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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO

SOLUTION OF NUTRITION

A.R.P. TO HOLD

QUESTION IN HONGKONG DOUBLE BLACKOUT

New Soya Bean Products Factory Opened

AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOLUTION OF THE PRESSING QUESTION OF NUTRITION IN THE COLONY was launched on Saturday afternoon when the new factory of the H.K. Soya Bean Products Company Limited, at Great George Street, Causeway Bay, was declared open by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo in the presence of a large gathering which included several members of.. the medical profession.

Prior to the "oficial reception, Mr. Lo put his band to a switch and set the grinder for soya bean milk in motion.

Saturday afternoon also gave birth to "Vita" and guests were served with the splendid product during tea.

GENERAL

Increase In H.K. Water Storage

A further black-ou, exercise, in

The total storage in the Island which two alarms will be sounded Reservoirs as at Mar, 1, 1940, was and the Colony plunged twice 1,054.38 million gallons as com- into complete da.kness, is planned pared with 204.19 million gallons by A. R. P. authorities and will for the same period last year, ac- probably care place within a cording to the Water Returns for

month

February.

passed"

An estimated population of 960,- 000 consumed 15.5 gallons per head per day as compared with 550,000 and 21.1 for "the corresponding month last year.

The exercise will not be regard- ed as completed when the "raiders signal is given, but another

ala:m will be given shortly after the first all-clear and the second lap of the black-29 (excluding the Chinese New The dally supply from Feb. 1 to out will

then take place."

Year was 17 hours while in Feb., It daylight exercise will take place.

is learned that another1939, it was eight hours" dally, in the near future.

THE MAINLAND

The mainland total storage was

with 1,374.90 million gallons in 1,914.85 million gallons compared Feb, last year.

On October 23, 1936, the Prime Minister appointed a Committee on Nutrition in the Colonial. En pire. Parts I and II of the First, Report of the Committee had been published, which Mr. Lo ventured and at such low prices as to be to think should be read and studi- within their means, would be ren- ed by everyone interested in the dering a public service to the Co- An estimated population of 890.-" Addressing the gathering. Mr. social well being of the Colony,

lony.. K. S. Lo, Managing Director of SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

000, consumed. 11.2 gallons per "I understand the Hongkong head per day compared with 500,- the Hongkong Soya Bean Pro- ducts, after thanking Mr., Lo for of the Hon. Director of Medical this role. It has imported the

"Under the energetic leadership Soya Bean Products: seeks to fil000 and 180.

The hours of supply were the his kindness in performing the Services" added Mr. Lo. "the so-latest machinery and will produce same as the Island. opening ceremony, said that soya cial conscience of the Colony has soya bean milk cheaply and under bean needed no introduction.

The total rainfall recorded at valence of tuberculosis in the Co- been roused in regard to the pre-hygienic conditions.

the Royal. Observatory from Jan. "I wish the" promoters and the 1 to Feb. 29, 1940, was 1,265 inches lony and to the appalling amount Company all prosperity and suc-as against 1.120 inches for the ot malnutrition general masses of the poor in the

amongst the sess." concluded Mr. Lo.

corresponding period last year. Colony, with the result that ener

THOSE PRESENT getic action combat both.

is being taken to Dr. and Mrs. P. 8. Selwyn-Clarke, CHARITY CONCERT

Hon. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Thomas AT ST. STEPHEN'S "That soya bean can be made Tam, Dr. F. I. Tseung. Dr. J. Ej into milk is. of course, well-Dovey, Dr. H. el Arcilli, Dr. T. Y. Mr. Lo continued to say that known. And it seems to me that Li, Mr. Percy Chen, Mr. and Mrs. much public interest in soya bean any concern which could produce, H. West, Mr. and Mrs. A R. F. had been roused in the Colony! under approved hygienic condi-Raven, Mr. "M. W. Lo. Mr. Tang since the local Nutrition Cam-itions, soya bean milk in such Shiu kin. Inspector and Mrs. S. mittee first recommended it to quantity as to be available to the C. Saunders Hongkong,

and Mr. and Mrs. poorer section of the community Rufus Huang.

Its food value," he said, "has long been recognised by our great grand fathers as far back as 5.000 years ago; and what our fore- fathers guessed of its nutritional values has now been verified by the present-day chemists in the modern laboratories."

PUBLIC INTEREST ·.

After explaining "Vita" Mr. Lo said that he would not be surpris-

ed to introduce to the public, be- fore long "Vita" butter, cream, biscuits and Ice-cream.

