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fully efficient and to give the medical profession the full advantage of the teaching and material which the School affords are absolutely neces- sary. For this purpose it is estimated that £10,000 would suffice, but it is hoped that the school I may be endowed to the extent of 100,00q, at least. With great liberality the West has established the London School of Tropical Medicine and it is now thought that an appeal to the wealthy and influential residents in the East for its further extension should be made. So far it has been, self- supporting With these objects in view the Committee of Management with the full con currence of the Rt. Hon, the Secretary of State -for the Colonies resolved to accept my offer to preceed to India and the tropical colonies, especially where diseases peculiar to hot climates prevail, and to bring to the notice of the various Governments and of influential and wealthy residents and employer of labour the advantages they will derive from the school, to point out the marked success with which up to the present time the School has met the objects for which it was founded, and to endea- vour to obtain their support for its extension. I accordingly started on this mission last October and on my arrival in Bombay had to ascertain how I should proceed in the matter, At first I met with a good deal of discourage ment It was pointed out to me that things
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and have already met with much success. I have now come to Hongkong, gentlemen, and I hope that with your co-operation my efforts here to obtain support for the London School of Tropical Medicine will meet with at least as much success as they did in Singapore and its dependencies I have hitherto found that It is most expedient to try and obtain the advice of my colleagues and others resident in any country that I may visit in regard to the manner in which I should proceed with my mission, rather than initiate my own manner of prosecuting it, and I propose with your ap proval to follow the same course in Hongkong, and I shall therefore conclude by asking you, gentlemen, to favour me with your views and advice."
Professor Simpson then dwelt upon the claims of the School of Tropical Medicine pon the Colony and explained how Dr. Pat rick Madson had overcome the many initial difficuties connected with itsfestablishment. He next called attention to the difficulties under which the medical man coming to the tropics laboured from baving no previous knowledge of tropical diseases, pointed out how each had to gain his own knowledge by experience, and perhaps at the expense of his patients, and how that knowledge, instead of being handed on, was lost, and each man had to start afresh. There was a great difficulty in the differentiation of many tropical diseases and the London School of Tropical Mediciñé would be a great help in this direction and also in preserving and handing on the knowledge gained by tropical practitioners. He concluded by thanking Sir Francis for the good work he had undertaken.
Dr. Clark them proposed the appointment of Committee to assist Sir Francis Lovell and suggested that Drs. Ha Kai, Rennie and Atkinson be appointed, with power to add to their number.
The proposition was seconded by Deputy luspector-General Wright R. N.
. Dr. Atkinson expressed his willingness to act, and after refering to the benefits to be derived from the School, which he himself had already personally experienced, proposed that Dr. Rennie be appointed Secretary to the Committee.
generally were in a bad way in that Presidency -plague and famine were prevalent-the cotton industry, almost the mainstay of the commercial world, was declining-many mills
ills had already closed and many millowners were bankrupt calls for pecuniary help had recently been very frequent for local objects angla list was then being circulated for subscription 10 the "Victoria Memorial "these were all advanced as reasons why it was unlikely. I should succeed with my mission in Bombay. However, after | consultation with some of the leading members of the medical profession-European, Farsee, Mussalman and Hindoos-we decided to make an effort to obtain help for the School in that city. "1. commenced by giving an address on the subject of my mission to the members of the Profession at the Bombay University, and after some debate, resolutions expressing ap proval of the scheme and recommending it to
Dr. Ho Kai, while pointing out how many the generous support: of the Government and people of India were adopted. A small com.
other subscription lists were already going mittee of medical gentlemen was appointed to round, expressed his sympathy with the move- .collect subscriptions, and after a few weeks' stayment and suggested that some leading Chinese In Bombay I was able to remit to the bankers be appointed to the Committee in order that of the School such a sum as was very aptly des- the support of the Chinese might be assured. cribed by the Committee of Management as con
Dr. Rennie expressed his willingness to act stituting the result of my visit there phenomenal, as Secretary and urged the necessity of getting Encouraged by this, my next visit was to Cal to work at once. He thought that the leading cutta where I spent the month of January, but firms should be personally interviewed and the there I did not meet with such support from objects and advantages of the School explained. the members of the Indian Medical Service as Dr. Hartigan then proposed the health of I did in Bombay, and on the whole the results Dr. Clark, to which Dr. Clark made a brief and of my sojourn in that city were not as satis-sullable reply, finishing by asking Dr. Atkinson factory as one would have expected. 1 received to make an announcement. much sympathy with and encouragement in the object of my mission from some of the lead ing native medical gentlemen in Galcutta and with their, assistance succeeded in obtaining a few fairly handsome donations and was able to bring to the notice of the public the advantages
Dr. Atkinson rose and stated that the body of Dr. Patrick Manson's son had arrived in Hongkong that evening and that the funeral would take place at 5.30 p.m. on Monday. He spoke of the sympathy felt for Dr. Manson and said that the pall-bearers on the sad
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think that the one proposed by him will be more beneficial to the community. I recom mend that this resolution should be carried and it should be notified as widely as possible that in future where infected rats are caught the premises will not be disinfected, and that the
CHINESE SHOULD. DE ENCOURAGED to allow the same facilities as they did before. I do not wish to condone their action, but we have no help for it and must do just what
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CELEBRATION OF THE CORONATION OF THEIR MAJESTIES THE" KING AND QUEEN.:.
