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Tuesday,

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

April 30, 1940.

By

Walt Disney

DONALD DUCK

C'MON, KITTY!

Y' CAN COME

BACK IN,

NOW!

THUI

SOI

Three Thousand Lives

COO

R.A.F. VIEW

Lost OF OSLO

Every Year Could Be Saved

Why Britain Fails To

Beat Diphteria

"OF all failures in our national health policy the most unforgivable is our inability to bring down the high in- cidence of diphtheria in children.”

This criticism is expressed in the leading article of the current issue of "The Lancet.".

"We have known for years," continues the writer, "that mere hospitalisation of cases cannot control diphtheria, that healthy carriers abound, and that it is never possible to detect more than a small proportion of the potential sources of infection,

"We know that natural immunity to diphtheria can be stimu lated by artificial means and that if three-quarters of the child' population were so treated diphtheria would disappear from our midat, with an annual saving of over 3,000 lives in England and Wales alone.

Sailor Scott Has

Lots To

Write About

"It is difficult to avoid the con- clusion that the public fail to seek -principally becouse

iminisation

they are ignorant of its benets and that some at least of the blame must be put on a lack of conviction within the medical profession, niore par- ticularly

general practi- tioners."

soine

THIS aerial photograph gives an excellent panorama of Oslo, ' the Norwegian capital now ins Gorman hands.

·

The R.A.F. has carried out heavy raids on the aerodromo which is slightly to the right of this photograph.

60.000 A Year Diphtheria attacks ammunlly 60,000 people in England and Wales alone, and kills over 3,000 of them.

Artificial immunity lasts for years, and in many case for life. Attacks et diphtheria after Immunisation are JOHN SCOTT, young rare and almost invariably mild.

"Apart," the article goes on, "from sailor in H.M.S. Grenville, the advantage of individual protec- tion, which might be expected to had a pen friend, 17-year-old appeal most to a parent, it has been shown repeatedly that if 70 per cent. Miss Kirby, of Balby, near or more of children in a particular community are Immunised diphtheria Doncaster.

ceases to be a problem in that com- Her letters cheered his munity. watches on patrol. bidity-rate of diphtheria tell from 164 Shakespeare Berlin's expanding their air forces faster than Force. Kirby looked for his replies, per 100,000 to 3,5 after the intro- and when the news came of nual deals from distherta-fell from the destroyer's sinking she 65 to ml).” worried about Scott's fate.

ALLIED AIR FORCES

INCREASE

Miss

She wrote to the "Lord Mayor of

"For example, in Toronto the mor-

duction of immunisation and the on-

Jannings Is Making

the County of Durham," asking hin Film For Goebbels

was

to And out if the boy was enfe, All

e knew was that his name Scott, and that he lived in Durham County.

COPENHAGEN-Emil Jannings. Gennun lm star of "Blue Angel" fame, is now making an anti-British: propaganda him about the Boer War, which Goebbels plans to show in German cinema and In every every neutral country! he can.

Jannings will play the role of Oom foul Paul Kruger, President of the Trans- the name Scott, and at once drove to vas Republie and Britain's chief the sailor's home, 12 miles away, at opponent in the Bour War, who was Trimdon..

Her letter reached the Mayor of

.5. Durham (Councillor Kipling), who, as soon as the survivors list was published, searched und

Advico On Knitting

supported and then dropped by the ex-Kaiser.

In response to the Mayor's invita- If You Die

tion, Sailor Scott visited the Mayor's parlour and saw Miss Kirby's letter. He was entertained at ten and the Mayores grasped the opportunity of getting frat-hand advice for her

the woollier | knitting circle about sailors wear.

But young Scott would not say much about his pen friendship, except that Miss Kirby's letter had -made him happy.

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Shakes Week of pearean plays began in Berlin, where three different houses are presenting "Othello,” “Ilam- let." and "Measure for Mea- zure."

The house Cor "Hamlet," which is being produced under the patronage of Goering's wife for the benefit of retired actors, was quickly sold out, "Othello" also sold out before the theatre opened.

Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" recently Bulshed a three-month run in Berlin.—“Britlah United Press,"

Over 90 May Go In This

Book

You Little Black

By H. do WINTON WIGLEY

IF you want to live to be really old go to Ireland or Canada. That is one of the conclusions to be drawn from the longevity tabulations of Mr. Claude Baker Gabb, of Scott should have plenty to write Victoria Street. to Miss Kirby about, He cued from a raft after three mess- males had died from exposure,

was

Scots Cutting

Down Their

Porridge

TUE.

For a quarter of a century he has kept a daily record of the deaths of all people who have reached the age of 90 and over which appear in the columns of the "Times."

RAPIDLY

WESTMINSTER schools had also been established on Great Britain and France are now French territory for the Royal Air

Watch on Civil Aviation Germany, and they have belter war 'planes,

The gap which hus haunted the Imaginations-of-public-men-for-years mediate is now being closed.

This WUR the heartening news brought to the House of Commons by Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister for Air.

