FLUSHING OF STREETS
Government Asked To Reconsider Question
STREET SALE OF ROSES
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Other substantial returns Were garnered by the following: Alice Sequelra
BY HON. MR. DODWELL St. Mary's CYLA.
A meet.ng of the Legislative Council will be held to-day
Council Chambers.
The Hon.
Kwan Mar. Yuon
Mr. Stanley Hudson Lette Alonco
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Dodwell pursuant to notice, wilt | Josepning Kong-Lucy Vip ask the following questions:-
With reterence to the answers given to questions put by Dr. R.
Mary Chan
Patricia Blackett
40.05
43.80
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936.
POSITION SOUND MOSQUITOES AND FLIES
H.K. Horticultural
Society
ANNUAL REPORT
Relative to the annual general 38.70 meeting of the Hong Kong Hor- 38.25 cultural Soclety which wil take
the place in
Board Room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. on Tuesday, December 15, the 31st annual report of the society which has just come hand reads as follows:--
in
Tsang Wang Yeng Ginstina
33.
Siurley LogEN
33.
28.85
33.40
28.20
35.40
-40.85 20.05 27,95 28.70 28.20
A de Castro Basto at the meeting of the Urban Council held 10th November, and particularly to the answer ко Question 4. whereas:-
C. Monaghan Diana Yew.
Mary Sarnsbury
on
Zaza Suffind
Mary Celinë “.
a) On 23rd November there was approximately 4.274 militens of gallons of water in storage in the Colony, and the present rate of consumption is approximately 158 million gallons per week,
(b). The state of the roads in certain section of the city might
be a menace to public health and able to detract serious.y Trom the popularity of the Colony as a tourist centre,
wil the Government:-
1. Reconsider the question t
Ena Julebin-Mabel Benstead 28. Celeste Marques
25.45
In a statement issued to the press, the Hon; Secretary writes as follows:
The Society of St. Vlacent de Paul desires through this medium to gratefully thank the pubile of Hong Kong for their very generous response which made it possible for the Society to realize approxi- mately $3,410 from "Our Poor Day Street Sale of Roses."
The Society also desires particu-
nightly flushing the streets, side-sly, to thank the Management of walks and surface channels, etc.. wird main water throughout the dry season or until such time as the supply of water is considered no longer adequate for the pur-
pose.
If the answer to question I is in
the negative, will the Government
consider:---
2. As a temporary expedient flushing the streets, side-walks
und
surface channels, etc.. in certain of the worst areas in rotation 50 that the latter are elean twice or even once a week.
MOTIONS
Hotel Ceell for the use of the mez- zanine floor to serve as headquar❘ ters for the flower, se'lets; Messrs. Hong Kong Eotel. Gloucester Hotel, Prince's Cafe. Marcel Con- fectionery. Ching Loong Co. and the ladies for the donation Cakes: Messrs. China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co, Ltd., for the use of their truck; Messrs. Star Ferry Co.. Hong Kong and Yau-
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mati Ferry Co., Tramway Co., Peak Tramway Co.. China Motor Bus Co., Kowloon Motor Bus Co., the Catholic Churches, hotels, clube and other establishments for the
Thu Colonial Secretary win display of posters; The Italian
move
Convent, St. Mary's School, S Faul's Institution, Maryknoll Con-
That the Report of the Finance Committee No. 10). dated 24th vent School, Holy Spirit School November, 1938, be adopted.
Tuk Ying School: St. Francis The Colonia! Treasurer will School and the Boy Scouts for move the following resolution- their splendid co-operation.
Resolved pursuant to section
Mesdames J. P. Sherry.
to
The Annual Show of Flowers and Vegetables took place at the Volunteer Headquarters on the 5th and 6th March, 1936, and was a great success. The attendance on the second day entirely justi fed the decision of the Commit- tee to keep the Show open for two days. The Committee sre pleased to report that there was a slight increase in the number of exhibits and hope to see the im- provement, maintained.
His
evinced
Excellency the Governor great interestin the Society by visiting the Show, and very kindly distributed the prizes.
