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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily Press.

NOTICE."

The Dance Committee of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Scots regret to announce that, owing to unforeseen circumstances, the ALL RANKS DANCE, to be held in the Gymnasium at Mr. Austin Barracks has been post poned to Saturday the 7th June, 1941.

The Dance Band of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Scots will; be in attendance.

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The transfer books of

inclusive.

LAU TAK PO, Managing Director,

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1941.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

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報西刺孖

EDITORIAL

"MEDICINE TO CURE

ROSARY CHURCH WEDDING

SICK WORLD"

Editorial and Business Office: Y's Men's Club Hold

15-19. Queen's Road Central,

Tel. 33225.

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

· Tel. 24511.

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HONGKONG, May 9, 1941.

A DISTINGUISHED

VISITOR

Anniversary Dinner

The ninth anniversary

of the

HONGKONG Y'S MEN'S CLUB was

celebrated last night at the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel with a dinner dance, which was attended by a large gathering of members and friends.

Seated at the official table were Mr. Ho Shluque, President of the Club, and Mrs. Ho. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Woo, Dr. and Mrs. R. A. William

JUST SIX MONTHS AGO, Brown, Mr. and Mrs.

of

this

Colony.,

both official

com-

Tseung

In an address, Mr. Ho said, in part:

world.

this sick

SPEAKERS THANKED

Mr. E. G. Rozario and his bride, formerly Miss Esther Gill, after their marriage at the Rosary Church yesterday. (King's- Studio).

Mr. L. G. Rozario And Miss Esther Gill

Rosary Church, Chatliam Road, was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday morning when MISS ESTHER MARIA GILL, daughter

of the late Mr. J.S. Gill, of the

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1941.

One In Three Of 46,625 Children Born In H.K. Doomed To Perish

WORK OF EUGENICS LEAGUE AN “ALL-ROUND" SERVICE

"In my report last year I emphasised the fact of the high infantile death rate in Hongkong as showing that a large number of the children born in the Colony died either because they were unwanted or because their parents, through ignorance, poverty and disease were un- able to look after them properly," said PROFESSOR GOR-. DON KING, in the course of his presidential speech at the annual meeting of the HONGKONG EUGENICS LEAGUE held at the Gloucester Hotel last evening.

Among the large number of members and friends present were the Director of Medical S. Services, Hon. Dr. P.

Hilda Selwyn-Clarke, Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke. (Hon. Secre- tary), Mr. Kwok Chan (Hon.

"YES" & "NO" Secretary) and Mrs. Kwok

r:

Chan, Miss Constance Lam (Hon. Treasurer), Dr. Li Shu-

the prevention of wastage of child life with its inevitable result on the health of the mother, and second, assistance to families who, with a know- ̈ ledge of birth control, can maintain

their family above: the poverty line and, therefore, not become a drain on the resources of the community as .. undesirables.

We urgently need the co-opera- tion of our Chinese members and

GOVT. REPLIES TO fan, Dr. Arthur W. Woo, Mr.

E. M. Raymond, Mr. Charles supporters. Our League is still in the pioneer stage in Hongkong. SQUATTERS' HUTS Fenn, Dr and Mrs. Li Shu, We need to educate all sections of

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pui, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Mont- the community in the principles gomery, Mr. J. H. B. Lee, Dr. of "Family Planning." "NO HUTS WERE SET ON and Mrs. K. C. Yeh, Dr. CHINESE COMMITTEE FIRE. The huts were dismantled (Miss) P. Ruttonjee, Dr. N. C. We should like to form a special. and, the poles and timber collected and taken away by lorries to a

Macleod (Deputy Director of publicity and educational Government dump at Wanchai: Health Services). Mrs. W.mittee of Chinese women

would take over the responsibility .AND PALM Gittins, Mr. D. O. Silver, Dr. of this most important aspect of

Kowloon Post Office, and Mrs. F.V.D. GIU, became the bride of MR. LUIZ GONZAGA ROZARIO, of the staff of the Nederlandsch In- ou redische Handelsbank. N.V.

