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authorities who have programmes of public health work but who are short of funds to carry" them through. One of the resolutions, which had the support of such well-known men as De. 3. L. Maxwell, of the China Medical

FEBRUARY

DAY BY DAY.

1928.

BEAUTIFUL TALK IS BY NO MEANS "THE MOST PRESSING WANT IN PARLIAMENT.-Thomas Carlyle.

There was a clean bill of health

Association, Dr. W. W. Peter, of in the Colony, yesterday. the Health Department of the Municipal Council, Dr. I. M.

The s.s. Tanda, which left Moji

Monday.

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Mr. and Mrs. D. Burlingham Taft from Manila. returned by the s.s. President

The Observatory forecast for to-morrow is:-N.E. winds, mode- rate; overcast, foggy.

FIRE, Millor, of the Shanghai branch of on the 24th instant, is due hare on

the China Medical Association, Dr. H. H. Morris, of the Shanghai Medical Society, and Dr... C. McCracken, of the St. John's Medical School, states:-"That' by since Great Britain has boon a pioneer in the field of public Installing

health, whose present leadership PYRENE is attested by the low mortality and morbidity rates, by tho TO-DAY development of the most modern

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Seaplanes from H. M. S. Vin- dictiva were exercised over tho harbour yesterday.

A lecture advertised on the public health practices and syllabus of the Helona May In- stitute for March, 1st is unavoid- governmental machinery culmi-)

ably cancelled. .... nating in the establishment of a Ministry of Health, the Chinese: people may confidently look to Great Britain for guidanco and available.

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The Telegraph

FRIDAY, FEB, 26, 1926.

BRITAIN AND CHINA'S HEALTH,

in China".

An armed robbery occurred in the Wanchai district oarly this morning. Details are not you

The Hon. Mr. P. II. Holyoak is Contral British School, Kowloon, to distribute the prizes at the at 5.30 p.m. on March 5th.

We are asked to remind share-

TO-NIGHT'S CHIEF.

Dr. G. D. R. Black, Chieftain of the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, whe will be principal host at to- night's Ball. He is here soen wearing his unform as an officer of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps.

LOCARNO PACTS.

DISCUSSION IN FRENCH CHAMBER.

Paris, Feb, 25. The Chamber of Deputies' de- bate on the. Locarno agreements |was appropriately marked by most friendly utterances towards Bri- tain."

M. Boncour, in opening the pro- ceedings, drew applause from all sides by reminiscently declaring that 'in the event of the violation .of a neutrality guaranteed by Britain the latter intervened with unsuspected forces.

Discordant strings were harped by the Communist, M. Cachin, who apoke of the imperialist British policy of a group of European nations against the Soviets, and also by Colonel Fabry who criticis. ed the lack of precision in defin- Ing Britain's obligations. Ho said the agreement was full of loopholes.

M. Briand jumped up and warm. ly asked that when a country like Britain had placed all her sea, land and air forces at the service of a cause, did that mean nothing? He added, that the agreement as- "sures that Britain will stand by France like Italy, Czecho-Slovaki and Poland. "If we had that in 1914 we should not have had war."

The debate was Reuter.

adjounied.

A BELGIAN TRAGEDY.

DRAMATIC DEATH OF EX-MINISTER'S WIFE.

There will be no gainsaying the fact that much work awaits doing in China in the matter of improving the public health and holders of the Hongkong and health education, but whether Shanghai Banking Corporation the devotion of a portion of the that the Bank's meeting takes Boxer Indemnity could accom-place to-morrow at noon at the

City Hall. plish much is open to argument-i The problem"is so vast and com- Messrs. Benjamin and Potts Plex whole nation needs are in receipt of a cable front enlightenment that it might be their Shanghai office announcing a final dividend of Tls. 1, making

„Brussels, Feb. 25, questioned whether £100,000 for Tls. 1.75 for the year, for Ziangbe

Overcome with emotion at the the proceeds from it) would not Rubber Co.

ceremony of her daughter taking the vell at Douvres, near Caen With the expected arrival in the like dropping a store into a

Messrs. Carroll Cros. are in

Madame Vandevyvere collapsed on China of Lord Willingdon as the millpond. That Lord Willingdon receipt of advices that the Aver

the floor of the Convent Chapel head of the mission sent out by and his fellow Commissioners Molek Rubber Estates, Ltd., has

and died immediately. She was declared a final dividend 12%, FATAL AIR STUNT.

accompanied by her husband, who Great Britain to study the ques will give the claim put forward

making 25% for the year; also an tion of what the best purpose to by the doctors their earnest con-interim of 10% for 1926.

