The Archive · 1938

Second Test Made

The volunteers stayed for 50 minutes in a small sealed room bathed in a fine mist of the antitoxin, keeping a careful watch on each other for danger symptoms. All seemed well and the dose was repeated in a fortnight.

Officers:—The following extracts from the Municipal Gazette dated March 18, are published for information:—Officers" Commissions—Renewals.—The undermentioned officers' commissions are renewed under Art XI of Corps Regs-

This time five became ill, with fainting, sickness and headache.

In spite of these symptoms, which the doctors say were due to too big a dose, the experiment: was success-

Armoured Car Company.—Lt. J.

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Tests showed that the amount Boldero DSC. Feb. 5. "A^ Battalion—H.Q—Maj. G. H. Mann, M.C, Feb, 5, American Company.—Capt. ^W. 'C. Farnham Feb. 5. It. W. M. Awad Feb. 5 Portuguese Company.—it. F. M. F. Gutierrez Feb. 5. American (M.G.) Ca-Capt J. G. Houghton Feb. 5 Medical—Maj. W. S. Parsons Feb. 1, Reserve of Officers "B.—cCapt. J. E. Rainals Feb. 9. It. A. T. Wong Feb, 4. Reserve of Officers. Class "B":—Retirements:—Major W. E. Sauer retires from the Corps with effect from March 4, and is granted the retired rank of Major with the right to wear the prescribed uniform.

Weapon Training Classification (Rifle):—The undermentioned have qualified on 30 yárds Range—Air Defence (S) Company. Pte. E. Mashin, Pte. R. J. Sheppard Pte. P. Watkin-Williams. of diphtheria antitoxin in the blood had much increased—in one case by over a thousand times.

The doctors now want to repeat the experiments with smaller and weaker amounts, The Chairman of the Kweichow Provincial Government Mr. Wu Ting-chang, on March 20 addressed a meeting attended by 6,000 teachers and students from middle schools and colleges in Kweiyang, says a message to the "Hwa Mei Pao.

Strength:—Increase:—The _undermentioned are taken on the strength of the Corps and their units on dates shown:—Corps Troops:—Armoured Car y- McCracken Mar.

"ae:—"A" Company.—Pte. P. Rested Mar. 18. Jewish Com-IN. Keilis Mar. 15. Air

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