1914-03-11 — Page 6

HONGKONG SA NITARY

BOARD.

The usual fortnightly meeting of this Authority was held at the Board's offices" yesterday afternoon, the President of the Bourd (Mr., D, W, Traimats) presiding. There were also present The Aering Vice President (the Hon. Mr. A. F. Churchili), Colonel Irwin, Dr. Fitz williams, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Mr. Ng

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THE HONGKONG DAILY POWNS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1914.

to pump water to the Peak, and to per form many other useful services. The residuum of clinkers would provide excellent road material, and also "All ing for reclaiming the filthy foreshores, in filling up pools and swamps where mosquitoes bred, or for other purposes. If there was any surplus energy, it might bo utilised for the supply of electric Power in bulk at a frequency of 50 or 60, and at a cost of two cents per unit, as in Shanghai, and so meet the prob

Hon Tez, Mr. Chan Ka Ming, Drable demand, as pointed out by "Bloc

(Medical Officer of Francis Health), Dr. W. W. Pourse (Assistant Medical Officer), and Mr. E. W. Hamilton (Secretary).

REFUNE ON THE FORESHORES, Mr. Bower, in accordance with notice, moved the following resolution

That in the opinion of this Bond step should be taken to collect and burn sit the debris which has been deposited by the action of wind and tide on the beaches of the Colony surrounding the arim off Cow-co-Chow, where the refuse of the uraan districts is dumped into the sea froin the Sanitary), barges **^

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tron in the Daily Press that morning. Unfortunately, the Government con- sidered this scheme too expensive, and foll back on the temporary expedient of hopper barges and sex dumping excellent in its way for rubbish which sinks, but useless for rubbish, whether animal or vegetable; which floats Until, therefore, refuse destructors were provided, it was necessary to resort to the temporary remedy of burying or barning the debris 2 No extra expense would be incurred. All that would be required was a couple of scavenging coolies, one armed with a broom and a box of matches for the burning of the vegetable refuse--the other armed with a spado for the docent interment of the defunct felines. natives of the nearest village could be enlisted, and the school-children promised a whole holiday as long as they kept the bonfire burning. Once a quarter would probably be often enough to clear the benches. There was nothing new in this proposal. The scavenging con- trasts for the outlying villages pro vided for the collection of refuse from the foreshores, and the burning of it above high-water mark. Continuing, Mr. Bow loy said there was another aspect of this question. Sixteen years ago this Colony took possession of the New Territories, and extended the inestimable bour of Pax Britannica to its inhabitants. The Colony thon became responsible for the sanitary condition of the mainland and Islands. But what had been done during the last 16 years? Here, he knew, he was treading on dangerous ground. because the New Territories were not within the purview of the Board. They were outside their jurisdiction. He must say, however, that he had not noticed much improvement in the sanitary condition of the New Territories during the last 18 years. Tai Po Market appeared to him to be as in- sanitary and dirty under the British flug

MY BOWLEY vid that Hongkong was not an entirely desirable place to spend the summer in, but it had certain com- pensations. One of the most popular of these compensations was sen-hathing. What could be more delightful or inore refreshing, after sweltering in the office all day, than to snatch up one's bathing bjaket when the clock strikes five, and to hurry down to the waiting lunch, motor boat, or sailing craft, and speed away to the nearest sandy beach-to divo over- board and swim ashore through the clear, pelinecid waters to the silver strand; for the children to run facts or build castlet on the sands; or, if one was not disposed to such vigorous pastimes, to stroll along the beach and hunt for shells, sea anemones, and other marine marvels, or to gather ferns and flowers from the nearest hillside, returning to the boat to enjoy a good tea and a cruise home in the gloaming, aftor having spent a very pleasant two or three hours! Such were the possible pleasures of life in the good old times, before the days of sanitary barges and ashes buoys, but now things word very different. If bathers wont west ward, past Gron Island to Tamma Pokfulam, or to Silver Mines Bay, or the sands of Lantae, they had very likely to pass through masses of floating déirris und, or swimming ashore, to find at high-water mark, instead of sea-weed, sea-shells and sea anemoms, a rotting mass of stable swoopings peppered with dead onto, bad onions and pummelot skins the unrecorded exports of one of the greatest shipping ports in the world. Sea-bathing had

Mr BowLEY-Well, sir, if you rule that beer the subject of much discussion in receat years. The Colonial Secretary had any reference in this Board to the sanitary advised all schoolboys to learn to swin; condition of the New Territory is out of a body of Sea Scouts has been formed, order I must bow to your ruling, but I and motor boats were multiplying. The submit that it is for this Board-this waters of the Colony had been scoured far Department to set a good example to the New Territories. All that we have dono and wide for desirable bathing beaches for the New Territories, as far as I can only to find in a good many cases that these, is to deposit rubbish on their beaches. sanitary coolies had been there first. This If we were to inaugurate a system of bon-

as over it was before.

