion,

mind his own business when he avoidance of public criticism, then

of policy. vi.-Subject to the points enu- ventures to enquire what the tune merated above, the unofficial is, then I say he will not tolerate

it must have a majority of non members of this Board arq in,this deprivation of his right. The i

official members, as the Sanitary general agreement, with the non-officials of this Board will most policy of reform advocated by strenuously resist the proposed. the Director of. Medical and abrogation of their authority to Sanitary Services."

criticise any and every department concerned with Public Health

Board be forwarded to the Government for its consider

MR, CHAMPKIN'S SPEECH. Mr. Champkin said:----

As a newcomer I am under the disability or it may well be that Hondurable the Colonial Secre I have the advantage of knowing tary under covering letter of the nothing of any considerations by 19th April, 1932, the views of the Board that may have prompted this Board in regard to such re-this very able and interesting memorandum by the Hun the Director of Medical and Sanitary Servicca.

commendations are as follows:--

i-That it is uncessary to create Public Health Board

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.

wfrich is to function separate ly and independently of the existing Sanitary Beard. ii.-That the Constitution of the ly as to warrant the implied criti- cism of the DM.S.S. that the

I approach it without knowing in what

respects if

this Board has so failed to function effective-

Sanitary Board be enlarged.

Board has.

We hold that these public health reforms can be put into effect without undermining the privilege and authority of the Sanitary Expand the Sanitary Board,

Board to hold a watching brief for The heat way of accomplishing the taxpayer. If that privilege this is to expand the Sanitary and authority is called into ques Board and to so amplify its fune. tion-if it is suggested that the The suggested establishment of a tions that they will cover all the public interest will be better served Public Health Advisory Board con- interests it.is proposed to delegate by removing the Public Health De- sisting of the Hon. the Colonial to the suggested Public Healthpartment from the sphere of public Secretary, the Hon. the Director of Advisory Board-and let me add criticism-then we shall protest Medical and Sanitary Services, the that I don't much like that word that this is a Alching of public Heads of Government Departments "advisory,? I would rather it rights that we cannot be expected. whomsoever that comprehensive wors called the Public Health (Continued on Page 7.)

THE CHILDREN'S

OPIUM.

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edited by UNCLE JACK.

FLOWER TINTING.

in order that it may func-Sanitary Board under this proposed tion' asa

Public Health new scheme will confine its activi Board with the personnel

ties to sanitation in the restricted suggested by the Director of sense of the term. Medical and Sanitary Ser-

The majority of my non-official vices for his Public Health colleagues are professionally quali Advisory Board (except that fed to analyse these public health the vice-Chairman shall be a proposals with more perspicacity non-technical man, preferably

than I can claim and I would have the Secretary for Chinese been subjected to a more detailed

preferred that they should have DEAR KIDDIES, Affairs) but with a propor scrutiny than I can give them in

OH, Kiddies! Here is a gem of of a trick It is interesting, tionate increase in the num-briefly putting forward the motion

and is something to pass the time ber of the unofficial repre- that stands in my name.

It is obtained from the white who are ignorant of it, the shock away, while giving your chums,

sentatives of the public, (so

poppy, the unripe "head " or of their lives, that the existing unofficial the motion as it stands is the con-

I would like, however, to Ray that seed capsule of that flower yield- iig a juice, which when dried bo- majority be approximately

comes the Opium of commerce.

accessories sidered and unanimous view of the The poppy is largely cultivated in maintained), such enlarged nnn.official membere

India, Egypt, Persia, and Asia Minor, for the sake of this juice, which yields various alkaloids, the such as morphiae, narcotine, the

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Board, I think I

far 0.9 to day

of could that

this

go

a

Board to exercise all the functiona

of the

present Sanitary Board, together D.M.S.S. has laid us under with the new functions con-- templated by the Director of

henvy obligation by setting forth so lucidly and convincingly needs Medical and Sanitary Ser-

that it is clearly our duty to urge. vices for his Public Health The Sanitary Board will not stand Advisory Board,

between the D.M.S.S, and the

iii.-That it is imperative in the

interests of the general public that all questions of policy and expenditure of public money should be vest- ed in the Public Health Board: "

putting into effect of sich public health roforms as desirable and we non-oficials are are obviously

agreed that many of the reforms he advocates are, long overdue.

We appreciate the advantages of his proposals in so far as they are concerned with internal departmen tal changes-by which I mean. changes in nomenclature, increases or reductions in persoonel and im- provements or additions to material and equipment. -

We have all heard of Opium, but how many of us know from whence it comes

of opium.