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The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

April 30, 1890,

A now company just missed being floated, this morning. Some coolles were excavating the foundations for the new wing to the Hongkong Holel, when they came on a pool of quicksilver 'about a yard below the surface. Before the alarm could spread to the alto,. however,, the deposit-mounting to samcwtint about half a pint was baled out by the dis- coverer. It had presumably run down tromi a broken vessel stored in the godowns that used to stand on the site.

No, German newspaper date print the retirement. Only story of Bismarck's foreign papers dare do it. Damarck has not one willingly, but has been forced against his will to resign the Chancellor Ahip of the state he has served so well. When he came to the holm in Prusala in

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3073 the power of the Crown had never MEDICATED JELL

been so limited nor so cavallerly treated by parliamentary parties, especially by the Extreme Right and the Extreme Loli. To-day the authority of the Crown in Prunala rests upon a rock. It has not Deen su respected as it has been during the reign of the last three sovereigns zinco 11 days of Frederick the tireat, and that It is no respected at this time in due as It was then, to the genius of a single tuan.

•

it is now stated on the highcal official authority, as well as being a matter of cosup in Parliament, and at the clubu, that the Queen is seriously conaldering The step of abdicating the Belitsh throne. The recent reception of the Prince of Wales by the German Emperor has hast n' great: "effect on the aged Queen, whol In now convinced that her son ought to have a chance to play the leading role in England during the rest of her life. which is certain to be short

25 YEARS AGO

April 20, 1015. Unofficial despatches from France state that a great battle ins begun in the Arras district.

The Admiralty announce that after days of hard Bahting in dificult country, the troops landed on Gallipoli Pentrala are thoroughly making their fooling with the effective help of the Navy, French have taken 600 prisoners. The following tele- Aram has been officially published in Cairo-Allied Forces under Sir Ian Hamilton have estected landing on both side of Dardanelles under excellent con- ditions: many prisoners have been taken are

their and our forces

continuing advance."

The Press Bureau announces that Mr. John Haldane, employed, by Government! Departments to make scientine investiga- tlona, has examined the Canadians who died from the effects of the gas used by the Germans. He found that numbers had dled from bronchitis due to irritation caused by chlorine or bromine. Twenty four were found on a small stretch of road. Numbers of German shells were also found to contain irritant men explo- "alve substances, but not of so brutally bar

baron nature as the above gAR,

10 YEARS AGO

evening.

Sir Kingsley could offer little im- encouragement to Civil Aviation.

the name of the He announced chairman of the new British Overseas Airways

Mr. Corporation,

Clive

April 30, 1030, Pearson, but, apart from Empire ser-

Local taxation of motor vehicles war vices and a prospect of a regular ser- mentioned by Mr. Ho Leang presiding at For obvious retrons close details vice to Lisbon soon, he considered the annual generat meeting of the Hong- of our air war eftert could not be

was, how that "the progress of civil aviation kong Automobile Association yesterday revealed. Sir King ey ever, able to make the following re-must inevitably be retar

Sir Kingsley expressed himself yelations:

un the degree strongly

of co- Numerically the output of machines operation which existed between the

is twice what it was a year ago.

Services,

never been The machines are far more such close co-operation, inint ended tive in range. speed, bob-load

vour and mutual understanding.

His satisfaction on this point was armament.

not shared by Mr. Hugh Dalton, who followed him. "It has been put to me," he said, "that too many raiders have been bombing our thips and

The output of Spitfires and Harri- ane fighters has been double since the war began; output of the larger bomber types has increased by 60

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New York, Apr. 20. The Mackay Radio reported to-day

The station also heard a message

per cent.

has farAVE HUS Away. Why don't we catch & minds of your Committen is that of park that the Itallan steamer Antonetta, The long-nosed

better navigation facilities and its more?" The sinking of the Domala colony grown and as the popularity of 4,423 tons, was in distress 500 miles. rance has been increased by hair had left a rather unpleasant taste in stire, grows, so must the ever perpleeing from Carolina and 220 miles north- problem of suitable parking places become west of Bermuda, with her chain the earlier model. over that of

He was not satisfied either that we more and more diffent of solution. Im

provements are already apparent in this helm broken. The Spitfire is 10 per cent. faster at maximum speed than when it had sufficiently restricted our types to ensure a high degree of standardi- At one factory production of a newsation of parts. Nor had he heard of the harbour must entapose from the steamer Sea Glory stating

that in the class of long distance fighters we had anything to compare The fighting strength of the Royal with the Messerschmitt 110.

Reprisals Plans Air Force has been increased by at

Mr. Dalton asked for an assurance least 100 per cent. in the Just 12

that plans were already lald to the months.

bombardment of last detall for a military objectives within Germany

type of engine exceeds week.

