HOW CLOTHES ARE DISINFECTED.
[QUESTIONS, AT THE SANITARY BOARD.
NO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED,
the meeting of the Sanitary Bord yesterday, Dr. W. V. M. Koh asked for information rogard ing the system of working in the dishfecting stations in the Colony The following were his questions
MRS. BRUCE HOPS
OFF TO AMOY,
SCHEMES TO DODGE THE
WIND AND PIRATES.
With 00 gallons of Shell aviation apirib in the tanks of the Blackburn Bluebird, and accompanied by the Colony's best wishes for a successful termination of her solo fight from England to Japan, the Hon. Mrs.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1930.
EUROPEAN LADY SUED.
CLAIM BY CHAUFFEUR FÖR WAGES.
JUDGMENT ENTERED FOR
MRS, MATHESON,
Mrs. R. T. Matheson, of "Hunt-
ington, Stubbs Hond, was sued at Victor Bruce Joft for Amoy yesterfore the Fuisuo Judge (Mr. Justice the Summary Court yesterday be. day after a stay of three days,
A satisfactory weather report had Jacka) by Suzeff Hamisay, hor
and the answers given by Mr. G. E. heen received in the morning, but former chauffeur, for a month's
Sajor, the Chairman,
Questions Answered, Fill the Head of the Sanitary Department kindly give information on the following, matters regarding the disinfecting stations in Victoria
unt in Kowloon
What is the method of dia- infction employed ↑
By steam in a Washington Lyns disinfector.
4(a) How are articles, especial ly bedding, clothing, etc., from ini fecious cases, taken to and return. ed from the station?
() Is there a special, gang of cookes employed!
(c) Aro special vans employed for such convoyance i
A.Special motor vans, ore em- ployed wherever practicable and the infected articles are handled only by the regular cleansing staff of the department in accordance with para. A of the relevant by-laws.
Q-Is evory care taken to ensure that no damage is done to the articles sont for disinfection!
A-Such articles as the Medical Officer of Health considers can be effectively disinfected without dan ger to the public health are dis-
ufested with all due care.
Q-Is it known as a fact that articles of clothing, bedding, mat- tresses, etc., have been found to be destroyed or damaged when return ed after disinfection, and is it likely this has been done during the pro- ccas of disinfection t
A. The Medical Officer of Health is not aware of any instance.
Q-Have any complaints been mando, or any claims for compensa- tion been sent in for destroyed or -damaged property?
although the local conditions looked none tou promising, Mrs. Braco de cided to leave at 11.30 a.m. Prior to starting, she mentioned that her olbow, which was injured in the riding accident the day after her arrival, was giving some trouble, but she did not anticipate the injury would greatly interfere with her flying..
Among those present at Kai Tack
wages amounting to 800. Both parties conducted their own cases, the plaintiff giving his evidence in Englisht.
In the witness-box plaintiff stated that he served as motor-car driver to Mr. Matheson from the begin- plug of September. On October 11 ho returned to his work after two days' illnew, when he was dismissed. This followed his refusal to agric
to see the noted airwoman's departo defendant's request to deduct from his wages the expenses in- ture wero Squadron Leader 8. T. Freeman, R.A.F., Flying Officer A.curred in conveying guests in public G. Somerhough, RA.F., Mr. R. motor-cars during his absence. Foster, of the Asiatic Petroleum Mrs. Matheson mentioned the sum Company, and others. Mrs. Bruce of $7 a day and it was her inten- took off very well in 250 yards, being accompanied for some distance by the Flying Club's 'plane piloted by Flying Officer Howes, with Mr. C. 1). Lambert as passenger,
on to deduct this sum for a period of two and a half days. He had received his wages for September, but not for October.
Questioned by his Lordship, plaintif admitted that four days after leaving defendant's einploy
secured other employment, His Lordship observed that under thesa circumstances plaintiff was entitled to claim damages for four days' wages only instead of one month.