LOOKING FOR INSTIGATORS, yesterday severed a long connec- tion with the Belgian Cabinet, re- which Britain's share of thesideration goes without question.;

Paris, Feb. 25. signing from the Ministry of Agri- Boxer Indemnity can be put to When Britain is so generally At this morning's Legislative

An enquiry has been opened to culture. His departure was widely Council meeting, a resolution discover the persons who en regretted because he was a valuable the benefit of China, many claims villified in China these days, it is was approved to the effect that couraged the airman M. Collot to link between the Conservative and are being put forward by various encouraging to come across the percentage of the valuation make his fatal stant of Aging un-Democratic sections of the Catho public organisations. Educa-man of Dr. Yon's high standing of tenements payable as rates for

der Eiffel Tower, They will be lic, group and contributed to the tenements in Stanley shall be 81 charged with contend that Britain, paying such unqualified tribute

manslaughter.— stability of several Governments in

times of crisis-Reuter. could best spend the money on to Britain's helpfulness 'in the advancing ordinary secular past, education, and the hopes of the Hongkong University have run Thigh on this matter. America used her Boxer Indemnity in the cause of education and culture; France used hers to help stabilise dinances: Holland expended the money on the Yellow River Con- servancy work; and Japan has devoted her share upon an

tionists

per cent.

A marriage has been arranged and will take place early in May between 'Surgeon. Commdr. G. P. Adshead, R.N., of the Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong, and Miss Olive Orme, of the Hong- kong Education Department.

Ordinance of 1890.

Reater.

The Very Idea!

From an obituary notice:-"In

Only a Scottish audience could

Our Water Supply. We have strong hopes that the Government will acceded to the request made by the Sanitary Board that the bacteriological | examination of the Colony's water The Legislative Council this supplies be carried out at least morning passed the Ordinance once a week. Under existing authorising the preparation of conditions, the analysis takes an edition of the rules, regula place monthly, which is surely tions and bye-laws in force on 1900 he began an association that have shown keen appreciation of a quite insufficient in Colony December 31st, 1925, as well as insted practically uninterrupted lecturer's description of a Scots- such as this. As Dr. Koch was the Bill amending the Magistrates until his death when He became man as "not remarkable for genero- at pains to point out at Tuesday's

head clerk of the Windsor hotel:"alty, nor extraordinarily, stingy, but meeting of the Sanitary Board,

what might be called the happy there is great danger during the Thoroughly pleasing in evory

mean." And the lecturer had A Vienna dentist has been shot MacDonald for his middle name. rainy season of the water supply way is the film "Bridge of Sighs"

There now showing at the Queen's and killed by one of his patients. becoming contaminated. would appear, also, goud ground Theatre. It is conventional in when arrested, the murderer gave for believing that the present plot, but is extremely well-acted, as his excuse that a bill presented. "Flying over the decks of the Bacteriologist is expected to do contains nothing but straight by the dead man was exorbitant White Star liner Homeric, which more work than should reason-forward clean drama and comedy, and that argument" had failed, to arrived at Southhampton from New York, a bullfinch, apparently on its way across the English Chan- Husband (who has been teaching Bel, suddenly found itself drawn wife to drive, new car)-Now, are in through the ventilating shaft you sure you know what to do when into the vessel's engine room. It"

was caught when exhausted, fed the engine gets hot?

and allowed to fly away.. Wife Why, certainly-just strip

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Oriental library and research laboratory. We note that at the conference of the National Modical Association of China which has just been held in Shanghai the claim has been put forward that the best possible use Britain could make of the money would be devote it to the cause of health education. Dr. F. suggested at Tuesday's meeting, graphy. There is also a very up- C. Yen, one of those who helped that there should be some.. re- to-date." Graphic" and a fareical to found the Hunan-Yale Medical arrangement of the dutios of introductory picture,

that department, with additionall College at Changsha, has made haip if required. The new It has been arranged to hold A very stirring appeal to the military representative on the four study circles during Lent at was greatly St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kow- Christ- medical profession in China, to Sanitary Board

