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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
MR. BOWLEY AND LOCAL SCAVENGING.
THE COLONY'S DEATH RATE.
Several interesting matters were dealt
CHINESE BURIAL GROUNDS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1258. 1916
In connection with the correspondence relative to an application for reserving terraces in the now section "D" at MountTM Caroline Cemetery,
Mr. BOWLEY minuted-1 adhere to my original opinion. The applicants could no doubt find good "Fung Shui" else
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE AND RECRUITS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGEONG
DAILY FRESS.
SI,---I notice in your issue of this
22 DEAL." "ING ANTIMONY. PRINCIPLE INVOLVED IN HONG-
KONG SUMMARY COURT
Antimony dealers appeared tho Hongkong Summary Court yesterday in a case in which the Po Wan Company, 168, Queen's Road Central, claimed from
with at yesterday's meeting of the where, and apply to the P.W.D. This morning, commonts by Roderick Ran the Tak Hing Mining Company, caro ef
Sanitary Board. Mr. D. W. Tratman presided, and those also present were:-- Kai Colonel Crisp, Messrs. Chan Ming, P. W. Goldring, F. B. L Bowley, the Hon. Mr. E. I. Halifax (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), the Hon. Mr. Chatham (Director of Public Works), and Dr. W. Woodman (fedical Officer of Health). The latter also acted as Secretary in the absence of Mr. Bowen Rowlands,
MT BOWLEY AND THE COLONY'S"
SCAVENGING,
Mr. Bowiex, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions
- 1.--How many rounds do the dast-carts make daily in Victoria, and at what hours!
2.Are the carters allowed to rush the carts downhill without using brakes?
-At what hours are householders
allowed to put out their dust-bins in Victoria and when are the dust-bina.
mptied?
4.--How often, by whom, and under whose supervision are the trained nullahs draining into the Mongkoktsai harbour of refuge cleansed ?
not a Sanitary matter.
..
The application was subsequently refused, on the proposition of BOWLEY, Beconded by the Hon, Mr.
HALLIFAX.
DRAINAGE.
'dom ” re registration.
I cannot protend to answer for others, but I wish to elate facts regarding my solf, as I am one of the recently joined. Volunteer Reserve.
Fook Cheong Hing, 67, Jervois Street, the sum of $213.31, being the amount. ridged to have been overpaid by the Plaintiffs to the defendants in respect of In contract dated May 2nd, 1016; or, in the surative, the plaintiffs claimed for the return of 13.31, being an amount alleged to have been wrongfully detained by the defendants
Mr. Dennys appeared for the plain- tiffe, and Mr. Grist represented the Mining Company, who are dealers in antimony,
Mr. GOLDING minuted Mr. Bowley's original opinion was, I believe, founded on a misconception of the proposal made when this matter was before the Board,
When the war broke out I was seriously Broadly speaking, ho is right as to the inadvisability of granting sites on bloc.ill in Wei-hai-wei, and this resulted in The Hon. DIRECTOR OF POBLIO my having to resign my employment on WORKS minuted-I am not in favour of returning to the Colony, as I was medi- granting the application for a terrace cally unit. I left the Colony For India in section for the purpose contem (an up-country station), where I did my
Mr. Dennys said that both plaintiffs plated.
bit by subscribing monthly to the Madras other things, in antimony, and very large and defendants were dealers, among Hospital Ship, as the next best thing transactions took place, nil of which were I have been back in the Colony just four cash transactions, and the goods in cach case had to be cleared within a very months, and have secured employment short space of time. In connection with which entailed learning new work this case plaintiff paid over the purchas price for 100,000 catties of antimony. The intended to join at the first opportunity, contract was made on May 2nd, and delt and my papers were filled in some time spy had to be made in two days, but full before the registration order appeared; delivery had not been made. The whole I have already served my country in cause of the dispute was that plaintiffs required a proportionate part of the purchase money to be returned to them, proportionate to the weight short, an f the defendants wanted to give them deli: very of the balance of the antimony. They (the plaintiffs) did not want the return of the goods; they wanted their any more of the antimony; they wanted money. They absolutely refused to take. their money back. The monetary value was nothing at all, but an important the principle in the antimony market business principle was at stake. It was that if delivery was not made within the stated time, two days, the money value of the goods undelivered was to be re- turnad. Plaintiffs did not want that principle broken. If a dealer did not deliver all the goods in the stated time he would not go to the other man and say I will send the romainder along"; he bad to pay.
