HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. Yesterday Efterabens meeting of the Sanitary Board was held. The President W. Chatham, Keting Director of Public Works) decupled the chair, and there were
(Hon
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 3RD 1901
his order.
it wants exceptional frenimink Yen majhall be erested or maintained in any verandah | If the people want extension, the magistrate more help you want to employ more lands, or balcony over Crown land," whether detectives special coartables, or The PRESIDENT It is intended to amend is ordble to meet them. We cannot vary Dr. BELL-We are not a court of appeal. anything else you like to call them. I certainly the clause in the New Building Ordinance to
provide for the dividing of verandahs,
They must take it to the Supreme Court or think his the best proposed yet made.
AFTLICATION FROM THOMAS'S GRILL ROOMS. leave it alone,
An application was heard for the erection of Grill Rooms
also present the Vice President (Hon. H,January did not appear to have been acted motion, endorsed all that gentlemen had said, en water-clozeta and three urinals at Thomas's be refused.
May, C.M.G.), Dr. Bull (Principal Civil Medist Officer of Health), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Lieut.Col Hughes, B.A.M.C., Mr. E. Osborno, Mr. A. W. Brewin Registrar General), Me Fung Wa Chuo, Mr. Chan, A Fook. and Mr. G. A. Woodcock
Secretary to the Board)
ale dumping of dead bodion into the streets, and suggested that eight young and an- ergele European constables could make a thorough house-to-honse inspection once a weak of the Wanchal district Dr. Clark pointer out that his suggestion in a letter dated 26th upon, and it was quite impossible to stay the Progress of an epidemic when no information was forthcoming as to the addresses of a large percentage of the cases. The suggestion re- ferred to was to the effect that, with a view to preventing the depositing of dead bodies in the streets at night, the police patrol of the Wanchal district be augmented for the time being by swearing in as special constables perhaps fifty Indians belonging to one of the native regiments stationed here, these men, fur,
once every hour.
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The President, in seconding Mr. May's but thought that some exemption should be observed in the ease of the dead bodies of
In a report, Mr. J. J. Bryan, sanitary aur children, which could be carried a consider- able distance. Ho
agreed with veyor, saw no objection to the application boing Dr. Bell regarding the unlikelihood of the dead granted, provided that the old drains were body of an adult having been carried any con- good condition. This he should insist on before siderable distance. Concluding, he saw no reallowing a new connection: son why the Government should not employ The following minutes were appén dol
Mr. E. Caberne: Grant subject to Burvey- more people.
or's recommendation being complied with,”
Dr. Beat-They can't do it for wathing. Dr. CLARK said the original suggestion he camber of Indian soldiers and station thom st the corners of streets. He thought that scheme far better than the one to disinfest the neighbouring houses. Only the year before last the body of a plague victim was found right at the door of the Secretory of the Sanitary
Dr. OLARK-I move that the application Mr. MAY seconded, and the motion was carried..
MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR THE COLONY.
INSURANCES
THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, 'INCORPORATED 1861. CAPITAL...... .........£410,000.
THE
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates
WM. MEYERINK & CO.,
Agents.
1512 Hongkong, 18th May, 1900. * TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR. «
The mortality statistics for the Colony for the works ended 13th April and 20th April show rates of 18.6 and 18.2 per 1,000, as against 10.6 and 26.5 for the corresponding weeks of →→ last year.
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COMMITTRE OF HEALTH 8 REPORT.
BY CLARK said that plague was greatly NANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG The report of the fon. F. H. May and Mr.
Mr. A. W. Brewin: "No closets or urinala ha the increa-e, and he moved that the whole | The Undersigned AGENTS of the above E. Osborne, the committee appointed by the Board to report on that of the Medical Queerther, to be controlled by a mounted European made to the Government was that they engage should be connected with the drains unless (1) City of Victoria be declared infected. of Health for 1000, was se follow my officer who should visit each of them at Ivast
"We have considered the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1000, and have to make the following remarks upon it: 2. Reduction of Excessive Feight of Buildings. The Sab-Committee of the Board which is reporting on saullary improvements has made a recommendation on tills subject which has special patrols without result. The people Board's house, and that happened to be almost should be refused. They could not afford to premises are used as a public-hones been forwarded to Government, after being watch the police go by, and as several familion opposite the Central Poliéo Station, in Wyo reckless with their water.
