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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1924.
COLONY'S HEALTH.
HOW WE FARED LAST YEAR
MALARIA ON THE INCREASE. The reports of the Head of the Sanitary Department, the Medical Officer of Health and the Colonial 1923, which are now made public, contain much useful information and statistical data covering the
sures of permanent character to be completed in anticipation of the building and decupation of new houses in rural districts.
Special attention was directed to minimize the breeding of mos- quitoes in buildings in course of erection and a small staff detach- ed to survey areas on the line of future development with a view to locating swamps and mullahs and training.
LLOYD'S REPORT..
SHIPBUILDING SLUMPA
(Reuter's Service.)
THE CHINA "MAIL.
London, November 4. The report of Lloyd's Register
PILFERAGE CHARGE.
INTERESTING CABE AT KOWLOON COURT,
VALUABLE CARGO“MISSING,
Mr. Wakeham, the Assistant Official Measurer, was present duri ing the weighing).
$
Cheerful Conversation.
SHANGHAI RACES.
RESULTS OF SECOND DAY
Through the courtesy of the
COMMERCE AND FIN
MANCHESTER MARKET,
Underdate of October 1, Mesurs.
Veterinary Surgeon for the year particularly requiring draining 80th June last records continu-noon, ul a case of considerable in defendant, Lo Yung, invited hima Autumn Meeting: Shanghai report as to the condition of the
under their control.
The total civil population at the middle of 1923, including Non Chinese, is given as 681,800, which is an increase over the last census (1921) of 56,634,
Births,
Beri-Beri.
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munity.
The nest witness was the No: 2 Tullyman employed by Messrs. Botelho Brothers. He said he had Hongkong Jockey Club, the James F. Hutton and Co., of been with the firm for seven years,China Mail" is enabled to publish Manchester, write: 0
The effect of last week's Bureau The hearing was begun at Kow.and had been a tallyman for one below the results of the second
American crap has been accentuat of Shipping for the year ended loon Magistracy, yesterday after. year. About October 15 the first day's racing at:
for un outing to the Harbour. They terest to the commercial com
THE PAGODA CUP- One ed by unfavourable weather news rince of depression in the ship-
went in a sanipan and had "cheer fal conversation." It says the
The witness mile and a quarter.
and numerous crop complaints........ building industry,
Lo Yung and Ho Fai, both mus
(Mr. Brand)1 There seems to be little doubt that The deaths from this disease tonnage of new vessels classed by ters of cargo boats, were charged went on to relate how on several Mr. Faah's Wealthy Merchant
subsequent ocensions they went on
further deterioration has taken. activities of the various branches were 1,270 or a percentage of 8.17 Lloyds during the year, namely with tealing nine jácula, 45 entties similar trips and had jolly words, "
Mr. Raystone's Athlone, 885,000, was the lowest recorded of cassia oil, a valuable cargo the pleasant conversation or idle of the total registered deaths.
(Mr. O'Brien) place since the report was made of property:
Messrs. Botelho These total deaths exceed by in fifteen years, except in the
talk,"
On the fourth outing Lo Miss MoBain's Varnished Duck,
(Mr. E. McBain 8up and prospects at present point over 50 per cent, the highest second year of the War, repre- Brotters, in Hongkong Harbour on ang said to hitn: Do you want
They were also
Time: 2mins: 52.1/0 sec, to another reducilon of the yield to make some money?" He re number of deaths from this dis-senting only 27 per cent. of that October 21.
in 1920-1, and 55 per cent. of the charged with conspiring to sten. the pled:Yes, if it is clean money," ease during the last ten years..
oil with Chan Sing and others not to said: "You will have some Three quarters of a mile.
THE NORTHERN CUP estimate in the next report. The total of 1922-3.
niarkets have again become vory In all, 454 vessels, of a tonnage in custody.
Mr. B. H. Blake (of Messrs.
nervous over the outlook and Mr.. Elake How would he know Mr. J. M. D.'s Symphony, of 600,000, were lost, and 500
(Mr, Brand) Increased trade supportin America
has added strength to values.? vessels of a tonnage of 1,230,000 Wilkinson and Grist) prosecuted,
Witness: Because a little tire Mr. Toeg's Archer,
(Mr. A. V. White), Fluctuations have been violent were dismantled or broken up, the Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared for last figure being twice that of the the first defendant, Mr. Lefore he was asked to carry the d'Almada for the sequod. Mr.
Mr. H. Morriss Wynesfeld, but prices have risen steadily and Mr. Edger)-8 a further gait of about Id. per Ib. year ended June 1928.
