MUZZLING ORDER AND RABIES.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS ON QUESTION
It was announced at a meeting of the Sanitary Board held yesterday. that the last case of rables on the Island was reported as far back as Fobruary 21, 1927. This was in response to questions by Mr. M. K. Lo,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1933.
and others present ware the Hon. Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, Vice-Preal- dent, Dr. G. W. Pope, M.O.H., Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. Li Shu-fan, Mr. A. S. Mackichan, Mr. C. J. Roe, secretary, and Mr. Ng Mul-kal, assistant secretary.
Mr. M. K. Lo also asked a ques tion regarding the reported con- demnation of flour stored in the Colony.
The President replied that a small seizure of unwholesome flour had recently been made in a balc-
nequently very large quantities lu local godowns were found to be Weovil infcabid, but that the owners had been agreeable to remove the worst affected part and to instruct their dealers that none of the stock In this condition should go on the local market.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Tho remainder of business was
If you are on the alert, an oppo- of a routine nature.
On the question of rabies, Mr. Lonent's bid will very often be the asked:
means of your getting a perfect Will the Head of the Sanitary reading on the hand. I believe Department consult the proper one of the beat examples of this Authorities and inform the Board kind is given in the following
duplicato gamo,.
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Tho Steamship,
by Mr. T. Megarry, the President, house and destroyed, and that sub- what is the date of the last case of hand, which came up in a recent being landed and placed at their risk
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rabics on the Island?
Mr. Megarry replied it was the 21st, of February, 1027
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The Muzzling Order. Mr. Lo-If the date mentioned In the preceding question is some considerable time ago, whether or not the reason for the continued
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with the rouds
exception of Opium Treasure and Valuabies aro in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kow The Bidding
loon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., South, the dealer, opened the Kowloon, whence delivery can be MANTUA bidding with one heart and West obtained as the goods are innded. RAWALPINDI overcalled with one spade. North Goods not cleared within 7 days bid two clubs. As East and West including date of arrival, will be "BURDWAN were not vulnerable, Enst bld. All claims must be sent to the COMORIN
subject to rent. two diamonds.
undersigned before Friday, 20th Uctober, 1933, or they will not be
• HITRAL recognized.
Tons
kong (about) |
$11,000
16,0
DESTINATION
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4th Nov. 6,500 11th Nov.
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South made a jump bid of three operation of the "muzzling order," hearts. Personally I believe the so far as concerns tho Island, is tho better bid is four hearts, inviting
Damaged Packages must bo loft in risk of suspected or Infected rabid the slam at once. West passed the Godowns for examination by the dogs boing brought to the Island and North wont to four clubs. - - consignees, and the Company's Bur- CARTHAGE.
South bid five no trump, definite-nt 10.00 a.m. on Monday, the 10th Mesars: Goddard' and Douglas
1933. Consignees must have
from any place outside the Island?
veyor
Mr. Megarry. The immediately showing stoppers in both apndes Ovenue Officer in attendanca when
veyors.
reasons for the muzzling order on, and diamonds. North, having A the island are to prevent the spread the kings of both suits, knew that any damaged duttable goods are of rabice, if a case does occur, and his partner must be marked with oxamined by the Company's Sur- to ranke the atray or uncared-for the aces; and eince he himself dog easily recognisable. If it were held the ace of clubs, he went to possible to ensure absolutely that seven no trump. none but dogs free from infection and above suspicion entered the would island, the muzzling order be, unnecessary,
The Play.
The opening lead by West was the queen of spades, and now the play of the entire hand dépends upon whether or not the declar- er can locate the queen of clubs,
Cargo only.
Frequent connections from Port Bald for Passengers and Cargs to Constantinople, Piresus, Smyrna and other Levans Porta by Steamers of the Khedivini Ball 8.8. Co.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will bo offected } TILAWA
SANTHIA by us in any case whatever.
P. PAYRAS,
TAK DA Agents. Hongkong, 10th October, 1933. THE DEN LINE STEAMERS. LTD.
From LEITH, MIDDLESDRO", ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.
