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PUBLIC HEALTH IN CHINA.

THURSDAY

SEPTEMBER

1927.

DAY BY DAY.

who really aspire to boneft there fellow-nationals, but it is to be feared that in the present state of affairs in China, scant attention rASSION IS MADE PRIME MINISTER, ***WHEN SELF 13 ENTHRONED, will be paid to a problem which reAND PRINCIPLE BECOMES COURT FOOL quiros, essentially, unity of govern-S. J. Duncan-Clat ment and a spell of peace and co- operation.

The actual urgency of the ques-morning.

The B. I, s.s. Tilawa in due here from Singapore on Monday

diphtheria and also one Chinese There was one Chinese case of case of typhoid fever reported to the health authorities yesterday.

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The engagement is announced recently left Hongkong on transfer between Mr. Arthur Dyer Ball, who to the post of Legal Draftsman to the Attorney General, Ceylon, and fourth daughter of the late Colonel Miss Dorothy Redfearn Robinson, and Mrs. Redfearn Robinson,

LIABILITY OF A LANDLORD,

HOUSE USED FOR IMMORALITY,

The Very Idea!

Berlin-An ambitious pawn- broker in search of social distine. tion told his pathetic story to the

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Following two prosecutions for Berlin court recently. keeping No. 62, Portland Street, He had, he said, in the 'course as an illegal house, the Police of the last ten years succeeded summoned the landford, Li Hain amassing a considerable for... the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-perfectly happy was some official man, before Mr. W. Schofield at tund. All he needed to make him ing, on a charge of allowing his or diplomatic title. premises to be used for immoral A Berlin acquaintance, Dr. Bramert, who claimed to have in- fluential friends in the Angora

purposes.

He told Herr Hamburger that controlled Angora demanded that £50 should be paid in advance to defray the The money was handed over to Dr. official stamp duty usual in con- nexion with such credentials. Bramert, and before long news been made. came that the appointment haj·

notice to quit was served by the defendant's agent. The woman refused to leave, informing the that she would move when she rent collector on each occasion found suitable premises elsewhere.

poses.

ficent banquet at one of Berlin's Herr Hamburger gave a magni-. most fashionable hotels, and in- vited various industrial and com- mercial magnates to celebrate his accession to consular honours. thing further was heard of the Weeks passed, however, and no- appointment. Finally the

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QUALITY & DURABILITYtion of public health in China is set forth in the bulletin, we have quoted, and the following refer ences, taken almost at random, speak for themselves. The death rate in China is in all probability in or administered by the Official for the defendant, and said that Cabinet, offered to procure for

There were 189 estates vested Mr. A. J. O'Donoghue appeared not less than 80 per 1,000, ie., not. Administrator during last year, re-although his client was the land-him the post of Turkish Consul- less than 30 deaths occur annually presenting an aggregate value of lord, he never took any active

General in Berlin. among every 1,000 people in China; were

$103,962.31. The figures for 1925 part in the management of the

respectively, whereas in the leading countries of $124,616.47.

and premises, which were the west the death rate is below 15

by a rent collector, After the per 1,000, many of the cities hav The number

of rent distress tenants vacated the premises, first prosecution, in July, the then warrants issued in 1920 was 1,623.. which were taken by new occu- ing death rates of 12 or less, per representing unpaid rents amount-pants. 1,000. The death rate in China is ing to $437,208.48, of which $128, therefore double that, of the West. 283.06 were recovered; as against tion was taken out against a On August 7, another prosecu- Counting on the basis of 15 excess respectively in 1925...

1,644, $311,361.95 and $77,138.04 female tenant, and on conviction, deaths per 1,000, the number of people who die "unnecessarily" each year amounts to about 5,000,- 000. The majority of these 6,000,- 000 deaths can be prevented by relatively simple administrative

after repeated orders to quit were doctor for obtaining money under-

The Police were informed of promised the tenant's refusal to quit, and Hamburger decided to measures. Of these 6,000,000 excess deaths approximately 20 per

