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WEDNESDAY JULY 80, 1924
TYPHOID.
DAIRY FARM'S STATEMENT.
"Answer to Criticism.
TION TO BE MADE.
HOVEL HOUSES,
SHAMEEN..
SOLICITOR BLAMES' P.W.D. | BOYCOTT OF STEAMERS PUT
CERTIFICATES REFUSED.
When Mr. C. A. S. Russ appear- ed at the Small and Large Courts: at the Central Magistracy this morning to represent owners of INDEPENDENT INVESTIGA property (charged by the Sanitary Board and P.W.D. respectively with failing to comply with orders made for sanitary and structural repairs), he stated that the fault lay with the P.WD who snowed the owners under with sunn o uses and when they applied for certificates to rebuild the houses their application was refused.
[To the Editor of the China Mall
Sir, I shall be obliged if you will kindly publish this letter in your valuable. columns and give it the unme prominence as you have given to the report of the Sanitary Board's meeting held yesterday wherent the Medical Officer, of Health took prins to give the public the impression that in spite of the various causes which can be responsible for the presence of typhoid, he has come to the con- clusion without any definite proof that the milk as supplied by the Dairy Farm Company must be the
cause for the outbreak.
The learned Doctor says "it has been admitted that for the cleans-
INTO FORCE
SETTLEMENT IS LIKELY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
KELVINATOR.".
'AUTOMATIC FREEZER.
CHEAP COLD COMFORTS.
SHOOTING CASE,
FIVE YEARS' JAIL FOR LESTER.
JUDGE'S COMMENT.
with hard labour.
wounding J. Welsh with intent to Accused was found guilty of do him gilevous bodily harm, following an altercation Lester's clothing which he alleged
'In the local offices of Meskrs, Holyoak, Massey, &Co., Ltd, this, Undoubtedly," the predictions morning, a working demonstration (From Our Own Correspondent.) made yesterday that a buycott of was given of what science has uc- the Hongkong, Canton and Macno complished towards mitigating the Stentabout Co.'s. vessels by the trials of a Hongkong summer, or,
SHANGHAI, July 30. In H.B.M's Supreme Court, this Cunton strikers was likely to come in other words, what Kelving-afternoon, His Honour-Judge into effect, has been borne out. tor" Automatic Electric Refrigera-Skinner Turner sentenced W. N. Last night the Lungs left tor can do in the way of providing Lester to 5 years' imprisonment Hongkong for Canter with prac. cold comforts. tically no cargo, The Fats Where technical difficulties were which belongs to the China Navigu expected, the easiest of explana- tion Co. and is run in conjunction tions were given, so that even with the Steamboat Co.'s ships, those without an elementary know brought down no cargo from Can ledge of electric machinery could Up till a late hour to-day understand what was what." would take ap any carge to-night, in the demonstration were the it did not seen if the "Fatshent To the layman, what stood out but the sterner will leave in any fact that the current for working caso ut ten o'clock.
the refrigerator can be obtained by, owners On the other hand, the Kin merely fixing a plug and some wires shan which came down yesterday and linking up with the Electric brought down about 1,000 passen Co.'s supply; that the refrigerator the immber of passengers on the attention: and that the "Kelvinn gers, mostly middle class Chinese runs for years without requiring Lungshan and Fatsbar tor" can be fixed on to any working seemed smaller than 12.
ice-chost, in fair condition.
Mr. Russ said that the houser concerned (18 in number in Tin Lok Lane, Praya East) were in a shocking state and were a disgrace
tó
ton.
recognized this and an architect
the Colony. The had been consulted and plans prepared for new houses to be erected when the old hovels were pulled down. The Sanitary Board will be delighted with the new houses, said. Mr. Russ and he added that the decision of the has been brought about by P.W.D. was under appeal.
SHARE QUOTATIONS."
Both Mr. Lindseli and Mr. ing of one, important apparatus Melbourne pointed out the darker unsterilized water has been used," of allowing the buildings to remain in their present condition, even if but he takes good care not to men- it was only for a short time, and tion as to how this water is used, orders were made in each court when it is used and what is for compliance with the orders of actually done after it is used, P. W. D, and Sanitary authorities. although the whole process was explained to him by the Company's Manager. For the benefit of the public it is as well to detait the process of cleansing this "import- ant apparatus" and then let the public and the Medical profession Fudge whether or not the Medical . Officer of Health has been absolutely für in his criticism. The apparatus referred to is the cooling machine over which all the milk passes for cooling purposes and is cleansed as follows before it is ready for use:--
fic.
1.
