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THE

BONUKONG DAILY

PREES THUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,

RACE MEETING ABAN

THE RACE-COURSE already been identified were placed

CATASTROPHE

VICTIMS ESTIMATED TO BE

NEARLY SIX HUNDRED GENES DURING THE IDENTIFICATION

OF BODIES.

AGONIZING DISTRESS. Tuesday afternoon's catastrophe at Happy Valley will live long in the memory of those who witnessed it Now that the full story of the tragic occurrence is known it has cast a gloom over the whole city. Everywhere signs of mourning are visible. At one fell stroke the pleasure-loving populace has been converted into a sorrowing one,

The scenos yesterday morning at Happy Walley buggar description. It was agoniz ing, heart-reading Tears were to be Bren coursing down the checks of many of the onlookers. The Police were busy the whole of Tuesday night clearing the débris and collecting the bodies while a company of the Middlesex Regiment,

with fixed bayonets, formed a cordon round the scene of the tragedy. All night:

ofc.

them and taken awa people brought wreaths with them.

Some of those who missed somebod

from their homes in Taesday night visited the various hospitals in the city to find out whether the missing ones were in those institutions. Nearly all came back disappointed, and yesterday they hurried to Happy Valley and inspected the victims, but in a great many instances failed to recognise those whom they sought,

The dead can be safely estimated at nearly six hundred. In several instances, whole families have been lost

All the people who have relatives miss- ang have been instructed to communicate with the Wanchai Police Station and re port a description of each person.

By 1 pm early 120 bodies had been identified and claimed by relatives in Portu cluding fifteen Japanese and

At about 10 pm all the bodies had been

store.

Government.

At a meeting of the

Jockey Club, held yeste

was decided to abandon the Boe

CEREBRO SPINAL TEVER.

MEASURES TAKEN TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD.

The disease Cerebro Epinol Fever

as will be seen from the following core to a surm which live in the mucous respondence:

HONGKONG

[TO THE EDITOE OF THE PANO DAILY PRESS. "]

Hongkong Jockey Club, Hongkong. 7th February, 1918 Sin-I am directed to forward to you the following correspondence between the Owners of ponies entered at this present

Hongkong Jockey Cimb I beg to remain, Race Meeting and the Stowards of

BIT,

Your obedient servant THOUGH (Clerk of the Course, Hongkong Jockey Club) Hongkong 27th February, 1019, ~~

To T. F. HOUGH Esq,*

Bidered.

membrance of the nasopharynx—that is, the passag throat

to Lesta pharynge

droplete

the

healthy and yet be able to convey. tion to ousers,” by cough spitting, etc. The immediate ings of

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rier"!

ventilation or overcrowding extent to which he or abo may fection. It therefore, fellows that each person should be careful not to put him self unnecessarily in such a position.se might render him liable to infection from

Clerk of the Course,

barriers," and should avoid anything Hongkong Jockey Clabit the nature of a crowd, whether indoors DEAR BIR In view of the disaster to or outdoors,

The special measures which are being serious than was at first anticipated and adopted by the Sanitary Board to try either by relatives or friends or by the the Chinese stands having proved more

the loss of fe much greater than was and combat the spread of the epidemic

of life It is stated that well over 180 have been reported to the Stewards when they deare as follows

(1)Disinfection of infected premises long the vigil was kept and the gruesome detained in the various bonitals.cided to continue the meeting, we, 18

and clothing work proceeded by the light of flares, bave entered the Government Civil owners, ask that the matter be rocon pital, there are nearly thirty in the Tung Thir sand other vehicles were Wah Hospital; and there are several packed with people, who began visiting more in various private hospitals. the scene at 7. m, while along the roadia teen injured who wero admitted to the lending to Happy Valley flowed a constant Naval Hospital on Tuesday afternoon Tang Wab Hos stream of humanity. There were over were transferred to the twenty-five Chinese, Japanese and Portu. pital yesterday afternoon, owing to the guem of hoth sexes who remained at the paucity of attendants at that instītu Race Course the whole of Tuesday night tion Nearly all the cases are serious and kept a ceaseless vigil over their dear ones, and in some there are but alight departed. A soldier who was on duty in chances of rcovery. formed our reporter that people kept on walking to and fro throughout the night, wringing their hunds in despair, and every now and then running to where the bodies were gathered in order to take a glance at them.

