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FIRE

AND FLOOD AT

CANTON.

BURNED HUNDREDS OF BHOPS

DOWN: MANY LIVES LOST, FINS BELIEVED TO BE WORK OFRELS

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

A

But little difficulty has been occasioned by the flood on the Cauton-Kowloon railway and the authorities can guarante Lu take passengers right through. alight flooding has occurred at Shek Lung. but this difficulty has been met by the In addition to the miseries occasioned running of two trains, and passengers by the great flood, Canton, on Tuesday have merely to walk over an improvised afternoon, was further devnzited by a bridge from one train to another, a delay

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 15TH, 1915.

HONGKONG AND THE WATER, in this Colony. The Chinese are not in

CARRIAGE SYSTEM.

the habit of eating raw vegetables and yet they add a considerable nuraber of cases' - MEMORANDUM BY THE MEDICAL this disease to our register each year.

There is another door opin to infection, OFFICER OF HEALTH.

and that is the contamination of food in Following is the Memorandum submit- domestic buildings by flies which settle ted to the Sagitary Board-by Dr WW-excrement-in-the-public latrines and Fearse, M.O.H., on the subject of the privies of houses, water-carringe system ---

This is a real danger which could The question of the superiority of the practically banished by the introduction

INTIMATIONS

LANE

ORAWFORD & Co.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

huge fire which destroyed an enormous of a quarter of an hour only being the water carriage system over hand removal of the water carriage system throughout SPALDING'S ATHLETIC GOODS.

üt Wils

number of shop,'.

dra ths. The geen- chuge of many pants of the shops were in the top floors escaping from the water, and when

salt.

TUNG WAH HOSPITAL STARTS A RELIEF FUND,

Yesterday morning we received from Messrs. Patroath & Co., of Alexandra Buildings, the following letter:

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE PONGKONG

DAILY PREAM."].

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this fire spread to their premises, no HANDSOME EUROPEAN DONATIONS, rescue being possible, they had either to jump into the water or be burned to dikli. Many jumped into the water and were drowned, while others died on The fire, agonising death in the flames.. which is believed to have been the work of robbers, hundreds of whom are now engaged in looting, commenced at the Sampan Hong, in the Chinese city, which is situated near the Customs House, and, no help being available, it sprend with great rapidity as far as Saptat Po and

wyer

will estimated

OT

1,300.

be known, bust:

tient

of night soil for Hongkong has lately bren so much to the fare that I have thought that the Sanitary Beard might care to have an expression of my views ou the question. I therefore beg to forward the following remarks for slanission to

the President and members of the Board

the Colony.

It could also be lessened if it were prae- tienble to introduce the dry earth system

Such system is of treating excreta.

The introduction of the water carriage; however, not practicable in this Colony

EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR

system generally throughout the Colony SPALDING'S

GOLF.

"GOLD

CLUBS.

MEDAL

*

DRIVERS AND BRASSIES

PRICE $5.50 EACIL.

IRONS

Price184,75 EACH.

Setting aside such matters an conveni-erally introduced, except for public R. FORGAN'S CELEBRATED CLUBS.

IRONS

MADE AT ST. ANDREW'S. DRIVERS AND BRASSIES

PRICE $4.00 EACH.

PRICE $4.00 EACH.

AUTOGRAPH CLUBS.

TAYLOR'S

ALL MODELS.

PRICE $3.50 EACH.

I do not wish here to enter into the would, however, be followed undoubtedly questions of the sufficiency of water, by great trouble due to the ignorance and domestic plumbing or of the ultimate dis carelessness of the great majority of _posal of the night soil, but simply to con-Chinese in the care of the mechanical Alexandra Buildings.sider the relative advantages and contrivances necessary for this system,

July 14th, 1915.

disadvantages of the two systems of and hence I am of opinion that-at-present. Sk-On behalf of Messrs. Butterworth

at any rate this system should not be gen & Co. of Sumarang, Messrs. Rosa Taylor & reinaval from dwellings and the City. Co., Sourabaya, and ourselves, we beg to hand you herewith our cheque for $2,000 (Dollars" two thousand), which please hand over to ence in removal and the more aesthetic latrines under the immediate supervision There are, however, many houses in the any fund that has been started for the difference between the two sytems, I wish of Sanitary officers. relief of the sufferers by the West River to consider whether the adoption of the Lambing Street. It is difficult to floods.We remain, Dear Sirs, Yours faith-water carriage system will improve the Colony occupied by people of better Bease of the Iain approximately the number of shops fully,

PENTREATH & CO. Sanitary condition of the Colony, c., education and of more

advantages of domestic cleanliness where flint have been burned down, but

We consulted the Hon. Mr. S. B. C.'will i tend to lessen discost? in the Colony telegrams réeivad

The proper temoval of night soil from such trouble need not be anticipated.

