IMMUNITY OF CAPE COLONY: OHINESE FROM PLAGUE.
*** THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
the mortality, when attacked, is greater among and during the last twenty years or so, it has
At the meeting yesterday of the Hongkong Legislative Council, the Colonial Secretary (Hon J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G.) laid on the table the following correspondence on the immunity of Chinese in Cape Colony, from in fection of plague
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 30th July, tool, Sir,-Lam directed by the Governor to inform you that His Excellency has observed a state ment in the English papers to the effect that in Cape Colony the Chinese population has enjoyed immunity, from infection during the late outbreak of plague
a. His Excellency would be glail to know to what cause this immunity, if it exists, has been attributeil.
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1 have the honour to be, $ir
Your most obedient Servant,'
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
The Secretary to the High Commissioner, Cape
Colony.
Government House,
Cape Town, 6th November, 1901. Sir-With refernce to your letter, No. 1862 of the 30th July last, addressed to the Secretary in the High Commissioner, regarding the alleged immunity from infection enjoyed by the Chinese population in Cape Colony during the outbreak of plague, which was referred to this Office on the 25th September last, I am desired by the Governor to transmit. herewith, a copy of a report he has received from the Medical Officer of Health for the Colony and Director of Plague Administration, on the
subject.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most ubedient Servant,
H. W. B. RÓBINSON, -
Private Secretary.
The Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.
(Enclosure.) Office of the Medical Officer of Health
for the Colony,
33, Parliament Street, Cape Town, November, 1901. ATLEGED IMMUNITY OF CHINESE FROM PLAGUE INFECTION.
(1) With reference to the statement in the English papers to the effect that in Cape Colony the Chinese population has enjoyed immunity from infection of Plague during the present: outbreak of the disease, and to the request of His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong to be informed as to the cause of alleged im munity, if it exists, 1 beg to state that --
(2.) There are not at my disposal accomte data upon which to base a calculation as to the relative number of Chinese at present residing in Cape Colony as compared with the rest of the population. The last census of the popula tion of the Colony was taken as far back as the year 1891, and according to these returns there were only two hundred and. fifteen Chinese males (no females) residing in Cape Colony; but it is certain that this number has largely increased; exactly to what extent, however, it is impossible to say,
13) The number of cases of plague which have been discovered up to the present among Chinese during the outbreak is only ten, all of whom were males, namely:-One at Cape Town, eight at Port Elizabeth, and one at Uitenhage; of which number, seven have died, namely six at Port Elizabeth, and, one at Uitenhage. Of the remainder, one at Cape Town and one at Port Elizabeth, have been discharged cured; and one at Port Elizabeth is still under treatment.
(4) A round enumeration of the Chinese, Asiatics (Indiana) and Aboriginal Natives at Port Elizabeth, made during the last few days, has resulted in the discovery of 300 Chinese, 384 being males and 6 females, of 707 Indians, 491 being miles and 216 females; and of 8,830 Aboriginal Natives. This enumeration of Abori ginal Natives is more likely, however, to be inaccurate than that of Chinese and Asiatics.
(5.) Although these figures are quite insuffi- cient for the purpose of arriving at a final con- clusion, yet a rough indication of the relative incidence of the disease among Chinese, as compared with other races, and especially lodians, may be obtained. They give, in the case of Port Elizabeth, for the Chinese popula tion a case incidence of over two per cent of the community and a mortality (so far) of over one and a half per cent.; and a case mortality (so far) of seventy-five per cent. of total known
attacks.
These rates may be compared with the in- cidence on Indians living in the same place, among whom four cases of plague, all of whom have died, have been discovered, which gives a case incidence and mortality of 0.57 per cent, of the Indian community, and a case mortality of 100 per cent of the attacks. They may also be compared with the rates for Aboriginal Natives living in Port Elizabeth, among whom forty-four cases of plague have been discovered, of which number, twenty have died, fourteen have been discharged cured, and ten still remain under treatment; giving a case incidence of a little less than a half per cent of the Aboriginal Native population,
Chinese than hmong other races.reale
The total of inoculations to date, a large number of which, however, have been perform ed on Natives and Asiatics, living in uninfect- cu portions of the Colony, amount to 29,281, of whom 6,355 were Europeans, and 23,476 were Coloured, Asiatics, and Aboriginal Natives.
done good work Meanwhile it is felt in some quarters that there is need for some improve ment, and a commission has been appointed to sit and examine into the whole question and to report and advise thereon.
