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THE MOSQUITO PEST, —
THE MOSQUITO
THE RECENT SURVEY
"DRI PEAKSE'S "REPORT,
CORRESPON
GYMKHANAS,
To the Editor of the China Mall,~1
Dear Sir, I have read with inter your issue of 7th. Inst.
"The mosquito pest," was again At yesterday's meeting of the est the comments by A. Griffin". in the principat subject discussed by members of the Sanitary Board, at the fortnightly meeting held in the Boardroom, Post Office Building yesterday afternoon, w
per annum.
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THE MOSQUITO PEST.
Mr. Alabaster also asked
With regard to breeding places on places have been discovered and a Crown Jand, many potential breeding
few actual such.
GYMKHANA MEETINGS. Hongkong, June 8, 1921.
DISPUTE OVER PIANO.
HÖNGKONG, MUSIC CO. SUED.
A MATTER OF REPAIRS.
What steps if any have been for them to do so in search of blood that the plaintiff being unable to formerly supposed if it be necessary It was contended for the defence taken to notify the householders Artificially coloured mosquitoes were pay the cost of the repairs (which of the private premises where found to have travelled 7.000 metres amounted to $80) was agreed mosquito larvae and potential from the pool in which they were between the parties that the piano breeding places were found during hatched..
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should be hired out for a year These insects must find shelter in order to raise that suru, from the sun's rays in the day time. The piano was at present at Canton hence the importance of undergrowth where it had been let at h monthly as affording shelter to mosquitoes. rental.
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it would have ich stronger usu ication than the ired aud arcopted stipulation that passengers on the front seat of the Peak train must give way to any members of theuberantorial usohold. I could only rarely happen that an official journey would be in the urgent interest of "publo allairs, whorens Gremen going to u fire are
Sanitary Board, Dr. Pearse presented most patently in public busiders
the following report on the preval- It is recognised that there is much that cannot and should not wait. The Japanese gentleman who
ence of mosquitoes in the residential to be improved in the running of the We say that if there had been even insisted that his child should be
Pari Mutuel, and the whole matter is a spark of community spijt in those registered under the mark "O" has The Hon. Mr. T. Perkins districts of the Colony,
under consideration, an d the Pool Trans that day, they lost his case after, appealing to the (D.P.W.) presided, and there were HEAD OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT: The suggestion for the use of card would not have needed telling, but Kobe Local Court from the Shiyakus present. Dr. W. W. Pearse (M.0.H.). Sir.-The factors which determine tickets, with large numbers printed woit instinctively any stepped, back ho decision. The Local Court decjd Dr. W. V. M. Koch. Dr. F. M. Graca the prevalence of mosquitoes are: (1) thereon, is a good idea, but it may and nude way for the fire fighters, ed that "was not a character bat Czorio, Lieut. Col. Humphrey (R.A. existence of pools and collections of not be possible to get them printed instead of which this is the shocking a mere mark. How the father in MC.), Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. Chan water and (2) undergrowth. With here. unless the numbering were part of it-they saw the firemen, teaded to read that character," for Show son, Mr.S. W. Tso, and Mr. C regard to (1) these may be divided done by hand, with the attendant risk
into domesticle, under the control of of errors. realize thuit they were on duty, such he claimed it to be, is not stated, M. W. Reynolds (Secretary).
occupiers of private property and Regarding the age of ponies, it is yet rushed to go their own seats As but the child being now dead the litis
PUBLIC SALARIES. In pursuance to notice, Mr. Alabas rural i r... on Crowns landing pad hardly practicable to give this, as the we have said our nu-Batish admini-gation was merely to test private
rights against official authority."
