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SANITARY BOARD,

A meeting of the anitary Board was hell yesterdeg afternoon-Mr, R. O Hutchison presiding. There worn also present: Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Vice Pre dent). Ho, Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Colonel Irwin, Dr. Fitzwilliams, Messrs.

Kai Ming. Dr. F. Clark (Modiçal officer

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20тn, 1919.

to carry out these precautions which the Government considered desirable for the protection of the filter beds and the service reservoir, but their hopes were dashed to the ground by the receipt of the letter from the Government, dated the 30th October, stating that the provisions for the fencing of the filter beds had unavoidably been omitted from the

HOUSING A LIBRARY.

A letter from Dr. P. Clark was read 11. follows:--

SUPREME COURT,

Tuesday, November 19th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (Hon. Mr. REES DAVIES, I.C.)

THE SHAMEEN MURDER CASE.

Ibrahim,

ARRIVAL OF THE "DUNOTTAR CASTLE."

A PLEASURE CRUISE TO THE FAR EAST.

DISTINGUISHED PASSENGERS,

INTIMATIONS

DIXON'S

The Dunottar Castle, belonging to the DOUBLE ·

Cruising Company, Ltd., of 5, Endsleigh Gardens, Londen, and for whom Messrs.

The local branch of the British Medical Association for which Colonel Irwin is the valuable reference medical library, and the President) is gradually collecting a very only difficulty is the proper housing of the Looks. I am authorised to inquire whether the members of the Sanitary Board would have any objection to two or three small W. L. Carter, F. B. L. Bowley, Chan estimates. It seemed to him--he would | book-cases containing these books being Baluchistan Infantry, again stood his local agents, arrived in port on Monday a private in the 16th Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., are the not be in order to say ridiculous-but placod in the Board Boom. I will make of Health), Dr. W. Pearse (Assistant it did appear extraordinary that the myself personally responsible to the Board trial upon the indictment that he did night. The Dunatlar Castle, 6,000 nett Medical Officer of Health) and W. Bowen-Government could omit from the Esti-that they cause no nuisance, and should the feloniously murder Ali Shafa, a Subadar commanded by Captain W. F. Stanley. tonnage, which is on ber 207th cruise, is Rowlands (Secretary), Mr. D. W. Tratates for 1013 providing for expenditure to apply for permission to the Government in

Board consent to this arrangement I propose

the same regiment, at Shameen men, the new acting Head of the Depart of $8,000,000 the sum of $1750 to pay for also and to make some arrangements for the (Canton). inent, was also in attendanes

wire fencing round the filter-beds, He issue of the books as required by members, The Attorney-General (Hon. them moved" That this Board regrets the This library contains the latest works on The following letter was read from the delay of the Government in taking the health matters, and will therefore be of by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. J. H. tropical and other diseases and on public J. A. S. Bucknil, K.C.), instructed steps for the protection of the purity of great value for reference purposes to the Kemp), prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. Joakin the Water Supply which have been urged officers of the Sanitary and Medical Depart-

local practitioners.

A NEW HEAD,

Government:-

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong.

18th November, 1912.

R.N.R.

The following are some interesting "er- Mr.sonalities on board, viz. :-

His Lordship is President of the British Lord Lyveden is the director in charge.

Committee for the Study of Foreign

Sm, I am directed to stato for informa. by the export advisers of the Governments of the Government as well as of the instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding) Municipal Institutions. His address is Governor has appointed Mr. D. W. Tratman admitted by the Government as being tion of the Board that His Excelloney thement and by this Board and have been

to act as Head of the Sanitary Department during the remainder of the absence on leave af Mt. E. D. C. Wolfe--I am your obedient servant,

CLACD SEVERN.

The PRESIDENT-ara Berry 1 have s tro the Board, but I am sure Mr. Trat man will by a most able successor.

ALBANY FILTER BEDS,

The following letter from Government relative to the Albany filter beds and ser vice reservoir was read: ---

With reference to your letter of the 9th October, I an directed to inform you that provision for the fencing of the Albany filter beds and service reservoir was unavoid- ably omitted from the estimates for 1913, and the question will be considered with the estimates for 1914.

Dr. FIZZWILLIAMS minuted-What has been done about the contemplated roofing in of the Reservoir The Hon. Director of Public Works on the 28th February, 1910, stated that "the plans are in hand. Will the Hon. Director of Public Works answer a question as to how far the work answer a quest in the last two years and

eight months?

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-The minute re.crred to by Dr. "Fitzwilliams was written by my locum tenens: I have repeatedly stated that the covering over of the Albany service reservoir cannot be undertaken until further provision by way of servico reservoirs has been made in connection with the distribution of the

water supply.

desirable."