"I

100 per

would

It any attempt to bamb Great Britain were made, continuity of training,

and

-themselves

In patience until the new lay- out scheme for the Star Ferry approach that she was out of control in high at Kowloon Point is given nut by Govern- and dangerous seas-United Press, ment. In the meantime I can assure you that this Association is working in friendly collaboration with the Polleo ́Authorities.

who are ever rendy to listen to rearon- and that the matter "set present under able and practical proposals for the con- consideration." ventence and the beneßt of the public.

-5 YEARS AGO

It is learned that Germany's plans for

a naval building programme are based

an global tonnage figures, and includo Bubmarines of a revolutionary design April 30, 1935. which are capabia al Influencing the The German Government has approach- balance of sea power. They are under ed Great. Britain with a programme for sinod to have a cruising radius of 0.000 mics and are capable of diving out of the proposed Angio-German naval con-

Two sentences in Sir Kingsley wood's speech stood out particularly Gorman Hopes Disappointed Discussing the improvements in

Sir Hugh Seely pleaded for scrence, and, in the meantime, Sir John reach of depth bombs. The German pro- • our types he declared: sooner have 100 Wellingtons or 100/Arnold Wilson, who was in Air Force Simon, the Foreign Becretary, has fold gramme, too. Includes the building of five the House of Commons that Germany has battleships of between 23,000 and $30,000 In 1930 there were 492 deaths solgan to keep his interesting statistien. Spitfires or Hurricanes than a much bluc, spoke grimiz of N.A.A.F.I. and, intimated that orders have been given for tons each and sixteen cruisers of approxt-

German the railway companies for their lack the construction of 12 210-ton submariner mately 10,000 tons each, f their

of

consideration of the Air Force reported, 100 men and 320 women. which are quoted, all over the world. larger number of

I called to see Mr. Gubb at his fat.

"I really cannot say," he repiled. counterparts,"

He referred to Germany's own' air kept it up ever since. I begin each

ning at 7.30 morning

when the paper out her difficulties and many of her arrives. That is day-ticking off the deaths.

"Then, once a week, I enter the

man's

He was born 85 years ago, and ap-|"I just began 25 years ago and have war effort. She had not been with Flis USING 222d comfort.

pears to be well established for Aguring as a centenarion.

No Golden Rule

that the trainingof

Ills theory that the training of could best be undertaken en-

my first Job of the new types must have proved dis-rely in the country and weather in

His Privato Marks

appointing

"I therefore take the view

of Germany-and.

withi

whtel they would live to fight was But he has no golden rule for longevity to impart.

"I merely tabulate the deaths in a total, and at the end of the year it some confidence," he said, "that, even sharply countered by Mr. Clement I have tabulat-aircraft now accruing to us and to should be made of Africa as a train- Scols housewives are now ration-ttic book cach day," he said. "I takes me four or five mornings to on a numerical basis, the output of Davies, who urged that a greater use Sir Roger Keyes, on the subject are ether int the family breakfast porridge.peclly the number of clergymen and prepare my extract.

of co-ordination, repented his

should Scots, oatment which before the war the number of clergyinen's wilows ed well over 10,000 names in these France is to-day in excess of that, ing ground.

Navy factors besides hu because that information is given. I little books.". other people's occupations were given was 2s. 6d. n stone is now is. Od.

Much of Sir Kingsley's speech was contention that the He showed me the little black book devoted to the problem of expansion. have an air force under its command The manager of a leading Glasgow I should specify that too.

Within "It is perfectly true that I have containing the details of just year.

a fow weeks of the beginn; adequate for its duties.

Our Bombers Roady firm of suppliers said: "Porridge is still the cheapest dish in the country, found old age very prevalent in Ire-He enters names and ages, and has ing of the war there were more peo-

"Sir Kingsley Wood, replying to stendy demand land and Canada. It is extraordi- his own murks to signify, other de- ple building aeroplanes in this coun We always have a

such as sex and widowhood, try than at the penk of our aircraft criticisms, declared that the fights from the country districts, but there nary how many really oid people have kept all these books for a/production in 1910.

over Germany had not only provided is a noticeable falling off since the there are in those two countries.

Heavy Lossos in the 80's quarter of a century," Mr. Gabb said,

a similarly large had given useful training to person- price went up.

The number of people in their 30's "and I get a column of space in the being organised on planes were singularly valuable Information, but We are getting a supply of Cana-'. dian oats at cheaper rates, but it is who have died recently is very great," newspaper for my digest at the be-scale. Flying schools in Canada, nel in finding their way by night to

he said. "I do not tobulate them un-ginning of each year. get letters Australia and New Zealand would particular destinations in Germany.

was direct evidence of the not so good for making porridge."less they have reached 90, but the from people all over the world and produce 20,000 pilots and 30,000 air

effects of these. Bights on both the [Oatmeal is made from kiln-dried 80-odds have been numerous, espe- my extracts are republished, often in crews every year..

extenso, in newspapers almost every- South Africa, Rhodesia and Kenya production and the morale of Ger- grain from which husks have been clally so last November."

were also helping, and training many. removed.]

I asked Mr. Gabb how he first bewhere."

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