1er asked the following question As regards the former (domestic) ponies are bred in mobe, and no |stration is partly responsibled. It
standing, to his name
it has been established that people record is available. "" affords small room for the seedling
Will the President state for com-pay scent attention to mosquito" As no mares are permitted to leave of coniqunity spirit to grow. But where death at his reparison and public information the breeding on their premises. The re- the country where they are bred, all
There are many who will learn that does not excuse the huggish sidence at West Palht on Monday of First Class Palice Inspectors and levels of Hongkong tas resulted in The question of a starting gate
respective rates of pay and pension cent inspection of the Peak and upper the ponies racing here are geldings. attitude of these, tram passengers. Mr. Wan Chung-kai teuer known of Senior First Class Sanitary Inspec the discovery of 28 breeding places has been raised many times, but it who have had opportunities else from his association with the welters in. 1918 and at the present time? of mosquitoes on private premises, is thought that it would not be a where and are of a class to know known firm of photographers, as Nice At what age may they respectively while in Kowloon in the area South success with China Ponies. I better. It will have been noticed. Cheong. The deceased, it is said claim their persions? however, that in other ways these had photographed every Governor The Chairman gave the following premises visited yielded evidence of it might be given a trial.
of Austin Road 90 per cent." of the I think "personally, however, that people are hopelessly spoiled as citi- and every celebrity visiting the
reply:
mosquitoes breeding thereon. This
Yours truly, zens,The regulators of nur hiotor Colony during the last thirty years
First class Police Inspectors in occurs to spite of frequent instruc- THE HON. SECRETARY, traffic find that these people regard and his other business connections in the laws is applicable to anyone cluded a big interest in the Ming 1915 were paid at the rate of £260 lions to occupiers on the habits of
At the present time mosquitoes. Yuen Gardens syndicate.
15 years' service and have attained they are paid at the rate of £450 per annum. When they have completed the age of 45 years they may receive pension at the rate of twenty-sixtieths
their salary on retirement. For be scheduled with any pretence to Potential breeding places cannot
every additional year's service over completeness, as the large hillside and abaye.15 years onesixtieth of | area covered with dense brushwood the salary per year is added.
will always offer from time to time. These people of Quality as they As the outcome of a conference. Senior First Class Sanitary Inspec- chances for mosquitoes to lay their resent a personal affronts which took place between the parties tors in 1918 were paid at the rate of eggs in small collections of water any sanitary notices that are sent yesterday at the offices of Messrs. $2,040 (?) per annum. At the present held in slight hollows and by vegeta to them in the ordinary course aste and Lo, soliciters, a dispute te time they are receiving a fixed salary tign. Some can be indicated g to"other and humbler citizens, and tween the Hongkong coal coolies of $3885 per annum. When they have untrained nullahs, ground over which
A dispute over a piane which had with regard to the marquito cut and the contracters of shipping firms completed ten years' service and surface channels discharge on to the been sent to the Hongkong Music paign, which calls for nest exercise which threatened to develop into have attained the age of 55 years hillsides, bamboo fences and swamps. Company, of Wyndham Street, for of the communal spirit. it will be a strike has been settled. The de- they may receive pension at the rate Some actual breeding places have repairs occupied the attention of the found, that a large proportion of the mands made by the men included of fifteen-sixtieths of their salary on been found eg. in two untrained Paisne Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood) houses on the Peak, whence came substantial increases upon present retirement. For every additional nullahs at the Peak, one at West Summary Court this morning.
The case put forward by the complaints, aw themselves breeding races of pay and improved working year's service over and above ten Point, one in Wong Nei Chung Valley (unequitoes" and taking
conditions. At yesterday's confer years one-sixtieth of the salary per and in marshy ground at King's plaintiff, Un Po Kwan, was that on pains to
November 1, the delivered a piano, valued at $650, to the Company for stop it. "Had there been any of these, which was presided over by year is added, until the maximum of Park Kowloor. right and wholesonde community Secretary for Chinese Affairs. (Mr.
Mr. M. K. Lo and attended by the forty-sixtieths is reached.
