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NON-TOXIC GERMICIDE
NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE MADE FROM MOLD PROVES MOST POWERFUL BACTERIA-KILLER FOUND
BY WILLIAM I. LAURENCE
NEW YORK-A new chemical substance elaborated by spectal strain of rold in bread and Roquefort cheese that has proved itself in tests on animals and in preliminary clinical trials on buman beings as the most powerfu} non-toxic germ- killer so far discovered, thousands of times more potent than family was described any of the drugs of the sulfanilamide recently.
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The financial returns for the year ending March 31, 19841, have been published and they show that the revenue for that perlod was $70,175,114 against an expenditure of $64,787,558. Revenue showed a nett Incrence of $17,475,830 over the preceding year.
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Addressing a large gathering of members and friends of the Kuala Lumpur Y.M.C.A. at the anniversary meeting held in the Association ball, the Hon, the British Resident, Selangor, Major G. M. Kidd, while praising members of the Association for their active participation in the Passive Defence Services, urged them to beware of the risk of becoming tired of the routine jobs they were called upon to do, and to carry on and learn new things and thus not only baprove the usefulness but give encourage- ment to the other fellow."
tivities.
Kidd addressed 1 he
were *-
BRAZIL GEM HUNTERS 'STRIKE'
the
rity.
MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1941.-PAGE 9
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If you Value your Health-
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NO Colouring Matter
Ne Injurious
Ingredients
Cabbage Caterpillars Control By Dusting
Is
DRY GIN
DISTRUST
LONDON
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, Aug. 8. The following quelations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations
ported, has been administered to new item, $17,000; "War Expendi for the past ten years. It had collectors of taxes and revenue in widely recommended remedy for in transmission,
ture" $12,865,346, compared with now balit reserve fund and Maraba have been unable to col the velvety green caterpillar, also
a
Social and community service, Apart from decrease of one especially in these times, he said, i million dollars from Land Sales, need not be stressed. We in Ma the revenue heads show little dif-laya had been fortunate that we Hundreds of leading physicians cd remarkably effective in protect-
had not yet been involved in any ferences over 1939-40, from the United States and Cana ing animals against enormous
Half the net increase in re-hostilities, but just for this reason ds, attending the annual meeting, doses of deadly bacteria of various venue was $8,582,729 received from we should not, he said, get the of the American Society for Clinl types.
War Revenue, an item which was tendency of becoming bored with
BELEM, Brazil-A diamond rush cal Investigation, heard Dr. Mar
not shown in the previous year. things and grouse at being asked tin H. Dawson, Associate Profesor Recent experiments have shown The other outstanding tern
has brought the "wild west" Into was to carry on doing them. of Medicine at the College of Professor Dawson reported, that Duties which at $18,261,610 repre- Congratulating the Association Brazil and is causing headaches Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia penicillin in "extremely active" in ented an increase of over $4,000,- on another successful year, he said among the
officials of the Fulveralty
to New York City, report a dilution of
500,000. 000
that the Association Lived by its trict of Maraba, who are finding Mice infected intraperitoneally on the new germ-killer.
it impossible to collect taxes from On the the Expenditure side, the members and not for its members, Associated with Profess ir
(through Injection of bacteria them "HE. the Governor' amount-He stressed that it was not what the thousands of persons who have peritoneum) edto $255,982 compared with $212. they got out of the Association flocked to Tocantins river a highly virulent strain 282
have been dis- Services were that counted but what they put where diamonds in the fight of medical science of hemolytic (blood destroy $1 658.982 against $1,042,240; into it.
Because the taxes cat It was by that alone that covered, against bacterial infections caused ing) streptococci in amounts up to HK.VDC and HK. Naval Volun- success was measured.
not be collected. Maraba's budget cubic centimetres of whole teen Defence Force - by the vast host of deadly micro- two
requirements
PAID SECRETARY
has gone on the rocks and elvi} organisma known as gram-positive culture, containing from 50,000,000 were down but Air Raid PreCAD-
servants have not been paid fu After a short opening prayer by bacteria, were Dr. Gladys Hobby to 100,000,000 organisms, were pro- tons received 31.748,263 against the Rev. Mr. Mosebrook, Capt. H months. They are said to be con-
Eleanor tected with a dose of about 7 m3- $875,646 the previous year; De-J. Page, the President, addressing
sidering Joining the legions of ligrams of a "soluble, impure pre-rence Contributions were 574 mil the Association, stated that when diamond hunters. 1101 yet paration," given subsentaneously, lion, but an estimated expenditure Major
The diamond rush started when available in pure form, is known Control animal receiving the same of $1,000,000 for "Special War Ex-gathering last year he urged the
two tropical tramps arrived m as penicillin, after the family of barberia in dilutions of one part penditure" was not used.