Mr. Lo added that the Director of Medical Services had set a new mile-stone for the social progress of the Colony. by his determined. campaign against malnutrition and tuberculosis.

What was "wanting in the Colony today, sald. Mr. Lo, was a cheap source of supply of nutritions food which was within the reach of the masses. And if they could meet a part of this urgent need, one of their main ob-

Among those present were Hon.

ย

COLLEGE

the students of et. Stephen's Col- A Charity Concert organised by lege (boya, was held on Saturday

night.

Bishop R. Hall, in a speech. stated that the main object was the Chinese Industrial Co-opera tives, and the subsidiary objects Bri-

SONG, DANCE & HUMOUR the Refugee Students and the Bel-

AT K.C.C.: “A BARREL

OF FUN"

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES BY MRS. LINDSELL Kowloon Cricket Club held their annual presentation of prizes on Saturday night, an. occasion

NO JAPANESE NEAR NAMTAU

tish War Organisation Fund.

Mr. D'Aquino, accompanied by Frut. Gualdi, was in fine voice. Both Mr. F. Gonzalez and Prof. Harry Ore "received enthusiastic encores

The St. John's Hall Orchestra played an Overture and Miss Betty Reports appearing in certam Lee gave Tap Dances. Another newspapers of the appearance of popular item was Prof. "Maxwell's Japanese troops

conjuring. Namcau near have proved to be unfounded.

St. Stephen's boys gave EM The whole area between amusing English play and finally play "The Pavilion of Stormy Waves," by the South China' Film stars.

Namtau and

Shatankor

came

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Jects will have been achieved. that was chosen for the first pre-peaceful, and refugees who have In conclusion, Mr. Lo expressed sentation of a Musical Extrava returned to their homes from thanks to Professor Chu Yan-tsganza-"A Barrel of Fun in Two Hongkong are rehabiliating their for his technical advice and pre-Hogsheads"-devised and produc- areas. sented the Hon. Mr. Lo with aed by Mr. David Kossick, silver cake shovel as a memento The artistes were Hal Lorenzo, of the occasion.

HON. MR. M. K. LO

ARRIVALS BY CLIPPER

the Chinese

The Chairman, Mr. W. Z. Tang. thanked those who had contribut ed goods, namely, Messra. A, S. Watson & Co., Ltd., The Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co.. The Blue Bird Co., and the British American Tobacco Co..

Some $3,000 Was raised for

Ernie Fowler, Dick Labrum, Mar- MacAlpine, Vic Labrum, garet Replying, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo simpson, Daisy Goodwin, David Honolulu Clipper yesterday were charity by the concert.

Winnie Cox, Ernest Perry. Bill Arrivals at Kal Tak by the said that it was with very great Kossick, and the Ho Sisters, Stella Mr. Jean Lecornet and his daugh- pleasure that he accepted the in- vitation to perform the opening ceremony. because he realised

and Helen.

FIRST HOGSHEAD

ter, Yannick, Mrs. Anne Deau-!

bonne, Mr. Constantine Zakart- Dr. Tseung Fat-im has been ap- that the Company's activities The first Hogshead was usheredchenko, Mr. Julio Ribeiro, Mr. pointed to be a member of the might well constitute an impor-in at the plane by Hal Lorenzo, Coemps Edouard Bossange and Mr. Nutrition Research Committee in tant question of nutrition in the with 2 "swing" version of the Delvin Axe.

the place of Dr. Catherine Woo.

Colony.

He had always taken a "Volga Boatmen." but turned out keen interest in the question of to be much slower iz tempo. nutrition and felt that a very im-Some of the individual numbers portant and authoritative report were good.

NEWSETTES

which has recently been published: A-Plano Accordion Duet "MIS- in regard to this matter should be souri" and "When the Sun Says more widely known than it would Good-night to the Mountains"— appear to be.

by Ernle Fowler and Dick Mr. Lo then referred to a cir- Labrum, and two songs by Mar- cular despatch, dated April 18.garet MacAlpine were about thej 1936. addressed to the Officers Ad-best numbers. ministering the Governments of Colonial Dependencies in which the Secretary of State for the Co-well lonies drew the attention of the humour being poured out at a be held on March 16. various Colonial Governments to good pace that quite caught the the problem of nutrition.

SECOND HOGSHEAD The second Hogshead was, very done song, dance and

undivided attention of all pre-

sent.

"DARKEST AFRICA" -.

A scene in "Darkest Africa,"

Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins has been appointed Labour Officer.

