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Leaders Of The Fighting Services Studying Many Problems Together

Commenting on the war at sea to the course of a broadcast from London on Sunday, MR. IL C. FEATHERBY, naval commentator of B.B.C., declared thai naval collaboration in this war was not the same as in the last because since then naval, military and air force leaders have been studying "together the many problems that arise when the three services have to work together.

Mr. Featherby declared that that could be spared from during the past four months thu other work then.

Admiralty had been lasuing &

"Here again, the Admiralty an-

number of bulletins regarding the nouncement reported amali suc- work done by the navy. Most of cesses showing how wide-spread these announcements referred to jour naval forces again.” daolated cases where one supply ship or so was sunk in the Medi- terranean or elsewhere. These did not attract much attention.

The destruction of one ship or so did not have the same effect on the public mind as it did in the early months of the war. But those who kept a record of these incidents realise that Britain has made the Mediterranean unsafe "for all Italian supplies.

Mr. Featherby, referring to the recent destruction of a convoy of Italian ships, sald that this news came at a time when the people in Britain needed a bit of cheering.

VERY DANGEROUS

Mr. Featherby, referring to the operation in the Red Sea, declared that the presence there, until re- cently, of Italian warships and submarines constituted a constant menace to General Wavell's supply Une which came from Africa, In- dia, Australia and New Zealand. The products. from these places, for General Wavell's army, had to sea-borne just as much as American supplies,

Convoy routes had to be guarded by naval ships and the Indian, Australian and New Zealand naval forces had all played their part in this work.

IMPORTANT ASPECT

Turning again to the Mediter- With the capture of Eritrea now ranean, Mr. Featherby said that it the naval uns which was operat- shoukt not be forgotten that the ing in the Red Sea could not be work of the navy there was ron-released for work in other parts That was one of the dered particularly dangerous oxing of the ocean.

sea to the minefields through which it most important aspects of has to operate. This did. not power as units can easily be mean, however, that this whole transferred to other parts of the area is one big minefield, but that sea.

LIGHT MUSIC · COMPOSER

Noel Ga7, one of Britain's most famous composers of light music, broadcasts some of his song hits in the BBC's Over- seas short-wave service. Among Noel Gay's successes are: "The Lambeth Walk;' 'All the King's Horses;" "There's Something about a Soldier:', 'Run, Rabbit Run' You've Done Something to my Heart:' 'Let the People Sing; and his latest tune 'All Over the Place.'

"We have seen the effect of this collaboration in the Medi- terranean campaign last win- ter," said Mr. Featherby. "The invasion ut Hilier ridden Europe, which will be the cul- WET. minating event of this. will show that all three arms will have to work as one. The war has to be regarded as a whole. There is no such thing as an naval war. a land war, or an air war.

GENERAL

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1941.

CAUSES, PREVENTION AND THE TREATMENT

OF RICKETS

The following is an article on Rickets by DR. T. Y.''LI written at the request 'of the Nutrition Research Committee,

Bickets is a chronic disease due to bad nutrition and incor- reat mode of Hring, its most apparent and easily detectable symptom -being the softening of the bony structure. Because of the weakness of bones, deformities usually result after birth. Its pathology is rather complicated

of Mying of the child should be Poor people live in small crowd- attended to... For the sake of con- led houses and are unable to muke, venience we describe its prevention juse of the sunlight. Further., on as follows:-

account of economic reasons the (a) The child should be fed on nutrition of mothers are deficient mother's milk and unless it is ab- and therefore lack the different solutely unavaldable, the child vitamins and hence their milk la should not be bottle-fed.

deficient in nutritive value. Again (b) Breast feeding should be some mothers have to go out and The disease affects the muscles, ] The causes are (a) Lack of

Imited to ligaments, mucous membrane, In-Vitamin D in the tood; (b) Lack of only. After six months, other foods milk or milk powder is preferable eight or nine months work or may think that condensed

ternal organs and the nervous sun-ligat. system, and should not be regarded The children who are most laule rich in Vitamin D should be to breast milk and therefore give as merely one of the diseases of to this disease are usually bottle-dually added (e.g. yolk of egg, and up breast-feeding.

cod liver oil)..

At the samе bones. The reason, of is being re-fed or breast-fed by unduly long

time they do not (c) The child should be fre- understand that bottle-fed children garded as a disease of soft bones period (for example mu to l'or 14

quently exposed to sunshine. is because its most apparent symp- | years).

should have cod liver ofl säded to tom is in the bones.

