Plague.
day
host
of
191
to Chinese schools
in the districts Affected by the plague
have only from 20 to 50 per cent.
$7
of these scholars
Attendance, and De Sai Ying Pun,
closed - Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan,
Cheung Chau
bar
found
great variations, a few being Closed, the majority having from 26 to 40 per cent of their usual attendance,
some having almost full
attendance.
Laberique, Hat Shing Terrace, Sai-dok-tui, You Kaiti, & Aungtong (localities of the thick population) have closed
the Effect of
that Schools under
this panic. English teaching schools
attended by Chinese
little affected by
the Conflagration
and Spring fever days
Unaffected by it.
Ridiculous as
the scare has
Been
at present
4. Origin of the rumour.
The rumour appears.
It appears to Europeans to be quite plausible for ignorant Chinese because
the second
of
human flesh for Curative purposes When done under the pretext of filial piety.
It is
encouraged by the Chinese Government's
practice