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VAN DINNER TO SIR FLOVELL
will do their utmost to aid the Sanitary THE LONDON SCHOOL OF TROP Authorities in their work, We are pleased to note that the Chinese Member of the On the arst April at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Board present at the meeting did not side Singapore, by the Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerly, with Mr. OSBORNE or Mr. BREWIN, Which Colonial Chaplain, HENRY J. W. HABEKOST, shows that he at all events is fully convinced of Ipoh, Perak, to CONSTANCE MADELINE, of the utility of the measares now being eldest daughter of M. H. John (Pilot Service) undertaken, Singapore.
On Wednesday, a3rd April, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Singapore, by the Rev. W. P. Rutledge, ST. JOHN HAZELWOOD LEISK, to ROSE MARIE RYAN, eldest daughter of the late Charles Edward Ryan.
On the 22nd April, at St. George's Church, Penang, by the Rev. F. W. Haines, B.A., Colonial Chaplain, CHARLES A. COOPER, to CLARISSE MARGARET, daughter of F. D. MCINTYRE, of Penang.
DEATHS,
Suddenly, at Singapore, on Thursday, sth April, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS HITCHCOCK, aged 58. RI.P.
At Kingston House, Keppel Harbour, Singa. porc, on the 24th April, after a short illness, JOHN B. ROBERTSON, Assistant Civil Engineer, the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd., and late of Glasgow. Aged 27 years.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, May 2, 1902.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Water Famine.. We have every respect for Mr. CHATHAM in his capacity as Water Authority, and still more for the figures which he so glibly quotes upon occasion, but all the same we put very little faith in his assertion that the state of affairs as regards water is not so black as it is painted, because the returns for last month showed that the inhabitants of the City received on average senen gallous per head per day. This looks very pretty indeed upon paper, but averages are dangerous things to deal with. If ten people in the Colony drew off the whole of the water expended and the rest went thirsty, the average amount per would be just head of population the same, and Mr. CHATHAM cannot get away from the fact that
many houses have not had a drop of water through their pipes for months, and that therefore Mr. CHATHAM's seven gallons per head must be very unequally distributed. Besides, there is the question of waste to be considered, and the amount expended on the numerous fires which we have had of late, for fresh water is still taken until the fire-float arrives and salt water is available, should be de ducted."
As for Hongkong getting more per head than Kowloon, that may be so upon paper, but you have only to interview a few of the inhabitants of the City and of Kowloon to find that the latter are fairly well off for water, most being able to obtain a full sup- ply in the morning, while the Hongkongites have motsly to send out their own coolies to obtain it or purchase it from coolies in the street. Some Kowloon folk are badly off for water, it is true, but, taken on the
tood that the Editor does not in any way hold akself whole, they are much better supplied than the people of the City. If, as Mr. Chatham says, Kowloon uses less water per head than Hongkong, there must be something radical ly wrong with the method of distribution in the City. Figures can be made to prove, anything, but an empty waterpipe is a much stronger argument than any of these mathe- matical calculations, the results of which our officials are so fond of referring to.
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We are pleased to hear that the amount of water served out along the Praya is to be increased from 365,000 to 460,000 gallons per day. This will certainly tend in some degree to lessen the inconvenience now felt by the poorerclasses. But, at the same time, we would point out that more water stations are wanted, for the three now established arc always so crowded that the men have to wait a long time before they can fill their buckets. The time of a coolie, even, is valuable, and steps should be taken to render, the obtaining of water as easy and speedy as possible. If Mr. CHATHAM will take a stroll along the Fraya at any time during the day, he will be able to see that the long strings of people waiting to fill their buckets amply justify our remarks, particularly if his love for figures and ab struse. calculations leads him to calculare the average time it takes a coolic to reach the water station from the moment when he takes up his position at the end of the string of water carriers..