1.-Rinsed with fresh water |
from the Government pipes.
3-Washed and thoroughly i
water over it.
K
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similar to the one lemonstrated This boycott of the Steamboat On July 18, a "Kelvinator** ergo roolies in Canton responding this monting, was installed in the 16 the strike leaders' overture a institution of Engineers and Ship refusing to handle cargo shipped builders and it has been running by these boats. It is directe. ever since without any attention primarily, against the Company whatever. This machine Ims bech case some of its ships carril working in the presence of a com- food supplies for Bhameen. mittee of engineers, cne of the most critical of tests that could be
Outlook Is Hopeful. From a reliable source cons applied. the news that the efforts of media- It was explained at Kel- tors behind the scenes are likely to sizes to suit dfferent requirements. vinators are made in various bear fruit and it was rumoured in The one shown this morning was Canton last night that another
conference might be held between of 10 cubic feet capacity, this being kindly supply the following share
Messrs Joseph Gould & Co the strikers and the Shameen re- the second smallest size. Qther quotations ruling on the Shanghaient this week is hoped for, if the cubic feet.
presentatives to-day! A selle sizes range from 6 cubic feet to 80 market this morning
conference comes off.
"Kelvinator". Described. Tls. Langkats 17.
There is no change to record in Buyers
the strike situation. EwOS......
104 Buyers. Shanghai Dacks 92 Buyers. New Engineerings 64 Buyers. Orientals
34 Buyers. Shanghai Cottons. $6 Buyers
and
Many Mediators.
Vell Planned.
Welsh had stolen,
over
ROW IN A BAR. Lester drew an automatic pistol in the Waypart Rooms, on June 13 and shot Welsh in the thigh.
been employed during the last three Lester, who is an engineer; had years by a number of prominent Palmer and Turner. His downfall Arms in Shanghal, including Messrs is said to have been caused by drink.
JUDGE'S WARNING. Judge Skinner Turner, in passing sentence, referred to the number of shooting cases that had come before him, and told Lester, that he could consider himself lucky ho was not facing a charge of murder. Five years' imprisonment was the least sentence possible.
OBITUARY.
MR. W.
ARMSTRONG,
а
The many friends of Mr. W. Armstrong will learn with regret of his death at the Peak Hospital The principles of refrigeration at 6.30 last evening. Mr. Arm- embodied in Kelvinator ure the strong entered the hospital about a same as those found in the most fortnight ago suffering from in- successful refrigerating plants "fluenza, but as the days passed manufactured. Kelvinator is so fever continued and it was found (From Our Special Correspondentésigienst d may be installed in that he was suffering also from
Lany mirigentor of ordinary size paratyphoid On Monday his ill The Strike of the Chines and conquetion. Having a good ness took a serious turn, a clot Employees in Shameen any soon refrigeritor, there is no occasion forming on the brain and although be over, according to a report in the to discard it in order to bujoy the slight improvement was noticed brushed with hot soda opinion on such a vital questionSun Kwok Wa News Accoral benelits of uitomatie refrigeration. Festerday morning it was not chloride water.
and should not be served with ing to this journal, Dr. Sun Yat- Kelvinator consists principally of maintained,
The-late-Mr-Armstrong-who!! Scalde, by pouring boiling personal ideas and opinions based sen. Dr. C. U. W and ateity Healing it which
Cantonese leaders have advised the is placed in the ice compartment was in the service of Messrs. on pre-conceived theories.
The Modieul Officer of Health strikers to be moderate. It is of a refrigerator, and the com-Butterfield and Swire, and was Hud the Medical Officer of Health mentioned to the writer that the understood that American, Jaimi pressing and condensing witborn ja Hongkong had lived given these details it would have majority of cases were among ese, and other foreign residents of which is ordinarily placed in the here practically all his life. His been obvinus even to the uninitiat-European children. Granted. But Shaneen as well as Dr. Sum and basement.