The same pension rates were intion in Netherlands
Undergrowth-Recent investiga repairs, Repeated applications were
India "has spirit in Hongkong at the time when S, B. C. Ross) an agreement was force in 1918 in each case.
established the fact that mosquitoes which was, however, still in the made for the return of the instrument this journal was fighting for its arrived at upen pik points. It is
can travel much further than was possession of the defendants. gainst w conspiring a suppress inconsidered that the new conditions, there would have been adh 'a do which are to operate as from July 1 monstration in favour of the freedom | sext, will have the effect of increas of the Press as would have careding the cost of coaling shine in the off the reactionaries for all time. harbour by about 40 or 50 per cent. The only cages of public spirit we Fran recall anil"reluted to the re-
the recent survey by the Sanitary Tokyo is suffering from a typhoid,] Department? cept manifestation against the House spidemic, and the Metropolitan police The Medical Officer of Health said Tax which threatened pockets are quoted as stating that the disease that on all premises in which mos rather than principle of the people in spite of improved nursing and me quitoes were found, during the recent privileged to coside on the Peak (adical attendance, not to speak of survey, to be breeding the occupiers ** reserved. or exclusive residential surer diagnosis and registration, of the Eouses had been warned, in area) we are entitled to expect the shows an increasingly high death one case, personally by the Secretary highest example and the best civic rate, the monality being nearly twice of the Board, and in the other cases ethic. The incideer of the Park as high compared with the number by letter or by legal notices.
of cases during the early years of regard to houses in which no mos- Tram is a disgmoful evidence that Meiji. It is reported that, & special quitces were actually found, but we are not getting it. Perhaps it campaign is to be waged against the which were potential breeding places, is just as areil that this exposure basicense. The Japan Chronicle also it was impossible to issue warnings, cube: It may awelen geusciences, hear of a foreign child in Tokyg be inasmuch as any collection of water, (and lead to the Comiation of a body ing attacked by small pex. It is to other than sea water, might become of, community split, that is most be hoped that the campaign will take a potential breeding place of mos desimbje ural necessary. Perhaps the form of improved sanitation and quitoes. The Eoard was issuing our pulpiteers will avait then selves hygiene instead of vaccination, which pamphlets in every urban district of this opportmaity, seeing that these merely a matter of becoming adjoining a rural one explaining the respectable people mustly pa
inured, to poison.... to hear
habits of mosquitoes in relation to them, and point out that individua-
malaria. In spite of previous efforts. lism, praerised to the extent of our
A good many people in the world in this direction, there were found, Hongkong exersa is a siu that calls for are in the difficult position of finding during the survey, 34 places in the upper levels where mosquitoes were repentance and reform
that they have had their nationality being allowed to breed, but he did not changed by gentlemen sitting in Paris think any more could be done beyond of whom they had never heard before, distributing educational pamphlets. and that they are left they do not
Dr.. Kock asked if the pamphlets know exactly where as a con had been issued, also, in "Kowloon, sequence. The Japanese papers tell seeing that the survey stated that 99 The mosquitoes found during this a rather confused story of three per cent. of the breeding places were survey have in no instance been senian stokers on a Russian Vo found there. He also asked as to the anopheles which in general may be unteer ship at Shanghai whoy finding
The connection between efleming ever, we are not to discuss the coni
their situation too ambiguous, stowed distribution of pamphlets in the Chip classed as field and sylvan mosquitoes,
ese language. away on the Swedish ship "Ceylan." sitintion to day. It comes in merely
The Captain found them just before issued two or three months ago; they domestic building are culicines."
Dr. Pearse said the pamphlets were the immediate neighbourhood of ancy and the commonly accepted terni "Miss Nancylates back to the, as an illustration of longkong's TRUTH, JUSTIČE, FURIO
{"deficiency" in this matter of the com-
the vessel reached Moji, and good had not been re-issued," but they The likelihood of anopheles mos.early part of the eighteenth century. Changed lelere Magistrate Orme naturedly let them off the usual munity spirit. a deficiency recently this morning with seiling small fish prosecution. The Acting Russian might be in the course of a month. quitoes reaching dwellings will be to the lifetime of Mrs. Anna Oldlick, MONOXING, WRISESDAY, JUNE 6, 1951, illustrated in a zibel more vivid and in West Point without a licence, a Cosul also helped them on their As soon as a fresh supply in Chinese reduced by the further training of a celebrated actress, who was thie shameful manner, by people who are for her own consumption. De was, but they failed to get the was available they would be dis nullahs, drainage of stamps and the original Miss No fer un hier presumed to be ong Best People iteway home, she met a friend who
Lt. Col. Humphrey asked if police in spite of such work mosquitoes of Oldfield was extremely ruin, both further cutting of undergrowth, but fastidiousness" was concerned. Mest HONGKONG HOOHISHNESS.
