YEE SANG FAT CO.
Annual-Winter
SALE
NOW ON
LADIES' OVERCOATS
Usual Price $15.00 Sale Price $8.00
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10.00
Misses' and Children's Overcoats from 20% to 40% Reduction
BOYS' OVERCOATS
Usual Price $16.00 Sale Price $11.00
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take the refuse away in dust carts did so in a very parfunctory sort of way. Members could see with out difficulty how they did their work. They threw the dust bins about, allowing the dust to blow about the streets according to the direction of the wind. Then the carts were supposed to be covered with tarpaulin, bat they were not covered at all. Ther ran about everywhere scat- tering dust and distributing microbes to lodge in the throats
of
passers by. When they
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY & 1919.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Butchers Meats
BEEF MUTTON
LAMB.
RABBITS
HARES
reached the sanitary lepots they SAUSAGES were allowed to stand again ex-
posing the public to infection.
The sub-committee would find a lot of work in trying to arrange the matter properly and to en- sare this end he suggestel the appotatment on the committee of the Medical Officer of Health and some of the medical members of the Bound. He thought also that the Director of Public Works should be inclu.fed.
thank you, I would rather not.
Hon. Mr. Chatham: No, 1
Dr. Ozorio: Because it is a
12.50 question involving increased ex-
14.00
c30 per pair.
Sale price
Gents' Lisle Socks
$3.75 per doz.
Sale price
Our Entire stock marked
Bargain Prices. Sale for Cash only.
penditure in his Department. We shall certainly need motor. lorries and incinerators to burn the refuse instead of having it thrown into the refuse depots in the vary heart of the Colony.
Mr. Bowley seconding the motion, said that in doing so he did not
wish to cou-
demn the present system root
and branch. No system was
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ever devised which was not cap IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS
able of improvement and he knew that the present system was the outcome of a great deal of very laborious attention and a great amount of thought was given to it by different Hea is of the Departament. They had discussed the matter over and over again without arriving at any very satisfactory conclusion. Proper scavenging in this sab- tropical climate was of the most importance to public health and if the sub-committee could arrive at any improvemeat it would certainly be a good thing The present position of the refuse depote in Central and at Praya East and West was certainly, unsuitable and unpleasant and if by using motor traction they People in could take the refuse away to the houss put the refuse into the two ends of the city it would must insanitary dust bins gen-be a great improvement. If they erally uncovered, and the refuse served only the purpose of feel-
ever persuaded the
Govern- ing rats, in the words of a past several laklis of dollars in con- to spend the necessary Melical Officer of Health one ofstracting refuse destructors it
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SANITARY BOARD MEETING. thrown into the sea.
BETTER SCAVENGING SYSTEM REQUIRED.
ment
A meeting of the Sanitary the chief causes of the great mor- would be a still greater improve- Board was held yesterday at the Board's offices. Present: Mr. A.tality of the Colony. He was referment in the disposal of the refuse. Gibson (in the chair), Mr. F. Bring to Dr. Clarke. The other The face of the harbour and the L. Bowley, Mr. Chan Kai Ming,
моге primitive Hop. E. K. Hallifax O.B.E., Dr. he refuse into the
for people Ozoria, Lt. Col. Crisp, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham C.M.G., Mr. S. W.This question had been brought up came back instead of going away
Too, Mrs. Hickling M.O.H. and Mrs. Danby (Secretary).
and
was
way surrounding waters was disfigured
to throw and made very unpleasant by streets floating refuse which very often
in the Board inany times and the to Gap Rock as it was supposed answer of several Presidents was to. He therefore supported the that the Board had no power to
fiue tenants or householders in proposal.
The Chairman thought they were all very mach in sym-
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A letter was received from the Government relative to the aphouses from which refuse was pointment of Mr. John Reynolds thrown into the streets. One point to be a Temporary Sanitary In which the sub-committee would pathy with the object of the
ARSENIC IN PASTRY, spector. The Chairman said
Over 50 cases of illness, due to that Inspector Reynolds was si chief tenant of the house respon-sonally he would like to see it and Salford, and some pastry have to go into was to make the motion, improvement of the poisoning, have been reported to present engaged in Kowloon |
scavenging of the city. Per-medical authorities at Manchester PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP under Dr. Smalley...