It was Mrs. Bruce's intention to fly fairly low, between 1,000 and 200 feet, and keep close to the coast in an effort to avoid the full force of the north-east winds. This part of her resolve does not apply
stated before starting that she was to the Bias Bay region, for she
Plaintif argued that if it was. going to keep well away from the necessary for him to give a month's ground in case the pirates took it notice to leave defendant's employ into their heads to fire at her! he was similarly entitled to receive
Cross-examined by Mrs. Mathe- son, plaintiff denied that he entered
Owing to strong head winds re-a month's wages if he was dis ported to be present on her course,
missed.
Mrs. Bruce does not expect to reach Amoy until about 3 pm. yesterday.. It is likely that Mrs. Bruce will decided to fly straight to Shanghai
A. The Medical Officer of Health from Amoy, as Foochow is stated does not recall having received any to be unsuitable for landing accord complaint or any claim for compening to the view expressed in a re Яation.
Q-Is the process at disinfection cent cable. However, it is possible carried out carefully and under ex- perienced supervision 1
A.-Yos.
Esting-House Licence Refused.
The Chairman alas announced
that the application for an eating-
into an agreement to provide a sub- stitute driver in case ho had to keep away from work.
Mrs, Matheson's Statement. Mrs. Matheson's stated in evidenco that on October 1, when she paid that some other place for a halt the plaintiff's wages for the pre- between the two points may be devious month, he tendered a month's cided on when she reached Ánioy,
LATER NEWS.
notice. On October 8 plaintiff left saying he was sick and returned three days later fully intending to leave on that day, the reason being!
house licence in a tou-shed on the MRS. BRUCE REACHES AMOY that he had secured employment
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
AMOY, Nov. 12.
roadside at the junction of Sai Kung Road and Wang Street, Kowloon City, had been considered and it was decided not to grant the per- mit. In the case of the application for the registration of No. 14, Essex Crescent, ground floor, Kowloon A leakage from the pump is need Tong, as a dairy, the required sancing slight repairs. tion was given.
Mr. Bruce made a good landing at Amoy at 4.30 p.m. to-day.
with Mr. Start.
Witness said that it was a con- dition of the engagement that plaintiff should provide a sub stitute driver in case he had to keep away. This was not done, and con- sequently the guests had been nuch inconvenienced by having to engage
Mrs. Bruce will probably leave public ears.
Members present were Mr. G. R. on Friday. Enyer (Chairman), Dr. G. W. Pope,
Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. M. W.
Lo, Mr. F. C. Hall, Me. T. N. Chan, LI TSAI HSIN TO RETURN? Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Hon. Mr. J.
P. Brago and Mr. J. H. Gelling CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM (Secretary).
SOLDIERS FINED.
SEQUEL TO RESTAURANT FRACAS.
Privates Finneram and Gallagher, of the Argyll and Sutherland High- fandors, were both convicted of dis- orderly conduct by Mr. E. Williams yesterday.
THE NORTH.
In cross-examination Mra, Mathe- son denied that she had told the plaintiff she would deduct from bis wages at the rate of $7 a day. She mentioned at the interview... on October 11 that she had been put to extra expense and that plaintiff would have to hear a part of it. He refused to agree to the proposal and thereupon changed his uniform
According to an unconfirmed Chi- nese Press report from Shanghai, Marshal Li Tani Hsin, the exaod left. Governor of Kwangtung, will be Mra Matheson went on to say. released and sent to the South to that she received information about settle the Kwangsi situation. Since the plaintiff securing employment his detention by Chiang Kai Shek, under Mr. Sturt while he was still. Marsha! Li has been living in re in her service. On October 15 sho tirement near the Drum Tower at engaged another driver on definite- Nanking, where he passes the time on the other job, though in the ly learning that plaintiff had taken in studying and refuses to receive meantime six men had applied for interviewers.
work and she was reluctant to eng- age any of them.