younger members of the Associa Belem with the tale that they molds known as penicum. Only in 10,000,000, Dr. Dawson reported,
INCREASES
tion to assist the older members had found a vast deposit of dia- one specific strain of it can cla- died within 48 hours, borate the new giant among germ-
"In further experiments,"
The imports and Exports Office in running it. The speaker was glad monds on the banks of the Tocan- Dr
and Medical Department spent a to say that this urge had been tins river and produced a few un- reported. destroyers, and its final isolation, Dawson
been!
a million dollars, given practical effect and several cut stones. Professor Dawson said, would de shown the penicillin is effective
Immediately people from every pend on a larger supply of the intravenously and intraperitoneally but most Government department of the younger men
showed little change over the pre-operating in the Association's accorner of Brazil bogan to invade material than 18 now as well ag subcutaneously. Ani-
Maraba and practically the whole available. However, even in Itals have also been treated sucious year. Pensions remained al-
The Assurlation had for some population of the district rushed present crude form. Dr. Dawson vessfully as long as eight hours most stable at $3,367,831,
Special items were Public Works time, he said. been trying to get alto the new El Dorado. They left reported. minute deses have prov after infection Experiments
Extraordinary $3,190.483 compared paid secretary, for the job that behind their cattle and small oral administration are as yet in- complete."
with $2,000,000 the previous year: Mr. Rajaratnam, had been so suc-businesses and quit paying taxes.
Dusting with arsenate of lead are subject to confirmation and no the Fisheries Research Station, a cessfully and willingly carrying on During the last few months the and hydrated lime Penicillin. Professor Dawson re-
the most responsibility is assumed for errors
four patients suffering from that; deadly
And the Immigration was in a position to engage a paid lect a cent, mainly because it is known as the imported cabbage War Loan, 3% (Red. $1,874,053: form of bacterial heart disease known as sub-acute bac
Item, secretary if a suitable man could considered too dangerous to invade
terial endocarditis. -Sufficient
be found; but fortunately war-the huge, and lawless diamond and cauliflowers, The Comparative Statement of time conditions made this a diffi. camps which have spring up alone circular holes in the leaves and
eating large Defence Loan, 8%....... Canton-K'loon Rly: $% Wis not available for adequate therapy in these cases," Revenue and Expenditure for last cult task and for the time being the Tocantins rive
month of the last financial year at any rate they would have the RIGHT BANK SHUNNED
at times boring into the centre of Chinese 44% Gold Loan he said
1898 (Brit. Issue) ....... "However," he added,
the plants. no serious toxic effecte were oh-
revealed that expenditure exceed-privilege of having Mr. Rajarat- Rough huts and barracks have One part of the potson, atates Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
been nam carry on this onerous task.
thrown up along the Jeft served."
The biggest tents on the Re- "It would appear," Professor
Capt. Page next referred to the bank of the river, the right bank venue side were War Revenue high proportion of members who belog shunned because of several Entomology, Dominion Department Dawson concluded, that penicillin
$1,076,706, and Duties $1,453,080. 18 chemotherapeutic agent of
were members of the Passive De savage Indian Half a million dollars was spent fence Services and congratulated their villages there. In these rude with eight parts of hydrated me great potential significance. Pen'- gurated at the outbreak of war. is cillin probably represents a Un Air Rald Precaution: the them on this..
diamond towns more than 5,600 and dusted on the plants in the Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan Educational Department spent rapidly growing into a big organ class of chemotherapeutic agents) $258,740 compared with $170,5041ate been privileged in entertām diamond buyers live under the law when the leaves are wet with dew.Chinese 8% Ster. Notes
The Association, he said, had of prospectors, tradesmen, and illicit early morning which may prove as useful, or even more useful, than the sut-the previous March: The 7 and Eing members of the Armed Forces of the 45 calibre revolver.
