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£26,000,000 TRADE SCHEME.

CREDIT BILL PASSED IN COMMONS.

"SPOTTED FEVER ̧*

A GREAT RECORD OF RESEARCH.

HE HONGKONG

EDNESDAY AUGUST 11, 1930

tion of the variable and seemingly puss NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

meaningless sucoses of failure of

the serum in time past. We ware

trying to deal with poison A by THEATRE menna or antidote B. parbape, and it was futils; but If, by sheer An able and a very informing

The Observer's medical carre-chance, we happened to be using debata took place on the second spondant writes:-Carebro-spinai, antidote A, the results were very reading of the Overseas Trade or "spotted" fever, has long been good. To-day our business, in its cause, the very instanes, is to ascertain (Credits and Insurance) Bill, in known, and

the House of Commons. This is meningococens, was discovered which type of meningococcus is a measure empowering the Board no less than thirty-three years attacking the patiant, and then- of Trade to grant credits and ago. But when a dreadful spi-if a very, loose metaphor may be undertake insurance with the demie broke out amongst the used, to stew it in its own juice. object of stimulating trade soldiers in the Eastern Command THE ENEMIES OF KNOWLIDOR Here we observe a close parall- between Great Britain and cer- in the cold, wet winter of 1914-15, tain European countries im-we had had no epidemic ex-el to the case of typhoid fever. poverished by the war. For the perience of the disease at all in From the outbreak of the war an There was a increasing number of our men purposes of the scheme, the this country. Government have set asida curatire serum in existence, but were protected by maags of small £26,000,000. It is not a large its valus was very dubious and doses of a preparation made from som, and there was point in Com-inconstant. Five years later the and containing the poison or Research Council toxin of the typhoid bacillus mander Kenworthy's remark that Medical

the Government in this matter publishes in its Special Report The results were good.. In an have taken a parochial, instead Series, No. 50, a document which urgently worded communnica- of an international, outlook. we owe principally to Dr. M. H.tion to the general Press in the Captain Wedgwood Bean, who Gordon and his five years' de autumn of 1914 I tried to counter is rapidly developing in Parlia-votion to the subject, and which the deadly activities of the mentary power, declared that the records a wonderful advance in susmies of knowledge, who sought scheme was conceived in m our knowledge of this disease. to dissuade our recruits from 100 narrow and exclusive a spirit All the world is now the debtor of under-going this (voluntary) in- He protested, now that the war the great work done on this sub oculation: nor shall I forget the is over, against the discrimina-ject in this country: those brave first of many lectures delivered tion between our friends and our young volunteers who died after ander the auspices of the War former enemies. If Europe is so much agony in the early months Office that being on a black, be reconstructed economically it of 1915 were not stricken wholly wet night in Colchester, Septem- ber, 1914, to a small, suspicious, much be by the recognition of the in vain. principle that we are all members The reader whose business it is recalcitrant group of men, from had de- one of another.

or may be will consult the report one battalion, who

the Here itself.

proferred protec some general clined

Bet observations may be made. Waltion.

ak the CAD- have learnt that the mesingo-paign proceeded toany inoculated coccus exists, and attacks us, in men suffered, notably in Gallipoli. four different types, varieties, or from a disease closely resembling rains, not to be distinguished by typhoid, thought less deadly, and

the called paratyphoid.

their

appearance

under

INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION. The Labour Party did not op pose the Bill. but Mr. Graham, on its behalf, in a wire, faz-seeing utterance, complained of its pitiful limitation. He insisted that international action on large scale is necessary if we are to save the world, not only materially, but intellectually and morally. The European situation is such that the nations ought to pool all their resources of credit, $ype. Hence the simple explans. raw materials and manufactures.

Commander Hilton Young,

The anti-

microscope, but only by their vivisectionists thereupon accused subtle chemical reactions.us of cheating and calling typhoid Farther, we have learnt that the in inoculated men by another serum prepared from any one type name in order to preserve the is effective only against that appearance of our statistics. But, Sir William Leishman wek to

work—too late, unfortunately, to affect the Gallipoli campaign, 88 well might have been-and made

triple toxin-stupidly called al "vaccine." though no cow nor any other animal is concerned in

Typhoid bacillus and of types A

strи cuiquE.

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The first Time in Hongkong.

SATURDAY.

