TYPHOD FEVER.
GOVERNMENT ASKED TO
INVESTIGATE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928.
that from
dying in their tons and hundreds vestigation undertaken by com- Sanitary Department, and they had dally that tranches could scarcely petent people in order to trace the secured extraordinarily good results bo dug rapidly enough in which source of origin..
up to the present. It seemed to to place their bodies. He was living next door to where this. They did not know when this him that the Board wie fully en happened, and consequently had a tendy prevalence might result intitled to ask the Government to any a tremendous explosion-in a big whether it was possible or not to good recollection of it and knew epidemic-and when it did reach take steps in the chip of typhoid, The continued prevalence of what he was talking about. Thon severe epidèmic form, well "God annlogous to the steps which had typhoid fever in the Colony and they had seen how, at the present save, the people here.” He been taken in the case of plague. that the importance of undertaking antime a vigorous undeavour was lid not wish to be an alarmist, bulle sure
vlow
Govern- the being made in the Straits Sottle-forewarned was forearmed and point into
the ocial Investigation
would give the ques. aource of origin, were discussed ments to deat with malaria.
tho least they could do was, when ment at some length at the meeting of]
He was afraid that here the ever they had preventiile diseases, tion the very fullest consideration and that they would have a full to try and prevent them. In con the Banitary Board hell in the Post
Office building yesterday authorities might be called supine elusion, Dr. Koch sald if the Gov reply on the subject. He did not afternoon.
and seem impervious to criticism. The Government refused to budae. ernment wished to take the mai-think that that was the time when On one occasion when he advorstedter into their own hands and he should speak for or against.
start an investigation with their motion of that sort must obviously
satisfied.
Was
of
NOTICE.
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Dr. W. V. M. Koch, who, according measures for stumping out mine own offlers, he would be quite go through as an Unofficial motion Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd.
it
enough to
Vague Suggestions.
as far
Wassed to
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Quibbling.
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on the 19th Decomber, 1924, the name of the Chino American Industrial Developing Co., Ltd.,
NOTICE.
THE NEW TERRITORIES BUILDING & · AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LIMITED,
Notice is hereby given that the
was changed and the company above named Company has issued will thereafter bo known as "Thea Prospectus, dated the 5th day of Hongkong Excavation, Pile January, 1925, a copy of which Driving, and Construction Co. has been filed with the Registrar Limited."
of Companies, inviting subscrip
name.
The Company will continus totions at par for 22,800 shares of carry on businers, as structural 310 each payable as to $2.50 por engineora and building "contrao-share on application; $2.50 per tor as horotofore under iho now | share on allotment and as to.
balance on ourséquent demand as, and when further capital is re- quired, subject to the assurance) that no call will be made without at least one month's prior notice..
Tho subscription list la now open.
C. B. SHANE,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Doc., 1924.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co. CEMENT
LIMITED.
The Thirty Sixth Ordinary An-
By order of
the Board of Directors, SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Managers.
Hongkong, February 11, 1925.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
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Hongkong, February 21, 1925.
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The subject was introduced by to notice given, moved the follow the answer he received from the
if it did go through, and they ing resolution:
then Director of Public Works]
would no doubt have the report of Dr. McGown secunded the re: the Government and its medical "In view of the steady persis was that the measures would
experts in due course. tence of Typhold Fever in the to be applied to China as well to solutien.
Hongkong, and that the -Govern- Colony, and of the fact that noment would have to look after the
Mr. S. W. Tso did not agree with Investigation of the source of
The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifas the wording of the resolution. origin of the infection has thus sanitation of China. He did not
know whether that represented the enld the general and vague nature] The resolution, ns it stood, seemed far been undertaken, this Board)
flelal view, but it showed the of the suggestions made by the to imply that the Government offi respectfully urges the Governi ment to solie the assistance of state of mind which no argument proposer of the resolution made cials had never taken any trouble the Public Health experts af- could touch. They should. Jook at him hesitate as to how he should in the waiter. If Dr. Koch deleted nual. Meeting of the Shareholders
He asked for a the word that no investigation of in the Company will be held at the TSURUTANI & CO., LTD. Registered Office of the Company tached to the Naval and Milt the economic value, that would ennt his vote.
The staff, or the source of origin, of the Infection Ofteen of the Company, St. George'a tary services to undertake such result if these preventible diseases little more light.
were wiped out. There were hos-the Government, according to Dr.had been made, he should be plens-Building, Chater Road, Hongkong, Invectivation, or alternatively to
resolution. on Tuesday, March 3, 1926, at 11 apply to the Rockefeller Institute pitals full of patients and crowds Koch, had been supine.
The Chairman: There again, 1 o'clock in the forenoon for the pur- for the service of an expert in of people Incapacitated from their there anything that they could work for longer or shorter periods, have done that they had not done? undertake an Investipation."
