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THE CONSCRIPTION BILL. AN ANSWER TO MR. JENKIN. Why do you beat so much about the bush, or are the questions which you put so glibly to the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce merely the form of mantal
exercise adopted by members of your profession against that time when they shall be called upon again to address
on the Bench?
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ärz, 1918.
ARMED ROBBERY AT WOOD
ROAD.
INMATES, HELD UP WITH TOY PISTOLS.
SHOULD MEASLES BE NOTIFIED?
QUESTION DISCUSSED BY THE SANITARY BOARD.
WAR SAVINGS. EIGHTEENTH LIST OF THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION.
Amounts totalling $105,000 have been received by the Hongkong and South China War Savings Association for the past month and invested in War Loung Investment Trust of Malaya at 6 per cent.
SMART CAPTURES BY THE POLICES. A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday evening at the Sasitary At the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday, Board office. Mr. A. Gibson (President) before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, seven Chinoccupied the chair, and there were also were charged, on remand, with com prosent:--The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, mitting an armed robbery at Wood Road, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifas Colare se forth below, brings the total
-on May roth.
"the defendants.
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Mr. P. Goldring appeared for one of * Inspector Sim said that it. 9,30 a.m. on the day in question cumpintnant, hjs. uncle, a concubine, and several servants were busy in the house, when, suddenly, one of the woinen heard a knock at the front door, and, on opening it, was, met. by one of the derenkaants, who bauded her a letter alleged to have been sent by ariend Hongkong. The man, alsoj carried in his hand a basket of fruit
gage by neigh
Crispy Dr. Ozorio, Messrs. C. G Alabaster, F. B. L. Bowley and Ng Hon Taz, Mrs. Ginty (Medical Offeor) and Mrs. A. I. Hicking (Secretary).
Mr. BowLay proposed. That the Bourd consider in committee the desirability of including measles amongst notifiable diseases. In doing so he said that no doubt the meinhers, of the Board were aware that the question of notifying measles was brought up at a meeting of the Legislative Council by the member
Holyoak, who, in answer to a question. for the Chamber of Commerce, Mr.
was informed, that a certain number of cases had been taken into the Barket Road Hospital from Hongkong and Kow-
Mr. Holyoak wanted to know
This, added to the previous lists which
amount received to date to 81,460,2252-
Ist List.. 2nd List
8 39,100 10,280 69,076
210,305 123,680
ard Lat
4th List
5th List
6th List
82,125
7th List
01,850
Bih List
68.333
9th: List
110,595
10th List
1-40,345
lith List
40,525
12th List
40,735
13th List 14th: List
80.876
43,080
84,855
72.300
64,355
löth List
18th List
17th List
In addition to the above,
10,935.14
a been received in Straits Currency: Trust of Malaya at 0 per cent., bringing and invested in War Loans Investiment
the total of such subscriptions up to $203,439.96 Straits Currency.
You know as well as I do why the Chamber of Commerce asked for some -form of Conscription to be introduced in Lhe Colony, or, if you do not, you are Kontreely ng well-informed On public affairs as the average nian. Let us put an end to this absurd camouflage, and state the truth bluntly. The Chamber had no option. Hundreds of inen from the bus-winch, he stated, he was asked to deliver ness houses here have gone Home to fight to the stern the house. The woman took the letter to complainant, who was and, of those left, there were many engaged in conversation in another room, who chafed at the restraint put upon and several others nad entered the room. ana, on her return, found that the man Chem be their employers and the Govern- >he mimediniety raised an alarm and the other inmates of the house, came to her ruent nuthorities. They sincerely desired naistance, unly to be held up by some to follow the example of their colleagues. of the men, who levelled pistols ( They could only be kept at their desksterwards proved to be merely toy
pistols) at them. Three men carried loon. hy the repented assurances that by so, paper knives and threatened to do them doing they were acting in the best in bodily harm if they moved or made a whether measles should not be made pole The men then threw white pepper notifiable, and was informed that the terests of the country. Then came the into the eyes of the inmates and gagged Sanitury Board had had the matter under
Also. £252 128, 10d., bringing the total news of the German offensive. Restless them, after which they ransacked the
house, collecting Jewettery and money consideration. At the last meeting of the sterling subscriptions up to £6,505 125. mess broke out afresh, and this time it amounting to something over 22,000. The Board he (Mr. Bowley) had clicited from 3d. could not be calmed either by appeals made their escape and the antes, the President that the matter had not
