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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1935.
HOMUNTIN SEWERAGE
MOTION IN FAVOUR OF INTRODUCTION CARRIED BY MAJORITY
of
DISCUSSION ON SEPTIC TANKS
A motion that, pending construction and completion by Government of the proposed new sewerage of the Homuntin district, applications for permission to Instal water closets in that district should not be refused on the grounds that the existing Government main drain would drain the sewage into the Youmati typhoon shelter, and pollute the shelter, was carried by four votes to three 'at the meeting of the Sanitary Board held yesterday afternoon. The President, Mr. W. J. Carrie, was in the chair.
The motion was proposed by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Le, seconded by Dr. Li Shu-fan. The President, and the Director of Public Works (Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson) opposed.
LICENCES REFUSED
OPPOSITION TO CLEANING
OF SHARKS' FINS
At a meeting of the Sanitary
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The following were refused- Applications for
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offensive trade licence to cleanse abarks' fins at No. 118. Tin Nan Street, second floor; for an offensive trade licence to cleanse sharks' ne at No. 13, Centre Street roof; for an offensive trade licence to cleanse and store shurks fins at part of the Government as to the No. 20, Centre Street, roof; for The Hon. Mr. Lo, pursuant
offensive trade licence to notice, moved:-That this Board is probable date for the contruction of an of the opinion that, pending the con- the new newer and secondly, it ap-cleanse sharks' fina nt No. 24, Con- struction and completion by Govern- pears that the work is indefinitely tre Street third floor; for an offen- ment of the proposed new postponed; at least there is paritions, from and Crest grille, etc. columus express our sincere and the Homunin district, applications likelihood of the work being under-sive trade licence to clannso etc. From 10 till 6 daily. On the grateful thanks to all those who so for permission to instal water closets taken in the near future.
in that district should not be
septic tanks be por. Street, third floor; and for an of If the use of
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of the picnic last Saturday by donations, loans of ears, and gifts.ting Government main drain would residenta for the time being, some sharks' fins at No. 513. Queen's
hauses in of the benefits and at least a sem Road West, third floor. drain the sewage from
It was alated that in the The response to our appeal this Homustin into the Yaumuti typhoon blance of the water carriage systent. year has been so generous that shelter, and that sach sewage dix without at the same time polluting majority of cases the premises.
. Shanghal while In two shelter, the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter, which In addition to the outing, tea, and
would pollute the
apparentles.
is the main objection of were unsuitable,
instances the premises were in re-
Inover) TO LET.-Several large and small gifts of handkerchiefs, towels andharghat
The applicant agrees to cont need hardly point sut that insidential areas and were
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- soap to each of the 52 girls, and
hai (San Francisco, 27th Sept.) a special supper of chicken and struct a
respects DA shall be ap-the absence of a proper water car businesses.
Manila pork with
Present at the meeting were:- oranges, apples and in a septic tank of such size had
the use of septic tanks "Ticla walnuts as dessert, we have been by this Board licant under-is com advised by lending Mr. W. J. Carrie (President), Ilon.
མ:༣ That
Tanks authorities.
of the Mr. R. M. Henderson (Vice-Pre- notice from this Board health on
not objectionable afdent), Hon. Mr. E. HI, Williams, takes, after
efficient, type are completion of the tho
not constituto sewerage system, forthwith to con- and rertainly do
health. On the other Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. L. C. F. struct such drain as shall be neces-menace to
"dry Bellamy, Dr. R. A. de Castro sary so as to connect the discharge hand I understand the so called system with such new sewerage, and system" is adopted in Homuntin. I Baste, Dr. Li Shu-fan, Mr. C. J. thereafter forthwith to demolish such am afraid the firy system has many Roe (Secretary) and Mr. Im Ping-
objections, the mast important of tseung (Assistant Secretary). septic tank."
which from the view.point of health is the meance of flies, as they are carriers of disease.
