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TYPHOID AND MILK SUPPLY: DAIRY FARM'S REPLY TO. MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
fro Tik Tok 9 Ta“ HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
ben, -1 shall be ohäged if you kindly publish this letter in your Valuable rulumas and give it the same prominenc (as put have given to the report of the Sanitary Board's meeting held yesterday
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, - THURSDAY, JULY J1ST, 1924
VETERAN PUBLIC SERVANT THE LATE MR. ABMSTRONG, ¦
RETIRES.
PRESENTATION TO MRL M
XAVIER.
SHAMEEN STRIKE.
FURTHER UNSUCCESSFUL EF- FORTS TU REACH A SETTLEMENT.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
A large number of people yesterday attended the iteral of the late Mr. W.
The Canton Chazette afates. thit on An interesting little function took Armstrong, who died on Tuesday and at the P.W.D. Headquarters yesterday was interred in the Old Residents' Saturday last it was proposed, to the afternoon. when the Hon. Mr. H. T. Section of the Happy Valley Protestant strikers through an intermediary, that Creasy, Director of Public Works, maile Cemetery. The service was conducted by the difficulty over the tukongs--which is a presentation of silver cigar and the Rev. H. V. Copley Moyle (Principal the one and only difficulty, that now cigaretter boxes, subscribed for by the Chaplain). Practically the whole of the p... staff, to Mr. I. M. Xavier, Hongkong staff of Mesars Butterfield & A.M.LE, on the latter's retireugal Swipe was present at the graveside,
The immediate maurners wereza "Mina ) Ida Armstrong (sister), Mrs. A. D.j Humphreys (sister), Humphrey, Mr. Humphreys, Mr. D. Humphreys and Mr. D. Clark.
from the service.
where the Medical Officer of Health took pains to give the public the inpraam
lo making the presentation, the Hon. sion that, in spite of the various causes Mr. Creasy said that Mr. Xavier joined which can be responsible for the pre- the Department in 1887, and was retiring grave of typhoid, he has come to the conn his fifty-th year. When he joined. elusion, without any defnite proof, that the milk as supplied by the Dairy Farm Company must be the danse for the out- break.
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"The framed Doctor says it has been admitted that for the cleansing of our important apparites unsterilizia water has been used," but he takes goosters not, to mention as to how this water is used, when it is used, and what is actu
Mr. Price was Surveyor General, and the pust of Director of Public Works had not yet been created. Mr. Xavier joined the Water and Drainage Department in 1994, and was connected" with the West Pop Filter Beds, the original Peak Waterworks, and the first well sunk for the Kowloon water supply.
At the tip of the outbreak of pingu ally dens after it is used, although the in Hongkong in 98, Mr. Xavier was who was explained to him by gagal upon the resumption of the Tai the Company's Manager. For the benefiting Shan arm and the reconstruction
of the new tay-out there.
of the pubike it is us, well to detail the pies of leansing this itaportant and then let the public and apparetas the" medical profession judge whether or as the Medical Officer of Health has been absolutely fair in his criticism. The ap paratus referred to is the rooling machine over which all the milk passes for cooling purposes and is cleansed as-fallers before it is ready for use
Mr. A.
blocks an immediate settlement-would be overcome by the following route 1--
(1) The Lukongs are not to indis missed." but
Ace to be allowed to " resign," and (#) To be given a gratuity of two J.months pay, and
(4) Frish employment to be found for them by Dr. Sun's Government either in the City Police administration or other Corerament department."
The proposal was hot considered accept-
tlant
Among the large number of people at the graveside were: Commodore if. E. Grace, RN, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holy- oak, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Welle, Lieut.able by the strikers.
On Sunday the foregoing proposal was Comdr. Worthington, Col. Matthews, Lieut.-Col Robertom, Capit. E. Branch, amendal and the gratuity of two months Messrs. M. E. F. Airey, JW, way way increased to five months" par
the lukongsy but Bonnar, W. Leask, R. M. Dyer, Mr. for end of A. E. Wright, E. F. Aucott, X. S. No. tlukong; Ng"Tau, who has beel, in Browne. J. R-id, T. E. Pearce, F. 31th employ of the Shameen Municipal Crawford, L. S. Greenhill, H. and J. II. Council for nearly twenty years to be Seth, D. J. Lewis, D. H., Blake, H. A. Laumert, H. R. Phelip, J. A. Plummer, With regard to roads, among others R. M. Challenor, C. Cooke, K. E. Greig,
On Tuesday the above he was connected with the construction C. C. Knight. W. G. MacGregor, A.
was further of the road round the Island from MacKurdy, and G. W," Sewell,
mended, for in addition to the No. 1 Wreaths from the, following Aberdeen to Shaukiwan. Barker Road,
lakong, Ng Yau, the No. 2, lukong. Yuen Conduit Roath, May Road, and Findlay placed on the graves-
In Kowloon he was connected His wife Dora, Ronald, Joan, Sisterhong, who has also "en long in the Road. with Nathan Road and Gaseoigue Road. Ida, Dinah and Ernest. Evelyn and service of the Stameen, Municipal Coun-
Mr. Creasy concluded by saying that Alfred, Cissie and Ernest, Henry and cil, was also to be reinstrated.