CENTRAL PORTIONS Office fanamides."
spent $442,680 compared The Board had given consideration Life appears to be worth
Particular attention should be Chin. Imperial Rly. 6% with $64,000 the It was originally observed by:
previous year to this question and they hoped to to nothing there and no tax col-paid to the central portions of the Loan Fleming in 1929. Dr. Dawson told Miscellaneous Services expenditure improve the facilities to be offered lectors will venture into the re- cabbages and cauliflowers as the Honan Rly. 6% 1905 ...... the physicians, that staphylococci was $424.397 compared with $67, to the Forces who were very keen ston. The situation of Maraba's caterpillars prefer to feed there. Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911 The Bureau is under the control failed to grow on plates in the 000. Expenditure on Water-works on availing themselves of them sinking finances has
become so
Two or three applications should (L.P. N/Y, Issue) Apostolic Delegates
critical that the authorities are be made as required, care being Hukuang Rly 5%, 1911 considering dispatching federal taken to apply the dust Imme-
(German Lae) troops to the Tocantins mining diately feeding, becomes evident,
Lung Tsing & Hai areas to clear out the undesirables Due to the waxy condition of the
Rly. 5%, 1913 and bring law and order to the leaves, spraying has not given s'hat-N'king Rly. 5%...... 15 diamond region,
satisfactory results. An emergency law also may be The remedies recommended for SHANGHAI, Aut. 10 (Reuter decreed to check the illicit dia- cabbage worms also controy other
strict Despite the proved the most powerful microbe-:
precaution mond buyers and traders who, it destructive cabbage and cauliflower they
killer until then known to man.
against terrorists during the anni..
period of the Shanghalpectors.
1s claimed, are swinding the pros- insects as the cabbage looper and Unfortunately, gramicidin Was
SHANGHAI, Aug 10 (Reuter) versary These broadcasts are made re
The traders have found the diamand-back moth. found to be highly toxle to
ani- Britons
Nationals in War, several explosive and incen- that the boom for them does not and Allied gularly or Mondays, Wednesdays
China are making an extra effort diary bombs were hurled last consist of washing placer ground and Saturdays between 7 am, and mals as well as to bacteria.
· (Ger. Stpd. Supl, Loan) to reach the goal of £200,000 by night into the four-storey build- for diamonds. August 15 In contributions to the ing housing Wang Chung-wel's mines for them are in the holds liquor, and other more or less in Ger. 7% Intl, Loan, 1924 6
The real diamond cheap clothes, tools, questionable Jap, 6% Ster, Loan, 1924. 191-201 At the meeting there were pre- voluntary war contribution fund paper, the Central China Daily of their boats in the shape sented two reports, from the Mayo and thus permit a remittance to News, in west Hongkew, the north- Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and should send messages to the Apos from the Massachusetts Memorial be made to the London Treasury ern part of the Settlement, which
for the purchase of aircraft for a la Hospital, Boston, respectively, an-: tollc Delegates in their own coun
patrolled by the Volunteer
try who
will transmit
nouncing studies on the grami-second China British squadron. them to the Vatican and will receive re- plies through the same.
OF MERCY APPRECIATED
CAIRO, Aug. 10 (Reuter-In- creasing use is being made of faci lities afforded by the Vatican for inter communication between war prisoners in Italy and their rela- tives in Britain and the British Dominions
This service, which
was Inau
ication similar to the Red Cross.
Its headquarters are in Cairo and
it is officially known as the Apos tolic Delegation Prisoner of
War
Information Bureau.
USEFUL ACTIVITIES
of
the
Egypt and Palestine. One of most useful activities is the broad. casting from the powerful Vati
material
new
to neighbourhood of & colony of Its penicillum mold.
In 1940 Dr. Rene J Dubos startled the scientific world with can radio station of the names of announcement that he had ex- war prisoners in Italy, also of tracted from a special strain of concerning the men's soll bacteria as chemical substance health and the nanes of the he named gramicidin that had camps in
are im prisoned.
messages
which
8.30 a.m. (GMT),
Relatives in Britain or the Bri- tish Dominions wishing to cutr municate with prisoners
in Italy
THAILAND WILL
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT
cidin that have made it possible
Department. also а new $181,638.
ed revenue by $1,325,742.
showed a considerable decrease. The item "War Expenditure” ac-} counted for $3,093,522 compared with $1,874.653 the previous year.
BRITONS & ALLIES SET MARK OF £200,000
The mark
(Malaye Tribune).
SHANGHAI BOMBING
Corps.
