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2. In 1501, oft Flares in the Azores, the Revenge fought her famous hallle and England lost-

with

the

-N England, more than other countries, because of the dump climate, the word rheumatism is in common 1182. The child complaining af "growing pains,”. the worker

severe buckache, housewife with "gore hands," the old woman hobbling on cane-all complain of "rheu- Lord Howard of Efingham,

Richard Greville, Sir

Sir matism, but, what in fact in

rheumatism? Drake, Sr. Marth Francia Frobtuler, Sir Richard Jawicins? * What Is the maximum amount ofie may karud on A three-minute hulam normal telephone call in Britain-

J. Gd., 2, 3et., 3. 2., 3. id., 4. Ret.7

Which of these great painters designe

flying

machine---

Anpellco,

Whistler. Fra Moroni, Turner, Leonardo, da

Viuci?

4. fe was hitting the golf

hall-and the headlines recent-

ly. Do you remember him?

27. If you land a brigandine rou might

you

Go

10 sra, give it to a mune, jot the Army, neit it on potuta?

6. Can yun

name the ebon-

irl from which these football teams can

AU Jilanien, Springboles, Dusanos, Wallabies"

7. Into which river do these tributaries How-

Coin, Kennet, Loddan, Daren, Ruding:

R. What device is cominon lo

the national Tags of

Pakistan, Egypt, Turken?

9. How much is the bawber worth-

ty, ed., 14., 3., 4., 600 10. Thousands dally practbe phonography. 1 -

Book-printing, care of feet, alorthand, radio telophang?

Jewelers, 122234;3921206 BANASTHENICE Jersey Ja

University For Malaya

The doclor Ando rheumatism harder to define than the layman because, un In inny young sciences, the number of facts seem to over- shadow the underlying principle, So far, It IK satesi to describe rheumatism as a disorder of the

chises pain and limitation of move ment-nnd whose causes are still obscure.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1948.

WHAT RESEARCH IS DOING ABOUT RHEUMATISM

For

are

called

which

By Dr. B. Tanner

arthritis, and those which affect muscles, tendons and soft parts of

ur motor system and on-prticular rheumatism.

Arthritis is not always the terrible matism is increasingly specialised death of one of the members of the and requires extensive equipment family, bombing during the nir thing which the laying and experience, a dificulty which is raids of World War I and poor

example, the arthritis necompanies rheumalle fever in flee- being overcome by the formation of living conditions.

Twenty years ago the Ministry of ting, and

one special clinics. and osteoarthritis, the

There is an be

association between Health published the Practitioner's people. which affects old

which was the first at- alleviated it

treated. occupation and the type of Theu- Enquiry," properly

If male occupa- tempt to ascertain the prevalence Arthritis due to gonorrhea, syphilis, matism Incurred,

insured divided roughly

rheumatism Into of

.mont Infectious tons are other

workers, Statistical data has ac- pneumonia ord diseases, ean receive specific treat- agriculture, mining, metal, building, 2

clericni cumulated since then, niding the ment which will usually heat it furniture, general labour, satisfactorily. Rheumatoid arthritis, and transport, It is found that physlelan in understanding the mag- the true, crippling form. tuckily

rheumatoid arthritis is particularly nitude of the problem. heavy

In 1936, the Empire Rheumatism alects only a stall percentage

among agricultural workers,

can

of

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out to help impress on the pubile the medical profession, the and urgency of dealing with rheumatian. It raised large amounts of money. and composed the first rheumatism council

the College of to advise Physicians in London on rheumatic diseases. It founded two research laboratories which unfortunately have been either destroyed or taken over by the war services during the last seven years.

dar or skeletal system which people, and even tils if trented curly rheumatic fever among minera and Council was formed. This body set

In women classified as shop assis and for a long enough time can be out among the building trades. prevented from becoming really bad.

tants.

domestic workers, charwomen, TOO MINOR

laundresses, clerks, cotto mill hands. When the International League Non-articular rheumatism affects dressmakers, restaurant workers, it seems that domestic workers show Axminst heamatíst

attempted to all people and in many ways. classify the Theumatic

of disorders, may be seen as in backache after lift the

the greatest percentage they

of in a heavy weight, redness after crippling rheumatoid went through 60 varielles

form and nomenclature until they could decide undue exertion, or in severe sciatica osteo-arthritis. Women as a whole on an all-inclusive one, This has which immobilisen pemple for long have a greater incidence of arthritis as opposed to nun-articular rheuma- been improyed by many organisa- periods of time. tions and particularly by Britain's Unfortunately there is difficulty in tism than men. Royal College of Phyzletana, but for estimating the true somber of rhien- purposes of description we shall use matic sufferers because a large num- the former method. This simply ber si feel that some forins are allvides rheumatism up into disorders foo minor to justify bothering the Also the diagnosis of rheu- which affects joints and are called doctor.

