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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1920.

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GENERAL OFICE MAN BRANCH & SHOW ROOM

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SANITARY BOARD MEETING.

TYPH MD PREVENTION DISCUSSED.

CATTLE DISEASE;

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I beg to submit for the consideration of the Sanitary Board the following memorandum of the prevalence of typhoid fever in this Colony. The table attached shows the number of cases of this disease rotifed each year from 1910 to 1919 inclusive. It will be seen that in none of these years has the incidence been great and in no instance has the disease

"The meeting of the Sanitary Board assumed epidemic proportion. The yesterday evening,. presided over infection

by Mr. G. R. Sayer, was marked various

there

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THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Renter's Service to the China M#)

IRISH POLICY UNCHANGED.

STILL TO RESTORE LAW AND ORDER AT ALL COSTS.

LONDON, July 19. In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Government's Irish policy was unchanged, namely to restore law and order in Ireland by all means at their power and simultaneously to carry out the Government of Ireland Bill. The Government considered that in view of the powers under the Defence of the Realm Regulations a Proclamation of martial law in Ireland could not provide a satisfactory method of dealing with the present situation but the Cabinet was consider ing whether additional powers could usefully be secured by new legislation. Mr. Benar Law added that those best able to judge thought that we were getting the troubles better in hand. He did not think it reasonable to judge in the terms of the murders from one week to another.

INCREASED RAILWAY FARIS. "

TO START DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

PUBLIC INDIGNATION NO AVAIL. _

LONDON, July 19.

by the introduction of several epidemics of this disease are due important subjects;

were to contamination of water supplies. present at the also

meeting. Our 'good' water supply has the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, Col saved us in this Colony from severe Humphrys, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. epidemics of this disease. The army F. M. G. Ozorio, Mr. A. H. Hollings also has the advantage of obtaining

In the House of Commons, replying to questions as regard the forth- worth, Mr. Chow Shou-san, Mr. 5. W. milk from dairies so well managed Tso. Dr. Pearse (Medical Officer of that the chance of infection from coming 33 1.3 per cent. increase in railway fares, the proposed imposition. Health and Mr. C. M. W. Reynolds consumption of contaminated milk of which during the holiday season created great public indigeation, Sir (Secretary)

is reduced to a minimum. I have Eric Geddes made a lengthy defence of the increase chiefly, on the ground Dr. W. W. Pearse was appointed to never been able in any cases of of the increased wages of the railwaymen and the higher cost of materials- acras Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.typhoid fever to blame either thei

OFFENSIVE TRADES LICENCES, water or milk supply of the Colony. Replying to a suggestion that the date of the operation of the in- The following Sub-Committee was The eating of raw vegetables, eg.creased fares should be postponed, Mr. Bonar Law said that postponement appointed to issue offensive trades "salads and shell fish, may have been would mean a subsidy or that still higher fares must ultimately be charged. licences. The President

of the the source of infection in some cases: Cabinet had decided in spite of the hardship that the increase could not be Board. the Director of Public There is, however, a mode of Works, and Dr. W. V. M. Koch. infection which has been in the postponed beyond August 5.

The Chairman explained that by past overlooked by the general this means they hoped to minimise public. I refer to the contamination the delay between the application of food in houses by means of for and the granting of a licence. ¦ typhoid carriers. If any typhoid The powers the Board now beld carrier be engaged in preparing food would be delegated to the Sub-Com- or handling it, he is able to spread railtee, who if they were not un- the disease. An instance of this has animous on the question of granting recently occurred. Five cases of a licence, would refer the same to typhoid fever have occurred under the Board. The Committee would circumstances pointing to a common have no power to refuse a licence without referring to the Board..

TYPHOID FEVER IN HONGKONG.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS.

NO NATIONALISATION.

INFAMOUS EVENTS.

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LONDON, July 19.