If there was, perhaps that would do not know whether that is propost of receiving a Statement of All this translated into money Dr. Kod made it clear at the showed the thousands and thou-meet the case. If there was not,posed as an amendment to the Account and Report of the Direc I do not know whether tors for the year anding December out-et of his speech that he wasands of dollars which might be what did this investigation by ex-motion.
It Dr. Koch wishes to withdraw those 31, 1924, and declaring a dividend, far-Perls from outside mean? wise and
The Transfer Books of the Com. not bringing the relution for-1Rved. A bold,
pany will be closed from Wednes- wauf in any antagonistic spirit tighted policy of any Government would be well for them to know words?
deal with these exactly what they were suggesting
day, February 18, 1925, until his medien confreres in that de- should be to
before they sent the resolution to He recognised that diseases in the direction of pre- the Government. Could Dr. Koch Dr. Koch thought that the various Tuesday, March 3, 1925, both days partment. owing to stress of work they werevention. It was not
define the lines on which the in-speakers were simply straining at inclusive. unable to undertake such an in-have a big staff of medical men vestigation should be made. Was a gnat. Having regard to the im- vestigation, and he ventured to to deal with them after they had think that he had their approval occurred, nor a sufficient number a matter of water milk or food, portance of the question, he could for was it. possible they were lay-not understand them quibbling of his resolution. They had had of hospitals to house the victimsing themselves open to even going about a few words. It did not In the Colony a steady and per-Much more money would be saved
FL house to house make much difference. u repent. sistent prevalence of typhoid fever, if an effort were made--even examination for carriers. If so, ed that so far as he knew there which becRNE more noticeable it was an expensive effort to cope they ought to know before they had been no investigation in the from time to time as It claimed with the prevention of these sent the resolution to the Govern-proper sense of the word. If prominent victims. Typhoid fever diseases.
ment. He was sure the Govern-there had been an investigation | had been prevalent for some years,
ment would not spare expense if they would have had reports from "God Save the People."
An investigation they could be convinced that any time to time. And an endeavour had been madej
certain
It was on that account that he particular line of investigation did not take one day or one week, of amount to give
forward the swan proved to be required or but months. It was all very well assurance to the public by statis. ventured to bring
the
Board 10 would have a reasonable prospect to say "Are your closets elcan,
I, Tsui Yan Shan, Managing tics showing that its prevalence resolution asking
Government of the
removing the danger. He where do you get your vegetables Director of the Ying Wah Lighter was less than in some other years, recommend to
take should
you wash your some thought they ought to be a good and where do Statistics were comforting, and that
& Transportation Co., Ltd, That was ict order to investigate deal more definite. It seemed to faen?"
not enough hereby give notice that in the figures were perhaps as fascinating steps
typhoid but him that the wording of the re-He wanted a much wider investig consequence of the prosent namo only as a cross-word puzzle, but in the
where they other preventible diseases as well solution, supported as it was by tion. It did not matter to him being unsuitable, I have appiled end they were jur!
statis. They know how malaria, was caus-his own speech, should be altered whether the Government conduct to the Board of Trade. under were. Having given this
read that the Government ed the investigation with their Section 47 of the Morchant tient treat, the authorities folded ud, and there was no need to go to
invited outside Shipping Act, 1994, in respect of hands complacently and very useply into that, but the pre-should take such steps as may be own officers or their
cer necessary to have an Investigation help. He did not see why the the Cargo Lightor "Ying Tung" looked with extreme satisfaction set prevalence of typhoid
investigation, made. They would then have to Government should be squeamish of gross tonnage 277.38 tons, enables traders to communicate on the situation. But in these days tainly
they Members would notice, Dr. Koch make some general recommenda- about invoking, outside aid, be-registor tonnage 240.30 tous, of advance in sanitation.
proceeded, that he asked thu tions. While he agreed with the cause they had already received horotofors owned by mo for the MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS wanted something more.
Bourd to recommend that the Gov general idea, he could not see his assistance from Navy and Army permission to change her name in London and in the Provincia! By taking Binurated Magnesia, experts and had had outsiders to to "Tune Cheong" and to have Towns and Industrial Centres of stomach sufferors adopt a course Prevention Needed.
crament should invite outside as-way to support the resolution.
make Investigations into cerebro-ber registered in the now name When he raised this question sistance for this investigation. In
The Chairman: Do you wish to spinal fever and plague. If the at the Port of Hongkong as own- the United Kingdom and Ireland that has the unqualified endorse last year they were informed that doing that, he did not in any way
members were with him, then they ed by the Ying Wah Lighter & the Continont of Europe, mont of many of our leading America, o to. The book hospitals and medical men. And investigations were being carried mean to cast a slur upon the medi-propose an amendment?
cal oflicers of that department.!