Eva, Will and Ela, Douglas and This further autended proposal was he felt sure that all in the gathering Dorothy, Dick, II.E the Governor.
1. Rinsed with fresh "water from the world join with him in wishing Mr. Govornimest pipes.
Xavier the best of health and happiness
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2. Washed and thoroughly brushed within his well earned retirement. hat soda chlorine water.
2. Serdded" by pouring "boiling water
over it.
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were
re-instated.
This amended proposal was also can.
sidered and rejected as unacceptable by
the strikers.
EYE-DOCTOR'S STATUS.
Church Body of St. John's Cathedral, also considered to be unacceptable by the Committee and members Hongkong Club, strikers. Committee ane! members Hongkong It is a sine que son that all the lakongs. Cricket Club, Members of St. Andrew's be reinstated. Mr. Kavic in returning thanks, aid Society. Committed and members -Hong- he herd hardly say how reluctant he kong Golf Club, Col. Bird and Officers felt to sever canection with his collea L.K.V.D. Corps, Committee and mer! Hail the Medical Officer of Health given
bera V.R.C.. Institute of Engineers and These details, it would have here obvious gues in the Department. In 1587 the Shipbuilders, J. Swire and Sons. Ltd., den to the uninitiated that the possibility European staff consisted of only 4London, Batterfield & Swire: Hongkong IS HE REALLY A DOCTOR? of any contamination through this weak
Lal Mohamed, described as an eye- urs in our armour cannot and could engineers, 2 surveyors and 23 others ataff. Shanghai staff, Taikoo Dockyard, Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Blue not be considered Buriensly, I might men- tclerks of works, overseers, bailiffs, and Funnel Dept.. B. &. Furness (Far doctor, of 281. Des Voeux Road West, was tion that this method of cleansing the ordinary sterks). The cost of the Estals East), Ltd., Holis Wharf, Hongkong and summoned at the Central Magistracy yés- moting apparatus has always been" in
Shanghai Bank,and Junior Mess, China lishment in ass was $71.000, the Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Canadian terday for practising as a docter without i vogue, and to try and assume that the present outbreak must be due to this is penditure on recurrent works $153,000, Pacific Staff, Hongkong and Shanghai being on the Medical Register to put it mildly, absurd and unscientific and on Extraordinary Public Works Hotéis, Thos. Cook & Sons. Canadian Evidence was given by several witnesses It would have been pure bonest to have68,000. To-day the Department had 47 National Railwaya, Benjamin & Potts, that they lind been treated by the defen oward up that he hid been unable to
Ye Old Printeric, Ltd., Chinese staff focale the cause of the outbreak than to engineers and 19 surveyors, the total Blue Funnel Dept., Chinese staff, C. N.dant, and bad paid fees." Mr. Lang, of try and justify his existence as the Eurecan strength being 140, and the & Co., Jack, A Tai & Co.. Medient Officer of Health by attaching blaue to an institution such as the Dairy last annual expenditure was over gevra Farm Company which has done alt it million dollar.
-possibly can to insure pure, milk supply
to the Colony without regard to expense.
the Colonial Secretariat, tested that the
defendant's name was not on the register.
Mr. and Mrs E. F. Aucolt, Mr. and
Mr. C. A., S. Russ, defending,. contend- Mrs. M. E. F. Airey, Capt. and Mrs.
ed that as eye-doctor did not cone under T. Arthur. Dr G. E. Aubrey, Mr the regulations going ordinary medis Arratoon V Apear, Mr. D. B. Abbeycal practitniners; and the Magistrate (Mir R. E. Lindselly promised to give his deci Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bell, Mr. Denis sion on the point in seven daya. H. Blake, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Brown, Capt. B. Branch, Dr. H. S. Bennett, Mr.
The Medical Ofer of Stealth has ad LOCAL LAUNCH STOLEN BY 3. W. Alabaster, Mr. J. B. Adams,
mitted to the writer and the Company's Mannger that he has not, investigates, The milk supply eating from Chinese dairies.