In the House of Commons réplying to a question Mr. Bonar Law said source of infection, and investigation it was the Government's policy to hand back the railways to the companies has proved that a cook who prepared at the expiration of the present agreement. Mr. Bonar Law assented to the food for all these. persons was a Dr. Pearse, the Medical Officer of carrier. The existence of dry privies suggestion of Mr. Hogge that the policy was diametrically opposed to Health presented a memorandum on in close proximity to kitchens and nationalisation. the prevalence of typhoid fever in pantries, offers opportunity for the Hongkong. In explanation of it he contamination of food through flies said that no one could feel safe from if such privies are used by typhoid accidentally acquiring infection. carriers. It used often to be said Fortunately there was a new method in Hongkong that Chinese were whereby they could obtain some largely immune from typhoid. They protection against it and that was by may enjoy a higher degree of vaccination; and although the protec-immunity than the foreigners here, tion afforded was not absolutely sure, but the appended table shows that nevertheless it afforded a valuable a considerable number of cases of protection, and this was shown typhoid occur amongst the Chinese. in the recent great war when The whole community cannot be the faajority of the troops were examired for the purpose of finding murder of Police Commissioner Smyth, Sir Hamar Greenwood descenced inoculated against typhoid with bene- who is and who is not a carrier, and the murder of a very gallant and distinguished officer. He gave an ficial results. It was no doubt also although a person may eschew assurance that every step was being taken to track down the murderers. difficult thing to introduce a practice; salads and shell fish, boil all his Mr. Palmer asked for an assurance that the Government would of this sort for they had tried before drinking water and milk, he will not

MURDER OF GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED OFFICER.

FEARLESS ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

In the House of Commons replying to questions with regard to the

in the plague outbreak, and after the know that his neighbour or one of support General Macready in any action he might take, however fearless staff of the department, some Chinese his household is not a carrier. There to put down these infamous events and that the Dyer incident world, students and medical men had had is a method whereby every one can not be repeated in Ireland. Sir Hamar Greenwood said that General themseives inoculated, no member of obtain a good measure of protection. Macready and he were consulting almost daily. The Government the public came forward People namely, by the use of anti-typhoid bad never refused any of General Macready's requests. He (Sir Hamar thought that it was no use to have inoculation. The rationale of this themselves inoculated as they did inoculation is akin to that of vac- Greenwood) would continue to support every police or military officer not either live in Chinese localities cination against smallpox, alwho was endeavouring to carry out his duties in this most critical or walk down those streets. But though the protection afforded is situation.

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WOMEN JUSTICES OF THE PLACE.

+. LONDON, July 20.

The official list published of 240 women justices of the peace in different parts of the country includes a number of peeresses, wives of Bishops, wives of ex-ministers, Mrs. Mary Macarthur, Secretary of the Women's Trade Union League. Miss N. Adler, member of the London County Council and Madame Bramwell Booth, wife of the Salvation Army leader.

in the case of typhoid it was not so great nor so enduring as different. inasmuch as they had in the latter case. There can be Chinese servants in the houses no doubt that the introduction of and Chinese in their offices, and these this preventive measure into the might be carriers of infection. It British Army saved countless lives was quite possible for food to be during the recent war. The incon- contaminated in the kitchen or at venience is negligible and the protec- the table by carrier flies. There was tion afforded is good. If the public no doubt whatever that a good num will evince a desire to use this method ber of cases which occurred in this of protection, there can be no doubt Colony could be explained on po that the Government will provide the other ground but that of infection by necessary material. A list extracted carriers. If the public would take from the Death Registers of the names up the question of prophylactic, they of Europeans and Americans who might then approach the Government have died from typhoid fever in and get the Medical Department to Hongkong during the last ten years, prepare the vaccine. Places could shows that there were 31 such deaths. be arranged and dates fixed for per In 10 cases the infection was ap sons who wished to be inoculated. If parently acquired outside the Colony, this were done the cases would be- while there were 21 cases of locally A Polish communique dated July 16 reads: We are retreating come very much less.

acquired infection. Similar lists for according to plan on the whole front, except in the Dubno sector where Dr. Koch, in supporting Dr. Pearse, other nationalities could be given, but we re-occupied Duboo and totally defeated a Bolshevist division. On July said that cases bad occurred in differ. I think we must look to the European ent parts of the city but it was diffi- and American element of our popula. 19, after bitter fighting, the enemy occupied Lida.

cult to trace the origin, and in severalition to set an example by availing cases it was said to have been due to themselves of protective inoculation.

