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DEATH.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1925,

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DAY BY DAY.

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MEDICAL CONGRESS,

BRITAIN'S OFFER.

consumption in this country, and it is a mattor that requires early romedying. The fniserablo

TO ABOLISH OPIUM- HOW MANY THERE ARE WHO THIS WEEK'S MEMORABLE state of the millions of poor ARE UNWORTHY OF THE LIGHT

GATHERING,

SMOKING. people, with consequent under- or DAY, AND YET THE SUN

With the holding of a special

Geneva, Jan. 19. nourishment and ovororowding, R18E9.-Senccy,

Congregation of the University The second opium conference the absence of knowledge of According to the Chinoso of Hongkong in the City Hall was opened with a long speech hygiene or prapor curative troat-calendar, to-day is "Tai Hon" this evening, at which honor-by Viscount Cooil, in which ha ary dogroes will be conferred exprossed the strong views of the ment and the strong fatalism of "The Great Cold Day."

on four of the visiting dolo-British Government in favour of the lower ordare, has militated

A fitter was removed from the Eaton, the official opening will practical conclusions.

take place of the Joint Conferonco Ho declared that Britain dosired tho against inauguration of

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to the the China Medical Missionary to ond oplum-smoking, and

This Jadequate mosaures to combat Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday Association.

evening's omphasised that the derivatives this scourge, but the great fight with an injured band which was ceremony will also include an of opiums were the most serious

crushed through being caught in official welcome to the visitors, aspect of the problem. The con goos on, and gradually tho

a drilling machino:

the businong of the Conference, feronos would bo a failure if it victory should come in sight if

He opening to-morrow morning at failed to deal with theso. all hands are put to the task. A Chinese malo was removed the University. Over 140 medical stated that oplum-cating in Iadla The same applies to the other to the Government Civil Hospital mon and medical missionaries was purely a domestic question, yesterday suffering from the are visiting the Colony for the and not a mattor for international securges we have named. Then offbets of opium, believed to havo Conference, quite a number of interforence or control. As for thore in the question of hygiene boen self-administored in an whom arrived during the past oplum in India, effectivo Indian fow days, whilst others arrived opium was not used in the manu- and general, sanitation, which attempt to commit suicido.

to-day by the 8.8. President facture of harmful druga. can do more to help proventivo

By means of a forged order, a Lincoln. Among the latter was Ho tributed the past offorts of medicine than all the cures over man, who gavo his namo as Chow a delegation of 12 from the China to restrict cultivation of inventod. One of the diseason Lal-ting, was able to obtain 75 Poking Union Medical College of the poppy; as also the British

ovorcoats from a tailor's shop at the Rockafeller Foundation. The Colonial administratore. which is receiving world-wide No. 3, Tung Street yesterday, dologates are drawn from all parts Lord Croll offered that the of the Far East and the Con- British Government would under- MUSTARD & Contics at present is leprosy, for The coats are valued at $1.127.

foronco will be one of the most take to abolish opium-smoking in the permanent cure of this dread

To the monthly Bogay Com-important and ropresentativo British Far Eastorn territories in plague is in sight after the

potition of the Royal Hongkong modical gatherings over held in which smoking was tomporarily authorised, within, a poriod of not passage of many conturlos. The Golf Club, played at Fanling this part of world. discovery and trostmont of January 17th to 19th, Dr.

A reception committea, compos-more than fifteen years from the parasitical diseases in general Shellahsar (11), Major Hyland od of the members of the Court date on which effective measures (14) and Mr. F. Taylor (18) tied of the University and a large by Chins to suppress cultivation another important item which is

at "all squaro.".

number of other local prominent reached a stago where there was havo duo attention.

and gentlemen, has no danger of smuggling from Those attending tho perform-chargo of the comfort

and China into those territorios. Ho Hongkong is fortunato in

anoo of "Saint Joan" to-morrow welfare of the visitors, to whom proposed that this stage should be having this conference in its night will be presented with a will be extended the faciltion of midat. The exchange of views free souvenir portrait of Mrs. the various clubs and institutions and information among so many Boale la the title part. This will of the Colony.

also apply to the final perform-

THE OFFICIALS.

