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S.M.C. ANNUAL REPORT.

half of thess cams from the sur rounding Chinese districts; among foreigners there were 58 cases and

deaths.

This year the number of free Taccinations was 58,913, which con

NEED FOR S.V.C. RECRUITS,stitates a record. It is estimated

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FIRE BRIGADE'S STRENUOUS WORK.

that about 3 per cent, of the new protected each year against small- born babies in the Settlement are

pox by vaccination.

PASSENGERS.

Arrivals,

The following passengers arrived in Hong Kong by the N.Q.L. .. Deringer from Bremen on Apri 0:-Mr. A. Heyne, "Mr. E. A. T. Cook, Mr. G. Bellers. Dr. King, i Mr. Orlando Pas, Mr. P. yo Schubert, Mr. W, Balthasar, Me

The following are extracts from reports of the several departments of the Shanghai Manicipal Cour-proximately one dollar a head. The Retmana, Prot. G. Dettmar,

vil:-

Shanghai Volunteers.

The Officer Commanding the S.V.C. reports that the total strength of the Corps, on January 1, 1929, inclusive of all reserves, amounted to 1,010 of all ranks. The total strength on December 31; 1929, inclusive of all reserves, was 1,000, make up as follows:-Active Unity, 1,403 of all ranks; unit and special reserves. 205 of all raaks; Russian Detachment, 250 of all ranks. The increase in the "Volun- teer strength over that on the cor- responding date last year amounts to 40.

After instancing the necessity, for recruiting efforts in nearly all units. the Officer Commanding states In October, 1929, the Coun

At the present time, about one million dollars a year are spent in the foreign Settlement on public health, and this works out at ap cost of a standard public health programme for a, modern commun- ity is given as about Ave times that should be spending five million amount, and the foreign Settlement dollars a year,

Mr. R. P. Rathermacher, Mr. von

entard, Dr. K. Wendt, Dr. A.

Th. Strewe. Miss 4. M. Delliger, Jacoby, Mr. R. Schippel, Dr. M

Mrs. L. Gillard. Misg Yee Yuk Yer, Luraschi, Rev. Le Sih Ku, Rev. Ben

L Baker, Dr. C. E. Bousfind. My Miss Hung Sau Fong, Mr. A.

Among foreigners within the jurisdiction of the Shanghai, Muni. 694 among residents and 131 among cipal Council, 738 deaths occurred,

non residents. The death-rate was 18.08 a thousand, compared with S. E. Z. Siegfrieds. Mrs. E. J. 10.03 in 1029; excluding the Shang-Siegfrieds, Mr. E. Lehmann, hai Defence Forces the death rate was 15.32 compared with 13.83 in Mrs. E. H. Lehmann, Mr. E 1929. The proportion of deaths. Weigelia. among Asiatics other than Chinese, forming 52 per cent, of the popula tion, was 82.3 per cent., and of these 81.4 per cent. were Japanese who form 47 per cent. of the po pulation.

The following passengers arrived here from Shanghai by the N.D.L. steamer Trier on April 5-Mr. and Mrs. M. Burman, Mr. and Mrs. R.

cil decided to sanction the formation of $36,760, the deaths of 13,612 MacIntosh, Mr. and Mrs. K. Woet" Among an estimated mean populn.Feetham, Mr. G. Hartig, Mr. A. tion of a new Special Reserve which Chinese residents were recorded.. will eventually take the place of compared with 10,965 in 1028 and zel, Mr. Wulfsberg, Mr. S. Y. Len, and absorb the existing Special 9,986 in 1997. The death rate was Mrs. B. S. M. Veliki, Mrs. R. Reserves consisting of members of 16.42 a thousand. compared with the Power Company, the Tramways 13.2 and 12.3 in the two previous

Ruins. Company, and the Telephone Com-years. Of the total number of pany. Full particulars regarding deaths 30 per cent. were among in- the conditions of service, etc. in

fants and children up to the age this new Special Reserve have al- of 5 years. ready been published but the follow ing brief remarks regarding it may be of interest:

(1) It is intended mainly for these members of the community who are unable to join an active Unit of the Corps, nad will not be mobilized until after the active

Units have been called out, when members would be attached to their S.V.C. national Unit or Units.

(2) Men will not be enrolled for any fixed period, ie, they can re sign at any time.

The Schools,

Departures.