THE following Programme for the Celebra tion of the Coronation of Their Majestics has been drawn up by the General Committee appointed by H.E. the Officer Administering the Government for this purpose.
That THURSDAY, z6th`JUNE and FRI- DAY, 27th JUNE, be kept as PUBLIC HOLIDAYS in the Colony.
THURSDAY, 26TH JUNE. Executive and Legislative Councils, at which At 1030 AM. a Meeting be held of the invited guests will be present, at the Council Chamber, when a telegram to H.M. the King will be voted.
2, 1902.
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Dr. Clark hope sincerely sir, that the Board will not pass this resolution. In fact I feel very sorry indeed that I brought this matter before the Board if that is to be the result. There is a matter of 9,000 of 10,000 rats being caught in Kowloon every week, and almost 2,000 in the City of Victoria. A very large number of these rals are examined bacterio- logically and as a result of that, houses are clis infected and cleansed. Perhaps I should not
At 11 A., a Service to be held at the 9540] use the word "disinfected," but "cleanse."a Service at their Cathedral on the same day.
Catchedral. The Catholics to be invited to hold We do not fumigate the house in which an in- fected rat is found. What we do is to put car-P., to be followed by a musical performance. SLAZENGER'S TABLE TENNIS $7.50 & $10.
bolic acid in the rat-holes, fill up the rat-runs and generally clean out the premises if they
are in a dirty condition; but because there are some half-dozen householders in the Colony and particularly in the City who daily spring off the traps after having been put in and baited
if because of that the Board are going to climb down and give up the work we are carry- ing on on the advice of a distinguished plague expert, then I think we should be doing
AN EXTREMELY FOOLISH THING.
The percentage of rat traps which are sprung off is comparatively only small. I brought the matter forward be ause I hoped some member of the Board might be able to suggest some way of stopping it; but it is not in my opinion the way to stop it to do away altogether with the preventive measures which are at present in full swing, and which I think everyone must admit are having some effect upon the prevalence of bubonic plague. At this time last year there were 65 or Ho cases a week of plague. I do not wish to boast, and I have no doubt there keeping the disease in check this year, but are many circumstances at work, which are certainly believe I grant you that I have come round to the opinion--that the rat has much more to do with it than I used to think. 1 amine the rats which are found in the City and have coine round to the opinion that if we 'ex- if we deal with those houses and those districts in which plague-infected rats are found we are doing a good work in the direction of the
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At 9 p.m., the town will be illuminated. Private individuals and the Shipping Com panies are invited to join in the illuminations. and/or Parade Grounds. A Fish Procession Fireworks will be exhibited on the Cricket will pass through the streets, the route of which will be notified hereafter, Fireworks will also be displayed in the harbour and for Blackhead's bill
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On leaving gach child will be presented by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government with a Coronation Medal.
the above celebrations, the public are invited In order to defray the expenses incident to
Honorary Treasurer, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, and Lists will be circulated by the the leading Hotels, Stores and Clubs will also be requested to exhibit lists.
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It is estimated that the sum of $30,000 will be required. Should there be any surplus-after paying all expenses this will be devoted to such permanent memorial of the Coronation as shall be hereafter decided by the Committee.
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well give up sanitary work altogether and let If we had to do away with that we may just as the epidemic have, full swing. It is Professor | Simpson's opinion--and, as I say, I quite conto subscribe.
cur with him--that rat plague precedes human Page, and that has been borne out very clear ly this year. If any of you care to see the map which shows, the localities in which plague- infected rats have been found, and at the saine time another colour showing the localities ju which plague cases have been found, you will and that the cases of infected rats are found see that they tend to 'sroup themselves together some weeks generally-certainly some days- before the cases occur. Under these circum with the ills we have in the way of the Chinese stances I think it would be far better to bear working against us. They have worked against us mare or less eve, since we have undertaken to deal with plague at all. There are a certain am speaking now of the bulk of the population. 'They work against us because they have to put up with a certain amount of discomfort, and for us, because of that, to do nothing, would be EXTREMELY FOOLISH.
all residents in tropical countries' are likely to occasion would be Sir Francis Lovell, Professor distinguished few of them who help us, but I
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Simpson, Dr. Rennie, Dr. Hartigan, Dr. Laing, and himself."