surprised at the conditions pré- loon. The subjects are interest itself in the subject,vailing here, and hazarded the ianity and Social Problems" (to and in that appeal he has made opinion that the water supply be introduced by Mr. J. H. Hunt, the point that tho British should be examined daily. ItO.B.E.) on March 2nd Christ friendly tip: The best way to in- knees, mainly because the girl is

does good sometimes to have fanity and Art" (Rev. R. D. Rees, duce youngster to go to bed is usually sitting on them. Government was the first to give fresh ideas brought to us, and M.A., on the 9th: "Christianity to let him stay up a little longer. Jewelled animal brooches have to the cause of public health that is why we hope that due and Moral Problems" (Ray, H. S

replaced the diamond and onyx Jazz in Amerien, is building dagger. The amart woman now. Government recognition. As a notice will be taken of the views F. Rossiter, B.A.) on March 16th; "Christianity und Pay- expresssed by Colonel Boylan and pioneer in such a matter, Britain Smith. Recalling the bad out-chology" (Mr. P. Sands, B.A. on many a mansion and fattening adores her hat with the "cat and mouse" decoration showing a dia- could justifiably take a keener break of typhoid fever in this March 23rd. The altered dates many a bank account. -

Lea Feist lives in a palace at mond cat with green eyes watching interest in the matter in China. Colony some time back, we have should be noted.

Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; Irving Berlin a diamond mouse with pink eyes.. could have a huge hotel for re- There are other brooches of jewell Dr. Yen proceeded to make the always felt that contaminated

the gears.

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When a fellow proposes these days he can't get down on his

Lid other animals.

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water was at the root of a doal There was 11 most amusing sidence did he wish-and so, it ed fox, fowls, elephant, leopard point that British prestige in the of the trouble, and it therefore mock trial at the Y.M.C.A. in goes, matter of public health has long boloves the authorities to take Kowloon last night, the incidents But don't think for a moment China by every precaution to guard against investigated being an alleged that the old songs have lost their heen vatablished in

similar outbreaks The

When you begin to feel that ad-armed

robbery at "Cumshawi British medical missionaries and visability, ovon the necessity, of Villa." Those taking part wore:-

The other day Alma Gluck, you're one of the best people your by Chinese medical men who had frequent examination of the Judge, the Rev. J. Horavo John-

supply having

that doesn't happen to you......... been ston; Counsel for the Prosecu- glorious-voleed matron, sold her office, has turned out, be careful been educated in Britain, and hot water urged that a minimum of £100,000 Ostablished, we now look to the tion, Mr. C. W. Skoot and Mr. New York home for $300,000. Government to devise ways and Baxter; Counsel for the Defence, She bought the house with the pro-

Twould be a good idea if a lot of the Boxer Indemnity money means of putting the suggestion Mr. T, Sands and Mr. Griffith;fits of one song and that song was should be devoted by Britain to Into effect. No price is too high Clerk of the Court, Mr, V, Har. "Carry Me Back to '01 Virginny." of people who can carry a tune, to pay for the proper safe-man; Police Inspector, Mr. J. T. More than a million. phonograph would carry it way out of hear furthering public health and

Long: Witnesses for Prosecution, records brought her the fat royalty, Ing. guarding of the public health. health oducation in China

Mossrs. Van der Starr, J. Wallace.

Some people try to settle argu- and Thomas Witnessos for the

"Do you want a hunting license?" ments out of gourt-but the polics Resolutions to this effect were

Dr. J. M. Henry, president of Defence, Messrs. Petrie and All-No, I'm through hunting. I generally interfere. adopted by the Conference, it

the Canton Christian College, troo; Complainant, Mr. Cutting want a marriage license." being suggested that whatever who was in Bhanghai last wook Prisoner. Dr. G. W. Hollinge, sum is granted should be invested attending the Conference of Usher, Mr. Avonall; Court Polica and only the income used; Higher Education in China, ar- Officer, Mr. Barrett; Jury, Messrs. Love at first sight would always gramme: "The management re- Assistance and oncouragement rived at Hongkong on Wednos- Walker, Blick, Johnson. Sowell: be successful if you didn't meet the serves the right to exclude any

day, and returned to Canton by Wilford, A. N. Other and Capt. person so many times afterwards. lady they think proper."" could be given to governmental train yesterday afternoon. Blayney.

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