MF. Key attended the proceed-empty iron drums in his beat.
Continuing his secount of the Although the world's mercan-
Time: 1 min 29.4/5 secs. has been recorded during the General Chamber of Commerce.
nearly 2d. per lb. since the middle greater than in 1914, a large pro- Mr. Blake explained the Messrs. Lo Yang went a little more
Mr. Day's Theatreland,
(Mr. Maitland) 1 of September and although! con-: portion of laid up tonnage is un- Botelho Brothers are importers and to details, and again said Do
firmation of the crop fears may Messrs We Twoje Master likely ever to be able successfully exporters carrying on business in you want to be rich? The wil
Robert Mr. Heard)" 21 shew this to be warranted, there to seek employment, and any the Colany. They purchased from: Dess replied: This sort of rich
Mr. Robson's Country Bird, appears to be a possibility of some serious revival of overseas traffic Messrs. Kwan Cheng a considers: Oh, let me think about it will probably lead to further ble quantity of cussin oil in balls Make: The next morning
first,"
(Mr. Brand) 8 reaction in view of the rapidity of ellmination of uneconomical ton- for export" to U.S.A.
Time: 2 mins. D.2/5 secs. nage.
lyse and poured from the
CHINESE CUF AND SHANG- maker's containers into drums, the
HAI STAKES.-Ons mile and a hatf...
The birth rate amongst the Non-Chinese civil community was 28.03 as compared with 22.84 in
-1922.
The birth rate amongst the Chinese "as calculated from the registeted births was 6.97 per 1,000 as compared with 6.25 per 1,000 in 1922.
The usual preponderance of male over female births is con.. tinued for 1923.
Thus there were amongst the Chinese 168 male births to every 100 female births..
Amongst the Non-Chinese the figures for 1923 were 107 males to every 100 female births.
It is impossible to say whether this increased incidence is all real and due to a lowered standard of living or is at any rate in part due to the presence of a much greater population than that estimated and therefore partly at least an apparent increase.
cassia oil going soon."
that?
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Deaths from Beri-beri 1914 to tile fleet is still fifteen million tons jngs on behalf of the Hongkong conversation, the witness explained THE CHINA CUP-Ole mile. wook. Quotations have thus, risen
1924.
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Plague.
The incidence of plague during 1923 was slight. Only 148 cases were notified (1,181 in 1922)..
Small-Pox.
During the last six months of 1922 there were only 12 cases of small-pox and during the first two months of 1923 only 11 cases.
The nationality of the civilian-This disease-generally. Non-Chinese parents was as diminishes greatly follows:-
British 169, Portuguese 78; Indian 52, American 15, Filipino 12, Spanish 7. Malay 5, Danish, Japanese and Dutch 4 each, Jewish, Pursee and French 2 each, Annamite, Mauritian, Eurasian, Arabian, Norwegian and Brazilian 1_each.
Death registration, being a necessary preliminary to burial, is almost universally done but there is considerable ignorance of the law among Chinese as regards Female registering of births. births in particular are frequently not registered. This is no doubt due to the presence of a large fluctuating population completely unaccustomed to the system.
Deaths.
with the advent of hot weather but in 1923 the disease was unusually prevalent in the months of March to July, inclusive.
This was thought to prestage a severe epidemic in the following cool season and in, October it was. clear that such would happen.
The number of cases for the] year was the greatest for over ten years.
ANOTHER SMASH.
TRAIN AND BUS IN COLLISION.
(Reuter's American Service.)
It was
cargo being then weighed, and Linensured innder the supervision of the Official Mensarer, and then and there sealed by Mess Botelho Brothers, The drums, 15 in nom-
reported the matter at the offee-Yes,
At a later stage witness related the hares in the booty were ar
uged, ba, Lo Yung, Ho Fai and Mr. Day's Bonnie Scotland.
(Mr. A. N. Dallas), Clan Ping participating.
Mr. Alexander's Alloi.........
Mr.Vida) Mr.. We Twos Young Bill.
Mr. Springfield Time: 3 mins. 12.3/5 secs.. THE LAMA MIAO STAKES
When the cargo was placed on ber, were removed to a junk for thepuko Fai and a stranger eame up from below and with Lo the purpose of lending on to the yang and the rest of those or hourd .S. Cty of Rangoon on Octobere earge was opened. The string 21. On the way, in mid Harbour of the seals was cut and the bungs four of the drums were opened and of the druns unscrewed with a the contents of three were takenge wrench. The party also had-Two miles. Fout and put into other vessels, the
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later.