The PRESIDENT-Is this in order. Mr. Bowley?.

Mr. BOWLEY What do you object to The PRESIDENT-I do not see why a place admitted to be outside our jurisdiction should be discussed, or the measures taken by Government to improve the sanitation.

fires on the beaches, the good example which we should then set would, I hope and trust, be copied by the district officers, and police, and inhabitants of the New Territories, and sanitary conditions there- by would be much improved, no

Dr. FrZWILLIAMS "seconded the motion. Ho dosired to endorse the remarks of Mr. Bowley in regard to incineration. He the Board on the possibility and hope ho ment would install some proper incinera had that, at some future time, the Govern tor. It did away with a great deal of expense in getting the rubbish out of the the rubbish of no city waiting day after Harbour, and also the trouble of having day during typhoons or bad weather

auisance was of recent growth. Formerly the refuse of the city was dumped and burnt at what was now known as Kennedy Town and then taken over in junks to Gin-drinkers' Bay, where it was deposited on high-water mark and burnt. But it was found that in calm weather, when (the speaker) had before made remarks, to there was no wind, many of the dust "ats did not reach Gin drinkers Bay, but emptied themselves in some mysterious fashion en route rather than go all the way to Gin-drinkers, and anything that could float returned and deposited itself

The PRESIDENT said that he might on the foreshores of the harbour. In order to remedy this a watch was set on inform the Board that a gentleman called upon him with an extensive incinerator the tides and the currents, and it was scheme, and he put forward much the the same thing as was mentioned by Mr. found that rubbish dumped at "Ashes" buoy near Cow-so-Chow was not Bowloy. The idea was that his firm should construct a huge plant, and that washed back to the harbour, and that they should actually not only destroy the point was selected for the refuse to be rubbish collected by the sanitary coolies, dumped. A steam launch and steam but pay the Board for giving them the rabbish to destroy. The advantago the harges wero acquired to take the refuse firm expected to gain was the production out to this spot aand damp it in the sea of power in largo quantities, but a great obstacle to that scirente seemed to him to regularly. But the nuisance was not be that the electric light of this Colony. abated, it was only pushed out of sight and the plant, were in the hands of a for the time, and this Department, hiding private Company, and he did not suppose

penerated by this rival Company. ats head like an ostrich, refused to see the they could be induced to use the current fouling of the island beaches and fore (Mr Tratman) put this to the firm's shores. The remedies for this state of representative, and asked him, if bo can- aidered it practical, to communicate with affairs wore two-fold. One was permanent is principals and then formally address inita results and expensive in its the Government on the subject, He had inauguration; the other temporary, very heard no more about it yet, but the time simplu, and very cheap. The only satie was not sufficient,

carried, factory way of destroying refuse was by The motion was put to the mesting, and

He

The PERSIDENT Said that in regard to the first eight questions, he had referred them to the Colonia! Secretary for in- formation: The answer to the first part of Question No. 9 was "Not recently, replies applied to Questions 10 and 11. and to the second part," Yes." The same

burning it. The most vivacious bacillus, BAHIATION OF THE CITY

In accordance with notics, Mr. Bowley which might wallow in Jeyes Fluid with impunity and seethe in boiling water with then asked a number of questions, which pleasure, could aut, he believed, survive were printed in our issue of Monday

Fifteen years ago the ordeal by fire Mr JR. Crook, of the Public Works Department, drow up an elaborate report on the advantages of a refuse destructor, and recommended the construction of an experimental one at Kennedy Town, 1 a total cost of $58,000. Such a destructer would not only destroy all noxious and offensive germs, but would be actually productive. The heat generated could be used to produce steam or decoric energy interast.

Mr. Bow-May I ask if the informa- on will be available at the next meeting? The PRESIDENT I am afraid I can give

no indication as to that. I will endeavour to get the information.

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VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN, MAIL The FM, stedfánchuria sailed from Yokohama for Hongkong, via Manila, on the 3rd March

The F.M. gtr Nile left Yokohama for Hongkong, via Manila on the 8th March. The United States mail has been trans- ferred to the N.GL str. Kleist, which i scheduled to arrive at Hongkong on the 17th March,ARE?

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILE. The E. & A. str. Eastern, from Sydney, etc.. left Port Darwin (via Timor and Hanila) for this port on the 1st March, and may be expected to arrive here on or about 14th March.

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P&O str. Devanha loft Singapore

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 10th at 11:55 amThe anti-syolans is now central over B. Manchuria...

Pressure has increased moderately over Japan, and alightly over the Loochoos and Annan, and along the south coast of China.

A trough of low, pressure extends from. Azzam to Luzon,

Modarate monsoon is indiested sling the east coast of Chits, and variatie winds with squally weather over the N. Chins Hea

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.05 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to day is as follows:- DIETRIOT.

