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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER

PEOPLE LIVING

LONGER

POPULATION NEAR ITS MAXIMUM

Never before have the English! people enjoyed the measure of theirs national health which is to-day.

The fact is emphasised by Sh George Newman, Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health, In his annual report for 1931.

ter of a million from cholera.

"But to-day if an Englishmau

NEW SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE

SIR ROBERT HORNE LOOKS AHEAD

REMINDER TO THE GOVERNMENT

20. 1932.

THE TALE OF THE TWINS

WHICH WAS WHICH?

Constantinoplo, Sept. 0. Twin brothers, All and Halli, have recently been going through series of amusing adventures.

They were so much alike that, it was quite impossible to distinguish one from the other. Both were en- algnged in running motor-boat's bo-

To save his brother, All want to

Sir Robert Horne, M. P., in "In 1849," Sir George atates. spoceli at Dunblane, Perthshire, ex-tween Mersina and Syria: but when of a Ali smuggled some goods, it was "England was swept by the plague pressed himself in favour and lost about half its population.standard of exchange embracing Halll who was put into prison. four millions being reduced to both gold and allver. two millions. During the succeed- He also expressed his belief "In seo Halil and then substituted him- ing 300 years we continued thus a homely phrase," that "our noses self in his place. Thus Hall, to lose some millions of lives from are round the corner," and that we while supposed to be in prison, was

AB the pestilence; as recently

had broken away from the worst at liberty. nineteenth century we lost a quar-stages of the world depression,' Ilo went to Istanbul, where he did Sir Robert pointed out that his military service. He was fol desires to contract leprosy, plague, more than half the world's trade lowing the course at the military on British college when All, who in the mean- islands and go elsewhere, to lands sterling as a measure

was on, was enlisted at Smyrna as where such maladies still prevail." but in China the standard

silver. It would be of great ad-being Halil. His papers, however,

In the possession of In 1871-80 the expectation of vantage if all the great trading were

of hin real furnishing proof ifo at birth was 41 years for a nationa of the world had a maa-brother, and he had no means of boy and 44 years for a girl; to-day зure of value which applied ovary identity. The case, at last, came before the Court-Martial, which

Ideclaration of identity.

sentenced Hall to prison for a false

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or cholera he must leave these was being conducted of value, time had been released from pri- GIANT WHITE EMPRESSES

+

The death-rate in England and Wales has been reduced frm 21 per 1,000 in 1871-80 to 12 per 1,000

In 1931.

it la 56 for the boy and 60 for whore.

"Personally," he said, "I favour the girl in two generations the expectation of life at birth has in-a standard which would embrace both gold and silver-a standard ereased by 15 years.

which existed for a very long time before, and upon which much of the world's prosperity grew up In such a system you would have The infant mortality In 1871-80n definite ratio between the value was 149 per 1,000 births, compared of an ounce with 66 per 1,000 births last year. From consumption 2,231 lives per million of the population were lost in 1871-80, compared with 585 her million last year-a reduction of nearly 75 per cent.

*

hils

A general amnesty restored him soon afterwards to liberty, and ho rejoined his brother at Mersins: but here again there was the usual muddle. Both of them made love- of silver and the to the same woman, who, unaware of the fact, grow passionately in value of an ounce of gold, so that, love with both (thinking they were whether a country used silver the same persons), and only found money or gold money, prices out her mistake when she met them everywhere would be easily nacer-one day together in the street. talnable.

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"America has placed the silver problem upon the agenda of the By the middle of the century Sir prospective Monetary Conference, George considers that our popula-so that it will have due considern- tion will have attained or passed tion. Whatever be the results of its maximum.

these discussions, It is to be hoped This is the result of the declin-that the nations will come to clear ing birth rate. Since 1921 a lower and definite conclusions. Nothing mortality rate has just enabled us could give a greater stimulus to to maintain the position.

world trade than decisions "Had the decline of births not which the complicated restrictions BUT WOULD PERMIT STREET accelerated," he states, "rather! more than an extra million persons would have been chumerated. Of multiplied in the world might

be removed."

courac, this compensation cannot continue."

by

upon exchange which have recent-

BETTING

The Netoa-Chronicle under- Nation's Sacrifices

stands that certain members of: Turning to the work of the the Royal Commission on Lotteries Commenting on the fact that maternal mortality has remained National Government, and sacri-favour the following suggestions:- made. Sir (1) Street betting with licensed stationary since the beginning offices that had been

bookmakers should be permitted. Kobert said:- the century, Sir George says:

(2) No netion should be taken "The mother has not shared "Do not let anyone suppose that equally with her child in the bone- our position has been achfoved regarding the reinstating of State fits arising from the improvement without immense sacrifice, and, if lotteries in England.

(3) Hospital lotteries should be of the public health.

our rulers are wise, they will "In their final report the Depart-clearly recognise that such sacri- prohibited. mental Committee

Many witnemes called before оп Maternal Aces cannot long continue. Relief Mortality came to the conclusion must be given to the hard-pressed the Commission, police witnesses that in 6,805 cases Invcellgated, taxpayer; and the country looks in particular, spoko in favour of at least half could have been pre-to the Government for a faithful the licensing of street bookmakers. Members of the commission feel Ivented, and estimated that 33 per performance of their promises to

cent. of the preventible cases were economise in the cost of the coun- that the whole state of the law re- sweepstakes requires try's administration so that taxes garding due to lack of antenatal care.

Govern- Sir George declares that the may be lightened and opportuni- clarifying and that the

no time in large expenditure on public health ties for saving and new enterprisement should lose brings in a justifying dividend be once more available."

abolishing anomalies and declar- of life, health and capacity." Sir Robert advocated the use of ing a decided course.

Government credit in building the! new Cunard liner. Our reputa- tion ni sen, be said, had The maximum frequency

deteriorated since we lost the blue a new hope and a new prospect suicide is not in the depressing riband of the Atlantic, and that to all the countries of the British months of November and Decem-

WRX bad for business. He be-Commonwealth.

Other facts brought out in the [report ure:

of

regard

ber. For men the worst months in lived the net cost to the nation in "Hitherto," he said, "the Do- that respect are March and June

to the new Cunard ship miniona have been strict Pro- and for women March and April.

"Sickness and disablement lead would be nil, and the advantages tectionists, against the Mother

in employment and prestige very Country, gront.

to the loss of much time from the ap- organised industry, but parent rise in the last few years indicates an increase of claim for benefit rather than an actual in crease in disease.

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against foreign countries. No longer is conversion this to be so. the Referring to

We are to have as achievement, Sir Robert said that good a place in their markets as the anticipation of a period of their own people, so long as the cheap money had already brought conditions of competition are fair. "Herein is the seed from which Principal cause of death last a new spirit of conâdence into the

The year were: Diseases of the heart realm of commerce and industry: may come a great advance. and circulatory systom, 194 per and it only required the clearing foundation has been laid for a real 1,000; all forms of tuberculosis, up of certain political problems community of interest. Seen now 155 per 1,000; cancer, 165 per 1,to set the world going again upon in all the implications of these new movements, the Common- 000; and bronchitis, pneumonia, a new course of prosperity.

Sir Robert added that the recent wealth of the British nations is and other respiratory diseases,

conference at Ottawa has 101 per 1,000.

brought really one."

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