REVIEWS.
Japan: Aspects and Dealinics. By W. PETEIA
WATSON. London: Grant Richards.
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 6TH, 1904.
Road West were submitted prorious to 1901, but comply with No. 38 of the drainage bye-laws of that Ordinance. (c) Drainage plans 14 or 13 houses on M.L. 22 were submitted under the Ordinance 13 of 1901 and comply with No. 38 of the drainage bye-laws of that
Ordinance.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon in the Board Room Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson prosided, and there were also present Hon. P. N. Jones (Vice-President).
3. Slaps and foul waters are only permitted to Hon. A. W.Brewin, Registrar-General: Mr. be thrown on the surface of backyards under Fang WaChua; Mr. Laa Chu Pak Colonel W. drainage bye-law 35 of Ordinance 1 of Webb, R.A.M.C.; Mr. A. Rumjahu; Hou. H. 1903, when certain conditions are fulfilled E. Pollock,, K.C.; Mr. E. A. Hawett; Dr. Win that bye-law. Drainage bye-law 43 of W. Pearse, Modien! One of Health; and Mr. Ordiunco 1 of 1903 together with section 1983 T. A. Hanmor (Acting. Booralary),
of the sume Ordinsaco gives authority by which slops and foul waters are allowed to be conveyed Mr. RUMJAHN put the following questions from house to house by means of an open
channel under certain circumstances. standing in his name:--
QUESTIONS.
1. Will the President be good enough to have the Drainage Flans of the following blocks of buildings circulatel and laid on the tablo (6) | Nos. 487 to 491, Quson's Road West situato co portion of Marino Lot No. 126. (rocently opected); (b) Nos. 174 to 190, Dos Vaux Road West 9 houses, situate on the Southern Portion of Praya Roclamation of Marine Lot No. 58. (recently created); and (c) the blocks of build- ings, situate on Marina Lot No 22 (14 or 15 houses, now nearing completion)?
Of books about Japan there is no end. Japan in not a country to which one can recommend persons suffering from cacethes scribendi to. exils themselves with prospect of a cure, for conditions in Japan offer an overpowering temptation to the visitor to write a book." This catalogue of books on Japan affords aban dant confirmation of this fact, for there are many authors in the list whoso acquaintance with Japan might have been made on a Cook's tourist ticket. Mr. Watson's book can hardly be classed as one of these, though it contains nothing of Snot in its pogas which can be regarded as essentially now to those who are already familiar with the island empire. The author's qualifications are those of a journalist who has followed his vocation in the country for the space of three or four years, and the use he made of his powers of observation and trained inquisitiveness has resalted in a volume which gives the reader in a compendious forms clearer conception of the life of the nation in its various aspects than any one-rolame work we are acquainted with. No country in the world is better worth writing about than the Japan of today, where we so the old order in collision with the new; and when it is done intelligently and the picture is faithfully depicted it is one of engrossing interest to everybody who is more or less a student of social, economic, or political progress, and here in les "the merit of Mr. Watson's book. Events, the author pleada, are chiefly guilty er this book boing issued at a moment when the Far East has because the world's moving arxisty, but since it has hit the "psychological moment" in its full cateor, it may prove a stroke of good fortune alike for the author and his publisher. This is not, however, to say that the book contains much that directly bears apon the Titanio struggle now proceeding, ex- copt in its political chapters. The chief merit of the book, as we have said, consists in its in-back-yards, court-yards or other spaces, en teresting descriptions of the social, industrial and political conditions, which wo may describe as word-pictures in an unusual setting. That is to say, the author has made his study from rather novel view-point, and has given the result in a stylo which is at once lucid and picturesque,
3. If the answer to the above question is in hough at times it suffers from the defect of pre- the affirmative, will the President be good lixity. The volume is "light reading" in apitenough to quote the authority, if he can, under ✦of the somewhat ponderous title given to it, and which slops and other foul waters (permitted as the leisure hour may be very pleasantly and aforesaid by virtue of the above quoted drainage profitably beguiled by its pages. Each chapter bye-law to be thrown on buck-yarils) are allowed -there are thirty-seven of them-deals with a
to be conveyed from house to house, by means different subject, and the "aspects" are not of an open surface channel, as adopted in many
uly interestingly but on the whole very acou-
blocks of buildings, lutely erected, instead of rately described. That in itself is high praise baing emptied into a trapped inlet to an ander for a book written about Japan. Two maps ground drain, as instanced in the blocks of and several illustrations are incorporated in the buildings mentioned in question I, and in the book, which we may add may be obtained from majority of the buildings in the Colony ! Messrs. Kelly & Walsh,
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The Drum-Wave Toland: and other vorne.