Use of the temporary that it is necessary for me
until such n time as measure, very much in support of this motion. ptic tanks is only
The Board will recall that at the
because of the proper sower, also I put
a series of questions on this fact that the expense for the meeting held on the March 15, 1032, Government is able to construct matter, to which the H.S.D. was goud struction and demolition of the tanks enough to
bo sum- answers may
plicants, I can see no serious objec tion to the proposal. I now have for
water marised as follows: (a) That applications
closets in the Homuntin District pleasure in seconding the motion. have been made and refused and that in all cases the proposal of the owners involved discharging
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able to hand over to Miss Moritz of the Blind Home chough funds to buy new suits and shoes for the girls for Chinese New Year, ant, we hope, a Radio for the Home.
Since our last acknowledgment we have received $5 from Mra. Svendsen and $1 from Mrs, Ander- son, making the total donations $369.01.
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Hon. Mr. Lo said:-I do not thinknally because the
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Our thanks are also due to Mrs. A. E. P. Guest and Mr. M. R. Deb for invaluable help, to Dr. and Mrs, T. Y. Ll for sweets, W. It Loxley and Co. for 1 case soup, St. John's Cathedral for loan of for tea, the Ching Loong Bakery for cakes, and the Pioneer Family Store for milk and sugar, On Lok Yuen for sweets, the Flying Squad for providing an escort, and the Press. for affording publicity to our appeal.
In conclusion, I would like to thank all those who gave up their time and assisted at the picnic- their help. was indispensable.
(Mrs.) Lillan Úrquhart, Group Secretary, V.D.M.A.
the
Septic Tank Opposed
Hon. Mr. R M. Henderson: I have!
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of the sewage Into the typhoon every sympathy with Mr. Lo's motion shelter, but the II.S.D. was un- and the object which he has in view. able to say whether the Board I am sorry I must oppose the method ལ་ would have granted the same by which he hopes to get over this had the. circumstances been difficulty, which is by using septic
tanks to individunt
houses. Septic different. (b) According to
M.0.1. an tanks in a rural district are what efficient septic tank would un- might be termed making the best of 0.R.D. 12.1 L.) doubtedly obviate the particulara had job. Some septic tanks under- objection mentioned, namely, complete supervision give definitely that of
typhoon rond results; but septic tanks re- polluting
quire a good deal of supervision. shelter, and,
of the im-can quite imagine what any of you would think it a erage of the llomum-
tank was placed alongside his belonging to someone elac, wual Amelis come. He
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the question
the
tin District la bound up with here
the larger issue of the re-drainage.
of the Mongkoktsui and Yau- and the
mention by Governmont, and bid not complain so
con-
areas which was under con- would be the first to complain. Pro- if he has one of his own, he loudly. In date regarding that no
then structions could
be an urban district like Homuntin the
houses are comparatively close to diented. Since then more than three and gether, which would mean that the half
years have clapsed, and from tanks would be closer, -the-newspaper reports of the last.
-~-~~-{{omuntin's-Population- Budget debate it would appear that, on account of the present financial position of the Colony, the question of carrying out the re-drainage of the areas concerned has been inde #nitely postponed.
Question of Policy
reconstruction of
Dr. R. A. de Castro Bast:- wiak
Board to call the attention of this that there is a population of about. 110,000 souls, living in the uren in question and who are not permitted to enjoy the facilities of modern sanitation.
One must remember that new houses are continuously being built there and it is to be deplored that
In any pinion, the question an to whether reptic tanks should be allow ed in the Homentin area pending the
if water-closet llences are not grant- the Government Sewerage, in order to prevent the ed to the owners who apply for them their houses are being construcl- typhoon shelter being polluted, is
thla ed, then these houses will probably question of policy more for
without the Beard than for the Select Sub-Com- continue
the although even flush-system H.S.D., inittee. And although the
rentaln Lo
Vain girls develop a glassy stare. in answer to me in 1983, quite pro- drainage of this area should be ne-
perly stated that he was unable to complished one day. any whether the Board would have:
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I agree with the. Vice-President
granted the various applications had that, septic tanks may not be the the circumstances been different, Ideal things, but for want of some- thing better I think that they should Rm bold enough to assert that
be allowed. only ground of refusal in
many at
I have much pleasure in voting in these cases was that the sewage, with
before favour of the motion
The or without the intervention of septic tank, would discharge into the Board, and sincerely hope that the necessity of building septic tanks typhoon shelter.