The following minutes were appended.-- Hou. F. H. May: In the absence of the slightest assistance from the community it is very difficult to stop this practice. I have tried
Mr. E. Osborne. Disinfect the six hours on each side of the corpse on both sides of late. If that doesn't stop it. Ang the occupants.
generally beenpy one house, all that has to be adopted by the Board.
3. Resumption
or Obstructive done is to pat the body out in front of the housG of Insanitary Building The same remarks upply to this and then for all the inmates to deny all know. ledge of it. I have now offered a reward of $2 question, and ge
4. Urgent Need of Urinaio-In June last for every cus of depositing a Body brought by year a sab-committee consisting of the Medical police. I think the house nearest to the place the body is found, in Victoria at any Offeer of Faith. Lowson, Mr. McKie, rate, should bo disinfested, or take the nearest and Mr. Osborne, made a report on this subject three houses and see how the Chinese like that." and recommended sites fox 13 urinals. This is u sabject which the Bonal should continuo to urge on the Government, as the need for more urinals is becoming taore and more pressing,
5. We ate of opinion that the time has arrived to put a stop 17 positing moribund
the doors of the on duty at night would be an easy means of preventing this Mosnewhat barbarous practice.
1. European Reneration in the New Ter tory:The Sanitary Improvements Sub-Com- mittee have made a geecmmendation on this sabject.
conventi. Actice of ve would be preferable to disinfection.
ham Strest. He really thought the best phan was to engage the Kutian soldiers and also to fine people when they caught them.
Mr. FUNG WA CHON-Why not offer a reward of $10 to detectives?
Lient. Col. HUGHES-Yes.
Dr. CLARK aguia ross and suggested that avery boily found in the street should be
cremated!
Dr. BeL. did, not think cromation would have any effect.
Mr. A. W. Browin: "Fining the roupants To make disinfection a punishment will only make it more obnoxions to the Chinese. The Gurora-fined." mont should be asked to request the Govern ment of India for information as to the method of combating the plague in that country. I bellore that there was there the wao unite opposition to the enforcement of sanitary
measures na there is here.
Mr. OSBORNE was of opinion that this was a The following minutes were appended-- The President Plens uirculate. I think, matter upon which their Uhines coleagnes on some rocciamendations should go forward frontslae a matter on which the Board had received in view of the recent epidemic of smallpox, the Board might express their views. It was The Board on lines such as these suggested by absolutely to assistanco fram the leading thi- RESE. Whatever had been done in the way of the M. O. H. in his report,
with Chinese objections. The Chinese didn't like this and they didn't like that--in fact, obnoxious to them. everything done was Under these circumstances the Chinese mombers of the Board might express their views.
they have a water supply independent of the (2) there is a reasonable public water supply, assurance that the public water supply will not be cut off for a month or more at a time.
Dr. Clark: "I agree with the Registrar- Genoral."
Dr. CLARK thought that the application
Since 1897
Mr. Uano NE seconded, and the motion was Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First carried.
Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Ratos. CONCRETING GROUND SURFACES. An application for exemption from concret-
STEMSSEN & 00. ing the ground surfaces of Nos. 38 and 39, Hongkong, 20th May, 1895. Praya East, was read."
AACHEN-AND MUNICH FIRE ÎN The application was granted, so long as the
SURANCE CO.
the population had increased by 35,000, but
APPLICATION TO ERECT WATER-CLOSETS, An application for permission to erect water- the water supply had not kept pace with that closets at No. 7, Arbuthact Road was refared.
This was all the business.
increase.
Mr. BREWIN seconded.
Dr. BELL asked the President to explain whether it would be an expensive matter for hotels to sink their own wails and draw water from the sod. If it was reasonable, then he should say let them have it for their urinals.