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
Last evening. Dr. Francis Clark, Medical Officer of Health, gave a dinner at the Hong-
kong" Hotel,' to” which the members of, the medical | precision and the editors of the threa papers were invited, to meet Sir Francis Lovell and to hear from him the details of his mission on behalf of the Lozdon School of pical PARLIAMENT.
we`rave, an account "in a Medicine, of which LONDON, April 30th.
recent issue. The House of Commons bas had an all-The folling were present:-Dr. F. Clark,
night sitting discussing procedure, the house Sir F. Lovell, Professor: Simpson, Hon. Dr. rising at 5.40 a.m., when the first block of He kai, Deputy Inspector-General Drew, R.N.; the new procedure rules, including Friday Major Whitty, RAMC, Dr. Hattigan, De sittings giving priority to Government busi-Rennie, Dr. Harston, Dr. R. Gibson, Dr. Swan,
"Krieg, Dr. Kerr, Dr. Maclean Hess, and other minor points were adopted. Dr. Atkinto, Dr. Thomson, Dr. Laing, Dr. Gibson, Mr. A. Cunningham, Mr. P. W. Ser- The remainder will be considered at the Pers Autumn session.
geant (Editor of the Daily Press), Mr. T. H. Reid (Editor of the China Afaif), and Mr. E. F. Skerichly (Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph).
THE DUTY ON CHEQUES.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach scouts the sug gestion that his cheque proposals will pre bably be dropped..
LATERA
THE TWO-THOUSAND GUINEAS.
The following is the result of the race for the Two-thousand Guineas Stakes -
Sceptre....... Pistol
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THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Reuter learns that a fortnight will pro- bably elapse before any definite news as to peace prospects will be received, but the opinion prevails in well informed quarters that prospects are favourable.
QUEEN WILHELMINA STILL IMPROVING.
Queen Wilhelmina's condition continues favourable, and henceforth only one bullet in daily will be issued.
LORD METHUEN,
Lord Methuen is now well enough to be carried from his froom to the balcony. His injured leg will be three quarters of an inch shorter than the other.
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.
The Japanese in London have presented an addressed and casket to Baron Hayashi
After dinner, Dr. Clark bnafly introduced. Sir Francis and invited him to explain the objects of the School and his mission,
Sir Francis Lovell said—"Dr, Clark and Gentlemen, I wish in the first place to express to Dr. Clark my hearty thanks for inviting me here this evening to meet so
So many of my colleagues in the medical profession, and thus giving me this opportunity and pleasure, not only of making the acquaintance of many whom I have not previously met, but of discussing, with my colleagues in Hong- "kong the best means of insuring the success of my mission in connection with the Lendon School of Tropical Medicine in this Colony. After referring to the assistance given to him by the Press in those parts of the world which he had visited, Sir Francis Lovell continued: "Itis not my intention to weary you with a lengthy account of the origin of the School, its aims, objects, and the work that has been doneby it-these are all familiar to you and there are amongst us this evening some gentle men who have availed themselves of the course of study the School offers and who are therefore. intimately acquainted with it. I will briefly refer to its origin and relate to you the details of my mission on its behalf. The School owes its origin to the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, who with the object of affording instruction in trapi- calmedicine to Medical Officers in the Colonial service, invited the committee of Management of the Seamen's Hospital Society to establish the School in connection with their hospital. In accepting Mr. Chamberlain's invitation and with a view of still further increasing the useful-
in appreciation of his share in the negotia-ness of the School, the Committee resolved to tions resulting in the Anglo-Japanese agree
.ment.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
CHOLERA STATISTICS show that sight fatal cases of cholera occurred during the twenty-four hours ended at noon to-day. They were all Chinese.
NOT THE BARMAN-Mr. C. Roberts, of the Stag Hotel, informs us that he was not the man who was recently sent to prison for being drunk and disorderly,
MUTTON AND BEEF-We would call the attention of our readers to an advertisement appearing elsewhere announcing a fresh arrival of Australian meat, etc.
