1938-11-24 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Lord Nuffield Sets Aside £500,000

THURSDAY,

For H.K.

"Iron Lungs" Hospitals: Colony Included in Gift

Local

To

Institutions Receive Respirators

EVERY HOSPITAL IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, INCLUDING THE

KOWLOON HOSPITAL, ALICE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND OTHERS IN HOngkong, WILL BE PRESENTED WITH AN "IRON LUNG" THE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRA- TOR USED IN INFANTILE PARALYSIS CASES--BY LORD NUFFIELD. The munificent gift was announced by the well-known British philanthropist last night.

GERMANY

Lord Nuffield

FRANCO

Up to 5,000 “iron lungs," costing appro- GERMAN

LEVIES FINE ximately £500,000, will be manufactured in the Cowley Works for distribution free to the ON JEWS

Empire.

Thin Edge Of Wedge For Confiscation

It is probable that one of the major Government hospitals in Hongkong will receive two or three of the respirators, while one each will be presented to other hospitals.

BERLIN, Nov. 23. A DECREE has been issuedi levying a fine of 20 per cent. on AVAILABLE IN MARCH all Jewish property holdings above £400.

Nov. 23.

LORD NUFFIELD, the HUNGARIAN

GOVERNMENT RESIGNS

It is believed that by this known British philanthropist, means the authorities will co-to-day announced that he intends lect the £80,000,000 fine payable to provide every hospital and in four instalments, each institution in the British Em-

amounting to five per cent. of pire with the "iron lung." Some the value of the property.

of the large hospitals may have three or four.

The Instalments will be payable;

on December 15, February 15, May

15, and August 15.

Foreign Jews are exempt, while

It is expected that all of the iron

In cases of mixed morringe only the lungs required will be available by property of the Jewish partner will text March. be taxed.

The

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Adverse Vote On

Dictatorship' Charge

BUDAPEST, Nov. 23.

POLICY

Joint Declaration To Be Published

Paris, Nov. 23, a Joint Frunco- Publiention of German declaration of policy would appear to be imminent, according to information supplied by diplomatic circles here.

agree-

NOVEMBER 24, 1938.

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KS 457.

LADY NOBLE ARRIVES Lady Noble, wife of Vice-Admiral Commander-in- Sir Percy Noble,

Chief of the British Fleet in China, arrived in Hongkong to-day by the Corfu from London.

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but informed quarters belleve that *ALIPOKE it will be published on Wednesday *4SOMALI evening-Trans-Occan.

RIBBENTRor FOR

PARIS

Political circles here maintain complete silence concerning French press reports concerning the alleged projected visit to Paris of the Reich Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, at the end of November.

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be very restricted in its scope, and a policy along the lines laid down❘ SHIRALA to be confined to generalities.

at Munich.

matters It is believed that these Diplomatic reles belleve that the declaration will contain firstly, were discussed in the course of the fallemalion of Franco-Germun friend- new Franch Ambassador's IN A VOTE to-day Parlinship, secondly, affirmation that the sation with Herr Hitler and ment, by 118 to 05, over-ruled frontiers feelings of the two countries von Ribbentrop, but it seems certain TANDA

is stable, and that Germany has no that no step will be taken on either Premier Imredy.

of the NELLORE His defeat was caused chiefly by the demands on Franch of a territorial side before the conclusion defeetion of numerous Deputies from nature, thirdly, that the two coun- visit of the British statesmen to Paris. the Government Party majority in tries are agreed to consult with each-Trans-Ocean. protest against Imitation of debate'

methods. on important Bilis, and charging the

est "dictatorship" use Others protested against the policy towards the Jews.

Premier Imredy has resigned.