One may ask oneself what effect on the yesterday afternoon placed the number Ross, Secretary for Chinese Affairs,

How regarding the disposal of this money, and the houses of a city is intimately con- 314 high: as 1,200 many of the trapped occupants perished were advised by him to hand it over to nected with the prevention of certain incidence of Enteric fever may be expect it Fund which is being raised by the diseases of which typhoid or enteric fevered from the introduction of water closets

into houses occupied by people of Earo- LADIES' AND LEFT-HANDED CLUBS. Mr.may be taken as a type. Tung Wah Hospital Committee. run into they must

Enteric fever is a water and food borne [pean rage and habits ? Lo Cheung Shia, J.P., the enirgelic

Assuming that the water supply, sower- thousands, most of the shops being Chairman of the Committee for the pre-disease. The specific and microscopic

sent year, subsequently--called upea parasite which causes the disease is found age and domestic plumbing so perfect, The Theung Shan returned from

and explained that at a meeting held on in the stools and urine of infected per-would these water closets lessen: the pr Cantral yesterday afternoon and was Tuesday it was resolved to raise & Relief

Food and water contarainated with valenes of Enteric fever 7

I think that the chances of the con crowded with refugees, many of whom Fund and a total of 87,000 was collected human dejecta even in minute amount

tamination of food would remain as at In the at the meeting. It was further decided will when swallowed cause the disease. were in starving condition. contry of a conversation with a. Daily to immediately send rice for distribution.

An epidemic of the disease may arise present unless the water closets were Press representative, the Chief Officer and among the starving people, and three that the city and its environs presented Directors of the Hospital have gone to in scene of utter desolation. Throughout Canton to consult with the Committee of the night a fire was raging, which, the Canton Relief Fund, in which body the broad expanse of the Fung Wah Committes have the fullest reflecting

The Canton Relief Fund wreckage-strewn water and submerged confidence. bruses, created a most weird spectacle. were in the fortunate position of having There seemed to have been a slight rise balance of $160,000, so that they in the height of the water since the ship were able to act promptly, but in view was at Canton on Monday, and, if any of the magnitude of the disaster this thing, the riverside and city presented a sum will be quickly disbursed.

Tho Tung Wah Hospital Committee) seone of oven greater devastation. Heaps

teenpied by families-

תעו

SODB.

if sewage containing the specific organism

There is no doubt whatever of the pos gains access to the water supply. sibility, generally speaking, of defective water mains being contaminated by sew

Hence the necessity of enquiry as to ge escaping from leaking sewers, the soundness of sewers and water mains in a town before introducing the water

carriage system.

There

Are certain characteristics of water borne epidemics of Enteric fever in a town supplied with a public water

STOCKED IN ALL MODELS.

GOLF BALLS. CADDY BAGS, CLOCK GOLF GOLF PAINT. TEES. CAPTIVE GOLF, ETC.

extended to the servants quarters The JUST ARRIVED: NEW CONSIGNMENT OF

SPALDING'S G. M. TENNIS RACKETS.

usual commade in the bath-room of an European house is well protected against flies by covers, but it usually happens that the servants' latrine with its open night! soil pan is close to the kitchen and pantry,

The introduction of water closets in European houses will naturally be con venient to the occupiers and will undoubt- cdly obviate some of the unpleasantness. inseparable from the common system, but unless the dry system for servants be also

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

banished neither the smells at the night BEFORE LEAVING FOR

of bodies are being carried down from decided to canvas every Chinese shop the higher reaches of the West River, Hongkong for donations and hy about service which help one to conclude the coolies visit nor the chamee of infection | maple are starving, and no one seems mid-day yesterday the Committy had

