WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1932.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
because there are tuberculosis and (b) That the sixteen cases report-FREE STATE TARIFFS WAR CARRIED INTO
SANITARY BOARD REFORMS overcrowding and so forth it doe
mean
ed on Tuesday, June 28, were
discovered by some outside THREATEN BRITAIN.
person connected with the Medical Departinent, but not connected with the Tung Wah Hospital staff-
II.
Coal Industry Will
Suffer First.
GERMAN COMPETITION**
JEHOL COUNTRY.
Fresh Japanese Drive To West Reported.
PEIPING ISSUES DENIAL.
Attack Upon Officer Blamed For Trouble.
should not consider this questin of garbage removal
With regard to the work of the (Continued from Paye 7,)
be called upon to vote on the motion to walk through these streets, as I Sanitary authorities in this Colony, two reasons he gives as justifying and not on Mr. Le's speech and on have to very frequently in the I must say that they have done very
It is no slight to the Sani- Does the Medical Officer of Health this attitude acem to me to be ain-that ground he invited the Board to locality which gives rise to these re-well.
reject the motion.
presentations would have no hesita- tary Department that one puts for agree that such Impression is en- a suggestion. Great tirely contrary to the facts of the gularly unconvincing." said Mr.
His second point, said Mr. Sayer, tion in saying what experience they ward such Lo
Regarding the collection of re- was that Mr. Lo had given no indi- get by walking or driving behind credit is due to the Sanitary De case?
partment, but this does not mean
The First Cases.
Dublin, Yesterday. That the British coal industry fuse Mr. Lo said that the second cation of the times at which be the lorry.
The particular locality in which that the authorities should Bit
I. Is it not the fact that the will be the first hit is practically Speaking of the second clause in Mr. you live may not render it neces- down and be satisfied with what has first cases of Cholera notified to a certain result of the Emergency collection should not commence at wanted the lorries to collect refuse. 1.30 p.m.
Lo's motion, Mr. Sayer said that sary for you to go to places in re-been done.
{the Medical Officer of Health Duties Bill, being rushed through Ideal Time.
this representation Mr. Champkin,also supported the
Mukden, Yesterday. were: one case notified on Satur-the Irish Free State Parliament as Fighting is already reported to "I do not wish to be dogmatic anyone reading that might Infer spect of which
that the lorries were in the habit of arises. Your answer to me that motion:
day, June 18, and another case on a reprisal for the British measure. be proceeding between Japanese, Dr. Li's Question. as to the ideal time to commence throwing away refuse which they in the Peak refuse is carried away
Monday, June 20, both notifica- The Free State buys every year forces and the troops of General" the second collection," he said.
were supposed to collect. "That at night may be one explanation Dr. Li Shu-fan ask the follow-tions being by the Tung Wah Hos- $2,000,000 worth of English and Tang Yu-lin, the Governor of "But I have been informed that
pital?
Scottish coal, and it appears likely Jehol, in the vicinity of Chao- any arrangement which would ob-motion-at least that clause in the why you do not experience that ing
i. Is the Head of the Sanitary: ili. Is it not a fact that the that the whole of this trade will be yang. vinte the collection about 1 and 2 motion is an absolute libel on our nauseating feeling which most of us
service," said Mr. Sayer, who said experience.
Department aware that the Tung Wah was the first institution. lost. p.m. is preferable to the present that that clause was used by Mr. Lo
The cause of the fighting is al I am glad Dr. Basto has done me
drying of slaughtered animals' to spot and to report to the Medi- German importers have arrived leged to be an attack upon hair, etc., is being done on cal Authorities the existence of in Dublin with samples of coal, liaison officer of the Kwangtung arrangement, and I suggest that the second collection should com-as a description of a most useful the honour of making my motion service which was being undertaken plain, where perhaps, my bad Eng-
certain pieces of land within a Cholera in the Colony'?
whereon favourable reports have Army named Ishimoto. It is al- mence about 5. And I feel sure
radius of 200 yards from the iv. To whom did the Medical been made, and hopes are by the Sanitary Department. It was
enter leged that the outrage was per that if the H.S.D.
Kennedy Town Infectious Officer of Health intend to refer tained that reciprocal contracts petrated by the troops of Tang Disease Hospital and the Ken by the expression "Superintendent will be made for the exchange of Yu-lin, who carried the Japanese nedy Town Tung Wah Small- of the Kennedy Town District"? Irish produce for German coal. officer off. pox Hospital?
