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BUND PHENAR
TED TO NET $70,000,
"BATTLE" AGAINST. OPHTHALMIC DISEASE. The committer of the Flood Fund Bacaan making the second annual, report on the ing in part, (2) a more elaborate one eliciting at Kennedytown can congratulate the opthalmic department of the Tung Wah Hos
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ANTON DAYBY DAI
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SERVI
FIRE AT CANTON
FIETY HOUSES DESTROYED.
FEWƑLIVER LONTA
From Our Own Correspondent
Shamee
FLOOD FUND DEAAR
[From Our Own Cotrarfondent. A. S. WATSON & CO., fuller. paticulars of the voyage and latended selves upon having in hand no less sum plial, Dr. G. Montagu Harton writes in his
to apply to "suspected." or "infected ships,.,than $50,000 which is to be augmented by anual report for 907 It is a source el very lousy, has.kindly promised to lead the build.
Cantoo, 17 July ships, coming from as infected port in less than the proceeds of the auction sale of the great gratification to be in a position to state fag of the Hackett, Mission zodꞌ Madiça! Dr. Mary Fulton, an American female Mit 12 days or having sickness on board at the time disposed of articles by ppl auction this after that during the past year great and increasing College, of which she has charge, to the Cabinn of arrival, or baying bad it within the last 12 noon. In addition the sale of tete, when all days...
bana progress has been made. I think may now Solf Government Society for the forthcoming are gaibsted in from the various agencies, is THE INSPECTION OF EMIGRANTS, expected to bring in about 10,000. So that for say that the appreciation of the department Flood Fund Bazaar, She has also, together This inspection is carried out with the view of certain the Committee can account for not less Tais appreciation is not only confined to the with her students, shown great energy in pur
amongst the Chinese commualty is universal, preventing passengers having infectious dis than $60,000; it is not improbable that the ballimits of this Colony, for many patients have dog the foreign ladies in the Shameen and case embarking on vessels leaving part, and ance on the right side will reach a sum dy journeyed specially down from Canton to rein the city to present articles to the batant for |, thus endangering the health and safety of $70,000. This money the Committee will disdaive the benefits of the department, and some Calo. AI PHARM The other passengers and crew. The health burse in rice and necessary articles to relieve few have even come from remote villages up the officer is not concerned with the physical fit the most necessitous caser in the devastated west River. A modicum of national prida will communicated with the Canton Self-Govern-destruction to property, broke out at: pass of any pattenger for labour, but solely to districts.
ed. This coastnules à very important part of the duty of the health officer. During the year there were
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THIS SEASON'S SPECIALITIES
LIME FRUIT CHAMPAGNE, DRY GINGER ALE
in Splits:
105,907 migrants
leaving the port, every one of whom had to be inspected. Of these the majority (83,048), west to the Straits Settlements, while 12,919. worn for other parts, vizi, San Francisco, Van- couver, Mexico, Pom, Mauritius etc. The emigration to Mexico and Peru is of recept date and the pumbers to these ports weam to be on the increase. Emigrants for American ports, Mexico and Canada undergo a searching ex- amination on board the bulk of the Disinfect; ing Bureau prior to embarkation on the steam- ers.. Each man is given a disinfecting bathi his temperature taken and his clothing and presonaleffects arepassad through the disinfect ing plant under the supervision of the medical men of the various steamship companies which carry these passengers. They then embark and undergo their final examination on board by us before the steamer sails. In will be readily
that this minimises the possibility of trans- portation of infective diseases. This formuliry is insisted on by the Governments of the res pective countrito, as whog this is done, no quar; antine i enforced on the ship unless an infec Credit given of 60 cents per dozen for tious case occurs during the voyage, and the bottles returned in good condition.
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SUBSCHIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE); DAILY 990 per annum. » WXXXLY $13 per annum.
#ip'thus avoids the heavy expenditure entailed in 14-days' qusrantiae. It is moreover much more effective.
Out of the number of emigrants examined- 105.967-there were 386 rejections for the following diseases: fovers, vic, smallpox, plague, malaria, etc. Phthisis in an obviously
well marked stage is not allowed to proceed.
