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"WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1932.

D.M.S.S. REFORMS OPPOSED

Body

Public Health

"Unnecessary" Unofficial Members Unanimous

AGREE CHANGES NEEDED

SHARP DIFFERENCES WITHIN

SANITARY BOARD,

THE CHINA MAIL.

clearer demarcation, by new ordin ances, or by amendments to existing orthinances, of the many interests concerned with the health, safety and convenience of the public that come within our province.

Disagreement.

ACTRESS LEAVES DEATH NOTE.

Illness Is Blamed. For Suicide.

WON FILM FAME:

The suicide of an unnamed woman were indicated by clothing and letters found wrapped in a

We do not however agree, that it is necessary or desirable we are emphatically of opinion, that it is parcel when the s.8. Tung On "ar- rived at Canton yesterday. In one very unnecessary and entirely un-of the two notes found In the little

these reforms should cloak a scheme

THREE MUI TSAIS FREED.

P.W.D. Clerk's Large Household.

ILL TREATMENT OF GIRLS CHARGED.

Too Little Food "And Too Much Work.

CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 PM–

`A POWERFUL, FASCINATING & DRAMATIC PICTURE

OF REDEMPTION & LOVE.

Woman's Redemption)

desirable-chut the carrying out of bundle of belongings, a defiant last It was disclosed in the. Central/ Powerful.Drama of

enture towards life and a story of Police Court this morning, in pro ceedings brought by the Secre tragedy were revealed.

ir depriving the taxpayer of his elementary right to ask questions through the elected members of this Board on matters of public interesti apart from sanitation in the re- stricted sense of the term." "

the restricted sense of the term--ail

SHE sold her foul

for money birt discovered it took more than - that to

buy it back!

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From the Starg

The Ingend

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DONNA

The Tung On had just docked tariat for Chinese Affairs before when a parcel on a stool hear the Mr. W. Schofield, that a Chinese compradore's office was discovered clerk employed-in the Public Works jand examined. It contained some Department, and residing at 29C, The Prevention and Treatment of clothing, few silver coins, a Wyndham Street, had a kit fat and wife, a concubine, and eight chil Epidemies, the Sale of Food and photograph of a pretty gir

two letters, One of these latter dren, besides two servants girls. Drugs. Factory and Workshop Con- as addressed to the compradore one, each to work for the wife úitions, the Construction of Build-and the other to Mr. Lau of the and the concubing. ings, Cattle Disease, Town Plan-

·Summonses, instigated. by Sub- ning, matters relating to Water Sai Yuen Motion Picture Theatre

int West Point.

Inspector Fraser, of the S.CA. Supply, the Public Health and The letter for the compradore, brought against the two women. Unofficial members of the Sanitary Board are everything else except Sanitation in roughly translated, reads: "Ha, 1 for failing to register the girls as unanimous į their condemnation of certain phases these us a stroke of the pen are to broken heart nor from financial op-

am laughing I do not die of amui tenis, were admitted

The kit fat wife, Lai Yaet-foon, of the recommendations for reform in the adminis-be placed beyond public criticismpression. Let me tell you the rea-a young and pretty woman, assert-

They are to be no longer matters of son I am compelled to die.

ed that her servant girl had agreed tration of this branch of the Colony Government, public concern.

I have been 'an actress and 1 to work for her for seven years, put forward at the last meeting of the Board by The taxpayer that pays the piper have been fighting very hard for it a wage of bo cents a month, to EVELYN BRENT the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. At D.MLS.S. should call the tune, but it my career. I have been young and repay a debt of $100. The girl,

unaware of ill health. I struggled she said, the meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday after-the taxpayer is to be told to mind hard. After a few years. I gained former employer, in fact, had been

ja reputation on the Chinese screen. assaulted. Out of pity she lenti noon, all unofficial members voted in favour of Mr.his own business when he ventures to enquire what the tane is, then I C. Champkin's motion of opposition, while the offi-say he will not tolerate this de-Now, after three more years, I find her the money in order that she

my health is going. I have conmight redeem herself.

I can no According to Sub-Inspector Fras- cial members of the body refrained from register-privation of his right, The non-tracted consumption.

officials of this Board will most longer work for myself nor forer, the girl came to the S.C.A. ing their opinions.

trenuously resist the proposed society. I have made up my mind offices and expressed a desire to abrogation of their authority to Lo end my life in the water. leave her employers. The latter pus ben. rendering valued and Feriticise any and every department don't want to suffer any more. had refused to relinquish her on

These present were:-

be quite content that the may

1

was ill-treated by her

bigday appreciated public services. Broncerned with Public Health. Mr. G. R. Sayer (president).

I hope that the struggle for exist-the ground that she had agreed to V. That copies. of such The suggested establishment of a

for seven years. she said. ence which ultimately brings work Hon, Mr. R., M.-Henderson (vice- | methoranda on the Director of Public Health Advisory Board concress, but at the cost of life, is The girl was formerly presented to president), Dr. G. W. Pope. Dr. Li Medical and Sanitary Services resisting of the Hon the Colonial not forced upon you all. You must Chinese school master at Shum

commendations as have been sub-Secretary, the Hon. the Director of pure more Shu-fan Dr. R. "A. Castro Basto,mitted to the lead of the Sanitary Medical and Sanitary Services, the other things. But although I am

for your health than Chun .

