November 4, 1905.]
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
of Commerce, and of shipping own re, before the convention could be adopted in this colony. He thought this the proper time to bring the matter forward, as they had now five or six months to m ke suitable arrangements and have it threshed out and ready tor adoption.
The motion was carried anan mou-ly.
one.
MODIFICATION OF REQUIREM NTS.
The PRESIDENT stated that a techincal objection had been raised, and it appeared that the Governor-in-C uno 1 had un power to grian te application as it was at present worded. He suggested that the Bard shoal · recommend the overnor-in-ua il to permit these two h uses to be provided with op n spio of a crain area, half of which should be in the rer and h If n the side of h hougs. This woull get over he tecnical difficu 'y.
Convention came into operation. This year the colony was considered free by convention on the 12th Ceptember. The figures from the 13th July to the 12th August showed 3! cases, and from the 12th August to the 14th September. 14 cases.
Although he had admitted that in 1904 the case, taking them in the aggravate for the periods of months he mentioned, were perhaps not so striking as the falling off in 1903 Mr E M Hazelını, architest,_sub uit'ed a still for 1904 the figures were very striking, plan for proposed houses on In'an l Lot No. 1704, because taking the period after the 6th August and asked the Board to recomment H.E. the -on which day three cases of plague wert
Governor in Council to allow the open space t reported-and continu uz down the list to 12th the rear to he less than ona hal' of the whole September, but no including tat day, for the open space required by the Public Health and whole period from the 7th August to thBuildings Ordinance, чnd the open sace at the 11th 8-p'ember inclusive there was never more
sides to cunt towa ds the necessary open space. than one case reported a day, and on some days
The .O.H. minu ed that in view of the very no cases were reported at all. Similarly, taking open space in which it was prop s›d tɔ build the fizures for this year, from the 1-t to 1ith these houses, the requ st was à very reasonab e August inclusive, tw Ive days, only three c-s-s of plague occurred; and yet, as he point d out the colony was co sidered infected under the provisions of the Venice Convention right up to the 12th 8.ptember. It seem d an absurdity to consider that a plague pidem c existed in the colony after the th August. He had handed to the press the figur s fr in whio he quoted. and hoped they woud be published (unavoidably held over till our next is-u-1 b cause he thought them very instructive indeed, and they would bar out bis argument that a new method ought to be adopt d with regard to the issue of clean bills of health- or in other words the considera tion of the colony being infected-tuan had been adopted bitherto. He thought, in view of tle fact that a very large sanitary s aff was employed, and therefore that it was only reasonable to u pose that nearly all cas of plague came under the no ica of the authorities, the colony ha a rgt to expect that in futu e 8 different system should be adopted. They i ad not power as a Sanit ry Board to take ay active st ps in the m tter but he understood the Chamber of Comme ce were taking it u, and no doubt the mitter would be brought b fore the Legislative Council. He did not think i altoge her use. less, however, to hire brought it before the notic of the Board, because the publication of the figures would te 1 their own sale, and would amply ju-tify him in submitting that it was d-sirable that the present system sh uld be altered. Where alteratious
were p acticabl· it won'd, of course, be for the Governor and the Legislative Council
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The suggestio, was agreed to.
KITCHEN AT A THEATRE.
An application was received from Mosers. Palmer and Turner a-king permis ion, und r secti a 45 of the Building Ordina ce, to use a basement room of the Ko ching theatre as a ki oben
The room was only half below the gound level, and was well light d and free from damp.
The M.O.H. minut-d-I do not consider that any portion of the basement below he Ko Sh ng teatre is fit for us as a kite en. Co-king has been d ne in the basement, and a pros cu io h sa re dy taken place.
The application was refused.
MORTALITY &TA 18TICE.
At a death ale of 1.0 0 p r annum, the mortality stat stic-o the Brit sh, Foreign and Cline e communi y, excluding the army and navy, for the week en ing 30th epte ber, a ow a percentage of 21.18 against 18.4 for the corresponding we-k of 1 st y-ar.
