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CHINESE PLAGUE AND INFLUENZA.

AMERICAN THEORY REFUTED BY DR. WU LIEN-TEH.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19†¤, ̧-1919.

JAPANESE PURCHASES OF WESTERN ART

SHAMEEN MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL

ANNUAL MEETING.

The next business was to consider bye- law No. 48, which read: "All persons being owners of land or heure property, or ally persons renting such, shall furnish

MR. MATSUKATA'S PURCHASES.

Some notices have already appeared

The annual meeting of the Shameon to the Council the names, nationality and Facts tending to indentify the recent concerning the art purchases recently

WAS held at England by Mr. Matsukats Municipal Council epidemie f influenza America with a made in

the occupation of persons to whom they sub form of pastarnic plague that ha ragod Kojiro, of the Kuwasaki Dockyard. The British Consulate, Shameen, ou Monday, let the whole or any portion of land or in parts of China for several years past following from the Glasgow Herald, are used in the Medical deteng (New where he is described as marquis, is of Mr. J. W. Jamieson (Consul-General) house property owned or rented by then

The penalty for the infraction of thiɛ York), by Capt. James Joseph King, of interest in this connection:-

presided over an uttendance which in bye-law shall be a fine not exceeding $50." the United States Army Medical Corps.

"Nover, probably, has there boen in Dr. King believes that the plague was

c'uded Mosers, D. Sutton (President of In moving its adoption, Mr. Sutton raid on

(Vice said that up to two years ago there was E. takce Franes by Chinese coolies im- this country a modern art

Staples Smith

Ik necessity for a byelaw of that ported as labourers, when it spread anything like the scale of that recently Council), over Eure in wedified form, and work-nducted in person by the Marquis President), O. W. Darch, W. Farmer, nature, but the population of Shameen

the Kojiro Matsukata,

enormously

RT. Matheson (Secretary), J. Robert mixed, and the necessity for it ed its way to America.

was rapidly becoming larger and more Dr. Wa Lien-teh, Chief of the Plague Vealthy shipping magnate of Japan. Bon, C. J. Fry, E. M. Wood, Dr. W. G. Prevention Bureau, who earned world. His parchases paid for without

The Council wanted to know Graham Raynolds, MeaITY. Smith, enormous.

J wide reputation from his discovery of the moment's delay solely of work by

formation should be furnished, pneumonic plague germ in the epidemic modern, mostly living, artists are within Mehta, E. Baker, F. N. Bell, F. C. Herb, where every person lived, and that in

D, Forbes, S. R. Brown, G. N. Courtney, in Siberia and Maothuria in 1910, and the past few months computed to aggre, G.

Mr. H. S. SMITH seconded the motion. H. S. Smith, Jepson, Jamieson

A Cari and Pepperell. The CHAIRMAN said that the Island was

recovered.

carriera

planted into virgin soil,

HARD FACTS,

"

am aware.

Mr. SUTTON,

Chinese.

Reporting on the Cemetery, Mr. Buston said there had only been two burials during the year and he would say that that said much for the health of the indeed, Bhanteen could be Concession; looked upon as almost a health-resort. Trees had been planted and the walls, etc., painted and grave-stones placed erect, and it was now in a presentable condition. All the work connected there with was carried out by Mr. Farmer, who had spared no pains in putting the

dition.

tory in its present satisfactory con Io connection with the Water-works, Button said there had been brackish water this year.

Mr. FORBES Sccunded the motion and it was carried unanimously.

Mr.

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division of houses due to the increase D clearly how many people were living in business. This lye-law was the serrat a given number of rooms.

The motion was carried and the Chur- man anouncer that the bye-law would be put in force.

NEW COUNCIL.

The CHAIRMAN then announced that

the following and feen elected at Council for the ensuing your M. A. Anuette, O. W. Darelt, W. Farmer,

Heuers.

fle would C. J. Fry and H. S. Sub, ask someotic at the meeting to propose

their confirmation.