ignored a solicitor's letter was false pretences. | cent. (or about 1,200,000) occur in Reclamation on to the main street, that an order from the Magistrate been sent to the Grand Vizier, Running from the Praya East immediately, she being threatened the court that the £50 had actually sent to the woman, who vacated Dr. Bramert auavely assured infants under 12 months of age, the a young Chinese boy was knocked would be applied for if she insist- Djavid Bey, who, however, had infant mortality (annual deaths of down by car No. 500 belonging toed in remaining in the premises. unfortunately been condemned to infants under 12 months per 1,000 W. R. Greenhalgh, who was in the

the Taikoo Sugar Refinery. Mr. His Worship asked what proof death and executed before he had THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1927, live births) being probably 200, as car at the time of the accident, had the defence had to show that they time to put his signature to the against 100 or less in the Western the child removed to the Govern- were not aware that the premises appointment. The pawnbroker's countries. From 25 to 40 per cent.ment Civil Hospital for attention. were being used for immoral pur-counsel was unable to disprove (or, 1,500,000 to 2,400,000) of the Fifty-six bankruptcy petitions they only had the word of his

this statement, and Dr. Bramert Mr. O'Donoghue replied that was acquitted.. excess deaths are due to gastro-were filed in 1926, 36 being intestinal diseases which are pre-petitions. The figures for 1925

creditors' petitions and 21 debtors client.

Man at Bow County Court: I If the Chinese resent foreign in-ventable by the control of water, were respectively 45, 20 and 25. the rent collector should have His Worship pointed out that

am a sunshade maker, and trade fluence in China as much as the food and beverages, anti-fly men- The number of receiving orders made enquiries into the charac-the work, and the husband walks

is bad.

West Ham wife: The wife does agitatora make out, there are sure-sures, and personal hygiene. The made was 37, being 26 on creditors' ten of the new tenants before ly many benefits they have derived investigations of the Public Health petitions and 11 on debtors' peti- letting the premises.

off with the praise. from. contact with the outside

Station, Peking, indicate that with respectively 26, 10, 16.

The figures for 1925 were

Stratford man: I am a Mr. O'Donoghue commented on taster. Magistrate: What

beer world, for which the masses of the

in the Demonstration Area about

the, difficutly of obtaining such that? Man: Another name for is information. He said that the a "froth blower.".. population should be for ever grate

The total number of emigrants rent collector had asked the 39.4 per cent. of all the deaths take examined in Hongkong in 1926 was woman if she were of good moral ful. If education along western

place without any medical attention 227,425, which shows an increase character, and he had been re fines--that is to say, entirelyed by old-style doctors and only Doubtless, the disturbances

whatsoever, 14.3 per cent. are treat-of 84,827 over 1925, 96,443 over primanded for his impertinence. scholastic learning has not always 16.3 per cert. receive modern niedi-South China are responsible for cleswhere. It was a foolish ques- 1924 and 167,456 over 1919. His Worship remarked that he had gratifying results, there is no cal care. Whereas less than one the increased numbers leaving the tion to put to the woman herself. in should have made enquiries from denying that the advantages gain- ed through the introduction of ad- the central and local government Straits Settlements.

million dollars is spent annually by the emigrants proceeded to the country. The great majority of vanced surgery and medicine, and in China on public health work, scientific ideas of hygiene, have been almost inestimable. However, an annual health budget of about trial at, the Criminal Sessions, 48 Japan, a much smaller country, has persons committed last year for There were 73 cases and 118 they require universul adoption, $100,000,000 and employs about against 148 and 190 respectively and a greater permeation of the more remote regions of the country,

2,000 health officers. In England persons actually indicted was 118 in 1925. The number of the to make their benefits more than a

the health work of the local govern-of whom 74 were convicted and 18 mere incident, so to speak, in Chi-ments alone represents an annual were acquitted. Against 25 nese national life. It is all very expenditure of about: $500,000,000. One person was found insane. In persons the case was abandoned. well for the treaty ports and their With the exception of India, de 1926 the figures were respectively immediate environs to be able to clares Dr. Huang, no other large 19, 141, 22 and 16. point to what medical science has country in the world is so neglect- done for the people; it were more ful of its public health duties as fitting that the authorities, made is China, appropriately known as as much a business of spreading

the "Sick Giant of the East." That, the most modern sanitary know-written by a son of China, is truly ledge as they do the constant wag-

in itself a severe indictment. ing of destructive, civil wars. deed, the public health campaign in suffering, just as are many other measures necessary for the coun-

In-

The Latest Piracies.