·PIRATES,
nor has he taken any other steps to and CREW RETURN TO HONGKONG BY and Mrs. C. B. Brown, Mr. C. E. Hurt
any other pastille source of contamina-
tion. I should like to ask him :-
1. Bashe, azegrtained whether or not those suffering from typhoid were sup. plied with Dairy Farm milk?
Has he looked into the passibility of the spread of the disease, through the consumption of Faw serviables?
firs be taken.. samples of milk to ascertain whether or sot the milk has Jes the direct carise i
Had the Dairy Farm milk heen the fause of the outbreak, the disease wonhi
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nell. Phyllis Brown, Dr. and Mrs. G. D. R. Black, Mrs. V. M. Bond, Mr. C. Blaker, Mr. A. H. Barlow, Eng-Capt. G. H. Bromwich, A.N.,
Leung lo, muster of a trading junk, on returning to Hongkong last evening,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crawford, Mr. reported that whilst his junk was being D. H. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. A, H. towed from Hongkong yesterday morning Crook, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Coppin, Mr. by a local launch a black pirate launch R. M. Chalaner, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr.,
B. D. Crawford," une alongside near Sha Thau. Eight armed pirates hoarded the launch, cut the junk adrift after putting the launch row on board. and inade off with the
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CHINESE KILLED" AT HAPPY VALLEY.
FATAL LANDSLIDE.
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TWO MEN IN A BOAT. ONE STAYS AND IS, UNLUCKY.
Before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon coolie WAS Magistracy yesterday, charged with stealing a dinghy and being in the unlawful possession of rope,
ing other craft in a way which roused the ocials, suspicious. Defendant was arrested, but the other man got away by
Det. Laspector T Murphy said that on Mr. and Mrs. J. Duncan, Mr. D. D. Monday night the dinghy was moured to a boat house. In the early hours of Tues- Drydeu, Mr. and Mr. P. M. Dyer, Mr. L. J. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. H. B...day morning, detectives saw the defen- dunt and another man in the boat visit- Dowbiggin, Mr. D. E. Dounelly, Mr. od Min. J. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. G. 3. Dalgetty, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dunnett,
Mr. and Mrs. C. Edgcombe Mr. and Mrs. W. Fraser, Mr. Ejumping into the harbour. Farrell, Mr. T.. J. Fisher, Mr. W. S., Field. Mr. B. L. Frost, Mr. P. T. and Miss Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Franklin,
have been much more prevalent than it is at present and the Chinese would have launch. suffered to a greater extent than the} Europeans, inasuntch us over 50 per cent. į of our milk supply is consumed by the Chinese in the restaurants, and houses and invariably as supplied by this Com- pany without boiling. Moreover, besides supplying the Colony with fresh milk, we
Commodore and Mrs. Edgar Grace, also supply practically the whole of Shuneen requirements and the principai At about à p. yesterday a Chines: Mr. and Mrs K. E. Greig, Mr. and passenger-carrying steamers, and we have who was working on the new site of the Mrs. W. G. Goggin, Mr. and Mrs. J. yet to learn of an outbreak in Shameen Nan "Yan Tobacco Company's premises W. W. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Greenhill, Mr. and Mrs. G. Grimble, Dr. er on board ships; vet the Medical Of on Stubby Road, Happy Valley, was F. P. Grove, Mr. H. H. Gompertz, Mr. cer of Health has the temerity to make
public statement, without having the killed by a fall of earth. Four other and Mrs. V. M. Grayburn, Mr. J. A. M. slightest vestige of proof, without regulen who were working with him escaped de Graca.
The Magistrate sentenced the man to two months hard labour on the first charge and to one month on the second, remarking that be took a serious view of the offence.
Sir Claud and Lady Severn, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. G. W. Sewell, Mr. H. C. Shrubsole, Mr. R. G. Shewan, Mr. R. Svonderan, Mr. and Mrs. C. Stark, MP A. L. Sheils, Mr. J. H. Seth, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stewart, Lt. Col. and Mrs., O. Saunders, Mr. G. M. Shaw, Mr. H., Spicer, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. M. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. S. Leigh, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stoddart.
Mr. F. A Perry, Misses Parkes and Hansen, bir, F. R. Phelips, Mr. A. H. T: E. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. A. Piercy. Penn. Mr. W. 11. Petley, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hollands, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Pentycross, Mr. P. or thought of the incalculable harm he is injury.