The Rev. Father Angells officiat

Given away by her brother, Mr. THE

The bride's mother attended in a dress of printed georgette pi royal blue background, with accessories to match.

Messrs. C. Cunha and E. Alves discharged the duties of bestmen.

Village.

MATTING

A. B.

S

GOVERNMENT ĶEPLIES ·

Mr. Lo's questions and the answers given were as follows:-

Q-What notice was given to the

squatters before the were destroyed?

com-

who

in having Miss now fortunate Prof. Gordon King then referred Constance Lam as an official of" to the infantile mortality in Hong- the League, with a wide knowledge kong which was given as 345 per of social service "work, and during thousand in 1939.

the coming year I am sure that "In other words," said Dr. King, if she had an active committee to "one in three of the 46,625 children work with her. much could be

born in this Colony last year was done in this particular field. doomed to perish in the first year The other factor is finance. We of life. Such wastage of infant are extremely fortunate in having life is terrible to contemplate, es: the co-operation of the Medical pecially when it is realised that Department Instead of having the resulting ton on the mother's to pay for the premises in which life and well-being is by no we hold our Clinics, instead of having to pay fees to our doctors means negligible.

and nurses, we are able to hold our Clinics in Government Hospitals and Maternity and Child Welfare

H.E. Commander Gabrial Yinson Lee, Dr. and Mrs. Y. T Maurício Teixeira, the then Tsang, Mr. C. P. Wong and Dr. F..I. Governor-elect of Macao, passed through Hongkong, toj assume charge of the Govern-

Our Club's alms, which are re ment Of the Portuguese

presented by the Club emblem, are Colony for the first time. At solely for the promotion of culture, noon today His Excellency service and friendship. You will arrives in Hongkong on his agree with me that they are the The Seventeenth Annual Gen-Arst courtesy visit to the very medicine to cure eral Meeting of Shareholders Governor

the of will be held at the Company's That he will be sincerely and This present trouble Office at the Jordan Road Ferry warmly

world is only due to lack of true. welcomed is the

friendship among nations. Pier, Kowloon, on Saturday, the assurance that can be ten- 17th May, 1941 at 11.00 a.m.,dered the distinguished visi- for the purpose of receiving the tor, not only from the Britis May I also take this oppor- report of the Board of Directors but also from his own nation-'tunity to thank on behalf of the together with a statement of als and the large Chinese Club those speakers who have been Accounts for the year ended 31st. and foreign communities in so kind to respond to

quests for speaking at our weekly December, 1940.

Hongkong. The relations of meetings and to welcome those ed. the perfect understanding and who may eventually be approach- Company will be closed from the good will existing between the ed by our directors soliciting their D., Gill, the bride looked charming LEAVES WERE DESTROYED BY E. W. Kirk and Dr. A. H. Bar- the work of the League. We are

in a lovely creation of ivory satin FIRE то PREVENT RE- well. 7th to 17th May, 1941, both days two neighbouring Colonies, kindness to address us.

In conclusion, may I extend on princess lines. Her bouquet was ERECTION," said the Director of are manifested in the full

the board of of Arum lies with maiden-hair Public Works, Hon. Mr. sincere thanks to and complete programme of directors and sub-committee" who fern.. arrangements,

Purves, at the Legislative Council As bridesmaids, the Misses Emily meeting yesterday afternoon, in bis are responsible for organising this and unofficial, that has been meeting so successfully. Thanks Maria GUI and Alda Maria Rozario reply to the HON. MR. M. K. LO'S made to extend to the new are especially due to Messrs. A. V. wore pink rayon taffeta and their questions regarding the burning of 232 Governor a hearty welcome, Wong and Li Sui-wing. who have bouquets were of coloured carna-the squatters' huts at Tai Bang

and to testify to the genuine spent so much of their valuable tions.