The Committee desire to express their thanks to LL-Co! H. B. L. | Dowbiggin, O.BE and Officers of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence
Corps for the use of the Volunteer Headquarters
parade
and the
ground: to the Hon. Inspector General of Police for the valuable assistance rendered by the Police: to Captain H C. and Officers of HMS. "Cornwall"
Phillps, R.N.
for the loan of the Royal Marine Band: to all those who rendered services in various capacities and also to the donors to the prize
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Hong Kong's Unsolved Problems
CAMPAIGNS SUGGESTED
BY
E.J.M.
The autumn of 1936 wt perhaps be best remembered in the. future for its dysentery scourge which took toll of seven foreign children. besides giving several others, both young and adult, plenty to worry about. The whole situation, however, has been fully cleared by the axplanations given by both the Legislative and the Urban Councils in response to the public agitation hurled against them, although there are a few who maintain that the satisfaction given has not been fully complete. But it is neither this nor that.
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The psychological effect of the "dysentery scourge" has been that of making the Hong Kong public spidemic-minded. “ From daily conversations I have had with people here and there, I have noticed a feeling of insecurity, brought about, no doubt, by the belief that sanitary methods in Hong Kong could be better than desired. A notable example of this is found in the rumour which was nølsed abroad a few days ago that there was a malaria epidemic prevalent. The authorities have made it quite clear that this news is wholly unfounded and they are, consequently, at a loss to understand how such a gossip has been started.
"SAFETY FIRST" WEEK We have just seen a successful! "Safety First" Week inaugurated by the Police Department, during which the public was instructed how to behave on the roads." The motorist was asked to consider the pedestrian's feelings and vice versa. The whole thing was an admirable method of education in driving or
walking on the roads. We don't know what effect the Safety First campaign had on the "Hong Kong public but there can be no doubt in believing that people are more careful nowadays than they used to be.
The membership roll stands at 19 life members and 241 ordinary ters and 208 ordinary members in members as against 19 le mem-
Might not a similar campaign be organised against mosquitoes and the previous year. The Commit-les? They are the main source of tee appeal once again to al members to make an endeavour 10 induce 29 many of their Friends as possible who are in- terested in gardening to join the Soc'ety,
wish
to
The financiul state of the AA Society remains sound. The Com- of the Hong Kong Government Alves. T. Murphy, J. Murphy, Cos-mittee
thank Messrs. Service Levy on Salaries? Ortello. Thirwell. Ballantyne. Law-Thomson and Co., for kindly dinance. 1936. that with effect rence. E. D. da Roza, Wellington. auditing the accounts. from the 1st day of October, 1935. H. A Barros and the Misses Freda unt: the 31st day of December, Dixon, T. Noronha, Osmund arid 1938. both days included, that Ma for their kind supervison dur - one sixth of the salary, !f expressing the drive.
ed in terms of sterling, of every Our thanks are also due to the officer of the Hong Kong Govern- Press of Hong Kong for their pub- ment Service, who shall have a Heity and to the hundreds of tose wife or a child under the age of sellers for their indefatigable
of the
twenty-one years dependent on him and resident in a sterling or gold-standard country, shall De exempt (after deduction levy, if any, and of the Widows and Orphans' Pension Contribu- tion. if any, or of either from the operallon of the specta con- version rate provided for in sec. tion 2 14) of the sald Ordinance during the period in which such wife or child is so resident.
And Resolved further that in the case of such an officer, who has two or more such dependents 50 resident 25 aforesaid, the exemption (after the said deduc- Jans, any shall extend to one third of the salary.
The
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SCOUT'S
FUNERAL
(Continued from Page 1.)
There was a large attendance of relatives and friends among whom were Messrs. A. A d'Azevedo, D. Drummond, G. E. Costello. T. C. Monaghan, C. W. Skeet, W. Peters, F. Brown, A. J. C. Rocha, A. M. Silva, O. U. da Roza, A. F. Noronha, H. A. Barços, C. M. S. Alves, L Roza Pereira, C. E. Roza Fereira, G. A Noronha, S. Reed, D. F. Neves, L. C. R. Souza, J. S. Landolt, R. Dormer, Brothers Hu- bert and Casmer, of La Salte College, J. M. Noronha, A. J. Osmund, S. A. Marcal, Wolf Cubs Scouts of the the
2nd Hong Kong Catholic) Troop and representa- tives of other Scout Troops in the Association.
will
READING OF BILLS Attorney General move the First reading of-
"A Bil
to amend the Crema
lon Ordinance, 1934"
The Attorney General will move the Second reading of
"A BU to give effect to change in name and style of the offices heretofore known as those of Director of Medical and Sani-
tary Services and Deputy Director Wreaths included those from of Medical and Sanitary Services." the sorrowing parents, Mr. and “A BU to amend the Merchant Mrs. Carlos M. Silva, Mr. and Mrs.. Shipping Ordinance, 1899.".