The Magistrate, after hearing the
Recently a number of leading evidence, expressed himself satisfied that the two defendants created a Government officials, including Wu disturbance at the On Lok Yuen To Hui, Chang Ching Kiang, and Cafe on Saturday last. He dis- LA Shib Tsong, again appealed to believed both defendants when they | Chiang Kat Shek for the release of claimed that the Café's waiter start. Marshal Li, on condition that he ed the disturbance,
would hold himself responsible for Damage to property amounting the peaceful settlement of the to ore 850 resulk from the fracas Kwangai situation. · Chiang is said and the Magistrate ordered each of
to have granted the request and
the two defendants to pay compon has decided to appoint Marshal Li sation of $10 to the Café.
It was alleged against the soldiers that they did not pay for Chairman of the Kwangsi Provin 100-cream which they had consumed.cial Government should, he succeed When called upon to pay, they in prevailing on Li Taung Jen, struck a waiter and in the course of the assault the glass top of a table, Wong Shiu Hung und Pei Chang
Li:
failed to satisfy the Court that ho Remarking that, plaintiff hud
was dismised by the defendant, bis Lordship entered judgment for Mrs. Matheson with costs,
"RED" ACTIVITIES IN WUCHOW-
HONG KONG-WUCHOW STEAMERS SEARCHED;
According to the Chinese Press, Hong Kong-Wuchow steamers are being searched by troops upon, ar-
a lamp shade, and an electric bulb Hai, the Kwangsi leaders, to retire rival at Wuchow as a consequence were broken. It was also alleged and hand their troops over to the of the activities of Communist that one of the two soldiers, on his Central Government;
agents there. The vessels must way out threw a glass jar contains A personal attendant of Marshalsbmit to a search at Kai-Lung- Chow before they are moured along bag stated that the!
The military also intend to in- stitute a house-to-house search for reactionaries and Communists.
ing hischita on to be isorinnamanda JJZ1 Funding
the Magistraté food each of the politica even if he is requested to de defendants £95, or in default, thras so. Ho in quite content to live weeks hard labour.
without official duties.
DIOCESAN SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES.
LIST OF DONATIONS.
We give below a list of donations for the Diocesan Schools and Or- phanagest-
.
Mr. E. Abraham Ahmed Din', serikan Anonymous
The Asiatic Petroleum Co.
(S.C.), Ltd.
The Bank Line
Mr. W. Barnes
CEMENT COMPANY
MEETING.
RECENT RESOLUTION
CONFIRMED.
The resolutions passed recently at an extraordinary general meeting of the Groon Island Cement Com. 50.00 pany, wore confirmed yesterday at
810.00 10.03
50.00 20.00
a moeting called specially for the purpose of confirming the resolu- 6.00 frons, which dealt with the draft ----
new Meinorandum of Association of the company.
Drs. Black, Balean, Koch
and Morrison
25.00
Mr. J. A. Bloomfeld Mr. A. Bough............. Messrs. Bradley & Co., Ltd The British American To-
bauco Co., Ltd
5.00
10.03
20.00
24.00
6.00 5.00
Ohirman's Speech,
Mr. J. Scott Haraton, who was Chairman of the meeting, said-
Mr. F. A. Broadbridge
The object for which this meet- Mr. W. Broadbridge Messrs. Butterfield & Swire,150.00 ing has been called is, as indicated The Bank of Canton
25.00 in, the sobie which the secretary Mr. P. 8. Cassidy
10,00
has just rend; for the purpose of 28.00 receiving a report of the procood- 25.00ings at the extraordinary gonoral 20.03 iveting held on October 15, and 18.03 of confirming, if thought fit, ne ní 5.00 special resolution any resolution 20.00 which was thon passed as an extra-
5.00 6.00 ordinary resolution, and also for
The estate of the late Mr.
