1928-02-23 — Page 8

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.

PTOMAINE OFTEN CONFUSED WITH PARATYPHOID.

A POPULAR FANCY.

Of all the misnomers that have

seized upon the popular fancy

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928.

WORLD SPORT

the term "plomaine poisoning" THE CUP REPLAYS.

seems most difficult to eradicate. I

Actually most of the cases of so- called plomaino poisoning repre- Bent infection with bacteria of the. colon-typhoid group, and principally the germ known as paratyphoid B.

SHEFFIELD UNITED THROUGH

SCOTTISH CUP.

|DRAW FOR THE FOURTH

ROUND..

In a series of cases recently col- MID-WEEK LEAGUE RESULTS. MOTHERWELL AND CELTIC.

lected this germ was isolated from

crab-meat, oysters, ice cream, sau- anges, corned-beef hash and several other foods. The germs of course

"

London, Feb. 22. London, Feb. 22.

The draw for the fourth round Shefeld United mado no mis-of the Scottish Cup Competition

lows:

can get into any kinds of food that take in the Cup re-play at Bramall was mado to-day, resulting as fol are not properly protected against Lane to-day, defeating Sheffield contamination.

Specific Cases.

"

In one case a school girl, 17, was takon sick three hours after eating crab meat. She had pains in the abdomen and limbs, sovere diar- rhea and vomiting and high-fever, She collapsed as a result of the severity of the onset.

Wednesday by 4 goals to 1, and" qualifying for the sixth round of the competition, in waleh Notts Forest will provide the opposition.

Albion Rovers v. Rangers. Motherwell

v. Celtic.. Queen's Park v. Partick. Dunfermline v. Hibernians.") Matches to be played on March 3rd-Reuter.

The Luck of the Draw.

this

The Scottish Cup re-plays en

Park and abled Queen's

Albion Rovers are the only sida Hibernians to get through.

Several League matches were outside the First Division of the also played yesterday, a. Notting-Scottish League remaining in the The symptoms subsided quickly ham "Derby" resulting in a win Competition, which after

the when she was put at rest and her for the Forest, while the Hearts round will have reached

They have digestive tract cleared of its con-wero surprised by Partick Thistle. penultimate stage.

The full results are appended: had the misfortune to be drawn tent. The germs, were found in

against the

Rangers, whose large numbers.

F. A. Cup Re-play.

presence in the draw indicates that the result of the match with 4 Wednesday

King's Park Was incorrectly Sheffield U.,

cabled on Saturday.. Scottish Cup Re-plays. Queen's Park Falkirk

Two naval officers were takon sick. with similar symptoms after cating fried canned oystors. One died 11 hours later, and the germs were found in large numbers in his. stomach.

In Norwich, England, during July, 1926, 63 people became ill with similar symptoms after eating Cardiff ice cream purchased at a certain stand. It was found that the wo- man in charge of the stand was a carrier of the paratyphoid B germ. When she was removed from con- tact with food the occurrence of cases discontinued.

Dendly Botulinus, -

The most serions form of bac- terial poisoning that can occur from food is that with the bacillus botuli- nux, Of 52 enges occuring in Rus- sia there were 35 deaths, all of the cases concerning infection from fish.

The poison from this organism is exceedingly deadly, and recent In- vestigations showed that the poi- son tends to persist in discarded. cunned foods for fairly long perioda of time. The only way to kill the botulinus germ is to hent the canned food for a sufficiently long time in a pressure cooker.

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-Houter.

RACE MEETING.

ENTRIES FOR SATURDAY'S

EVENTS.

The great match of the round is, of course, that between Mother- well and the Celtic. Both aro running close to the Rangers for the League championship, and it 1may be taken almost for granted. that one of them will reach the final. Motherwell. have the @advantage of home ground and 2this will away support in their.

favour.

Queen's Park, the amateurs, 2 won in the re-play yesterday, and entertain Partick Thistle, while Dunfermline, reposing gracefully at the foot of the League tablo with only nine points to their cre- dit, and with nearly a century of goals against them, have made. good progress in the Cup Competi tion, and will be at home to the Hibernians..

Unless the Rangers and Mother- well are drawn together in the The entries for the first Extra semi-final, these appear to be the The Rangers, however, have been curiously in- Race Meeting, to be held at logical finalists. Happy Valley on Saturday, are:

Happy Valley Handicap "A" capable of winning the Scottish Class

(Six Furlongs) Pickle, Cup for many years, and their defent would not come as a great 168; Peck, 165; Heir Apparent, surprise, unless one judges them 162; San Francisco, 162; Captain, on League form. 169; Little Sit Tang, 169; Comrade, 158; Sunning, 158; 0-Moon, 156;| Dumfries, 156; Macao Beauty, 156; Warrington, 156; Warlordship, 163; Duke of Verona, 159; Manor Hall, 163; Ukelole, 158; Chow Taze Lon, 153; Blackstone Hall, 150;| Dobbin. 160; Tangle,- 147; Kom Tong Hall, 147; Grande del Norte, 147; Bing Boy, 143; Loch Tummel,

140.