Is it not the fact that Dr. S. W. Senator Milroy, who years BYG The incident is said to have oc- Phoon, the Medical Superintendent escaped with Mr. de Valera from eurred near Chaoyang. Ia the Head of the Sanitary of the Tung Wah Hospital, is in Lincoln. gaol, strenuously opposed Department aware that, as the connection with the present epi- the Emergency Duties Bill in the tary authorities at Mukden first As a result, the Japanese mill- result of such drying, flies demic the Superinendent of the mate this afternoon. breed in large numbers, and Tung Wah Infectious Diseases cused the President, Mr. de Valera, armoured cars with detachments He ac filed a strong protest, but later that such flies and the odour Hospital in Kennedy Town? of wanting to get back to the cond! of Japanese troops were hurried emitted from the drying beda v. Is it not a fact that the six- tions of 1921 and have another from Chinchow to Chaoyang, just are most objectionable to teen cases referred to by the Medi-round with England. Reuter. dwellers in the vicinity. cal Officer of Health were cases
inside, the Jehol. Border, where Tang Yu-lin's attitude has al- fighting is occurring.
to
were publicly
lish would not have done so. You a most unfair description Mr. Sir, seem to be 'very annoyed with to invite an expression of view on this point from those affected, it ayer asked, why, if the service was sub-clause 2 of my motion reading so inefficient, that there had been that in the meantime the existing would be readily forthcoming."--
such a marked absence of bubonie lorries be so structurally altered as The speaker then went on comment on the dust boat stations. plague during the past nine years? to prevent the throwing off of re-
Mr. Sayer said that his third rea- fuse on to the streets during the i. son for asking the Board to reject transport. You think it is a great "I understand the H.S.D.'s reply the motion was that the motion was indictment and a great insult. But to me to mean that none of the for something more modern. Com- I do say that lorries do shed refuse existing lorries is provided with covers, and I submit that this facting as it did from the Chinese com- when they are fully loaded.
munity they were entitled to assume) rangement," Mr. Lo said. "I need that it concerned that particular
Lorry Types.
alone condemns the existing ar-
me ย
of
Mr. Lo then read the extract which dealt the subject of Public
leansing in England.
Manchester Conference.
Top Not Related..
11
In view of the facts that dies which had been sent to the Ken- DR. WANG MAY LEAVE ora well-known possible nedy Town Infectious Hospital by cholera-carriers, and in view the Tung Wah Authorities for ob-
'of the proximity of numerous servation, and that the reports dwelling houses to the Kennedy made to the Medical Officer of Town Infectious Disease Hos Health were made by Dr. E. Q. pital which at present has Lim who is working under Dr.j comparatively large number of Phoon as Superintendent of the cholera in-patients, will the Kennedy Town Infectious Hos- Head of the Sanitary Depart pital?
"The sixteen cases reported on Tuesday were all from the Tung Wah Hospital."
"They were discovered by the Superintendent of the Kennedy Town district who had them im- mediately removed to the Ken-
FOR MOSCOW.
As China's Delegate
a
To Conference.
Nanking, Yesterday,
FREEDOM OF PRESS
IN CHINA.
Kuomintang Drafting Regulations.
a
ways
been a matter of some doubt. He is supposed to be a servant of Nanking, but it has also been suggested that he kald friendly views towards the Jap
The Japanese attack sug- gests that they no longer trust him. Reuter.
anese.
Rumours Are Thick.
Peiping, Yesterday.
moura. yesterday evening regard. ing the situation in Jehol, the eral Tang Yu-lin, was said to be governor of which province, Gen-
joining Manchukuo.
These rumours, which had been current for some time, were
meat consider what practical vi. Is it not a fact that there The report that Dr. C. T. Wang} Jeho is the last remaining steps the Sanitary Department has been absolutely no failure to will be appointed plenipotentiary part of Manchuria under Chinese could take to ameliorate the notify cases
on the part of the delegate of the Chinese Govern control. It has escaped hitherto existing conditions, bearing in Tung Wah Hospital?
ment at a Sino-Soviet Conference mainly because of the lack of mind the importance of the Were Statements Made? for the resumption of diplomatic roads over the mountains. A removal or mitigation of . the| vii. Will the Medical Officer of relations, has not yet been con- Japanese attack, falling the win- flies nuisance within the im Health be good enough to say whe-firmed,
ning over of Tang Yu-lin, has mediate vicinity to the Hosther or not the following state- It is believed, however, that there been expected for some time. pitals mentioned.
ments, which were attributed to is distinct possibility of Dr.