She complained of ib-treatment, Messrs., C. Champkio, M. KL, Department by members of this heats of Government Departments going to die, I feel like laughing at the defendunt decided to redeem 1.„C. F. Bellamy, Wong Kwong Heard be forwarded to the Govern whomsoever that comprehensive fir!"

her for the sum of $180., The girl ment for its consideration. tin and H. Gelling secretary).

"phrase may include-and certain The contentS of the leter for had worked for the defendant for

MR. CHAMPKINS MOTION.

The first business put before the meeting was that in connection with reorganisation or the Medical and Sanitary Services.

Mr. C. Champkis, purayant to poljče, moved:--

. Subject to the points enun prominent non-officials," for the Mr. Fau was not divulged. erated above, the unofficial mem-purpose of "advising the govern bers of this Board are in generalment on matters of policy is not agreement with the policy of re-entisfactory to us. form advocated by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services"

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Mr. Champkin's Speech. Mr. Chanipkin said;--

SUPPLEMENTARY

EXPENDITURE.

$77,414 Proposed On List.

follows:-

eight months now, doing general Household werk, including the care of the defendant, her husband, the peoncubine, and eight children.

A fine of $50 was imposed.

Delayed Registration.

Ho Sau-hing. the

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concubine,

stated that she delayed registrating the mui tsai, owing to the recent death of her father.

21r. Fraser stated that the girl

had com-

He added

Technical Offence:

我

case was

The privilege of advising the government is no constitutional sub- stitute for the right of criticising it and if the proposed new Board is to bring in all these Heads of Government Departments, whose in- As a newcontor I am under the terests obviously lie in the avoid- "That, in regard to the copy of disability or it may well be that ance of public criticism, then it Recommendations submitted by the have the advantage of knowing must have a majority of non-official. The list of items of supplement had worked hard for the past five Honourable the Director of Medi-nothing of any consideration by the members, as the Sanitary Board ary expenditure has been present Sears without wages. The girl was ed to the Finance Committee of the presented to the concubine by an Board that may have prompted this has..

other woman at 343 Queen's Road cal and Sanitary Services for the very able and interesting memoran-

Legislative Council for considera-Central for the sum of $120. She 5 Expand Board. ".

tion. Relorganisation, on modern lines dum by the Hon: the Director of The best way of accomplishing

this is of the Medical and Sanitary Ser- Medical and Sanitury Services.

to expand the SanitaryThe total proposed on the list received no wages, and

plained that her food was insuf- vices of the Colony, which was for- Japproach it without knowing in Board and to so amplify, its fine is $77.414.00, and is made up as fcient. She ate her meals with the other servant and slept in a bed- warded to the President of the what respects, if any, this Boardtions that they will cover all the "Sanitary Board by the Honourable as to warrant, the implied criticism to

has so failed to function effectively interests it is proposed to delegate Special expenditure in connec-space in the passage.

the suggested Public Health Lion with the water supply during that there were quite a number of me add the recent drought, $25,000; Stan registered mui tsais in the vicinity the Colonial Secretary under cover- of the D.M.S.S. that the Sanitary Advisory Board-and let ing letter of April 19, 1932, the un- Board under this proposed new that I don't much like that word dard Wave Metre equipment order for Wyndham Street. animous views of the unofficial scheme will confine its activities to "advisory." I would rather it were ed from England, $2,000; personal Remarking that this

sanitation in the restricted sense of called the Public Health Board. emoluments, Harbour Department even worse than the previous one, members of this Board in regard the term.

Still, whether you call it a Public and Air Services, $700; Bathing His Worship inflicted a penalty of Health Board or a Sanitary Bourd Matshed at Kennedy Town, $2,200 $75. Lunch, Recommendations are as The majority of my non-oficialis immaterial. The principle, as we protection of embankments at 63% follows-

colleagues, are professionally quali-non-officials see it, is that you can-mile mark on the Kowloon-Canton

The prosecution regarding it as That it is unnecessary to fad, to analyse these public health not have two Boards functioning Railway, $5,600; New Year Bonuses create a Public Health Board proposals with more perspicacity together, one divested of all author- to Chinese employees, $180 re-a technical offence, a fine of $10, which is to function separately

than I can claim, and I would have ity except with regard to sanitation sumptions road widening being nominal penalty, was im fireferred and independently of the existing been subjected

that they should have in the restricted sense of the term schemes approved by the Govern-posed on another woman, Lai Wong- The wo- to a more detailed and the other consisting mainly of ment as rebuilding occurs, $6,000; sze, on a similar count. Sanitary Board.

