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HONGKONG MAGISTRACT:
AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF
ARREST
Before Mr Melbourne a Chinese was charged with the larceny of six catties of guat horne from a godown in Kamyu. Strert Ho was caught in the act of removing thom by the owner, who picked up un iron bar and struck the thick on the head with it, rendering him tem- porarily unconscious and then arrested him. Sentence of two months' imprison Incat was passed,
ROBBERY ON A LAUNCH
Mr. Melbourne passed sentence of one munth's imprignment on a Chinese boy of sixteen who pleaded guilty to stealing ata of 830 From a drance on board an pe examination launch, on which he was employed. Sergeant Bull, the examina tion oficer, had left the launch for time, and the boy, finding the key of the drawer opened it and extracted the money which he spent before the police
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,
WHY THE CHINESE DUME
BODIES
CORRESPONDENCE,
NEED FOR HOME TREATMENT ONDARE
SMALLPOX
THE CAMPAIGN WELL, IN HAND,
THE MAN POWER QUESTION.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
Six-1 haye had with interest your worthy Governor's denunciation
press with anonymous letters in the public pre reference to supposed sinckers Hongkong.
In this Colony of the Straits Settles monts there is practically no agriculture; there are no gun, or explosive, or muni- ton factories little or no cloth is woven; there is not even a leather-tainery,
During the course of the campaign which has been waged, against small-pox. in the Colony for the past few months, Europeans have often wondered why the, Chinese adopted the somewhat gruesome method of dumping the bodies of friends and relatives who had died from the discuse in order Europeans think to avoid the inconvenience of house disinfec
I should be interested to know what tion. Yesterday a Daily Prea represen our sister Colory is doing in this matter, tative was able to glean certain novel cannot think that there can be any facts regarding the Chinese view of other good reason for refusing applica smallpox, and particularly with refertion to go to the front. Every man in cute to the dumping of bodies, Two Germany is in Government employment.
Yours truly
WG BELL. Singapore, February 2nd. 1917
CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO FUND.
weeks ago the Medical Officer of Health (Dr Woodman) and his staff, realising that the Chinese were really getting out- of hand in regard to the dumping of bodies, and their general unwillingness to be vaccinated and to have their houses disinfected, gave a demonstration of disinfecting work to a number of influen. tial Chinese Press representatives. The to lare; In the early hours of yesterday morn- ing a Chinese was observed by Papon this demonstration throws somo
comments of certain Chinese newspapers Acknowledged to 20th January
1917 Fallin leaving the verandah of a house | light on the dumping evil,...
Alter describing the process of disin
arrested him.
A SMART CAPTURE.
No. 3 Collected my Mrs. Arthur, List
Since received in Pottinger Strat. The man fection which was demonstrated, the Cantou, sub. for January
Mr. C. Beck, Whampoa, wearing an overcoat and trousers, which, paper remarks As this is not in Kowloon Customs Staff, per Mr. Gail Inspector Brazil, wore far from obnoxious matter, and it only taken ono. D. Gander
or two hours to complete the work, why, Mr. AJ. Walters being a good fit, and was also carrying has been asked, should not mall-pox MS, S. sub for February
bundle, which looked suspicious. The aes be reported rather than contravene D A W constable arrested him and took him to for this concealment. As the only pet
the law? But there is some rens
o street lamp, where he was examining of a (Chinese) person (father) je his the bundle when his prisoner made off children when a child attacked by fever he thinks that the child is only The constable gave chase and caught him suffering from ordinary fever, and will Expended to 20th Jan. $17,900.47 after a sharp rur. He was taken to the be better soon. When the small-pox Since expended Central Station, and, shortly afterwards, ment will take the child away and un"
appears he is afraid the Sanitary Depart.15/2/17 200,000 cigar
etteg sent to the troops nt the front. the owner of the coat and trousers and unknown doctor be engaged. It is the contents of the parcel (clothing) reported suffering from small-pos must not be opinion of the Chinese that a person, if
that they had been stolen from his trightmed or receive any wind blow, hous. The thief was brought before Mr and that once the patient 18 frightoned there is no hope of recovery. Therefore, Melbourne, yesterday, and sentenced to he is unwilling to report the case, or to three months imprisonment.
engage, a doctor, but still hoping that the patient will recover,
And if the patient dies from lack of medical treatment bo (the Chinese) becomes full Df sorrow about the loss of his child but he is not willing to be put to the trouble of disinfection, and so the corpso is dumped.
