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SANITARY BOARD.

NULIH TRAINING.

The report

THE HONGE ONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19cm, 1918.

Iglad if the Secretary would ask Mr. Colony. That destruction of ceilings has Wolfe to bring the matter before the raised a great deal of feeling amonget

Board at the next meeting, and to take the people in the Colony, and

1.

submit that the principle upon which to be no further action in the meantime. The ordinary meeting of the Sanitary

Mr. No HoN Tsz minuted:-This this destruction of ceilings is

65 the done, is urgent and if the matter Board was held yesterday. There were present:-Mr. E. D. C. Wolte (Presi application should be granted dent), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M..Pace from the roof to the coiling is is allowed to stand over for a fort- seven feet high and is installed with night, all the ceilings in the Central Dis (Vice-President), Hon. Mr. F. R. Halli-electric light, tending to facilitate the trict may be pulled down. It is clear that cal officers will stay their hande unless fax, Mesure. F. B. L. Bowley, Chan Kai, requent cleansing of it by the servant. neither the M.OH., nor any of the medi- think the matter is dealt with at once. I asked. Ming, Ng Hoo fsz, W. L. Carter, Col. Also, there are several cats kept as an

Dr. Clarke extra precaution against rats.

no rats can be harboured in the ceiling, that the pulling down of these ceilings should be deferred for three days, and Ceilings Irwin, Dr. Fitzwillians,

nor anywhere in that Bour.

they were pulled down next morning. As (Medical Officer of Healthy, and Dr.

immediately under a roof are really a necessity in the hot season as precaution a matter of public interest I asked leave Pearse

Con-against heat, and, in my opinion, should to introduce the third resolution, of Select of the milled appointed to consider the recom-always be allowed to remain even if the which I gave full notice.

elations for the training of nullasshouse is declared infected. If you can A meeting not allow an exemption in this parti- thecular case, I do not think you can exempt during 1913 state that

was held of the Committe 4th ist, all the members of the Cont-any house or office in a building where The Committee there has been a case of plague, as, for mittee being present. animeasly agreed to recommend that example. Queen's Buildings, where there The minute further stated that the the training of the following stream have been several cases. courses should be undertaken in 1012: (1). The main stream and branches drain Chinese community might naturally feel ing valley south of Kennedy Town Cattle annoyed at the inconvenience caused by not sub- Depot for a distance of 200 yards above the removal of the ceilings if they find the new lard factory. (9). A stream in that European buildings are Robinson Road (3) Streams on Crown jeeted to exactly the same rules as theirs. Mr. BOWLEY also asked leave to put ques- land to the north of the Military Hos- pital, Bowen Load. (4). Stream at No. the appended resolutions and 11 bridge, Shaukiwan, training to be extious;---

1-That in the opinion of this Board tended to a distance of 200 yards above Shaukiwan Road. (5). If rendered prac-the withholding from the full Board of

on

Mr. CHAN KAI MIN-I beg leave The PRESENT That is rather out of second the resolution. order. The only person who can speak on the question is the one who proposed the resolution without notice.

SO ROB

SUPREME COURT,

Tuesday, June 18th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BeFoltz THE CHIEF Justice (Mn. Rers DAVIEB, K.C.).

THROWING CURROSIVE ACID.

A Chinese named Li Sang was charged with having on the night of April 2nd, thrown sulphuric acid at a blind girl.

The following jury was empannelled W, Hay. (foreman), R. F. Long, J. 5. Murray, F. F. Barretto, 31. Lauritsen, J. H. Taggart, G. Rapp.

The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. C. Alabaster) prosecuted.

CANTON,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:]

INTIMATIONS

CANTON, June 17th. SUN PILSENER

OUTBREAK IN CITY.

On Friday night there was an outbreak in the South-Western part of the city quite close to Shanieen, which, though it lasted only for a short tine, was respon- sible for about forty casualtics and causert a tremendous amount of excitement in that part of the city. No reason can su far he assigned for this rising, and the

enemy.

cause is also unknown. There are several explanations afoot, the one which is most general being that a soldier on duty sud- denly lost his head and commenced firing rapidly at everyone within reach. Soon, of course, he was joined by other soldiers, who asked no questions, but supposing Mr. BowLEY-On paper No. 7 I gave The evidence went to show that the their comrade to have been attacked help- a supposed three days notice.

The PRESIDENT-You might have put victim, who was a blind girl, was outed him in his fusiladie on

could not see who threw the acid, and no evidence of identification could be your resolutions in connection with that walking with an amah. Being blind, whe

Mr. Bowery-Well, I ask leave to do paper.