The PRESIDENT was afraid that the plan, though easible, would be an expensive one. not to
The application was refused. Dr. BELL did
LIME WASHING BETULNS
Mr. OBBORNE said that the Chinese banded together in other directions-why not try that custom a little further and station watch- on in the street, if they did not want to be
The lime-washing returns for the fortnight Mr. Feat WA CHUN pxplained that innded 20th April showed that in the Central Canton, where theas enstons, obtained, the district, out of a total of 36 houses, 1,0 people had so taxes to pay. In Hongkong they had boun fine washel. Nothing was done in Ho thought it was the the Eastern and Western districts. There were paid 13 por cent. Government's duty to engage more people no prosentions.. They could very well, afford it, as they had notted three lakhs of dollars more for the opium- farm this year than for last year.
WATER AT LAI CHI KOK. •
On the Ifth it., Mr. A. G. Woodcock, Acting Secretary to the Sanitary Board, forwarded a Mr. Ocorre proposed an additional end-reast to the Acting Colomial zecretary (Hon. ment to the effect Chat the rates of the tenants Servole Smith) that the Government of the twelve hours marret to a dead body, italyst be instructed to analyse a suple of streute or scations of streets, be doubled for water it to him umt morning by the Medien.)
coming.
able for potable purposes. The sample was spring wd or from the uquetlust at Lai Chi Kok which supplies shipping.
THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE' AND STORAGE CO., LD.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL,
HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS agqjust FIRE. At Current Rates.
REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.
Agents. Hongkong. 21st April. 1997
L'UNION" FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1828).
An extraordinary general' meeting, of the above company was held at the office of the General Managers yesterday afternoon at 3 p.a. for the purpose of ducting a consulting committee. Mr. J. Schröter (chairman)THE presited, and there were also present Maers H. Brodersen (secretary), E. Osborne. J. Drange, O. von der Heyde, H. Oltenberg. F. M. Grace, A. S. Hooper, C. Rogge, A. E. Angor, and Kwok Lan.
The SECRETARY read the notice convening the meeting
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Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENT for the above Company, is propered to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates.
•Claims settled direct without reference to the Head Office.
A. R. MARTY,
Agent. Hongkong, 1st August, 1900.
**LURBAINE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1828)
2794
Mr. Osborno: Fopositing infants dying stamping out that eurss, plague, had hit the quarter, unless. the guilty person is forth. Univer of Health, and to report if it was suit- Hongkong, Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,HE Undersigued, having been appointed
of infectious disuse at the doors of a convent prevent all possibility of discovering the source of infection, and does not afford the Infaat monch chance of recovery."
Mr. A. W. Browing I do not see that the practice of taking a moribant infant to convent is, anymore barbarous thau taking a oribund adult to the Tuur Wa Hospital he Board had better clear ste mind of cant and attend to it own business. A watchman on nty at the convent might prevent children from being brought there, but would not pro Fout them from dying...
Dr. BELL took objection to the remarks tisde by the Registrar General in his minuto, which were practically to the effect that the Sanitary Board was to mind its own business.
Mr. BREWIN-Excuse me, I said members of the Sanitary Board.
Dr. BELT. contended that Mr. Brewin used the word "Boaril, which he took to include himself. It was the business of the Sanitary Beard to enquire into this matter. He had been told that the love a mother had for her children was one of the finest principles in human
Mr. CHAN A Fook said he was sorry to contradict Mr. Osborne's statement that the respectable Chinese class had not come forward to help the Sanitary Board in the matter of dumping doid bodies in the streets. Ho know it to be a fact that the Chinese Cominereal Union had spent a lot of mouer in printing and distributing circulars and handbills, containing translations of the rules and regulations, to Chinese coolies and others, and they also engaged socoral Chinese students from the Alice Memorial Hospital to explain to these people matters they were not likely to readily understand. With regard to the dumping of bodies, no one could have more objection to the practice than the peopls living in the vicinity where a body was found, and it appeared to be very hard that these people should to made to pay the penalty. Why make the innocent suff for the guilty? Was any distinction to be made between Chinese and other nationalities? Suppose a dead body were found in front of a house occupied by a European, would that
Dr. Bett-I second that. It is no great hardship, because some person told us that it is already done in Iron, and therefore the Chinese cannot say Oh, here's a case of What is one in Ireland cum bo bullying as."
done in Hongkong.
