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Government.
A
relieve of push loan.
Necessary Rubinie plague Endemic part of China Originated here after drought
for a number of huruths Foul Bills of death issued 10th May All steamers leaving
Indically Examined
Will telegraph later Cooper's date of departure
My
11453
454
Huss
34. Your Lordship will have received
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103 104 10936. Nos 115, 116, 121, 122, 123, 127, 128, 129 and 138 and. My telegrams of the 18th May, etc.
8559
9536.
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and 165 Just in reference to the Evidence which has
led to Existence of this Colony since
the beginning of last May.
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At the
risk of repeating some of the statements I have made in those communications it may be convenient to Your Lordship that I should forward to You a narrative, disjointed though it may be, of the principal incidents that have occurred in connection with the plague during the last month.
5. On my return to the Colony from Japan on the 18th May after Eight weeks leave of absence I found that Major-General Barker, who had been Administering the Government since the
4 April, owing to the sudden departure
on account of
illness
of
Mr O'Brien
the Colonial Secretary, had issued a Proclamation on the 5th May declaring
Hongkong to be an infected
infected port in
Accordance with the provisions of
Public Health Ordinance
No 24 of 1887.
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6. A Permanent Committee Sanitary Board Consisting of three members had thereupon been appointed, and those
Gentlemen, in conjunction with Dr Lawson, Dr Pengy R.G. and Surgeon-Major James Lowson, have since acted with Extraordinary energy and Efficiency, at once passed Bye-Laws and Regulations which I have already forwarded and which were without delay passed and confirmed by the Executive Council and ultimately legalized by the Legislative Council.
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Hospitals were at once Established. (1) on board the ss Hygeia (2) at Kennedy Town Police Station and (3) on
the
20th day at the Glass works at Kennedy Town. The first two were managed by the Government Doctors and the Lady Nurses from the Government Hospital, the latter was handed over to the Tung Wah
Hospital
4
Government.
A
tieve of push loan.
Recessary Rubinie plaque Endemie panto of China Originalid here after drought
for of huruths Foul Bills of deallt tened 10th hay All stramer lassengus
Indically Examined
Will telegraph later Cooper's date of departure"
My
11453
454
Huss
34. Your Lord shite will have received
1092813929
103 104 10936. hos 115, 116, 121, 122, 123, 127, 128, 129 and 138 and. My telegrans of the 18th May, peo
8559
9536.
4
and 165 Jurit to reference to the Spidence which has
feex to Existence to this Colony since.
the beginning of last may-
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At the
rish of repeating some of the statements I have made in those communications it may be convenient to Your Lordship that I should forward to You a Larrative, disjointed tough it day be, of the principal incidents that have occurred in connection with the plague during the last houth-
5. Oh day return to the Colony From Japan on the 18th May after Eight tricks leave of absence I found that Major-General Backer, who had bun Administering te Government since the
4
April, owing to the sudden defacture
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account of
ittress
of
hr O Brien
the Colonial Secutery, had lined a Proclamation on the sot may declaring
Hongking to be an infected
infected port in
Accordance with the provisions of
Pablic Health Ordinance
2o 24 of 1887-
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6. i Punanent Committen Sanitary Board Consisting of three houtens had therapor been appointed, and Hose**
Gentlemens, the hi conjunction with Fr Lowson, Jr Piwny R. G. and Surgeon- hajor dames ham since acted with Extraordinary hergy and Efficiency, at once passed Bye-Laws and Regul- - ations while I have already forwarded and which tree without delay passed and confirmed by the Execution Council and lettinatily legalized by the Legislative Council-
to
You
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Arfitats here at once Istablished. (1) on board the stygeia 1 (2) het Kennedy Town Police Station by and (3) on
the
20th day at the Glass works at Kinzedy Joux. The first two tree haraged by the Goverssient Doctors and the Lady Nurses from the Government Arapital, the latter was handed over to the Jung trah
Aspital
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