This was done by Mr. Sutton, seconded

by Mir Forbes, and carried unanimously.

Mr BUTTON then said that as that was bis last day as Chairman of the Council, he would like to thank al". Jand and others of the Consulate for like sint ance they had rendered him at carrying eat his duties. He was leaving the other nomirs of the Council with regret. His connection with them during the two years he had been in office had been most friendly, and his recollection of the time he had spent with them would be very pleasant.

The next item considered was the Bud. get for the current year.

The CHAIRMAN thanked Mr. Sutten for

who is a recognised authority on pre-gate at least £100,000, one-tenth of that B. Christensen, resident of the Council, beooining crowded owing to the sub- monic plague, characterises Dr. King's sum representing the outlay in but one thenry

as absurd, and in an interview notable direction. Haring perfect expressed the opinion that the pneumonie Hague germ cannot exist in latent form command of English, the Marquis, who proposed the adoption of the report and in human beings, for there is no record has returned to Tokyo, visited most of Enancial statement for the past year as of auf pneumonic plague patient having the notable dealers in Londen, the studios they stood. Instructions bad been receiv of several painters, and lus, ob occasion, ed at the last meeting not to enforce the According to the fedical Record the been seen at Christie's, although be did bye-laws as to the carrying of lanterna

by

This had been carried out, ymptoms of pleutonic plague add fin- not hireseli bid, an far an I

are similar, and some of them Whatever be his knowledge of Oriental and he was pleased to report that there had been no trouble with the Chinese and have differed from those observed in pre- art, the munificent collector did not pro-

ious epidemics. Both disonses soum bę

less familiarity with British art, much petty friction bud been avoidest. be due to groups of different germs, and less connoisseurship. In the main he re- lied on his innate sense of design, colour, some of these have been definitely found in both.

Dr. Ring thinks the coolics had and technique, a sense which from several among thon**

of the plague quarters I boar was in general remark heillas, and that these nastmod new viru-ably acute. Japan, it has been well lence and different form when trans-said, is a veritable museum of Asiatic civilisation. In the temples of Nare and The theory would seem to read plan in the stores of the daimyos los sibly enough, but does not hold water

treasure beyond price. The Marquis's when considered by this Chinese expert. Tokyo, a great gallery for the recop reputed intention is to erect, probably "As we know it," said Dr. Wu 17:- Buena has been introduced in Chiriation of the pictures, drawings, and sculp. only in recent years. Dr. Hsieh, of the tures which be has obtained or, will Rockefeller Medical School in Peking, obtain. From every point of view, found the influenza bacillus (Pieiffer) in therefore, it is important that nothing practically all the cases he examined save what is representative and sterling during the influenza epidemic at Peking should find its way into his widespread lust autumn, mostly uurses, students and net. It would be inappropriate at this in-patients.

in certain countries like the United juncture to give the names of artists States, England, and Germany on whese studios have been visited by the tinued Dr. Wu, in only percentage Japanese gentleman, albeis it may be of cases Was the influenza bacille and that these include the gifted pre- (Ploiffer)

found in pere culture, being sidents of two well-known societie and as a rufe mixed with diplococci and

a landscape and figure painter so closely streptococci, From records collected by the Journal of the American Medical identified with a third that more than Association, some ten per cent, of all it once he has, bean styled its president.

ties. proportion, na it fluenza cases developed preumenia, bf Years age when Joseph Gillot sought which only three per cent. ended fatally, to

to gain admission to Tarner's house in

was hardly fair that one lot of 12,000 Dr King is quite wrong about the Queen Anne Street the tardily-opened

feet should pay the same tax as 30,000 pneumonic plague of Manchuria," antd door was slammed in his face with feet. The tax of 825 hitherto leviest ou fir. Wn, wirting out that, April 17, cluso's old maid.

