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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

A very neat and play gets the maximum out of the following hand.

WEST

4A-Q-10

5.4 +A-K-Q-10-7

$9.8-4. 3:2 A«J-9. 7.2

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[NORTH}

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· Dealer [K-9-7- SOUTH 4.3

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098

The Bidding Neither alde were vulnerable, South passed, West passed and North hid ono diamond. East passed and South bid one heart. Weat passed and North went to three No Trump which bought the contract.

OVERCROWDING EVIL

DR. WELLINGTON ON THE DANGERS

TUBERCULOSIS

The annual report of the Direc- tor of Medical and Sanitary Sør- vices for 1931 is one of the most oxhaustive documents of its kind ever published in the Colony. In it Dr. A. R. Wollington deals with every possible plinae of the health and sanitary systems.

Speaking of housing conditions Dr. Wellington says that year by year the population continues to Increase, Immigration being ac- celerated by the unrest in Chins. There being little room to build fur- ther accommodation nowcomers have to aqacaze into already, overcrowded accommodation. Year by year, the Sanitary Department and the Build- Ing Authority have made efforts to improve the situation, but the task, almost sinyphean is Itself, is ren- dered more difficult by paucity of water and by opposition put forward both by property owners and occupiers. It goes without saying that the main- satisfactory standard of tenance of Sanitation under such conditions is a most difficult problem and one which cannot be solved without the willing cooperation of the people, he com- ments, adding:

You will notice that the expert does not allow honours to jen-One thing, is certain, so long да pardize his chances for game. buildings are overcrowded and in- The great majority of hands that sanitary, no amount of external produce five odd in a minor suit sanitation will give immunity from will more easily produce three odd disease, at No Trump for a better score.

The Play

East opened his fourth best club the four spot-which was won In dummy with the 10 spot. A small spade was returned from dummy and North finessed the 10 spot which was won by East with the jack. Rather than lead to the

beliefs

Traditional Bellefa. Regarding the traditional of the Chinese and their effect on the health problem of the Colony, Dr. Wellington saya:

The traditional beliefs of the un- educated Chinese as to the cause of diseases, the means of spread and its courac the factors which affect are so at variance with modern tench- that there ig little change of

I declarer's ace jack of clubs, East Oting voluntary co-oporation be.

shifted and led his singleton 10 of hearts, dummy played the queen and West won the trick with the ace, returning the eight of clubs. The declarer went up with the ure, playing the deuce from dum- my. Five diamond tricks then run off by North, the de- clarer, two small hearts being discarded from dummy and East was forced to discard the three of clubs on the fifth diamond lend.

were

the

trol

con-

them and the authorities in matter of the provention and

of disease until they can be brought to understand the true na- ture

of the problems and are cons- elous of the usefulness of the mea sures advocated.

The proximity of China and the constant intercourse makes it harder to overcome prejudices than is the case in countries further afield. The greatest hope lies in propaganda und education.

leaders opinion in

and In order to get a sure count on

leaders of the East hand, North how led the Chinase thought in Hongkong are five of hearts from his own hand, making vigorous efforts to promote East showed out discarding an other club, which brought him down to the bare king. This left nothing but the king of clubs and and spades in the East hand, therefore the declarer led the queen

from dummy, of clubs throwing East in. the lend, and East was now forced to lead a ace spade into the declarer's queen.

This play gave North and his partner five odd at No Trump for top score on the board.

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Genova, Sept. 20. Every effort is being made to provent a leakage in the Lytton Report. Except for printing, the roport and translation are quito ready in French and English. Press summaries have been prepared. Printing will occupy a fortnight and it is expected that the report will be distributed on October 9 or 10 to all members of the Longue.

health and public welfare along lines

which proved successful in the Occident, and the outlook is far more hopeful than was the case a few years ago when Chinese thought en matters of health was

unduly swayed by old traditions and theories.

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portion of the New Territories there Under general remarks on publicis no registration and records of the health Dr. Wellington deals with deaths are not available. Because of many other subjects, first reviewing the strong desire of the Chinese to

which he concerning

be buried with their ancestors, and the census,

exodus of many who says:

death

WAS

over-

One of the most important events of the year from the public health point of view was the Census which was taken on March 7. According to the Census figures the population of the City of Victoria estimated in 1930 by something like 40 per cent and that of Kowloon and New Kowloon by 20 per cent. floating or

population as counted num- bered only 75,260 as compared with an estimate made for the middle of 1930 of 100,060.

The

The population having been over estimated in recent years it follows that real death rates for the Colony were considerably higher than those published in the Annual Reports and that the state of the Public Health was not so good as had been sup posed. The crude death rate for was not 16.14 por mille as published but 21.38 per mille and the death rates for the various discover

The report will be, aubmitted to the Council which will not dis-higher in proportion. cuss it in deforence to the Japan- сде Government's request for a delay of six weeks to enable the Japanese Government to examine the recommendations and send a special delegate to Geneva with full instructions.

It is felt here that the Japanese request is reasonable,

The special assembly for dis cussing the report will probably meet on November 21 and will remain in scasion for a fortnight. -Reuter.

SALESMAN SAM

1930

were

In the absence of some general system of registration of sickness the only sources of information available for gauging the state of the public health in this country are the returns relating to deaths, the notifications of infectious discanes and the records of the above mentioned hospitals.

Death Recorda.

The number of deaths recorded in Hongkong indicates very correctly the deaths which have taken place in the Colony proper and in that portion of the New Territories known as New Kowloon. In the remaining

the conses the number|

feel

of deaths

ia lower than

would otherwise be the case.

Judging from the death returns the health of the Colony was not so good The crude as in the previous year, death rate was 24.88 per mille compared with 21.38 the rovised rate for 1030.

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Respiratory diseases accounted for 42.25 per cent of the total deaths the percentage for 1930 being 38.05.

The principal diseases causing death were broncho-pneumonia, pul- tuberculosfa, bronchitis, monary pneumonia, infantile diarrhoea and diarrhoea.

The overcrowded houses combined with the expectorating habits of the Chinese furnish sufficient explanation for the prevalence of respiratory troubles.

Malaria.

The malaria cases admitted to the numbered Government Hospitals

or

580 of which eight or 1.86 per cent. died. In the Chinese Hospitals there wore 1.001 admissions of which 250

25.57

por cont. died. In an appendix to the report a the malaria problem fuller review and the anti-malaria work is given.

The total number of deatha attri- buted to Malaria was 462, giving a death rate of 0.60 per mille popula- tion. The lowness of the rate is of the fact that the CORTO due to majority of the population being out- (Continued on Page 11.)

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