He had been collected well over $10,000. capable of rendering aid. informed that there were: 10,000 people

contamination of the public water supply has occurred, but these are not evident

from the servants? latrines will di appear;

in fact the Sanitary condition of the

In addition, the Chinese General Cham until several cases of the disease have houses will be little if any improved. destitute in Canton alone, nail the great ber of Commerce had held a meeting at occurred. It does not seem right to use main or sewer should ever be in need of

donation

servers.

the occurrence of this disease as an index loss of life will never be correctly which over $7,000 was subscribed towards estinated. In addition to all these the Tung Wah'e Relief Fund

We handed to the Chairman of the of the defective state of water pipes and miseries, bands of robbers are now active)

the generous

I have not known since I first came to and adding to the horrors of the disaster. Committee The police are endeavouring to prevent forwarded to us by Messrs. Pentreath & loating and other crimes, but the flooded Co, and Mr. Le Cheung Shin informed Hongkong, nearly fourteen years ago, any streets afforded the robbers plenty of us that the Hon. Mr. Ross had handed outbreak of Enteric fover which could opportunities for carrying out their eyil over to him a cheque for a thousand be traced to contamination of the public

dollars sont to him by the British-water supply. designs.

I attach a table showing the numbers The Captain of the Paul Bean said that American Tobacco Co.

At the time of Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu's of cases of Enteric fever notified in the when he left Canton yesterday morning the fire was still burning and the water visit. to the Daily Press office early yes. Colony for the nine years 1906 to 1914. was also very high. He had never terday afternoon the contributions to the The average for Europeans is 17.88, for

cases are excluded). witnessed such a scene of general desola Fand had thus amounted approximately Chinese 47 and for others 13. (imported tion; and heaps of bodies were floating to over $20,000. abint in the water.

It is evident, from particulars gleaned from other sonras, that the water at Calton is still on the rise, and each day, more lives are lost both by drowning and starvation. Immediate help is necessary

JAPAN AND THE FLOODS

IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI, July 14th. The Japanese Government and the to relieve the poor class Chinese, all of merchants and bankers of Japan are whom are in a pitiable condition. Higher taking most prompt and effective measures

up the West River the water is falling but for the relief of the destitute and the pre here again thousands of people are invention of famine in the devastated ares starving and honncles-condition.

of China Reuter.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

From another source we learn that as the flood did not "top off" on Tuesday afternoon during the big ebb tide, it is

THE BELGIAN ORPHAN FUND, The Hon. Treasurer of the Hongkong

It is too much to expect that no water"

these are as sound as honest work and efficient supervision can make them I see no general reason to refuse to permit

water is always obtainable and no water closets in houses suitably situated

nuisance will occur at the point of and occupied provided that sufficient

ultimate discharge of the sewage.

repair, but if one can be assured that

RUSSIA

AND FAR EASTERN

TRADE.

The Russian Commercial Attaché at Peking has returned home from the Far East and will remain in Hussia for some time with a view to assisting commercial interests there in developing trade with In an interview with China and Japa

There used to be and is perhaps now some iden prevalent amongst the public that the Chinese are quite immuno from Enteric fever, While this is obviously

a commercial deputation recently he an error it may be true that the Chinese do enjoy some partial immunity, and if stated that. in spite of the fact it is not this be correct, there is all the more reason impossible for German goods to find their in the exports of Russian products to that to suspect that amongst the Chinese way to China, there has been no increase

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ALL THE NEWS OF THE WEEK FULLY RECORDED.

INCLUDING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE LOCAL MAFFETS.

24 PAGES!

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pay? WHAT O da you get? and what do you

population there may be many who are market. This is due, he thinks to Ger- KEROSENE. carriers of the infective material, man merchants being in possession of they may be infected without showing large stocks and to importa from England, symptoms of the disease. The dejecta of France, and America continuing undis turbed. There has been so improvement such persons would be equally dangerous in the Chinese demand for Russian plain

There is with those of recognised cases. While at printed, or dyed cotten goods. present there is every reason to believe that a certain amount of infective excreta

quite possible that the flords at Cunton Polo Club has received the following does find its way into the sewers, yet the advantage of it, partly owing to unsatis

were much more serions yesterday. From letter in acknowledgment of the proceeds the saine source we are informed that the of the recent Polo Match:- fire was a much more extensive affair To the Hon. Treasurer, Chan at first thought. It commenced at 3. pm sad when the steamer left at 8

raging.