being relieved of their
Also G8224.70, bringing the total to or cajolery. The young bloods "all bour, started off in pursuit. They chased heen considered by the Board, and there 81,700.44. honour to the demanded to meet the the sets along Wanchai Road and into fore he now desired that it should he Morrison Hill Road. When passing the leading merchants of the Colony and, Government upium factory they were considered. He learnt that there was win the interview was granted, they joined by in Indian constable who was considerable differences of medical opin- stationed on duty there at the time. One delivered an ultimatum. We are going of the men darted towards the Praya ion on the subject, and he would have to the front. If you say it is essential but was followed and caught by the hesitated to bring forward the matter Indian constable When searched at the that we should remain here, bring in
Police Station & quantity of jewellery at the prezent juncture but for two facts. Conscript on so that no-one renfter and a $10 bills as found in his possession. One was that when the disinfecting The other men tannged to eludo arrest. department was called upon to disinfect shall be able to throw in our faces The following morning the man who was charge of cowardics or slackness. We arrested voluntarily offered information certain presies because of a case of that would lead to his confederates arrest. measles having occurred there, they shail not seek exemption. We will abide The Police accompanied hit to Yaumati by the decision of the Tribunal, but and arrested two of the men in Shanghai replied that they were unable to do so under no other condition will we remain party of constables were sent on to the case. He did not know whether it was
and Tempin Streets, respectively. A beenuse measles was not a notifiable dis We are ready now to forfeit our positions Whirl, and they met three of the men fuct or not, but he thought that was
Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's and ocr salaries. If you persuade the
going on board. They arrested two. The mattter for their consideration. He also Government to withhold our passports,
iniru attempted to esenj by jumping we will attend the office, but we will not off the wharf and running along are asked Dr. Harston to favour him with
naught Road, but he was subsequently his advice on the subject and, with the enabling them to discover the cases of Now, Mr. Jenkin what bave you to furrested. Kay? The Government knew these facta was complete except for another man,
The round-up of the thieves leave of the members, he would read Presles in the Colony, it would tend to The conunercial houses hid wet. free as whore the Police traced to Macno nad Harston's reply. Dr. Harston grouped the concealment of cases. People would many men as they could possibly spare, arrested." Nearly all th
bo afraid to seek medical assistance and. und a little point hut signifianti mazi fecovered
she unaiter as follows
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED., Hon. Treasurers and Secretaries. Hongkong, 10th June, 1918.
Mr. ALMASTER, in seconding the mo tion, said he did so not because he cou sidered menales ought to be made a noti fuble disease but because he thought that on that important subject the opinion of the Board should be given.
made a notifiable disease on the ground Dr: Uzonio objected to measles being
that it was calculated to scare the resid- cats of the Colony. He said instead of
the majority of cases they were continu Evidence was taken, after which the there can be no question that measles, veneninonin might set in followed by
ing to pay some part, at least, of the salaries in fear that their trade would by brought wholly to a standstill, they appealed to the Government to help them out of the diteatty by introducing con- seription in order that the fcersary rus maning men niight be content to con tinue at their posts.
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Case was adjourned til today.
TEACHING THE CHINESE MANNERS.
COMEDY IN COURT.
DEFENDANT MADE TO "KOW TOW."
,.
Mr. No Hos Taz was not in favour of measles being amongst the notifiable dis caves, it was a harmless disease, he said, which the Chinese were able to cure even without medical aid. If measles wore to be noted it would scare the people.
should be made a notifiable disease, for it is one of the not infectious of specific discases and may, in its sequela, lead to serious ocular, aural, nasopharyngual and respiratory disease. There is a still more important reason from a medical point of view for placing measles amongst
COL CRISP and notification was not the notifiable diseases at the present it measles produced carriers for cerebro. likely to arrest the spread of the disuse, time in Hongkong. We have checked-spinal fever be submitted the influenza thanks to the able efforts of Dr. Gale did the same. Influenza was a very much
bigger epidemic, and ought a notiñable disease to be made.