Regarding an application to erect six water-closets and eight urinals at Nos 181-195, Des Voeux Road Central, and Nos 90, 91, and 94-95, Connaught RoadCrete, Egypt, and North China. Central,
Mr. Bowter minuted-I should like to know what conveniences have been per mitted on Sincere's premises?
The Hon. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Works—
The application was refused, but the applicant will be informed that the Board are prepared to considor a more modified scheme.
AN
AUSTRALIAN'S IMPRES SIONS OF THE SHAMEEN.
[20 THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGTONG
DAILY PRESS.
Thanking you to publish these facts Yours respectfully,
HENRY PALMER. Hongkong, 11th July, 1916,- We have great pleasure in publishing The drains are adequate. The teaks the above letter. We have no doubt that should have a capacity of 1,300 gallons, in the vast majority of cuses those of which is estimated to be equivalent to our fellow countrymen who have not join one day's supply for the proposed troughed one or other of the local defence corps The HEAD of the SANITARY, DEPARTMENT closets.
could furnish a good excuse.--ED], replied as follows:-In Health Districts The HEAD OF THE SANITARY Department 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and in Health District | replied-The Sincere Co have in their 2, as far West as the line of Arsenal main premises one trough closed and Street and as far South as Kennedy four urinals; and in their employés fload, including the latter, and in Health quarters, one trough closet and two District 10 as far as West Whitty Street urinals. and as far South as Bonham Road, ex- cluding the latter, there is a street sweeping and household refuse collection between 9 am and 1 pm and again between 5.45 p.. and 6.15 p.m. Al
I am anxious to see as much as I can. these areas are occupied almost exclu-
With regard to the returns of examina-On my arrival at Canton I engaged a sively by Chinese. The object of these tions made under The Sale of Food guide to show me round. Before we hurs is to secure the removal of the and Drugs Ordinance" for last quar- aris of the two main meals as soon ter as possible, and particularly to prevent Mr. BOWLEY minuted-Where was the this debris from forming food for rats adulterated milk found, and what steps during the night time. In the upper were taken, and, with what results? levels of Health District 2, in Health • The HEAD OF THE SANITARY BOARD District 3, and the Peak and in the res replied that the adulterated milk was mainder of the Health District 10, Le found at 125A Second Street, pro upper levels and Shek Tong Tsui, the scention was instituted, and the case first scavenging and surface sweeping disniissed by 31. Wood On June 1st round begins at 6.30 am. and reaches the the Kowloon Ting, lu Kee Dairy was depôrs on the Praya at 8.30 am. In fined $40 by Mr. Orme. Shek Tong Tsui there is a second collee tion of house refuse from 11 to 2.30 p.m.
ADULTERATED MILK.
THE COLONY'S DEATH RATE. Arising out of the mortality returns, Mr. BOWLEY minuted-Other causes, 101" is rather vague. Does this include 32 cases of enteritis?
plied-The answer to Mr. Bowie's ques- The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH T
tion is "Yes".
Mr. Grist contended that on the Sin-Having recently arrived from be dismissed. Plaintiff claimed 213.31 endorsement of the writ the case should Australia, I have just returned from a amount overpaid or wrongfully de trip to the Chinese city of Canton,tained." "Mr. Denuys could not sue on Never having been in the Enst before such a writ. AH. he could do, according to Section 51 of the Sales of Goods Ordi- Dance, was to sto for damages for breach of contract. That was his only remedy. Mr. Dennye, he sail, had misconceived the case, and he thus applied for it to be dismissed.