The PRESIDENT-Well, you might have given by her. The amah, however, stated been able to had you not put them in that the girl cried out as the prisoner passed her, but she did not see him throw separately, but by that circumstance you

A hawker who was standing It will be in the street when the prisoner passed the are debarred from doing so unless the anything.

embers concur with you. On Mr. Carter's motion being put to something. solutions together and vote on them. the meeting, five members, Messrs. Wolfe, Irwin voted in favour. and Messrs. Bowley, Chst Kai Ming, and Ng Hon him on the clothes worn by the girl was Hulphuric acid, which if thrown on a per-

Serious would

injury. Ts against.

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, inson

It was not long before the sol- diers quartered in the vicinity turned out en masse, and the river police came on # case of not the scene, when it was knowing who or what they were firing at. and being dark, no risks were taken, and the soldiers seem to have fired on anyone who came in sight. A large number of

ticable by the cutting away of the large the letter of the 31st May, 1912, addressed better to take all the questions and re-ziri stated that he saw the prisoner throw the people killed or wounded were harm-,

Mr. Frank Brown

Government

less innocent pedestrians who chanced to Whether this ex- be in the line of fire..

station and No. 4 railway bridge to be tion from removal of the top floor ceilings Chathas, Hallifax, Carter, and Col. Analyst, stated that the Quid found byplanation is true or not, it is a pity that

The CHAIRMAN-You will remember that two items in the estimates were left over for consideration by a selert Committee. One was the question of nuliahs and the propose that the other of latrines report be adopted.

The motion was secunded by Mr. No

Hoy Tsz, and carried.

cause

SUN YAT SEN,

BEER.

Nothing like

it.

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

H. RUTTONJEE

& SON,

hill, some of which is at present in course to the Secretary of the Beard by a house of being removed, the training of the owner, requesting reconsideration by the strvat between the Kowloon Disinfecting full Board of the application for exemp- of Nos. 58. and , Wellington Street, was

such an incident happened, specially at this time, when there is an unsettled ferli completed.

irregular and improper.

2.That this Board regents that the Heal of the Sanitary Department did not

A meeting at which Sun Yat Sen was comply with the request of a member of a communication to the Board said that A person would not feel the effect of ing in the air, the Board, received by the flead of the when requiring the removal of lath and the acid until about a minute after it was Sanitary Department on the afternoon of plaster walls in piague infected houses

A medical officer in the Tung Wah Hos-present was held in the Chamber of Com- the 14th June, asking him to take no and districts, the Board had to pay com-applied. further action until after this meeting of penisation. He thought this should he the Board.

based on the cost of replacing the lathpital stated that when the girl was admerce to consult about the raising of and plaster wall by the cheapest solid That this Board considers that the OFFENSIVE TRADES.

destruction or removal of any lawful coll substitute, either brick of cement plaster mitted to the hospital she was suffering one for provincial purposes and to WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

The wounds charitable societies were represented, and The ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER of

it was decided to send 857.000, which was a minuted regard Health submitted

per square yard to be allowed as come near her right shoulder. jug the confiserient of offensive traces ing or partition which can be readily and He would like to be informe) of the rate great pain from wounds on her neck and send to Peking. Most of the guilds and

effectively cleansed and disinfected on

were caused by sulphuric acid. Kowloon to certain parts of that locality both sides without destruction or removal perisation in this cas.

A reply from Government stated the.

Detective Sergeant Grant deposed to subscribed, to the Central Government Dr. PEARSE explained that there were is an unjustifiable interference with pri certain hair cleaning and feather clean-vate property and throws unnecessary ex estimate of value for square yard of half

brick wall in cement including plaster having searched the prisoner at the Police at Peking, Sun Yat Sen is going North. ing establishments on the Kowloon side penses on the Revenue of the Colony.

both sides and light teak beams to carry Station. He found no corrosive acid in He will journey first to Nunking and his possession. The prisoner was identi- thence to Peking, where President Yaan which were housed in unsuitable and dusty buildings. An effort had been made

the wall was $1.60.

fed at the station by the hawker, who swore Shi Kai has some work for him to carry to cope with the dust by fixing wire gauze to the windows, but it was found that the dust from the materials seriously

to having seen him throw something at through. the blind girl. The prisoner said he was As

not in the U Hing Lane on the night of affected the health of the workers. both industries were very offensive, owing to the smell and dust, he suggested that they should be confined to the Wa Tau Kok listrict.

