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GOVERNMENT FINANCE

FINANCE RURAL HYGIENE

FROM VICE

Why Opium Problem Is Such A Difficult One

"Anti-oplum work bristles with diMculties. Firstly, the number of oplum addicts is enormous; sec- endly, Governments in the Far East sell oplum, and thirdly, it is thought "that opium revenue it given up might affect the whole structure of the government's #nance" said Dr. Chen Su Lan in the course of d talk on "Anti- Opium Work in Singapore" given at the Y.W.C.A. recently.

The secund popular belief is that the habit of opium-smoking is incurable. To a certain extent that bellef is justified. It is really very d'mcult to cure ari oplum addict. The Governmenль had wards in the hospitals in Singapore and

the F.M.9., and after five years of experiment, they gave up the attempt to cure oplum addicts as a complete failure. Quite a large number of the patients in Singapore absconded because the remedy was unsultable.

There is a great deal of mis- understanding about the work," Dr. | Chen continued. "When I started "Yet another popular beller is four or five years ago, I knew that I tuat oplum-smoking is a necessary there were an enormous number evil. Now, at the outbreak of the of opium addicts in British Malaya. great World War, the German It frightened me out of my wits Chancellor sald: Necessity knows to think that there were then no law. It this logic is applied tu opium, It means that since optumi smoking necessary. It is'a necessary evil. In that case. you cannot "exercise any moral or hu- mane, or even divine law to abolish | the evil

about 400.000 addicts in this coun-

try out of a total population of

three and a half millions.

KEGISTRATION INEFFECTIVE "I had talks with the monopolies people, and they disagreed with me as to that number. They said that it was not half as many as I cs- timated, but you know that the registration "which is in force now -In fact, it has been in force for at least two or three years-i must ineffective:

"Neither the police officers. nor the monopolles prople, nur the Gvernment can tell the number of oplum addicts, but I am in a posi- tion to give an estimate. I have had 108 female patients during the period of only several months, and I have carefully gone into their history, especially as to whether they werò licensed to buy colum or not and I have found that out

of the 105, only 15 were registered smokers, representing a ratio one in every 15.

of

"If you multiply the registered number of smokers by seven, you

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An international assembly of doctors and scientists was at Ban- doeng, Java, where a conference on Rural Hygiene in the Far East was held recently under the auspices of the Health Organisation Depart- ment of the League of Nations.

Delegates from North Borneo, Burma, Cegion, China, the Fil Islands, the Gilbert and Elils Islands, the Condominium of the New Hebrides. Hong Kong, India and four Indian States, the Nether- lands East Indies, French Indo- China, Japan, the Straits Bettle- ments and Federated Malay States. the Philippines, Slam, the Protec- torate of the British Solomon Isles and the Tonga Archipelago .at- tended the Conference.

Dr. Ofringa. Director of the Netherlanda Indian Public Health Service is to take the chair, and Dr. L. Raichman, Director of the Health Section of the League of Nations. Geneva, is the General Secretary, assisted by Dr. Park. Director. Eastern Bureau of the Health Section of the League of Nations. Singapore.

In several parts of the world conferences on the subject of rural hygiene have already been held: the first one in Europe, 1931; others followed in 1932 and 1935 in Africa, and for 1938 a conference is plan- ned for the American countries in Mexico.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

M.V.

THE CHASTINE MAERSK

NOT AN IMPORTED VICE "Then again, there is the popu lar belief that oplum-smoking is an imported vice, and that Chinese immigrants brought that vice from China. With this thought in their minds, some argite as to why we people here should be responsible for making the immigrants better citizens. But when the League of he Conference of this year is Nations' Commission came here In result of the great and growing Interest existing in the different 1929, they found that the vice, was not an imported one. They found countries and colonies of the Far out that out of a hundred oplum East, in, the improvement of the health and nutrition of the rural amokers, 88 acquired the after their arrival in Singapore. population, which is to be counted "Now these popular beliefs, based by millions and millions in this on official reports, have the ten-part of the world. dency. of putting the public to. Last year a preparatory com- sleep. They put them to sleep In mittee, consisting of three mem- a fool's paralise, so to speak."-bers, visited India, Burma. Stam, "Malaya Tribune."

the Fed, Malay States, the Straits. Indo-China, the Philippines, and April till August, to collect exten- the Netherlands. East Indies from

sive information about the existing conditions and sanitary services.

The three members were: Mr. A. 6. Haynes, formerly Colonial Secre- tary of the Straits Settlements. president: Prof. C. D. de Langen, formerly Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Batavia (NEL), and Dr. EJ. Pampans. Secretary, Malarla Division of the League of Nations. From their report, which will be discussed at the Conference. some All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods concerning basic problems can be distilled are to be left in the Godowns, where

all sanitary and

they will be examined on 4th Oct., 1937, hyglene work in the countries of 10 am by our Surveyors Capt. the Far East. They have been put

Walter C. Weston. on the list of items for the Agenda of the Conference:

will then be very near the correct NEW CHANCES OF

number of the addicts in this

country.