The following passengers arrived by the s.s. President Grant yester day-Major A. Barker, Mr. G. Boddiker, Mrs CM. De Courcy. Mr. T. Y. Deane, Mr. B. D. Dray- . A somewhat dry report from the ton, Mr. F. Feldman, Mr. J. S. Education Department is relieved Kenyon, Mr. C. N. Koh, Mr. M. the following from Mr. G. SK. Lam, Mr. W. H. Lam, Mr. C. Foster, Kemp, Head Master of the Y. Lee, Mrs. T. Lee, Mr. Juan Public School for Chinese:-

Leon, Mr. Paul O. Nyhus, Mr. K. During 1929 there was an un-Quang, Miss Marie Reimer, Mr. H. usual demand by heads of business W. T. Sherwood, Mr. John Watts, houses in Shanghai for pupils who Mr. Y C. Woo. had completed the school course. and, as the avowed object of the through it school is to make those who pass

worthy citizens by the N.D.L. steamer Trier an The following passengers left here Shanghai, it is pleasant to realize April. 5:Mr. L. Ralph, Mr. C. F. fit to enter the service of the great stroem. Mr. W. Seiffert, Mrs. C that the pupils are looked upon as Sandstrcem, Mrs. M. E. Sand- business firms of the Settlement."

In the Annual Report for 1923 a Parsons: Mr. E. Fernandez, Mrs. Seiffert, Master W. Seiffert, Mr. C. great increase in private huilding R. R. de Fernandez, Mr. H. F. activity was recorded, the value of Huhn, Mr. J. Gluesing, Mr. K. buildings for which permits had Kvalheim, Mr. H. Amundsen, Mr. The number of calls received dur9,207,732 in 1927 to T13 20,162,22 D. Oelke, Master S. Oelke, Master. been issued having risen from Tls. A. Delke, Mrs. E. Ocike, Master H. ing the year was '800, an increase of 61 on last year's figures. This letter figure has been exceeded, the

in 1925. During the past year the J. Oelke, Miss H. Oelke, is a new record for the Department, valus of buildings for which per being an increase of 48 on the mits have been issued amounting to previous high mark reached in 1927,

no less than Tis. 5,149,690, which The percentage of loss for the year is easily a record in the history of was 0.94 per cent. being a decrease the Settlement. of 0.03 per cent, on last year:

(3) Men enrolling will be under ne financial obligation whatsover. (4) All drills are optional, the only obligatory condition being the firing of an annual Musketry Course.

The Fire Brigade.

WARSHIPS IN PORT,

The following warships were in port yesterday: --

It is with regret that the chief officer has to report a heavy in créase in the loss of life by fire on last year's figures, .., 26. With the overcrowding so prevalent in the Settlement and the folly of stor ing inflammables, or having stores under the only staircase, almost in-hen, variably wooden, it is really sur- prising that the loss of life by fire is not heavier.

Public Health.

The year 1999 was noteworthy from the point of view of public Health on account of serious epide- mics of cerebrospinal fever and cholers.

Cholera was reported to be pre- sent in several of the coastal towns, of S. China during 1929, and firat appeared in the Settlement in July. Among the Chinese there were 3,513 cases and 307 deaths; more thas

Scamew, Hermes Basin.-Tamar, Thracian, Moor

West Wall-Stormcloud. In Dock.--Somme.

Croydon, suggested that instead of Sir Oliver Lodge, speaking at three eight-hour shifts industry might introduce four shifts of six hours each. Sir Oliver said that people wanted more leisure, more education, and more time to them- selves. They did not want to be at routine work the whole day. In many industries the machinery was working on three eight-hour shifts. "If you have three relays_you "might as well have four. There would be more leisure, less over- No. 4 Buoy-Iroquois.

work, and more opportunity for No. 6 Buoy-Sandwich.

self-development, and more people No.. 7. Buny.-Serapis, Sterling.

would be employed. At present we No. 9 Buoy.-Herald.

Beem to be divided into the over- No. 10 Buoy. Serapb. Sirdar. worked and the unemployed." Al- No.. 12 Baoy.-Bridgewater..

though it would mean a reduction No. 13 Buoy.-Bruce.

of wages, he thought artisans might Foreign Men of War.-Portu- be willing to accept them for que guese cruiser Adamastor, French sake of more leisure and knowing gunluat Vigilante, Italian gunboat that there would be work for Sebastiano Caloto, Chinese gunboat others. "Is that quixotic?" he Kien Yu, C.S.S. Black Hawk. Par asked, is that absurd I don't rott, Edsall, Simpson, MadLeish,know, but I make the suggestion

Mindanao, Helenn.

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