The questions which Mr. Bowiey wished to address to the Medical Officer of Health

ure:--

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, a further minute, said he found that som of the lath and plaster walls which could be removed under the mitigation of Epidemic Diseases Bye-laws were used as stair casings or to form cubicles, and

UNREST IN DELTA. The Shun Tak district has always been overrun by pirates and rob

would not therefore need to he replaced April 2nd. He was engaged in packing badly

-Has any case of plague occurred this year at Nos, 88 or 90, Wellington Street

2.--Have any rats (s) infected or (b) non-infected been found this year on the emises mentioned in the first question} The PRESIDENT-I do not propose to The VICE-PRESIDENT -After bearing the speak at length on any of these papers by brick walls. He would like to know sweets until 9 o'clock, and he then went bers, and merchants and shopkeepers

or any of the questions or resolutions what allowance per square yard shouid to bed. The prisoner's mother also stated have suffered severely lately.

night. statement of the Assistant M.O.., which Mr. Bowley has proposed to bring be made to enable them to be replaced by that he did not go into the street on that Ki there are only a handful of soldiers.

ares for the before the Board, with the consent of the (n) hardwood and (b) China fr. should propose that the trades mentioned de restricted to that members. In reply to the minute by Mr. reply was: Half-inch China ar, 80 portion of Kowloon recommended by Dr.Na Ho Tz, I can only ask Mr. Ngents, and half-inch hardwood, 90 cents." It was decided on the motion of the Pearse.

Hon Taz to pay a visit to such places of

PassIDENT, to adopt the scale of charges

yee

as the Café Weismann, the South Ching Hon. Mr. Haras-How many those establishment are there in existence Morning Post office and other build- for himself. The PRESIDES --Do you mean liver sed ea unlicensed? Some of then are rutings, and he will

That different treatment is being ap- Licensed by the Board.

portioned to the European community than is being apportioned to the Chinese, I maintain is not true. I think the cases in point show that the statement is not correct. might

asked permission Mr. BOWLEY

Dr. PEARSE-There are about half a dozen hair cleaning establishments un hoensed and four feather cleaning tab- lishments unlicensed.

to

Mr. Bowley think perhaps it be a mistake to limit the establisfuncuts to one locality. There might be other put two questions to the Medical Officer

suitable areas on the peninsula. pose that it be referred to a select mittre.

tion.

of Health.

The

MOTOR CAR REGULATIONS. The following further letter on this subject has been sent to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary:-

2, Connaught Road Central,

Hongkong, 18th June, 1912. Sin, I continuation of our letter of

no reply, and without prejudice to the the 12th instant, to which we have received appeal from the Magistrate's decision

In Yung

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Chs. J. Gaupp

& Co.,

ALKIANURA BUILDINGS, CHATER ROAD.

to keep order and they are of very little. The jury, after a brief retirement, re-use. with the result that things are in a between and robbers are systematically turned a verdict of not guilty by a very bad state. Patrols are few and far All the shops here have majority of live to two.

His Lordship-I may say, gentlemen, evading them. that I quite agree with the verdict.closed up and business is at an absolute

standstill, and until a big enough uttar | Always have on hand a very large complete-

stock of There was a doubt,

ber of soldiers arrive to keep order the people will be in a very bad way. It was

SCIENTIFIC AND stated a few days ago that two shallow- draught gunboats had been ordered for service in the delta, but it looks as if twenty would not be too many at the pre- sent time.

The prisoner was discharged.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (POISNE JUDGE)

THE BANK NOTE ANITATION. The discount on local bank notes has

i pro-

Mr. Cauter-In these papers it seems Comto me there is a very important point objec raised, and as several of the members of the Board do not appear to have seen them, I think it would be better for the matter to be postponed until next meet upholding the validity of the regulations Mai! 8. S. Company sued another watch. I dropped a good deal, but is still high,

The Vion Parsiest--I have no The motion was seconded by the PRE

BIENT, and carried.

The Committee is to consist of lion. Mr.

Carter, to be assisted by Dr. Pearse.

A CARE OF ANTHRAX.

ing

The PRESIDENT Mr. Bowley's com E. L. Hallifax, Mr. Ng Ilon Tsz, and Mr.munication was received only last Friday, and therefore only a few of the members could have seen it. The identical letter about which a question has been asked. deals with the same matter as is contain ed in these papers.

A minute was tabled from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon relative to a case of anthrax at the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot.