Newport News, Va.,
(Mr. Brand) property of the first defendant and news of fine gauge for the pur- Mr. Robson's Harbin, ".. November 4. Eleven persons were killed and others, Instead of procceding to se o remoring the shing from
(Mr. A. N. Dallus) Pour, drumba were opened four injured in a collision last the ship the junk passed it and the seals and inserting fresh string Mr. Day's Forrestland -
went to Shamshmipo where it was
wers Mr. Henry Morriss Patsfeld. At the beginning of November night between a passenger trainboarded by the Police, and the de- and the contents of three
poured into empty vessels provided
Mr. Heard) Time: 4 mins 27.3/5.400, free vaccination campaign was and an omnibus on a level cross-fendants irres
Some of the dead were so The Magistrate How did you in the bold. They were about to start o the fourth drun when begun and was continued with ing.
success throughout the badly mangled that they could be know that pilfering would be going those en bourd netired the Police great ensuing cool season.
identified only by the clothes and on?
launch arriving. The witness sug The sur- jewellery they wore.
gested that they were only ensual
(Mr. A. N. 'Dailus) frippers on a winter boat and said: My Robson's The Fed Bird, vivors were so badly injured that
Hurry on with the work."
Mr. Brand) they were unable to tell how the collision occurred.
(MF. (rokam) Time: 2 mhix, 49.4/5 secs.
Influenza.
This disease is not notifiable and therefore its prevalence or virulence can only be estimated by the number of deaths ascribed
The total number of deaths into it. the Colony during 1923 was 15,536 (14,569 in 1922).
The general Civil death rate Was 26.98 per 1,000 (25.16 in 1922).
The Chinese deaths numbered 15.289 (14.241 in 1922).
The total deaths registered as due to Influenza during the year was 83, being the smallest figure since 1918,
bered
case
91
Cholera.
logical methods this opinion has been greatly modified.
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the movement. Egyptian cotton prices have also been active and Strong in sympathy with American. Liverpool spot sales have been moderate; Traders have not shewn much eagerness to follow this
new advance so far. The rise in the raw material has been responsible for à considerably increased volume 3 of enquiry for yarn and cloth in the Manchester market. Buyers have apparently been stirred into some activity by the movement of prices against them. Offers have been much Improved and although they have not kept pace with values rather more trade has and resulted. Both spioners manufacturers continue to improve their positions owing to the in- creasing amount of business in
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ing delivery of some counts of
One mile and a quarter.
THE RUBICON PLATE-hand, and the difficulty in obtain Mr. Alexander's Boorhu,
By this time the bat had come Mr. Toeg's Arrow alongside another junkar Stam- shaipo, and the party were still
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yarns has become a serious matter. Producers are in fact better situated than they have been for 'some 2 time and prices are consequently very firm, and upward in tendency apart-from-the-advance of cotton. In yarns the export demand, in- cluding bundles for India, has THE SICCAWEI PLATE.-been more active: Prices are ad- One mile and a quarter,
Mr. Alexander's Aturan,
(Mr. A. N. Dallas) and Mrs. White's White Koight, (Mr. Springfield) Messrs, Winsome and Husty's
Roman Oriole, (Mr. McBain) Time: 2 mins. 37.4/5 secs. THE MONGOLIAN PLATE:-
vanced d. to 144. per lb. Enquiry from India has been 1 large, shirtings and dhootles being prominent; prints and dyed 2 styles have also been in request, but faucies are quiet. For China shirtings-and-fancies-have been In demand. Business for Egypt, the United States, and South America has been steady.
Conspiracy Alleged. Mr. Blake "explained that there was a conspiracy Fetween the de- femnts od others, who arranged with the phrintiffs' unitywan that the oil should be taken out, the | drunas refilled with son water and engaged in pouring w the pil, the seals replied, so at the cargo the Tolice came close up, ore man could the shipped. The oil was į bugan in boit, and a woman sug The great increase of Chinese worth between $93 and, $395 per gested that they should all do so. medical men trained in Western picul, and it would have been sent Winese “suid":" **Don't run!" | Diphtheria. The incidence of this disease medicine has also probably been in all good faith to the United However, they ran. Lo Yun wasir. continued to be slight during the factor in bringing to light the States where it won have been last and witness grabbed him. The "The Chinese death rate was year 1923. The total cases num-existence of much more Typhoid discovered that in spite of all the further junk was connected by a
of which 59 were amongst the Chinese than was guamutees of the bona fides of the plank to the shore. 26.27 per 1,000 (25.47 in 1922).
formerly supposed.