LIMEWASHING,
Fr the for night en ing 24th October 4,412 houses were limewashed in the Eastern, and
istrict. to consider. | 3765 in the Cent al
He thought he hd said suffici ut to show that a case existed for inquir, and thon ht it desirable that some alteration should be effecu d.
Mr. AU CHU PAK seconded the motion. Dr. PEARS said it we were free from plague for nine days, and a case occurred on the tenth day the colony would have to wait another ten days before a clean bill of bealth could issue.
We might then go on for another nine days, and a case occur on the 10 h, when, we would be thrown back again; whereas, if we were to go on for ten days without a case, a clean bill of health could issue, and after it had begun, a case or two occurring now and again would not prevent clean bilts continuing to be issu-d.
RAT RETUR 3.
692 rats were caught during the week ending 28 het ber, of which fourteen were found to be infected.
PLAGUE INCIDENCE AT HONGKONG.
Following were the figure compiled by Mr. H. E. P lock to illustrate his argument at the Sanitary Board meeting, in favour of issui g clean Bills of Health. Each group of figures explains itself:-
LIST OF PLAGUE CASES.
Date.
1st. July 2nd 3rd 4th 6th 6th
FROM 1ST JULT TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1903.
Cases. Cases. Date
6 Brought forward... 15
$
13
8th Aug.
3
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3
35
17
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3
1
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11
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3 16th
1
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1
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33
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3
22nd
2
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12th
1
27th
1
21
1
13th
28th
1
14th 15th
1
3rd Sept.
1
1 7th
2
16ta
5
8th
1
17th
3
12th
1
2 th
15th
I
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7
22nd
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20
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2nd Oct.
31
2
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The PRESIDENT thought he was right in saying that every member of the Board was in sympathy with Mr. Pollock's motion, and he thought something would probably result from any representations which might be made by the Board on the subject. The making of rules and regulations regarding clean bills of health was a matter for the Govern ment's consideration, but any recommendation from the Board on the subject wond receive ample consideration. At the present moment the Government were signatories to Venice Convention which laid down certain d. finite rules, such as the one they bad now to comply with. Since that convention bad been drawn up, a further one, the Paria Convention of 1903 had come ont. This convention agreed to reducing the period of freedom from pl.gue from ten to five days; that was to say, after five days clean bils of health might issue. In return for the reduction in the period of time, however, the Paris Convention impos-d certin con. 28th ditions, and it was those conditions 2uth which required the approval of the Cuamber
30th
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313
1st Aug.
2 16th "
3
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5th
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Ca ried forward 95
Total
FROM 1ST JULY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1004.
10th
Cases. Date.
Date
Cases
1st July 2nd
6
Brought forward 92
2-
31st July
2
3rd 4th
3
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1st August
1
2nd
5th 6th
2
3rd
11
1
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14
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10th 11th
1
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15
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13
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1
16th
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2
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1
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Carried forward 92
...132 F OM 1ST JULY TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1905 L'ases. Date.
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Date
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0
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2nd
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24th
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1st Sept.
1st Aug. 2nd
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2nd to 17th Sept.
18th Sept.
19th to 30th Sept.
Total
95
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2'nd 11
31st
1-
11th Nov.
140
THE CHINESE EMPEROR UNDER
RESTRAINT.
The foll wing appeared in the N.C. Daily News (Peking, 25th October) :-Two days after the bomb outrage, it is reported that the Empress Dowager ordered the Empe or into her pres-ne and, before the eunuch Li Lien-yin, enquired if His Majesty had any ideas about the outrage. The Emperor simply shuddered by way of answer. Thereupon the Palace Guards entered the room and the Empress Dowager, angrily addressing the Emperor, said he had better confine himself to his rom in tok-n of respect and repent»nce. he Palace Guards then conducted His Majesty to a side room of the Huangchi Palac, where he remains confined with four guards at the door. His Majesty is in a pitiable condition, con stantly crying out in anger a his light,⠀ This rport was afterwards contradicted," See page 320.
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