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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1932.

THE WHITE SCOURGE

1

DAY BY DAY

TO KNOW HOW A BAD MAN WILL ACT WHEN IN POWER, REVERSE ALL THE DOCTRINES HE PREACHES WHEN OBSCURE-S. Montague,

The quarantino restrictions im- posel by Hongkong against arrivals from Kiungchow. (Holhow) on count of cholera have been removed.

DO YOU SPEAK AMERICAN?

By JOHN BLUNT.

also to be taken into account in dealing with this problem if Wo are to make more rapid progresa In fighting it. The disease is of ¦ & mun .world-wide prevalence; between. the years 1918 to 1927 it has been

It is a rather curlous fact that| But if there is no custom: estinated that 40 millions have

while much American alang governing the choice between died of tuberculosis in the various

gains currency in England, it is long and short words, it does look not generally realised that the as if the Americans had rather a countries of the world. In India over six millions are said to be

use of English itself is under go- fondness for using two or more Ing great changes in America, words whore we would use one. affected by the disease, and that

And yet this is true to such an A woman does not say that she but that sho "Loaches extent that the language of oven teachon over a million die annually. An

The Sincero Co, Ltd., announce cultivated Americans has a slight school"; you do not watch foot- astounding price to pay for the that to-morrow, being Confucius's ly exotic flavour, while certain ball, but a "football game"; a infringement of Nature's simple Commemoration Day, their storen words are positively incompré- privato in the army is an "en- listed man"; and in a restaurant laws. For wherever man has de.wil be cloned for business, re-opening hensible.without the context.

Who, for instance, could tell one's fair companion is likely to "crab meat", and "Ber parted from the natural and simple

By taking a dose of opium, Weng that a "commuter" was a season- discuss ways of life and has created for Ching, a married women of 129, Tung ticket holder-that is to say, one food."

obvious that certain himself an artificial environment, Chol Street, Mongkok, committed who commutes his daily fare for

auicide yesterday. Her body was another system of payment; that American usages have been de- tuberculosis has arisen as the later removed to the Public Mortuary."rare" as applied to meat, means termined by special circum- country having underdone (doubtless from raw); stances. Tho avenger to exact full payment. In

In the attempting to alight from every city and, town of the

a tramear whilst it was in motion that "wild." also applied to ment, been, for the most part, opened be called a ofyllized world where there is in- yesterday a young Chinese, of Holy means rank- "before you cook a up by railways, it is natural that

Crosa Path, received injuries to his possum you must cut out the wild a railway should dustrialism, crowding together of head and was taken to the Govern-meat," that an "Interne" is the "railroad," for in the early days And resident physician of a hospital; It fulfilled both functions. human belugs, sweated labour, ment Civil Hospital for treatment,

that a tuxedo" is a dinnerns the word servant has a deroga- low wages, unemployment, alco-

An cloven-year-old girl, Chung jacket: that a "transient" is tory significance in democratic holism, poverty, bad housing, etc., Ying, of 9, great George Street, was tuberculosis, thrives and spreads removed to the Government Civil person who makes a brief stay in America, it is natural that a ser- Hospital last night suffering from an hotel; that "truck farming" is vant girl should-be a "hired girl," and from the cities the surround- fractured leg received when she ran market gardening.

"Good-looking" Suit. ing villages become gradually in-jalo a bicycle in Hennossy Rond, near

Great George Street.

fected.

of

in Hongkong to keep a vigilant watch on the dread scourge.

on Wednesday as usual.

It is

For many words employed by 118 the Americans have substi tutos, which, while perfectly com- Certain adjectives have deve- prehensible, nevertheless, Bound

new shades loped

of meaning.atrange to English cars. Here Dr. Mistowski, F.T.C.L.. visited

may follow воте аресітель. A sit- the Helena May Institute last Thurs-Thus a "homely" woman lay evening, to hear the recital given mean simply a woman whose con- ting-room is a "living-room"; a itself. On the lodger is a "roomer"; a charwo by Miss Norah Flint's ladies' choir. duet commenda He congratulated them on their pro- other hand, "good-looking" may man is a "scrub-woman": patrol gress and presented them with one be used of things as well as ofis "ganolene," shortened to "gas"; of his own compositions. He expres-persons- "what a good-looking a flat is an "apartment”; a boli- sed the hope that he might hear them suit

you're wearing." while

day is a "vacation"; goloshes are again next year, and that in ordinary," in its application to "rubbers"; Insects are "bugs"; à incantine, their membership would

common. people, implies

The limited steadily increase.

derivation of this last word is

company is an "incor- altuated is porated" company; The health bulletin for Eastern simple: ordinary equals common located:" an undertaker- most ports for the week ended September and common equals vulgar. Fur-

death.