The proceedings at the Hongkong Magistracy, is a rule, are dull and un- interesting except, of course, to litigants and their lawyers. Yesterday morning, but we have not arrested the spidemic however, an amusing incident took place.
Mr. ALABASTER then stated that he, too, in Mr. Wolfe's Court. A Chinese defend. of cerebrospinal fiver; it is almost ant, referring to the Indian constable certain, that there will be a crudescenes must be regarded both from a commercial was against the motion. The matter who arrested him, used the expressive of
this epidemic next winter; on and medicat point of view. He under description of "folo Kwai" (Indian devil), whereupon Mr. Wolfe immediately epidemic of octales would increase tea-stood the disease wng infectious for over
the number of administered a sover reprimand. Indians fold
meningococcus men
** Nged we have gone through all this foolery
for the sake of giving certain members of your firms elean tickets "Y Such phrase is unjust in the circumstances. If, by chance, you come within the scope of the Conscription Act, and pass through the war unscathed, you will be able, when pee is declared, to establish yourself here again and re-commence your practice. It might take a few months, perhaps, to pick up all the threads once more, but little, I think you
fortnight before a diagnosis could be will agree, would be lost. With trade
arrived at The notification of several it is far different. Extensive connections and Englishmen, he said, never referred carriers, so for this important additional disonses harmed the trade of the port. and valuable goodwill have been estab to Chinese as Chinese devils, though, reason I am of opinion that, especially Some cases should be notified, such as fished, perhaps after years of hard-work if the truth were known, the latter were, at the present time, measles should be cerebrospinal fever, but not measles. It and scheming. There are foreign rivals perhaps, the worst of all. He was deter: made notifiable. Meastos can be arrested encouraged other ports to impose quar always trying to thrust us from the mar- mined to put a stop to such remarks in in spread of infection by measures antine regulations on ships coming from ket. Once we loosen our hold everything his Court. Such expressions wore obnoxi- absolutely identical with those employed here. He thought the grievance which goes, and who can say whether it willous and made the man who used them bitherto in checking cerebrospinal fever had arisen could be removed by amand- ever bo regained 1 god
Tiable to a severe penalty. The Chinese namely by the free use of permanganating the Ordinance which provided for the Knowing the position, who can blame were always ready to seek Police protec- gargles and sulphate of zino "pray disinfection of infected areas, instead of the Chamber of Commerce for opposing tion. Was this how they showed their The disease then can be easily and expedi notifying measles, the third reading of the present Urdin- gratitude-by calling them Fan Kris tiously arrested provided that early not Mrs. HALE said measles was one of the ance. It may be argued, if you like, that and Hole Kwaist Mr. Wolfe then fication is given, and in checking the the Government caught the merchants ordered the offender to cry out aloud an apread of measles we are checking the most readily communicable diseases, and napping; that, realising the delicacy of expression of regret for the use of the spread of cerebro-spinal fever. From then that respect ranked with small-pox. purely medical point of view, therefore, England in many towns compulsory the position in the first instance, they offensive epithet. "Jay low " and, like Brer Rabbit,
the case for notification is at the present notification was not effective because it time imperative,
could not be enforced over an extensive kept on saying nulling until, having drawa the unofficial members well
area. In Hongkong, however, within the toils; they could, at the
different. In England when a school last moment, declare their intention,
posed continued at school for 8-10 days child developed measles all children ex- and in answer to the protests,
and were then excluded for 8-10 days, exclaim with pleasant irony: **Well,
when those children who had not develop- you asked for this and we are simply
be raised. The measures referred to ed measles were allowed to return. The arceding to your request." For my own
above should be sufficient to meet the part I would absolve the Government of
cage. Whilet notification should any such intention, but, at the ame
obligatory, proventive measures on the time. I cannot see any reason why it
lines already indicated should be used hould refuse an amendment supported,
and not compulsory disinfection; the by the full weight of the inercantile com-
latter invariably leads to dislocation of unity at whose request the Bill was introduced.
dis
to be considered.
This was done to the surprise and amusement of the spectators.
