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ENGLISH WOMEN ARE THE IDEAL.

PREMIER AND THE FARMERS.

MERCHANT SEAMEN'S

ORPHANAGE.

THE WORLD-FIGHT AGAINST | FINE TRIBUTE FROM SOUTH MR. CHAMBERLAIN REPIES TO THE PRINCE OF WALES AT

DISEASE.

JAPAN AND MICROSCOPE.

AMERICAN.

"The average Englishwoman is as near the idual type of woman as any have met," said Sonor Don Jorge Mitre, director of the great South American newspaper, La Nacion, who is visiting England.

Fighting hookworm disease in the mines of Spain, establishing yellow fever Investigation posts

"What I most admire about them in the original home of the disease in West Africa; supporting is their equanimity, would you Medical College in Pering and na- say? They do not touch extremes. tional health work in Siam; help They are beautiful without devot- ing to set up a Modern Schooling too much time and thought to of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine their beauty. They dress smartly, In Central London; establishing but they are not showy, They are Nurses Training Schools in the capable, but, at the same time, United States, Poland, Brazil, and they are charming. I think they Yugoslavia, and providing scho-are delightful." larships for 889 men and women Senor Mitre would only in one from 48 different countries to en-way compare them, to their dis- able them to study health ques- advantage, with the women of his tions-these are

of the own country. very varied activities detalled in the latest report of the Rocke- feller Foundation, a copy of which recently reached London. Their work during 1926 led to the dis- bursement of G$9,741,474.

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thean

made more up-to-date, but they still have the chaperon and are ruled by fear of scandal."

"You have the finest educational system in the world," he declares, "I think it is the only one in which the boys do not grow too old for their years. The English systemi produces character."

NATIONAL UNION.

CHARGE OF BROKEN PLEDGES.

BEAR WOOD.

The Prince of Wales paid his first visit last month to the Royal Mer- chant Seamen's Orphanage, of which he is president, and which is housed in ideal conditions in the Mr. Chamberlain, Minister of mansion at Bear Wood, Health speaking at a Conservative Wokingham. Ia was the centenary gathering at Hylanda, near Chaims- celebration of the institution. The ford, on July 24 warrily replied Le children's absence the statement of the National consciousness, Farmers Union

near

of self- their manifest on the Prime enjoyment of their dances exercises for gymnastic Minister's speech on agriculture and

and sakc

not own "They have accused the Premier," their he said, "of flagrant political dis- for effect, the neatness of costumes, honesty. They say that he deceiv-which contrived to suggest the sea, ed the farmers at the last election and the bright and healthy faces of with promises which he has not the children impressed the visitors kept.

very happily. It was from start "I will undertake to say that that to finish the children's show, and manifesto was not partisan, Al- the Prince, whose sympathies are though they may criticise the Gov- unfailingly with youth. appeared ernment the furiners, I am sure, all to enjoy it all. respect the Prime Minister and be lleve in his sincerity.

No Deception.

They say

curtsey, gave a buttonhole of deep

red carnations to the Royal Pre-

"They do not dance very well,"

The cheera of 8300 boys and girls he said. "They are stiff and they do not look as if they are enjoying the Prima Minister declared at the greeted the Royal visitor as ho South Ameri-last election that it was vital that drove through the gates to the main themselves. The cans, nearly all of them, dance agriculture should be raised to a entrance, where Mr. R. J. Leslie, That the chairman, and members of beautifully. They are born that more prosperous condition.

the board,

A was not a pledge.

awaited him. This annual survey is a wonder-

way.

: ful record of a world-fight against

chair of mahogany with faded

had "They say he deceived the farm-red tapestry

been set disease. The Foundation's prin- "South American women have ciple is, wherever possible, to not the freedom of the English.ers into thinking that he was going on the upper lawn, and the Prince' work through agencies uiready The Prince of Wales' visit cer- to put a duty on imported foreign was invited to occupy it with the established, and they feel that tainly

become agricultural products. It is down-intimation that it was the chair their aim is best accomplished

right dishonesty to pretend, now, used by the first chairman at the when, after giving financial assist

that the Prime Minister said any meeting in the old London Tavern such thing. During his speeches in 1827, when it was resolved to ance or technical counsel, they are

in the election he said at Gravesend form an orphanage for the sons able to withdraw from a piece of

Senor Mitre has two sons at I pledge myself here that there will and daughters of seamen. The work, either because it is comple-school in England, and he said be no taxation on food if the Board of Management joined the ted, or because it can carry on without Turther aid. It wants to that more and more families in the Unionist Party is returned to Prince, and a little girl of eight,

Argentine are sending their boys power.'

Grace Horsfall, shyly and, with a be a partner, not a patron.

there to be educated at the public For many years it has helped schools and universities. in fighting yellow fever in Brazil; this work having

first been organised by General Gorgas, of Panama Canal fame. The disease was practically stamped out by their efforts, not only in Brazil, but throughout Central and South America. Last year the pursuit of fleeing rebels by loyal troops upset plans, for in-not understand the idea of magni- fection was thereby again spread, fications. Hookworms looked to and the fire of the fever flared up them like large snakes. They sim- again in some parts of Brazil.",

ply would not believe that one human being could harbour hundreds, even thousands, of such An important method of fighting things. Then the officer had an yellow fever in countries where idea. He put familiar coins water is to be kept mainly in among the worms, photographed tanks is both by screening them, them together, and threw the new and also by putting small fish into slides upon the screen. The prin- the tanks, which eat the eggs and ciple of relativity solved the pro- larvae of the Stegomyia. "Un-blem. like the home-loving Stegomyia,

Since 1922 there has been close the Anopheles, which carries malaria, is a confirmed gadabout. association between the Rock- She deposits her eggs at a distance feller Foundation and the work in slowly-running streams, in of the Health Section of the backwaters full of vegetation, League of Nations at Geneva, and along the edges of lakes, in ponds, much help has been given in many in standing pools by country well ways, particularly in enabling countries to heads. She can even make her students of many

in way between large stones to study health questions both underlying ground-water," says their own land and at tereign Dr. G. E. Vincent, President of centres. In addition, through the League, international study tours or interchanges for 120 health officers from 48 countries have been conducted.