Skin diseases: Under the chiefly exten: sive cases of scabies and ringworm Eye diseases: Pronounced trachoma and purulent opthalmia are the chief diseases; the latter more frequently seen in children. Beri-beri when easily seen of the wet or dropsical type Venereal diseases Primary and well marked
secondary types. Old age and general debility, Lej the obviously very old and infirm in as emaciated state,
Emigration during the fist half of the year increased considerably over last year, Table IV shows the comparison of the two years 1905, and 19 for the first six months and showing an increase of about 24,030,
QUARANTINE, DUTY.:
During the year nine ships were detained in quarantide for the following diseases :--
· Small-pox 5 ships, plagun a ships, cholera ship, and anthrax in cattle ship.
IMMIGRATION
Return immigrants from Singapore and other ports are not medically examined except when a port has been declared infected by us, Im migrants are always carefully examined when coming from a port proclaimed as "Infected." When such ports at Shanghai and, Singapore are proclaimed, the increase at work becomes considerable and involves the necessity of a
second launch.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
ON and after the 1st January, 1909, the fees (payable.monthly) at Queen's College, will be as under-Classes I, II and III, 548'; Classes
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY“ 18, 1908.
HONGKONG SHIPPING MEDICAL
INSPECTION.
*
INFORMATION has been received from the Compul for France to the effect that Fang, kong has been declared as infected part by the Government of Indo-China,
A RICKSHA coolie pamed in Tau Mun was fines 55 in the Police Court, yesterday, for refusing to accept hire while disengaged, Mr. M. A. Razack, of Upper Isicar Row, was the prosecutor.
A
| Mr. G. CHAYTOR, manager of the Kowloon Hotel, prosecuted a coolle at the Police Court 10-day, for trespass. The coolie was found in _the_servants'--quarters of the bötel yesterday, The Magistrate (Mr. Kemp) fiäed defondant $5.
The Committes beg to acknowledge thanks the following further contributions. Hon, Mr. Murray Stewart cheque.
for ....................................be de$200 The Trustees Parses Charity. Fund cheque for........... Mr. Wong Chuk Lam ... 103 Mr.Loobg Yee Kok.200 Mr. Fuog Timing wine 203 || Mr. Leong Ho Tuk Yuen. 100 Mr. Wong Tit Fai
Me Leung Fai Nam Mr. Yit Yuk Bhang
200
The people of Wuchow and Fatsbau have
ment Society, stating that they will do ali in withing to the fact that Great Britain has ever bean forwarded to the Birte commitee. Since be partioned if I take this opportunity of refere their power to collect goods and aflicies to be in the vad in the continuous battle against the initiation of the movement for bo dios ophthalmic dhease, and while occupying this Bariar in Canton, the female community in prominent position is not intensible to the les- the city, especially the girl students, are to 009 taught and good work dean by the great ported to have been very busily engaged i Continental and Anterican ophthalmologists, turning ont art.cies of embroidery and other At the Tung Wan Hospital in' meting out fancy work for presentation to the committee treatment for ophthalmic diseases, whilst the methodsof that admirable inštitution, the Royal Landsa Ophthalmic Hospital, are in the main followed, there la maintained a jud clous blend- ing of the best Contineam and American work. Fbaye again to thank the directors of the hospital for their unfailing courtesy, saps cially the late chairman, Mr. Ho Kom Tong
It will be gratifying to the directors to know that in November last the Secretary of State
50! So
Mr. Mao Ter Ting..................... 50. Mr. Mun Kwai Shas
50
Mr. Woon Yam Tong
103
Mr. H. P. White $53, not $15.00 an announced for the Colonies, through His Excellency-the
Mrs. Wong Leong Shi.......
yesterday.”
From the Tung Wa Réllel Funds, a sum of $72,000 has already been remited to the Cen tral Organisation, for distributing, in Canton.
ROWLOON-CANTON
Governor,expressed his appreciation of the work dons by the ophthalmic department, That this appreciation is also shared by the Colonial Government is practically abown by the fact ibat immediately on thepublication of last year's RAILWAY.valence of infectious oye disease referred to in report.steps were taken to combat the pros
HEALTH OF TIK EMPLOYERS.
The reported Dr. J. W. Hartley, medical officer to the Kowloon-Canton Railway, for Tuit year, reads :---
Although during 1906 no records of sickness amongst railway employees were kept, on ac count of there being no medical officer until towards the end of the year, it is obvious,
Judging from the state of things which prevailed
during the summer of that year that a very great improvement has been made and main tained in the general health of the various camps; and the railway work has proceeded throughout the year with no hindrance on account of sickadis, & 4
The average number of mon employed, ex- clusive of European contractors and their em
ployees, was approximately 2,400,
As these men have been scattered over the whole line from Kowloon to the frontier, it har been impossible to keep an accurate record of all cases of sickory, and case-books have maly been kept at the two main campa, viz, both and south faces of Beacon Hill Tunnel.