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17, shows the following cases of in-thermore, "dumb" may be stupid important personage in America, cremated-is o "mortician": and fectious diseases and deaths there- and "mean" may be nasty he where practically every corpse is from: Plague; Bombay 3 cases gave me a mean glance."

3

is veterinary surgeon a deaths, Colombo 2 cases 1

Some American terms are at "veterinarian." Cholera: Calcutta 17 cases 5 deaths, first very misleading to an Eng- Prom-Penk 1

Of course, many Americans 1 case 1

1 death, Saigon 1 case 2 deaths, Amoy 31 cases

tishman. To quote: the chairman still use the English forms of such an of a company is its "president,'

words, but, nevertheless, death, Canton 1 creath, Shanghai 47 while its managing director is its

trend towards divergence deaths. Small-pox; Alex- "chairman." Again, a "cracker" ensea

strongly marked. Here are some andria & cases 1 death, Basrah 1 ease is a biscuit, but a "biscuit" is old examples: the last letter of 1 death, Benbay 5 cases 4 deaths, seene. Madras 6 cases, Pondicherry cases 3 deaths, Saigon Typhus; Port Said 1 case.

king &

2

the

If in countries where great pro- gress and reforms have been made In the sanitary, social, economic educational spheres the and disease is still regarded ns ย scourge, what devastation must it enuse in countries where such re- forms are still in the primitive stages or not so advanced! The disease being ordinarily one fairly long duration, its victims drop off one by one unnoticed, and its ravages do not strike the im agination as do the more rapidly operating epidemic diseases such as cholera, amull-pox or plague, dreaded which though more Mrs. E. L. Do Rozario begs to tender

less destruction,

Yes, the English langunge in the alphabet is pronounced "zee": her most grateful thanks to all actually cause relatives and friends for their less suffering and less expense.

1 caso 2 deaths. America is undoubtedly taking on aluminium la spelt "aluminum"; kind expression of sympathy sent Owing to this fact neither the

a national tinge, and it is intera small cup of black coffee is a "demi-tasse" (a term unknown in in her recent bereavement, and

For originality of theme, excellence sting to see the new significance France); and a "drug store" is also for the numerous floral tri- State nor the people treat the butes, and attendance at the

of production and good acting, "Devil's which some words have acquired.

"unch counter," a "soda foun- funeral of the late Mrs. Guilher problem of tuberculosis as a mat- Lottery," now showing at the King's For example, to "despise" is fre- not only a chemist'e shop, but a

Again, tain and a bookshop. mina F. R. Romano.

ter of urgent and prime import-Landi has the main role, and it is as a provincialism, "lunch" may

Theatre, in to be commended. Ellasa quently only to dislike.

Your Sophisticated Hats. ance, and

one that should be sufficient to say that she gives of her be supper, and all over the coun-

Just as we probably uge cer- fought with all the resources and best and thus contributes largely to try a "workhouse" is a prison for

the success of the film. The casting minor offences.

tain words with frequency that means at their command. Ceylon generally is admirable, with the

But the most elastic word in would sound, rather singular to comedy parts well handled by Victor

mean an American, so do Americans use is doing something in the way of Maclagen and Beryl Mercer. The America is "fix" it may

words with frequency definite war on the disease, and story revolves round a week-end party endless different things accord- certain

wich a newspaper Peer, winner of ing to the context. You "fix" the which are of relatively rare oc- it surely behoves the authorities the Derby, gives at his castle to the dinner, meaning that you prepare currence in England. Politicians

Calcutta lucky holders of

Sweep it, and you "fix" the stove on are always "scoring" their op- winning tickets. All mannor

which it is cooked, meaning that ponents, and the head of any people figure among the guests,

you mend it. And perhaps if the organisation, from the army and A murder and other com- plications, to say nothing of romance, guest for whom you have done all navy down, is the "ranking" mem- of it. Such terms $124 aru amongst the developaments. Well this annoys you, you may finish, ber worth seeing. The supporting filmsby "fixing" him which means "moron," "debutante," and "re- Exchanging Art Treasures.

are also of much interest, making up that he has to be mended also. lax" are fifty times more a really excellent programme.

mon in America than in England: The efforts to raise the ban

while "sophisticated," in. ita "Most Everybody Says. overseas of

special meaning of smart and upon the lending

Sometimes the Americans use modern, is beloved by advertisers, paintings in the British Museum promise proposed by the trustees!

we do, and

It is even applied to such inani- and National Gallery display the of the British galleries, that only longer words than

sometimes shorter. There is no mate objects as ladies hats, desire of British people to make loans of works by British artists rule. Thus, while a tap is a though how a hat can be soplifs- it possible for foreign countries should be allowed, hardly com-"faucet," gum "mucilage," and a ticated is quite a puzzle.