Pope said: Replying to Dr. Li's questions, him as having been made by him Wang's departure for Moscow short-
in the course of a newspaper In-ly in accordance with recent rum-Peiping was thick with ru- I. I am well aware of it. This terview, and on which the news- ours.-Beuter.
small area on the outer edge paper comments above mentioned of Kennedy Town Cattle Depot were expressly stated to have been and Slaughter House has ceeu basad-were in fact made by him? Bet aside for many years for the use of the Board's contrac- tor for the clearance of blood and hair from the abattoirs.... Il. Very unpleasant, I believe. Taken in conjunction with certain other trades carried on in this Offensive Trades ares; and with the squeals of 1,000) piga slaughtered nightly in the abattoirs it should deter all) but the most hardy from taking up residence in this vicinity: and, in fact, I believe it does. I am unable to agree that there are numerous dwelling houses In the proximity of the hospi tals named; though I am aware of a row of tenements erected a few years ago close to the slaughter house and in the heart of the Ofensive Trades area These I understand to be little sought after by tenants; possibly for the reason given in paragraph Il. viii. If the answer, to question
Nanking, Yesterday,
intensified owing to the assump tion yesterday, by General Ho Chu-kuo, commander of the Chin-.. ese. garrison at Shanhaikuan, of the concurrent post of comman- The Central Headquarters of the dant of emergency affairs there. no doubt that those cases should Kuomintang Party is at present. An official denial fasued this. have been notified, and the engaged in drafting regulations morning states that the situation failure to do so can only be laid safeguarding the freedom of the in Jebol is "axtremely quiet" and down to omission. or ignorance Press and freedom of speech.
nedy Town Hospital. There is
I enjoy very much your wonderful hardly labour this point because Part of the town almost exclusively and vivid description of unsanitary
I think that if ill. must have had the used by the Chinese community. He Chinese houses. most of us extremely unpleasant experience of said that the houses in that district you are not occupying the place you were mainly nineteenth century are now occupying the Chairman; driving or walking behind, one these lorries and against the wind." houses and the streets were crowded would have held you out of order. with stalls and booths and Itinerary, I don't see what that has to do with "My colleague, Mr. Bellamy, who
and pedlars, medicine the motion now before you. I cannot hawkers this is taking a deep interest in
sellers and petition writers. The help saying I resent some of your Bend matter, was kind enough to
far as you suggest copy of The Commercial uses and the streets were purely remarks in so Motor dated 7th June, 1932, and mediaevalism and he suggested that that I as a representative of the it would be out of place to put a Chinese, and therefore representing I see in it that the first urticle in
really modern lorry in this city in such an unhygienic community as the issue is entitled "The Imview of the preponderance of the the Chinese should have the cheek, portance of Cleanliness," and I
19th century houses. make the following Pedder Street and
Between and, you call it a grim joke, that I should like to
Eastern Street, their representative should come quotations, which seem B0
roof a
total of about 4,500 houses, before you and call for Improve- levant to our discussion:"
about 3,900 were erected before ment. That is what I infer from 1903.
That is what you your remarks. Harbour Of Disease,
intend to say, I presume. Iven- When the Board reflected that ture to say
that no H.S.D. could these houses harboured tuberculosis have made a greater blunder or a "in that issue there is an article, and that about 50 people died of this greater and more fundamental mia-Dr. with illustrations, entitled "Mo-disease every week, the suggestion take in what I call Constitutional dern Means for Public Cleans that they should, hava a more mo-Law in this. Colony. We the Chin- ing," being advance particulars
dern lorry was something in the na-ese representatives are not respon- of the exhibition and demonstration ture of a grim joke. Mr. Sayer went sible for the condition of the slums. in connection with that week's
on to say that he made no attack on If you except that fact, and that Cleansing Conference in Man-
the Chinese community. He was in constitutionally I am here nominat- chester." Went on Mr. Lo.