anappish Can't let 'e in from the ro

all lots would be for lots up to 12,045 Persistence won tho raged from October, 1810, to

fect, after which 39 extra would be pay. since when it has never recurred in the day, however, but before Turner's re-

able for overy 1,000 square feet. The regions. The last epidemic, in the stop luctance to sell was overcome the pen other amendment dealt with licences, the

Меге

His work as Nu- ping of which Dr. Wa was largely in manufacturer had to be adroit. strumental, began in Mongolia in Octo paper, the artist ejaculated when Gillott Council having decided to levy a small bor, 1917, and after invading Shansi, en-showed him £5,000 worth of bank notes

tax on bicycles. Ho proposed that re-perintendent of the Police and curator of the stand had been most valuable to the solutions 1 to 9 be passed tirely stopped in March. 1918. do. To be bartered for mere canvas WEA

This

Community. He was responsible for 100 was seconded by Mr. Darch and not believe that the plague germ existe

improvement of roads, he took charge of in a tatent form in human beings, for Turner, Tresalted in pictures of that total the ready response, which, mollifying

carried.

was responsible for the there is no record of any pneumonjy alto being placed in the awaiting tab

With regard to resolution No. 10, he the trees, and plague patient having recoveród."

No fuck trenches had to be stormed by asked that that be adopted. The police improvement of the cemetery which, no In Dr. Wu's opinion, the influenge the Japanese collector, who was in each quarters were quite inadequate to accom

The CHAIRMAN said he had gone fully epidemic that has recently been so fatally studio cordially received, on one or two mudate the members of the force, ravaging practically the whole world occasions, indeed, treated shaost a a including China-is totally different fairy godfather. In Bond Birect and its into the matter and had received a

he became der of $11,000, and he thought that was; from the pneumonic plague epidemic and neighbourhood,

a safe estimate to go by. Among pur is caused by a different germ which can quite a familiar figure.

Dr. REYNOLDS, in seconding, said that not be mistaken. Apart from

rom the changes in London were all the available

inent some time ago be was invited by Mr. bacteriological differences, Dr. Wa obres

representative pictures by a prominent norves that the clinical sig

signs are quite Scotsman in whose art particular interest Farmer to inspect the present police thought there was a reeling that with the

He did so, and found that 32 eigning of Lue Armistice and quarters. different, g, liquid nature of bloody was shown: In Paris, besides sputum, physical signs of langs, pure series of bronzes by Rodin, the insatiable meu were occupying one room. The bye of H.. saps to the river there was no eulture of microbe obtained, and death collector was fortunate enough to acquire Council, which were followed all over

laws laid down by the London County further need for the fores. He nau com- municated with the General Uther Coin- in every instance in the case of plague.

Dr. King's article in the Afedical Re-two or three fine canvases by Giovanni the British Empire, required that in a manding the Troupa with a view to sta

are worke Sogantini, whose

beautiful little ex allowed for each person.

sommon lodging house 300 cubic feet be disbandment, and the recall of arms and scaroe last year a

reply In this case equipment, but bad received We desire to present in this prelimin. ample fetched 850 guineas at the Tullis there were only 230 cubic feet of air space asking them Lo continue with the Corps.

sale in Glasgow. For the present, and

In Boogkong, continued did not know of a place where train- ary note consideration of the similarity doubtless till the war is a nightmare of per person. of the present, opidemic to the urban the past, the Matankata collection re- of plugue which broke out in

in October, 1910 and spread mains in Europe."

TOTALLY DIFFLARENT

curd, on which Dr. Wu comments, reads ne follows:-

China and continuously throughout

moreover,

whole

now 80

Mr. SUTTON suggested that items to be taken together as they were ali con what he had said about himself and the nected with the founcial side. The other members of the Caneulate. On be figures before them were practically the half of all present he thanked Mr. Sutton me as for last year, excepting two and the outgoing members of the Council amendments. One was that instead of for their work during the past

year. taxing land at the rate of 825 per lot, They had introduced one or two novel They had put the accounts on a they would do su

clearer basis than hitherto, and had also been responsible for tratting the legisla tion for the coming your. In all cur- porate bodies, new blood really meant new ideas. Before he sat down be would like, on behalf of the rate payers, to thank Mr. Fartner for the valuable ser- vises he had rendered.

recent

Was wiraid, many of his predecessora bad neglected. The speaker also thanked Mr. Farmer for the help he had revered i ten-disposing of chamy property

In conclusion, he would nke to call attention Lo that part of the report which dealt with the Delance Corps.