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS seconded.

The VICE-PRESIDENT · explained that it was quite impossible to carry out the work under existing conditions.

Dr. Frizwilliams replied that the plans hail been in hand for over two years. It was only a question of dollars and cents.

The VICE-PRESIDENT said the question defended upon the provision of further i storage accommodation before the work could be put in band.

Mr. CARTER said he supposed that the Vice-President meant additional filter beds and filter tanks. He thought it was a pity that no mention had been made to the Board of such works.

The VICE-PRESIDENT said that what he referred to did not arise in connection with large works undertaken at Tytam Tuk. It had been in contemplation for some time to proceed with a system of additional filter beds and reservoirs in the western district of the city, but for various causes it had not been possible to proceed with the work up till now.

The notion was then put to the vote, and was carried.

SCAVENGING RYE-LAWS.

A letter from Government was read informing the Board that the Conservancy and Scavenging Bye-laws had been con- sidered by the Legislative Council on 24th October and were then referred back to

to be held responsible for the safe custody

Mr. CHAN KA MING ininuted-Who is

of the books?

COLONEL IRWIN-This would be an advantage to the medical members of the Sanitary Board in carrying out Sanitary Board duties.

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, the application was granted.

NEW

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A NOVEL PEARL FARM.

METHODS INTRODUCED BY A JAPANESE. of Japan--Mr. progressive Bon Mikinoto-claims to have worked out sa`

of producing "culture efficient way

at a proft. His pearl oyster pearls farm is off the island of Tatokuyia in the bay of Ago. The following account of the Popular his work appears in Mechanics Magazine:-

With the aid of scientists of the Im- perial University, Mr. Mikimoto spent several years *n costly experiments before he developed his adaptation of an old idea. Then he secured government patents on his method and has just now placed the farm on a commercial basis.

This unusual farmer makes a hed for

defended.

Glenwood, Stevenage, Herts. He is a Messrs. A. L. Shielde (fereman), W. 4,500 acres.

The following comprised the jury:-large landowner, his states comprising

Brown, E. Jacobs. J. H. Barr, C. Roberts, M1. G. Wells, and W. G. Goggin.

DIAMOND

PORT.

SOLE AGENTS:

General Sir Lawrence James Oliphant, K.C.V.O., C.B. He was born in 1846, and entered the Grenadier. Guards in A native officer said that he was sitting 1865, heing gazetted a Lieutenant. Ho outside the camp at Shameon when he was promoted until he commanded his

receiving a medal with clasp and the card the Subadar Ali Shafa speak to regiment. He has served in the Soudan,

"Try it for yourself. It is as some soldiers. He said "What are you Khedive's Star; and in South Africa, doing there? You are gambling." There where he was mentioned in despatches, delightful to the taste as it is were four Sepoys there, including the and obtained the Queen's medal with four

clasps. He commanded the Infantry beneficial to health." prisoner. One of them answered that Brigade at Aldershot from 1900 to 1901, they were only playing cards. The and the Home District from 1903 to 1906, Subadar went up to them and searched C.V.O. in the some year, K.C.V.O, in 1905, He was created a C.B. in 1902, and

Since 1007 he has them, as he suspected them of gambling. and K.C.B. in 1911. He then ordered them to bo "line"heen the General Officer Commanding-in- prisoners, having previously taken some Chief of the Northern Command.

Mrs. E. G. Farman, the widow of the money from the prisoner. Later he heard American Consul-General, who was

Cairo during all the Egyptian troubles. the sentry call out "Who is that with a gun?" and witness then heard a shot. She is accompanied by her daughter, Miss

Marie-Louise Farman. The Subadar called Guard, turn out," and all ran into the camp. As only one shot was fired witness becarac suspicious, and went out. He saw prisoner and Private Hussein. With the aid of other

Sepoys, the latter conveyed prisoner to

the guard-room..

The Hon. Geoffrey Fiennes and tho Hon. Laurence Fiennes are the sons of

Lord Saye and Sele.

of Literature, and his publications in

Mr. E. H. Lacon-Watson is the well- known author and member of the Authors' Club. He was for some time on the staff

clude: The Unconscious

Humorist; On resuming the trial after tiffin, his Verses Suggested and Original; An Attic in Bohemia; Benedictina; Christopher his crop, first in the shallows of the bay Lordship observed that a complaint had Deane, Hints to Young Authors: The where the larva of the pearl oyster abound been made to him that during the adjourn-Templars; The Making of a Man; Reflec during the months of July and August. He merely deposits a large number of ment one of the witnesses for the prosecutions of a Householder; The Barony of Brendon; The Happy Elopement, and small stones to which the oyster spattion was scen talking to one of the jury Barker's. naturally attach themselves.