favour of modernism, but he asked to represent Chinese interests, it is "The types of vehicles are the Board to preserve a sense of part of my duty to this Board, and various: some of them are driven proportion and reminded them that therefore to the Colony to bring by electricity with hydraulic tip they had to face the practical posi-these facts before you I don't s00 ping rams; some are equipped with tion. The lorries now in use had to where the grim joke comes in at all.] a ram capable of moving along the cope with narrow, slippery and If you treat every motion by length of the compartments and of crowded thoroughfares and so far members as a joke that may account compressing into as small a compass they have done so very well, as the for the fact why so many motions as possible the bulkier and com absence of serious accidents would are left to the Limba of forgotten pressible refuse; but all proceed
show. The lorries in use came things. But I do not intend my on the principle that the vehicle from established British firms. remarks to be a grim joke. No in- should be dust proof, the. opinion be-
Replying to the Chairman's result of any kind was intended by me ing expressed elsewhere in the same
I am not III. issue that refuse collectors with marks Mr. Lo said: Your first point on the Sanitary Service. open bodies are inevitably doom-Was that if my motion had been sure, Sir, whether the complacency ed." The paper has also an article worded differently you would have with which some officials regard the on "Modern Tendencies in Refuse agreed to It.
I put a series of questions, to you, effect the officiency of the admini- Collectors," and there can be
and I should have thought that if stration. In dealing with a motion question that open lorries
With Mr. Bellamy's you had thought the committee of this kind you congratulate the anachronism.
would have helped you that this pro-Board, and the Board must con- consent I propose to leave journal with the H.S.D., so that any position would have come from you. gratulate itself that the Colony has of my colleagues who may be inter-You could have moved for a com- not had bubonic plague for nine I sug-mittee if you want any advice. In years. You, therefore, say that all gest that the H.S.D. should get into view of the answers I got from you of that efficiency is attributable to touch with the Manchester authori- fit, and I feel that the only way the Sanitary Board.
Expect Resistence. ties and ascertain from them the of getting a move-on is to move the mind you of one thing: that plague admission of cholera patients to Medical Officer of Health pow
Peiping, Yesterday. motion in the present way. I am has not visited Hong Kong for nine the Infectious Diseases Hospital, agree that the statements quoted A fracas occurred in Wanchal dis- Peiping is still without details In the meantime I come to deal very anxious to dispel at once that years, but it has also not visited occupation for residential purposes above, which reflect on the Tung trict. yesterday evening, when two of the Jehol fighting.
or Canton for
The conviction is held here with the existing lorries which are there is any intention on my part of Macao
a similar of the Offensive Trades area be Wah Hospital Authorities, are abgangs of coolles, armed with poles, making any attacks on the service period, and therefore I do not think comes even less desirabile. solutely unjustified by the facts of engaged in a fight in Tai Yung that the Chinese intend strongly of the Sanitary Department in run, that the fact that you have had no
The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon the case?
Street
to resist invasion of the pro plague for nine years should debar and staff at the slaughter houss Ix. If the answer to question A Chinese detective, who assisted vince. The H.S.D., in answer to me, statning this refuse collection.
us from assuming that something are alive to the special importance vii. is in the affirmative, will the in dispersing, the mob, was struck Beuter's correspondent at ed "As at present advised I think it › Mr. Sayer's Denial. is better to continue searching for Mr. Sayer:-I did not say that. in the Sanitary Department is cap at the moment of restricting the Liedical Officer of Health be kind over the head with a pole by one of Tientsin learns from authorita the ideal unit of transport on the Mr. Lo-Now you say that you able of improvement.
fly nuisance as far as possible. But enough to elucidate his somewhat the combatants, Tauf Kee, who, it tive sources that no fighting has As I have something concrets now for my own part, as a layman, 1 cryptic observation This is not, is alleged resisted arrest. The yet taken place in Jehol.---Reuter. assumption that it will not be sub-did not suggest it, but I certainly divided.
Sub-division would tend gathered it was in your mind, and to indicate to you, I propose to press shall naturally await direct repre- however, & matter for my depart to cause delay in loading and off-I want to give this assurance that my motion without altering Its sentations from the Director of ment" loading." I have noticed that many it was not intended. I do not want form. I therefore ask my friends Medical and Sanitary Services, be fore making any move in so highly of-the-modern-dustless-vehicles are to waste-the-Board's time by reply to vote for modta
technical a matter hot sub-divided, and I am not pressing at too great a length, but I
Foto Questions Reports..' ing for any sub-division as long as want to thank Dr. Baste who spoke
ested can have a look at it.
result of the conference.
in use.