By B. N. Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh send us a book of verses by an author whose identity is barely disguised under the initials "B.N." We recognise in him an occasional contributor to
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2. As en reference to the plans above referrod to, it will bo'noticed that in every block, ouch building is provided, in its own back yard, with maly one trapped inlet, to an underground drain for the purpose of receiving all the slops and other foul waters, that may be thrown ou the back yard, as well as tho rain water from che-half of the roof and from the roof of the kitchen of that building, will the President be good enough to state whether the plans above referred to are in compliance with the requira ments of Section 38 of the Drainage Byo laws contained in Ordinance 13 of 1901? (Section 33 of the Drainago Bye-laws of Ordinance 13 of 1901 corresponds with Section 35 of the Drainage Byo-laws of the present Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, and reads as follows-Open surfaces, such as
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4. Drainage plau to be circalated and laid on the table.
5. As already pointed out in No. 3, foul water is only allowed in surface channels under certain byo-laws and conditions (see bye-law 43 and clause 193 of Ordinance 1 of 1903), therefore I contand that to compare the system at Caine Voeux Road Central as Road and Des they have been made with the bye-law 35 of Ordinance 1 of 1993, under whick bye-law the aystem was not made, but under bye-law 36 and 37, is wrong. The trap referred to in byn-law 36 is the one in sketch (hero follows | sketch). The system introduced gives the authority as to whether foul water may or may not be thrown out to the surfacs of a yari, for it is impossible to say if either one or the other will take place before the plans are passed and the buildings erected and occupied, unless the system is taken as a guide. As regards the Sanitary Surveyor's statement re rainwater, e shoub have mentioned rainwater from the surface of the yard as well as sterta- water
channel that carried away all the foul water, rainwater from the roof, indeed, everything fouled by use from those houses, and emptied into one trop placed at the end of the sixth house. The opinion of the Surveyor that a móvered drain might cause a anhsidence was childish because if the foundations could sustain the walls of the bulldings they could sustain a concrete drażu with a six-luch pipe.
Mr. HEVETT in seconding the motion said that if the drains complained of wors in con- formity with the law, the sooner the law was amended the better. He knew that there wore at least two or three different systems of drain. age which must be not only most objectionable to the peoplo in the neighbourhood but insani. tary as well. In the ordinary Chinese house with a backyard there was an open channel te raceira the rainwater, and the sullago, draining into the main drain. He failed to see why in another class of humses it should bo. possible for the sallage water to be carried not from one on house to the second or third but along a whole black of buildings. He was not surprised that the tenants complained. With reference to the system of drainage at Rosehill, alluded to by Mr. Ramjan, if this system was allowed to go on all he could say was that the prosent Act (1 of 1903) which was supposed to rid Hongkong of this cursed phagus was ineffective. The whole system was absolutely wrong was permitted to continue to exist one coul not be surprised to hear of outbreaks of typho il and much diseases. And he was speaking a et of honson occupied by the lower-class Chinese bur by the botter-class and by Europeans
und if it
The motion was carried ananimonsly. The PRESIDENT mid flat as on the face of it some of these bye-hawa appeared to be block of contradictory he would nominato a committee consisting of the Medical Officer of Health, the Acting Director of Public Works and Mr. Rumjake to consider the drainage bye-laws and make may recommendations with reference to them.