18 still short by The incendiary bombs started to apply it successfully in a num. £9,000 but all have been asked a big fire which was stul raging ber of human infections that had to foln in a sport to bring the at 10 o'clock, while three persons not responded to any other treat- total to the desired figure in ob-were reported injured. ment.
servance of the Fund's first birth- The Settlement police and "Jap- Dr. Wallace E Herrell and Dr. day
anese plain-clothes gendarmes Dorothy Hellman of the
Maya
cordoned off the area and closed
leading to the southern part of BANGKOR, Aug. 10 (Reuter)– manner in which gramicidi, pro- |
Oslo, Aug. 10 (Reuter)-A clash the Settlement "Trulland's armed forces will fight duced its toxic effects on animals between Norwegian patriots and If that is necessary to carry out They found that along with its Quisling storm troopons in which TWO KILLED IN- Thailand's policy of strict neu-powerful bactericidal action it also is reported from Sande Plord, on
FIGHT INVADERS Clinic, set out to determine, by CLASH IN NORWAY erie bridge across Seochow Creek
methods of tissue culture ths
· SHANGHAI, Aug. 10 (Reuter) --;
worm, which feeds
**
cabbages
After 1952)
106-3/16
101
11
47
Alan G Dustan, Division of
tribes which have
of Agriculture, should be mixed
1026/47 Chin, 41% Anglo-French
Loan. 1908 Chinese 5% Orisp Loan
1912
48
40
30
38.
next
or late evening
of dispensable commodities.
1913 (Ldn. I)
1925 (Vickers)
Tientsin-Pukow Hly, 5%
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit, Stpd.)
(German Stpd.)) Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5% (Brit. Stpd. Supi. Loan) - Tientsin-Pukow Ely. 5%
55
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WE PAY HIGH PRICES RUSSIAN FOOD- prestige of the Thai forces by ed hemolysis. That at once in-
for all gold and silver articles. fighting to the last," says a com- dicated that the chemical might in a body and prepared to march Two women were killed, 11. Ch
The storm troopers formed up
Jade, diamonds, jewels, watches, munique issued In Bangkok on be used safely in local infections through the town. While they nese seriously injured and a num
fountain pens. Apply Far East Friday.
where it was not necessary to in- The communique denies that troduce it in the blood stream,
were getting ready to start aber of others slightly injured as Diamond and Gold Refining Co., any country has demanded basea: from Thailand or threatened her was the case, and that the gram/the other end of the street.
Tests on animal proved that this crowd of Norwegians assembled at a violent typhoon lashed out with Room 621, China Building, 6th
fury against Bhanghai,
Boor. Sundays and Holidays and expresses Indifference to the cldin would be used safely in local In closed ranks they marched The typhoon caused structuraj open.
troop movements outside That territory.
It reiterates Thailand has
anxiety about aggression,
SOCONY BEGINS
applications, as it did no harm at against the Quislinga,
collapses, uprooted trees, and flooded-malj streets, disrupting tramway traffic in the Settlement and Concession,
all to tissues. It has been used
GENERAL MELEE no effectively, the Mayo and Boston The leader of the storm troopers physicians reported, in the treat-instructed as men to attack, and
WANTED KNOWN ment of sinus infections, infections about 20 obeyed. A general melee -Two Japanese liners were foreca of the bladder, infected but not ensued in which the storm troop to return to port and the ac bleeding wounds, ulcers, and em-ere received a sound thrashing. finally halted shipping and took! Experienced Book-keeper Wants nyema from pneumopla.
The patriots seized the leader toll in damage from many local Students to form a class. Guaran The Boston report was presented of the storm troopers and march- | buildings.
tee students to keep a whole set of by Dr. Charles H. Rammelkampled to the quay singing the Nation- The typhoon was expected to books after completion or a course SHANGHAL, Aug. 10 (Reator)and Dr, Chester. 8. Keefer.
al Anthem. When they reached strike Shanghai at night but lack of 6 months. For Term and Par The Standard-Vaccum. Oll Com- Sinus Infections wore clear-the quayalde they threw the quely for the city It changed direc-ticulars. Please Apply to -Box
the pany has begun direct negotia-ed up within 48 hours, Dr. Herrell lingite into the ees.
tion Just before crossing the No, 483 c/o H.K.D.F.
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tlong with the Shanghai Customs and Dr. Belman reported. Bevero Clashes with Germans are also Yangtee. authorities for the recovery of bladder. Infections that the sulfa reported from other Norwegian The Woosung region felt the 1,650 five-gallon tims of oli solzed drugs did not affect were cured towns by the Japanese authorities aboard within one week. the tanker Meiyo.
At Borgen: 70 people have been The typhoon's first blow was felt! Infected wounds were frood of arrested and sent to the concen- in Shanghai early in the morn
A Borong official strongly denied all bacteria within 24 hours after tration camp at Ulvan following ang and was heralded by torren that the delivery of the oll was gromleidin treatment, following patriotic demonstration in the tial dowpouts.
in any way a political matter as which the wounds rapidly healed course of which eam members of The two deaths were caused by alleged by the Japaneer naval Dr. Rummelkamp and Dr. Koster the German troops were alte collapse of fences and scaffold-
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