The PRESIDENT Explained that this was mierely a sporadic case. There had been no outbreak, bat it was usual to bring such matters before the Board.

THE REMOVAL OF CEILINGS.

cars ever

PROMISSORY NOTE CASE- This was a case in which an Indian watchman in the employ of the Pacific man, employed by the A. B. C. Commis sariat Department, to recover $200 for alleged wrongful conversion of a-promis- Plaintiff was present in person, and sory note valued at $200. the defendant was represented by Mr. W. Crowther Smith.

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS.

(Transits, Levele, Plans Tables, Prismatic and Sight Compasses, Hand Levels, &c., &c.) also

of the Government's ways of dealing with DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

AND MATERIAL and people are still afraid of them. One the matter is to have more notes inued.

It has been fixed that all those in mili-

tary circles shall receive their pay 20 per (T Squares, Set Squeres, Straight Edges,

cent. in silver and the rest in notes, and for this purpose a great arany more one

Tte de dollar tills are to be issued. Plaintiff stated that he had engaged a

of the authorities is evidently to make the solicitor, but he had not put in an ap notes legai currency by law, the state of pearance. The Court was informed that things which obtains in Italy, for in- the plaintiff's solicitor had stated that stance; but it is very questionable if the was no longer instructed.

closing the Caine Road route and Jubilee Road to all motor trafe, and without prejudice to our clients' claim against the Government for the damage done their business by the new regulations, we have the honour to draw your atten- Mr. CARTER move that the pies of tion to the enclosed leading article cut urgency on this question does not hold,

morning, and to ask whether, in view of and at the nutter be postponed until from the Hongkong Daily Press this the fact that no accidents have been next meeting,

Hon. Mr. HALIFAX-1 happen to b

ides will work with the Chinese. At pre- acquainted with the facts, although I occasioned by motor cars on either of the

Plaintiff stated that he tept the pro-sent merchants and shopkeepers and Mr. CHAN K Mind, pursuant to have not seen the letters. 1 second Mr. prohibited routes mentioned, although

Carter's motion. notice, asked --

The PRESIDENT-I think I am right in one has been used by motor Is it a fact that an application for the review of a notice has been re-saying that as the 48 hours notice, which since the first car was introduced into missory note in a box at his quarters. others seem to have one idea: to pay out ceived by the Board in connection was due under the Standing Orders has the Colony, and the other ever since the The box was broken open on a certain notes only and receive only silver. This, with the ceilings of Nos. 36 and 90, not been complied with, I consider 1 opening of the road, the Governor-in date and the note stolen. He subsequent of course, cannot be; and it is only a mat-

should draw attention to what I consider Wellington Street ? 77. If so, on what ground has it been to be a gross breach of the privilege of Council will revoke the prohibitions ¡y ascertained that the defendant had ter of time until something happens... the Board in communicating these ques-against motoring on these routes, which taken the note to a firm of solicitors and withheld from the Board ?" The President-The answer to the first tions and resolution to the Press before are certainly safer than the permitted had threatened to sue on it. I think the question is "Yes, the letter was dated obtaining the permission of the Board routes. May 1st, 1912"; and to the second, "On to bring them forward. the ground that the matter to be referred attention of the Board should certainly to the Board had, in fact, to be referred be drawn to this, and that in future you to the Medical cer of Health, which should take notice of the Standing Orders

on the subject. was done."

Mr. Bowizy-Before you put it to the An application was made by Leung Yan Po, arising out of the decision of Board, I think I am entitled to say some the Commitice to pull down cartain ceil thing on the subject of urgency. I asked ings at Nos. $8 and 90, Wellington permission of the Board to put certain Street, that the premises referred to in questions because I considered them to be his application should be exempted. He urgent. I also asked permission of the Board to put certain resolutions, for the

ARMED ROBBERY.

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GAMBLING.

The Chief of the Police has been making a crusade against gambling and has been rooting out a number of successful

Also, it has ces where this evil was still going on in the city and suburbs. come to his notice that many articles used in gambling have been exposed oponly in for gale in some places and are in other Complaces hidden away. A search has result Lower led in the capture of large numbers of boards, dice, fan-tan tables and beans, etc., and these have all been consigned to punishment to the vendors of such articles the flames and a notice issued promising

His Lordship did not consider the evi- Further, in view of the fact that the dence strong enough and gave judgment accidents which have occurred during for defendant, with costs. through-collision with motor cars, have, the 16 months from 1st January, 1911, so far as we are aware, occurred be we have the honour to ask whether the tween the hours of 6 am, and midnight, Governor-in-Council will revoke the pro- hibition against motoring in the empty

stated that the second flour was occupied same reason. In order to facilitate these streets between the hours of midnight and