During the year 1901 a new educational
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(7.) It is impacticable to say how far these results have been influenced by inoculation with "Haffkine's Frophylacile, as, apart from the fact that our records do not in every case state the race of the person inoculated, there are so many sources of fallacy in the application agency has started work in Hongkong, which of inoculation figures that no reliable deduction appears to have won the sympathy and has can be made. Moreover the number of persons called forth the liberality of the wealthy Chinese, inoculated is so small compared with the size of and which, it is believed, will develop into the communities living in infected areas that, I something very considerable in the near future, think, under any circumstances but little effect, it succeeds it will interfere somewhat with can be attributed to the inoculation on the some of the existing institutions. This new. course of the epidemic as a whole. Perhaps an agency is called "The Ellis Kadoorie Chinese exception to this statement may be made in
School Society."
The founder of this Society whose name it regard to the inoculation of the large body of
bears has proved his deep interest in the Natives (between six and seven thousand) who undertaking by a personal donation of $40,000. were removed from Cape Town at the beginThis sum large as it is has been greatly in- ning of the outbreak and placed in a new loca- creased by substantial subscriptions of wealthy Chinese, of whom there is no lack either in tion at Uitvlugt in the vicinity of the city.
Hongkong or Canton. There is now a con- siderable sum available for the successful HOLDERS will be held in the HONGKON
HOTEL, on MONDAY, the 3rd March, at launching of the new scheme. At the close of the last Chinese year, the Society had opened NOON: for the purpose of receiving the Repar but one school, which is in the centre of the of the Directors, declaring a Dividend, and most populous part of Hongkong, This how-electing Director and Auditor. ever is but a beginning, and is maturing plans which will bring the blessings of a good educa- tion within the reach of thousands of youths who, may be willing to avail themselves of it. Its next step is to open a school in Canton and we are informed that already suitable premises have been secure, and that as soon as the festivities connected with the Chinese New Year were. over, the great trading port of the South would have its school. The next city to be entered is Shanghai, which, it is reported, will have its The following will represent the combined school sama time in March of this year. These
three cities are justly regarded as the most im Schools of Hongkong in the Match against the portant of China from a commercial point of It. K. Cricket Club to-morrow commencing at view, and therefore they have been selected, 1 a.m.-L. E. Lammert, (Capt.), R. Basa, But the good work of this Society will not end J. L. Stuart, J. II. Ruttonjce, A. E. Asger, R. here. It is proposed is open schools in many other important cities, which will, in addition Pestonji, M. B. Harteam, H. Taylor, R. G. to giving a good education to those who seek Witchell, J. Witchell, E. Abraham, J. V. Reit, be object lessons to those who at present medios, J. J. Remedios, L. M. F. Remedios, are living in intellectual darkness. The pro- ject is ambitious, but one which will claim the 5. A. Rumjban, D. Rumjhan, A. O. Brown, sympathy of all lovers of progress whatever E. R. Herton, E. S. Ford, P. Wilnau, L. A may be their nationality or their faith, and we -Rose and L. D'Almada e Castro.
shall watch with great interest the development of this new undertaking.
(Signed) A. JOHN GREGORY, Medical Officer of Health for the Colony and Director of Plague Administration.
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EDUCATION IN HONGKONG,THE ELLIS KADOORIE CHINESE SCHOOL
SOCIETY,
The school in Hongkong is fortunate in securing the service of Mr. Eraidwood, who has had a good deal of experience in the teaching of the youth of that colony. He will be assisted by an English Assistant Master, four Anglo- Chinese teachers, and four Chinese teachers, whose duty it will be to teach Chinese and nothing else. If therefore it is possible for a Chinese youth to secure at the same time both a good occidental and oriental education, be need not fear to fail because of the inefficiency of the tenching staff provided here. There are some who doubt whether this is possible. The acquirement of Chinese is such a drudgery, and demands so intch, time that were it done In the N. C. Daily News of the 24th inst. effectively the modern side must suffer. Of
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get along with," and in Hongkong a little seems to go along with, but this is equivalent to being uneducated in the estimation of advanced Chinese scholars. However, this
discovered what a student can and cannot ac- difficulty will solve itself in time and it will be complish. The main object of this "Chinese School Society" is to give a good English edu cation, that the youth of China may free itself from the swaddling-bands of their own crea- tion, and step out into the freedom of modern
The system at present obtaining in Hong- kong makes some provision more or less adequate for the youth of all nationalities re- siding here., Don the other hand the to its traditional policy, the British govemment makes no special provision for the sons of its own race. The consequence is that from time to time Britishers have agitated that English schools should be opened for European chil-intellectual life. dren only and, we believe, that there are hopes more or less well grounded that ere long something will be done in that direction.