Justice, however was not yet satisfied. (2) From the racial and commercial Mr. Wolfe directed the defendant to points of view there are certain aspects kneel down in au open space in front of be taken to imply radical measures of Notideation must not the spectators and atone for his offence, disinfection amongst the Chinese com before he could receive judicial absolu-munity, otherwise serious objection will tion. The offender knelt down and bowed three times like a Jack-in-the-Box to Mr. Wolfe, who, viewed the performance with af ill-concealed smile.
be
was
ont important reason why meastes should notifiable was that no information ould be obtained by the Health Officer ithout notification, and therefore, it sing. incult to find out to what
This was done and the proceedings be trade in the port, and its advantages are measles existed. It was important be- came farcical, Our Government, it considerably. outweighed by its
cause it fabled school-children to be You inform us, Mr. Jenkin, that the phrase. When Father says turn we all your recollection that the late Sir Henry was notified in Colombo, and it could seems, may be epitomised in the famous advantages. It will be doubtless, within excluded from infectious areas. Measles Imperial Government considered it to he not in the Imperial interests to include
turn. A Bill affecting the livelihoods Blake was able to introduce far more be made notifiable here, too. The of all British residents has been forced effective measures for the control of Sanitary Department were not going to Hongkong in any system of compulsory service, and that it gave way out of
upon the Colony by just those few whom plague by educational persuasion than disinfect premises, bedding or clothing, deference to the repeated offer by a body wonder, Mr. Jenkin, why the representa of the port increased pri passir. As soon. They could also distribute leafdlets call- it cannot possibly touch. Do you still by compulsory measures, and the trade compulsorily, but would do so if required. of commercial men. In the circumstances tive of the Chamber of Commerce protest as the Chinese are impressed with the ng attention to the early symptoms and how can you excuse the Government for eu jagainst such a tad of the offeint fact that in notifying measles they are educate the public in the means of refusing an amendment proposed by that majority? The only wonder to me, sir, spinal fever they will, I am sure, readily
helping to check the spread of cerebro dealing with the disease. Helf-same body?
If the amendment is that the unofficial members who have cooperate in adopting the measures would have wrecked the Bill-and there minds of their own and opinions to ex-adicated. At present, as you, are doubt is no reason to suppose that it would press did not leave the Council Cham-less aware, the Chinese do not look upon what would it have mattered? The Im- perial Government, on your own udmis
ber in a body. If they cannot have their measles, as in any way an important die own Bill framed as they like, what can ease they will smile indulgently at noti sion, did not want it,
they have l
It was not impossible, if there had serious aspect in connection with cerebros fication on the other hand, when its een misapprehension, to go back and spinal lever is pointed out to them
In the discussion, the statement was made that there had been serious mis
Fortunate that Mrs. Gale's interesting. Mr. Bowery said it was rather un remarks were made after the discussion If the Medical Oficer of Health thought mensies should be notified she had good cause for it. As regards scaring peopl do that. So far as trade was concerned disinfection and not notification, would
he did not think notification to the Medical Officers need involve publication.
apprehension somewhere, and it was Bug clear it up. The Hon, Mr. Lau Chu will readily assent to its notificate thought it best to adjourn the matter;
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gested that the matter should be referred Pak's vote is not of much moment; pre- Continuing, Mr. Bowley said hack to the Secretary of State, but no sumably he did not know what he was tion did not imply compulsory disinfecing its importance, to future notice was taken of this. The Govern doing, for I am credibly informed that tion Notification was merely in the HALLIFAX was of the opinion that ment, in effect, said: "You have pllow-previously he and the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook interests of the Colony, to enable the the medical reasons were not strong ed us to go to far, and now we are going had gone to Government House and department to take such steps as they enough to warrant notification. on to the end. We will pass the Bill urged that the Chinese British subject thought advisable to check the spread of ALABASTER "MOver: That in the POST AGE STAMPS, VIEW POST-CARDS
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should not be conscripted. They were the disease. He had made a proposal opinion of Board measles should not be given the assurance they desired and that the motion, be dealt with in Commcluded amongst notifiable diseases.” then, in a moment apparently of mentalmittee, because he had an open mind on aberration, the senior Chinese member the subject and he wished the matter voted for the menure.
thoroughly discussed.
(Continued at foot of next column>
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