Feargo which accoinpanted it, in the
A "Flimsy Case." The non-Chinese deaths num-Chinese.
Immunity is not absolute but shape of the Government analyst's
Before the Court rose for the day bered 247 (328 in 1922) including There were 18 deaths, only one
the Seven furlongs. Mr. Araustrong informed 17 from the Navy and Army. of which occurred amongst the relative and it may be that the certifiate and the Sworn Mea-
Chinese do have generally a some-surer's certificate of weight, purt at Magistrate that the jon was the Messrs. Middy and Coy's Title The death rate for the Nonnun-Chinese community.
what higher degree of immunity least of the cargo would have been
Deed, (Mr. Brand) 1 Chinese Civil Community was
to Typhoid than do Europeans. nothing else than sea water, and property of the first defendant's 14.83 per 1,000 (2040 in 1922).
(Mr. Bauld) 2 If this be so the idea suggests suhe state of affairs could not but wife, and it seemed hardly fair that Mr. Purcell's Windermere, Only one case of this disease The nationality of the Civil
28 was notified during the year. The itself that carriers may possibly be pratly to the detriment of the the Police should retain it for the
Mr. Heard) Non-Chinese deaths was
case brought against the first defen was a European and was be more common amongst the trade of Hongkong I was a very purpose of bolstering up the flimsy Mr. Fas' Sweet Sensation, serious matter concerning the hon- follows:-
Time: 1min. $1.4/5 secu British 66. Indian 56, Portu-imported from Canton or neigh-Chinese than Europeans.
our of Hongkong incrents and dunt." During the earlier months of the Cimber of Commerce and the The Magistrate: I don't know: The results of the Sycee. Stakes queso 52, Japanese 28. Filipino 9, bourhood.
each, Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers 1923 the Colony was suffering
Ilund. American and Malay 7
It will be noticed that the total from a shortage of water and the commercial community in general if this is a flimsy case I would hate and the Racing Stakes were not to in the pressure and the pain is gone.
were extremely anxious that every.te love a strong one against me, French, Eurasian, Spanish and German 8 each, Swiss, Jewish and cases of these diseases is the supply to the greater part of the thing possible should be done to put have evidence before e that the jouk is the property of the Norwegian 2 each. Peruvian, highest recorded for the last ten Chinese population was intermita stop to cases of this kind.
Mr. G. A. Carvalho, assistant in wife. Et may be required for in- Dutch, Italian and Australian 1 years namely 302 cases; the next tent: The people were therefore
highest figure being 249 in the compelled to store water. To do Moss, Botelho Brothers office, įspection at the Sessions.
Mr. Blake mentioned that he this they used a varied lot of gave evidence that the cost of thei year 1918.
thought after the Magistrate had The estimated population (ex-buckets, kerosine tins, jars, etc. shipment was $18.592, and pro-j cluding that of the New Terri-which they brought to taps and duced the Sworn Measurer's certi seen the junk it might be released
finites of weight.
if the Police had no objection, tories) for 1918 was 468.100 while street hydrants to be filled.
Defendants were then renianded for 1923 it was 597,300..
Under these circumstances it is In reply to Mr d'Alunda, the The factor of increase of not surprising that more typhoid withuss said he learned the night in stoly until Thursday at 2 p.m. population for 1923 on that of cases occurred than in previous fore the steamer sailed that a Mr. Blake intimated that he was 1918 is thus 1.27. The factor of years.
venspiracy was afoot to substitute, asking for committal to the next
Sessions. There was, however, nothing in water for the oil, and a report was The ratio of infant deaths to increase of the Typhoid and Para- the total deaths registered was typhoid cases for the same year the incident of the disease to sug- to the Polis accoplingly. gest that the water as supplied dice followed tin uk args 29.5 per cent. (28.9 per cent. in is less namely 1.21.
There are many ways in which to people at house tapa or street Harbour in a hunch and
witness gecompanied them. 1922). For Chinese deaths alone the ratio was 29.08 per cent., infection of these diseases may be, hydrants was the cause of the while for the Non-Chinese it was acquired. In the first place it is disease. 11.7 per cent.
each.
Age Distribution of Deaths. The number of deaths of chil- dren under one year of age was 4,585 of which 4,536 were Chinese and 29 Non-Chinese.
under one
Of these 1,137 Chinese and 13 Non-Chinese were month of age.
Malaria.
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“Look See.”