Chan Kai Ming. Mr. Chau Yue Tong.. Mr. Chon Po Sien Dre, Chaun and Chaun Sir Shou-San Chow, Kt. Mr. M. S. Churn The Colonial Dispensary. The Commercial Press, Ltd: Mr. N. V. A. Croucher ... Mesara, Davio Bong & Co.,
Ltd. ..... Messre. Descons Messre. Dodwell & Co.,
·Ltd...amendj
5.00
60:00
the purpose of considoring three. 80.000 dinary resolutions dealing with the question of consolidation of the shares, and, if thought fit, passing same as ordinary resolutions res pectively.
50.00
Messrs. Douglas, · Lapraik
& Co., Ltd.'.
60.00
Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin
50,00
Messre. L Dunbar & Co.....
6,00
Mr. E. C. Fincher...
5.00
Mr. E. F. Finchor
5.00
26.00
Mr. John Fleming......
Mr. H. L Fox.
Mr. J. Foxing
"You will remember that for the rozons stated at ruch laat mooting, your Board doolded that the resolu 5.03 tion doating with thio proposed re- 6.00 duction of capital would not bo pro- conded with for the time boing and. 20.00 it was not proposed at the meeting, and therefore there is no question of confirming same at this meeting. "Furthermore at such last moot- 6.00ing, you were also informed that
Mr. Fung Ping Shan Mesara. Gibb, Liginbaton &
Co., Ltd.
...
10.00
Mesara, Gilman & Co., Ltd.
25.00
Mr. H. Gittias
10.00
Mr. W. Gittins ...
5.00 $.00
Mr. G. Grimble i
Mr. F. D. Hall
Mr. A. E. Hall
Mr. 8. V. Gittins.....
Dr. A. Gourdin
Mr. J. F. Grose
Mr. J. M. Hall
Mr. G. K. Half-Brutton Mr. G. A. Harriman: ................ Mr. Wallace Harper, int..... Hosers Hastings, Dennys
& Bowley
Mr. E. M. Hazeland Mr. Ho Kom Tong... Mr. Ho Leung
The Hong Kong and Shang- hai Banking Corpn... Sit Robert Ho Tung
Mr. M. S. Howard
Mr. W. J. Howard Mr. Ho Winge The Hon. Mr. J. Owen
Hughes
Messrs. John D. Humphreys
& Son
Mesara. Hung Cheong Dr. Ip Kam Wah Mr. F. W. James
Messrs. Jardinc, Matheson
&Co., Ltd... Messrs. Johnson, Stokes &
Masters
Messrs. Kayamily & Co. Mr. Ko Leong Hoo Dr. O. HI. Kwan Mr. A. Kyum Mr. P. Larken Mr. E. F. Lay Mr. Lee Shui Kai Messrs. Loo Yu Kee & Co. Mr. A. Leong
Mr. Li Chor Chine, Measre. Linstead & Davis... Mr. Li Ping
Messrs. Little Adams &
Wood:
Mr. J. L. Litton
Mr. Li Yau Tsun, C.B.E. ...... Mr. M. K. Lo............. Mr. A. A. Lopes
Mr. J. L. Lindblom Mr. N. A. E. Mackay Mr. A.^8.' Mackickan.
E. Manninge Mrs. Ning Tuon
10.00
5.00 the three ordinary resolutions deal- 50.00 ing with the question of consolida 10.00 ties of capital, would not be pro- 10.00 ceeded with at this meeting, becaus 10.00 such ordinary resolutions were part 5.00 of the general scheme of reduction 6.00 and re-organisation of capital.
Your directors, therefore, will not 25.00 propose these three resolutions at 50.00 this meating.