Dispensaries have been established at these two main camps and stock mixtures have been kept si Lokluha, Taipe, and Faoling,"
At Taipo the railway employees also receive treatment and medicine at the Government dispensary.
There is a Europeo sanitary inspector at the north face camp, and scavenging coolies are employed at the larger camps to wash our and whitewash frequently the coolic-sheds, kitchens, and fatrines, to keep the soilahi fies from obstruction and prevent il possible the formation of pools, and generally to keep the
camprin a state of cleanliness.
sive an undertaking to boycarried out add
the report. Dr. Jordan war delegated to ex- amine all Government schools and was le quested to examine private schools. The per- centage resuks of trachoma prevalence were relatively enormous. In one school that. I ex amloed almost: 50%. It is with great pleasure that I am able to state that in thin school the greatest intelligence was shown by the teacher in co-operating with the Government for the stamping out of the disease. The result is that already the prevalence of trachoma in this school
has been reduced to a minimum. No more
stricking proof of the effect of an enlightened Government upon the welfare of the com- musity could be instanced and I have reaso to know that acting deder niedical advice the Government of this Colony has taken the ne: cessary steps to wipe out this bici upon the is my sincere hope that the neighbouring and health of the school children of the Calqay. It
friendly Government of His Imperial. Chinese
Majesty will follow this mess, excellent example set by the Government of Hongkong, and thus initiate a successful measure for the prevention of blindness so common in all the great ciles of China:
RAILWAY, SHAREHOLDERS. the Canton Hankow Railway Company have A few gentlemen who are shareholders of
A fire, which fins caused much
The outbreak originated in a house. five o'clock this morning.
on Ching Yuen Street next the Tung Hing kerosene oil store strest
De pite the valiant efforts of the fire, brigale, which
tion took a firm hold of the buildi answered the alarm,, the
down.
jointly written to the Company. a complaint
iating that, if the Company insist upon te and the adjoining houses, which Relief Committee to, lake on a4 th company's About fifty shops have been burat fusing to acquiesce la the request of the Central
were completely gutted. sibio of the food sufferers in the Company's employ, the writers of the letter will denounce of Commerce and the Ministry of Posts and all the directors of the Company to the Ministry
Authorities. Moreover, they threaten to with communications at Peking, and the High draw the capital they have paid as the ficat call on shafes and to spend the money in aid of the
Offerers, ́ ́
THE RECENT FIRE..
to reference to the outbreak of fire in the Viceroy's yamon building, H. E. Chung hat shown much appreciation of the fire fighters in their timely assistance at putting down the conflagration without serious damage. Hie Excellency has given Sjoa to be distributed among the members of the brigade as rewarda.
HONGKONG WATER POLO SHIELD COMPETITION.
The loss in property water is extensive,
Fortunately, few lives are reported
to have been lost.
SHANTUNG.
DEFICIT IN REVENUE.
[By courtesy of theTM Sheung, Po."}
Peking, 17th July.
The Governor of Shantung pr vince reports, in a memorial, that there is a deficit in the revenue of one and a half million taels.
GERMANY IN CHINA. THE GARRISON AT KIAOCHOW. [By courtesy of the "Shaung Po."|
Peking, 17th July,
SECOND ROUND..
Three matches in the abava competition took plere at the Victoria Recreation Club's en- closure yesterday afternoon before a very large Kathering of Naval, Military and Civilien spectators, and although the rain came down
87th Coy. Royal Garrison Artillery, the large lo torrents while the second match was on be tween the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club tod
and wely one of them is the spacious hall has asked the Waiwups for its con- and verandabe of the Chib, and manifealed a Just as keen an interest in the games as if nothcurrence in a proposed increase of ing happened.
the garrison at Kisochow
The Tawar team seemed to be entirely off the game yesterday, and could do nothing bet 'for than keep their adversation (the Boyal En
HOURS OF ATTENDANCE"," These have been changed since the last report. Patients are now seen from 430 p.migeers) at bay all the time, although the Inter Mondays and Fridays,
REVIEW OF WORK DONE, Statistics have beau sep. since Feb 22nd. The total number of patients who attended. from the above date to Dec. 31st amounted to 2,039. Of there 487 were new cases. I append a table of the various cates seen. “This table. presents certain features of interest. in the first place the extraordinary preponderance of | trachoma is noteworthy, viz, 30.4% of all new cases seen. With regard to this disease various experiments were made to discover if possible some less painful and, more rapid cure, as
cellent results.
a
broke away several times and scored-no-less than & goals to the 'Naval' team's Bil. The Engineers, played a sterling game, marking saw an opportunity to score, and should do their men well and breaking away when they well in the Shield Competition this season.
