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HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on January 9th at the Board Room. The Hon. Dr. F. Clark (president) presided, and there were also present: Dr. W. W. Poorse, M.O.H., Dr. Macfarlane, Mr. F. J. Badoley, Ifon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, Mr. Fog Wa Chan, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. A. Rumjahn and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (sooratory).
THE YEAR'S WORK.
The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, as this in
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10ra, 1906.
Mr. FuNG WA CHUR thought the Board should advertise in the newspapers as anggested. į
Dr. Pease expressed a similar opinion, It was decided that advertisements should be kaerted in the nowspapers recommending uu- protected persons to get vaccinated as soon as possible
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The mortality statistics for the week ending December 16th show that the death rate for the whole Colony, excluding army and navy, was 13. as compared with 16.5 for the correspond- ing period of last year. The path-rate for the Beitish and foreign community (rivil popula
corresponding week last year.
CORRESPONDENCE.
ACCOMMODATION ON THE PEAK IRAMWAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," SIR,-There are many local discomforts in the Colony about which one hours many
REVIEW S.
The War in the Far East; 1904-1905, by the Military Correspondent of the Times. With numerons maps end plans by PERCY FISHER. London: John Murray. 918.
Those who read the balk of this writing in the columus of the Times will approve of its preservation in this handsome volume, which is embellished with-a-number of Japanese and Russian portraits from the Sphere and with excellent maps and plans carefully made from the knowledge derived on the spot. At the same time, it will be some time before they can
the first meeting of a Now Your we may be glad i tion) was 198, es comparmi with 30.9 for the convenience and comfort of its passengers is be read with the old thrill, although, malgré
to look back for a moment ou the work of the year which has gone, and in so doing we will find, I think, no small grounds for congratulat.
LIME-WASHING,
RAT RETURN.
For the fortnight ouding January 2ad the ing ourselves on the improved sunitary condital number of bouses limewashed in the fion of the Colony. Early in the year a com- Central district was 3,53and in the Western mittoo of the Board recommended the roberva- | :1;758. tion of a site on the Kowloon peninsula as a Colonial Cemetery their objøst being to secure az umple rezerve for this purpose in anticipation of the great increase in population which must follow the inauguration of the Kowloon-Canton railway. Another committee went very ally into the question of the most suitable sites for markets in the Kowloon peninsula, and their
During the week ending January 6th a total of 477 rats was caught by the Board's officers, of which were found to be infected.
A YAUMATI HAIRY..
Poer Correspondence relative to
Bax's Dairy, New 1 and 2 Kim Chung, Yaunadi, was
expressions of discontent but which are not remedied owing to the fail to bring to more public notice through the medium of the prese During the prosent cold weather dissatisfac tion at the arrangements made by the Hong- kong High Lorol-Tramways Company for the
more pronounced than anal. The arrange ments made by public compapies nowadays are generally designed to give to the travelling public a maximum of ease and juxary instond of, as in this case, a minimum. The passenger waiting at the upper station for a car And the wholeaccommodation consists of wooden benches to sit down on protected from wind and rain by narrow roof which is practically useless for the purpose. Surely, considering the high percentage of profit made by the Company a small sum might be sat upon one side to provide accommodation for these meeting the cara or travelling by them. Observe the lower station too. The principal convenien co that tests the
a coolio shelter in which those favo ured Chinese souls can rest or take she lter from the weather, such as we have now, or from the sun which in its proper season appears to dorote most of its power to this particular part of Hongkong.
The greatest sufferers from the lark of accommodation at the present time are those whose pleasure or duty necessitates a journoy up or down the Peak at night-time. Ladies aro to be soon shivering in the fog and cutting wind at the upper Station, whose peculiar con- struction acts like a funnel to the wind, with the result that hair becomes dishevelled, dresson suffor and ordinary evening cloaks, prove quite inadequate to keep the cold from shoulders arms and necks.