MONEY LENDER CHARGED WITH
FORGERY,
Before Mr. Melbourne an Indian money-Innder, Bishon Singh, was charged with (1) feloniously endeavouring to
ebta L BUTR of $95 from an Indian
unstable, named Lell Singh, by means of an altered instrument, knowing the saine to have been altered; and (2) with attering an altered 10.U or promissory note
Mr. D. Barlingliam conducted the prosecution, and Mr. B. C. Faithfall, solicitor, defended.
$18,132,00
20.0
564.30
18,770.20
FEBRUARY 16TH, 1917.
POLICE FOR THE FRONT.
Below we give the names of 18 members of the Hangkong Police who will leave Hongkong at a carly dato for England for the purpose of proceeding on active
Sergeant IJ Wilson. C. Dorrington. JD. Murphy- John Murphy C. T. Alexander. KW
Andrew ELA
Vincent E. J. Ellis WY Henderson
J McLellan.
Goble GA Stimson, W. Harron.
Nicol
R. G. Robertson.
E. Williams
8. Loga
HB Phillips.
SPORT.
HOCKEY
88TH COY, RG.A. DEFEAT VOLUN- TEERS A TEAM
Great interest was evinced in this game, for upon its result depended the question
The following is the subscription list of who should hold the shield of tho
United Services League for this BCUSON The Gunners were without the services of Caple who has scored many goals for them this season, but found an able substitute in Desborough, who does not 36.00 Play regularly. The game was very last 200 from the commencement, and, before long, 5.00 Vant and Dickenson were called upon to 10,00
stop Ball and his forwards, who were becoming dangerous A foul against the Ganners placed them in some jeopardy, but Brand got himself offside, and the situation for the soldiers was saved Talfourd was next in evidence and cleared in good style from Smyth in fact, Tol 645.61 818,552,08
fourd played a particularly hard game Balance on hand.. 218.19 for his sido all through. A foul against
W: A Dowley-
the soldiers custodian seemed an oppor Hon, Secretary & Treasurertunity for the Volunteers to score, but Hongkong, February 15th, 1017,
nothing came of it. Jones then stopped From the Front many letters and, cards Hatchinson, and acknowledging the packages of cigarettes
shortly afterwards. have been received, amongst which is the Griffiths ran out and kicked away a pro- following
bable goal. Desborough got his side away with a good pass to Hammond, and the soldiers, coming down with a rush I have great pleasure in acknowledging forced a coruer, but it was not converted. "It was unce said that the cremation the receipt of a case of 10,000 Woodbine opened The offer the ut corpres would stop the practice of cigarettes forwarded here by the B. A dumping dead bodies, but whether such Hongkong Ligarette and Tobacos Fund. bacco Coy, under instructions from the would be the case is not known. Once. There are but few left of those who served the body is dumped nobody cares whether with the battalion in Hongkong but to feed the tiger or wolf. The Chinese of those days, it is cremated, or even whether it is taken many sons and nephews of the battalion proverb says children are the lives of These in
particular arecxtremely parents are grateful to their fathers and uncles old Then comes an appeal to the Govern time friends. Of the old names some of ent, as follow If the Government you may reinember there is Lieut will allow the patients to be treated in Hutton, son of the then Cr. But I their own homes, and looked after by Huston. Also a 6g Major Watters, a their own people, the Chinese will be on offent adstant is Eic quite prepared, not only to have the
present Licut OD clothing disinfected, but even to be taken Robertson, a son of Mr. Bruce Robertson away and destroyed. The only thing they an old time resident in Hongkong. desire is that the sick person shall not myself am a nephew of Captains Avtoun be troubled, and that he shall be allowed and T. A. Sout to stay in his own home in ease and com- fort. We hope this Government will favourably consider this, for if this can be allowed, the dumping of dead bodies will come to an end
Maior AR G Wilson, Comdg 1st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 1862 December, 1916
With best wishes for the New Year
E.G.A with shot that appeared to be taken just outside the circle. A goal was awarded, however, and after a few minutes more play, Talfourd, with a big
borough got to the ball but overran him- hit sent his forwards away again Des
