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UNIVERSITY UNION..

SIR ROBERT HO TUNG ON

PEACE EFFORTS.

A socdal was held yesterday at the University Union at.5 p.m., whan Lady Io Tung distributed the prizes to the successful com- petitors in the tournaments of in- door games.

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Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung were received by the President of the Union, Mr. Peter Pau, and by

OUR DAILY TALK ON LAMPS FROM ABROAD.

HEALTH.

REMARKABLE TURERCOLOSIS

TESTS.

ABOUT 11,000,000. IMPORTED IN A YEAR.

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LOAN.

Paris, Feb: 5.

The Berlin Correspondent of.

The Electric Lamp Association of Great Britain has made applica- tion to the Board of Trade Com-the Journal states. upon high PART PLAYED BY DIET.

mittee, under the Merchandise authority that if the Franco- Marks Act, for an Order In Council German conversations, continue to Although it was proved many making it compulsory that import- develop in a favourable sense, as yars ago that tubereulosis de

hesitate to take the action which. of origin. caused by a specific germ, the dis-ed lamps should beur an indication may be hoped, Germany would not Mr. Kenneth R. Swan, for the ap- France seems to expect on the ease has not yet been eliminated

one of the major causes of plicants, stated, that the term in question of reparations. If an death of man,

candescent electric lamp" applied agreement la reached in regard to other officers of the Union.

Specific methods of treatment on the one hand to the 10,000 the evnenation of the Rhineland it In welcoming Sir Robert and attacking the germ have not been candle power lamps used in light is supposed in Berlin that Ger- Lady Ho Tung, the President said: satisfactorily established, nor has houses, and on the other to flash many would launch the great Ladies and gentlemen,--It gave me any drug been shown to have spc-lamps for pocket torches. The Aa "Liberation loan" on the inter- great pleasure a week ago to en-cial virtues in overcoming the dissociation included firms, which in national markets, the amount of 1927 manufactured 37,302,000 which might be put at from eight quire of Lady Io Tang whether case.

Primary among methods of lamps, of which 29,804,000 were to ten thousand million gold marks she would be so kind as to distri-

are the provision of for the home market. Deducting (4400,000,000 to £500,000,000). bute the prizes. The next day treatment

nutrition, proper gas-filled and flash-light lamps, the! "Of the proceeds, 52 per cent. Robert that Lady Ho Tung had amounts of rest and exercise, and total imports in 1927 amounted to would naturally be received by 1 was overjoyed to hear from Siradequate consented to do so, and that he exposure to fresh air and sunlight. about 11,000,000 lamps. About France under the treaty. But the would accompany Lady Ho Tung Special attention always has been half of these came into the country consent of the British, Italian, and Belian Governments would be if he could spare the time. Sir given to the question of providing unmarked.

Apparently this Evidence was given by Mr. C. w. necessary. Germany, according Robert's kindness did not end there,dequate food.

Director of the Electric the correspondent of the for he also presented us with the woll grounded method of treat Sully, most. coveted prizes, namely, the ment is now supported by scientifle Lamp Association, who announced Journal; would make herself res- that the application for the marking ponsible for the interest service first prize for the Championship evidence of great interest,

of component parts of lamps, of the proposed loan. Singles. These things dwell in

Laboratory "Study.

originally included in the case, had But he adds: "In Berlin it is one's mind and they tend to add

Workers in the department of warmth to one's enthusiasm in

Mr. J. Y. Fletcher, à director of pointed out that this solution of the problem will not be possible welcoming here to-day Sir Robert biochemistry and bacteriology of and Lady Ho Taug. To Lady Ho the University of Cincinnati have the General Electric Company; re-until the question of inter-Allied Tung, I would on your behalf as just made public the results of marked that there was really con-arts la settled." well as on my own, extend our some investigallons on rats which fusion in the public mind as to whether unmarked lamps were Bri- warmest thanks for consenting are of great importance in this fish or foreign in origin.