There is at least lift an "elevator";

yet railway to organize for their people ex-mends itself.

Slang is a fluid and self-cons- strawberries hibitions or old masters drawn equally great interest in the works] sleepers are "ties,"

clous thing in every country, but from various countries. Such ex- of non-British artists in British "berries" tout court; (raspberries, language despite alien origing, is

however, are usually referred to the interdict

an autochthonous growth, ropre- hibitions have been held in Lon-galleries. Hence

lifted from all as "red raspberries," as there is senting the imponderable genius

n somewhat tasteless variety of don to the great delight of many loans should be

supposed that in centuries people. As London art galleries types of pictures if the desired black raspberry); a full step is a of the soll. And thus it may be contain a large number of, old advance is to be made toward in- "period," and almost is frequently come the English of the United "most" most States will diverge more and more Italian, Dutch, Flemish, and ternational co-operation Spanish mnators, any other coun- praiseworthy an activity. try will be handicapped in the holding similar exhibitions unless the present law forbidding the loan of pictures from London gal- International leries is amended. reciprocity in this fold is indeed extremely desirable. Having en- joyed its benefits and having lately collected in London from every corner of the world the treasures of the East for the ex- hibition of Persian art, it is dif- ficult to see how Britain can very well refuse a favour which it has already accepted from other coun-

Ceylon, like Hongkong, finds tuberculosis one of its big- gest health problema, but, al- though the death-rate from the disease is still very high, somo mitigation of the evil has been taking place in recent years. for сливев

the better state of affairs are several, but amongst others the establishment of an Anti-Tuberculosis Institute, with consequent better diagnosis and earlier recognition, is to be

The

noted. The general and progres-

sive improvement of the sanitary

condition of Colombo is also factor. A further aid has been the appointment of a whole-time inspector to deal with insanitary buildings in the city, and the action taken by him to render fit for habitation a large number of dwellings (over four thousand from 1925 to 1930) is reported to have contributed very mitorially to the reduction in the incidence of the disease.

trica. Yet the House of Lords

In an official report on the disease, the Medical Oficer of Ceylon says taberculosis is a pro- expressed itself unwilling to con- blem not only to the sanitarian cede these powers to the truatcos and the social worker but, owing of the British Museum and the to its intimate and insoparable National Gallery. Indeed, the association with economic and trustees apparently turned down social factors, such as indus- the Government's offer. The rea- advanced, however, seem trialism, wages, unemployment, sons

Hingularly unconvincing. If the poverty, housing, etc., it has be-risk entailed in the transport of come a national problem of the

a painting by an oid master is greatest Importance and com- really so great, then International plexity to the State. In spite of exhibitions cannot be held at all, the great strides taken in the West for no nation can be asked to risk

· The in matters of sanitation and losing the Irreplaceable. public health, the disons has not London exhibitions, howevor, been completely wiped out yet, but furnish an answer; both Holland and Italy were anxious to be still continues to lovy a terrible ploneers to such international ex- toll of lives, boing more deadly hibitions. 11 a painting could go and expensive in its effect than safely by sen from Rome to war, Sanitary progress alone has London and back again, a similar

and

A ntost useful word.

in

`to so shortened

everybody was present."

com-

to

from the English of England and become a juster mirror of that something unique in the paycho- logy of her people. It is quite to be desired, for so do nations give expression to their personality.

THIS WAR FEVER

By General Edward Kally, B.O.

We foresce complications re- sulting from the eagerness on the part of adventurous Australians, who want to go and fight in the Paraguay-Bolivian "war".

These Anzacs don't mind which side they're on, so long as they can be in a dust up.

In the thick of the fight the Paraguaylan Australian colonel. would alght the Bolivian Austro- lan colonel, and yell, "Well, stone the crowa! If it ain't old Bluey!" And the war would be held up on that particular sector, and in a few days the front line would be turned into a vast two-up school,

го-

There will be Australian unions all over the place.

"What you fighting on the Bolivian side, for, Bluoy?" B**Strowthi Am 17 : I thought. I was with the other mob. How's the grub on your aido?" dob

And a message is sent by the

tho Paraguaylan Australian general-

"Dear. Splinter-Would you val

• mind retiring about four ho