LADIES' GOLF.

FUTURE COMPÉTITIONS.

OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" offers a prize of $50 to the readers who send in twelvo correct fore- casts of the results of the English and. Scottish League matches (to bo played on Saturday next, February 261) set out in the Cou- pon below. No goal scores aro required; only forecasts showing wina or draws,

In the event of no reader fore- casting all twelve matches, a prize of $25 will be given to the reader who sends in the greatest number of correct forecasts; and a the event of two or more readers send- ing in an equal high number, the prize of $25 will be divided;

The competition is in accordance with the rules published in tho

29-September 24. Telegraph during the weeks August

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.

Matches to be played on Feb- ruary 26th:-

DIVISION L

V

Blackburn

Tottenham. Boltun

V Huddersfield. Everton

-Liverpool, Wednesday Y Newcastle.

Y

.

DIVISION II.

Stoke, Preston. Barnsley.

Clapton 0. Manchester Sth. Shields Y

y

DIVISION III.

Brighton v Northampton. Rochdalo v. Chesterfield. Walsall

Y Syrindon.

*SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

Bo'acss Queen's Park Y

Name

Address

No. 26.

Date

Airdrie, Kilmarnock.

Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks in respect of matches which you think will be drawn.

All claims must reach this office not later than Wednesday follow- in the date on which the matches are played. No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not been made.

Before sending in your coupons, mark your forecasts on the duph- cate list given below. Keep your duplicate lists and compare them later with the published results of the matches and if you find that you have sight or more correct send In a claim for the prize.

Mark your envelopca "Football"

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following ls the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

b.

n,

Hongkong Bank, $1260 b. Chartered Bank, £214 b Mercantile A. & B, 432 P. and O. 610 n. East Asia, 3074. b. insurances. Canton Ins., 8627 Union Ins., $318. North China, Ins., Tis. 143 n. Yangtezo Ins., $46) b. China Underwriters, 821 n. China Firos, $215 n. H, R. Fire Ins., $685 Shipping.. Douglasos, $49 b.

H. K. Steamboats, $27. b. H. K. Tugs, $2.90 B. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $361 b. Shell Trans., 87/- "n. Union Waterboats, $19 b.

Mining.

Bonguets, $21 a. Kailans. 60/ b..

Langkate, Tla. $182 b. S'hal Exploration, Tls. 2.85 m. Raubs, it b.

Tronobs, 17/6 b.

Docks, ěte.

Kowloon Wharves, 183 Whampoa Docks, $481 b. China Providents $6 b. Hongkows, Tis, 163 b. Now Enginoorings, Tls. 5. Shanghai Decks, Tis. 97 b.

Coltone

Ewo Cottons, Tla. $7.60 s. Oriontale, Tls. 2 b. S'hai Cottons, Tis. 48 (old) b.

Lands, Hotels, etc,

H. and S. Hotels, $8.65 b. H. K: Lands, $65 sa. S'hai Lands Tis. 8137 b.

b. Humphroys, $141 Realties, $8.90. b. Territoriale, 813 n.

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $261 s. Poak Trama, (old) $14 n. Star Ferries, $638

11:

China Lights, (Comb) $101 s. H'kong Electrics, $731 sa..

Macao Electrics, $21

Telephones $4.30 .

b.

China Buses, Tla. G . Singapore Tractions, 11/9 b.

Industrials,

China Sugars, 810 40 b. Malabons, $272 n. Canton Icos, $46.

n.

Coments (Comb) $11.60 b Ropes (Old) $92 sa, United Asbestos $10, s.

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $19 h. Watsone, '$12.40 B Dor A. Wing, 86 6. Lano Crawfords, $3.10 Mackintosh, $23. Sinceros, $9 b. Wm. Powells, $5 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, 829 b. Constructions, $li n. B'quo Ind. G. Brods, 58% b. H. K. G. Loan. 5% Promi

LETTER GOLF.

The change from JEST to TEAR on the front and write your name is easy In Letter Golf, just as the (without address) on the back of philosophers say it is in life,

the envelope.

A medal competition will be held on Tuesday, 6th March. Prizes will be given for the best nett score on each course. Only Happy Valley Handicap "B" subscribers to the Ladies Section Class (Six Furlongs).-King of are eligible for this competition. the Plains, 162; The Goblin, 156; Competitors are to choose their

MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE Grey Knight, 156: August, 168; opponents and will arrange од

LIST. DO NŊÓT FORWARD” IT-TO-US. Masonic Hall, 153; Erstwhile, 158 which course to play.