the author's modest disclaimer, we are sure the time is coming when his acute observations will be gratefully accepted as historical data, "With the results still fresh in our minds, it is a little difficult to re-read patiently the hopes and theories that seemed so vital as they came Sastance, until the lapse of time bolps us to hot from the press. It in discourposing, for
low for it, to read the speculations as to the
condition of Rhechdestvensky's ships, whother
they will arrive safely, and what will happen when they do. Before wo Inca the page, memory is shrieking to us what they did do. and what did happen. Apart from this peculiar condition, and the occasional weariness with
recommendatious were forwarded to the Govern. mbmisteil. The Board's offeurs reported thatoya, besides a couple of benches and a clock, is which we encounter thoughts and opiniona
went. In October, Mr. Pollock raised the im, portant question of the adoption by the Colony of the Paris Convention in substitution for the Vonics Couventico, under which we are at present working, and the matter is now in the hands of the Clausber of Commerce for report. In November, the Bourd agreed to accept 4" of the cement concreto in tion of 6 of lim concrete of covering for the ground surfaces of drollings, pending an awend. moat of the Ordinater to secure this. The public works of a sunitary nature which have been well advanced or completed during the year are the Disinfecting Station at Kowloon, the Dow Westem Market, the new Market al Mongkok Tani, and various public Latrines and Urinals; while the Board have secured the graat of funds for a new Mortuary at Kowloon, for Shelters for Dust Carix in the City,'
the premises wore unsuitable and that the Board need not require the license. The appli cant, laving been informed that it was not Bely his license werk be renewed for a longer period than a portion of next year and that it would be advisbie to seek now premises, eplied that he was making arrangerucuts for more suitable premises.
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THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
During the quarter ending December 31st six samples of beer and sight of milk were taken by the Sanitary Board's officers. They were all feend to by genuine.
THE TEACHING OF HYGIENE.
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[37 Hongkong, 14th December, 1905.
which saturated our minds for two or thres Joars of obsession, we read these pages with both pleasure and profit. The introduction is SILVER & EXCHANGE IN 1905. reprinted from the National Review, and touches
Mr Th. Christiani's Review of Exchange the incidents and causes leading up to the war,
Bar Silver and Bank Rate of Discount, for 1908, the preparations for it, and is (us is the whole
is as follows, and will doubless be fully appre boek) more in sympathy with our Allies
elated as usual: than with Russia. The rest are the Times letters, constituting a sort of diary of facts and impressions, which, in their undisturbed
HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
HONGKONG.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
AT
THE ROBINSON
PIANO CO.. LD.
LONDON.
Bauk
Bar Silvor. Rate of
Discount.
#
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Mouths. T. T. character, enable us to see how raluable they really were when first published, rather then at the prosent moment. Moro excisions January ...2/0. 1/11/ 34. 27 28 27 and more additions from later knowlnige Folruary...1/1 1/10
March 1/10 1/10 27 31 3 2 would make a botter book, perhaps, but
April 1:10, 1/91
25.2 24 the avoidance of such treatment was no doubt Blay...... 1/10 1/10 20's
27 26 intended by way of "preserving contemporary
Juze 21/100 1/104
271 1/10 1/10 27& colour, warmth, and even partisanship." Indeed. July.....
283 August 1/11 1/10 September 11, 1
281 1/1111 281 28
1/11 203-284-4---46 2/04 30% 291 Decumber.2/1
Average Rates of T. T. in Hongkong (Approximatej.