Aug. 14th.

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LAST NIGHT

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SHANGHAI MAN'S IMPRESSIONS,

whilst supporting the Bill as an many? He thinks the Bill may be emergency measure for the day. an attempt to surround Russis so to say, also pleaded for inter- with A commercial cordon national action with a view to sanitarie." What is required in comprising the poisons of the CRICKET AT HOME IN 1920. stabilising currency and restoring the interests of Europe. and the the international exchanges to world is, an international loan to and Bof the paratyphoid barillus, normality.

provide credit and enable the and known as “T. A. B." accord- Mr. Bridgeman explained the ruined countries of Europe to ingly. This protects agains, all Capt E.L.M. Barrett writes to Bill in a terse and lucid speech. restart work and trade.

three infections, the bacilli of the N. C. Daily News from Home He gave a concrete instance to Captain Bean complained that which are microscopically in-as follows show its working. Supposing we are still in effect blockading distinguishable, but chemically

Whatever may be wrong with British manufacturer desired to Russia. He protested against the different.

the rest of the world there ap export to Rumania, machinery the doctrine that, after defeating

pears to be nothing wrong with which with insurance and freight the Germans in the field, we

In these parallel instances the the good old game of cricket at represented a cost of £1,300 he must carry on a spiteful and war has given opportunity which bome. Gates are bigger than would, under certain conditions, peevish commercial quarrel with our men of science have taken before the war and the interest receive from the Export Credit them to our detriment as well for the control of two deadly in the County Championship Department 50 per cent. of thecoat as to theirs.

Qaly forms of disease by discovering teener than ever. price, plus freight insurance and

LORD ROBERT CECIL'S VIEWS. that they are really not two, but first-class match bas been left commission. The importer is

seven-each needing its

unfinished up to the end of May, allowed three years to pay up.

Lord Robert Cecil doubts

antidote. It is just your latch-and this was due to the weather. provided he can furnish a banker's whether it would be practicable sex, and yours alone, that will fit An interesting feature of the re- to apply the provisions of the your lock, and exactly because aulis has been the failure of strong apart it fits your lock, it will not fit batting sides to score heavily on plomb" wickets. My own im- |your neighboor's. The difference

may be infinitesimal, but it is pression is that this is due to the vital. In thinking of toxin and extraordinary number of bowlers at the present time who bowl

guarantee.

REJECTION MOTION,

Sir Watson Rarberlord, a sup- porter of the Government, maved the rejection of the Bill on behalf

Bill to Russia, quite from political dificulties. "As Д business proposition. dos't think i: could

I

be

DWO

one

of the Commercial Committee of/done." He does not think that antitoxin, think of a Fale with a peculiar fight. This is, the House of Commons. Whethe Government in this Bill was Chubb lock and its own and only of course, more noticeable with the objects of the Bill he is in actuated by onworthy motives,

key. that the Board of Trade is going money to deal with. it would be a warm sympathy, but he asserted As there is only a limited sum of the wrong way to achieve them. mistake to try to cover too large He contrasted with the Bill the field. The conditions on whicbling factor is overcrowding, as in been all out for an additional 30)

advances are to be made to

trade.

exporters are much too severe. If

is conveyed from mouth and nose The infection of spotted fever to mouth and nose. Its favour.

scored 200 runs for the loss new ball and several cases

have occurred wherein sides

of two or three wickets and have

ball being too much for the later

batemen.

A STRONG XI FOR AUSTRALIA.

It looks as if England will

have a very strong side to send

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AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR ($1) per share for account 1920 will be payable the log theory bowling business-August 1920. Shareholders are There is a tendency to overdo Da WEDNESDAY the 25th abou'd not be surprised if some requested to apply for Dividend thing is said at beadquarters on Warrants at the Company's this subject before long. The oce. St. George's Building. system of bowling fast, straight at Hongkong. the batsman's body, forcing him to

I

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

in Germany before the war, unde

in the Exstern Command which the German banks, helped the risks of trading with these early a 1915. But on this if by a State guarantee, did so much countries are too great for private space availed, there would be to stimulate that country's export enterprise, and State intervention much to say more generally not is necessary, then the State will least agains: people who kiss A good speech spoken with defeatits own action, by attaching babies and children's mouths crystal clearness. The most teli-conditions that eliminste all pos- promiscuously, and those who may even discover the badly, jury with his bat, while four or five Saturday 21st, August 1920 to to Australia in the autuma. We defend himself from personal ioCompany will be closed from ing part of it was his criticism ofsibility of risk.