M. D'Aladíur (France) endors specialists will result in a wide once on Thursday, grasp of health problems that

The officials of the conference ed Lord Cocil's remarks,

The upshot of the debato was Mr. Richards, who lives at thojaro should benofit this Colony

unfavourable to the American King Edward Hotel, has reported Prosidonta G.M.M.A., Dr.

suggestions. Reuter. groatly se well as other parts of to the police that silk drussen of John Kirk, F.R.C.S. (Edin.), Can- the East. The public lectures the value of $450 wore missing ton; B.M.A., Dr. G.`E. Aubroy,

took M.D., Hongkong. would stimulate gonoral interest from a trunk whon ho

dolivery of his luggage which In the subject of sanitary living arrived from Shanghai yesterday. Dr. F. C. Yon, M.D., Changsha; Vice-Presidenta.-C. M. M. A.,

and the avoidance of sickness.

D.M.A., Surg-Capt. Burniston, Eventually, oven, the idea of a There will be a Musicale at R.N., U.M.G., Hongkong. Health Board in Hongkong the Holona May Institute on Secretarios.-C.M.M.A., Dr. J.

Thursday, January 22nd, at 5.30 L. Maxwell, M.D., Shanghai; In a spooch after turning tho might devolop apace and become

p.m. Toa servod from 4.30. B.M.A., Dr. J. L. Shollshear, first sod of the now Kyogle- a vigorous reality.

Tickets, for members and their D.9.0., M.B. Ch,M., University South Brisbane railway, the first friends, 50 conto each, to bo of Hongkong.

phase of the schome to unify tho railway

which gaugos,

is obtained from the Secretary,

Transurors.-C.M.M.A., Dr. J. Adit.

catima tod to cost twonty-one L. Maxwell; B.M.A., Dr. J. Hmillions sterling, Mr. Theodoro, Prior to the annual meeting Sanders, M.D., Hongkong.

the Premier to Quoonsland, sug- As we remarked yostorday, Roforonca has already boon

Official Dolegates.--Dr. B. 3. gestod that the Commonwealth there has been much spoculation of St. Andrew's Church made to the importance of the of Inte

to whether His evening, a presentation is to bo Houghton, China Medical Board, Government should create a new Iatornational State comprising the northorn conference of the China Medical Excellency Sir Edward Stubbs in, made to Mr. R. Packham, who Dr. J. Stump,

con- Health Board, Dr. R. K. S. Lim, portion of the Northern Territory Missionary Association and the or is not, to romain for another has boon Churchwarden

period of service as the Governor tinuously for eightson years and National Medical Association of and the north-west district of local branch of the British of the Colony. It bas

beon who is leaving the Colony in China, Dr. P. E. Shoppard, B. M. Western Australia. A provisional A. (Now South Wales Branch), Government should be appointed Medical Association, which opoas known for some time past that March.

Prof. Dr. Taro Matsui, A. M., M. for five years, and the Federal hero to-morrow, and la boing representations have been made

with a viow to socuring an A brown chow dog, bolonging D., Manchurian Medical College Government should grant a loan attended by a great number of extension of His Excellancy's to Mr. Edoly, the wharfinger of (Makdon), Dr. J. Wau, Hongkong of twenty-millions storling for dolegates from all parts of China term, but at the moment nothing the Canton wharf, bit Polico Chinese Medical Association, Dr. development purposos,

Zong Fung. National He expressed the opinion that at all definite is known in official Sergeant Flaborty at the pier Teu and other places in the Far East. circles as to what will happon.yesterday. The latter has been University of Peking. Dr. Lim this was the surost means of

ARGULLI.-On January 19th, at 20 Leighton Hill Road, Hong-to kong, Ommatta, beloved wife of Ebrahim ol Arculli, agod 24. (Shanghai papors please copy).

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Ebrahim of Arculli and Family tender their heartfelt thanks for the kind expressions of sympathy they have roocived on the occa- sion of their recent sad boroave- mont, and also for the floral tributos.

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HONGKONG, 20th Jan, 1925.