Mr. FENG WA CHrs nived another augend- ment." that the Government be asked to offer
Mr. T browns, Government Analyst, on- alysed the water, and found it. fit. for the purposes indicated, SHEDS UN MARINE LOTS IN KENNEDYTOWN,
The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, the object for which this meeting was convened has just been read to you, and I would like to uxplain how it comes that taking this step now becomes ne- cessary. It is a number of years sine, the con- siting committes was given up with your ap proval after the completion of the base with the Lil.. Int to recall the position to your mind IT may be permitted to quote the respective passage Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS GENERAL AGENTS for the above in the speech of the chairman at that meeting at current rates. on the 8th January, 1897, which runs as follows:
P. LEMAIRE & ÇÒ. **** As vén will have reén, Mussors. Sachiæ aud
Hongkong. 7th February, 1901, Stalterfobt, after giving us the full benefit of
1439 their valuable experience during the negotiation QUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON: On 18th March a number of people residing about the louse, have resigned their position.
FOUNDED 1710, reward of $10 to anyone who confering Flagistrate and ning 10 for buying their mat-
coumitt e formation leading to the apprehension of parties an an insunitary condition; they were
In this Ingred with thou, and I now propose that we do not main plect a con- AGENTS for the above Company, are pro throwing dead bodies into the street and that farther ordered to remove the sheds or red and carried. We bad all expected that there Current Rates,
sulting committes." This policemen and detectives be stationed at street them in a cleanly conation. In this contre-
his proposal was second-pared to ACCEPT RISKS ugainst FIRE at would be no change of circumstans till the tion the following petition has reached the end of the lease, which expires in 1906, but the Sanitary Board at has been circulated amongst
new scheme of Mr. Chafer of reclaiming Praya the members - Lai Young and eight others,
Eat, with which you will be acquainted through long resident at Fat Shek Tong Tsui, state that
the on the brothels moving there the rent rosa tzn.
papers, and which includes the front of our It in fold and beyond petitioners moans. Lai Po property, entirely alters the situatino, Jug then granted them the free use of gratulvidable that questions of great importance
to the Company should seen present themselves THE Undersigned, insing been appointed (lucality state) on the inside near Kennedy.
and it is provided in the Articles of Association AGENTS for the above Company are They have put up houses with great that the General Managers should have the prepared to ACCEPT ITSKS against FIRE difficulty, which were town, down by the
pack in November. These were re-erected advice of aud act in conjunction with a consul-at Current Rates
ting committee. Such u omit his nocord- Recordance with the Sanitary Pouri regalations
the cars nine feet from the ground and the ing to the rales to be elected in general meet- floor eenerated, with windows on four sides foring, and, can now Dane two gentlemen, Mr. acropt. Before putting the motion. I would
al Konnedyawn were brought before there being no mora occasion for a cousuli | Undersigned having been appvinced.
Corners in the infected areas.
Mr. CHAN A FOOK Conded, hit on a rota the amendment was lost.
Me. Osponge's amendment was then put to the meeting and carried.
Mr. Mar's motion was not put,
PROPOSED ADDINONAL ROOM OVER-
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' CLUB. Correspondence was submitted relating to an application for permission to construct a mali room over the backyard of the Soldiers and
Sailors Club.
The fist part of it was a letter dated 18th April from the Rev. C. Bone, in which the
Lown.
to
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.
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SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
HOTZ, JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1960,
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bous and the cue on the other side of the Director of Public Works. was asked for per-fight and ventilation. Unexpectedly this year Orange and Mr. Osborne, who would lo willing TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
mission to build one small room'ere part of the j & Sanitary. Beard over direntuk timm to pall I like to urk you whether you wish to wake un TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1839
street be disinfected ?
Mr. OSBORNE Yes.
they
remarks on the subject.
Thers, being no questions, the ChaIRJAN put the vote to the meeting.
