HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1931.
LEPROSY IN CANTON. $5,000 FOR A PIRATE, BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOLK SONGS AND
DR. WADE'S COMMENDABLE CANTON SHIPPING GUILD'S
WORK.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Capron, May 10. Dr. 1. W. Wade, Medical Diree- Lor of the Leotard Wood Memorial for the Eradication of Leprosy and Chief Pathologist of the Culion Leper Colony of the Philippine Health Service, making observa
OFFER.
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CANTON, May 10.
The Canton Shipping Guild ik offering a reward of $5,000 for the capture, dead or alive, of Law Kai lung, the notorious bandit chief of
the West River - whose recent
ravages to shipping have meant
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE.
PROGRESSIve fɛɛ defEATS OBJECT.
A draft of Bill to amend the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinanen is published in the Government Gazette.
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DANCES.
ATTRACTIVE FESTIVALON
SATURDAY.
MANY NATIONS REPRESENTED
SHANGHAI RACES.
RESULT OF "OFF DAY" MEETING.
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE. CHASE.
The Grand National Steeplechase An international festival of folk songs and dances was held in the which is the principal race on the ground of the Diocesan Girls' end for the fifth and lust day's racing of the Spring Meeting of The objects and reasons state:- School Saturday afternoon.
the Shanghai Race Club fell to Mr. The Registrar General (whose There was a large and distinguishlatsumoto's Wardle ridden by Mr. title was chinnged to Secretary for ed gathering present, including
Rothe, Return Ticket was secund
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tions on leprosy activities in the widespread death and destruction. Chinese Affairs by Ordinance No.H.E, the Governor and Lady Peel and Jolly Victory third.
Cantan region. Dr. 11. W. Wade is an internationally recognized authority on leprosy, and has been doing.commendable work in the eradication of this terrible disense. Observations on Leprosy Activities
'In the Canton Region.
When interviewed by your, cor -spandent, Dr.. Wade said:......
During our three-day visit in Can. to and the neighbourhood, through the courtesies of Dr. Wm. W. Cad- Lary,
The Director of Health and other officials concerned, we obtain- ed much information concerning what is being done there for the leprosy problem. This is a sum. mary of the information gained, with certain comments and recoma, niendations.
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Notices to this effect are posted nil over conspicuous places in the rity and outlying district. These tices state, among other things, that this notorious bandit has been blackmailing shipping companies for huge sums of money ar “pro- tection Iers," (Non-compliance with these demands invart destruction of the ship, it's passengers and cargo nearly every time. Soveral junks have of late been thus mined and sunk, vansing huge loss of life and earga. The outlaw even has the audacity to send his gang to the heart of the city to try to crente disturbances,
All the military, police and civit. fans are requested to keep a sharp
lookout for this bandit chief and
his gangsters. The Canton Ship I was learned, first, that regulaping Guild has also offered a 're- tions require that persons suspected ward of. 8300 for each bandit of of having leprosy must be reported Law Kai Hung's gang who is cap
the authorities. They are then tired, dead or alive. The money examined by the bacteriologist of has been set aside for this purpose the Municipal Hospital, All pati in the Canton Shipping Guild, and ents from whom he finds the bacil the reward is good for a period of las of leprosy are detained for three months from today. isolation, and those who are found negative are lensed,
We visited the detention station on the outskirts of Canton, where patients who are to be isolated are first sent. Here they are held until a ertain number accumulate, when they are sent to an asylum, either ing at Sheklung or that át Tang- koon. At the time of our visit to the detentention camp there were 31 patients.
The Sheklung asylum was visited; unfortunately there was not tim to visit. Tungkoon. The spirit among the inmates at Sheklung was on the whole surprisingly good, in spite of the fact, that most of them were in advanced stages of the disease and many were in a bad condition, and that no anti-leprosy treatment, is given. The favourable condition seemed to be due largely to the fact that the inmates are actively encouraged to engage in some useful activity.
Comments and Buggestions. The system of isolation now in force in Canton is essentially the } same as that fellowed in the Philip pine Islands n few years ago. This was an effort, laudable but limited, to protect the public from danger. us, infectious cases. There was no established, effective treatment for the disease at that time, and there. fore comparatively little could be done in this respect for those whom it was found necessary to isolate. Nothing at all could be done for those who, though they clearly had the disease, were found bacterio. gically negative and so were not
LOCAL TOBACCO DUTIES.