(a) If a child cannot be breast-their food. For various reasons, Most condensed milk or muk SYMPTOMS OF RICKETS M powder is deficient in Vitamin D. fed on account of mother's sick-rickets in Hongkong is not uncom Hickets may be divided into mild Likewise when mother's milk is be-ness or other unavoidable reasons, mon. Fortunately, owing to sum-

cod liver oil should be given A mild

case ing used for too long a period, its such a child from three months compensation to a and severe cases.

to | clent sunlight here which can be a asually shows no apparent symp-nutritive value, including vitamin onwards. If. unfortunately, a child most cases are not severe, but this certain degree, toms and is not easily recognised D, is not sufficient to meet the suffers from rickets or shows pre-can not be regarded as satisfac- by -the common people. After needs of an older child. Both can some time it becomes severer and lead to a deficiency of Vitamin D the bones of the different parts of in the child, and if the house where the body show marked changes the child lives is dark and so the which can then he recognised by child is not sufficiently exposed to sun-light, he can easily become a (a) Mild rickets-The patient victim of rickets. As a result of sought. The parents should not but others die. These cases seem

the delay until is usually six to eighteen months investigation by most doctors, we

changes Cold. At first the Iace is

Dale.ind that Vitamin D has an anti- There is a lot of sweating of "the rickets value and so has sun-light. bead, especially during sleep. The because sun-light can produco" patient is restless at night with Vitamin D in the skin. cough and plenty of phlegm and is easily attacked by colds

sight.

minary signs of rickets, (eg, tory. restlessness at night, night sweat- For instance, during this Spring. ing, plenty of phlegm, tendency to there are plenty of cases of bron- coughs and anaemia, etc.), medical chitis and pneumonia in children in treatment | should at once be this Colony, some of which recover

bones show to have a close relationship with

rickets.

TREATMENT' (a), Give adequate doses of cod liver oil.

(b) Sunbath.

H.K. AMATEUR CINEMA CLUB

The Hongkong Amateur Cinema Club will hold a film evening at the West Lounge of the European

DANGERS OF RICKETS Although rickets will not cause (c) Ultra-violet ray in case sun- (b) Severe rickets:- a mi death directly (unlike cholera and light is lacking. (This should be case does not receive appropriate consumption), it can affect the done by doctors only), treatment at its commencement development of the different parts (d) For those who have already YMCA at 9.p.m. today when 60 the symptoms gradually become of the child's body, and therefore shown bony changes, treatment by per cent of the proceeds will be more marked. In addition to those affect its future health, As the exercises or postural correction donated to the Bomber Fund, just described, the patient may child is already weak, it is dan would be advised by doctors, and develop convulsions or spasms of gerous and even easily fatal if the if such deformities had been pre-lent by the Filmo Depot and the A 10ft, by 8ft. screen has been the throat. The bony changes be-child sufers from an acute disease sent for a long time, operation may following alms will be shown:- come mare marked. The bones of such as bronchitis or pneumonia be necessary. Before the bones are League of Health and Beauty: ships operating there my unex. : After declaring how the navy,

the head become irregular and the and so it kills the child indirectly,calcified, the child should not be Local Scenes of Hongkong; HM "pectedly come across a group of military and the air commands "There are naval operations,

chest bones drawn in the spine while an acute disease has a rapid allowed to walk or alt with folded the King and Queen in Canada mines:

had been studying in order to land operations and aerial opera-shows changes The 109,000 tons of enemy ship-work in closer collaboration with tons, but they are all linked into

until the patient onset and so easily attracts one's legs to prevent further deformi-and Wonders of the World. hump-back: develope ping that British submarines have each other, whereas previously what is known as war, and it is

and the attention, a chronic disease deve-ties. bones of the lower limbs become tops symptoms gradually and is sunk represented a considerable they had been content to muddle the British command of the sea

15 THERE RİCKETS IN carrying capacity. It means the through, Mr. Teatherby said that that makes it possible for us to

bow-shaped.

thus easily overlooked, but its dan

"" HONGKONG? The muscles become weak and ger lies in the permanence of its transport of about 12,600 men and in the last dozen years or so the carry on these operations any- large quantities of stores.

flaccid and the child's ablilty to future damage, notably the bony

It is notified for information People usually think that Hang that the Naval Authorities will be officers of all three services had where. "Tat meana that the enemy been taking a year's course", of'

stand and walk is much delayed deformity which may persist in kong is near the tropical reston holding exercises as follows:-- SEAWAYS OF WORLD forces. in North Africa were studying, together at the new Im The seaways of the world are as compared with a normal child. one's life time.

and has plenty of sunlight and So we should pay.

Today from 10.45-11.45 am. and weakened to that extent." said Mr. perial Defence College. %

the highways of British arms. It is Owing to the weakness of the mus more attention to this.

therefore there are no cases of again from sunset to sunrise to- Featherby.

rickets. This is wrong. Although morrow. Moreever, some of the civil ser-sea power, and, the co-operation of cles of the abdomen, stomach and vants have also gone through this seamen, that makes that possible Intestine, digestion is poor and the PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Hongkong has more sunlight than

Tuesday, April 29, from 10:45-~ Having described its causes, pre-the temperate region, parents 11:45 am. and again from sunset course with these officers because and it is ses power that is lacking abdomen becomes distended (this it was no use having technical to the Germans and the Italians is easily mistaken by lay people vention must be directed towards usually do not realise the advan- to sunrise on Apr. 30, during which plans if the supply services, did not so that their lines of cominumica-for ascites or worms). Teething is the removal of its causes. Thus, tages of sunlight and dare not ex- periods the Naval Yard air raid know how they work together, tion are constantly menaced." delayed and the child is anaemte. proper nutrition and correct way pose their children to sunshine, d syrens will be sounded.

were

"We do not know yet why there

attacks on enemy supply lines in the early,

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part of the year, but it may well be that there was nothing

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