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and of course, they had seen the result but, nevertheless, he would ask the now the speaker, it was even less than that, ing was more irksome than in Shaincen,

remember Major-Generał of overcrowding in that place in the Council

outbreak of epidemies. He did Ventris's words that although there was northern China at that time; add to sug

not see why natives should have leas the return of the gunboats, these had to gest that this epidemic may

side

be distributed over a large area and there disease modified by racial and topogra

it is in the present epidemic. Thore have speso than others; they were just as

was no knowing what trouble there might phical differences. The origin of this

been indefinite symptoms, great prostra-prone to infectious disease.

He did not thing there would really, Mr. JAMES SMITH, in supporting the epidemic was suggested to the writer tion rapidly followed by pneumonia and

resolution, took it that the building be any trouble ne serious as in 1911-12-13, soon after its outbreak in var camps, by death in the most virulent forms

The outstanding features of the would be on the same ground and that but it was better to be prepared. can authority on Chinese affairs. This infectivity of it and the high mortality. Mr. Guy M. Walker, au eminent, AmeriChinese pneumonic plague were the high the Council had received export advice though it was admitted that there was

on the matter. Taking into considera Corps, be would recommend the

really no object for conti

continuing suggestion led to an investigation of the So in this so-called influenza epidermic it on the high cost of materiale at prese Council not to lose sight of the fact that reports of the pneumonic plague in China, and there is sufficient likeness of is more contagious, is followed more fre: he assumed that 811,000 was approximate

Mr. BUTTON said the Council was not it was a useful organisation, and when that epidemic to the present one prevail quintly by pneumonic, and attended with ing in our cities and army camps to wai-

a much higher mortality than in any

authorised to take expert advice. They the young men came out with their new Fant a consideration of it.

previous influenta epidemic,"

had received a tender for less than idosa and experience the Corps could be $11,000, and he thought that that figure re-organised and trained for what was would be sufficient to complete the work. admittedly au improbable emergency.

This terminated the meeting. The motion was then put to the meet

the

It has spread throughout China. Whero.

ing and carried unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN said the Council pro posed to de away with an uncful institu tion, the Gig-shed. After obtaining the permission of the Board of Works, the Council would dispose of it to the best

"Mr. Burrow said that it was of no use

with the

JAPAN AND MEXICO.

NEW AND INTERESTING SHIPPING DEAL.

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In the latter part of 1910 the

In the pneumonic plague epidemic of China, Dr. King goes on to say, the pneumonic plague first appeared in Har bin,

a town in Manchería under Chinese typical plague bacillus was found as control.

Harbin is on the Trans-Siberian ciated with the germs of pneumonia and similar disease. Different strains of Railroad, and was the original hotbed of the disease.

From Harbin the these organisins were found in different plague rapidly spread in all directions, localities, be says, and the virulence of the disease varied accordingly. In the asually following the line- of traffic along

railroads.

influenza epidemic in America the in- "This plague has been very serious faenen bacillus has also been associated The mortality has been fearfully highing in character as the virulence and

with

groups of these same germs, vary advantage.

