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Kowloon Residents Assn. Monthly Meeting

Committee of the Kowloon A meeting of the General Résidents' Association was held in the St. Andrew's Church Hall isse Tresday, those present being Mr. Lam Ming Fan, Pres!- dent; Mr. O. V, T, Marshali Vice-President; Rev, H. D. Iosent- balt Hon, Secretary; Mr. R. H. Wong, Hon. Treasurer: Miss H. D. Sawyer, Rev. 1. B. Higgs, Dr. S. G, Kirkby-Gomes, Lt. Cöl, K D. Matthews, Messrs. C. M. Manners, C. E. Terry. D. W. Munton, I. N. Murray, R. Pestonji, B, Wylie, J. N. Sweeny; S. W, Minshall, and F. C. Mow Fung.

Department whether permission had been granted to these schools. STREET LIGHTING

PASSENGERS

ARRIVALS AND

DEPARTURES ........' An: Alberican ship south-pound brought "the following passengers to the Colony:-

Only three passengers were in transit:

GENERAL

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1940.

STATEMENT ON ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

PELLAGRA

Rare Disease, In Hongkong

AT CENTRAL

INDIAN COMMITTED Chanu Singh, constable station- The following statement has ea at the Central Police Station,

AT KOWLOON

JAPANESE CHARGED Charges of registering "under false names and of selling liquer

•

with

-ne

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

instructiona

to sell by

Mrs. Chang Yun Fong, Mr. Cheng been issued be the Director of was committed for trial at the without a license were prefered THE Undersigned have received Chi Liang, Mr. How Bang, Mr. Bar- Medical Services, the Hon, Dr. F. Crumina Bessions by Mr. R. against two Japanese subjectar ton Hulse. Mr. Li Zen Zuh, Mr. Lua Selwyn Clarke, in connection Edward the Central Court on Tarso Yokabu, 39, and `- Yoshito Ting Fang, Mr. William Remmert with the outbreak of pellagra Saturday, on charges in connection Kuneyuki, 26, a woman. Mr. Edward Fang, Mr. Frank Mose-in the Colony:-

with breach of the Defence Reg- They were also charged ley, Mr. Sen Lim Chocn.

Pellagra was first described by lations and possession of seditious having failed to notify the

the thorities of their arrival in Casal in Spain about two centuries publication.

WIS same condition He was alleged to have in bla Colony. Ball of $3,000 each ago. Later, the was found to be present in Italy, possession 88 coples of a pamphlet allowed by Mr. E Himsworth,

were remanded the Rumman's, the southern portion with a view to making, or faci-Defendants who embarked on

of the United States and, more litating the making of, an endea-custody.

It was alleged that accused were vessel were:---

Mr. and Mrs. Hoe and son, Miss recently, in England and other vour to influence public opinion in

manner likely to be prejudicial staying in Room No. 303, the sun at their Sales Room, No. 2 Con- Lew How Nao, Miss Tsang Soak countries.

and Sun Hotel, Nathan Road.

naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor. the

Mr. Jacob Koster, Mr. and Mrs Leopold Gram.

whose

DEPARTURES.

PUBLIC" AUCTION

立

Tuesday, the 11th June, 1940 commencing it 1030′′ am..

The Traffic Bub-Committee re ported that the recent complaint regarding obstruction of the road

Lum, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Andrews Until the past eighteen months to the defence of the war:

Following the discovery of through Tin Wan village caus

aale of liquor at No. 37 Hillwood Attention was drawn to the de- and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Git has been regarded as a rare making a preparation to do an act

in with seditious intention. ed by hawkers' stalls encroaching

Hongkong. Early

Mr. J. P. Murphy. Assistant Road, on Thursday the Police on the roadway, had been brought rective street lighting of Prince Duclos, Mr. W. B. Foy, Mr. M. G. disease i

considerable number

raided the Sun Sun Hotel to the notice of the authorities Edward Road, about which the Dover. Mr. W. D. Barker, Mr. E. 3. 1939 1

cases manifesting the signg and Crown Solicitor, prosecuted:

Friday night, and arrested sccus- noted

HAWKER FINED and the matter, had been attended Association wrote to Government Giles,

symptoms of pellagra were

ed in they room. to. The Kowloon Mctor Bus Com-in February 1939. A member of

Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards

They were said to have arrived " The following passengers also amongst the refugees. parly had been approached re- the Street Lighting Sub-Committee

left Hongkong on Saturday: During the present year typical on Saturday charged with frauduin the Colony on March 10 last, garding complaints of unsatisfae- reported that the new system of in hand in tory service to the bathinglighting was now

Mrs. Violet E. Boyd, Master W cases of pellegra have been treat-lent conversion of 12 bundles of and registered under the names Waterloo Read, and that it would

A. Bower, Mr. and Mrs. L. Blumen-ed in the Government and Tung sugar cane, Chan Yuk, 20, hawker, of Chan Hol-pak and Lam Sre beaches.

was fined $20, in default, a month's stating they were Chinese-and- to Prince Edward be extended

thal and family, Mr. and Mrs. Her-Wah group of hospitals. Road in the near future.

hard labour." bert Cadd and family, Miss Elsa

Chan sold the sugar "cane which

the Det.-Sergeant D. Mann, of The need for improving Lal Chi Maria da Silva, Miss L. E. Fletcher,

was entrusted to him for safe-spectal Branch, is in

charge of Kok bathing beach was mention

the case. ed, but it was decided to deter

keeping by a woman,

EMBEZZLEMENT CASE question unti discussion of this

Sentence of 12 week's hard la later meeting.

bour was passed by Mr. E. Kims worth at Kowloon Court yesterday on Chiu Kwan, 20, unemployed,

ling $66.57 from Ng Chuen-fong, married woman, on May 25.