COMPANY.
"In order to enable the Board to consider the reasonableness or otherwise of the attitude taken up by the poultry "dealers, will
sible for rabbish thrown into the
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SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, AND SHANGHAI
THE POULTRY MARKET. streets. In the next stage of the improved, but as Mr Bowley said was suspected. Dr. Delepine, In the absence of Mr. Alabaster system the servants of the Deit was largely a question of the public health and bacteriological, Mr. Bowley put the following partment whose duty it was to
dollar and whether the improve- professor at Manchester Unit From question:
ment would be equal to the dollar versity, on analysis found that might be a matter for different the pastry, which had been opinion. 11
raile with self-raising B-5- "CADDOPEAK," The motion was carried an- flour, contained a quantity of The above mentioned vessel animously.
arsenic. He suspects that the baving arrived from the above before the bar hain, and THE FEATURE PAPERS. W. To were appointed to mixers of the flour for another cargo are hereby informed that The Chairman, Dr. Ozorio and argenic had been sect to the mentioned Ports, consignees of
form the sub-committee.
ingredient Every precaution is their cargo will be landed at being taken against a further their risk into the hazardous A memorandum on the subject that there is a large quantity on Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., sale of the flour, bat it is feared and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowl-on of epidemic catarrhs and in-the market. Floor merchants are Kowloon, and stored at Con- fluenza, sent from London, was doing all in their power to trace signees' risk.
the cause of the trouble. Fortun- ately no death has been reported.
Board any plans which
may have been prepared with reference to the proposed poultry market?"
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The Chairman; I have to say On MONDAYS for that the plan which has been tentatively prepared is laid on the table as requested. It will be circulated later if members wish
it.
NEW SCAVENGING SYSTEM.
INFLUENZA AND CATAREH
"CURRENT COIN" tabled.' On TUESDAYS for
Pursuant to notice Dr Ozorio] On WEDNESDAYS for
moved: That & Sab-committee
be appointed to consider the
question of scavenging and the
"AN ISLANDER'S DIARY"
"MODERN MODES"
disposal of the Refuse of the On THURSDAYS for Colony,
In bringing this motion before
the Board he said he thought|
"MUSICAL JOTTINGS'
the members would agree with On FRIDAYS for
him that the present systers
of disposal of refuse was a moat
He asked them
"ROBBIE'S LETTER"
to go over the sytem with him on SATURDAYS for the
antiquated one.
from the beginning where the Tefase was collected in the house- bolda until the time it was
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Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports & A service solemnised at the Exports, Hongkong, before Bills grave of Nurse Cavell in the of Lading can be countersigned. National Shooting Range, at All broken, chafed and dam which the British chaplain, the ared goods are to be left in the Rev. L. Gahan, who was with Godowns where they will be ex- Nurse Cavell daring her lastamined on the 10th February hours, officiated, was attended by 1919 at 10a.m.
All claims must be presented
a large number of people, amongst within a month of the steamer's otherwise Piles, are aggravated whom were the following: by costiveness. In many cases The British Minister, Sir Fran- Arrival bere, after which they when the constipation is dispelled cis Villiers and Lady Villiers,
cannot be recognized: by Pinkettes the Piles dry up and General Lyon, Military Attache, after the goods bave left the
No claims will be admitted * and members of the Legation, Godowns and all goods remaining the Earl of Athlone, head of the undelivered after. February 11th British Military hission with the 919 will be subject to rente Belgian Army, and the Belgian- Ne Pite: Isaurance: whatever the dainty little gentle aansture
Minister for Foreiza. Affairs and will be effected laxatives, also cure Billousness, other members of the Diplomatic Conflantese, ary: requested-to- sick headaches, torpid liver, foul Body. Two wreaths were laid end in their Bills of Lading for
Counter-signature Imme smelling breath and skin erup on the grave, one from their ACT tions. Of chemists or 60 cents a Majesties King George and Queen vial, from Dr. Williams Medicine Mary and the other transa Co., 96 Brechnen Road, Shanghal British Colony.
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EVENING WEAR
Collars
In Quarter sizes.
Ties
Smart styles.
In all
the Rewest
styles
*
Waistcoats
In all sizes.
Gloves
In Silk or Kid.
Mufflers
Of wool or silk.
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