Mr. VON DEN HEYDE Recorded, and the mo. tion was carried ananimously.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business
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AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 Supycribed CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL........ G87,500 0 0
2,731,183 13 7
before the meeting, gentlemen. I thank you II. Fiza FUNDS.... for your attendance.
but it seered curious thing that d nature, mothers would let their children contract a dis. case entirely dus to nogle, and then do nothing for them, till they ultimately dies and were pitel forked anywhere into the street. If that
vacant space at the end of the bailding. The down the nonsus, otherwise they wonkt have to practics was not barlares, he did not know
Being poort with Mr. CHAN A FOOK-If that is the case, Itter stated that the Horas, as was probably spend much money of them. what the word want. An endeavour shouki
already known, was surrounded on all sides by no money to constant changes, petitioners be made to got these people to take their think it is very hard for Chinese as well as
Europes.
au empty space, and there appeared no pra mest pain their clothes, sell their daughters, children, in the early stages of the disease, to
Dr. BELL said sous measure ought to be bability that the proprietors of the Royal Naval and so all their effects to do this, as places where they could be looked after, and There 75 por cent might racover. In con-adopted to stop the reprehensible practice It Canteen would build over the wide allay-way have already once built and ones repaired. between their properly and the Home. It was Their plans are exhausted, their strength cluding, Dr. BELL reiterated that in his opinion was quite impossible to combat an epidemic an
if they pull them down, where leaz
Ho advocated the only desired to build over about one third shed. taken from its source. the Registrar General was ent of ardor in telling of the ovenpants of the houses on of the yard, and to crrange for one roca facing can they got inelu anulis will b ing them, in a matter of that sot to mind side of the street, and did not think the street on a level with the first floor, so thattered. "Petitioners ask for a special favour their own business. It was their business, and each would be iming hardship on there would yet remain a big space underneath. and that the petition may be, transmitted to they had to mind it.
There was absolutely no question ip
The room was required for the caretaker of the HE. we torernor, and that he will so diret Mr. OSBORNE thought that one of the most anyone. striking passages in the Medical Officer of his mind that these bodies were carried Home, and a great deal depended on their une autary Board that they be not required to
taze down their konses, or repair thom. could not receiving the Board's sanction to erect it. Health's report was the statement that out of from a distance. A doud man
The second part of the correspondenca cou-
The following minutes were appended :--- infants in this colony
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plague--to trace the source of infection; and so i plague did not die suddenly, and these kopers mission. The space on the east side of the removed from East Point compensation was long as theso infants were placed, ut the doors know well that if it be came known a plagas cass and might let. On the West'and North Bourd do not interfere with the decision of the ¦ COCKTAILS, Manhattan, Martini, of convanta by persons unknown, they could occurred on their premises, the home would be the owner not hops to trace the source of infection. He disinfecte To prevent this, the sick unities there would be public roads, 75 feet in believed with Dr. Bell that it was their duty wnd left to dis in the street. He was in and the Eastern Reclamation scheme had been was bundled out at the first opportunity width when the widening of Arsenal Street to take the matter up.
The PRESIDENT was of opinion that the desire favour of the suggestion to disinfect the houses carried out. The greatest difficulty in the way was general amongst the members that steps is opposite, and thought that would stir those of granting Mr. Bore's request lay in the fact taken to put a stop to the practice, if it people to keep a watchman to see where the wero ut all possible. It seemed to him a tery questionable expedient to put watchmea ou duty at these convents at night, for the reason that if it became known to these people that they ran the risk of being followed and having enquiries made about them they would resort to the practice of dumping bodies in quiet streets that the Board or elsewhere. He moved. adopt the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1900, and forward copies to the Colonial Secretary, for the information of H.E.the Governor, and that the attention of the Government be drawn to the marked fa ling off in the number of vaccinations doring the past two years." -
be carried over twenty yards in the night a without being seen by somebody, and there sided of n letter, datad and April, from the thesis prople to giren ample notice to quit, it statement, if it had not come from an official fore the body must me from
the adjacent houses-probably from the Chatha) to the Colonial Secretary, in which they cannot ku permitted to remain in the source, would hardly be aredible, and ha
he forwarded the Rev. C. Bone's application.permiss now occupied by them notice of thought it their duty not only to endus. house directly opposite to where the lady was vear to resene sons of these Infants from found. Most of those bodies, he was sure, came This lotter pointed aut that there were certain taras or tear moaths will but oudanger the When the squatters were death, but to trace the soured of infection. from Chinese lodging-houses. The keeper must dieulties in the way of granting the desired bosita of the colony. That was the only possible way to stamp out be aware that he had a sick lodger; a man with
formed part of Marine Lot No. 65, given them, I believe."