Mrs. E. B. C. Hornell, Mr. W. Hard-C Potts, Mr. C. A-Peel, Mr. W. L. likely to do to the Company which, as I
wick, Mr. and Mrs, L. H. Howell, Mr. Pattendan, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Plummer. said, has done so much for the Colony,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Riggs Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. G. Harman, Mr. and Mrs. In common fairness to the Company and its shareholders, the Medical Oficer of The Dairy Farm Company does not J. M. MeHutchon, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. A. Rodger, Mr. E. H. Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Health's statements should not be allow intend to allow this matter to stop at Holt, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Henderson, S. J. Rawlinson, Mr. and Mrs. Reid, Mr. el to go unanswered. In my opinion, the this and it is my Company's intention to Misa Hareland, Mr. J. W. Hili, Mr. A. E. B. Reed, Mr. W. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. public expect a more mature and con- apply to the Medical Board to appoint . Henderson, Misses Joyce and Dorothy J. B. Ross, Mr. and Mra D. Reid, Mr. sidered expression of opinion on such a representatives to visit the Company's Holyoak, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. and Mrs. A. E. Raworth, Col. and Mrs. vital question and should not be served Fartus and make independent investiga Holyoak, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Hickie and Robertson. with personal ideas and opinions based lions and thus assure and pacify the pub-Miss Hickie. Dr. and Mrs. G. M. and lie, as my Company feels sure that its the Misses Harston, Mr. and Mrs. Haze Da pre-conceived theories.
The Medical Officer of Health, mention milk supply cannot be and has never been land, Mr. P. Hodgson, Mr and Mrs. el to the writer that the majority of cases the cause of infection, and therefore can. Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hughes, and were among European children. Grant- not allow the matter to stand as at pre- family, Mr. and Mrs. It. Hancock, Mr. ed, test has the Medical Officer of Health sent on the merg statement of the Medical and Mrs. and Miss Joyce Hollingsworth, ascertained, how the milk is supplied to Officer of Health, which has been made Mr. B. H. C. Hallowes, Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Beggarty, the children? Has ho ascertained whe-without thorough investigations.
Capt. and Mrs. R. Innes, Mr. and ther or not the sups, bottles, etc., used In conelasion, I believe my Company for drinking milk are free from con-bas justifiable grounds for complaint Mrs. W. Ironside,. tamination contained in the water used regarding the water supply. If in the
Mr. C F W. Kew, Dr. C. C. Knight,
Mr. and Mrs. D. Templeton, Mr. and for washing such utensils1 There are in- opinion of the Government experts, the
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lammert. Mr. numerable causes which might cause the Pokfulam water supply is contaminated, outbreak of disease without the Dairy why were we and the public left in ignor and Mrs. A. H-Lay, Mr. and Mrs L E. Mr. S. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. P. Tod, Farm milk supply being in any way re-ance The statement made by the Dirce Lammert, Mr. G. P. Lammert, Mr. and Sir E. and Lady Stewart Taylor, Mr. P. spousible, yet the Medical Officer of tor of Public Works that this Company Mrs. W. Logan. Mr. and Mrs. P. Tester, Bir. and Mrs. H.. A. Taylor, Mr. Health, without any thorough investiga has its own private water supply is not Lauder, Mr. t. F.. Lammert, Bir James and Mrs. H. K. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. tion, stands up and ostensibly lays the correct. The water we get for our Pok- and Lady Stewart Lockhart, Mr. R. H. Taggart. blame on the Colony's milk supply. The fulam farm comes from the catchment Bang, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Mathieson, Mr. and public, as I have said, is entitied to a zren above the bridge of Pokfulam reser- more thorough investigation and opinion voir, and the same water is supplied to Mrs. G. Murray, Mr. A. McKindy, Dr. hased on facts and not mere assumption, the French Mission quarters and the and Mrs. C. W. MeKenny, Mr. H. M. The Medical Officer of Health in a public Pokfulam Village. The whole of Pok McTavish. r. W W. Blackenzie, Mr. A. servant and as such owes a duty to the fulam district is served with unfiltered K Mackenzie, Mrs. E. W. Mitchell, Mr. public and must not come forward with water, the filter beds being situated above and Mrs. K. S. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. I. McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. E. Mitchell, auch flimsy and untenable explanations. Belchers Fort. Dr. Kach's description of the Medical Thanking you for the courtesy of your Mr. II. W. Moon, Mr. W. R. Mansfeld, Mrs. Andrew More, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fin Oficer of Health na a drowning man columns.-Youre, etc.,
M. MANUK, lay Miller, Annie Miller, Mr. E. L. Mathe- elutching at a straw his attempt to
Secretary, find some explanation as to the source of the infection'
Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage aptly describes the
Co., Ltd. whole of his attitude.
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