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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1931.

MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS.

OPEN. CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT MONTH.

The Open Mixed Doubles Tennis champlonship, under the auspices of the Chinese tecreation Club, will be hold next month, the following being the competitors:-L-Cdr. LB. A Bajondie, Mr. M. K. Le, Mr. F. Gros Mr. E. C. Flacher, Mr. It. D. Rush, Mr. H. I. Armstrong, Mr. H. W. Lo Mr. H. L Ho, Mr. R. G. Mills, Mt. Yew Man Kit, Mr. P. R. 5. Walsham, Miss Hancock, Mr. L. Goldman, and Mr. Waring.

The first round shall be played off hofore December 6, and the second round before December 17. The com petitors shall make their own arrange ments as to the ground on which the sald rounds shall be played, but tho first named pair in each bracket shall have the choice of ground.

WAR AGAINST CANCER.

SCIENTISTS MAKING

PROGRESS.

PREVENTION & CURE.

SUMMER STILL IN ICELAND.

LOOKING FORWARD

TO WINTER.

Reykjavik (Iceland).

After an almost too perfect

from twenty

to

In the course of a Chadwick' Public Lecture, Dr. F. J. McCann summer with its dally allowance

of anything discussed the prevention of cancer. He emphasised that there was twenty-three and a half hours of probably real

110

of

increase

brilliant sunshine, Iceland is look- tho apparent increase cancer,

more accurate ing forward to the winter. being due to diagnosis and to the fact that

Usually in September the first there is an increasing number of snow falls in Reykjavik, though ofcially Iceland's winter does not old people in the population.

Dr. McCann asserted that cancer begin till the fourth Friday in is largely a 'praventable disease. October. This year we have seen If every person over 85 of

mountain topa. age were to undergo an examina-only a little snow on the distant tion as to physical fitness every

Though our houses need a cor- The semi-finals shall be played on year the pravention of cancer the C.R.C. ground on December 19, would become a practical propoal-tain amount of artificial heat in the early mornings and at night, and the final on the C.R.C. ground on, tlon.

mittee of the C.R.C. may extend the

December 20. The Tennis Sub-Com- Chronic irritation le known to wo find ourselves more comfort time limit if they think it on account be a common cause of cancer, and able with doors and windows opon of bad weather or other unforseen, strict bodily cleanliness should from about eleven in the morning occupy a foremost place among the till three or four in the afternoon. fow trees

OCCURTEROR,

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free of charms. The first named nair in each bracket shall apply to China Sports, No. 16, D'Aguilar Street, for the balls. Best of three sets shall be played in all the matches, and all res aults must be immediately sent in to the Hon Secretary. Mr. Leung Sat, Wah.

TENNIS LOSS TO COLONY.

MRS. DOOK LEAVES FOR HOME.

her

By the departure for England this morning of Mrs. Dook, Hong kong loses one of its leading lady absence termia players, and

the will be especially felt by United Services Recreation Club, of which she a prominent member and has appeared regularly in the league team for the past two years.

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surfaces of the body but also to a certain extent to internal organs.

think

only in terms of summer and Dr. McCann thinks that the winter. This year It appears as Recently, when winter began probable cause of cancer is some though we were to have go winter.

of product

according to the calendar, Ice- degeneration which, occurring in landers performed the yearly cere- the blood stream, is capable of mony of thanking one another for promoting the irregular and un.

chemical

of cancer.

tisnuo

EXCHANGE RATES.

controlled growth of certain cells the summer and wishing one an- of the body, which is the beginning other a happy winter.

Next April, on the fourth Thurs- That the secret of cancer is today, we shall be expressing thanks be found in the blood stream has for the winter, though at present Helsingfors. frequently been mentioned in these signs of that restful season columns. Dr. McCann thinks lacking. that the "internal secretions," that the chemical mossengers of the body, turned into the blood stream

gland several important by

of the power factories, have regulating all growth.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

PRIVISION OF MORE SIGNAL FACILITIES.

the

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18% sampan population during typhoons Chiu Chan-yu 16

18.7/10 in Hongkong, Mr.

19% further mentioned his scheme to 103 construct tugs for the benefit of the 295 people at sea, at the monthly meet- 38% ing of the Chinese General Chamber 1/9% of Commerce,. yesterday. Mr. Chiu 8.65 asked the Executive Committee to 9.106 give serious consideration to his re- 18.7/18.commendation and to pass it, whether 29 support was to be enllated from the Chamber, the Government or the 434

015 commercial community for this pro 1/432 Joct

At the same meeting Mr. Wong 2014 71.3/10 Kwong-tin, the Chairman, said that some time ago the Chamber had written to the Harbour Office regard- Ing the provision of better typhoon signal facilities, and he

atill 3.15/16 waiting for the official decision.