Are not the Peak Residents that?hed her to spare a cem's worth
action was taken in the matter. Are they not the Hongkong Quality The Magistrate imposed a fire of $3.
the by-law under the Public Health houses will themselves tale trouble was found that she had left explicit the culicine type will continue to be with respect to her talents and her Dr. Pearse: No; it is a beach of a pest unless the occupiers of private dress, and when her will was read it The thing that makes mer long. A fire alarni came from the, Penk, and kong men like a wrong view of the our gallant firemen rushed to the A Chinese charged this morning
and Building Ordinance.
to keep their premises free from directions as to the nanner in which." coal situation at Home is individua Peak Tram Station, The Peak before Magistrate Orme with the un In conrection with the arrival of
breeding places.....
she was to be laid out in her cofio. ism-the utter lack of the community dwellers then present did it on awful possession in Starley, yester the Crown Prince in London, a rather The Report of the results of the
Attached are schedules showing She was to be dressed in very spirit qe social sense. The system moment feel the impulse that epines day of sun.e. "dynamite, pleaded bred telegram informs us that the Survey of breeding places and pot 1.Actual breeding places found fine Brussels lace, head-dress, a Ifol- of guvernment is not such as to of the communal spirit, since fas well, but said that he did not King crdered that a space should be rentials breeding places of mosquitoes
land, shift with a tucker and double encourage its awakening, and the allege on the strength of these things) permit was necessary. The reserved in front of Buckingham in the Colony was taken as read,
ruffled of the same lace, a pair of new gregarions impulse that might pos that spirit has not yet quickened with Magistrate asked if the dynamite was Palace for Japanese residents in Lon- Dr. Pearse reparking that it bad intended for taking, fish. Sergt." don. They assembled in many hup-been circulated to members.. ibly so develop is aborted by being in them. It is a virtue they have trans stated that defendant had a dreds, are made a great demonstra tumed into the narrow channels of not an essential item of civilized net with him. The Magistrate im tion, cheering and waving flags, as be supplied to the Press; we have Mr. Alabaster suppose it will
ers which the actress had laid- ilk gloves" and various other bits of
caste, or chas or el Conscious mental furniture they have note posed a fine of $50 or one month.
side in preparation for this occasion." his Majesty left the Palace on his way read it, but the public should have ness of the fact that whether we like 'quired. They saw the firemen and
to Victoria Station King George the opportunity of doing so.
circumstance alluded to by Popé it or not we are all members of one they rushed for seats on, the tram. Discharged from jail only a noticed tisem and expressed turprise The Board authorised publication body, whose efforts should be co- One even said querulously, to a couple of weeks ago, a Chinese was that there were so many Japanese in of the document, vajte ordinated, but are not, is not present, police officer: “You cannot come | again in trouble this morning when London. "As a matter of fact, though
CASE OF ANTHRAX AT THE DAIRY In war time community spirit is in. Cannot you see the car's full 17 he was charged before Magistrate talled for, highly commended and The officer looked at the Scion of the Orme with having entered a house argently preached, and is labeled Higher Levels scornfully, and asked in West Point yesterday morning and patriotism. Young men of all it if it called itself a Britisher. Fielen two pieces of clothing. The classes are sent out to fight for their climbed on with his compamons. tefore --Yes, I was in for one week Magistrate You have been to jail country, and are unifondly paid by clinging to the footboards, this in- oris. The Magistrate: It sicule military ranks "A gentieinar cluding an extra and necessary have been a fortnight, Six weeks zanker gels no more than any other risk with those incidental to their this time. private. But-pay on a national dungerous job. It ought to be in basis for the coal miners is opposed, the power of the comunandant of Last night a small fire broke out and libelled as “subsidising," because such a party (and for all we know it in a house in Chinwan used for stor the owner who by accident have may be) to order everybody off the ing cried grass The outbreak was got the richer seams want all the tram on such an occasion Wo are, discovered at 10.15 by a Chinese natural advantage that such accident as all know, sticklers for the rights constable on- qurol duly tho saw gives them. Coal-miting in com- of the people, but that would not oke issuing from the heu He munity work, and the miner who conflict with them, because it is indistrict police were sport on the scene munediately gave the alarm, and the works in que county, where the coal the interests of the people as a whole With the aid of the villages, the
hard to get,, is entitled to na good that every fire should be expeditiously fames were put out after a short bus by the use of Cliamle lain, Tablets,berlain's Cole and Diarrhova Remedy case, the noxious insects are per-prepar wage me the miner in another extinguished. Even if i were dutenuous fight. Damar o fo the stock five them all to by all pranays be depended crows For sale mitted to exist in order that medical effic here the coal is easier to ret. How slight trespass on individual rights of grass amounted to.310020 Shamiera And StoriYAN FLÄKTENSKÁ
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THE MOSQUITO SURVEY,
In Hongkong as a routine measure After evidence had been heard the the Government has cut undergrowth counsel concerned in the case (Mr. within a radius of 50 yards from II. C. Lee for the plaintiff and Mr G dwellings, but it is desirable that this R. Haywond for the Company) con In should be extended.