This from the roof. buildings in Robinson Road mentioned in Question & has probably been passed under byo. law 43, but this is difficult to say owing to the absence of the Sanitary Surveyor. These build inge are built on the side of a hill and the yards may be on made ground, and the prokable settle. which slops are thrown, or from which foulment of a covered drain might in the opinion of waters flow, shall be provided with trapped the Surveyor be less desirable than an open connections to the house drains, for the removal channel which is exposed. I can find nothing of smok waters as well as soms of the rain on the deposited plans of Robinson Road with water...
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regard to the trapped inlet at the end of the
4. Will the President be good enough to have the Drainage Plan of No. 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, Robinson Road, situate on a portion of Inland Lot No. 578 (rosently greated) also cir- culated and laid on the table P
5. As itisontended by the Sanitary Surveyor in his Report dated the 22nd February, 1904, that the surface channel in the blocks of build-
the columns of the Daily Press a fow yours agings in Des Voeux Read Central and Caire and indeed one poum in the little collection
Road is only intended for receiving the rain before us appeared thus. That is the Roundel water ifrom one-half of the roofs of those entitled "The Falling Dollar," closing
Remem brance of the past but swells the gall, houses), and that the system is being misused by
We'ro
We hated halipouse,
sursed with kicks; For it may fade (the vary words appal)
To One-and-Six!
Most of “E. N.'s" verse is in a light vein, but theo uro a few more serious pisces. Kulangst. it may be noted, is the "Drum-Wave Island"
which gives its name to the first poem in the book, which was, we believe, one of the fruits of the author's stay at Amoy. "B. N." evidently regards Kulungsu with aCection; to it he dedicates also the final rondeau in the voluma, This is a very readable collection of verses. Gods and Fighting Sen. By Lady GREGORY. With a Preface by W. B. YEATS. Londen: John Murray.
the tenants, by their throwing foul waters ou the back-yards, which thus flow through the surface channel from house to house along the whole length of the blocks, whereas according to the drainage bye-law quoted above, such waters any be thrown on the back yards, and therefore a trapped inlet should be provided in every back-yard to receive such waters, as in stanced in the blocks of buildings mentioned in question I, and in the majority of the buildings in the Colony, and as regards the contention of the Sanitary Surveyor that the surface channel is provided solely for the purpose of carrying off the rain water from one-half of the roofs, such statement having been pointed out by me as incorrect, as such rain water is resolved into a This is another of Lady Gregory's excellent trapped inlet, will the President-should he still translations into English of ancient Irish lebo of the opinion that the surface channel in the gends. The sub-title of the book is The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Franna of blocks of buildings in Des Vosur Road and Cuino Road is in conformity with Section 37 of the
· Ireland, - and the work is dedicated to the mean-
Drainage Bye-Laws (Section 37 :---" Rain water shall be diverted from house drains by mous of surface channels, or otherwise to the fullest extent practicable")-be good enough to state under which section (if any) of the Drainage Bye-lawa ins the Drainage Plan of the block
to
bors of the Irish Literary Society of New York. It is in the enthusiastic spirit of the motto quoted in that delication that Lady Butler writes:-"We would not give up our country Ireland-if we were to get the whole world as an estato, and the Country of the Young along with ." The book is one which must appeal all who love Ireland, and also to all who care for fresh and wonderful logond rendered of buildings in Robin on Road referred to in into sound English by one whose heart is in her work. Those who have read the writer's earlier Cuchulain of Muirthenne will need u niszo than the commendation of Mr. W. B. Yeats (himself a distinguished Irish writer) that the present work is worthy to be put besile that.
We are indebted to Messra, Kelly and Walsh for the volumo.
English Literature. By RICHARD GARNETT, .B., LL.D., and EDMUND GOSSE, M.A. LLD. London: Wo. Heinemann. Vols. II aud IV.
question heen passed, on the face of the fact. that not only all the foul waters from each house conveyed. from house to house through out the whole block, through an open surface ebunael, but all the rain water from one-half of the roofs of the whole block of buildings are omptied into one solitary trapped inlet, provid- ed at the end house of the block?