DRAW BACK REGULATIONS
AMENDED.
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The following regulations have ben made by the Governor in Council under section 3 (1) (b) of | the Tobacco Ordinance, 1916.-
The scale referred to in regula. tion 1 of the Drawback Regulations, which deale has from time to time leven ainended or varied as appears by Government. Notifications now is and shall be:--
(a) On cigarettes at the rate of
5 cents per 16.
() On cigarettes at the rate of
50 couts per lb.
(c) On. tobacco manufactured in
Chinese fashion-
(i) without the addition of oil-at the rate of 58 cents per lb.
(ii) with the addition of not more than 17 per cent, of oil at the rate of 52 cents per 16..
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21 of 1) was Registrar of Births and Deaths under the Births and Ordinance, Deaths Registration 1800, (No. 7 of 1898) until 1009 when by the Public Service Transfer of Dutics Ordinance (No. 15 of 1000) the
end of the Sanitary Depart ment was substituted. It is now
Much praise is due to the organisers of the excellent entertainment which was thoroughly enjoyed,
| The full results of the day's rac. ing, which we publish by courjesy of the Hong Kong Club, are us Follows:
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English Folk Dances, English folk-danees were given by the girls of the Diocesan Girls The Woosung Cup: Three-Quarters School and the St. Andrew's
of a Mile. Church folk-dancers,
Mr. Powhatan's Turveydrop
(Mr. B. N. Harria) 1 were Mr. Elliott Hazard's Beta.
(Mr. Bolton) 2.
(Mr. Parkin) a
considered, as a part of the scheme for re-organisation of the Médical and Sanitary Services of the Colony, that the Director of those Services should in the Registrar of Births and Deaths. Sections 2 and of this Ordinance aggordingly make the necessary charges in the principal Ordinance and Regula tipus. As the Medical and Sani- tary Departments are in the building the transfer of office and fully by pupils of Miss D. O'Keefe staff from the department to an-and Miss W. Henderson, whilst the other involves no changes in the Four B's Quartette rendered" old routine of registration.
"Nowcastle." Rufty Tufty and Gathering. Penscods outstanding numbers of the latter participants, whilst Morris Dances Mr. B. L. & Wa Cyklon were excellently rendered" by the school girls. St. Andrew's Church boy" choristers rendered English folk-songs, together with Setotish Highland traditional airs,
pamo
An Irish Jig was done very skil
Irish 80118.
Walsh Items.
Tinte: 1 min. 33,4 8ers,
The Manchu Stakes: One Mile,
Mr. Fash's Joe. Beckelt
(Mr. Bolton) 1 Messrs. Law and Hickling's
Glen App.........(Mr. Needh) 2 Mr. S. A. Judah's Deep Sea
(Mr.- Judah) 3 Time: 2 mins, 8.2 secs.
Mrs. Esther Hooper gave an ex- eccellent rendering of an old Welsh song 2" Bugeilor Gwenith Gwyn," while male choir of the South Wales Mr. Day's Wedding Eve Borderers pleased the audience with some very fine Welsh tradi- Mr. Toeg's. Nith tional nirs, including the Welsh National Hymn, and Ar Hyd Nos (All Through the Night).
The N Desporandum Cup: Half- Mile.
The Kowloon Dock dancers, under Pipe-Major Mackie, did the Eight- some Reel and the Highland Fling, also the Scottish Sword Dance,
Agreement With U.S.A. Sections 3 and 6 implement thon 14 (2) of the Probates Ordin- ange, 1807, (No. 2 of 1897 as attend od by No. 21 of 1930) in order to 'give effect to an arrangement which has been arrived at between His Majesty's Government and the United States Government, relat ing to the manner in which tho provisions of Articlo 3 of the Real and Personal Property Convention of Washington of March 2, 1600, which has been applied to this Colony, may lie carried out. Under that arrangement, provision is made for notification to the nearest American Consul whonever a citi- zon of the United States dies in the Colony. Under section 14, of the Probates Ordinance, the noti- fication is made by the Unofficial Administrator. The amendments made in the principal Ordinance by this Ordinance make provision for informing the Official Adminis- trator. Inforinants for purposes of Registration of Death are there- fore required to state, in addition to the usual particulars, the na-ing tionality of the deceasúd, if known; And where the information is of the death of a citizen of the United States, the Registrar is required to pass such information on to the
(3) On other manufactured, to- Official Administrator and through
Greco-
at a rate based upon the duty originally paid on the tobacco used in the manufacture: such rate to be fixed by the Superin
tendent in each case.
him to the Consul
Section 4 of this Ordinanc amends section 10 (2) of, the prin- cipal. Ordinance. Under that sub- section, which was introduced into the principal Ordinanes by Ordin», anco No. 26 of 1929, the late re.