Mr. Grist May" in an Ordinance always means must. You ought to know tut
His lordship decided to allow the case.
The hearing was adjourned.
to proceed, and evidence was then called.
went into the Chinese city, he asked, me if I would like to see the British settle. Mr. Dennys said he was merely askieg ment and told me it was conceded to for the return of the purchase money for the goods which had not been delivered: the British some years ago. While going A principle was involved and they want in a chair round the Shameen I wased to settle it, The Ordinatico only said. dumbfounded to see so many German flags they may do this or that. flying. “Surely," I sanit to the guide, this is not British territory? Yes, it is, madam," he replied: “You son that large building over there that is the German Consulate, and it flys a large flag on Sundays and that build- ing, madam (Arnhold and Karberg, be called U), is occupied by a British cons
German bank doing more business pany at the top, while underneath is s
than before the war. The German mer How
chants all own their own property on before the war." I told the guide to this British Concession, as they did
take me to the Chinese city quickly. before I fainted.
TRADE-MARKS IN HONGKONG SHELL TRANSPORT COMPANY
SUMMON LOCAL FIRMS
In the remainder of the district in this group there is a second surface sweeping between these hours except in
At Hio Hongkong Magistracy yester the business part of Health District 3,
day. the Shell Transport Company sum where surface-sweeping would be liable
Piu-hung, of the Wong Kong Fut Shing: moned the Hongkong and Kowloon -Wharf and Godawis Company; Mr. Ho to cause undue annoyance at these times. The only refuse collected in the middle
Co., 50 Lies Vœux Hoad West; and Leung of the day in this last area is the con
Shiu-kong, compradore of the Canadian. Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd., for unlaw tents of the various permanent hins be
brother, countrymen shedding their or for other trade purposes goods on Dear Mr. Editor, are nut our son fully having in their possession for sale longing to the large blocks of offices and
blood in Europe, Asia, Africa, Newwhich was a trademark 50 Tryport the odds and ends collected by the two the summary are attributed to other Guinea, and the eastern Pacific against Sembling that of the Shell Transport | causes. Is not the classification defecthe barbarians, and vet Britons in Mr. A. M. Preston prosecuted on
Mr. BOWLEY:: further minuted-How does the M.O.H. account for the very high death mates of the two weeks ending June 18th ? More than half the deaths in
men specially told off to keep the streets and lanes of this area clean. The side-tiret channels, steps and lanes of the City are washed down in the intervals between the two scavenging founds in regular roi tion. The average round takes about a week to complete.
A foreman or assistsat foreman is old off to tend the brake on each eart and apply it when necessary.
On the upper levels, where the first scavenging round starts at 5.30 am., dust bins are allowed to be put out at the
Hongkong and Canton allow the black
shameful ::
Mas. MACKENZIE.
. Wanchor, Hang ong.
| Company es was calculated to deceiver
Gudowne Campany and Ho Piu-hung, behalf of the Shell Transport Company, Mr. W. E. L. Shenton was for the and Mr. C. E. H. Beavis represented Leung Shiu-kong,
Georging arrived in Hongkong, It was stated that on July 1st, the
carrying 1,000 cases of kerosene oil in tins. It was found that the tins boré a mark very closely resembling the Rising Sun mark of the Shell Trans- port Company. This Company, at once took steps, in consequence of which the thousand eases were seized and stored by the Police in the Asiatic Petroleum Cum- pany's Godowns. A summons was taken Wharf and Godown Company, who were f against the Hongkong and Kowloon
at the time of seguro, 27 actual possession of the goods, and also against the other defendants as the persons who presente the bill of lading to the Godown L'ome paný
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH wolves of Europe still to have their plied as follows:-(.) The first two kennels on British territory. It is weeks of June, in the year 1915, seem to have been exceptionally healthy, as the the sentiments of a patriotic woman whose.