AN AUSSIE RETURNS TO BRITAIN

T

Britain. who HE wandering Australiang ter now working In

others Iri Hollywood They Says "many are a race apart.

woukl like to come to Bellam too. wander to London. They because British lm producers are god homesick and wander buck more interested in new ideas, to Australia- And then they find themselves wandering to England again: because, in some unaccountable way, they have got homesick for London.

I am one of them.

I have just arrived after my fourth And it's voyage to England. good to be back.

New experiments, new ideas, new

my plans for industry--those first impression of Britain today.

Che SNAPSHOT GUILD

TIPS ON COMPOSITION.

Two rules of good composition are shown here, where shadows lead your eye to the subject and where the point of interest falls in accordance with the "rulo of thirds."

into

At the same time several univer- At a large London eline, attacks

have allocate space and of rheumatoid arthritis were found sitien to be coincidental with environmen- equipment for dealing with rheuma- tal upsets exemplified by overtiring tism. Special clinics under academic works, money ivorries, illness, guidance exist in London, Edin- burch. Bristol and Manchester. ite- cently the 'Nußieki Foundation gavo £100,000 to Manchester for the ALL other factors being equal, and then on the film and in t further research of Theuinatism. composition is the trick print, determines your composition. Here young physicians will Ananced while being trained in the ordinary

be that lifts a snapshot out of the You, yourself, control this either by moving the subject or by changing the unusual.

to vary the

the diagnosis and method of treatmeni

canera position focus Proper Atrently I begin to feel a stranger | currently in use in Britain and other

and correct ex- viewpoint.

Actually, posure are fundamental. With-

Kood composition in mobboplutocratic Sydney, where countries. money in the measure of man, and The new Health Bill provides still out them no picture can hope factors. The Brat of these is subject snapshots depends largely on four servants in the big hotels look you further scope for the treatment of to be good. But, given proper dominance. over quickly to decide whether you cheumatism. In the various regions, focus and correct exposure, two a mountain or

Whether you're shooting Cousin Anne, give are worth £10,000 or £1,000

elinter will be set up under expert

dominant subject the same subject your mali year, and then treat you accordinglyuldance, with the necessary equip-pictures of the

your picture. remember the

with ment. bed spare disdain

sanatorium may vary from medivere to ex- palat of interest in which one tri at a reception desk room.

cellent, depending on how they inor elements in the picture should be placed to balance the major one. told me no roots were available;

EXCELLENT WORK

have been composed. distiain which puzzled me, until 1

More important is, the emphasis

A helpful guide in this connection remembered [ was wearing the

on co-operation between the regions To rush into a subject on which is called the rule of thirds. By shabby suit of clothes on which I had got by for the inst few years research can be carried out at the composition

and the universities, so that intense books have been written, pictorial drawing two imaginary vertical lines

depends largely on and two imaginary horizontal lines,- in London.

game time that. trentment continues. arrangement. The position of your you divide your picture into vertical there was one hotel where

Local Government bodies have subject, first in the camera's finder and horizontal "thirds." Arrange

on fucilities for the treat-

AS FOR GRUMBLING-----

Of course, some of the

And experi- ments are

that Rohu wrong:

is the cloakroom attendants were so inevitable if you try anything new, haughty, modelling their behaviour already expended great amounts of There is plenty of error, as well as halfway between British duchessesment of rheumatin, but this will

mones trial, I hear a jot of grumbling, and American film stars, that may now be incorporated late one wider PARACHUTES‘NOT But then 1 heard a lot of in wife refused to go there unless she w Australia.

was wearing a fur coat. in some trens, very bitter worked in

for because home

the war, so they their heavy ronst* and joints home themselves.

People in Britain may have worse things to grumble abost, but there seems more underlying that better things are coming even- tually. Despite rationing. mlik consumption per head in Britain is higher than in Australia.)

As a journalist,. I find it good

Housewives to read the English newspapers." again. When I

instance, are butchers have not resumed I thought the Bri- deliveries since Fleetstreet fish Press must be the worst in have to carry the world: now I am inclined; to think that it is the best.