OPIUM REVENUE QUESTION

"Then there are the dross seters. These dross eaters do not have to

PROMOTION

register themselves, so that, on the FOR YOUNG SEAMEN

whole my estimate of 400,000 smokers ux addicts is rather con- servative.

"One of the greatest obstacles is put by the Government in the way of anti-oplurii workers. Oplum re- venue In this country forms the backbone of unis colony's income. In 1920 or 1921, it formed 55 per cent. of the total revenue. and it still forms about 20 or 25 per cent. of the total revenue at the pre- sent time.

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"Whenever talk about the aboli-

tion of oplum revenue is raised.

there is always the threat of im posing a new tax, and among the suggested new taxes is that most unpopular one. Income tax. No- body likes income tax, and most would rather retain the optum re-

venue

"It is thought that the abolitant. of the oplum revenue might affect the whole structure of the Govern- ment's finance, but that question, for all I know, does not arise in this country, and if the oplum re- venue is given up to-morrow, gov- erament will not have to look for

any new sources of taxation.

Special Period Of "Training

Important changes in the method of promoting promising seamen to commissioned rank in young

the navy are announced by the Admiralty. Encouragement to try for a commission is to be given to all the boys under training for the navy, both while they are at the naval schools and in their first

year or twp afloat. Those who are marked out for possible selection will be specially watched by their officers and as soon as they are twenty years old can be recom- mended to a fleet selection board

(1) Medical and sanitary services. (2) Improvement of the condi-. tions existing in the different coun- tries, and improved collaboration (3) Improvement of hygiene. (4) Nutrition.

(5) The measures to be taken in

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THE ETHA RICKME: S# having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo" are. hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk & Godown Company's godowns at into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf Kowloon, where delivery may "be obtained as soon as the goods are

having arrived from New York and Porta of call. Consignres of Cargo are bereby notified that their goods are Godown Company's godowns at Kow. here, unless notice has been given 48 being loaded and placed at their risk into: Innded, the Hong Kon: and Kowloon Wharf & Optional cargo will not be landed toon, where delivery may be obtained as hours prior to vessel's arrival, but. soon as the goods are landed.

carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 | carried on from port to port to the final Goods have left the Godoyne, and all hours prior to vessel's arrival, tut No claims will be admitted after the port of call to which the option goods remaining undelivered after the extends.

30th Sept., 1937, will be subiect to rent

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gođowus, and All broken chafed, and damaged the 5th Oct., 1937, will be subject to all Goods remaining undelivered after

Bont.

To comply with the General Banded Warehouse Regulations consignees

must have a Revenue Officer in attend- auce when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

28th Oct, 1937, or they will not be recognised.

All claims must reach us before the

No Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JEBSEN & Co.,

Agenta.

order to combat the diseases which Hong Kong, 28th Sept., 1937. for consideration. Those who are afdict the rural population. accepted by the board will undergo ] ———————— eight or nine months special training in a seagoing ship in the same subjects as are taught to the college-trained cadets.

ON LEVEL TERMS The whole alm

to

the educational standard of the Dut "ranker" on a level with that of the Dartmouth or public-school "Another difficulty in carrying cadet. The examination at the end

SMOKING IS LEGALISED

left to the goodwill of the man's messmates. In the majority of cases, no doubt, it worked well,

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where they will be examined on th Goods are to be left in the Godevas,

Sept, 1937, at 10 m., by our Surveyors Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a "Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

All claims must reach us before the 23rd Oct, 1937, or they will not be recognized.

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out anti-oplum work is that, in this of the training period will be to ignorance of the accepted way baring arrived from the above Forte will country, opium-smoking is legal-milar to that for the existing of doing thing were bound to occur ised. In China, an opium addict midshipmen; the candidates will and to disconcert the man in his hereby informed that their Goods are at Consigneshore it will lie

ls regarded as a criminal. He may

have to know the duties of an

how social surroundings. It is hoped that a great deal of this will be eliminated under the new scheme. A LACK OF ...NTHUSIASM There has certainly been a check somewhere to the enthusiasm of the lower deck for promotion in recent years. When the scheme was first introduced in 1913 there were

be allowed to smoke for a year or officer of the watch, the rule of two, but if he is young and robust, the road, anchor work, general he is made to give up the smoking organisation of a ship's company, habit by going to hospital for and how to instruct in boat work treatment. If he is caught smok- A boy getting 85 per cent of Ing oplum a second time, he is marks will be awarded a first-class given the second and last chance certificate. At least 50 per cent of to rid himself of the vice. If he marks will be necessary to qualify at is caught for the third time, he all. Those who pass will go before is shot. And that scheme has been a anal selection board and, it 44 promotions. When it was revised carried out with some measure of accepted, will become acting sub-after the war and the age-limit Heutenants. They will then under- lowered. there was still a good success,

"Other difficulties are in connec-go & short course of lastruction in flow of promotions. But by 1933. tion with popular beliefs about the etiquette and social customs and the totac had fallen to six in ev of opium-smoking. These be- will be advised on questions of 1934 it was five, and in 1935 it was lefs were based on official reports uniform and dress.

only three. of the government.