FORBOANK.

¡East winds, mo-

for this port on the 8th March, a 0.30 Hongkong & Neighbourhood- darste; overcaab, pm, with the outward English mail, and is due here on the 13th March, at about 10 a.m.

THE GERMAN MAIL.

The LG M. sbr. Forck, carrying the German mails, with dates from Berlin of the 18th February, left Colombo on the 7th March,p.m., and may be expected bere on or about the 18th March. SAM NAMEROHANT STEAMERS,

The NYK. str. Penang Maru (Bombay Line) left Bombay for this port via Singa port on the 991 February, and is expect ed here on the 11th March..

The str: Gregory Apcer, from Shanghai and Kobe, left Moji on the 6th March , and may be expected here on or about the 11th March, a.m.

The str. Arrtoon Apcar, from Calcutta, left Singapore on the 6th March, and may be expected here on or about the 12th

March, & mout

Lascautóza! rain. (NE. windaj

strong.

Formosa Channal South court of Chios between The same

Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of Chins between [The same No. 1. Hongkong and Hainan...

No,

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station

REGISTER

10TH MARCH, 1914, ..

Wind

The Mogul Line str. Pathan, from United Kingdom, left Singapore on the Viadvostook 6th March, and is therefore due here on Nomaro of about the 18th March is Hakodate .... The Ben Line str. Benarty, from Leith, alon

Koobi Middlesbro' and London, left Singapore

Nagasaki..... for this port on the 7th March, and may Kagoshima be expected to arrive here on or about the Onlim 13th March

30.05

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30.05

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29.97

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The Barbor Line str. Satsuma left New Tabi'jma York on the 14th January, and is due to Bonin Is.

Chefoo arrive here on or about 14th March.

The N.Y.K. str. Kanagawa Maru (Cal Weihaiwal outta Line) left Calcutta for this port Hankow via ports on the 3rd February, and in Tolmang ........

Kinking expected here on the 14th March

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The HAL. str. Senegambia left Dairen Changsha on the 9th March, am, and may be Shanghal expected hore on or about the 14th March, Gutalaf......

Sharp Peak... 7, The N.V.K. str. Yokohama Kare Amoy (American Line) left Seattle for this port via ports on the 10th February, and Taihoku 5 29.99) is expected here on the 18th March.

The N.Y.K. str. Inaba Maru (Bombar

Lina) left Bombay for this port on the 1st March, and is expected here on the 19th March.

The N.Y.K, str. Mishima Maru (Euro pean Line) left Marseilles for this port via ports on the 21st February, and expected here on the 25th March

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The Danish stz. Arabien left Port Said Pikhol on the 25th February, and may be expect Phallen...

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The Mogul Dine ste Lothian lett United Kingdom on the 21st February, Aparri

for Hongkong via Straits, and is due to arrive here about the 3rd April. Legaspi .........

The NYK, sta. Kaga Maru (European Iloilo ... 9 29.91

Bacolod.... Line) left London for this port via porta on the 25th February, and is expected Cebu.....

Labulk here on the 8th April

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIT. Mausang from Fremantle, is due in

Hongkong 12th March. Onseng, from Calcutta, is due in Heng

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T. F. ULATION, Direskr,

1 BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrehats bethelado, in degene

on the lem of the sea in inches, tonths and bandredths.

2 TEMPERATURA, in

fahrenhalt

8 HUMIDITY, in percentage of animation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,

DIRECTION OF WINE, to two points,

5 FORCE OF WIND, according to Beaufort Scale, 8 STATE OF WEATHER, blso sky, e defuahod load, d dristling rain, I fog, a gloomy, b hail lighting, o overcast, p passing abowers, qsquall

PASSED THE CANAL. February 10th-- Benarty, Candia, Yeddo, Baron Driesen, Baron Jedburghrain, so, t thunder, visibility, wčew (wet)...

February 13th E. F. Ferdinand, Jason Peking, Afghan Prince, Der of Glamis, Silesia, Sudmark, Indrakulala.

February 17th Permia, Bechuana

Febuary 29th-Borneo, Heerde, Laomedon. Bake

Salsuma,

Deucalion

February 24th-Benvorlich, Nubia, Shimose, Trieste, Forck, Araina, Kisto.

February 7th-Aleinous, Indrawadi, Kefue, Menelaus, Mishima Maru, Priam, Silesia Atlantique, Arabien, Tokushima Maru

March 3rd-Cordillere, Den of Ruthven, Rhesus, Nankinia

March Oth-Bencleuch, Koerber, Namur, Telemachus, Brodvale, Guernsey,

7 Baru in inches, t tertha and inndesdths

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, March 9th.

Barometer. Temperature Humidity Wind Direction... Force

Weather

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,

From 11th to 17th March, 1914,

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