It's good to putter round Lon- don,bookshops, As an ocen- sional author. I find book pro- pensability of establishing | duction difliculties here just as

Maloya IN

will great as in Australia: but it discussed in Rangoon from July 13 to 20 at the International Student gives me a sense of freedom to Service conference there.

have a choice of 50 different. publishers to reject my manu» scripts, instead of being con- fined to one or two.

#1

The

univeraly

Two hundred parla of the

educators from all world will

attend, Malaya is remling four delegates who will bring up the university question, says Associated Press.

It's good to see the Intest British films, and to meet a Hollywood wri-

FRIENDLY LONDON

FEASIBLE"

your picture so that the major ele- ment falls where any two of these "third" lines cross,

A second rule of good compost- tion is to look beyond your prinelpat horizontal or subject, Prominent vertical lines in a background de- Parachutes for airline passengers traet attention from the main theme. are not feasible, President Truman's And a tree or bush, used to frame has picture, can create a weird effect Air Safety Inquiry Committee

If misused so that a branch appears reported.

to grow like an extra arma from the

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and more embracing scheme. An example of this is the dinle furnish- ed by the London County Council which todny carries out about 80,000 Yes, it is good to get back to treatments per year. London in the friendly democratic

The Rheumatism Council and the

medical Endl

profession hotel calire

fully atmosphere of a Went

realise that excellent work is being where everyone is always polite and

the Already helpful to you. (Who knows? How done on this problem all ever the world-wide

Blain reasons against the use-ofįsubject. ever humble your confidence

appearance, you world." may turn out to be a trade union co-operation

tion of doctors is establish- parachutes are;

A third helpful hint ia to by conferences, journals, and secretary, or some other member of ed

Lack of warning in the case of shadows or outlines to point up the the Brilish ruling class).

exchange of students.

It is in the

the must accidents;

main theme. A fence can lend your · interest of every country to

to inve In a

eye up to an old barn or a shadow Of course. Don't tell me. few more years I will start cursing a neighbouring people who are pro- Need for knowing the technique can carry you into the main subject

of a picture. the fors and food rationing again: Iductive and healthy; the abolition or jumping; will forget about the hotel. Australia of epidemies is no longer enough. The faster speeds and higher al-

And, lastly, be sure that there are and I will be knocking on the door The exchange must continue

from light to dark. A balance between dark and time, asking a of Australia House, for the fourth the Colleges of Physicians and Sur-itudes at which airliners now fly. gradations of tone

the Empire Rheumatism the next goons,

President Truman set up the com- light areas is one place on

of the goals of airplane to Sydney,

Counell and other organisations, will militer last August after a series of good plcture taking.

airline disasters which Meanwhile it's

to be in continue their efforts along these American good

cost 150 lives. lines.. England.

John van Guilder,

SNOBBISH SYDNEY Above all. I like being back in less snobbery than in America and England, because there is so much

Avstralia, which has become more and more American (in the worst sense of the word).

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

SOME TOLVS THINK THAT

ALL THEY WEED-TO

LOOK LIKE CARY GRANT

IS A SPORT COAT.

THE CONT

AUST EXACTLY

NEW--

"The Effect Of New Clothes

'HRE SALE?

Bu KEMP STARRETT

HOW MUCH

"WHERES YA HORSE

+

*HOW ABOUT

WHEN HE GETS THE NEW" SUIT HOME AND FINDS

IT DOESN'T FIT HE'LL HAVE ONE....

BUT IT'S

NEW TO ME SAYS

| THE HANDY-

MAN...

Gamer

SOME FOLKS ARE SELF-CONSCIOUS I}}} NEW CLOTHES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEJ OFFICE HYENAS GATHER'ROUND AND COMMENT ON THEIR TASTE.

THE AVERAGE MAN FEELS. ABOUT AS ENTHUSIASTIC AS A CASFIRON DOG WHEN THE WIFE INSISTS ON SELECTING LHC NEW HAT.

LOTS OF FOLKS BUY NEW CLOTHES.NOT BECAUSE THEY NEED ANÝ MORË BUT TO MAKE THE EYES OF THEIR RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS BUG OUT

LIKE BUBBLE GUM BALLOOUS.

OTIERS STRUT LIKE A DRIM-MAJOR IN

A NEW RIG

OWNED IT.

JUST AS IF THEY

Ledger Syndicats.