time in making this occasion a spirit animating the

success, munities of both Colonies, Following messages of congratu exemplifying the solidarity of lations from Mr. William Yinson the ancient Anglo-Portuguese Lee, Director Emeritus of the Y's Alliance that has existed for Men's Movement for China, Mr. Y

Lewis Mason, Director for China, After the ceremony a reception over six hundred years.

and Mr. C. P. Wong District was held at No. 35. Granville Road, COMMANDER TEIXEIRA Governor of South China, were following which the happy couple left for their honeymoon" at Cheung comes from the same seat of read by Mr. A. V. Wong. The Seventy-second Ordinary learning as bis Prime Minis- Entertainments were contributed Chau, Mrs. LG. Rozarie's going- General Meeting of Shareholders ter, the world-famous

Dr. by Mr. W. J. Пes (xylophone soloi,away costume being a shark-skin will be held at the Offices of the Salazar, Professor of Econo-Miss Pauling Chow (vocal solo) and suit of light green with a yellow

Mr. S W. Huang (magic). undersigned on Wednesday, the mics, of the Coimbra Univer- Dr. Y. T. Tsang was Master of match. 21st May, 1941, at Noon, forsity. Upon completing his Ceremonies. the purpose of receiving the academic studies, the new Report of the General Managers, Governor went through a together with a statement of course of training in the Lis-world-wide" upheaval from Accounts for the year ended the bon Naval Academy. As a which even diminutive Macao

At the Registry, Supreme Court, 31st December, 1940.

sub-lieutenant in the Portu-has. not escaped. The Chi-

yesterday, with Mr. J. Reynolds, The Share Register and guese Navy he served on nese population in their tens Deputy Registrar, officiating, Miss Transfer Books will be closed ships transporting Portuguese) of thousands have been the Leung Pul chung, of No. 24 Sat from the 7th May to the 21st troops to France during the greatest sufferers, and it is to Yeung Chol Street, was married to May, 1941, both days inclusive. first World War, and was sub- ameliorate their sad plight Mr. Than Leng-Tiong, latherian. sequently engaged in sub- and relieve them from a con- JARDINE, MATHESON &

marine and convoy work. dition of utter destitution The forthcoming marriage of Mr. CO., LTD.

Senhor Teixeira's first ex-that the energy of Governor Fong Hong-yok, clerk, of No, 9 General Managers,

Road East,

Miss and perience in Colonial Adminis-Teixeira has been mainly di- Queen's

for the past

few Chang Pul-wan, of No. 317B Hen- The Hongkong Fire Insurance tration was obtained in Porrected

Co. Ltd.,

tuguese East Africa, whither months. In his laudable ennessy Road, was announced yes.

terday, he was sent in 1929. Five deavour His Excellency has Hong Kong, 30th April, 1941,

years later he was appointed enlisted the active sympathy Governor of Cabo Daigado. and material assistance of At a later date he gained the well-to-do Chinese in

The death occurred on April 20, the promotion in colonial Hongkong. For the success suddenly, in Shanghai, of Harry G. service upon securing an ap-of the project for the benefit Kessel, aged 34 years, son of Mr. pointment in Mozambique. It of the Chinese the Governor and Mrs. H Kessel (London). was at the time of the death has the good wishes of all Cremation took place on April 22,

at the Bubbling Well Cemetery. of King George V that His right-thinking people. It is Excellency came into more earnestly hoped that it might University of Hong Kong for the intimate touch with the Bri-be possible to make an early at Shanghal, of Mary Lowe Malt- tish people,, when he was sent announcement of the fruition land, in her 70th year, widow of following

to England as a member of of the scheme.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS ·

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

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There are vacancies in Medical Department of

the

the

#

Lecturer in Parasitology at

lace blouse and accessories to

WEDDING AT REGISTRY

of No. 4 Belchers Street.. ANNOUNCEMENT

NEWSETTES

•

The death occurred on April 27.