TUBERCULOSIS LESSENS
Weekly Return Of Notifiable Diseases
Fifty-three deaths from tuber- culosis, eight from diphtheria and four from typhoid were notified by the Health authorities for the week ended. November 28. In
comparision with the figure issued for the period covered til Nov. 21 (the previous week) there has been a decrease of ten deaths from tuberculosis.
Thirteen cases of typhold, with four deaths were notified for the period under review. Six cases were reported from Victoria, five
from Kowloon, and the remaining two from Shaukiwan and the New Territories respectively. One case of typhoid was stated to have been imported.
DIPHTHERIA TOLL
infection of malaria and dysentery, which appear to be the two more common and less regarded diseases in the Colony. Not so long ago such a drive was started by the municipality of a little town in the south of France. where, malaria had shown an alarming increase in the pumber of victims. After long and careful study of the local con- ditions there, the authorities taught the people how to get rid of mos- quitoes in a most simple way and sanitary inspectors paid regular weekly visits to the residents of the district to ensure that this work was being carried out as instructed.
AN INVITATION
Their method was simply to dig long trenches, sumciently wide and deep us those seen in the troughs of the farmer's ground, which ther led in with water. We all know
to come
that mosquitoes breed in stagnant water and what better invitation can be given the pests along and make themselves at home? There is a long interval between the laying of the eggs by the mosquito.and the production of the larvae til it reaches the time for metamorphosis into a living mosquito. I do not want to com-
mit myself here, but I believe that any student of biology can tell us that the period is around eighteen days. This time was long enough for the health authorities of this French town to make their weekly rounds of these breeding pools of mosquitoes. All they did was mere- ly to pour boiling water over the
from CENTRAL BANK
It was also notified that from a total of eleven cases diphtheria, eight proved fatal. The outbreaks occurred as under: nine cases from Kowloon, and two from Victoria,
Two cases of puerperal tever
F. A. Rozario and Armando, Mr. also occurred in Victoris. During "A B0 to provide for the regis- and Mrs. C. H. Osmund and the month of November three tration and inspection of nursing family, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Skeet. cases of Acute Polyomyelitis in- homes and" maternity homes for
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Osmund, Mrs.
fantile paralysis) have been purposes connected therewith." Yee Koo, Miss Dolores Alberto, Dr. brought to the notice of the Health
"A Bill to amend further the Gutteirez. 16th Kowloon" (Wah Authorities, Midwives Ordinance, 1910."
Yan College) Troop, 2nd Hong "A Bill to amend the Defences Kong (Catholic) Troop, 12th Hong (Firing Areas) Ordinance, 1936." Kong (Queen's College) Troop. "A BU to provide for a revised Omcers of 2nd Hong Kong (Catho- edition of the Ordinances, andic) Group and Tak Kee Company. for a revised edition of the Regu- lations," of the Colony,"
LECTURE
Dr. Wu Lien Teh. M.A., M.B..
CANTON PURGE
Opium Divans Raided
DAILY RETURN One case of diphtheria was not Red to have occurred during the 42 hours ended November 30.
VALEDICTORY
fe
A pleasing little function will take place on December 3 at 5 o'clock in the Naval Store Depart- ment, H. M, Naval Yard. Hong Kong, when Mr. S.-W. Bahmet, first grade local clerk, will be pre- The purge of Canton, by the rented with & stiver tea set from plague, will speak under the aus- new ometaldom continues vigo-members of the N.8.O., on the oc- pices of the Hong Kong University rously according to £1 Canton casion of his retirement after a Medical Society on Friday next at source.
lengthy service of 43 years in HM. 5.30 p.m. in Room "K," Hong Last Saturday saw the police of Dockyard.