A LACK OF ENTHUSIASM

"The first of these beliefs came

are hereby notified that their Cargo be discharged into Holt's

risk and subject to

on 27th instant, Consigneos of Cargo are Wharf,

being landed at their risk into the Terms and Conditions of Storage 41 Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will bo Wharf and Godown Company. Limited, ready for Delivery from Godown on Kowinon, and stored at Consignees risk and after 27th Sept. and expense,

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Saturday, 2nd Oct., 1937, at 10 AM. 15 Days of the Vossel's arrival here, All Claims must be presented within after which date they cannot be re cognized,

foods have left the downs, and all No Claims will be advaitted after the Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th Oct., 1987, will be subject to Best No Fire Insurance bas heen effected. Bill of Lading will be mantersigned

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here, unless Notice has been given prior Optional Cargo will not be landed to Vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

are to be left in the Godowns, where they All broken, chafed and damaged floode will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM No Claims will be admitted after the and Noor within the Free Storage period. Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th Oct. will be subject to Bent.

All Claims against the Vessel mat be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 12th Oct, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be «ffected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWINK

Agenta.

87th September 1937.

Berlin, Sept. 27. Shortly after 8 p.m. Signor Mus- solini left his residence at the Pre- sidential Palace to proceed to the One of the monks of the Trappist state reception in the Reichs Chan- monastery of Mount St. Bernard, cellory, accompanied by the For- Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire,eign Minister, Count Clano.

In part that may have been the b was given special permission to Signor Mussolini was met at the

This is an aspect of promotion result of economy, and certainly break his silence that he might entrance of the Chancellory by the to my notice when I was still a from the lower deck that has been the axing of 130 of the ex-mates address

several thousands of the Secretary of State, Dr. Meiss-medical student, in 1909. At that neglected in the past and many in 1922 was a bad" blow to the people who were present at the per, who conducted the guest to time, the Chinese in Singapore excellent men who have gone into ambition of the lower deck. Those Hong ceremony of consecrating the bells the reception room, where Chan-were agitating very strongly for the wardroom have found it who have moved among naval for the

new church which the cellor Hitler was waiting.—

the abolition of the sale of dimeult to pick up the etiquette of men in the last two or three years, monks have been building for Tensiocean News Servin

opfum and the government ap- a walk of lie different from that however, are well aware that there tree years.

pointed commission to in- in which they have been- reared. was little enthusiasm for the pro- The ceremony, performed by the

vestigate the matter. After a few Under the former mate system motion scheme and many divisi- men coming forward for this direct Father Abbot, dates back 1,200 manual labour for nine hours, in months, the commission delivered the newly promoted man was often onal officers have found that they promotion.

system in competition with boys years. Most of the monks were addition to visiting. the church its. finding and recommendations. at a loss, and if he was of a could not inspire their brightest The new scherne has been devised from all the public schools. He present in their long woollen seven times daily.

VICE IS NOT INCURABLE

sensitive nature there was a danger and most promising lads to go in the hope of reviving the first easily passed the entrance ex- habits and cowls. The ceremony They are their own blacksmiths. "Briefly the main Anding was that he would shrink into himself forward for selection. When he enthusiasm. There are plenty of amiration, and after his training was elaborate. The Abbot, assisted carpenters, electricians, and tallors. | that opium smoking, while barmful and lose much of the confidence was First Lord, Bir Samuel Hoare eligible boys in the training estab- he took fifth place among the 35 Apart from doing all the work in to the other races, is harmless to and ambition which had carried touched upon this in a speech in iishments. It is not so many years cadets of his tarmis, carrying of first. the monastery they manage a the Chinese. That is untrue, and | him out of the ranks.

the Bouse of Commons, and saldago that a boy from one of the prize for seamanship, second for successful farm of some hundreds [I am happy to have the oppor- This was a human problem, the that the Admiralty would gladly training-ships was entered for a navigation, second for guntiery, and of acres,

tunity to say" 5Q.

solution of which has hitherto been see a larger number of suitable commission under the direct-entry a special priźe.

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by some of the monks washed each of the huge bells inside and out.

The monks rise at 2 o'clock each day, and are engaged on hard