Quarantine or Vaccination? Mr. Lo-If the answer to tho
Of course, as the cards are dia- lost question is in the affirmative, tributed now, you will see that will it not in fact be safe to rescind all the declarer has to do in to the muzzling order so far as con-play the ace and king of eloba corns 'the Island, by adopting and the clubs will drop. But auy- cffective measures to prevent susposing you were playing the hand, The Steamship, pected or infected rabid dogs from how would you go about getting a being brought to the Island?-e.g., suro reading on the club situation by a regulation that no dogaone that would show you either shall be landed on the Island with how to take the finesse or whether out a permit from the Colonial the clubs would drop? It should Veterinary Surgeon, who
may be done in the following manner.
grant some on such terms and con- ditions as ho may deem fit, includ- ing the alternative conditions that: | (i) Either such dog shall bej kept in quarantine at the expense of the owner for such perlod as may be necessary, or,.
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() The owner shall furnish satisfactory evidence that such dog has been vaccinated against Rabies. Mr. Megarry. The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, having careful regard to all the circumstances, does not consider that there are any measures which might bo takan to make it safe to rescind the
K-4-3 muzzling order so far as it con- cerns the island. The method of
Remember that West has bid Issuing landing permits subicct to spades. Ile has done this In the quarantine would be impracticableface of the fact that you hold the for the reasons that the facilities four aces and four kings, so he for quarantine would be quite certainly must have at least five inadequate: accommodation for a spattes-and more likely he holds minimum of 200 dogs, and staff to six.
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"BENWYVIS"
informed that all Goods are being Consignees of Cargo are hereby landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or
the wharvca from
delivery may be obtained
No claims will be admitted after- the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th October, 1933, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must the presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd November, 1988, or they will not be recognized.
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24th Nov:
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To comply with the General Boaded: Warehouse Regulations consigneer CHITRAL must have a Revenue Officer in atten: R NOHI danco when damaged duṭlable goods.
BANGALORE. are examined.
CARTHAGE NALDERA CORFU
All broken, chiled, and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowne, where they will be examined on the 18th October, 1933, at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard and Douglar.
offected.
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Agonta. look after them, would be neces- The declarer should first take Hongonk, 12th October, 1943. sary; and, moreover, the quaran-three rounds of hearts to Bec II - tine period would have to be six the heart suit will break. How flour, A comparatively small months. A certificate of vaccina-ever, on the third heart lead Eunt quantity, out of the Colony at once,. tion against rabies as a prelimin-shows out, dropping a diamond. to instruct all their dealers that try to entry would also be unsatia- Declarer should discard a dla-none of the stocks in this condition factory, inasmuch as it would be mond_and_a spade from dummy, is to go on the local market, and extremely difficult to verify in all We now know that West holds to endeavour within a few months cases that the certificate presented one heart. Declarer should then to have all such flour removed from reluted to the dog presented, and cash his ace and king of dia- the Colony. There is an adequate in any case it would be impossible monds. West shows out of dia supply of wholesome flour in the to make quite certain that doge monds, discarding a spade,
The next step is to get a count. Colony for local use and any of this without such certificates were not! smuggled in at some part of the on the spade suit, so the declarer in these godowns will be kept quite island.
should play a small space and win separate from Infected flour. This with the king in dummy. When rendered any Immediate drastic Unwholesome Flour,
East's ten drops, this now marks action against the stocks in the Regarding the question of un-him out of spades, as West's open- godowne unnecessary. wholesome flour, Mr. I asked.Ing lend of the queen showed the In addition, Instructions have Will the Head of the Sanitary De jack.
been issued to District Inspectors partment make a statement to this
The declarer now knows that to warn flour retailers and bakers. Beard regarding the reported con- West holds three spades, the jack of the possible consequences to the demnation of flour stored in the of hearts, and two clubs, and all posaeralon of such wegvil-infested Colony?.
he has to do is to drop the clubs.flour; this should be sufficient pre- Mr. Megarry-A small seizure of
caution to safeguard the local unwholesome flour was recently quantities of flour in local godowna public. Action is also being taken made in a bakehouse in the Colony held almost entirely for re-export to investigate whether there are and the flour destroyed under sec- were more or less woзvil-infested any measures which might be taken tion 83 of the Public Health and and in an unwholesome condition. by flour importers to prevent their Buildings Ordinanco. Subsequent- The owners are agreeable to re-stocks becoming infected to this ly it was discovered that very large move the worst affected part of the extent in future.
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