1
Model Exhibit.
no
are an
this
I
You are the H.S.D., progress of this Colony sometimes
May I re-
Motion is Carried,
on the part of those responsible. The regulations will be promul close touch with Peking regard. :-
that General Tang Yu-lin is in Any person, layman or practigated as soon as they are completing defence problems. tioner, is compelled to notify ed, but it is understood that Com-It is pointed out that General cholera, and under the circum-munists and "Chinese Fascista" will Tang Yu-lin's second son, Tang stances the people responsible be unable to enjoy the freedom Tsu-fu, who is commissioner of for not notifying the authorities Reuter. would be liable, This is not, however, a matter for my de- I don't think any partment. further steps will be taken, in view of the fact that the cases were discovered."
I can well believe that, with the vii. is in the affirmative, does the
Interview Incorrect. Replying to Mr. Lo, Dr. Pope auld:-
DETECTIVE SHOOTS ANGRY COOLIE:
Trouble With Police During Gang Fight.
detective straightaway pulled out
his revolver.... and shot the ZERN through the right leg.
He was taken to hospital but his condition is not regarded as seri
опа.
The motion was put to the vote
Mr. Lo asked the following: 1. The interview is an incorrect Charges will be laid against the the lorry can be made dust proof. for my motion. What is intended and was carried,
Mr. Lo then produced an exhibit by my motion? My motion really is Dr. Castro Basto, speaking on the "Has the attention of the Head report and gives an erroneous im- coolle on his release from hospital made of a dust proof motor and that in the opinion of this Board motion, sald: Frankly speaking, of the Sanitary Department been pression of the facts of the case, pressed that something on the lines the existing arrangements for the cannot see how it is that Mr. Lo's drawn to the leading article on the
of the model should be adopted. He removal of refuse are unsatisfactory motion is not acceptable. I will Cholers Epidemic, which appeared III. Yes. then moved the motion.
ST. JOHN'S
New Zealand Couple Happily United
At St. John Cathedral on
from the point of view of public take the motion part by part and in the South China Morning Post IV. So far as my memory CATHEDRAL WEDDING Replying to Mr. Lo, the H.S.D., health and hygiene, and that in comment on it. With regard to the of Thursday, June 80, to the reserves me I stated that 18 Cases said that if the motion had been order to make such arrangements first clause I find it to be a Mason- port of an alleged interview with were discovered in the Tung Wah for a selected committee of the more satisfactory from the viewable buggestion. Progress is being the Medical Officer of Health Hospital by the Supéintendent. Board to investigate the Board's point stated, this Board respectful made everyday, and there may be which appeared in the same papers to the latter portion, I he- adating arrangement regarding the ly recommends to the proper au- new vehicles being turned out in of Friday, July 1, and to the letter love, the statement to be correct. type and time of the refuse lorries thorities that up-to-date specially England. Mr. Lo's suggestioarina of explanation by Dr. S. W. Phood) Fres used in Hong Kong, he would have constructed and equipped vehicles very good one, and worthy of con- Medical Superintendent of the
VI do not know. I have, day afternoon the appear welcomed the motion, since there be obtained for refuse removal when sideration, at leget even trial. It Tung Wah Hospital, which were members on the Board who the time comes for new vehicles to It happens that it is not workable ad in the same paper of Monday, however, no reason to doubt that Watkins officiating.
the Hospital Authorities took all Miss Ele were well able to speak on the be ordered in place of the existing after the trial, then we may go July 4, 19827 technical side of the whole thing. ones, and that in the meantime the back to the old vehicles, 1 In view of the impression possible precautions against such of Mr. Robit Mr. Lo's motion, however, was no existing lorries be so structurally With regard to the second clause, created by the said newsp thing of the sort. It merely invit altered as to prevent the throwing I have seen myself that when these port and comments, which ed members of the Board to dis-off of refuse on to the streets during lorries are overfull and when they expressly stated to have bee approve of the existing typeof the transport, and that the existing get a move on a certain amount of ed
lorry and the times at which they hours of callection be reviewed and garbage falls
But there is one
No, only the statement per Bon of Mr.
Er found in the
correct. Zealand, was
there
finance in Jehol, is at present re- siding in Pelping, as is the Gov Kuo- ernor's speretary, Tan
yuang
The statement blames the news agencies of "a certain coun. try" and Chinese traitors for the rumours. Beuter.
COMING SHORTLY TO
THE KING'S and ORIENTAL THEATRES
are in use. Mr. Los motion made no
mention of the type of lorry de-
sired or of the time which wou
most welcome. Hor
speech
some
they would
not satisfied)
are cons!
In that
boss with
doct
states that