The second match between the Royal Hong- kong Yacht Club and the 87th 'Coy, Royal Gari Artillery proved to be very interesting as anticipated. The 87th Coy, were looked. were he to the tos ie, the match, but did not come up to the mark, dus no doubt to fack
The German Minister in Poking
The Chinese Foreign Office declines to entertain the suggestion,"
TIBET
COMMISSIONER UNWILLING
TO RETURN..
[By courtesy of the "Shaung Po."). Poking, 17th July.
Cheung Yam-tong, the specia Chinese commissioner to Tibet
of practice. In the first half of the game they having returned to Peking, has no bad malters dearly all their way and stored intantion of going back to Tibet Nullah-training was found to be 100 expe. routine measure, than "blue-stone with ex- twice, but in the second spell they teamed to
coʻlapse and could do nothing better than keep owing to the obstacles placed in Bir Tho comparative rarity of blepharitis and, lacrimal diseases in Chidere patients is rendelence, although they on one or two way in concluding negotiations there
CONS1E1UTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
kerosene oil has been employed as a preven
tative against mosquito breeding. The oil is poured over the pools in the neighbourhood of the camps every week.
The various camps between Kowloon, Taipo and Fanling- are visited almost daily beyond at intervals.
markable.
OPERATIONS.
Excluding operations for meibomian cysts and expression of operations were performed: and-Excision of fornix conjunctiva: 8, Jatiche Arli operation for trichiasis 2, Snellen's opera operation 5, cyst of orbit; a, extraction of catar tion for entropion 36, ectropion 2, Mules act 15, iridectomy 14, Pintygium 6, paracentesis for hypopyon 3510tal 93.
I
three assistante, Mr. Leung Chik Pau, Mr. wish in conclusion to tender my thanks to Chan and Mr. Tan Tex Seng, for their hearty co-operation in the work during the past year
bees due to malarial fever,-simple tertian and The vast majority of cues of sickness bave sub-tertian being general and quartan rare, Injuries, dysentery, beri-beri and parasitic skin diseases form the bulk of the remajader.
Five-grain quinine tablets have been-ady ministered daily as far as practicable to all the caclies at the north and south fact camps, and this measure has no doubt had a marked effect in reducing the number of cases of Malaria. The administration of quinine as a daily rou line was commenced in July and there was a steady decline in the number of admissions from that time.
The total number of entries at the north and south face camps was 3,667.
Of these the following are the principal dis
WONG LAU, a murine hawker, of 1, Stallonenses-malaria 1,168, dysentery 124, injuries' Street, Mongkok, was charged this morning, 377, beri-beri 8, sod skin diseases 280, before Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Police Court, with acting as a hawker, without a licence, and with being in possession of a quantity of goods, which were alleged to have been stolen. He was fined $5.
The Health Officer of the Port describes the medical inspection work in the harbour of the Colony in his last apocal report. He writes:
This consists of the routine visiting of every ship Arriving in port between the hours of 6 am. and 6 pm. The great bulk of the vessels arrive before ta noon and those arriving rafíer 6 pm, are visited the first thing in the morning. This applies to vessels which come in baliby, ie, pot from AD infected porf and ACISINAMAN whiin being taken to hospital having no sickness on board; while infected by his wife yesterday afternoon lell dead pear Eastern Birert. The man had been ill for.some
A HARBOUR MYSTERY. BODY OF A FOREIGNER PICKED UP OFF WANCHAL The body of a foreigner-was-found floating", in the harbour, off, Wanchal, by the Water Police, yesterday afternoon, and sent to the mortuary for identification,
casions brokeaway. Bideo, of the Yacht Club, played very well in this half and scored twice- by two of the Antilleryman and when in a vay hirsecond goal being scared when attacked
difficult position.
:
PEOPLE'S CLAMOUR,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po,"
Peking, 17th July
Yacht Club and the 83rd Coy. Royal Garrison. The third match between the Corinthian.
in the first spell, the Corinthians netting pise Artillery seemed to be a very one-sided game times, but in the second half, they also seemed.
considerably, and the only goal they scored 3 goals, whilst the Artillerymen backed up from various provinces urging that a bit fugged and could do no better than score
against their powerful antagonists received the an applause it deserved. Result: 17 goals to 1.