Defendant Was additionally charged

embezzlement of

new

that the trouble is It appears due to insufficient buses to copë with the demand. The Company had the matter in hand, vehicles were

arriving, although very slowly, and they expected to be able to improve the service be- fore very long.

PATIENTS

Rev H D Rosenthall submitted his resignation as How Secretary on the ground that it was not poa- Considerable.. discussion tockį sible for him to give the time or place on a complaint that present attention to the work of the Asso-

TWO THEORIES

two main theories Mr. D. P. Kominatos, Mrs. M. Lloyd- There are Smith, Mr. A. Mader, Mr. Edward as to the causation of pellagra. G. Mulholland, Mr. and Mrs. R. At one time it was thought to be T. Pigott, Miss B. C. Rowe, Mr. and an infectious disease carried by Mrs. W. G. Searle, Miss G. 1. Searle, the buffalo gnat. There is a Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Tappenden, Mr. large body of evidence

family.

against

jects.

Taken to the Kowloon Hospital and Mrs. F. W. M. Taylor and this theory, including the fact on May 27 after swallowing a that attendants of patients auf- safety pin baby Wu, about a month

do fering from the disease not old, died on Thursday. All efforts convicted of fraudulently embezz- acquire it; but the more generally to extract the pin failed. accepted theory is that it is a

conditions governing the dia-ciation that it deserved to have ANTI-CHOLERA

don of patients to and the treat. The President reported that he Mow Mr. F. C. ment of out patients in the Kow-had approached loon Hospital were strch as to im-Fang, who had kindly consented pose hardship on a certain class to take over the office. The Com of people. It was decided to ad-mittee's thanks were expressed to past ser- dress a letter to the Hon. Director Mr. Rosenthall for his

soliciting vices, and Mr. Mow Fung was a of Medical Services rull and concise statement regard-pointed Hon. Secretary.

on the ing Government's views subject.

,י'

P. Q. BOX

CAMPAIGN

The anti-cholers campaign now fully underway, and every effort is being made by the Medi- cal Authorities to reduce to 3 minimum the number of this year.

There has only been

orie

Aus-

pected case of cholera so far this little protein in the form of

with

resultant diarrhoea, 13. sums of $45.28 on May 7, and itamin damthation and redness of the 27 and $86.13 on May 29. He

skin at the bark of the hands and forearms, feet, elbows, and knees cases

and general dull or unduly excit very able.

the

very

pleaded guilty to all charges,

HAWKER REWARDED

5. Cases Pickled Green Olives

2 Cases White Shirting

1 Case Enamelled Tea Trays

1 Case Paper Carton

1 Case Cork Sheets /

1 Bag Sweeping of Cotton Yarn 1.In Vegetable Margarine : 3.Cases of Buttons

also

A FEW PIECES OF HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE FURNITURE

and

A QUANTITY OF CLOTHING

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

"AUCTIONEERA

disease due to a certain dietetic deficiency. It is almost always found associated with diets lack-with ing the anti-pellagra factor and certain proteins.

In the present series of

Sentence of four the diets have consisted

Wan To, hawker, was awarded second man. cases largely of carbohydrates in

The importance of this disease $5 from the Poor Box by Mr. E months' hard labour was passed on either defendant, and first form of rice, etc., and with

fact that it is essentially prevent- Saturday for the part he played defendant was additionally sƐN- The Children's Playground Sub- It was unanimously agreed that

ash, to the general public rests in the Emsworth at Kowloon Court

able, if proper attention is paid to in the arrest of two snatchers in tenced to 12 strokes of the

and will be recommended for 's- Chinese dockyard, en-. Committee had investigated re-the Association should have a year, a

TYPICAL SIGNS

the diet and effort are made Tung Choi Street on Friday...

pulsion. Road Post Office Box address, which ployee being affected. It has not | ports that both the Cox's

this to divert some of the money spent Beeing one man snatch a bag. The patients treated for permanent postal been ascertained though whether the Playground and

Chatham would be the

ment he gave chase and caught him condition at the moment show on rice to purchase fish or Road Playground were being used address of the Association. This the man was a cholera case,

bean products. only to have a second man Some 37,597 people have been typical signs of the disease, that or eggs or soya some moramgs by certain proposal, has already been carried

beyond the release bis hold on the first. although schools as a drill-ground to the out, and in future all communica-Ianculated against cholera at Gov- is to say, inflammation of the in-The first three are the more satis-up and attempt to force him

public side of the mouth and tongue, factory,

A Chinese constable came to his shortly after admission to the exclusion of other children, and lons to the Association should be érnment hospitals and

assistance and arrested the Kowloon Hospital - the Hon. Secretary was directed to addressed to the Hon. Secretary-dispensaries, according to official cracking at the angles of the means of many members of the

statistics

mouth, inflammation of the bowel poorer classes of the population. enquire from the Public Works P. O. Box No. 1752, Kowloon.

meat or bean.

runt

cane

After collapsing in a scavenging to lane in Matauwef Road on Friday, Lu! Cheong, sanitary coolie," died

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