Then his diving women transplant the young oysters to deeper waters to protect them from the cold. Here they lie on carefully prepared beds until in their third year they become full grown, and stones by means of "necks" which they secrete.

men. This was a very irregular proceeding. He was quite sure it was done in ignor- ance. Addressing the jury his Lordship said-In a murder case in England the

Mr. Bow LEY said he bed given notice the Board for amendment of Bye-law No. have firmly attached themselves to the jury are never allowed to separate at all. retary and then the president of the Tien-

of his intention to address two questions to the Vice-President, namely, (1) What is the estimated cost of enclosing the Albany filter beds and the service reser- voir in the manner suggested by the Gov- orament on the 18th September and ap proved by the Board on the 9th October? (2) What is the estimated cost of roofing in the Albany service- reservoir-f

The VICE-PRESIDENT--In reply to No. 1, the cost will amount to $1,750. In reply to question No. 2, if the service reservoir be covered with an ordinary roof capable of taking no exceptional load the cost would be from £5,000 to $40,000, but it it were constructed so as to be capable of a moderate load of sand or other material the cost would amount to $80,000. With regard to the questions, there is a certain anunt of irregularity about them. The proper course for members to adopt is to address their questions to the Presi dent, and then the information would be

obtained from the usual channels.

power.

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At

the same time I may express my willing ness to afford any information in my Mr. Dowler said he was very much obliged to the Vice-President for the ocurteous way in which he had answered these questions, although be said it was not quite in order. Proceeding to give a historical sketcir of that question, he said that on the 31st January, 1910-nearly three years ago--Mr. Shaw, the bacteriologist, strongly advised the Government to roof in the Albany ser- vice reservoir. This advice was forward- ed, and Dr. J. M. Atkinson concurred

A pro-

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8 so as to bring it into line with the practice which prevails in the Hill Dis trict.

Mr. CHAN KAI Mixo-1 have no objec- tion to, amending Bye-law No. 84

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, the necessary amendment was approved.

A. BELATED APPLICATION.

Application for permission to erect one w.c. on the fifth floor of the Hongkong Hotel was submitted,

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-Was this erected before the application was made?

The PRESIDENT--I do not think it is necessary to be hard on them. I move that this be granted.

Agreed to.

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LINEN STRIPS FOR CEILINGS. "

Correspondence was subinitted relative

At this time the diving women bring the molluscs to the surface and they undergo an operation. A small seed pearl is introduced into the centre of the shell. Then the oysters are replanted in the bed and left alone for four years, When they are again brought to the surface it is found that the good-pearl nucleus has been covered with many layers of "naore," a secretion of the mollusc, and the large brilliant translu- cent pearl of commerce has been formed

But the process is not as simple as it appears. During the seven years that the former must wait for his crop to mature, a large percentage of the oysters dic. The oyster beds are raided by such enomies as the octopus and the starfish. Occasionally the "red current" sweeps over them and in a day destroys the entire crop. At all times the farmer must keep his oyster bed

smother the crop. '

H. BUTTONJEE

& SON,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

133

Chs. J. Gaupp

& Co.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

Mrs. Archibald Little, another passen- ger, is a well-known suthority on Chinese matters. Sho has worked on many. philanthropic committees before her mar riage, being the founder, organising sec- Tsu-Hai, or Anti-foot-binding Society of China. She was vice-president of the Women's Conference at Shanghai in 1900, CHRONOMETER-MAKERS, and has delivered lectures before the Geo- graphical Societies of Glasgow, Edin- Aberdeen, Liverpool, etc. Publications from her pen include "Li Hung-chang, his Life and Times"; "Out in

China,

novelette; The Land of the Blue Gown; "Intimate China"; and

novels including Margery

They are kept locked up during the whole case. Fortunately for you in this Colony you have no such law, but we do not allow the jury to talk with anybody on a caseburgh, like this.

The Attorney-General-What your Lord ship says is quite news to me.

done in ignorance,, Mr. Attorney.

His Lordship-I am quite sure it was

The Attorney-General-I know nothing about it at all.

The case was adjourned.

BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (Pvisne Judge).

A SICK PRISONER.

Chun Hon, Pun. Sang, Wong Ng, Chan Sang, and Chan Man were indicted for

+Traven "The best-of-the-Perming-

hames," etc. Her recreations are travel and sight-seeing, and her clubs the Pioneer and Ladies' Empire.