The gathering then dispersed.
HONGKONG AND THE PLAQUE,
derive from the work that is being carried on in the School From Calcutta I proceeded to Ceylon and there again I met with the same objections, and difficulties that were said to exist in Bombay in successfully prosecuting my mission. I succeeded in obtaining from His
SPRINGING TRAPS AND FREEING RATS. Excellency the Governor the promise of an. annual grant-in-aid for five years to the School "Between the devil and the deep sea," was on the condition that six students from Ceylon the position occupied by the Sanitary Board may be allowed every year to avail themselves at the meeting yesterday afternoon when the of a court of study in the School without pay members were called upon to choose between ing the usual fees. A Committee was appoint two evils, and say whether plague should be ed with Dr. Allan Perry, P.G.M.O., as Chair allowed to spread by means of rats, or whether man and local representative of the School, and infecting of premises should be discon- I am informed that in due course he has good ed. According to a minute by the Medical reason to believe that (substantial donations to Officer of Health it appears that since the the School will be forthcoming. I then pro- cleansing of houses in which plague infected ceeded to the Straits Settlements and Feder-rats were found had been initiated the Chinese ated Malay States and am glad to say have put every possible difficulty in the way of that my visit there has proved very suc- the rat-catchers,, and constantly refused to cessful. His Excellency Sir Frank Swet tephan, as Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner of the Federated Malay States, has promised the School an annual grant-in-aid of £200 for five years on conditions similar to those proposed by the
receive traps, or spring them so that they were' useless. The matter was thrashed out at yesterday's meeting and the Medical Officer of Health saved a somewhat critical position. The following discussion ensued:—
The President-The return that the Regis-
trar-General asks for has now been prepared and will be furnished as soon as possible..
Ceylon Goverment. His Excellency further decided to place the Directorship of the Kuala Lumpur Medical Research Institute in the Mr. Osborne think, sir, we should not hands of the committee of management of the allow this matter to pass withput making some, London School of Tropical Medicine, who will effort to restore the number of rats caught to in future select one of its students who has dis what it was before. It would appear that the tinguished himself in research work and bestow CHINESE HAVE AN ORJECTION upon him this post, which practically amounts
to their premises being disinfected and put to a scholarship fenable for years with an every obstacle in the way of the rat-catchers annual salary of £750,ith free furnished. Catching the rats. They fear that if an infected quarters. look upon this as the most importal is caught, the Sanitary Board will disinfect ant asset that the School has so far obtained their premises. It seems to me that we have travelled through the Federated Malay States got to choose between two evils; one is the and succeeded in geuing the support of the danger of allowing plagne to spread by means Residents, from whom I received much valde of fats and the other is the possible danger of able help a committee consisting of Mr. W not disfecting the premises, the the tie Cowan, Protector of Chinese, as Chairman, a far greater danger in allowing the rats the Dra. Wright and Edgar and several leading free of the Colony than in stopping the members of the Chinese community, was disinfection. I beg to move that the disinfer appointed to collect subscriptions in the state ofion of Chinese premises where rats, infected Perak, and up to the present very satisfazione plague have been found be discontinued results have been obtained in Penangsat present in order that the rats may be caught similar course was followed with His Honour ip the same numbers as they were before. Mr. Justice Leach, as Chairman, Mr Hunter, Lieut-Col Hughes-1 am Treasurer, and Dr. Freer, Colonial Surgeon,
DEAD AGAINST THAT, Secretary, and the news which I have already air. I consider that where a plague-infected received from the latter is most encouraging, rat is caught the premises ought to be disin
Singapore, two Committees have been ab, fected.
The mere catching of rats may help certainly, but it is not the only thing. One of the princi- pal objects of catching rats, especially in a place where plague is endemic, is to ascertain the localities which become infected and then plague. On these grounds I strongly oppose deal with these localities and so prevent human the resolution and would ask members of the Board to give it their most serious considera-. tion before passing any such motion which, as three months. I say, will stultify our work during the past
Mr. Osborne-After the Medical Officer of Health's explanation, I cannot do more than withdraw my motion for the moment and per haps refer to it later on. The returns, however,
show
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