So much has been writen about the notorious Bias Bay huunt of

tions.

A fine of $25 was imposed.

STONE-THROWING

"CHARGES.

CONSTABLE AS COM- PLAINANT.

six-foot motorist: You naughty boy in the matter of Wood Green magistrate to a are a speed.

was unfair, in asking me to walk Man fined at Lambeth for being intoxicated: I think the doctor

on a tape measure.

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In some, hospitals the manage- - mont adopt the system of having a tablet to each bed, on which the doctor writes his directions about the patient.

One old fellow was consumed with curiosity to know what was written about him, and, when the. nurse was called away, managed. to get at the tablet. When the In attempting to disperse to find him in dire distress, groan- nurse returned, ahe was surprised crowd of Chinese who had gathering, sobbing, and roaning. ed in Wusung Street, yesterday evening; to see a travelling theatri-die-I've got to die!"

"Oh, dear! oh, dear! I've got to the Supreme Court on last year's bystanders, resulting in the ap-

The report foy the Registrar of stable was stoned by some of the worse?" she kindly inquired.

cal performance, an Indian con-

"What is it? Are you feeling working of his department states that 515 actions, were brought in W. Schofield

Fearance of one man before Mr groaned.

"N-not partickler, mum," he

with 650 the previous year) and original jurisdiction (compared Magistracy this morning.

at the Kowloon The doctor wrote it on my ticket." "But I've got to die.

the claims amounted altogether to charge, but was convicted and when it was found that the dac-

defendant

The patient was relieved; the denied

ward and the nurse were amused, about $7,600,000. In Summary jurisdiction there were 2,901

tor had ordered some simple actions (3,171 in, 1925), and the claims amounted

change of medicine, professionally against $784,400 in 1925.

adding the words "Ter die" three times a day.

to

$728,420,

The

fined $5.

the

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try, owing to the incessant waste pirates, that there is little to add in there were 497 companies on the Chinese with throwing stones, the greatest worker of us all

Theatre Casc. Another incident was mentioned when a ticket collector of the of money on militaristic projects. the case of the two latest piracies, Hongkong regiater, of which 58 about 10.30 p.m. yesterday.

On the 31st December last year Po Hing Theatre charged a The agricultural labourer is But there is a ray of hone, dis-that of the s.. Hsinchi and the s.5. were in cernible in the carnest efforts that Yatshing. It remains to remark, During the year 38 new companies was standing at the door of the the capacity of making profits.

Mr. Ben Tillett.- course of liquidation. The complainant stated that be are being made by Chinese medical however, on the evidence provid were put on the register and 44 theatre when the defendant ap- Sir Arthur Balfour.

We need more people who have ed by these outrages that, the gang struck off. One company men, with up-to-date training, who carrying out the series of piratical transferred from Shanghai to the apparent view of going inside. of capital, if properly used.-Mr. are all the time striving, albeit attacks on the coast are obviously Hongkong

was proached the entrance with the I do not object to accumulation without much official encourage tackling at least two jobs almost collected in respect of "China" replied that he had not purchased

well organised, and capable of

register. The fees He was asked for his ticket, but Ramsay MacDonald. ment, to bring about the realisation simultaneously. This is the first 479.13, and those in companies amounted

The most valuable asset in com of the advantages of a properly time that it has fallen to the lot other companies to $11,305.00.

$122,- one. The complainant then in merce is public confidence. Mrs. respect of formed him that he would have to Ethel M. Wood. organised health campaign all over serious piracies of fairly large The Vaccination Ordinance of pieced brick and threw it into pletely, quickly, and che

of the local press to report two

get one before he would be, allow- I only want three things from China. Among these is

inside. He later picked up a my doctor-to Dr. vessels on successive days. It la 1923 requires that all emigrants the Theatre at the complainant. and homoeopathy does this for Tsefang F. Huang, Chief of the De-not necessary to comment on the from the Colony shall be protect- After a short chase the defendant me.-Sir Robert Perks.

be cured com- latest outrage apart from the aced against small-pox. at

count given elsewhere in this 起 bulletin issued paper, so far as the actual piracy ment Centre cheaply and efficient-

can be vaccinated at the Governman.