FIVE FATAL CASES OF PLAGUE have been reported since noon yesterday. The victims were, Chinese and had resided in Queen's Road West, Fuk Look Lane, Square Street, Des Voeux, Road, and Tun Wo La
PRINCE KOMATSU, who was recently at Hongkong, carries with him to England, the highest Japanese decorations, which the Em peror of Japan will present to the King, Queen, and the Prince of Wales on the occasion of the coming Coronation.
throw it open to all medical graduates who might wish to avail themselves of the exceptional facili- ties which it, together with their hospitals, affords for the study of this particular branch of medicine. The reasons for, and the advantage. of enlarging the scope of the School are obvious, Previous to its inception there were no adequate means whereby private practitioners or medical missionaries about to proceed to the tropics could acquire special information concerning, or obtain practical instruction in, an important section of the diseases they would be called upon to treat Without his initiative and with out his sympathy and active support the hopes of many of us could not have been so speedily and effectively realised. Apart from philan throp and scientific considerations, as
piece of practical statenmanship, it may con- fidently be predicted that the future will prove that, of the many public measures Mr. Chamberlain has instituated and advocated, the London School of Tropical Medicine is by no means the least, promising or the least im portant. The action thus taken in establishing the School by Mr. Chamberlain was instigated by the medical adviser to the Colonial Office, Dr. Patrick Manson, C.M.G, a name well- known in this part of the word, and you will, 1 know, gentlemen, all concur with mein expresse 'ing our sincere sympathy with Dr. Manson and his family in the idless they have recently sus tained by the death of their promising eldest son, A CHINAMAN fell dead opposite the National Bank of China about a quarter to ie the medical world had already proved himself
whoalthough only at the threshold ofhis career in this morning. The body remained i in the
an able disciple of his distinguished father, Street for nearly twenty minutes before an Equally interested in the School, and a mem ambulance arrived to convey it to the Mortuary ber of its teaching staff is Professor W. J Simp The cause of death was said to be plague. spn, whom I have the honour and pleasure of THE WATER FAMINE-The numbers of seeing here this
evening, and connected also with Dr. Manson and Professor Simpson as coolies waiting for water at the three water
lecturers in the School is Dr. James Cantlie, stations on the Praya this morning were 356,418 | and $79 respectively. Total 1353 Cbolies who made his mark here some years ago and are carefully scooping up water from the small is well known to ungall. These names alone will suffice to serve as a guarantee that the work trickle running down the fullah by the Naval there would be little or no fear of contamina-
undertaken by the School is in the hands of tion. Also as Mr. FUNC WA CHUN
competent men. Gentlemen, to detail the pointed out, notices could be posted abové ST. PATRICK'S CLUB CONCERT Owinggress made by the School, since its opening on impure wells and the people would, for their
to certain malicious persons placing posters the at October, 1899, however interesting own safety, only use the water for washing marked "Postponed " over the top of the anna world take too long briefly the sacceas of the and not for potable purposes. Mr. CHATHAMuncement of this concert, we are requested by School is assured. The work that has been must remember that nearly twenty-five per the Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. J. Blake, to state achieved, both rest arch and ord cent. of our Chinese population is absent on
that the entertainment will take place as ando, and bacteriologica I, has been amply account of the Tomb Festival and as 5000
unced to-morrow, the 3rd inst., at 9 pm by the Profession, UNLAWFULLY BUILDING Before Mr. Kemp, this morning, Mr. Haggard, of the Public Works Department, charged Chae-Kwim Ee, owner of No. 3 Winglok Street, with r tion without submitting a plan and obtaining ing building operations on the house in ques
the necessary permission from
that wells should be opened is, we think, a The suggestion of the Registrar General good one. Macao is almost entirely supplied by wells, and we do not think that disease is more prevalent there than here. Besides, with our very large Sanitary Staff it should not be difficult to select proper sites where
as this is over a very great strain will be put upon the water supply.
Yard.
DR
His negligence cost Mr. Chan 530, which was
The Rat Crusade.· ́ We are pleased to see that Mr. OSBORNE withdrew his motion that the disinfection of Chinese premises in which plague infected rats have been found should be discontinued. In a question of this description the experts should be listened to. Their opinion is most valuable, and, as Dr. CLARK showed, it is in the districts where plague infected rats paid. are caught that the disease makes its BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col appearanne. It is far better to put a few Baillie and Officers, the Band of the sis people to some littte inconvenience by bay Infantry will play as the Hongk them to contract plague and spread it broad-to-morrow (Saturday) evening,, from 'cast throughout the Colony. There has m always been a certain amount of Chinese- opposition to sanitary measures and always. will be, but if any good is to be done at all A. S. WATSON & CO., cheerfully for the good of the whole com- they must.leam to put up with small worries.
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