mother, who died a few years ...ed that the possibility of any cen-has the Medical Officer of Health reconciliation between the Bri- constructed tinned coper tunk, in was reputed to be the oldest Dr. Wu have been trying to eller The cooling unit is specially agd at a very advanced age, tamination through this "weak ascertained how the milk-is-sup-ish and the French minichat and which is located a series of copper lady resident of the Golony ness in armour-cannot- and prea to the children? Has he consular authorities on the could not be considered seriously ascertained whether or not the side, and the Chinese strikers on by brine, with which the tank is residents, was for many years: 4
one colls through which the refrigerant Mr. Willie Armstrong, as he
the flows. These coils are sorrounded was best known to
older I might mention that this method cups, bottles, etc., used for drink-the other. of cleansing the cooling apparatus ing milk are free from coritumina-
filled. *
keen volunteer and held the rank has always been in vogue-and-tion contained in the water heed Since the 2011, the Chinese The purpose of the line of Captain when he retired some try and assume that the present for washing such utensils. There stevedores in Canton have stopped stabilize the cold produced by few years ago, the holder of a long- outbreak must be due to this is to are innumerable causes which serving British steamers. Unless Kelvinator, and maintain sifonit service medal. He married, 15 putit mikily absurd and unscienti- might cause the outbreak of dis- settlement comes within a day or temperatures at lower operating years ago, a daughter of the late It would have been more ease without the Dairy Farm milk two, it is understood that the cost than can be obtained through Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Humphreys
and has honest to have owned up that he supply being in any way responsi-mittee in charge of the strike will the use of open expansion coils.
one son aged 14, at had been unable to loente the cause ble, yet the Medical Officer, or gitute for an economie boventi In conjunction with the brite Marlborough College, and of the outbreak than to try and Health justify his existence as the Medi-investigation stands
without any thorough gainst the British firms, try to tank is the thermostat, or ante- daughter about five years of age. induce the Chinese labourers at mudic current control. Kelvinator Mrs. Armstrong proceeded to cold is England to be with her son about cal Officer of Health by attaching ostensibly lays the blame on the the Taikoo Dook to. declare an operates only when more blame to an Institution such as Colony's milk supply. The publie Chinese seamen to desert Briti temperature in
pathetic strike, and influence required. A slight rise in the eighteen months ago and had con- the Dairy Farm Company which as I have said.is entitled to a more vessels,
the refrigerater templated returning to Hongkong.
September. The committee has also causes the thermostat to function.in
The "deepest; has done all it possibly can to thorough investigation and opin-issued warning against return of the switch is automatically thrown sympathy will be felt for her in insure pure milk supply to the lion based on facts and not mere strikers to their employers who in, and tint aft operates until a her sad and unexpected bereave- Colony without regard to expense. assumption. The Medical Officer may have removed their offices sufficient amount of cold is pro-ment, and also with Miss Arm- The Medical Officer of Health of Health is a public servant and from Shameen to the native city, duced, when the thermostat auto-strong, and other members of the has admitted to the writer and the as such owes a duty to the public The Canton military authorities matically throws the switch out family residing in the Colony. Company's Manager that he has and must not come forward with have granted the strikers penis. again.
The funeral will take place this not investigated the milk supply such flimsy and untenable explana-sion to use the Hoichu Theatre ing valve, commonly called the
"An automatic pressure-regulat afternoon at Happy Valley. coming from Chinese Duiries nor tions. Dr. Koch's description of their headquarters. has he taken any other steps to the Medical Officer of Health as a initiee, appears to be well or expansion valve, is also a part of find any other possible source of "drowning man clutching at a large of general affairs, confiden
ganized. It has special sectioussin the cooling unit.
The contamination I should like to ask (straw in his attempt to find some tial
compressing und business, correspondence, densing unit consists of a quarter explanation as to the source of the statistics and press service, finance, HP motor, a one or two, 1. Has he ascertained whether infection" aptly describes the social relations. miscellaneous cylinder reciprocating compressor,
or not those suffering from whole of his attitude.
affairs, picket duty, food relief, and a series of copper-condensing Typhoid were supplied with The Dairy Farm Company does solicitation for funda,, and pub coils, mounted on a base. An un- Dairy Farm Milk?
not intend to allow this matter to licity. The committee has she usually high grade repulsion- On the technical point that gross 2-Has he looked into the stop at this-it is my Company's ceeded in enlisting the help of tla induction motor is used.
Begligence would have to beproved possibility of the spread of intention to apply to the Medical theatrical people and school girls te While the ordinary two-cylinder and that a temporary error of The disease through the Board to appoint representatives assist its financial campaign among reciprocating compressor has long judgment could not be stated to be been in use, the Kelvinator com- such, Wong Man, who for several consumption. of raw veget- to visit the Company's Farms and the public for support.
make independent investigations
pressor has several ables?
distinctive weeks has been in custody on a patented features which make it charge of manslaughter by driving 3-Has he taken samples of and thus assure and pacify the
superior to any other refrigerating negligently motor car on the milk to ascertain whether or public, as my Company feels sure
compressor on the market: These Aberdeen-Repulse Bay Road on not the milk has been the has never been the cause of infec- that its milk supply cannot be and
features are an automatic valve June 29, was discharged at the direct cause?