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POLES KLTREAT ON WHOLE FRONT.

SYRIAN SITUATION.

LONDON, July 19.

GOVERNMENT'S REPLY TO VIGOROUS CRITICISM.

SUPREME BRITISH INTEREST.

LONDON, July 20,

the eating of raw vegetables. He PLEURO PNEUMONIA AMONG CATTLE. did not think that the manuring of

Dr. Pearse, in moving that the the vegetables in the Colony was any different to that in any other Board order that 46 Australian cattle, part of the world, and as far as he imported by the Dairy Farm Co., be was concerned that theory had ex. slaughtered, as they were found to be ploded. There was no doubt that suffering from Pleuro-pneumonia, those cases occurred more from car and that the sheds be disinfected and tiers than anything else. He thought declared a segregated area, stated it would be interesting if the Medical that he received a note from the

In the House of Commons, moving an adjournment to discuss the Officer of Health could give figures and veterinary Surgeon, attached to the percentages contrasting the conditions Dairy Farm, stating that on June 15 immediate danger to British interests arising out of the threatened hosti in the Colony with those in other he had ordered the slaughter of two places. Dr. Koch referred to the of the cattle as he found them to be lities in Syria Captain W. Ormsby Gore vigorously criticised the Govern researches made by the late Dr. suffering from some disease, having ment. He declared that the supreme British interest in the Middle East, as Hunter, at one time: Government the characteristics of pleuropne elsewhere, was the restoration of peace, which alone would permit political Bacteriologist, as to whether or no monia. Yesterday morning, two Chinese were immune from typhoid, more cattle, suspected to be suffering freedom and economic prosperity. The French ultimatum would inevitably He found that even babies, ten to from the same disease, were killed, entail the employment of further British troops and money. twelve months old suffered from it, and a post mortem examination

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Mr. Bonar Law, replying, pointed out that France accepted the Syrian

He thought they ought to urge the revealed similar symptoms.

The Board agreed to the recommandate at San Remo, Emir Frisul consenting. French troops had been Government to allow the Government

massacred and other outrages had been committed. Interference on the part Bacteriologist to prepare the vaccine mendations.

It was further ordered that notices of the Commons would be equivalent to interference of the French Chamber for use and that this should be sup- plied free. If they had a Bacterio be posted at the sheds in Pokfulum, is our action against the lawless Arabs in Mesopotamia, France, had not lozical Department attached to the stating that the sheds were segre- violated her mandate in Syria Britain meant to honour her promise to Board, as was the case in other gated areas.

tive Arabe, and Frater replying to our questions, declared that she had no countries, they could have done the

intention of a permanent military occupation after the mandate had been work without all this trouble.

accepted and order had been restored. That was our own polky lo Mesopotamia, Lord Robert Cecil and others expressed the opinion that the Government's reply would do a great deal to allay existing suxiety.

THE MIZMORANDUM ON TYPHOID, ⠀ The following was the memo-

WALLA-WALLAS double-c

the harbour but never doubles cross you."Phone No. 9510,

REVOLUTIONISTS IN HONGKONG,

SOCIETIES ORGANISED.

The Canton authorities, hearing that there are many revolutionists in Canton, have recently ordered that special vigilance be maintained.

Since a number of revolutionists have organized societies in Hongkong and Macao, many troops have been stationed in important places to guard entrances.

Special detectives have been em- ployed to look out for these revolutionaries in these ports-Cas ton Times.

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When a Chinese was this morn- ing charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with selling onions within the market limits, Mr. Johannsen, Market Over seer, told the Magistrate that when a market coolie arrested the defra- dant, the latter called to several other hawkers in the vicinity

for help.

came to

ten

men

About the defendant's aid and assaulted the coolie. It was not until the Police were sent for that the disturbance was stopped. But for the timely arrival of the Police, the coolie would have been badly mauled by the angry crowd. As it was, he had several bruises. The Magistrate imposed a fine of $10 or 14 days' hard labour.

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2 Motor,

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1 Transformer,

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