Emigrants was arrested by a district watch-

partment of Epidemiology

Peking." In

he

to the people in their interest and

to

on

The defendant was ordered to

which is said, always to occupy the Following the appearance of a ghost at the Royalty Theatre, same stall in the otherwise empty house, St. Martin's Theatre is. stated to have acquired a spook of its own which has been seen by one of the staff on his rounds at night. The ghost is that of a lady, pale and sad, and the theory. advanced that she was lured into a house once standing on the 4.80 5/82eite and there foully done away

34.92 with:

EXCHANGES.

London, Aug, 81,

New York Brussels

.25.21

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by the National Epidemic Pre-is concerned, but of possibly ly and 25,728 presented them-sign a bond for $25, to be of good vention Bureau,

greater interest is the hope that selves for this purpose during declares: "Tha primary

British naval expedition will leave 1926, as compared with 7,724 in conduct for six months, function of for Blas Bay with the government is to render service intention of carrying out punitive 1925 and 1,877 in 1924. In addi

in the case of the 8.8. Hopsang examination of emigrants measures. It will be recalled that tion, 4,124 non-emigrants, wore for their common good, and to give an expedition of this nature was board ships those who, in the vaccinated at the Centre. At the protection to their life and proper that it would be repeated in case opinion of the Health Offlcer, were organised and a warning was left ty. In a democratie form of gov- of further piracy of a British ship. not sufficiently protected had to Paris ernment it is naturally expected That threat should be carried out,ndergo revaccination. that the authorities would do all The issues raised have already they can to promote health and hapton authorities are either incap the Broadway Follies at all per- Amsterdam

been dealt with fully, The Can- The programme to be given by Geneva piness of the public, to relieve able of taking necessary punitive formances in the Queen's Theatre Milan poverty and sickness and to prevent measures, or unwilling to do so, to day comprises the Mona Vanna

Berlin unnecessary mortality..

and the remedy has had to be dance extraordinary by Miss Helen For the taken by the British authorities Into Cook and Mr. Joseph Cherplno, Oslo

Stockholm same reason, it is expected that they their own hands. Whatever may late principal dancers with the Vienna

Copenhagen. would pay equal attention to na- be done, will without a doubt earn New York midnight revue; the Prague tional commerce, communications, is a Chinese vessel, and the Chin- beauty by Miss Bagdonova and Lisbon wide commendation. The Hsinchi "Quowato," a dance of grace and Madrid education, public health and in-ese are as keen on having the Mr. Kurowsky; a vocal selection Athens. dustry, Public health directly con-pirate nasts at Bias Bay-stamped by Sgr. Adolfo Bellotti, famous Bucharest. cerns the life of the people, and case of the Solviken, a Norwegian Company; and Gypsy Romance, a Buenos Aires

out as anybody else. The recent late star of the Metropolitan Opera Blo therefore has an especially impor-ship, caused much indignation in fantastic dance pantomime of Bombay tant claim on every conscientiousNorway, and it will be remembered Nomad life by the entire company. government administration."

Shanghai that there was a hint at the time The moving picture programme

Hongkong remarks certainly deserve the atten-Coast pirates would have interna-picture, "Johnny Get Your Hair

that action against the China consists of Jackie Coogan's latest Silvor (spot)

Yokohama tion of the various administrators 'national support.

Cut and the usual toplesi gazette.

Silver (forwad)-

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12.13 It is far more likely that it is

.80.36. the ghost of a lady who started”.

20.48 out Innumberable times to see a .18,11 certain show and was each time 18.16 prevented, and who, upon finally 18.65 reaching the theatre, died of the .34.48% | effects of the "street turns" whilst 100% waiting in the queue. She now 28.78 hovers about, determined to see 2.11/82 that show.

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Josef Borissoff, the noted violin- 1/5.20/82 ist, who has been very successful 2/54 In Manila, will be returning to 1/11 the Colony during the next fort 1/11.15/16 night when he hopes to give one

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or, two-concerta. Booking: "will open shortly at Andersone,

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