THE MEDICAL CONFERENCE.

His Excellency.

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this

A. P. W. D. coolio was run

Indios

Hoon Kong, University of Amoy, and Miss C. E. Simpson and Mrs. P. J. Todd, Nurses' Association of China,

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deoided by a League commission, whose decision would be final.

The sposch was warmly ap plauded.

AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY.

NORTH IMPROPERLY DEVELOPED,

Brishane, Jan. 19.

HOCKEY.

The oficial opening ceremony is Whether Ilis Excolloncy remains treated, whilst the dog has been

settling North Australia and safe Is to be held to-day in the City with us or not, he will in all taken to Kennedy Town for

guarding the "white Australia" polley. He stated that if some Hall

with the conferring of probability be going Homo in the observation.

Power which to-day was friendly spring or early summer on leave,)

should raiso the question of honorary degrees, and the actual and wo know we are voicing the The health return for the past SECTIONAL CHAIRMEN.

whether Australia was develop work of the congross will com- sentiments of the whole Colony work shows ûve cases of typhoid

The Sectional Meetings of the ing North Australia properly, and mence to-morrow in Hongkong when we say we trust that he (one British and four Chinese), of

have been placod was antitio i to maintain exclusivo will come back again. Sir Edward which two wore fatal; as well as Conference

joint possession of this territory, the University. A glance at tho

has held the Governorship of the two non-fatal cases of diphtheria under the control of

chairman question might have to be settled sections of medical and surgical Colony during a most trying! (one British and one Chineso), chairmanship, sach scienco which the conference is period-one which has called for and ono Chinese case of small-acting as secretary for the section under the forms of the protocol on behalf of the Association hofrocontly adopted by the Longue of the exercise of much statesman- pox (fatal). to cover, is sufficient to indicate ship. In

Nations, whose decision might be that quality, the

reprosents, as under;-

General Medicine.-C.M.M.A.: against Australia. Reuter. the wide range of its scope and present Governor has baon by the value of this coming together to means lacking. Then, too, down by a lorry belonging to the Dr. W. W. Cadbury, Canton his term of office has coincided Department at Connaught Road Christian Collego. B.M.A.: Prof. of investigators from several with great developments locally, West yesterday. Severe injuries John Anderson, Hongkong Un-

The following will represent fields of olfart in the art of hoal-in handling maiters connected wore caused to his body and the iversity.

Pharmacology. — C.M.M.A.: the Hongkong Hockey Club "A" ing. To China is this a specially with which His Excellency has man died whilst being taken on

shown much foresight. Convinced the lorry to the Government Prof. B. E. Road, Poking Union versus 38th, Heavy Battery, R.A.. valuablo occasion, for it comes at of the future progroms of the Civil Hospital.

Med. Clgo. B.M.A.. Dr. C. W. at Sookunpoo to-morrow at 5 a timo whon Western medicino Colony, ho has taken long views,

McKeany, Government Civil o'clock:-A. Bower, H. O. Macna- "The Nature of Memory" will Hospial, Hongkong.

mara, L. A. R. Duncan. W. H. has obtained a definito fool hold vor Booking to build up our pros-

perity and advancement on abo the subject of this wook's General Surgery.-C.M.M.A. Look, L. R. Blacking, H. G. in the country, when the pooplo solid basis. We all know, too, public lecture of the Hongkong Dr. O. Thomson, Canton Hospital. Burns, G. F. Lloyd, D. S. Green,

of tho Theosophical B.M.A.: are rapidly losing their old pre-how Sir Edward has boon over Lodgo

Prof. K. H. Digby, G. R. Vallack, L. M. B. Lloyd 16, Quoon's Road Hongkong University,

and W. G. Gerrard. judices,

Chinoso ready to listen to advice from Society. and whan

others, with only this stipulation Central, on Wednesday, Jan.

Ophthalmology.-U.M.M.A.: Dr. graduates in modern medical that such advice shall spring 21st, at 5.45 p.m. The public aro H. Howard, Peking Union Mod. THE PROGRAMME. scienco are among those who are from common-vouso and a know-invited.--Adet.