self Watson, who was following up, obtained possession of the ball, and added the second goal Smith tried an other shot unsuccessfully, and the inter val arrived with the scure 2--0
Volunteers
Infantry; and Corpl Jones, LE
Mr. Barlingham said that in November Inst Lall Singh went to Bishon Singh's
The Scouts made desperate efforts t hut, in Des Vœux Road, to borrow
pull the game out of the fire in the second He obtained that sum and goed an
half, Ball, especially making come ex LOU for that amount in Bishon Singh's
cellent efforts, and the 88th Coy, goal seemed often like being starined. The presence. The next stage of the case was
Gumbers had a good man, however, in that Bishon Singh summoned Lall Singh
These incidents demonstrate the difficul. Griffiths as a goalkeeper, and he always for the sum of $06; producing as evidence
ties with which the campaigners have to came to the rescue when things seemned Of course it is the law in Hongkong, auntend. Then there are also the super critical for his · side...... an LOU. for $03 Lail Singh contended as clowhere, that small pox patients stitious junk people, who are afraid of played without a goalkeeper and their minst be removed to an isolation hospital, their own vaccinators. Becently Dr. peared rather weak The third goal was defence in consequence, sometimes ap- be hard signed the ICU for $25, and the with all speed, but local medical opinion Woodman tackled this problem, and ap the result of some good work by Ham es us remanded for a week by the favours the suggestion made in the article pointed a staff to deal with the Aberdeen mond, who cleverly turned the ball back Chief Justice in order that both parties quoted above. Had it been possible to water people. These people were ab to Desborough near the goal, the latter
Mo treat the patients at their houses, the solutely ignorant of vaccination, and if could go to the Sikh temple and take opinion is held that much more headway when an operation was being performed putting it into the net with a splendia the 8th oath. They visited the Sikh would have been made with the campaign on one junk the person being operated trying to clear, with the result that the stroke Grifftius collided with Smyth 'n temple and Lall Singh swore that he had for dumping would not have been resort upon should, give sent to a stream latter was not able to take further part
hed to aŭ the Chinese been aware thas frequent happening with the children in the game. Just before the end bered $25 from the defondant and patients would not be removed ther the other junks made, a beeline for the seemed that the team were
bound still owed him $25, Bishon Singh would would have reported the case at once, open sea, and the operators had to wait to score", but the defence played a no tole the oath that day, but the next it would have been treated, the house their opportunity until the scured junk hard game and the opposing forwards disinfected, other members of the house people choto to return. Up to date from were generally robbed just at the critical day they returned to the temple, and on hold secmazed and the place would,000 to 9,000 junk people have been monent. It was a good, vigorous
game hit pocas on Bishan Singh took the then be visited periodically. Also, notice vaccinated, despite the many dificulties renteral in the best of spirit, and would be placed in the door notifying pur if the way of the vaccinators, although die Volunteers were, perhaps. and said Lall Singh, took sos from that tac potse contained a small-pox without doubt the epidemic is gradual the cleverer team, the soldiers made up Lim. Lall Singh objected that it was not case. This is the molded strongly tav ly lusing ground thanks to the well for any inferiority in tha direction by a proper oath and that Bishon Singh oured by local medical meu, but it is organised campaign which has been, and their dash and vigour. Resul1 88th not the aw. Therefore, dumping con is being, carried out. Last week's return, Referees Captain Hammond, 18th