IT IS - PRINTED. FOR, YOUR. CONVENI- Chemal, 169; Shanghai Friend,

Mrs. Shellshear has kindly pre-ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP 'A' 162; Limestone Hall, 152; Top Siae, 150; Boukra, 150; Suther-sented a prize for a Bogey Com-aROORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE land, 160; Artistic Hall, 150; Man petition, to be hold on the New SENT IN of War, 160; Northern Stag, 150; Course at Fanling on Tuesday, Blackburn Grey Eyes, 160; Meanwhile, 160; 20th March; 3/4 handicap allow Bolton Yuen Sin, 150; Castle, 150; Loong-cd. wa, 150; Walchow, 147; Chich To, The final of the Captain's Cup Clapton 0. 144; Southern Stag, 144; Plough- was played off on the Old Course Manchester man, 144; Barley Grass, 144; Tar at Fanling on Tuesday, and was 8th, Shields

won by Mrs..L. G. S. Dodwell, the Brighton zan, 144.

runnner-up helpg Mrs. E. B. C. Rochdale Hornell.

Happy Valley Handicap "C" Class (Six Furlougs)-Mowgli, 102; Easter Day, 159; District Call; 158; Liberty Hall, 166; Circe, 155; The Haugh, 155; Sea Front, 165; Brown Jug, 155; Firo. Call, 159; Bootleger, 153; Scooter, 152; Silver Fox, 150; Loch Tay, 150; Easing Wold, 150; Madiera, 150; Green Slip, 150; Little River, 147; Slang River, 147; Loch Lomond 11, 147; King Constantine, 144; Busaco, 144; Dundee, 144; Kan, 144.

MICKEY WALKER'S VICTORY.

TEN FURIOUS ROUNDS.

+

Everton Wednesday

Walsall Bo'ness Queen's Park

v. Tottenham.

V. Huddersfield.

V. Liverpool. v. Newcastle. v. Stoke.

v. Preston. v. Barnsley.

F. Northampton. V. Chesterfield. v. Swindon.

Airdrie... Hilmarnock.

The annual Inspection of the Hongkong Police Force will be held on March 28, by H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi). The Hongokng Police Reserve will San Francisco, Feb. 22. participate in the parade. In all Mickey Walker, the middle-probability the inspection will take weight champion of the world, de place on the Murray Parade Wanchal Handicap "A" Class feated the Texan challenger, Jack ground instead of in the Central (One and a Quarter Miles) Willls, on points after ten furlous Police Station compound. Pickle, 168; Peck, 165; Heir Appar-rounds-Reuter's American Ser. ent, 162; San Diego, 162 Coos Bay, vice.

162; Captain, 154; Little Bit Tang,

154; Comrade, 158; U Un 11, 153;

Sunning, 158; Flash Star, 158; DAVIS CUP AUGURY.

Macao Beauty, 151; Warrington, 151; Dumfries, 151; The Gomril; 150; Warlordship, 148; Dobbin, 148 Ukelele, 148; Manor Hall, 148; Blackstone Hall, 145; Komi Tong. Hall, 142; Tangle, 142.

FRENCH TENNIS TEAM DEFEATS AUSTRALIANS,

Sydney, Feb. 22, Wanchal Handicap-"I" Class The French lawn tonnis visitors (One and a quarter Miles) King met the Australian Davis Cup of the Plains, 102; Hereford, 158; team to-day and defeated them by Loch Tummel, 157: August, 155; six matches to three-Router. Masconic Hall 155; Erstwhile, 168;. Chemal, 158; Mowgli, 153; Chatto, 152 Yuen Sin, 152; Man of War,

While a motor vehicle belong-

150; Mish Mish, 147: Walchow, Ing to the Lane Crawford Lid, was 147; Southern Stag, 147: Northern taking up petrol at the petroleum Stag, 145Ploughman, 146 fountain on Douglas Street laat Shingle, 140: Loch Tay, 140: Lach night, suddenly the petrol caught Lomond 11, 140; Dundee, 149; fire. The blaze was put out before Enaing Wold, 140; Greenslip, 140; the arrival of the fire brigade. Ben Frozt, 140.

JEST

TEAR

1-The idea of letter golf is to change one, word to another and to it in par, a given number of strokes, Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW, HEW, HEN:

2---You can change only one letter at a time.

S--You must have a completo. word, of common usage, for cách fump. Slang words ind Abbreviations don't count.

4-The order of lettera can- not be changed.

One solution is printed on another page of this issue.

The codfish lays a million eggs, and the helpful hen

lays one

The codfish never cacklos to tell us what she's done,

And so we scorn the coddah, and the helpful hen we

prize, A

Because it indicates to you and me that it pays to

"advertise-Lord Dewar.