Hon. Mr. Hallifax: No. I have should vote for the resolution, but Transportation Co., Ltd. out, and apart from what he called, They were, he knew, overwhelmed explained the reason I am not in he asked them not to quibble and Any objections to the proposed contains over 250,000 names and even if Bleurated Magnesia did addrossos with other details no more than onable the sufferer with all due deference, a wild
change of name must be sent to
under
than to enjoy onco moro
moro the good. jump at a certain conclusion with with work, and besides the San position to vote for the resolu- refuse to vote,
tary department was not a Publi-tion as it stands. I think it is
the Registrar of Shipping at Hong-classified out the slightest evidence in sup Health department. It had no open to amendment. It would be not quibble about words. I want, appearance of this advertisement.
Mr. Alabaster: Dr. Koch, I do kong within seven days from the 3,000 trade headings, including things of life-including real, EXPORT MERCHANTS hearty maale-it would ossily bo port, they had heard nothing laboratory, no working facilities much more satisfactory if it was if possible, to arrive at a formula
Dated at Hongkong this 23rd. with detailed particulars of the worthi the small price which the There had been no further and no staff to deal with such an amended. more.
which will enable the motion to day of February 1925.
Goods shipped and the Colonial chemist asks for it. You take no report, no further investigation. investigation. Of course, it tho
carried. Mr. C. G. Alabastor expressed be
I beg to pro- All they had had were statisties. Government wished-and he put
and Foreign Markets supplied risk in buying Bisurated Magne- (Signod) TSUI YAN STAN, following the
sia, as doctors the world over STEAMSHIP LINES That was scarcely what they this forward as another alterna- the opinion that some investign-pose
Managing Director. "In view of the stendy'
arranged under the Porte to proscrible and praise this remedy ought to be treated to in a Colony tive-to have its own staff to dotion ought to be undertaken as toment: like Calea small Colony with an the work, so well and good. If the source of origin of the cases persistence of typhoid fever in The Ying Wah Lighter & Trans-which they sail, and indicating Be sure you get the genuine
portation Co., Ltd.
the approximate Sailings.
stomach, cure: Sco the famous eg oly moved and dorite popula not, then he thought the time had that had already occurred, in the Colony, this Board respectful-
'BISMAG' oval on the package' tion and which should be clear of arrived
whether ly urgea the Government to under-j when the Government order
Ono-inch BUSINESS CARDS of when you buy. all preventile disease. Typhold should call upon the pubile health the disease could be traced to milk, Lake or arrange for a thorough in-
Firms desiring to extend their 21 eminently proventible experts attached to the naval and water carriers or some other de-vestigation of the whole subject."
connections, or Trado Cards of discuse. They had reen how it military services to give assisfinite plague not which could be
DEALERS SEEKING AGENCIES ask the Rockefeller dealt with when discovered. He had been cleated in many cares tance, UN
onu though the iden underlying Dr. send elsewhere, and they had also read Institute 10
cut investigators to de- Koch's motion did not really of the vigorous measures taken in or
twu
tint. regard
time other preventible vote
for avery much farther than all their
to There did not seem to have been diseasen, For instance, they had certain number of months
the disense. It any definite effort made to trace the mecting it was carried by five: heard of how malaria was awept investigating
and the the origin of the disease, or if votes to two, the proposer away from the Panama Canal zene would afford satisfaction to and yellow fever from Cuba. He people of the Colony if some effort there had been, they had not seen meronder of remembered the Ume when yellow were made. It was no good to the results of it. The motion against. fever was prevalent in the Panama juggle with statisties: that was seemed to suggest that if those in There was no other business of They wanted & proper in charge of the health of the Colony public interest. The members Canal zone, when workmen were no use.
generally were overloaded with present at the meeting were: Mr. work, then outside assistance N. L. Smith (Chairman), Hon, Mr. should be sought, heenuse the need 11, T. Creasy (Director of Public for such investigation was urgent. Works), Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax He did not think the proposer of (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), the resolution was going to aug-Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., Dr. gest a house to house investigaw. v. M. Koch, Dr. McGown, Mr. tion for carriers, but rather that S. W. Two, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, they should try to trace the [Dr. W. W. Peurse (Medicul Offeer source of origin of the cases that of Health), Dr. Severn (Assistant) had n'ready occurred.
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On the amendment being put to
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Medical Officer of Health). Mr G. S. Kennedy-Skipton (Secretary) and Mr. D. Davies (Assistant Se- erclary).
A Good Armlogy- The Chulman said he was sure the Board hud listened with great interest to Dr. Koch's lucid ex- position of his case, Ile (tre
AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN. Chairman) would like to say, in- An unrecorded row on a big cidentally, regarding some of Mr. Inter-state liner was tolf to the Alabaster's remarks, what had Brisbane Courier by a shipping been said very many times before man as illustrative of what is in that Board,that he very fullest possible under conditions of the The crow of investigation was made into every last few years.
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