bailt over ut some future thats by Dr. Clark: I strongly recomend that this magistrate. These sheds have quite recently boon tary. They should be removed at once, as advised prected without authority, and are most insani-
The last part of Mr. by the magistrate. Brewin's inace shows exactly what the Gorezu went are expected to do if this sort of thing is permitted to occur. A mau puts up a dirty and most insusitary shed on a plot of laud to wlúch he has no claims; it is overtooked by the officers of the Sanitary Board for two or three years, and theu, when an attempt is made to remove him, he claims squatters" compensation. is high thay that this sort of thing should be put a stop to, and that these people should be cleared out as soon as they are discovered."
The President: "if anything will be gained | ORANGE GIN by circaluring these papers to simbers, please do PEACH BRANDY
PEPPERMINT so. Personally, 1 entirely agree with the ...s views expressed in his minute. I notice the RASPBERRY BRANDY Registrar-General undresses the Board, so BIROPs, Cerises, Lemon, Grena-
dine and Gomme. obs-please circulate."
BLOE GIN STRAWBERRY BRANDY
body came from. The practica, unless vigor. ously dealt with, would continue until sousons got ten years' hard labour or perhaps was hung. He believed that the leading Chinom bal tried to do something to ameliorate the evil, bat it was an evil that required, as he had already said, the most stringent remedio.
that the lot was sold subsequent to 1897, and Was therefore subject to the requirements of section 66 of Ordinanes 24 of 1897. In view of that metion, Mr. Chatham did not see how Mr. Bour's request could be granted, though, from a sanitary point of view, there was no objection to its being granted.
The following minutes were apper led: Lieut. Col. Hughes: The erection might Bouarse permitted as an exceptional ease."
Mr Fang We Chuen: This may be allowed, provided there is no sanitary objection. But would not this men creating a precedent?"
Mr. Chan & Fook: "I agree with the views expressed by Mr. Fuur Wa Chan."
Mr. Fung Wa Chúy did not agree with
the the suggestion to disinfect opposite to where a body was discovered. Hu himself had seen, close to Mr. Chater's house, the dead body of an infant, and that could not possibly have come from Mr. Chater's house. (Laughter) As to what Dr. Bell had said
Mr. E shorne: "There is no sanitary regarding the improbability of a dead bety having been carried more than treaty or thirty jection, and the erection should be permitted. yards, it was just as easy to carry it that dis.If the law does not allow it, the law should be
altered to meet such instances." tance as to carry if ten feet,
Dr BELL-Have you tried it?
Mr. OSBORNE though they should do soms thing themselves in the matter without refort- ing it to the Government. He would goau far as to place a resolution before the meeting that the Board approach the convents with a view to Mr. FUNG. WA UHUN replied that he had ascertaining whether they can offer suggestions not. Continuing, he said the best plan would as to the best nieans of carrying out the sugbo te station detectives and policemen at the corners of streets in infected areas. This would gestions of the committee in paragraph 5 of the report"
prevent dead bodies from being carried from one Dr. BELL seconded, and suggested that the street into another. If a bys law were introduz proposal be embutiod in the President's resolue to disinfect the pinnes right opposite where tion.
a body was picked up he thought it would be
unreasonable. Mr. FuNG WA CHUN agreed with Mr. P. MAY explained that to disinfect is house,
MF. Osborne's remarks. The disa at the convente wore anxions that these institutions should be unless that house was found to be unclean, would As regarded the stationing of taken advantage of an a kome for sick children. not be legal. As to having a watchman at the door of each. the convent authorities might have objections on that palut
Mr. A. W. Brewin: “There must be always a certain number of hard cases under every lai. arcely The currence of a single case is sunsient reason for amending the law."
Quit a lengthy discassion onmed on this matter, but the application did not receive any measure of support.
The PRESIDENT moved that it be refused, on the ground that it was contrary to the Ordi- Dr. BELL seconded, and the motion was carried.
hance.