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Get Rid of the Torment of:
Rheumatism
No need to keep on suffering the Mr. Anada: When you saw tormant and pain of rheumatism when the boat was not going alongside the Chamberlain's Pain Balm may be easily ny of Ragoou why didn't obtained at a small cost. Rub it on soothing and quickly scatters congestion you ston the junk at once? This vigurously. It is very penetrating and
uertion caused some mitte amore Fast h Court, and the witness the pressure the causes pain, told,
and recommended everywhere. replied: "I didn't because we Wanted to see what they were do ing and where they were going to."
"Mr. D'Alinada also elicited thur
noteworthy that the water-flush In the year 1902 a shortage of A true infantile mortality can system of disposal of night soil is water was accompanied by not be calculated owing to the adopted in few buildings in the severe outbreak of Cholera, an- Chinese custom of not registering Colony. There are thousands of other so-called water-borne dis- births unless a child has lived for privies and commodes in the ease, and until the time when it at least one month and often Colony in which night soil is will be possible to give every por- apparently not registering at any exposed and which may be visited tion of the Colony a full and con- by flies. Fortunately flies are not stant supply of water throughout time.
The deaths of children between in this Colony so plentiful as in the year and consequently to pre- one and five years of age were some Eastern cities but they may vent the storage of water in the seroid defendant was vuot pre.] 2,869 of which 24 were Non- undoubtedly be a factor in the Chinese houses and its collection when the first nat was contamination of food by typhoid in parts, etc. of doubtful cleanli-rested. The witness added, how- Chinese and 2.835 Chinese.
ness there will be a risk of water-ever, that several of thusa on the The Chinese method of manur-borne diseases prevailing during uk escaped to the shore. The deaths from this disease ing vegetables with human excreta times of intermittent supply.
Mr. 'Aimada also elicited that) were 674 (454 in 1922). Of these is also a possible source of infec The following measures were
assistant in Measts. Botelho. 7 were Non-Chinese (8, in 1922). tion.
adopted for the extermination of Brothers office, spoke to being and 667 Chinese. This number of To what extent carriers of rats. Twenty-three members of sunt. when the drums were deaths in a percentage of 4.33 of typhoid exist here is unknown, the cleansing staff were employed filed, measured and souled. The
An attempt was made several during the year setting traps, ceuling was done by passing a piece i City of Victoria numbered 260 years ago to estimate the number bird-lime boards and rat-poison; of string through a hole in the carriers by the also collecting rats from street screw on bung and through un eye- (116 in 1922) in an estimated of probable population of 350,000 giving a examination of a few hundred rat-bina, private premises, etc., let in the drum itself, and then rate of 0.74 per 1,000. In 1922 Chinese employed, in the prepara- and taking them to the Public lamping the two ends of the string tion and handling of food, but by Mortuary for examination. A together with a lead seal. The there were 116 deaths in an estimated population of 840,000 the time somewhat less than one special campaign in January, was witness added that a Chinene did hundred preliminary blood tests undertaken, when rat-polson was tho weighing, frst the empty drums giving a rate of 0.34 per 1,000. had been made the passive resist distributed throughout urban dis and then the drums with the oil
The deaths from Malarla for ance of these employees caused tricts. The total number of rats inside.
The Magistrate asked if he was this your shown considerable the experiment to be abandoned caught was:-
to understand that the Official increase their percentage of the
Measurer signed for transactionk.he total deaths being the highest on
súl never scen. record for the last ten years
the total registered deaths.
The deaths from Malaria in the
Hongkong
-64,746 Some few decades ago there prevalled in this Colony an opinion Kowloon in 20 325
A of there & were found to be that Chinese, ut dry rate those of
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Tha Heit: in aged in the office: Measurer is not here I am afraid.". A wys. A reduction in the number of this Bugisupta; it seeme ents caught hus been noted each other extendingay to re- Ljun ment throughout the year. No pirn of columemo but. When
To what extent this means an this Colony, and the near Province plague infected in Hongkong and increase in local infection its not of China, were generally immune 3. in Kowloon. possible to say
to Typhoide That there has been such an in crease is, however most probable. It is probable therefore
Bulking operations have ex- many cases of this disease and reason for this hus at present beener Feign anythmg it is something|
were not diagnosed
were formerly purely rural dis as such
It may be connected with the tricts and it has bean, qults Ima With the introduction of more severe plague epidemic of 1922. possible for antironlarial mess careful pathological and bacterio,
The Magistrate was Informed Mr. Blake later in the case, that
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