Tinting your own flowers, Does it not sound good! No expensive Arc necessary, just follow these directions.

Get two vases filled with water

place some red ink in one and a little black ink in the other,

ench yase

bano, etc., Laudanura is a tincturą į Then place some white flowers in The Chinese are great smokers By the end of the day the colour- af opium and the habit is one through the stems and tinted each ed water will have been drawn up difficult to relinquish, when once Government acquired. In 100 the Chinese little white petal

proposed to

The flowers look very effective British Government 蔬

will arouse a great deal of in- whereby the importation of Indian terest among young chums.

You can improve upon the idea. opium into Chinn should cease within ten years, and at the same

of course, until you can create all time measures were adopted for sorts of tints, but be careful not

to the closing of opium dens in Chins

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the schemo

POUR LES PETITS.

YESTERDAY'S

TRANSLATION.

"Don't forget Mary, that you must keep your eye on the ball," nay's John.

BIGGEST MAP OF MOON,

Hike the lovely blooms your mother has placed in the drawing- room, or she will be after you.

́IN LIGHTER VEIN.

CORNER

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THE

STAMP COLLECTOR

THE acquisition of an album

and a supply of stamps in but the beginning of a very inter- esting and profitable education. Stamps should be studied an well Ba collected and admired. Each stamp has been issued for some specific purpose or reason The stamp itself may be on some special paper or printed by some special printing process. Watermarks in the paper, methods of perforation or separation of the stamps, blend- ing colours, all have a boåring on the variety of the stamp.

iv.--That, as regards the Direc-

Then it is highly important that tor of Medical and Sanitary

wo have, some book of instructiona Services' recommendation

or catalogue by which we can

under

properly classify our stamps. This sub-heading "The

Shaw Discriminates.

nged is met, in the Scott's Standard Medical or Curative Branch,"

Another of the legion of Shaw Postage Stamp Catalogue obtain- having rogard to the neces

stories has it that he once missed ablo wherever stamps for collectore his umbrella-from-the-stand at his are sold. In this catalogue. every aity for economy in the work-

club. Subsequently he posted a

known variety of stamp is listext It is of course impossible for u ing out of the scheme, suf-

to hazard an opinion as to whether

notice in the ball, requesting the and every type is illustrated with ficient recognition has not

nobleman who had removed his the exception of United States the public benefits of these pro-

umbrella to replace it. heen accorded to the fact

stamps ( law prohibite the illus that there are in the Colony the public expenditure they will posals will be commensurate with

"Why do you say the noble. tration of the United States man naked a friend. "Isn't stamps).

With the new printing highly qualified medical prac involve. There must be a point of A Llanelly (South Wales) no

of the catalogue this summer each it rather crude sarcasm!" titioners who may be will-

"Not at all, answered Shaw. Stamp lustration will have a nota ing to co-operate, either in balance somewhere and if we look tranomer, Mr. Hi Peroy Wilkins, "The constitution of this club tion beneath it describing the motit. composed of or design so that the catalogue has just completed the biggest map states that it is an honorary capacity, or on upon this. Board rather ne the of the moon ever made. The map, noblemen and gentlemen.' He will become a very useful encyclo.. part time engagement, or to guardian of the public health than which Mr. Wilkins started 14 years couldn't be a gentleman to remove pedia as well as classifier.

as the custodian of the public puran ago, shows scores of thousands of my umbrolla, could he?

Cradera ridges, mountains, and. University Clinical Professors may still, I hope, rely upon other features all portrayed accu are, and trave for some time some unhygienie Finance Commit-rately to scale...

tos, submitting this, scheme to a

The previous largest map, drawn past been, rendering valued

by Englishman in 1920, wda. only and highly apprecinted pub-researching Genomic analysis 77in in diameter. Mr. Wilkin's

than we are able to give it “f drawing is 200 in, in diameter and lio services.

Well entirely agree with the contains details never-before shown. Thap-copies of such memo D.M.S.Sa to the advisability of Mr. Wilkins "is à decorator, and randa on the Director of clearer deinorcation, by new studies natronomy, in his spare Medical and Sanitary Ser-ordinances, or by amendments to

the fact that Hong Kong

time

A Prophecy.

A stout elderly lady sat down on a park bench that had been newly painted. A keeper, hastily. approaching, said: "You can't sit "there," madam, because-

"Hero I sit and here I stick !! won the defiant answer.

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