Tran-tars

With regard to the foreign residents in Hospital, we are glad to be able to inform our readers that Mr. J. Blake, who was at first thought to be in serioue donger, is only suffering from shock and bruises. The many Portuguese, who were admitted, are mainly bruised of lacerat

It is stated that some visitors from Macao, who had specially come over for the races, perished in the dames

Entering the road leading to Happy Valley & seeno of indescribable distressed, though there are a low cases of burnɛ met the view. Sounds of lamentation among them. ware heard in all directions, many of the afflicted sailing out for those who are no more Women, supported by their

Several packs of crackers were fired friends, were being removed in a half- fainting condition, while two or three by Chinese &t Happy Valley on Tuesday Chinese women swooned and were at night and yesterday morning, with the idea, it is stated of driving away the tended to by some medical men who

In the event of the Stewards deciding. to abandon the Meeting, we the under- signed hereby undertake to absolvo the Club from any claim as far as we are personally concerned. We are, dear sir,

Yours faithfully,

JOHN JOHNSTONE. ELLIS KADOORIZ.

M GALLUE, (G. & G)

R. M. DIEB

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BIRKETT

H. A BETE DR JORDAN

H CONGBOK. JMACDONALD,

MT

OHNSON.

W. LOGAN. BBASTO

ERIC MOLLED.

A. M. L. ScanES.

H. B. L, DowbiQQIN.

For MR BARADY T. BARDON

DR. FORSYTHA

F.

MESE, R. L. SEDGWICK

Ross & SWICK, R. E.

F. H. THOMAR

"CHAS. BESWICK N

HMH. NEMALEE,

DE JOURNALS F. W. BorTERLEE. For

WHITEN. J Szen

happened to be on the enot. Round the evil spirite, who are supposed to be AL ROSER

Becs of the tragedy a must scream had 're been erected, shutting off the charme r mains of the victims from the borrified gaze of the onlookers. The crowd was intense and the soldiers, under com mand of Lieut. Col. John Ward, and th Felice, under the Captain Superintend ent, knd their work cut out to keep it

haunting the Race Courie

It is now stated that the first signs of the collapes were not noticed in the D.A.J.A. booth, but at some booth further.

up:

Those who were in the top storey of the D.A.J.A. booth mannged to sAVE

their lives.

ATP. HOUGE

HOMPHELYA Hongkong 27th February, 1918.

To JOHN JOHNSTONE, Esq., and others, members of the Hong- kong Jockey Club.). GENTLEMEN,In reply to your letter of

LIST OF FOREIGN CASUALTIES. this morning, I am instructed to say

at hay. Everyone was eager to get á Amongst those of the foreign comranni. to have either glimpse of the bodies, while many apt definitely known pealed pathetically to be allowed to see perished in the flames or to be missing whether any of their friends were are:- amongst the victims,

From 7 am the work of identification was in progress. Hundreds of bereaved

Mr. F. Seto, employed at Holt's wharf recognised among the dead.

Hong

Mr. Peter Gandell, an American sub the employment of the relatives and friends swarmed to the on-ject, in trance to the enclosure, and were given kong Gas Company known to be dead.

Mr Edward Pereira, of the Mercantile admittance in batches of about fifty, As

far as possible, the bodies were sorted Bank known to be dead. There are also into groups of Chinesa, Portuguese, two of the Chinese staff of this Bank Indians, and it is stated, Europeans. mising

The vast majority of the victim wore Mr David Marshall of the Kowloon Chinese, and included men, women and Dock Company missing.. children. It is estimated that over Mr. A. Ritchie, of the firm of Messrs. thirty Portuguese, fifty, Indians and Ramary & Company, recognised among about six Europeans were also burnt to the dead. It is stated that this gentle death. As body was identified the nine man was pinned under some counters in was entered into a book by the Police, the Colonial stand. and a piece of paper was pinned on to it Now and

w and again was heard the heart rending cry of someone who had identi find the beloved remains of wife, father, mother, brother, sister, child, or relation A young step son of Mr. Conuer, of the or friend. It was pathetic; it was un Public Works Department dead.