LL.D., D. Litt. DBC., etc., the in- ternationally known authority on
Canton Branch Inaugurated
The Canton Branch of the Cep- tral Bank was yesterday inaugur- ated at 19, the Bund Mr. T V Soong, Executive Member of the National Economic Council was present, which included many Government officials and leading bankers, states a Canton source. The Canton branch of the Cen- tral Government Trist Bureau was also inaugurated at the same premises.
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The Manager of the Centra) Bank Canton branch is Mr. Chung Ock, while Dr. H. H. Kung, Minis- ter of Finance, is the president of the bank's main office. The Board of Executive Directors include pro- minent officials as Messra. T. V. and T. L Soong, Chiu Wing-ming and Tong Sou-man among others.
17 Mr. W. Quy Luke, the Naval store Officer, will preside over the
ceremony.
Kong University, on "The New this city organise a systematic Medicine and Its Impact on An-comb-out which resulted in a large cient Chinese Medical Practice." number of oplum dens being clos- All interested are cordially weled down. Oplum pipes were seized come. Tea will be served in the as a punishment for failure to ob- Union Tea Room at 5.15 p.m. This serve the suppression regulations, are stated to have appealed to the lecture will be of interest to educa- it was stated,
police department for a lenient tionists as well.
Owners of the divans in question | view of their case,
millions of larvae and pupae that had accumulated in the inviting treach and realling it with earth. Needless to say, malaria has not since given this French town any worry.
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Our health authorities might de- claim this method on the grounds that it is a radical and primitive one. But what of 17 Even if this method is not suited to local conditions. cannos the Medical Department suggest another and teach the Hong Kong resident how to get rid of the mosquitoes him- selt instead of waiting until he has himselt become a victim of malaria? The sanitary officials will argue that the carrying out of any such method would entail unnecessary and extra dutles for their Inspectors. I do not think their work will become any harder if these inspectors devote their time to this and further instruct the resident how to create "death- traps for mosquitoes, instead of needlessly spending their times hauling in to court some ignorant street-hawker who has no idea what the whole thing is about.
"SWAT THE FLY"
Then there is the question of FLIES. If We also had a "Swat the Fly Week, our position would be better. It was only a few years ago that Kobe encouraged such a movement and offered prizes to the person or body recording the biggest kill. Schools. clubs and other organisations vied with one another to present the city au- thorities with the most number of
y "corpses." At the same time. they were given instructions how to prevent the attraction of Bles into the home. The figures record- ed of the "swatted" fles ran into thousands and the result of this
HEA campaign
beer gratifying sir.ce.
It is not difficult to kill them. One effects the operation by the mere swinging of a fly-swatter and collects the flies in a bottle which is weekly presented to the health authorities for counting and re- cording. This is how the Japanese did it and we might well follow their example. There is not a single spot in the Colony without a fly to irritate us to desperation,
"TAIKOO" DOCK` LARCENY
Casual Labourer. Caught
Mr. G. T. Bird, the head watch- man of the Talio Dockyards, was the complainant yesterday at the Central Magistracy when Leung Kwat, 58, appeared before Mr. J. A. Fraser for the larceny of a brass bolt, a nut, and a washer. In prosecuting. Inspector O'Con- nor. said that defendant searched as he was leaving the gate of the Dockyard when the articles were found in his passes-
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They were valued at $1, and defendant had taken them from the general store where he had been working,
Upon his Worship's 'questioning, Mr. Bird said that defendant's wagee was seven cents an hour. and he probably received sixty cents a day for fils labour, but he was only a casual labourer.
Mr. Fraser What made you
In a press Interview, Mr. Chung | steal? Ock stated that the Canton Defendant: No reason whatso- branch would be operated accord ever.. ing to Central Government re- Do you smoke opfum?--Yea gulations. As Kwanghing Pro- His Worship Informed defen- vince was accustomed to small dant that his are would be taken.⠀⠀⠀- currency, only a limited amount into consideration
fined and
of big currency notes would be him $2 or seven days with hard Issued in the meanwhile,"
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