plate construction, and more parti Central Magistracy yesterday. tion and therefore cannot allow Had the Dairy Farm Milk been the matter to stand as at present
cularly, an automatic, self-aligning afternoon. the cause of the outbreak the dis-on the mera statement of the
In discharging him, Mr. Lindsell, Beel which prevents the escape of At II o'lock this morning, His any of the refrigerant, as would be the Magistrate, said that no jury ense would have been much more Medical Officer of Health which Excellency the Governor Sir the case with ordinary stuffing could convict on the evidence, prevalent than it is at present and has been made without thorough Reginald Stubbs, accompanied by boxes which must frequently be Mr. G. K. Hall Bruton appeare the Chinese would have suffered investigations.
the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, repacked, and which cannot suc for the defendant.
him
The com
A SIX-FOOTER.
WEI-HAI-WEI POLICE
INSPECTED BY GOVERNOR.
the
con
DRIVER DISCHARGED.
DEEP WATER BAY.
FATALITY.
PURITY.
TRY WATSON'S WATER-
to a greater extent than the Euro- In conclusion, I believe my Com- Superintendent of Police, inspected cessfully, prevent leakage for any peans inasmuch as over 50 per pany has justifiable grounds for the fourth contingent of Wel-Hai, length of time, cent. of our milk supply is con- complaint regarding the water Wei police, under sub-inspector Kelvinator is generally conceded sumed by the Chinese in the supply. If in the opinion of the Booker, who arrived here last, by all unbiased refrigeration on- restaurants and houses and invari-Government experte the Pokfulum Saturday Bealden last-gineers, and other mechanical and ably as supplied by this Company water supply is contarainated why med, Sergeant Dickson, six scientific men, to be the most suc- without boiling. Moreover besides were we and the public left in stables were on parade.
Chinese sergeants and 94 con- cessful, practical, domestic re supplying the Colony with fresh ignorance? The statement made
frigerating unit that is made. In reference to Messrs A...S. milk we also supply practically the by the Director of Public Works the contingent put through their Kelvinator continues to keep its which they guarantee the absolute The Governor, after watching Kelvinator engineers will see that Watson & Co.'s advertisement in whole of Shameen requirements that this Company has its own paces, and the principal passenger carry-private water supply is not correct. Booker on the smart appearance
congratulated Inspector position as a recognized loader. purity of their. Aerated" "Waters, Kelvinator, is air-cooled.. It is samples have been sent for analysts ing steamers, and we have yet to The water we get for our Pokfu- of the men and the workmanlike unnecessary to go to any expense by the Government Bacterioloxist. learn of an outbreak in Shameen tum farm comes from the catch-way in which they had per- in making plumbing connections. His report confirms their absolute or on board ships yet the Medicalment area above the bridge" of formed on parade.
The expanse of the constantly run-purity. Officer of Health has the temerity Pokfulurd reservoir and the same
ning stream of water is eliminated. to make a public statement with-water is supplied to the French The contingant boasts a man Thars are ro pipes to freeze or out flaving the slightest vestige of Mission quarters and the Pokfu- who is 6 feet 4 inches, and the burst. Kelvinator's operation de proof without regard or thought um Village. The whole of Pokfu- average height in 5.7′′. Six of the ponde on electricity alone, turas; 10deg. below zero provides of the incalculable harm he is fum district is served with uni 40 are 1st class shots and 48, 2nd or failure of supply has no effect prevents datade
men wear the marksman's badge: Increasing temperatures of water a dry cold cleaner more sanitary likely to do to the Company which altered water, the filter beds being class while none of the remainder on Kalvinator alle. ns-l-said has done so much for the fatuated above Belchors Fort." Colony. In common fairness to
Thanking you for the court the Company and its shareholders
your columna. the Medical Officer of Health's statements should not be allowed to go unanswered.). In my opinion the public expect a more mature Band."" considered-expression of
Yours faithfully, More
ANUK,
ecretary.
Hongkong, July 80,
-A' GIANT.
has failed to obtain a third class Kelvinator in or designed that element cheaper prorants losa its parts are interchangeable, and, of food preserves health saves Forty of the new contingent are should occseion required any part work, worry and annoyance posted to the Central district, 30 of the machine, may, he readily ra- makes cubes of ice for table use are going to the training schoolmored, repaired and replaced his cake of ice that never melts to receive final instructions ro te Some Kelvinator Claims, only older like Yaumat, and the remainder to
perpetu ats cold is colder than ice; main- Billed stations in the New Tarditory Atains constant, unvarying tempers: batter,
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