In view of the numer
numerous telegrams
tion date be fixed for the institu
of a
The water which was nice and clean in the Brst two games, looked just the opposite whilst Councillors this match was in progress, due to the mud, etc. which was being washed into the ses along the prays from the different-sowers
LEAGUE TABLE `
Played. Won. Lost, Drawn. Total, V. R. C. 2 2. 0 Royal Engineers z
2
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I.
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vessels may not come into their moorings after time, sad it was only yesterday that it was trution of quinige to all coolies wherever piac age. In the inside pocket of the coYC play Royal Engineers, Wednesday,
to
And
the
period originally fixed at six years to from three to five years, incom- pliance with the wishes of the people.
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Indians in atal,
LONDON, ON
with
Later,
The following is a description of the body as supplied by the policó:-Height, fivé, C.'Y.C..
and there have been very few serious accidente right forearm with a horseshoe, with tongs and R. H. K. Y. C
Injuries for the most part have been slight tiche, aubarn; both aims tattooed
fest oight inches; colour of hair and maus-Tamara The 87th Co., R.G.A, 2
actually on the works, and for the most part and a rosa encircled by a snake, The hady88th Co, K,G.A, 1 Twenty-two deribs occurred during the year bammer, and on the left appeared a woman B3rd Co., R.G.A. 2
The Pietermaritzburg Assambly before medical aid was summoned. These was dressed in a grey-serga sult, blue strip-
out a division, passed the second rading of deaths were due to the following causes-ed shirt, blue and amber tie, with a
Bill providing for no new trading licenses Pneumonia 2, beri-beri 7. malaria 5, accident pair of woollen socks of reddish brown
THIRD ROUND.).
to be issued to Indians after 31st December, 6 and heart disease 2; total 23. ⠀
R.H.K.Y.C. play 88th Coy. R.G.A., Wednes rops, and no trading licenses to be held by, hue. The body appeared to have been that day, 22nd July, at 5.30 p.m... It is intended to continue the daily adminis-of a fireman, about thirty-five years of
Indians after that date. 4 6.p.m., unless they hava a duly qualified sur- gean on board who certifies to the freedom of decited to have him rest to, hospital. The ticable from April onwards during this year, was found letters addressed to Hodlobo. V.R.C. play 83rd Coy. R.G.A., Wednesday,
22nd July, at 6 pmanentS the ship from any infectious disease. During Cause of death is not known. Deceased, who mad by this means it is hoped to further reduce der Schmid," which is believed to have been 22nd July, at 6.30 p.m. the year there were 4,185 arrivale and of this was known as Huj Frok, was about forty years the incidence of malarial fever.
1:
the same used by deceased. It is believed number 1,875 were British and 1,106′ Foreign
of age.
that the body had been in the water for at least July, at 6 pm.
Tamar play 87th Coy, R.G.A., Friday, 24th ships. These figures allude to sen going ships only, Canton steamers are not regularly A MAN called Michael Bondolkoff has arrived
there dayan boarded except in Plague or other infectious in St. Petersburg, he claims to be the oldest disease is ragiofi Sim that Port or when intima man, is the world. He is 123 years old. Be tion reaches us of passenger having come catered the army in 1797 at the age of 15, and from any particular steamer with an infectious served as a soldier for over 80 years. He disessa. The vessel in such circumstances is fought in many wars including the campaign placed, under quarantine, regulations, Jucks of 1811. He is in good health, and his hearing are not boarded by usi
is not in the least:
Impaired.
British Naval Aftale The Chronicle states that British Government has decided to abodon the naval dockyard at Rosyth on tis advice of naval experts.
Further
hily retorning. from
at Seren
hips will be a great market for American Wu Tieg Frog expresses the opinion that products, but meanwhile his countryzaen, are death, but the police are of opinion, owing to before Mr.
It is impossible to say how the man met his. A BOATMAN Damed Fung: Tai was charged very sensibly turning their attention to the 10, the absence of any marks of violence on the this mo
H. Kemp in the Police Court, promotion of industries which will make them body, that foul play is out of the question. measureably Independent of those articles photograph of the deceased cap baseen guil
banishi which Western peoples had hoped they would at headquarters, and say ipformation as to the be able to permanently supply Orientals and man's identity should be cont (proft greatly by the trade.