distribute the prizes. Sir Ro- connexion,

bert is well known to all of us, and The white rat has long been

it is sufficient for me to say that thought to be almost immune to

been withdrawn.

when we remember how intimately tuberculosis. Several experiment obtain a large part of their up he is associated with the growthers who have studied the ffects ply of vitamin D from their diet. and the increasing prosperity of of the injection of germs into rata If the vitamin D content of the the Far East in general and the were convinced that it was of all diet is lowered, rickets develops Colony in particular, when we animais lenst susceptible to this and there appears to be an in-

creased tendency to tuberculosis. realise that he worked ardently disease.

The for the peace and concord of

Cincinnati Investigators, China, and that such work wasnoting that the rat is susceptible prompted by his love for the Chin- to deficiencies of vitamins, deter- se people and of things Chinese, mined to find out whether the nat I am perhaps free to say that Iurally high resistance of the white! have great fatih in Sir Robert's rate to tuberculosis could be low- efforts in eliminating the turmoils ered by decreasing the amount of of China, and I hope and believe calciuin and vitamin D in the rat's that his success and prosperity diet. will be continued and that his plans for the betterment of China will materialise one day.

They found that rats from nor- mal nathers receiving an abund- ance of both calciam and cod liver oil were immune to fairly large those with a diet deficient in cal- doses of tubercle germs, whereas

The President then discoursed at length on the influence of sport on modern life. He suggested that games do not only affect thecium and vitamin D developed un- physical development of man, but mistakable lesions of tuberculosisi also the moral and sometimes the in the lungs following the injec-

tion pl comparatively

sanall intellectual progress. ..'

amounts of tubercle bacilli.

Rats receiving' adequate diets both before and after inoculation were able to resist from four to ten time as large a dosage of germs without becoming infected.

Sir Robert Replies. Sir Robert responded on behalf of Lady Ho Tung. He said that he consented to accept the invita tion to the prize distribution on condition that a speech was not Develops Susceptibllity, required of him, but at the Inst

Another series of experiments moment he yielded to the per-was planned to show the effects severance and persuasion of the of a deficiency of witamin D with- President, so that he had no op-out a deficiency of calcium. - When decreased portunity to prepare his speech. the vitamin D was

Sir Robert thanked the members greatly, the white rats lost their

of the Union for their cordial vel-high immunity to tuberculosis come, and said that whilst motor and seamed indeed to develop a ing to the University Union, he susceptibility. thought he might say a few words: on unity.

He stated that to achieve unity it was necessary for one to thrust aside one's personal feeling, to work for interests that are com mon to all, and to be prepared to make self-sacrifices if such were (Applause). Above negossary, Jall, one should shun indifference, and be public spirited. (Applause).. If, for instance, the students of the University were to adopt those principles, and, if the students in other parts of China were to do Bikewise, he felt confident that China would be one of the greatest nations of the world in the very near future. (Applause).

Sir Robert then thanked the Pre- silent for hls kind words, and es- pecially for his reference to the work which he did with the view to reconciling the militarists of Chian. (Applause). In this con- nexion, Sir Robert said that he had done his very best. (Applause) and that his only consolation was that he still received many letters and personal calls from eminent. politicians of China, asking him to resume the work which he did a few years ago.

Sir Robert urged the Chinese Rtudents to be conscious of their! responsibilities whilst in the Uni- versity, and to contribute.towards the improvement of the conditions in China after their graduation.

In concluding, he congratulated the winners of the prizes as well as the less fortunato, competitors, for he had no doubt that all did their best.

Cheers were then given' for Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung- Contributed,

BRITISH TRADE.

A SLIGHT SLACKENING

DISCLOSED..

London, Mar. 12,

The Board of Trade-returns for February give: Imports, £98,848,- 874, and exports, £67,216,148, being roductions of £1,540,851 and £2,- 500,585, respectively, compared with January-Router.

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