The said Drawhark Regulations are further amended by the sub- stitution of the scale set forth in gistration for, after twelve months, the foregoing regulation for the scule contained in regulation of sttch Drawback Regulations.
Drawbacks payable under the Drawback Regulations, as amend. cd, shall be paid at the sterling rate for conventional dollars fix Now all patients in isolation who'
ed for the month in which tho ap- are in a condition to receive the special antileprosy treatment, arc plication for drawback is made, given it, and each year many re- or, if the date when the goods were over and are returned to their packed for export, ean in the opin homes. Furthermore, out-patient clinics are being established (usual. ion of the Superintendent be accur.
isolated.
ly as general skin-disenso clinics), | ntely determined, but not otherwise,
for the treament cf those cases that
are not isolated. This is consider
at the sterling rate prevailing whon
ed, perhaps, the most important the goods were so packed,
activity in a campaign to rid a
country of leprosy. These early and slight eases are the most easily cared.
Further observations of existing conditions may be commented upon. First, the detention station at Can- ton seems undesirable for its pur. pose.- The patients are kept in dark, unsanitary rooms and have no opportunity for recreation and exer-
COUNCIL ELECTION.
MR. BELL TO REPRESENT
THE J.P.'S.
is at the rate of five dollars for every year or part of a year that has, elapsed since, death. It is con- sidered that the progressive fee defeats its object, as it deters per- song from registering who might otherwise do so particularly in the New Territories where the absence of district registriés has been con- ducive to Inte registration.
STOWAWAYS IN TIGHT SQUEEZE.
ONE UNDER BOILERS, SE. COND BURIED. IN COAL.
London, May 4. The limit of ingenuity in evading the most thorough search made now-a-days in Australia to prevent stowaways With reference to the notification sailing was achieved by Joseph in the current issue of the Govern Sanders and Robert Henderson who else. They are actually in celly, | sent Gazette, notifying, an election wore sentenced to three weeks' hard Eke prisoners, and to see them it by the Justices of Pence of a labour at West Ham police court
necessary to go through four Justice of Pence to be recommend-to-day, hearily barred doorways.
ed to H.E. the Governor for ap. Second, there is at Sheklung a large number of soldiers serving as pointment as a member of the guards, who go about nimed with Legislative Council during the would perhaps be possible to deve absence of the Hon. Sir Henry lop an adequate corps of guards Follock, K.C., Mr. William Henry frem among the inmates themselves. Bell, of the Asiatic Petroleum. Ca.. ns is done at the Culion Leper Ltd., has been proposed by the Colony. It would seem that the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton and spirit of the place could be im-seconded by the Hon. Sir Shou-son
Chow. proved.
rifles, This is not necessary.
It
Both managed to evade searchers who discovered six others stow nways before the steamer Anglo. Peruvian left Sydney.
Henderson had a real grilling time concealed beneath the boilers while Sanders buried himself to the neck in the coalbunkers, con stantly risking a crack on the head with a coalhammer. As Counsel remarked, the horrors he must have suffered are hardly imaginabl
Chinese Contribute.
(Mr. Dallas) 1
(Mr. Pote Hunt) 2 Messrs. Lalenca and Brand's
L'Amour (Mr. Brand), 3 Time: 7.3-seck.
The Grand National Steeplechase: Twice Round.
tainment was provided by the Chin M, Matsumoto's Wardie
The Chinese element in the enter Woo Athletic Association musicians,
(Mr. Rothe) 1 who gave a selection of Chinese Mr. Marshall Bolton's Return music. A dance by girls of the Yeung Chung School was splendid,
Ticket. (Mr. Jenssen). 2. whilst the St. Stephen's College Mr. Mikrofon's Jolly Victory girls were warmly applauded for
(Mr. McCann) 3 their old world Chinese dance.