6. As it is now an incontrovertible Euct that the systems of drainage adopted in the blocks Mr. William Heineman sends us the second of buildings in Des Veur Road Central, Caine and fourth or concluding volume of his English Road, and Robinson Road, are dangerous to Literature: an illustrated record, the ärst and third volumes of which wo received and noticed public health and contrary to the provisions of come months ago. It is hardly necessary to add our Drainage Bye-laws--will the President ba anything to the remarks which we then made good enough to direct, under the provisions of on this extremely valuable and beautifully illus Section 192 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, that trated history of our literature. It is quite steps be taken to remedy the defects in the ique in its partionlar line, and the fact that its! authors are such well known and weighty judges drainage of these thres blocks of buildings and of English style as Dr. Garnett and Mr. Gosse any other building whose drainage in defectivo would alone commend the book to reader. The only drawback is the size of the
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ANSWEES.
work. But naturally this could not have been The following replies prepared by Mr. H cut down without omitting numbers of the T. Jackmit, Acting Sanitary Surveyor, were illustrations, portaits, and facsimiles, as well as laid on the table: much of the text. Such a history of literature wust
bo an édition de luze. But this is
1. Drainage plans to be circulated and laid on
block.
6. The systems at Caine Road, Des Voeux Road Central, and Robinson Road in my opinion are not contrary to the bye-laws; if the bye-laws and conditions under which they may have been passed are accepted. There may be great cause of complaint through the systerns being wrongly used; and the remedy under the present bye- lawe is to stop any mnisanen that may occur ander clause 26 of Ord. 1 of 1903.
Mr. A. Eumjahn minuted-The Acting surveyor practically admits that there are varions systems of drainage adopted and each system complies with the law. I hope the members of the Boarit will inspect the houses in Bobinson Road, Caine Bord, and the block next to Caine Road bearing completion."
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
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Mr. REMCaus, pursuant to notice, moved ------ "That Select Committee be appointed to consider whether the various systems of house drainage sopted in this Colony are accordance with the law, and provided the above is the case whether it would be advisable to amond the Irainage bye-laws at present in force," During the past few years, he said, there had been introduced into the Colony at least seven different systers of house drainage all of which had been certified by the Sanitary Surveyor as being in conformity with the dreinugo bye-laws, He proposed to deal with only two, In the block of eight terraces houses in Caine Road built last year, although each yard had been provided with two trap inlets and an underground drain, a surface channel ran over the covered drain carrying with it the gullage and other foul water from the houses and emptying into a trap placed the end of the bleek. That system caused
and endangered a great nuisance the health of the occupiers. Mr. Bryan the Surveyor, in his report of 27th February
at
last stated that the surface chanuel was intended to curry off the rainwater from one side of the roofs. That statement was incorrect and should not have been made by a responsible official like
the Burveyor: because the rainwater from that
side of the roofs was emptied into one of the traps in the yard.
SMALL-POX AT NAGASAKI.
Correspondence was laid on the table relativo to au outbreak of sumill-pox at Nagasaki.
On 10th April Mr. R. de B. Laward, British Consul at Nagasaki, wrote to the Colonial Secretary here that cases of small-pox had been occurring there sines, February last, thero having been altogether 135 cases since the 18th of that month. The Japanese authorities; howover, were ali issing clean hills of health to ships leaving the port.
In reply to a further telegram from Hong. kong of dato 22nd April, enquiring how many cases hat occurred within the last 48 hours, the Consul replied that on the 21st 13 cases had ceourred and on the 22nd 8.
Colonel Webb miruted - How long does it take in the ordinary course by steaner to come here from Nagasaki ? “
T PRESIDENT stated that it took about six days to come from Nagasaki. He added that the latest information from the Consul was that the opidemic was on the wane and therefore he did not think any farther action nced be taken. Approved.