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Hongkong Polo Club.

July 10th, 19152-

"FISH ов ** CROWN"?

Packed in casos. Price $3.75 per case. THE BEST OIL FOR ORDINARY HOUREHOLD

USE IS

'CROWN.”

Probably you tell your boy to get just "Oil” a very brisk demand for enamelled iron from the Compradore. Why not tell him to makers appear to be able to take gonds of all descriptions, but Russian Bot

It is just as easy, and you will be certain to introduction of the water carriage system factory transport facilities, and partly to generally would greatly increase this their limited production. Japan is said

to be anticipating an increased trade with get something good. Besides, you will pay amount and consequently the risk of co-Russia, and quite a large number of less.

THERE 18 NO BETTER OIL THAN T tamination of the public water supply,

Government contracts For war materia!

"FISH." As there has been no reason for many and clothing have been placed with It is doubted, however. DEAR SIR-Mr. Verstraeten sent me as years to blame the public water supply of Japanese firms.

whether any permanent increase in trade 'clock yesterday morning it was still Hea. Treasurer of the Belgian Orphan

The poor people were faced Fund a cheque for 8650 on behalf of the the Colony for the cases of Enteric fever will result, for it is thought that the with two fearful alternatives; either to Hongkong Polo Club. I beg you to recept my which have been notified, the source of quality of Japanese goods will be too low drown or burn, as the water in theory sincere thanks and to convey them to infection has had to he sought elsewhere. for Russia's normal requirements. Japan's

the Menbors of the Hongkong Polo Club

commercial nation, and shut out foreign ly the source of infection in Enteric fever manufactured goods of all descriptions, is vicinity was from 6 to 10 feet in height, whose gonerous and charitable gift will be it is notoriously difficult to state definite endeavours to develop more quickly as a Sampan people were charging from highly appreciate Tours very sincerely,

MADELEINE LIEBERT. when the cases as they occur presezt also against mutual trade reations.— taking people upwards

features which point to a common soutce Menichester Guerdian, away from the burning area.

of infection. On Tuesday night the Heung Sha

A Malta correspondent writes:-I have wes thrown open, and about 400 or

to infection in the contamination of food, heard what I should call two runs 500 of the homeless people

It has continually been impressed upon were it not that yarns are not wholly true. allowed to take refuge on the boat for the

The whole of London has produced only the Hongkong Public that vegetables whereas the truth of my facts careot be right. The most primitive means had to

what I tell When the Orcan was sicking an endeavour to eighteen students for German at the

·be resorted to in

destroyer, which. special summer session evening classes in Brown by Chinese gardeners may if caton questioned; I have the irst authority for extinguish the flames. The water-works foreign languages, started by the London raw convey the infection owing to the there was beside her

meant for the Ocean went through the could not be reached, and all the people County Council

The Council was prepared to open practice common to Chinese gardeners of I fear, I may not name. A Turkish shell was to board sampaus. dip classes for Cerman at thirty-three centres manuring their crops with human excreta destroyer's side, and a stoker seeing the buckets in, the flood water and throw these in London; but one class suffices for the poured in a liquid form over the crops.mischief as quick as lightning thrust into This is doubtless an important point to the breach that bulky port of his anatomy This work was rendered eighteen.

The iarush ef slump in Ger- on the fines.

In contrast with the "

has devised the chair. more diffoult by the fact that the city

man, there is a small boom in French, be remembered, but I do not think that for the reception of which civilised man "was in darkness on account of the for the study of which thirty new classes, this is an adequate explanation of the water was stopped, and the stoker grinned position until mats were adjusted out- flooding of the electric power-house. The with 1,073 students, have been opened.

Enteric fever which we annually record side, and the destroyer was safe. Shimera is also in darkness at night time. There are eight Russian classes with source of the mon-water borne cases of at his own ingenuity. He maintained his

ninety-six students..

could do

werd

18 TO LEARN GERMAN.

1,073 TO LEARN FRENCH.

!!

There is, however, always an open door!

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