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In connection with the North China Daily News report of the ar- The next Criminal Sessions will ed Chinese men in Hongkew, a

rest by the Japanese of able-bodi

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C.R.C. ANNUAL brought quite complete on the Food, has issued an order on the and

$1.000.

MEETING

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stage with a "palm tree" back- ground. was the sketch of the evening. Bili Simpson, as Chief

Umbolo, however, appeared to have better mastery of the tongue, a privilege of the native!

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Shanghai dispatch states that six- Japanese transports now in Shang- Miss M. E. Black has been ap-had ready to ship them to Formosa. pointed to be a Nursing Bister.

Mr. W. J. Carrie, Controller of issued a circular to different cities The Central Government has

standard price of thick cream.

municipalities instructing them to hold commemoration meetings on the death The appointment of Messrs. Lin-sary of the late Party leader „Dr. stead & Davis as liquidators of the Sun Yat-sen on March

anniver-

affairs of Dr. and Mrs, M. O. Pas previous practice of half-masting 12. The ter has been revoked.

the flag and suspending of all however, be dispensed with. amusement on this occasion will,

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Major R. E. Moody has been appointed to be a member of the Compulsory Service Tribunal in the place of Major J. F. Benoy.

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a Small

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The annual general, meeting of Umbolo, with a son to see through the Chinese Rereation Club was Eton and a topper and straw skirt held yesterday at the clubhouse. for the present, was a rate sight, Mr. Lan Fook-ki, chairman of the David Kossick and Daisy Good- -committee, presided.

win, as Colonel and Mrs. Gatling A successful year was recorded in were à convincing pair, and Mar- the annual report, Mr. Wong garet MacAlpine, as their daught Kwok-fong, Hon. Secretary, stated er. Virginia, made a very pretty

Over 1,000 people attended a that the Club had 320 members, picture. But the prize of the

dramatic performance given by including honorary and oversea, sketch was the interpreter, Cap

Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton has of the Japanese Anti-War League members of the Southwest Branch Mention was also made of the re-tain Pomeroy-Pomeroy (El Col- been appointed to act as District at the Hsin Hua Theatre last night dercoration of the clubhouse which ledge), whose chatter in primitive Officer in the Southern District of to raise funds to "comfort" the involved an expenditure of about tongue with the big chief Umbolo the New Territories. He has also Chinese troops fighting in south

was quite worth the evening in been authorised to hold The report recorded the success itself.

Debts Court.

Kwangel. The Japanese Anti-War ful petition to the Government for

League was organised by Japanese the grant of more ground for re-

sympathisers of, the Chinese war Dr. C. C. Petrovsky has been re-or resistance and war prisoners -creation in view of the increase of

assigned from the Key-Posts who have turned against their members, and stated that the

Group to the General Group for militarists, ground allotted, the Queen's Col- At the interval between. the Essential Bervices in the Hongkong lege old recreation ground, would "two hogsheads," Mrs. R. E Lind-Defence Reserve. Messrs. S. C. be converted into hard cours for sell, wife of the Fresident of the Crowden, A Morse, W. Fleming Japanese League.

The Fukien Provincial Anti- tennis

Club, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, and D. D. MacGregor have been $10,000 to the Special reference was also made gave away the prizes, to be pre-permitted to quit the Hongkong Provisional Headquarters at Kwel- of the success achieved by mem-sented in turn with a bouquet by Defence Reserve... "bers in the Colony Tennis Cham- the Vice-President of the Club,

plonships,

Mr. Ezra Abraham-V.V.K

tion among the soldiers at the Dr. Paul Tu Pin, Vicar Apostolic front. From Lanchow a report: is Mr. Kossick and his troupe for Nanking, has presented, two received that the Kansu and The Central British. School Is plan to present their show a Chinese embroidered robes to Pope Chinghai soldiers comfort, grup. holding its annual athletic sports second time at the Ballors and Bus XII through his represents arrived in Lauchow yesterday. on the School ground on Batur- Soldiers, Home on Thursday, and tive in Rome. The gift was re- bringing with them funds and day, March 16, starting at 2 pm. It is hoped a third performance. çelved personally by the Pope, who comfort things. "They will pro Lady Noble will distribute the may be arranged in aid of the gave in return two photos of him- ceed to Salyuan shortly to visit. -prizes

B.W.O.F.

self bearing his signatures.

the rightars at the front

PRIZE DISTRIBUMON

has remitted Generallesimo's

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1940. —PAGE: 5.

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