95.00
As a result, the only business 10.00 before this meeting is the confirma
tion of the second resolution which 180.00 was proposed as the last meeting 100.00 and which deals with the question. 10.00 approval of the draft now 10.00 Memorandum of Association with 10.00 respect to the objects of the com
pany. At such last meeting, the 10.00 draft new memorandum was wani-
mously approved, and a resolu 25.00 tion to that effect was unanimously 10.00 passed an extraordinary resolu
5.00 ton. Prior to the passing of such 3.00 axtraordinary resolution I explain-
9.00
id to you, brielly, why your direc -150.00 tors consider it essential to alter the Memorandum of Association; and I, 25.00 do not think it necessary at this. 6:00 meeting to deal further therewith. 5.00 Under the Hong Kong Companios 5.00 Ordinance, however, it is necessary that the extraordinary resolution 10.00 to adopt the new Memorandum of 10.00 Association shall be confirmed se a 10.00 apeial resolution, and I according
5.00 ly beg to propose the confirmation 6.00 of the following öztenordinary re- 5.00 solution as a special resolution: 25.00 That the provisions of the con- 25.00 pany's Memorandum of Association with respect to its objects be alter» 25.00 ed so as to road ns shown in the 25.00 print signed for the purpose of 10.00 identification by the Chairman of 10.00 this meeting..."
10.00
5.00
$.00 25.00
Resolution Carried,
Mr. A. L. Shields seconded the 5.00 resolution which was carried un-
animously.
10.00
Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell Mr. G. B. Mooney
20.00
6.00
Mr. P. Moondy
Mr. A. W. Mooney Mr. F. H. Meds
The National City Bank of
New York The Nestles Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. ... The Netherlands, India
Commercial Bank The Netherlands Trading
Society
Mr. Thomas Ng Messra. Noronha & Co. Mesars Palmer & Turner The Peak Church Monera. Pontrasth & Co. Mr. A. Perry
Mr. Eldon Potter, Mr. 8. 8. Perry Mr. J. L. Quis
Mr.-C.-8. Rozoict Mesars. Huttonjee & Son Messrs. E. D. Sassoon &
Co., Ltd.
Mr. F. Schnepel .............. The Hon. Mr. W. E. L.
Shenton
Mr. Shi Yu Man .......................... The Sincere Co. Ltd. The Standard Oil Co., of
Now, York
Mr. E. Stod
5.00
The Clairman: There now only remalus the necessary application to the Supreme Court of Hong 6.00 Kong for confirmation of the extra- 50.00 urdinary resolution which you have just confirmed as a 'special recolui- tion, and your directors will have this put in and at once.
25.00
25.00
25.00
23,00
Those present at the meeting were:-Mostra J. Scott Harston (chairman); J. H. Taggart, LA To Fong, R. G. Shewan, C. F. Mond- ham C. A. da Roza and Sir Robert 3.00 Ho Tang (directors), Allan Keith 10.00 (secretary), J. Robinson A. L 50.00 Shields, Mr. A. Figueiredo, A C. 12.05 Botelho, M. H. Turner and T. E 10.00 Silva (abardholders).
Mesirs G. E. Warren &
Co., Ltd.
Ita
$.00
60.00
28.00
90.00
-10.00
10,00.
10.00
Mr. M. Weill
15:00
Mr. P. White
5,00
180.00
Mesata. Wilkinson & Grist ≥50.00
6.00
Mossre. Wing On & Co.,
10.00
23.00
Dr. D. C. Wong
Mr. J. M. Wong
10.00 $90.00
60.00
20.00
Mr. Wong Kam Fuk
28.00
Mra. Wong Lan Shi ..........
100.00
Mr. Wong Tak Kwong
20,00
Mr. Pater Wang
25.00
6:00
90,00
Dr. Arthur Woo
16.07
1.00
Dr. Yamaanki
15.00
$10,00
25,00
Dr. S. 8. Straham 25.00 Messrs Woro & Nash
Mr. Tong-Fu San
Dr. Coxion To
The Vacnum Oil Co
Mr. M. 8). J. Walsh v.........:6.00. (Continued as foot of next column.)
83,135.05
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