record in this colony, The rate along the belt for one year by that schoel which should accommodation for travellers, it is evident or" writing after it has passed," This, it will be
Mouth,
But it is not only the residents who require attention; I would refer to the whole-travelling It will be remembered that early in the past public and more especially to those who land for additional Latcines and Uvinal, and for your a manual on hygiene wae published by the from ships of all kinds to obsarvo the beautins the wrifer hope these pages "may suable the the completion of the nor Western Market Gaverarent, and the subject was made.com- of Hongkong. Very, very fow miss the oppor• render to pieture himself moro nearly in the October daring the year 1906. Bo far as the health pulsory in all. Governmeat and Grant Schools,anity of asconding the Peak by tram, and these position of the leader in the field" (without November 201 of the community is concerned, the general His Excellency the Governor kindly nord form and express thoir opinion of our Celony those nicely tabulated facts and certainties death-rate for the year has been 16.7 per 1,000, prizes of $100, $50 and $25 to the three from what they see ashore here. It is noodless possessed by the ultimate historian) "thau he
mind of the stranger is that, from our local as conquared with 16.94 per 1,000 in 1904, and best competitors in Standards VII. and VI.; heto point out that the impression created in the
A trophy to ki this appears to be the lowest death rate on so offered a shield ne
Colony is not very progressive, seeing that Chinese was 166 per 1,000 and that among the send up the best team of 10 corapeti táora out of apparently residents are under the impression non-Chinese was 17.3 per 1,00)--a very different its lower standards V., IV. and III. Both that what looked well and somed itting, say, comlition of affairs to what prevailed 10 or arenxaminations were held at the beginning of twenty years ago doas not look ill and unsuitable 5 years ago. As to Plague, wo bad only 304 December and the results are now made public. to-day. cases during the year, while there wore 90 cases
At the examination on the advanced course of Enteric Fever and 75 case of Smallpox, the latter, I am afraid, we can do very little for, owing to the impracticability of enforcing adult ro-vaccination in this Uclony, and the fact that the infection can be intro:lues from China in olothing, bedding, etc., but I think wo may be able in time to educate the public in the matter of the sources of infection of Typhoid Fever, and when this is accomplished, the incidenes of this
out of 79 competitors the following are prize
Finnors
1st, N.T. Ezra, of St. Joseph's College, Aud, W. Drudo, of the Diocess Home and
Orphauga.
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Enriqueta Felices. of the Italian Conveut, {Hus Tu-chi, of Queen's College. In the team competition 10 teams number
The financial position of the Company does not appear to warrant any aiggerdliness, and it is sincerely hoped an effort will shortly be mada to comeve an outward and visible sign of poverty and neglect quite apart from the appearance of ignoring the wishes and It is possible that it comfort of its patrons, may be urged that lack of space at disposal of the Company enforces lack of accommodation. will, there's a way,” and in this case ones n will upon the subject is expressed on the part of the Hongkong High Lovel Tramway Company thero will be many capable of finding out the way for them should they require advice, Yours truly,
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can contrive to do when studying an historian who surprises the senrets of the future by
January 1/114 noted, is almost in the nature of an excuse for not sacrificing half of the matter in hand February 111
April and rewriting the rest. That stares off all March criticism; and for the rest, even in this form, May. the book is a refreshing change to the hasty and Jnue.. considered impressions that woro rushed into July publication as books about the war, in such numbers, and with so little justification. They were readable enough sometimes, and engaged attention because they were hot on the trail of our mental absorption. But the rack of the will be out of print and forgotten when this collection is on Ble for the use of historians and
August 170 September..1/11 Oetober 111 November 20
FOR THE
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Memo-Rates, bighoat-27/29th November; lowest-7th April. Silver, bigbest-29/30th November and 1, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, Desember; lowest-7th and 8th April. Avarake T.T. rate for the year 1901-110, being a rise of about 5 per sent TT. rate on 31st December, 1904 full bodied pert, se to spoules or they were 111 and T. Tate on 31st December, 1905= lemonade and small boer, and this is good stout. 30 being a rise of about 41 per cent.
Silver in London, rates of exclmage is TAKEN. Charges moderato. Table showing the highest and lowest prices
TYPEWRITING WORK UNDER-· Hongkong, and linux of kugland rates of dis count, for the years 1877 to 1905 ---
disease, at least, among the non-Chinese, who ing 98 boys and girls compofed. The shield There is an old saying that "where there's a students. They were thin claret and this is a
are by far the greatest sufferers, will decline. With regard to buildings, our figures are equally satisfactory; I now European houses have been declared ready for occupation during the year in the City and Ponk districts, and 16 in Kow. loon and the out-lying districts, while 167 now Chinese houses have been similarly granted certificates of accupation in the City, and 1 in Kowloon and the outlying distlets and 30 new godowns and olives had also been completed during the year. This prosperons o mlition of affairs can only to maintained by the utmost vigilance ou the part of the Board and its offers in the administration of the powers antrusted to them, and 1 feel sure that the new members, whe should be wib us at our next neeling, will loyally co-operate in the atlaia- ient of that end, so that at the close of this year the Board may be able to render as good, if not a butter, arconat of its stewardship than I have now been able to submit to you for the year 19 (applause).
