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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1932.

HOSPITALS TREAT | NANKING PROMISES MAGISTRACY REPORT

37,062 PATIENTS.

Malaría Cases Rise On Last Year.

M.O.H.'S ANNUAL REPORT.

RAILWAY AID. $100,000,000 Needed By Yeut-Han Road.

1

FOR 1931.

Big Increase In Revenues.

MORE CASES.

MR. LEE SIN-KAN HERE. Mr. Lee Sin-kan, head of the

The report of the Hong Kong and In his annual medical and Yout-Han Railway, arrived here

from Shanghai by ss. Prezident Kowloon Magistrates Courts for sanitary report for the year ended Coolidge yesterday, after a success

a change in publica- December 31, 1931, the Director of gul trip to Nanking to secure funds 1981, shows Medical & Sanitary Services (Hon. for the completion of the Yeat-Han tion, the figures for Kowloon and Dr. A. R. Wellington), dealing with

Hong Kong being shown in different Failway the local housing conditions, stated)

In an interview, with the China tables instead of together as on that year by year the population Mail Mr. Lee said, he had been in

former occasions. continued to increase, immigration conference with Mr. Koo Meng-yu,

The number of casea dealt with in being accelerated by unrest in

Minister of Railways, at Nanking, [China. There was little room to

and the latter had promised financial the Central Magistracy was 22,631 build. further accommodation and

assistance. The sum was not de-as compared with 21,461 in 1980, new-comers had to squeeze into al-

finitely, fixed, but it is understood while Kowloon cases totalled 15,289 ready over-crowded premises,

that money

will be forthcoming as compared with 16,572 in 1930. Year by year the Sanitary De from the Boxer Indemnity Fund. Expenditure for Hong Kong for partment and the Building Au

The route the railway takes the year was $69,999.95, as thority had made efforts to improve the situation, which was rendered covers about 270 li, from Shuf Kwan pared with $70,167.87 for the previ to Chu Chow, and the cost of con-ous year. Kowloon's expenditure as compared more difficult by the scarcity of water and by opposition put for struction is estimated at $50,000,-totalled $38,178.83

Revenue. Increase. ward by property owners and oc-000, while rolling stock, it is e- with $20,376.37 for 1950.

timated, will cost a similar figure. cupants to any change.

The work has already been ex- The revenue from both Magis=} ** tended to Chu Chow, while between tracies shows a marked increase, Chu Chow and Shuf Kwan the line the figures being, Hong Kong, 1981; is half completed. During recent $168,181:52, · 1980, $114,197.69, years, however, the project has been Kowloon, 1981, $86,466.52, 1980, neglected entirely owing to the civil |$74,874.32.".

One thing, be adds. is certain, that so long as buildings are over- crowded and unsanitary, no amount of external sanitation will give immunity from disease.

com-

The total expenditure. for the disorders, but Mr. Lee said he was During the year an attempt was Medical Department for the year optimistic regarding the future made, so far as the existing state 1931 was $1,878,051.06 as against The railway, when completed, will of the law allowed, to provide special $1,224,096.28, while the revenue for form a valuable link in China's com- treatment for juveniles by separat the year totalled $248,256.99, amunications, and will be a valuable ing them from adult offenders in against $257,887.66.

asset to the defence scheme of the Court, and keeping them, if not on country.

bail, in a side room Instead of in the cells, by not putting them in the dock, and by hearing their cases, when possible, before or after the

Malaria Increases,

The number of cases of malaria

Mr. Lee left last night for Can- treated at the Government Civil ton, where he will submit a report Hospital totalled 586, an increase of

49 cases over last year, but a de-on the result of his negotiations. crease of 50 per cent. compared! (with 1925.

A summary of the work done in' the dispensaries during 1931 shows a total number of 129,419 cases treated, while 29,991 people were vaccinated.

A total of 37,062 cases were ad- mitted to the hospitals during the

STIFF SENTENCES IN OPIUM CASES.

Fines Or Prison For

Three Accused.

Three heavy fines and sentences past year 2,106 of whom were from possession of illicit oplum Europeans, 88,701 Chinese, 1.093 were handed down by Mr. Schofield Indians, and 162, others.

RITUS

DAUNTLESS CAPTIVE."

(Continued from Page 1.) ·

adult offenders had been healt with.

BERLIN TO REDUCE

· DISCOUNT RATE.

Reichsbank Is Given A Free Hand.

Barlin, Yesterday, An immediate reduction in the the Central Magistracy this discount rate is expected, follow- morning. The finest totalled $3,800.

Lo Choy was fined $1,000 or five ing the decision in principle by the Bank of International Settlement months hard labour for possession at Basle, to rescind Article 29 of

Yuen of 68 taels of raw opium.

thus giving the Reichsbank law On, who was found to have 15 mace

000 and a quantity of jewellery and of prepared opium tied around his the Reichsbank a free hand as re-

gards the discount rate-Beuter. which must be delivered waist, was fined $300 or three A reduction from five to four within a week or she will be shot. weeks in prison. For concealing.

per cent. was foreshadowed last They add that such is the fate 92 taels of raw opium in an that awaits her if troops are sent earthen jar of preserves, Leung Yes was fined $2,000 or eight months against the bandits,

Mr. Charles Corkran's employers, hard labour the A.P.C. have been informed that if they do not open negotia- tions for his release his ear will be sent them.

Mrs. Pawley's father has asked the bandits to send responsible representatives to Newchwang so that negotiations may be entered Into.---Reuter.

London Criticism.

London, To-day,

The fate of the New- chwang captives, Mrs. M. Pawley and Mr. Charles Corkran,

aroused

Dally

John Simo

and

All of the opium was confiscated.

HIGH PREFERENCE URGED FOR TEA.

Growers Suggest Two Alternatives.

#To-day.

prefer

week.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY AGAIN AT 1/3.34.

Silver Registers Slight Rise.

The Hong Kong dollar remained steady at 1/8 this morning,

after its drop over the week-end..

The prices of spot and forward silver strang

1/8, being quot 17 11-15 and 17

ed this morning 13-16 res

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