BGA 3 Volunteer must swear that he gave him 896 Bishon tinues, and only a few days ago four ( 43 deaths, was the lowest for many weeks Bingh then swore to that effect. The cases were reported of children having and practically all these deaths, as nenal, Chief Justice gave judgment in favour been dumped when alive. One was found occurred where the persons affected had in a crevasse in a hill at Shatin, and not been vaccinated. The proportion of of Lall Singh, with costs, remarking at another was found in the dustbin out cases occurring among vaccinated and
BROWNE ROWING CUP the time that ho considered the LCU. Ride a certain wealthy Chinaman's house, unvaccinated persons continues to am
The four children have since died. The phasise the need for vaccinatiou. In This cap was competed for yesterday produced a very suspicious document, majority of deaths from smail-pox No. 9 district, where the epidemic com by the 57th Company and the Royal and would band it to the Crown Solicitor occur with children under five years of manced, ho small-pox cases have been Engineers. The contest was a very ever for investigation, Mr E R Dovey, when attacked by the disease have not and there is hardly a person in that dis the unrrow margin of a quarter of
age. They have not been vaccinated, and reported since the middle of January, affair, the B. E eventually wianing by Goveroment Analyst, an expert, would sufficient stamina to combat it,
triet wao has not been vaccinated Delength give evidence, from a close examination
The latest report by 31r Tao states, spite this, however, the opinion is beld that sings the Chinese New Year hia, in official circles that for every small of the written figures and a chemical test vaccinators have been very busy the Sat pox caso discovered there are two- un- of the ink used, that the tail of the gure kingpur Ambulance Brigade and the discovered. Many discoveries have in the LOU, had been erased, that the able work. The report remarks that in the result of the house-to-house visits Queen's College Corps doing very valu been made during the past few days as
In this match, which is the leat on tal of the D had been written with the the go-downe hundreds of coolies have tions, and thus it will happen that last their card, the Club will be represented same ink as the top part of the curve been vaccinated, but they find scant week's figures will be found to have been at home on Batardsy next at 2.15 pm respect for the Chiness vaccinators, and exceeded when the current week stati by the following:-T. E. Pearce (Capt.), of the 9, and that there were other in- but for the persuasive powers of a certainties are published The campaigners M. Austin, J Galater, Lic. EH ications of the alteration of the figure 2 - Inspector they would probably have these happenings notwithstanding, have Gray, R. Kennedy, H, M. Maas L-Col. into a D. Examples of the figure B written run away and escape vaccination at the be decided to follow the suggestion made C. Stark and F. Salton
flatly refused to be vaccinated. Many the epidemic well in hand and should it Morgan F. J. de Rome, J. Stalker, G. by Lail Singh Infore and after he knew first visit. During the week ending in the Chinese article quoted above, and of thu caso would be produced,
February 3rd Mr. Tsp and his staff allow home treatment, they are confident KOWLOON CC THE UNIVERSITY. vaccinated 11,285 persons in the Western that the outbreak will be speedily sup Eridence having heen led at con district, the largest number done in any proused. Until this is done, the Chinese In this match, to be played siderable length to the effect indicated one week in that are sure the campaign will continue to bide their cases, and day next at 2.15 pm on
we begin "The workmen on the barbour dump the bodies when death takes place Ground, the University will be repres by Mr. Burlingham, his Worship com front, adds the report, run away on The fact that affected persons will be vented by Ng Sza Kwong, G. E. Marley, meil the defendant for trial as these approach of the vaccinator, they moved from the houses has resulted in Brayshay, T W Wright, A H Criminal Sessions, the defendant resery-
think that vaccination will render then their being at enmity with the Sandary Rumisht. A de Sousa. D. Dixon. W unut for work for at least a fortnight." Board officers and their dices conceal fitting W Hall G. Hall, and Chow tog is defence. Bail was fixed at $750. (Continued at foot of nezt. Voluma) ment of small-rox cases,
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