It is proposed to give up to 5,000 However the non-Jewish partner iron lungs, which will represent a must stand surety,

total benefaction of £500,000. German Government may Lord Nuffield's announcement

the Imit his benefiction was made by him to reduce the levy even to reached priar to the last instalments the press in his office at Cowley, being paid, and the levy may also Oxford be increased in the event of the total

He said that the artificial respira- income from it hong insufficient.

powered turs with be manufactured in the The Government has more Cowley Works.

patice to fix the the Ministry of Finance to

At present they cost £98 ench, and conditions under which securites on

he was prepared to manufacture any real estate will be accepted as payumber. ment. It is further provided that

Afer the demand had begg satisfied, only in to be exacted the levy to casey where assets exered liabilities ocks would be kept at Cowley in

£100, and further thatase of need. by over

Although the average time a person claims 021 insurgence

property

ceuples the lung is from 10 to 14 and United Press. damaged during rioting are to be

turned over the days, plue months might be the period

1 immediately

inceded for a patient's recovery. Government as part of the levy.-

Lord Nuffield said: "It seems to me United PreSE.

of affairs when a dreadful state children suffering from Infantei paralysis might be saved, and in a whereas must die."

LONDON CONFERENCE

London, Nov. 23.

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald announced lange of cases, cured.

In the House of Commons to-day that formal invitations to the Pales

had been tine London Conference sent to Egypt, Iraq, Arabi, Trans- Jordania and the Jewish Agency.

The Government desired the Arab delegation to be representative of all Important groups and Palestine.

this machine they

Lord Nuleid explained that as infantile paralysis was most prevalent in warm climates, it was intended to supply the big cities first.

The National Socialists are jubl lant, and declare that lo-day's two almust equal sections. events which divided Parliament into

of Hungary-Reuter greatly weakened the parliamentary Government

had

Kaifeng Taken By Chinese

Chinese forces recaptured Kai- feng, capital of Honan Province un the Lung-hai railway yesterday reliable According Chinese reports from Loyang.

The Japanese are retreating east- wards with considerable casualties.

Japanese In northern Hanan the

In the arst three months of 1940, morningt. interests in

nearly 100,000 lungs would be ready for distribution in preparation for the

Mr. MacDonald added that he was also in communication with Yemen.

The Government's attitude regard.

could

had worked very closely with

In; the Mufti of Jerusalem was well-the young Australian inventor of the also suffered reverses in Poal, which known, but it, offer consultation, it machine to improve it, although the has been retaken by the Chinese.

most successful. was

Its Fighting is now rug.ng at Yentsing was considered that any Arab -de-present porices should be members of the chief advantages was its Bghtness, on the right flank of the Peiping- nided transportation, and it Hankow railway north of the Yellow Government would which delegation, the

orked be

by hand, if electrical River, the reports add provide facilities.

Mr. MacDonald hoped that the dis-power was not available,

Originally produced for cases of in- cussions would start within the next

fantile paralysis, it could be used in Asked whether attention had been other forms of lung failure, and in drawn to statements appearing in the cases of gas-poisoning in war-time.-- Government-controlled German prens Reuter,

few weeks.

yesterday accusing British troops and police in Palestine of looting, rupe,

murder and torture, John Simon declared: There is, of course, no truth whatever in this newspaper story. I repeat. Mr. Chamberlain's observations that the German Gov- ernment must be well aware of the Geneva. unfortunate effect such articles have Berlin.

relations." Parls on Anglo-German

Reuter.

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.is. 2.37/32 .18. 2.27/32 10 Very close up (10). .175 Nom.11 A long way off (4).

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THERAPION NË:1

THERAPION N0.2

31 Epithet for 1 Nosey Parker

(10).

32 Vold (4).

33 Hardly a running description

(10).

DOWN

1 He avoids the bar, when he

takes to port (5).

3 An R.A.F. plane perhaps (6).

4 Horror-struck (0),

A stocky fellow (0).

A brief chat (0).

7 It is changed us here (0).

THERAPION NO.3 13 This needs a change of heart!

Kalitea bu, Chemteta, or sither Höysinen WALI,

(0).

14. A foreign soldier (5),

15 One could put this on for a

scientist (4).

10 Pa only wants this to make a

Ane building (4).

10 Character from learning (4). 19 Enger (4).

22 It carried a load of assorted

braces (two words-5, 3).

24 Both this and its end might

help in first ald (6).

25 low soporife this is may de-

pend on the rocks (0),

26 Bequeath (0).

27 Eagerness with our end (0).

28 Sound advice to live long le

sweil (0).

29 Correel with final word first

(6).

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