scrutiny than I can give them in the Heads of Government Depart-two barges for the Sanitary De-man went to the S.C.A. with the briefly putting forward the motionments acting in a purely advisory partment, $8,000; construction of a intention of registering the servant capacity on matters of policy. timber jetty at Shaukiwan, $8,000; girl, who was presented to her by We hold that these public health Kiosk Post Office, Kowloon City, the defendant's mother some years The girl remained order that it may function as a the motion is it stands is the con-reforms can be put into effect with- $500; grant to Hong Kong. Rife ago, for $100. Public Health Board with the per-sidered and unanimous view of the out undermining the privilege and Club for erection of new range at Canton until July 16, when she sonnel, suggested by the Director non-official members of this Board authority of the Sanitary Board to $4,000; grant to St. Louis Indus-came to Hong Kong and worked for of Medical and Sanitary Services I think i could go so far as to say hold a watching brief for the tax- trial School, $1,800; incidental ex-the defendant. Her work was prin- for his Public Health Advisory that the D.M.S.S. has laid us under payer. If that privilege and au- penses for Sanitary Department, cipally to care for the defendant's She was well cared for Board fexcept that the Vice-Chair-a heavy obligation by setting forth thority is called into question-if it $1,200; general works, New Terri- daughter. mun shall be a non-technical man, so lucidly and convincingly needs is suggested that the public interest tories; $1,000; expenses of delegate and seemed to like her work.

Congress

All three girls are to be sent to of Prehistorians, preferably the Secretary for Chin- that it is clearly our duty to urge will be better served by removing to esc Affairs) but with a proportion- The Sanitary Board will not atand the Public Health Department from Hanof, $324; improvements to Fan the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, ate increase in the number of the between the D.M.S.S. and the put the sphere of public criticism then ing Waterworks, $2,000 back lane whence they will be returned to Unofficial representatives of the ting into effect of such public health we shall protest that this is a fich service pipes in Kowloon, $8,000; their respective parents. public, so that the existing un-reforms as are obviously desirable ing of public rights that we cannot erection of Bay View Police Sta- official majority be approximately and we non-officials are agreed that be expected to regard otherwise tion hut to accommodate 10 banks, maintained), such enlarged Board many of the reforms he advocates than with grave concern.

$460; maintenance of buildings in to exercise all the functions of the fare long overdue.

I have spoken strongly on this Kowloon, $450! present Sanitary Board, together

We appreciate the advantages of particular matter because it is with the new functions contem-his proposals in so far as they are really the only cleavage that we feel GENERAL WANG TO plated by the Director of Medical concerned with internal depart cannot be bridged. We want to be

ii. That the Constitution of the Sanitary Board he enlarged in

that stands in my name.

I would like however to say that

helpful in these reform proposals,

and Sanitary Services for his mental changes-by which I mean but we cannot assent to the direc Public Health Advisory Board changes in nomenclature, increases tive and critical functions of the

iii. That it is imperative in the

or reductions in personnel and im- interests of the general public that provements or additions to materiel Sanitary Board being set aside in all questions of policy and expen: and equipment.

this arbitrary way. In other res- diture of public money should be

pects we are in general agreement

for

SERVE SENTENCE.

CUSTOMS BLOCKADE DISCUSSED...

Shanghai, Yesterday. The projected Customs blockade against Manchuria was the subject

of a two hour, discussion this morning between Mr. T. V. Soong

Left His Post In Time and Sir Frederick Maze.

Of Trouble.

vested in the Public Health Board. It is of course impossible for us with the progressive policy of the iv. That, as regards the Directo hazard an opinion as to whether D.M.S.S. and will give our full tor of Medical and Sanitary Ser the public benefits of these proposals support to the measures of reform

Nanking, Yesterday. vices recommendations under sub will be commensurate with the pub that he advocates. I now move the It was officially announced to heading "The Medical or Curativele expenditure, they will involve-resolution.

night that the military court had Mr. Wong Seconds Motion. found Brigadier General Wang Branch," having regard to the There must be a point of balance necessity for economy in the work somewhere and if we look upon this • Seconding the motion, Mr. Wong Keng guilty of a charge of deser ing out of the scheme, sufficient re- Board rather as the guardian of the Kwong-tin'said: cognition has not been accorded public health than as the custodian to the fact that there are in the of the public purse we may still Colony highly qualified medical hope, rely upon some unhygienis practitioners who may be willing Finance Committee submitting this to co-operate, either in an honor scheme to a more searching ary capacity, or on part time on economic analysis than we are able gagement, or to the fact that Hongy to give it, Kong University Clinical Profes- Wo entirel Bors are, and have for sems.

It is with great pleasure that I He was sentenced to two years rise to second the motion just pro-and six months imprisonment for posed by Mr Champkin leaving his post without the ap

A final decisión however, was not reached, as Mr. Soong is re- ported to be awaiting the return of Mr. Chang Tu-yung, Director of the Customs Administration, who has gone to Nanking to consult the Government authorities. Reuter.

SOVIET RECOGNIZES NEW STAMPS

Mukden, yesterday. The Soviet has recognised the

The Hon. D.M.S.S. is to be con-proval of his superiors during tha gratulated on his far reaching, pro- Sino-Japanese fighting, in Shanghát. posals fer reform. While heartily It was reported some time ago Manchukuo stamps, and is supporting his efforts to effect pro-that General Wang had been execut mitting and delivering

without gree with the gress in health, matters, I wish to led, following conviction on a charge matter bearing them

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