Gadabout Anopheles.

the Foundation.

•"

It is interesting to note that while quinine is still the sovereign remedy for the individual, strate- gically placed pig-styrs and horse

Mental Problems. or cow barns will deflect a good many anophelines from neigh- Mental hygiene is also within bouring houses: Draining of the scope of the Foundation's in- ponds and spraying with terests. It has given considerable oil are of

recognised help to the investigations of psy-

course,

Lesson in Relativity.

devices,

"If there is to be any common❘sident. honesty in politics at all, could the The Senior Girl of the orphanage, Prime Minister go back on that Doreen Evans, nged 16, came for pledge now and put a duty on forward, dressed in Welsh costume,

recited and

with admirable eign food?

"I have never concealed my con-clearness an address of welcome. victions in this matter. I am a protectionist (voices-"80 are The Prince shock hands with the ye."In my opinion protection of speaker and then received from the the home markets whether in Sanlor Boy, T. G. Searle, also 15, agriculture or in dustry would be a" souvenir in the shape of a photo- good thing for this country, and I graph of Bear Wood.

He watch do not believe that the evil some ed the boys in "gym” costume give people prophesy about it would an exhibition of Swedish drill, while come, but you cannot protect agri-younger boys carried out dumb- cultural produce unless you protect bell exercise. Then came the turn the employment and the standard of of the girls, and having sung to the living of people who are not en-Prince, four of them in Welsh cos-

in gaged

agriculture, and tume danced a simple measure with therefore you cannot protect a charming grace, and others agriculture by duties on foreign carried out an old English dance, imports except as part of a general in frocks and smocks. tariff.

"I am in favour of that, but the people of this country said they would not have it in 1923,

The Prince, who had applauded as heartily as anyone, then address-

He said: ed the children.

"In the speech which has just "If the farmers want protection been delivered so nicely by one of for agriculture they are entitled to your school-fellows, she referred to support a general tariff, but they you as a happy family. Well, as I are not entitled to tell us we have look round, I think I can say that broken our pledges, because in this is a very good description of you, Parliament we cannot put a duty and I am delighted to see you all on foreign imports.

looking so happy and so well. You are very lucky in having such a beautiful place for your school, and

"It has been a bad season, and prices not only in this country, but all over the world have been awful, so it is only natural that the farm ers want to know why the Govern- ment does not improve the wea- ther." (Laughter.).

hope that you will always remem- ber it and, in after years, look back to it with affection. It seems to me to be very nearly perfect in every respect; but I am told there ia one thing you still want, and that is a new playground and gym- nasium. I hope very much that it

preventives of breeding places chiatrists, phychologists, and A Brahmin girl of Bardoli, near may be possible to provide these for the mosquito Larvae, mental hygienists who are looking Ahmedabad, has been married to a before very long." but it is interesting to note after under-graduat. At the pipal tree (sacred fig of India)

His Royal Highness presented a that road dust, usually looked other end of the study of the mind with all the prescribed Hindu upon as the favourite hiding-was the aid given to the research rites. The girl became blind at watch to ope of the boys, B. M. place for microbes, has been at Yale University upon the be-the age of six owing to small-Tyrell, who within a month of found, when mixed with Paris haviour, and chiefly the self-pox, and her father, knowing that learning to swim jumped into 80ft. green, effectivelyte destroy breed education, of four young chimno one would accept her in marri- of water in the lake and rescued a ing places when dusted upon them. panzees whose powers of problem- age, expressed that desire before smaller lad who had fallen in and This has been done with great solving wore tested and develop-he died last year that his daughter was drowning. success in Italy.

ed by the use of many ingenious should wed a pipal tree, and ad- Later the Prince went, to the lake, vised her to stay at home all her 41 acres in extent, and was rowed Though the imagination of the life, dedicating her spare moments across in a ship's lifeboat manned This International Health Board man in the street is likely to be to the contemplation of Divine by 20 boys to the estate works, has always been particularly in more immediately caught by re- Providence. A caste dinner was where he saw the carpenter's shop, the smithy, and the farm, with its terested in fighting hookworm. ference to the more unusual as held in honour of the marriage. This has been done in Jamaica, pects of the Foundation's work,

pigs and cows, afterwards taking Herr Teichmann, the evangeli-tea in the Governor's house. Central and South America, Spain, the fact must not be overlooked

who recently India, the Straits, Settlements, and that the establishment of welfare cal clergy-man,

Sir Alfred Yarrow, with the late Alabama, through comparatively centres, of schools for nurses in officiated at the marriage of two Sir Thomas Devitt, purchased simple hygiene-

an aeroplane, above Bear Wood, which had been bullt instruction. America, Europe, and the Far couples in "Educating native people about East, and the promotion of razni Berlin, has been temporary sus by the third Mr. John Walter, of hookworms is not always so simple hygiene education in many forms, pended from office by the Evange The Times, and presented it to the as it seems," states the.report.

particularly in the United States, leal Consistory of Brandenburg Thus the representative of the still continues to be an essential on

the ground that he has Orphanage at a time when they were in serious difficulty about. ceremony of the their then home at Snaresbrook. Foundation in Java reports the in of the most important part of its profaned

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