Ms. 5. L. 11. Rozario, manager of endurable, and one shuddered to think that, but for the gallant and heroic work Merra. Connell Brothers; Mrs. Rozstio of resene which was carried on, on Tues and son, the Misses Riberio (9) sisters-in- day, over a thousand murs right bave law. it is stated that practically the the whole bousehold has disappeared, includ

Mr. B. Xavier, manager of the Hongkong Printing Pro-missing

Miss Doris Xavier, neloc of Mr. L gavier-dead.

anet, the same doom. In several casessing the Chinese servants victims were identified by the clothes

A was a member of the Police Bes they were wearing at the time, or by prominent member of the

community.

esd.

that since the owners are willing to Telieve the Club of the obligation which exists to ran the remaining races in the authorized programme, the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club are taking steps to at once abandon the

of the meeting. I beg to remain, gentio men

Your obedient corvant. THOUGH

(Clerk of the Course, Hongkong Jockey Club)

Mr. Hn Cheung Yau, of the Hongkong Gas Company Killed

Mr. Ah Woo, proprietor of the Low. loon Dairy deadm

Mr. Choy Chan, a wealthy Chinese Indy dead.

The Filippino violinist of the Victoria cinematograph and his wife missing.

Mr. 31 Tu clerk of Messrs.

(2) -All inmates of infected premises and known contacta of infectious casos are looked upon as possible carriers and subjected to treatment for 5 to 10 minutes daily. for 5 days, by inhalation of atomised zinc sulphate obtained from ateam atonisers containing one per cent solution of zinc eulphate. This is carried out by Inspectors in all infected housen.

(3) For the purpose of treating those, of the general public who may

have been in accidental contact with infected cases, or carriers, afomisers are to be installed

in the following places-

(a) For Europeans. (Saprune Court

(1)-No 6 Police Station Peak. (1)Disinfecting Station, Yeumati,

Kowloon.

(b.)—For Chinese

(1.) One in each Chinese Public Dis pensary in Hongkong and Kow- toon (8 in

(.) Odo at The Homestead," Peak, It is not considered necessary that persons who have no reason to believe themselves to have been

in contact with a case of Cere Brinal Fever should undergo this treatment.

Measures have also been undertak with a view to diminishing the pos

accidental infection and theas

1.Washing of streets (2)-Ealisang the naistance of the Anti Spitting and District Watch men's Bootetie in ma known

the to the pub

sidering the lity of the provision dored in the public streets.

ing the assistance of the Police to prevent the throw out of verandah window kinds of household dirt

refuse.

As regards the closing of schools, places of amusement, or crowded gather-

the Committee of ings for any purpose the Sanitary Board formed at the request

His Excellency the Governor has

thecided that it is not desirable to recom mend any setion the present time.

ASIA

HE the Governor lite written to the JAPANESE FLOUR IN SOUTH Portugues Consul expressing the deep regret with which be learned that many Portuguese bad lost their lives or been

peculiar turn of trade It is rather pecul severely injured in the disaster, and the

(says Mr. George E. Anderson, U.B. Colonial Becretary called personally atom General in Bangkong) that, with the Consulate to expres his sympathy American four all but out of the Hong with the Portuguese Comtamurit

kong market and South Asia fold gen-

The body of Mr. A. Ah was ident

mars in tam part of the

fed by his children vererday and after world should find themselves depending upon Japan, as country that, up to the the beginnit

of the war in Europe, was

importer of wheat and flour.

indiested a previous

Apart

the No 40 and been attached WEB Bat

for burial, by them, rrangements

were made for ake place at Happy Valle

sted tame

transpired

over that owing to mistake the identific been lost with the

hat the body had been buried

others behind the French Convent seway Bay The SERVICE AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

Bome article of jewellery, which had sur JJ Coelho manager of vived the fates. But for this the iden Geddles & Co., printers.

to the at Mr. J. D. Barros, Inter

This Lification of the bodies would have been

Consulate-mis American impossible, us in nearly every osso the gentleman was running a sweepstake in

tudent of St A special akulls and bones were all that remained the Colonial stand.

Jock Rodrigues, It was stated

that several badter Joseph's College--mising.

Mr Aurelis Jorgen Bootor of which had been buzzed underneath the

bese gentlemen- debris sen ped wiguration to some ertent These were claimed by their re desd

teen- lative, and removed for buri A

sway by their respective

friends Hundreds

brought in trucke nad

pakanice,

and the

Tom

Catholic Cathe

The Blessed

ing the ex

with the Hol

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(Continued at foot of near Columns)) the vict

onsulate General, Japane atter part of 1916, commenced the flour market of Hong- come th

tributary territory in Kong, and

strength. Japanese Hoary

and wheat bsa contr

Hongkong for Beve still continues to

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