ferred together and announced that The recommendations arising out an agreement had been arrived at. of this survey are that
His Honour gave judgment by con 1. More nullahs should be trained. sent for the plaintiff with costs, 2-Certain swamps should be directing that the piano should be
drained.
returned by 'the Company within a" 3.Undergrowth should be cut fur fortnight and that on its delivery,, to ther afield than at present. him the plaintiff should pay the cost -Bamboo fences should be re-let repairs. The instrument His moved and forbidden in future Honour ordered should be in the 5. Live bamboo hedges and condition it should have been under. clumps should not be planted the contract for repairs and in the future, and relating ones event of its non return plaintiff was abolisher.
to receive an amount of damages to
ried about the foreigners in Japan It was reported that a case of an- and the need for cultivating direct thrax had occurred at the premises Tade so as to get them out, while they of the Daily Farm Company, at against Japanese, it would be difficult The Chairman said. There had been deplore the closing of all doors Pokľuluro, Post to find any country on earth where no fresh caserand the M.0.H-added. there, are not more Japanese than in reply to Mr. Alabaster, that, there there are natives of that country in was no cause for alarm Japan Generally there are ten times The remainder of the business was as many, says the Japan Chronicle formal.
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STOMACH AND LIVER
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TROUBLES
6. Surface channels should not be be referred to the Court.
allowed to discharge over the hillside, but be conducted to trained courses, or if this bel impossible should discharge. into soakage pits and galleries underground. “
while those mostly to be found in
on Crown land.. 2-Potentizi, breeding places on
Crown land. on which mosquities have 3.-Addresses of private premises
been found breeding
4-Places where it is desirable to
clear undergrowth beyond the area at present "cleared as, a routine measure..
5-List of aullahs which should be
trained.
6 List of bamboo fences which
should be abolished. 7-Swampy land which should be
drained.
WHY
DO WE CALL AN EEPEMINATE MAN A "MISS NANCY ?"-
a
in
the following couplet in Moral Essays
"Odious in woolen ? **Twould a saint provoke! Were the last words which
poor Narcisen spóke
Mrs Oldfield's eccentricities were. well known and so widely cumraent ed upon, that it gradually became WW.PEARSE, M...the custom to refer to anyone tho With regard to Schedule 3, men was ver-particular about their drea tioned at the end of the report, or speech, as as Nanty the
Addresses of private premises on populat name for the which mosquitoes have been found custom which has persisted to this breeding, it may be mentioned that
"day. the list contains the names of many well-known residents including one person os title, one honourable.” URING the summer months mothers (ie a member of the Legislative
BOWEL COMPLAINT, IN,
CHILDREN,
D'should watch for any unnatural Council), two doctors, and some Ond of misery and hotaal niffering loseness of the child's borrels. When taipans Hongkong University is D
is eatine by disorders of the given prompt attention at this time also on the list, but perhaps, in their stem eh ard lives, and way he needed serious trouble as he avoided. Chem-
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