the late Robert Kelley Maitland of Alfred, Robert, and mother the Portuguese delegation at MEMBERS of the Portu-

Arthur and Albert Maitland, Mrs. a salary $4,800 per annum. the funeral of the late Bri-guese community will be at c. o. Havilan (Sacramento, Calif. Assistant in Medical Ento tish Sovereign In his own tending by invitation at the and Mrs. Nelle Tate. A Requiem mology at a salary of $3,600 words Governor Teixeira de-landing at Queen's Pier Mass was held on April 30, at The

clared recently: "1 have shortly after

noon today Church of Christ the King, 235 Applications should be in the many English friends, in- when all the honours accord-Rue Bourgeat, and was followed hands. of the Registrar not later cluding friends in high naval ed to a distinguished visitor by burial at the Hungjae Road! than Monday, 10th. May, 1941. posts. It cannot be doubt-will be extended to Comman-

STANLEY V. BOXER,

per annum.

Registrar.

30th. April, 1941.

Cemetery.

ed that during the period of der and Madame. Teixeira.

MARINE COURT his administration, recently Included in the list of repre-

Charged with having boarded a inaugurated, his urbanity, sentative guests at dinner at ship in harbour without the per- tact and good nature will Government House this even-mission of the master or officer in 234 gain many more friends. In ing will be the Acting-Consul charge, a young woman, Lam Yuk- addition to his other cultural for Portugal in Hongkong surf at the Marine Court yester- lan, was fined $20 by Comdr. T. C.

attainments, the Portuguese and members of the Portu- day. Governor speaks English guese community and their fluently.

wives. In these facts are de-

What do

you want?

If there is anything

2

.:

.

IT IS GRATIFYING to re-monstrated the cordiality of treaty obligations and im- mark that so early in his ad- the friendship between Great plications which has marked you want to buy or

relations of our two sell,try

ministration the new Gover- Britain and Portugal; it is the smell

Their ideals are Classified advertise nor has already obtained a unmistakable, and in the per- countries. ment in the Hong-

thorough grasp of the urgent sonal intercourse about to be symbolised in the perfect un- kong Daily Press,

needs of Macao; they relate initiated today" between the derstanding between the two to the exigencies of the mo- distinguished representatives nations that has stood the ment brought about by con-jof the two Empires will be enduring test of time so well. ditions responsible for the reaffirmed the loyalty to Contributed).

25 words $1.50 prepaid

for 3 insertions.

huts

POPULAR BELIEF "It is the popular belief that

A-Verbal warnings were given the mother runs the greatest risk Centres and to have the services

on several occasions by a Land

Bailiff of the Crown Lands

With her first baby, and that with successive pregnancies her task Office that hats would be de- is by no means the case."

becomes progressively easier. Such molished if the owners al The speaker "then produced a .not do so themselves, and the chart which he prepared from

'elder of the squatters' was so

figures contained in the report of informed.

the Ministry of Health on Matern- Q-By whom, on whose authority al Mortality and Morbidity. This and under what powers the showed that, taking 100 as the basic figure, the average risk to huts were set on fire?.

the mother's life during the first A-The demolition was carried four pregnancies is well below the

.

of Government doctors and nurses.

Our expenses are salaries of sociai welfare workers and the expense of appliances that are given to impossible for them to pay. patients whose income makes it

We need contributions to.. maintain these services and we need contributions for the extension of our work.

DR. SELWYN-CLARKE Hon. Dr. P. S: Selwyn-Clarke out. by a Land Ballif of the basic level. The smallest risk is said that neither his department Public Works Department with the second pregnancy-59, nor himself deserved the pleasant. with the co-operation of a whilst the greatest risk (500) is things which Prof. Gordon King representative of the Me-for, the tenth pregnancy. The had said about them as family dical Department. Both these average level is reached in the planning was an essential part of officers hold warrants under fifth, conception... Regulation 37 (1) of the re- ALL-ROUND SERVICE

the normal work of a child wel- fare centre, and the Medical De- partment was only doing' its duty gülations made under Ordin- Dr. King gave an outline of the

in co-operating with the League. ance No. 5 of 1922 (Emer- work of the League which he des-

There had been a reduction in gency Regulations) to take cribed as an all-round service." the number of births for the first- possession of, demolish and Referring to the work of the post-quarter of this year amounting to remove any structure erected natal clinic, the speaker said, "By about 1,000 as compared to the without lawful authority on stressing the importance of the corresponding period of 1940. In unleased Crown Land.

control of conception and by pro-i the same period there had been viding facilities for the formation about 4,000 more deaths.