Ülge. E.M.A.: Dr. J. Morrison, The Conferenco will be hold Buildings, Hongkong.

on Wednesday, Thursday and doing great work in the allevia-ledge of the matter in hand.

Public opinion has, during his Mr. Ho Fook has presented a Ear, Noso and Throat Friday, vory comprehensivo Įtion of sickness and the improve- sorvico horo, boon constantly de- handsome allvor challongo cup to C.M.M.A.: Dr. Thooker Noville, goctional programmes having mont of hygiena throughout the ferred to in big issues as well as bo compotod for annually by the Changsua. B.M.A.: Dr. 8. 8. been arranged. The scientific And with on minor points. In short, Sir members of the Kowloon-Canton Straban, Alexandra Buildings, programe has been divided into accessible country.

Edward Stubbs can be regarded Railway Division of the St. John Hongkong.

elavon scations, the morning and the comprehensive list of subjects as the right man in the right Ambulance Brigade. Arrango- Radiology.-C.M.M.A: Dr. J.afternoon sessions being held at Hospital the University. A programme of on which papers are to be read, place. He bas sarved this Colony ments are being made for holding L. Harvey, Canton

B.M.A.: Dr. J. Macgowan popular lectures has also bas there is also an impressivo list of with tact, statesmanship and the first annual competition.

distinction, to its general benefit.

Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong been arranged. The Chins namos of mon who are already For these and other reasons, wo

Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Medical Missionary As- famous boyond the torritory hold the hope that it will be long. whore they are doing their life's before there is any change in the Obviously, such a stop would be CM.M.A.: Dr. J. Wright, Can-sociation will hold its 17th. Bien- of benoit from the fact that it on Hospital, B.M.A.: Dr.Arthur nial Conference from January Governorship of Hongkong.

Woo, China Buildings, Hongkong 26th. to January 28th. work.

would lessen the probability of

Anthropology. --U, M, N. A. ;—details of the programmes are Rabics.

bites from doga and thus guarantee From among the varied mat-

Prof. D. Black, Poking Union given in the hand book which Whilst we do not wish in any greater immunity from hydropho-Med. College, B.M.A.: Prof. J. L. has been issued by the Con- tors to be dealt with by delegates;

way to take up an alarmist at bia. It might, we concede, be

Physiology C.M.M.A.; Dr. P. A modical trade exhibit has we would draw particular atton-titudo in regard to the local rables difficult, if not impossible, to bring Shelishour, Hongkong University. forenoo.g tion of three-first, perhaps the outbreak, we would again suggest every dog in the Colony within S. Evane (r), Shantung Christian boon organised in the Great Hall most important of all, the incid-that the time is opportuno to the torms of the erdor, but that 19 University. B.M.A.: Prof. H. G. of the University, at which many Earlo, Hongkong University. woll-known drug and medios! ence of tuberculosis among the wo last commented upon the sub-number would be muzzled im- Public Health-U.M.M.A.: Dr. Arms will be reprisented. The Chineso; then the prevalence of foot, there have been many inmediately the edlot went forth. F. Oidt, Canton Hospital. B.M.A, entertainment of the visitors has oyo digoases and their troat-stances of rosidonis, both Euro- and it would not be difficult grad-Dr. J. B. Addison, P.C.M.Q[also been well-looked after, and

poan and Chinoso, having suffered ually to increase the offoctivenous ment; and finally the question of dog-bites, whilst at least two more of the order. We think the time Hongkong tackling venereal infections. Of definito cases of rabies have been has come when, in the interests recorded. Wo cannot yet under- of public safety, there should be lato, a great deal of notion has stand the Government unwilling no further tomporieing on this been given to the prevalonoo of noss to issue a muzzling ordør. 'subject.

inalitute a muzzling ordor. Bince immaterial; by far the greater

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there is no reason why the Con Parasitology-O.M.M.A.; Dr. ference should not be a complate":

E. O. Faust, Peking Union Mod, success and a memorable gather. College. B.M.A.: Dr. E. P. Minett, Ing of the medical men of thị Government Biot,, Hongkong, Far East,

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