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Mr. A. W. Brewin: Ignorance of the law is always accepted as a good ples by reascuable persons, although legally not an admissible plea. To turn these people out on a week's betice would be au untrageous thing to do, and would not be attempted in England. What officer of the Board is responsible for these Inte being put up? They could not have been built in a mgut. It is not possible for members vi the Board to get rid of their responsibility by sheltering themselves behind te rongistrate decision. I repeat what I wrote before-timt ample notics (three or four menthe should be given these people to quit, and that the health of the colony-which is what the Board has to consider--will not be endangered thereby.”
Lieut. Col. Hughes: I, as is reported, these sheds were erected without authority, and are most insanitary, I agree with them: O. H. But to hterfere
Mr. Chan A Fook: "I don't think it advin.
Mr. Fang Wa Chuon: I think one week's that he had failed. He coaciaded by suggesting Clark should be asked to amend the Verandah BURPING DEAD BODIES IN THE STREET
that the Board recommend the Government to Regions, so as to admit of the erection of notice is too short." Correspondence was submitted relative to the
Mr. E. Osborne. "I quite agree with M.O.H. take powers to levy a are not exceeding $5 partitions; and that, after the proposed amend There is already too much consideration dumping
of dead bodies in the street. On the 22nd alt., Dr. Clark wrote to the Colonial upon the occupants of harsus persons wereatments had been submitted to and spproved by given to the so-called poverty of such people. to the place where a boily with infectious the Attorney-General, they should be substituted
The
President's motion, with Mr. OSBORNE's
THE VERANDAY QUESTION.
policemen at corners, as suggested by one On the 8th March a discussion, which wus member, he wished to remind the Board fully reported in the Daily Press Cotumas, took
of that there was a lint to the number o
place at a meeting of the Banitary Board on tha rooms policemen. They had not a standing army bodies. He had dono his best, and he confessie. In consequence of what was esid, the
ernor recommended that Mr. Tooker and Dr.
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Agents, Hongkong, 2nd June, 1900,
1872
IRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURJ
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amendment added, was put to the meeting and policemen to watch at street corners for den gestion of the use of verandaks as living Goyable to interfere with the magistrate's decision." Rot, and Dampnv8s.
carried,
Yaumati and Hungbom
Becretary to the effect that it had been allegedlescase was found, in any of the streets of the for the existing rules in the new Sanitary Bill. They seem to be able to find plenty of money |
City of Victoria and in the villages of The matter was accordingly considered by for their funeral and marriage customs, but when it is a question of obeying the laws of the Mr. Tooker and Dr. Clark, in conjunction with Mr. OSBORNE Would you give them twenty the Hon. H. E. Pollock, Acting Attorney. colony, their poverty is paraded ad nausean.
Dr. Clark: It is not a question of a week's four hours to trace the guilty party before General, and the following amendment to fining?
section 35 of the New Buildings Bill was notice; the people were warned more than three Lient. Col. HUGHES Why not fine the proposed: "No partition, other than such as months ago, and have ignored repeated instruc whole street? I think she best suggestion may, in the opinion of the Director of Publistions to move,"
Hou. F. H. May: "The matter is out of sur made is that of Mr. Fang Wa Chan. Works, be necessary for the separation of the Plague is an exceptional thing, consequently veranda or balcony of any adjacent building hands, and has been dealt with by the magistrate.
by the Medical Officer in charge of the Tang Wah Hospital that the Chinese rore being frightened away from that institution by a European and some Chinese and Indian con stables stationed there by the Board, and that consequently putting the bodies in the socers were with drawn a month ago, but without achieving the desired result. Dr. Clark asked if the polles could do something to prevent this whole
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HENIX FIRE OFFICE
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gainst FIRE at Current Rates.
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NOW READY.
FROM
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PORTSMOUTH
PEKING
TO
VIA
LADYSMITH
WITH A NAVAL BRIGADE
ILLUSTRATED WITH FOUR MAPS.
CONTENTS -
From England to the Capo, and Crossing the Line The Naval Brigade in South Africa (Boer War, 1899-1990)-Off to the Front (Colenso) Spion Kop-Vaal Kraatz- Final Operations and Relief of Ladysmith -From the Cape to China-Naral Brigade in North China with the Allied Forces- To the Holief of Peking-Summary of Siege-Appendix.
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Price $1 per Copy Paper Covers; $1.59 in Boards.
Hongkong, 18th March, 1901.
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