WATCHMAKERS,

JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS.

FINE DIAMOND

JEWELLERY

A SPECIALITY,

Mr. W. Holdsworth Lunn, one of the promoters of the Cruising Company, is well known, and it was his younger bro ther who, along with Mr. John Foster ENGLISH, AMERICAN Fraser, the well-known journalist, and who is the Conservative candidate for Lincoln (he has been twise unsuccessful fighting Parliamentary constituencies) GOLD went on a cycle tour round the world.

The Rev. E. A. Ommaney is son of also a Commander in the Royal Navy himself. He has conducted the Sunday services on board.

AND SWISS

GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.

SILVER BRACELET

WATCHES.

AND

to the erection of ceilings at Nos: 88 and free of "miruno," a sonweed which will committing a robbery with violence at the Rear-Admiral R. N. Omnianoy, and is ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADF

90,, Wellington Street.

!

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH re- ported that the ceilings had been removed in consequence of an outbreak of plague and they had been replaced by a sort of ceiling composed of strips of linen. Ho commended that no action be taken so long as the material remained clean, but he did not advise that linen ceilings be generally allowed.

Mr. CHAN KA MING minuted-Let the linen strips remain as recommended by the Medical Officer of Health.

Mr. BOWLEY-A properly, constructed wooden ceiling to a top floor seems to be

infinitely preferable to strips of linen.

THE W.C. QUESTION.

Application was submitted for permis sion to erect two w.c's at a new house on Inland Lot No. 1,890, Kennedy Road.

most strongly. The Hon. Mr. P. N. H. Jones, acting Director of Public Works,

Mr. CHAN KAI MING minuted--I in replied on the 18th of February, 1910, that the roofing of this reservoir was het in favour of granting this applica naturally one of the improvements that tion in view of the scarcity of water. the Government contemplated.

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-If the private water minent member of this Board who is now supply is sufficient, 1 favour this being at Home said that he considered it a granted.

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-There public work of sufficient importance to be undertaken at once. A resolution was are objections on account of the sewer out adopted by the Board AS sort fall, which is not favourably placed, of temporary measure

recommending being opposite Ship Street. the enclosure of the ordinary filter

Women divers trained from girlhood to long immersion in the sea are engaged at 20 cents a day to care for the farm. In this work they wear nothing save a head cloth, a white shirt and diving goggles. At each dive they can gather several oysters and return to the surface A dive occupies about one minute, and a day's work is from four to six hours. An expert can readily gather 500 oysters a day in a depth of water ranging from two to six fathoms. To keep at the work for a day, they must frequently come up and warm themselves at a fire.

PROGRESSING CHINA,

~~LÁDY MOTORISTS.-----

A farmer in the residence of Territory on 9th October.

New

All prisoners pleaded not guilty. On his Lordship entering the Court he remarked that the second prisoner appeared to be unwell.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who prosecuted, stated that the man recently underwent an operation, and certainly appeared to be in pain. He would ask his Lordship to order him to be sent back för trial at the next Sessions.

His Lordship agreed, observing that the man did not appear to be in a fit condition to conduct his own defence. Perhaps the police would see that he was taken back to the gaol in a humane manner, in a chair..

The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and the Earl and Countess of Egmont are also among the passengers.

THE ITINERARY.

JEWELLERY.

MAPPIN & WEBB'S

OUR

SILVERWARE,

CUTLERY and

PRINCES PLATE..

The arrangements for the visitors made, we understand by Mr. W. Farmer. The glorious wealther we are enjoying enabled the visitors to see Hongkong at its STUDY best. Several hours were, of course, devoted to the Peak, and their admiration of the charming views obtainable bounded. Over a hundred tifined at the Peak Hotel

The ship sailed for Yokohama direct THE EYE last night. She is due in Hongkong again on January 2nd.

were

un-

OF

The Dunottar Custle's itinerary is a long one and extends to March 1st, 1913, when she will be back in Marseilles, whence she sailed for the East on Satur

Yokohama will be day, October 18th. reached on November 25th, where she remains till December 3rd. Four days will be spent at Kobe, and eventually Tsingstau will be reached on December 24th and the passengers will spend their Christmas ashore. The Dunoltar Costle will be back in Hongkong on January 3rd,

· 1913. The Dunottar Custle will go on from Penang to Calcutta, where the The N.C. Daily News draws attention

amongst other places beautiful Darjeel to the introduction and expansion of the

passengers will spend six weeks, visiting motor-car into Chinese habits. It is no

ing, and some of the cities containing new thing for the men to be classed as His Lordship's suggestion was complied famous Hindu temples. The last stop- keen mortorists, but in the case of the

with...