SMALLPOX AT CANTON,
was won by Queen's College with 239 marks,
The other schools in order of merit were:-
2. St. Joseph's Collage
3. Italian Couvent
4. Wantsui District School
227 marks.
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5. Belilios Public School
214
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6. Diocesan School for Girls
205
7. Diocesan Boneand Orphanage
195
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168
H. Ellis Kadouris School
9. Cathedral School
146 (8 com-
petitors only
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10. Yaumali District Schnol 105
His Excelleury also offered prizes of $15 and 810 for the two best papers in the winning team, and taso fell to Robert Eastlake and 3p U.pak.
WATER RETURN.
A REGULAR PASSENGER.
HONGKONG DANCES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
of
Lur Silver in euange in Hank rate of Londou. Hongkong. discount iu
Wire. London, Highest. Jarceat, Higlarat. Luweel. Highest, Lorcat.
531
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There are passages weich should by remem bored. The claptrap that was based by amateur strateginus alter M. Bloch, for instance, on the heavy fire of the Japaueso, is thus answered "It unly remains for generals to adopt tactics suitable to the age. Stackelberg's position was turned on both danks, and exposed to fire at effective ranges from front, Hanks, and rear. Six-It has been my good fortune to attend Againat such fire no buman troops can stood several of the balls held recently in the Colony, up, and it is the affair of generalship to provert and it has occurred to me that the pleasures of its occarronce." Also, the amatours are put to the evening would have been greatly cubauced shame for their soolding of the Japanese for not if, when one took part in a square dance, one continuing the pursuit on certain occasions, bad some idea of the moronents which would when an excited amphitheatre was yelling for find favour in the eyes of the set with which the coup de grace. The 50th (and last) chapter 1888... one is for the time associated. There are so is the article sutitled "Nunc Dimittis" which 1889... 14 many conflicting styles adopted that the effect appeared in the Times of August 31, 1905. 1890... 513 1801 49% is at times very embarrassing. What I mean will be anore apparent when I tell you that at a There are useful appendices, and a comproken-1992 recent bull I saw the Caledonians danced with
sive index.
Aulhority, on Tuesday issued the following thras or four variations, and differences, quits | Butterflies of Hongkong and South-East Chinn; s
The Hon. Mr. Chatham, ne the Water
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as numerous, were seen in the more universal Lancers Uno cau understand the cause of all these differences-with people drawn from all parts of the Empies it could not well be
1906.
9 ft. 10 in. 20 ft. 9
1900 Below overflow. Bolow overflow. otherwise-but it has seemed to me that some plates, illustrating twenty-three species of our 1901 nuiformity might be attained if an efficient local butterfly faina. It is stated that only 1502 master of ceremonies were appointed. He thres of our butterflies are found in Europe, † 1903 .. might requirs payment, but the promoters they being of almost world-wide range. Thei
This number would be amply componested for the extru rest belong to tropical genera. expense by securing the greater enjoyment of their guests. The M.C., after an arrange. mant with the committee, would call out the figures, and gire the usual directions, such as a giren at similar assomblies in some parts of the old country.--Tours truly, -
GOWAN,
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, AND JAPAN.
1893 3811 30 1891 31 27 185 31 27 1896 31 by J. C. KERSHAW, FE.S., F.Z8. 1897...
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should make local entomologists koop a sharp
With regard to an outbreak of smallpox in Canton, Dr. Pearse minuted-One thing which we might do anggests itself to me, namely, the distribution of hand-bills in Chinese adrising
Tylam vaccination. As the Chinese believe in the
f 2 in. 28 ft. 3 in. Byarash.........
14 21. officacy of this measure, a deal of good might be Pokfulam
2 in. 23 ft. . in. done. An English advertisement in the papers Wongnuichoong 45 ft. 2 in. 45. ft 3 in.
STORAGE GALLONS. reminding residents that the cold season in the
1905.
11:46 smallpox Busson in Hongkong and advising
306,200,000 931-440,000
18,300,000
Tvlam
people, especially nowoomen, to be vaccinated Byenash
would also be beneficiel.
Pokfulam
35,480,000
Total 313,880,000
Mr. E. A. Hewitt aunted-The notices Wongnaicheong might be issued, but I do not understand that
smallpox is worse than is usual at this season.