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-British Wirelcoa,

Some years ago, before oft for New York. lighting purposes had been ousted Amsterdam. by electricity, all the lamps in the Stockholm.. houses were put away at about the Vienna..

They would not be Madrid. end of May.

Bucharest needed again till September.

Hongkong. Before central heating became Brassels. general it was the custom to have Milan. double, or inner windows fitted Copenhagen when the lamps were brought out. Prague.

the Lisbon These were removed when warmer weather came. This prac- Rio tice gave rise to the cliche: "We Bombay..

Yokohama. were glad to see them come, and still more glad to see them go." glad when winter comes.

Special Gland. This strikingly confirmed by an article in the current issue of the Dr. British Medical Journal, by William Susman, of Manchester.

According to this worker, m special gland inside the skull, lying just under the brain, known as the pituitary, plays an im way portant part in the causation of To-day we feel that we shall boi suver (spot)...18.11/16

This gland is in two cancer,

part is known parts: the forward to control growth everywhere In the body, and in a series of inves tigations Dr. Susman found that the it was over active in many patients

with cancer.

Mrs. Deok will be remembered the for her gallant display in Open Singles Championship last year, when she won her through to the semi-final, and was then defeated by the champion, Mles Enid Lo, after one of the best games of the competition. She ran Miss Lo to three losing the first at 6-1, w second to three, and conceding the third ut G-love. Possessing very fine forehand drive, Mrs. Dook was always a powerful and dangerous opponent, and had she ponsessed a wider range of strokes might well have advanced to the top flight of local players.

She left Hongkong this morning, accompanying her husband, Flying

Koyal Officer Dook, of the

Air Force, on H.M.T. Nouralla.

BUGBY FOOTBALL.

The following will represent the Kowloon second fifteen against H.M.S. Hermes 2nd XV, at King's Park on Saturday, kick off 4.15 p.m. sharp.- Easterbrook,

At the saine time, the hack part of the pituitary gland is under active, and a third point brought cut by his investigations is that probably eat too cancer patients much "carbohydrate." that is food- stuffs containing sugar and starcli.

In certain mimal experiments with mice, complete disappearance of cancerous growth of the skin was obtained by injecting the substance usually produced by the back part of the pituitary gland. (This is known as pitultrin, and ls already used for other purposes in medicine).

Successful Treatment.

Dr. Sueman thon tried his treat- ment on certain advanced cases of cancer in humans, only expected to live a few weeks. He gave of

Whitley, Morris, Davies, Muller, them a diet low in carbohydrate Kilby, Crozier, MeNider, Bonham, to starve the tumour, injections Brokenshire, Tipple,

Riddell, the posterior part of the pituitary

Bergaust. Jenner. Reservez-t Edwards and Mitchell.

BOXING.

gland, and some dones of another gland extrael known to control

over activity of the forward part

the pituitary gland.

of

In all the cases the malignant

smaller,

the tumours became

patients looked and felt better, life has been prolonged, and in one instance A tumour was easily ⚫shelled out of the skin, without cutting, seven weeks after this treatment was begun.

CITY HALL Saturday, 28th Nov., 1831,

at 9.15 p.m.

MAIN EVENT

Welter-Weight Championship of the Colony

SIG. MORRIS

(ILMA. "BUFFOLK"} Ex-Wolter and Middle-Weight Champion of the Colony

VERSUS

A. B. WARNES

(HMS. “HERMI=9") Munner-up Amateur Championship of England. AND FIVE OTHER CONTESTS.

Since Dr. Susman began this treatment he has had no. deaths from cancor.

More work and more time is necessary to settle whether all

capes of cancer can be helped in this way, but the results are encouraging, and the treatment is based on thoroughly scientific Iines and contradicts none of the known facts about cancer.

More than that it would, at the moment, bo premature to say, but what Manchester thinks to-day may be thought by the whole world at a later date.

THE LATE MR. F. DA SILVA.

LARGE ATTENDANCE AT FUNERAL YESTERDAY.

X. P. da Silva, whose death we announced yesterday, took place last evening at the Roman Catholle Cemetery in the presence of his relatives, former office colleagues and a large number of friends. The coffin was covered with floral

Booking at MOUTRIES:- For Members, of the Hongkong Boxing Association on Wednesday, | tributes.

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Among those present 25th and Thursday, 25th November. Hara, F. M. P. da Silva and J. General Public: Friday, 27th K. P. da Silva (brothers of the

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Bingsida Bonio 88.60;. 3.1 Pthard $3.30 and $1.10.

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