Thanking you for expressing
figures for 1914, for those two weeks,
has had her share of sorrow from this mille compared with 20.5 and 21.9 this show a death-rate of 27.4 and 27.5 per
@kultured" war.--I remain,
year. The chief causes of increases in the number of deaths during these two weeks this year when compared with last
[Our correspondent may be interested year's figures are in acute long disease to know that this matter bas engaged the and consuraption, which account for Bo attention of the Imperial Parliament, road side after 9 pmn. Their contents per cent of the difference. This increase but there are-legal difficulties in the way are collected between 5.30 and 3 am is probably due to the large, rainfall of removing the Germans from the This concession was granted in 1500 with a view to avoiding the inordinate bell in other diseases, (2) The classification sion. ED.]
would also tend to raise the mortality. ringing required to rouse the servants seems to be more of the nature of an in these localities. 1 aan informed that abstract made to place before the Board the hours for putting out the full bins ventible diseases, and to leave unclassi the number of cases of more or less pre- and taking in the empty ones are some-
fied those against which at present" no what laxly observed, and I will take details can always be obtained from the
sanitary measures are taken Full EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS AT steps to warn the offenders. In the Dis-list of causes of death attached. (3.) Enteritis and gastroenteritis are bowel
early in June, and the same cause Shanieen, which is not a British posses
ECHO OF DARING PIRACY,
HONGKONG
tricts enumerated in the answer to diseases; most of the deaths caused by question 1, where the collections are from
The case in which the Police are asking these diseases occur in children under for the extradition of two Chinese who 9 am to 1 p.m. and from 3.45 to 815 two years of age, and are due to errors p.m., such dustbins as are placed on
in diet.
are alleged to have been connected with
the street are only so placed a short
Mr. Preston said he wished fo with. draw the summons against the Godown
Company, as they were only the holders
of the oil at the time of seizure.
Mr. Shenton said the position of his other client was that to purchased the oil of Leung Shiu-kong, but delivery was not given. He understood that the summenace would be withdrawn. when the enquiries had beare finished all
Mr. Preston said he thought it was
drawn,
a daring piracy at Fu Tsai Mi in May,kely that the summonses would be with-
while before the arrival of the carts THEFT FROM ASTOR HOUSE 1910, was continued at the Hongkong
HOTEL
Police Court yesterday.
Mr. Crist appeared on behalf of the two prisoners, and said that at the eleventh hour he had been engaged for
Mr. Beavis asked for an adjournment
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BEER!
LAGER BEER
H I
SAPPOROK
In the Janes and yards of the large blocks-
of the case. He was communicating with oil cane and also with the shippers for the people in daneries from whom the of offices in Health District 3 there are
it has been reported to the Police by
his client was the consignee, and he certain number of permanent dust-bins an American named Hodges, who is
thought that as a consequence of thous which are cleared at both rounds.
staying at the Astor House Hotel, that
inquiries the summonses would not be nuTAINABLE The ullals in question are clean
he has been robbed of 2020 (American the defence and was instructed to say licard currency). The man says he left a pocket that a witness could be found who was Mr. Preston zeked that the two re weekly by the Kotvloon scavenging garbook, containing the notes, in a bath-St under the sin
supervision of the Scavenging Inspector. After heavy rains they are cleared of sand and débris by the Public Works Department.
room, and when he had discovered his in a position to establish the fact that oss rushed back to the bath-room only the two prisoners were not members of to find that the pocket-book and its con- the pirate gang. tents had vanished. The police are i5- vestigating the theft
The case was again adïourucu,
maining summonses: be adjourned. Fine
dies share
EVERYWJ KRE
POLE AGEN IST MITSI RUSHAN RAISHA ROVAT()BO
His worship granted the application, on the understanding that the oil wa not to be removed from the Godawati ICE HOUSE STREET. TFL 230-355, further instractions had been given.
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