The schools at present at work in the colony comprise such institutions as Queen's College, and the Diocesan School, where an elemen tary eduction can be secured by the Chinese, and vernacular schools for the children of the poor. In addition to these, many 'Chinese and Eurasians, whose ambition and need of dollars at any rate equal their attainments, attempt to teach English to their fellow-country. men. Perhaps at present for its size there is no more effective educational establishment in Hongkong than the Diocesan School under the careful and able control of Mr. G. Piercy, who is the son of the Rev. G. Piercy, the first Wesleyan Missionary to China. Many Eura sians who are sent from different ports along the China coast board there, and there are also a large number of Chinese day scholars. In this school moreover the Christian religion is taught, and is regarded as an essential part of the education given. This notwithstanding, the school has gradually risen in efficiency and well-to-do Chinese do not hesitate to place the education of their children under Mr. Piercy's charge. Here fees are regularly charged..
In the large majority of schools in Hongkong the tuition is free. The Government demands that certain subjects shall be taught, and at the end of the year, after a searching examination by the Government Inspector, grants are made according to the attainments of the scholars, the number of attendances during the year, and the general proficiency of those who come up, for examination. The children generally do well.
There is no doubt that a good many of the children get a smattering of English which is greatly sought after by all classes at present, because it is of great marketable value, but the English is by no means classical but is rather English as she is spoke." The poor too learn a fair number of Chinese characters and the explanation of some of them. They also leam to write. Some of these vernacular schools have however at present but a very precarious existence, for the abnormal rise As the final result of so many of the cades in rents in Hongkong has rendered it well- among natives at Port Elizabeth is not yet nigh impossible that they should be kept open known, no useful rates, of mortality can at pre except at a pecuniary loss. Many of these sent be obtained for these Natives, but it is of vernacular schools are under the control of the interest to compare the case mortality in dif- different Missionary bodies who are responsible ferent races among all cases of plague which to the Government for their good order, and as have so for occurred throughout the Colony (including Port Elizabeth). This has amounted among Europeans to 34.1 per cent on a total of 214 Cases'; among Aboriginal Natives of 42.7 per cent, on a total of 191 cases; and among Coloured persons, chiefly consisting of half castes and Malays, to s67 per cent on a total of 436 cases
the Government do not interfere with religious teaching provided the set work is well donc, some elementary Christian truth is also taught. The Goverment last year made an extra grant to meet the difficulty of increased rent; but it is believed by some, at any rate, that the pressure is too great and that in the future these schools will be lessened in number.. (6) So far, then, as we can judge from the The present system was, we believe, mainly above figures both the incidence of disease and the result of the genius of the Rev. Dr. Eitel,
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The school in Hongkong has caught on, and the report given by the Head Master, though the school had been opened but a few weeks, will show that the Chinese ars going to patron ise it. He says: "On the opening day, 116 pupils presented themselves, and when I took charge of the school which I did on the 10th of October-the number had risen to 155 and on the 7th of November there were 194 pupils, or two more than the accommodation provided for. Additional seating for 32 scholars was at once provided. The school was then in a position to teach 230 boys and that is its pre- sent capacity. The number on the Register that is actually in attendance
234, and the Hon. Secretary assures me that he has received dozens of applications for admission. By utili sing our interior space to the utmost, I think it is possible to provide for 30 or 40 additional pupils. You will see therefore, that the ques- considered in the near future." Of course "new tion of extension is, one that will have to be brooms sweep clean." Still there is no reason to think that the interest of the Chinese in this new opportunity that has been provided for them will be ephemeral, but that as they gradually begin to understand the advantages that are open to them, they will flock to the school in yet larger numbers,
In
The education in these schools is free: so far as this is, so it will at first, perhaps, attract scholars from other educational institutious of the colony, but we must bear in mind the fact that each year the youths who are seeking an English education are rapidly increasing in number, and so is the number of those who
are able aml willing to pay for an education, when they are satisfied that they will get what they pay for and the Chinese are not alone in this habit.
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