No buta were set on fire. The huts were dismantled and the poles and timber collected and taken away by lorries to a Goy- ernment dump at Wanchai: the matting and palm leaves - were destroyed by fire to*pre- vent ré-erection. This practice has been in force for many years, otherwise sheds are rd- erected as soon as the demoli- tion party has left the area. Q-Were only the nuts destroyed or were personal belongings of the squatters also des- troyed?

A

Only huts were destroyed and each inhabitant was given ample warning to re- move his or her personal be- Tangirigs.

of clinics the Eugenics League has The speaker congratulated the

for

been responsible

initiating

President and omelals of the what may now be regarded as part League for the remarkable success of the normal routine of the Post-achieved during the past five inatal clinic.

years, and assured them of the On the subject of finance, Pro- unstinted sympathy and support fessor Gordon King stated, "of himself and his colleagues at glance at the Financial Report will

all times. (Applause). show that we have a balance in Dr. Li Shu-fan congratulated hand of $824,84, but in order to the League on its success and sald ́ meet the coming year's expendi- that the good work it did among ture we need to collect at least an

the Chinese made it essential that dollars. 1 additional thousand

the work should go" forward. should like to appeal to members and friends of the League to lend us their generous assistance in this direction." (Applause).

OFFICERS ELECTED

Selwyn-Clarke

The following officers were then re-elected en bloc Prot, Gordon King (President), Hon. Mr. M. K... MRS, SELWYN-CLARKE

Lo (Vice-President), Mrs. F. B. Addressing the meeting, Mrs.

and Mr. Kwok Chan (Hon. Becretary); Miss Con- Belwyn-Clarke said, in part:

Our work in Hongkong can stance Lam (Hon Trênsurer); hardly be described as "Family Executive Committee, Drs. 8. Y. Q-What arrangements have Planning "that is, the oppor- Cheng, B. W. Kuk, A. L. Forbes, J..

been made for the accommo-tunity given to parents to space Montgomery, I Frommer, T. dation of the squatters whose their children and decide on the us, P. Ruttonjee, A. Bydenham, hats were destroyed?

number of their family in relation L. O. Hunter, H. Talbot, Arthur W. to their income and health. We woo, T. C. Wong, Rev. J. R. Higgs, A-Squatters had previously are definitely below that level, we Mrs. Li Shu-pul, Mrs. Lum Tsal- been offered accommodation are concerned with the prevention yan. Miss Shin Tak-hing and Mr. and food at Pat Heung Camp of the wastage of child life.

E. M. Raymond.

by Hon. Director of Medical We are anxious to enlist your Services, who states, however, sympathy as one of the few or- that only 68 persons availed ganisations in Hongkong that is themselves of this offer, Per- preventive in character. sons who were sick and will- ing to go to hospital were re moved there by ambulance: In other cases, where the Occupants were sick but re- fused to go to hospital of were too old to evict, the but was not demolished.

In London. we considered a wage of 22/10/- per we k to cover the needs of a mother and father and two children as the poverty line.

In Hongkong we would ask you to consider our work from the two angles-Brst, the 'taik that we are still mainly dolor

KING'S

BIRTHDAY

The Birthday of His Majesty King George VI will be celebrated this year in the form of a military parade in which units of the local. defence forces will participate with His Excellency. the Govergor taking the salute at the March Past, it was officially learned yes- terday.