MARKET AT MONGKOSTSUI, Mr. A. Gibson, a maskul Taikoatsui one, a roof supported on pillars, would in his opinion moot the requirements of Mongkokisui in the montime; when the population inaressed a larger one could be erected. The site which had been reserved for this purpose between Marive Lots 58-63 and Inland Lots 959 and 960 appeared to be in a very good place, and he recommended the erection of a small market there.
C.V.S., reported that after the stylo of the
Mr. A. Ranjahn minuted - The best thing to do, as every facility and encouragement should be given to the displaced population to occupy the vacant houses in that district.
The PRESIDENT moved that the C.V.S. recommendation ho approved and forwarded to the Government.
Hon, Mr. POLLOCK seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
LIMEWASHING. The limewashing rotary for the fortnight ended 26th April showed that 197 houses in the Eastern and 467 in the Central District had been treated.
The Board adjourned.
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR FUND.
(1) Providing additional comforts in hospital
The PRESIDENT-He corrected that; he treating all slok and wounded from the War.
(2) In aid of the families of Japanese killed in the War.
mount the stormwater.
Mr. RUJAN, proceeding, said that the Acting Surveyor, Mr. Jackman, justified the existence of this channel and stated that section 3 of the bye-laws under Ordinanco 1 of 1903 together with section 199 of that Ordinance gave authority by which slops and-foul wator flow from house to house by wore allowed means of an open channel under certain cou- ditions. Section 13 raade it clear that whenever the Board thought it undesirable to have a corored drain in lieu of a surface channel, ther a surface channel could be provided, But the Surveyor had forgotten that in the very yard
thers was
a enrered drain below the sur-
face channel. In this case it was lighly andosirable to have a surface channel for if one house was infected this channel would
disseminate disease from one house to the others. Dr. Pearse had stated that under ver tain conditions such a system might bo dauger- ous to health. That was SA, Now, side by sido with this block was another of five houses nearing complotica with the drains being
Bat hore thero was по made. face channel provided. Both systems, could Wonder cheap at. £3 not, cloth, or £4. 48, the table.
not comply with the bye-laws. There was an half morocco. Ita purchase should be an excel- lent investment. We should note that the His-
other block of six European houses at Rosehill ́ tory is carried down as far as Tennyson, and Ordinance 1 of 1903 and comply with No. 35 of facing Robinson Road. But here there was no that the whole of the law (and comparatively modern) volume is by Mr. Gosse, to whom also the drainag bye-laws of that Ordinancs. (b) trap inlet in the underground drain but at the were entrusted the third and port of the second. Drainage plan of Nos. 174 to 190, Des Voux end of the block. There was only one surface
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LAKCENY.
Two Chinamen convicted for laroeuy were sentenced to dix months' hard labour, and sis hours' stocks.
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A Chinaman charged with snatching a purse containing 811.55 and a $13 ticket to Penang was sentenced to thres munts imprisonment and four hours" slooks,
Three ruscals wont up to the victim, two of them hitting him on the shoulder with dirt- besmeared hands and then brushing the dirt off with their offer hands, while the thiru snatched the parse and eloarod. When complainant gave elase he was shoved from one sile to another at first, but the thief was captured,
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The foreign vessels sold to Japanese abipowners from the outbreak of war are the British steamera draro, Glengyle, Michael Jebsen, Kohinor, Afridi, Willowdeno, Saint Freas, Sirathgyle, Mogul, the German steamers Taicheong, Mongkut," Phre Chula Chom Klao, the Danish steamor Kinland, and a Dutch steamer.
JAPANESE STEAMENA,
Over 190 Japanese steamers are at prosent under charter to the Army and Navy, and the places of these vessels in their owners' services are taken by 14 steamers purchased from European shipowners and 70 foreign vessels chartered for that purpose.
MISCELLANEOUS,
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The se. Andre Rickmers arrived from Bang- leok yesterday with 2,200 tons of coal for Messrs. Butterfield & Swire.
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The Italian Ischia arrived from Bombay and Singapore yesterday with 2,400 tons of cargo for this port.
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The 8.8. Breid arrived from Iloilo yesterday with 1,015 tons of sugar for Messrs. Samder, Weiler & Co.
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