Some idea of the competitive methods ever the Chinese wolies from the North mortality of the disease have varied. He since the introduction of the motor of Japanese shipping companies seeking have travelled they have carried this 8oen on :~~~

launches, and was only a relic of the trade in foreign watera may be gained disease.... In the early part of 1017. Thus we have shown a striking simi-Cig days. They could repair it for 8500 from the following translation from Et

larity between the pneumonic plague of About 200,000 Chinese coolies, collected With Chine and the present called but, on the other hand, they could tell Universal, a daily of Mexico City, sub- from the northern part of China, where

It is notation be passed.

for $400. He proposed that that remitted to Washington in October last ky the pneumonie plague, has raged at Spanish influenza epidemic.

the American Consulate-General there:- tervals since 1910, were sent to Frances unreasonable to believe that the two dis- The influenza

Mr. FARMER seconded the motion, "The Mexican Department of Com na labourers.... They made splendid nasce may be the same,

The CHAIRMAN asked if there were any munications bacillus and the Bacilhus postis (plaque

and Public Works has labourers in France, and were in the book basillue), in tyrical forme, may simulate revento and Mr. Sutton replied that approved & contract with Mr. Toshio of the lines during the German drive of

each other,

representative of a March, 1918. No doubt many of them

We know that organisms there was; it amounted to $275, which Onoders, were captured by the Germans at that

may assume different forms and have was swallowed up in repairs.

Japances navigation company, to estab time. Hence the outbreak of it in the ferent conditions.

Mr. HERB said that if they removed the lish a line of atomers on the Pacifie different cultural characteristics in dif-ig bed they would have an awful fron-const. The conditions agreed to in this German Army and ita rapid spread influenza bacillus is

ordinary Tho

in Spain.

short, slender tage. They would for ever be looking at contract are considered very advantage. So far as we know, this disease first the same length, but is generally fatter Mr. SUTTON; I would rather look at w company binds itool? to take into

The plague bacile is about those awful sampans.

ous to the Mexican Government, as the broke

out last spring, in the German and broader... It seems possible that sampans than 'ook at a blank wall. Army, where it is said to have boen vory so Bacillus pratis may have been present

derviço students pilots, and engineera Barious. We next hond of it in Spain

Continuing, Mr. Hzuo said that those appointed by the Government, and to hence the name Spanish influenm.

The

in a non-virulent state in the Chinees sampons were there for a reason obvious make a discount of 78 per cent, on paa- name is really a misnomer, but it has vigor, and a womewhat different form

and asumed new coodies,

virulence, to all, and they should really be moved senger rates to sil Mexican

immigrante turk. probably because it is the first innanlanted into virgin soil. The

lower down the river. They got their The company will also carry free of opidemic of influenza that Bpain has ver

water supply near by, and with so many charge ndi correspondence and certain bouts he thought that could hardly be cinasen of freight. hind. Since our soldiers and salons have high mortality and infectivity of this

In compensation the been returning from the battle-halds of epidemie strongly suggest it.

canitary,

ompany will receive for a period of five France it has beoothe very prevalent kitd.

On this basis the epidemics which zorious in our camps and cities all over have. Tollowed s3) grönt, wark may be r“, aungestion. There had been many com

The CHAIRMAN agreed with the last years a subvention proportioned to the plained. If a nation or tribe can survive

tonnage transported during that period, It is not necessary here to go into any disone long enough it will sorire plaints about the improper regulation of but its obligations to the Government

Immunity that disea

When how traffic, and the harbour authorities were shall be maintained for a period of 10 dobila concerning the clinien die ver, foreign popple co-mingle freely and unable to cope with ittholes or what Eight steamers, which will y China epidemic there were few dohalle intimately, in war, epidemies will Master had found it diflent to got the the Mexican flag, will be put into ser- hand in the vloe, four being used in through trada boomne matter. The shed was very useful for and four constwise. The time fred for fess of appetite, etc., soon to be followed virulent in some other race which has regulating trade in the canal.

establishing the new line will be oight by the nomonie process and denth; noguired immunity to that speciile

The resolution was put to the moal months from the date, this contract is -organ fam."! (Continued at foot of next column.)

'Ing'and lost by 7 votes 10 6.

signed, ie., about April, 1910,

LONESOME

LUKE

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Bis country.

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symptoms at the outset of the discape organierne in one race will

break out. The inactive, non-virulent Water Polios to take

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