The pro

Ho Yues was charged with having company with others unknown Laser Row on May 6th. It was alleged mitted an armed robbery in

women and stole from them a quantity that the prisoner and others held up two

RICE.

as a Club House, and not as a dwelling.solutions and questions reaching mem-6 a.m. and will instruct the police to take of clothing and jewellery, a clock and in future. The ceilings were specially put up to hers of the Board. I communicated them the necessary steps to enforce the laws the sum of $100. The jury was the same keep the heat out in summer and also as a means of avoiding any possible to the senior morning newspaper. I am against disorderly conduct and unneces very sorry if by so doing I have infringed sary noises at night, without preventing falling of dirt or dust from the inside the privileges of the Board, but I fail to the peacefully disposed eitizen from using others entered No. 3, Lower Lascar Row buying up rice and selling at cheap of the roof. The ceilings were so construct-see how I can have done su ed as to admit of their being cleaned out ceedings of the Board are public and the the public carriage highway's at night for periodically and with all due regard to only question is whether those resolutions any lawful purpose. We have the honour

to be, sir, your obedient servants, proper sanitation. In view of this, he and those questions should be dealt with asked the Department to exempt his at this meeting or at the next meeting. It seems to me, Sir, with all deforence to remises.

The Sanitary Department replied that the Board, that it cannot be a breaching The Hon.. the application could not be granted. In the privileges of the Board to inform the answer to this, Mr. Leung again wrote, newspapers, that notice had been given stating that he was prepared to make regarding certain resolutions. In doing such alterations and improvements as these, informed the newspaper in question Board might deem necessary to the cei-that I was going to ask leave of the THE DANGERS OF THE STREETS. the prisoner walking along

Board to introduce these matters. ingy.

So

DENNYA & BOWLEY.

The Colonial Secretary

driven by H

Rice is still dear in the city, and there The evidence is a great deal of distress among the as in the previous case, was to the effect that the prisoner and population. The Charitable Societies are prices, but their funds are very low on the morning in question, account of numerous drains on thom, A from Cantonese in San Francisco for this. early on with knives, and took away a large fund, and the management is in the hands threatened the occupant and her niece donation of $820,000 has just been received amount of property. One of the women of the Oi Yuk Charitable Society. identified the prisoner as one of the lour men who entered the house and gagged and tied her and her niece. A district watchman drposed to having

scen

SANITATION.

The Sanitary Board has for some time past been paying particular attention to the cleaning of the streets and has made great improvements in this line. Now Upper they are making a tour of inspection of Lascar Row on the morning in question, the various markets in the old and new Scavengers are in-a-cleanly condition. The Sanitary Department replied that much, Sir, for what you said regarding A serious carriage accident occurred

A carriage carrying-a-tin box under his arm. They and are insisting on these being kept. the Inspector had received his instruc- the newspapers. Regarding the urgency in Singapore on the 5th.

native syce, containing watchman took him to the house from being sent out regularly to carry away tions move the ceilings as Mr. Leung of the matter, I am constrained to make a Yan Po declined to move them.

few remarks. The question I regarded sa Mr. Fougere, of the North British which he heard a voice calling for belp refuse, and pains and penalties are pro Mr. F. b. I. BOWLEY, in a communica-urgent is not a personal question or an

Memorial Hall when a rikisha contain- tion to the Eector

oard, stated that of the Sanitary individual one applied to those two houses Insurance Company, was passing the He was reluctant to go, and on the way mised those who do not keep their places

Begarding these had handed him the letter of Yan Poe Wellington Street. From the Board with previous correspet two resolutions which I have asked the ing Mr. Leder suddenly swerved across be stopped down and put two knives on

He did not consider that then to consider to-day, it is well known its path. The rikisha was smashed and the ground.

the coolie. Both were seriously injured dence. house-owner's request that the matter M.O.H., du that at the present time the the horse trampled on Mr. Leder and should be brought before the full Board ment are busily cers of this depart and were removed to hospital in a pass.imprisonment, and sixteen strokes of the

the ing motor. ought to be ignored, and he would be coilings in a great mally in destroying

Prisoner was sentenced to six years'

cat,"

in a sanitary condition. Canton has a very long way to go in this respect, but it is good to see a start being made.

SHAMEEN.

The large German gunboat Lucks arriv ed in the harbour on Saturday, making Inine craft in the river.

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