will not have to bo in this aren
I could quote from standard books on Public Health that the use of continued Indefinitely. septic tanks would have the effect of preventing the typhoon
have reason to
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BANDIT EXECUTED
MAN WHO TERRORISED. KWANGTUNG BORDER
Canton, Oct. 20: Lung Teng-yun, a notorious bandit chief, who has haunted the border districts of Klangsi, Kwangtung and Fukien Provinces for several years, is now report- ed to have been captured and shot
from being polluted, but it is not Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy: Before I necessary for me to labour this point vote I would like to say that about because of the clear and unequivocal two months ago 1 asked questions admission by the M.0.11. that, an regarding the cause of the smells at "on-Repulse Bay and the reply was that efficient septic tank would doubtedly obviate tho. particular they were caused by septle tanks objection mentioned."
Now there is no more smell there. to believe that many
Hon. Mr. Henderson: The soptic in this District, including, as tank at Repulse Bay has been understand, a large school, would changed and a new one put there and like to install the modern and carried further along the shore. It on the 19th. Inst. at a point about hygienic system of water closets is a type of septic tank. There was 30 miles from Wuichang, in Sou- if not prevented from doing so by a certain amount of smell to
which the fortuitous circumstance that the complaint, was raised, and we had to thern Kiangsi. He was caught present drainage goes into the riako nome alterations, The typhoon shelter, and as an efficient tank is not now being
operated septic tank will effectively obviate The President stated ho
Prior to his capture there had any pollution I submit that there is against the motion, and in agreement been skirmishes between the Cen- no reason for depriving them of with the Director of Public Works. tral Government troops and the what I might almost describo as a The speaker knew in his own bandits, whoso number was esti citizen's undoubted right in any perience of septic tanks in the mated at 300 strong. The bandita neighbourhood of Ropulso Bay and
modern civilisation.
hold!
was
when Central Government troops were rounding up bandits.
I therefore beg to move the motion Shek-0. To introduce septle tanks were surrounded near Walchang standing in my nanjo.
into an urban district like Homuntin by Government Forces, but made resistance until the was very undesirable. He thought a stubborn Secunder's Speech
it would be grossly
of their unfair
fair to confino capture and execution Seconding the motion, Dr. Li Shus the particular advantage to a small chief Wah Kiu Yat Pe
area Hike Homuntin
and not include
to a
fan said: The motion appears to all the affected areas. If the motion me so reasonable that I have no were werded to the effect that and that afternoon which had been hesitation in seconding it.
thorough investigation be made of said three years ago about urban and Perhaps my colleagues will agree the problem and a report submitted rural districts, romarked the speaker, with me that the residents of
to the Board, ho would give it bis and they were introducing an air of Homuntin are justly entitled
thu artificiality and unreality into proper water carriage system
for support.
debate. the disposal of rewage; an anicnity
Hon. Mr. Lo, added that the dry they had been deprived of for many years because of the want of a pro- Hon. Mr. Lo, replying, said he was carriage system was unhealthy, and per sewer through no fault of their in whalehearted agreemont, with the the smell was obviously worse than that the the septic tank system. With the suggestion I consider the time has come when motion bo- worded to include: the latter system there was no danger the policy of the Board in this con-affected arena and not merely of flies. nootion requires, revision. Because Homuntin, and he would glady prese Tho motion was put to the vote,
own.
Dry-Carriage Objectionable
President's
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when the President McKinley, arrived from Japan carried plans for a new revolt, presumably on or Just before the inauguration of the Commonwealth.
It is claimed that it only need ed a word from Benigno and The Manila constabulary de- Ramos, who are still fugitivo in clare that Santiago Salvador, the Japan to set off the spark of. re- Sakdal loader, "who was arrested volt.-United Press