page in the East will be runde at Bombay, gentler sex the subject possesses quite a

and then for England, home and fund of interest. It may not be generally The following were the jury-Messrs.beauty." known that one Chinese lady holds the A. B. Follock (foreman), H. E. Scriven,ring their short stay aere have been Municipal Council's certificate as a car driver, but, it may be added, this at J. T. de Souza, J. R. Forbes. D. H. Silas, present is a solitary instance. The lady H. Rapp, and J. Grant. in question is a medico-Dr. Chang, a lady

Mr. Alabaster said that the robbery surgeon who is credited with having an enormous practice not only in Shanghai, with which the prisoners were concerned but, throughout the larger towns of the

was committed in the evening of the 9th Yangtze Valley, where her services are in

The evidence against the great request, She, of course, holds October. foreign surgical diplomas. Like the busy Mr. BOWLEY-If the building will ae foreign doctors of the Settlement she uses Frisoners was that the first one was beds and of the service reservoir by commodato 51 persons as stated, I agree her car whilst visiting her patients, and identified by one witness, possibly merely walls or fences, and also the enclosure with Dr. Fitzwilliams.

from time to time may be seen driving because of his height, and also because through the streets of the Bettlement, on the day following the robbery he gave Up to the present the impression has his sweetheart a ring and bangle which been more or less general that the motorists among the Chinens were largely had been stolen in the robbery. No. 3 comprised in the jeunesse dorce, the prisoner was identified by two witnesses,

The public examinationi pleasure seekers with money to burn, and the fourth prisoner by three, but two appointed to be held of Messrs, Richard although, of course, the different officials have likewise made use of this means of of them made a false identification, Abenheim, Frederie Berthold Abenheim, and Edward Schweitzer Abenheim, who The list of prosecutions taken by the now drives her own car whilst making prisoner. The äfth man

The fact that a lady doctor picking out a Chinese constable as well as conveyance.

was caught were adjudged bankrupts on May 14, Department against persons for breaches her calls is quite significant of the future

export merchants at Hopetoun House consider in the estimates for 1913 They of the Public Health and Buildings Ordi of the car in China. But she is not an praetically red-handed, "and just before after carrying on business as import and lived hopes until the estimates were introdue, their hopes being raised much nances, 1903-11, for the month of October isolated instance of the Chinese medical his arrest he threw away a stolen coat. Lloyd's-avenue, E.C. under the style of profession adopting the automobile in Complainant stated that six men entered Richard Abenheim & Co., and at Yoko- hama, Japan, under the style of was submitted.

their business. It is understood that one

Abenheim Bros. A joint statement of the higher by the letter received on the 18th

Mr. CHAN KAI MINO minuted-I see the or two other lady doctors likewise motor his house, rubbed pepper into his eyes, September, enquiring whether the Board would be satisfied by the erection of prosecutions taken consist chiefly of street in the course of their professional par told him not to make a noise, and, after bankrupts affairs had been filed showing and assets valued at £62,889 88. 8d. Tha obstructions. I prefer to see more atten- suits, while in the case of doctors of the rubbing him of his jewellery, shut him liabilities expected to rank £81,210 158, barbed wire fences and other fencing tion paid to insanitary nuisances than common.

ів в горщ. other sex the practice is becoming fairly

After further evidence, the jury found examination was adjourned until Nov. round the beds. The Board adopted a street obstructions. I would suggest that At present in the Settlement some 400 three of the prisoners-Chan Hon, Wong 20, upon the application of Mr. Walter resolution agreeing to the suggestions general notices be posted up in conepicu- Cars are registered, and it is understood Ng, and Chan Maa-guilty, and each Boyto, Assistant Official Receiver, who was sentenced to seven years hard labour, said that the case was a complicated one, that about 180 of these are Chinese owned, contained in the Colonial Secretary's ous places in streets likely to be ob

as and that the accounts required to be letter. Only a sum of 81750 was required i structed instead of taking legal action.

many of them being vehicles of the most Chan Sang, who set up an alibi

defence, was discharged.

, lodged by the bankrupts were not yet expensive type.

completed.

of granting it.

of the other filter beds. That recom- COLONED IRWIN-As every additional mendation was forwarded. to the water closet is an additional source of Government on the 3rd

of April fouling the harbour I am not in favour of this

year, and

Colonial the Secretary replied to the Board that there were no funds available this year to carry out the works recommended, but it was stated that the recommendation would be

The application was refused.

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