What these derelict countries into one's nece, apparently under Warwickshire of J. Tyldesley of not cricket and should be stopped. both days inclusive.

talk vigorously and relentlessly needed fast bowler in Howell of fieldamen stand all round him, is wednesday the 25th August 1920 the stringent conditions i uposed by the Board of Trade on ex-need above all things is restar the impression that it is the organ Lancashire. Class wicketkeepers Some captains would not allow it porters who apply for advances.tion of their transport system to of hearing. Indeed, common-we have and to spare, googly, but these seem to belong to a by As he truly said, these are not efficiency.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Transport has broken sense and science are only lower down all over Europe. Lord

General Managers. only unreasonable, but almost Robert spoke compassionately of thing, and to the wise remarks on elders such as Holhs at cover Mold did not resort to such Hongkong, 10th August, 1920.

and higher forms of the same prohibitive. He proved that on a bill of exchange for £2,200 the the conditions of the stricken that theme in the introduction to who rank with the best in cricket have been allowed to, so why| -----

nstions. Merely feeding the com-this report might be added Hux- pulsorily unemployed is not ley's definition of science as

rough. The thing is to get them

organised common-sense. back to work. We don't stend alone ja 2 world that

Board of Trade would only advance £1,24%, for the 80 per cent. is on the cost price of the article, not on the gross.

Commander Hilton Young agreed with Sir Watson that the going

Soo severe. He re-

terms are

is

and left-hand bowlers, and gone age. Tom Richardson and

Monday Aug. 16th,

at 9.15 p.m.

and Brown (flants) at mid-off methods and would probably not

history.

should it creep into the game now? Mas results are often mislead-F. R. Foster was probably the ing and it is early to predict with worst offender in this style of certainty. At the moment York-bowling and his success does not St. John's Cathedral to rack and coin ali MOTOR FALLS OVER CLIFF 80 shire, as usual, seems to be the appear to me to have improved around us. The prosperity of the

FEET HIGH.

best all round side in the country the game in any way. Such bowl- minded him that the Germanent, Enlightened self-interest, frota death when his car fell over anyone on

whole world is interdepen. A motorist had a narrow escape Sorray is probably stronger than ing is almost impossible to scOTE a fast wicket. Kent off and is dull to watch. However, scheme was for ordinary times if nothing else, should induce the the cliffs at Folkestone recently. and Lancashire being close on the cricket is not a drawing room and ordinary risks, and that it could have no bearing on the to help to set the whole of Europe Mr. George Crawley, of Putney, heels of these two. Any one of game 80 maybe it is situation now confronting us. He on its legs again, enemy countries had stopped the motor on a steep them may win the championship, good for the batsman to to hit fears that fluctuations of ex- as well as allied.

road leading from the harbour, and it should be a most interesting under the heart a few times a change will paralyse trade until

Mr. George Roberts stated and his driver left his seat to struggle. Both Universities are week. If he had some chance of that the Bill emanated from the attend something is done to establish a

to the engine. On far above average strength, and retaliation it would possibly alter standard currency for Europe.

Suprema Economic Council the car being restarted, with barring strikes or civil war, every certain bowlers' methods. After 60

assurance from Mr. Mr. Crawlps at the wheel, it ran thing points to a great cricket Except for this kick I see) Bridgeman that the Government backwards, and, crashing through season.

nothing whatever wrong with the had an open mind as to the a fence, dropped over the cliff. It will be found that the ex-grand old game as played in 1920. Commander Kenworthy, who countries to be included within which is 80 feet high at the place.perienced batsmen bead the aver. The experiment of starting seconded the rejection of the the scheme, the motion for reject Fortunately, Mr. Crawley had ages. Hobbs, Wooley, Hendren, matches on Saturdays is a success Bill, described it as a "crack-ion was withdrawn and the Bill been thrown out before the car etc., all players of many years and the abolition of two-day brained" scheme. Why did it was read a second time without went over, and he sustained only experience are the most reliable cricket meets with approval from not include Austria and Get-a division.

players and spectators alike.

WHY NOT AUSTELA AND GERMANY?

a few cuts.

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