Danish folk-songs "were rendered | The Sub-Griffin's Nil Desperandum by Mr. Alex Hamre, who sang two
Cap: Half Mile. numbers, and the Quarry Bay School children delighted with Mr. Frett's Antrim (Br. Davis) .1 Scandinavian folk-songs, which in- eluded "The Burgomaster."
Mr. Twotroop's Fall Out
The Germann Community Choir. contributed songs by Schubert and the best singers on the programme. von Schober. They were, probably,
(Mr. Ferguson) 2 Mr. and Mrs. A. V. White's
White Magic.....(Mr. White) 3 Time: min. 1 ver
The Cherry Dance, by Miss Yuki Takeda was Japan's contribu tion, and Mr. E. G. d'Aquino sang two Poruguese folk-songs, these bc-
"If the Roser Knew And The Mr. Lads Speedy Lad Royal Hunt. The singer was in splendid form, and earned much ap plause,
The Spring Griffin's Handicap; One Mile.
The Hong Kong Sea Scouts con- tributed the Hornpipe and Donahi Paul was in good form with sen shanties.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
LAST WEEK'S ACTIVITIES.
MONDAY, MAY 4:—
H.E. the Governor and Lady Peel accompanied by Mr. G. W. A. Tufton, Private. Secretary, were present at the final of the Open Lawn Tennis Competition held at the Hong Kong Cricket Club. TRSDAY, MAY 51-
¿
(Mr. Dallas) 1 MeMrs. Law and Hickling's
Glen Rannoch
Mr. C.H.E.'s Rajah
2
(Mr. McCann) 3 Time: 2 mins. 8.2 secs,
The Spring Handicap "A" Class: (One Mile).
Mr. Eve's Election Eve
(Mr. Clark) 1 Messrs. We Two's School Boy
(Mr. Maitland), 9. Mr. Day's Cloverland
(Mr. Dallas) 3 Time: 2 mins. 6.2 secs.
The Spring Handicap "B"
One Mile.
Mr. Sirrah's Jupiter
Class:
(Mr. R. N. Harris) 1 H.E. the Governor presided at Mr. P. V. Botelho's Pink Ticket the annual meeting of the Po Leung !
(Mr. Deitz) 2 Kuk; which was held at Covers Me. R. H. McNair's Vecherock ment House,
(Mr. Rothe) 3 Time: 2 mins. 5.2 secs,
*C" Class:
The following dined at Govern- ment House-Mrs. Clegg. Mrs. Garnett, Mr. P. H. Ezechiel, Mr. G. L. Clauson, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6:--
The Spring Handicap
One Milo.
M. Quist, Consul General for the Netherlande, had an interview with Mr. Gendoug's Trombone - - H.E. the Governor.
(Mr. Parkin) 1
(Mr. Maitland) 2
Lady Peel accompanied by Capt. | Mr. Wilfred's Arminius T. A. H. Coltman, A.D.C., visited Ricei Hall Hotel, at the Univer- Mr. Billeve's Lazy Ere sitz where she was received by Father Byrne. THURSDAY, MAY 7:-
2
H.E. the Governor presided at the meetings of the Executive and Legislative Council.
FRIDAY, MAY 8:-
(Mr. Deitz) 3) Time: mins. 6.3 secs.
The Shanghai Bub-Grifins Cham- plon: 1 Milen,
H.E. the Governor, attended by Capt. T. A., H. Coltman, A.D.C., Mr, R. H. McNair's Dan Leno
(Mr. Rothe) 1 laid the foundation stone of the new wing of the Young Men's Mr. A. N. Dallas Royal Hussar Christian Association Building in
(Mr. Dallas) 2 Kowloon.
Messrs. P. V. Botelho & Dintz'a
Pinto
(Mr. Neada) 3 Time: 2 mins, 45.2 secs..
The Mafoo's Race: 1 Miles.
Mr. Diniz's Sherriff Ship Mr-Day-Date Decim Messrs. Winsome and Hauty's
The Silver Pheasant Time: 2 mins...40.keca....
H.E. the Chancellor presided at the meeting of the University Coun. cil.
SATURDAY, MAY 9:-
Capt. Knowles lunched at Gov. ernment House
H.E. the Governor and. Lady Peel and their party attended the Amateur Dramatic Company's per formance at the Peak Club..
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