240,740,000
VICTORIA AND HILI. TUISTRICT DURING
It is. Lowerer, no use asking people to ba CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF vaccinated unless a full supply of lymph bo assured.
THE MONTH OF DECEMBER,
1:04
1903.
291,300
Mr. Lau Chan Pak recorded-The Tung Waj Consumption 115,136,000-113,799,000 gallons Branch offices already had notions printed and Estimated popn-
$20,500 lation are prepared to proceed with free vaccination.
Consumption per
16.4 amongst the Chinese, if a sufficient supply of
hend per day...
15.8 galloas lymph can be obtained. The question is when Informittent supply Eastern District from
15th Dec. 1905. lymph can be given to them.
Constant supply during the whole month of Dec, 1944.
The CHAIRMAN-With regard to the question of lymph, Mr. Tan Chau Pak and the other members of the Board will be glad to hear that at present we have 2,150 tubes of vaccine in stock, each tube having sufficient to vaccinate two or thres people. Within the next ten days, owing to the supply of calves, we shall have at lenst another 2,000 tubes, so that there will is no dearth of 1mph in the colony. Dr. Hunter assures me he has given tubes to all who hate "applied for them and all applications which bad to stand over have been fulfilled:
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PENINSULA DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER,
1904
1105.
lation
71,150
6.0
ITALY AND JAPAN.
ookout for annis archippie, which has not been soon for four yours, when the Adam and In the gen Ers of the species were "taken,"
By desire of the Italian Government it bas oral notes it is made evident that the author is been decided to cancel the diplomatic netes no rare entomologiat; he has an eye for nature lated December 1st, 1894, and attached to the generally. Ho reminds us that hosts of Pipits, Treaty concluded on the same date. The wherous ltalina commerce with Japan is Wagtails, Stonechata, and other birds arrive in Japan Mail saya that the notes provide that winter, and give a homelike character to our regulated in accordance with the most favoured bird-life." The magpio and the tomtit we have patio principle only, there being no conver A Californian deputation that waited on
subsequently President Roosevelt recently at the White always with us. It is also shown how closely tiesal tarif, it shall be competent for either of tariff, by way prepose the enactment of such House and a "strenuos" quarter of an hour the study of botanic phenomess must be the high contracting parties to
of supplement to most-favoured-nation traat-- with the President, An account published in associated with entomology,
ment, in the case of articles of special interest. the San Francisco Chronicle states that when
Apparently experience has convinced Italy that the deputation announced they were in favour
most-favoured-zation treatment mecots all the of Japanese exclusion from the States, the
noods of the situation, and she has divested President ground his teeth and pounded the desk! He assured the deputation that even if
The IG.M. str. Preussen, carrying the herealf of competence to ask for a-conventional the Exclusion of Japanese Bill now to be Gorman mails with dates from Berlin of the tariff. introduced before Congress was passed unanim- 19th alt, left Colombe on the 8th inst., p.m.. ously he would veto it.
and may be expected here on or about Thursday, the 18th inst.
What on earth did you Californiaus mean Consumption 15,571,000 - 1,225,000 gallons by introducing such a Bilp" burst out the Estimated popu-.
70,850 Consumption per
hoad per day...
6.4 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
W. CHATHAM..
Water Authority,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The Glen Line str. Glenstrae left Singapore on Monday, the 8th inst, for this port
President as he greeted them. Don't you
The C.P.R. str. Athenian arrived at Shanghai kuoy such a thing is preposterous? With our great trade openings in the Orient, and our at 9.30 am, on Monday, the 8th Jan, sad left peculiar relations with those countries, and again at 5 am. same day for longkang, and with our calomn Treaty with Japan which is is due ore at 8 am, on Friday, the 12th Jan. the supreme law of the lud?
The Boston SS. Co's str Tremont sailed suppose I would approve a Bill that would be from Puget Sound on the 7th inst for Houg in violation of a Treaty and un affront te kong via the usual ports. Japan?"
Do you
Happiness is a will-o'-the-wisp. No sensible being paranos it. Comfort is a fine colourable substitute, which may be within the ranch of all T. McDonald Rendle in London Opinion and To-Day.
A man with a cold—or a women either--will do things, and say things, and think things that, under normal conditions, would never occur to them.-Koble Howard in The Sketch.
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