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OUTBREAK OF RINDERPEST IN KOWLOON.

SANITARY BOARD DISCUSSES PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

Members of the Sanitary-Bourd yester- day discussed a report by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon (Dr.Mackenzie) that an outbreak of rinderpest had -occurred in Kowloon. No information

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MALCH 2ND, 199.

Dr. Ozonio: I am asking you to make SHIP. FIREMEN'S RIOTOUS the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon more "get-at-able" to these people.

CONDUCT.

· REVOLVER THREATS IN HOTEL BAR

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCILL

MEETING TO-MORROW.

INTERESTING QUESTIONS BY THE HON.

MR. POLLOCK.

A meeting of the Legislative Council is called for to-morrow.

The CHAIRMAN replied that, in actual fnet, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, being the only veterinary surgeon in the

SHARP SENTENCE IMPOSED. Colony, was continually being called

The scandalous

conduct of two pon, and in this particular case he had American-ship's firemen in the King "Peut many days, not merely diagnosing Edward Hotel, Hongkong, on Monday The agenda includes the resolution res- the cases, but giving every possible assist evening, came before Mr. R. E Lindsell, pecting the Light ducs, consideration of As to accessibility, the inspector at the Magistracy, yesterday. A revolver which was postponed from the last meet- war within 100 yards of most of the pre was drawn and furniture was thrown 18; also the four questions of which mises concerned. The anus of reporting about; indeed the men appear to have the Hon. Mr. Holyoak gave notice at the clearly lay on the owner if it was thought modelled their behaviour on that of the last moeting of the Council, and the fol possible to make that clearer in the bye-villains of the Wild West moving picture lowing further questions by the Hon. law, he would be delighted to do it.

Mr. H. E. Pollock, A.C.:-

was available to the Press as to the ance.

number of dairy farms or the number of eattle affected. The Board also discussed in private a letter from a firm of solici- tors, inderstood to contain a request on behalf of the management of a dairy farm, that those engaged in the industry might be informed when an epidemic had broken out amongst cattle in the district:

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Dr. Koch said the onus ought to rest on the owners. The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon was very accessible, but he could The members of the Board present not be expected to inspect premises every were: Mr. G. R. Sayer (President), the day, looking for suspected cases of in- Director of Public Works (the Hon. Mr. fectious disease. The better plan would T. L. Perkins), the Medical Officer of be to penalise owners if they did not Health (Dr. W. W. Pearse), Dr. Koch, | report cases of infectious disease. Dr. Ozorio, Mr. G. C Alabaster, Mr.

The CHAIRMAN, in intimating that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report had 'been received, said he understood, un officially that one of the cattle owners had secured serum and would inoculate

The CHAIRMAN: I quite agree. I ask

S. W. Tao and the Secretary (Mr. C. Wed the Colonial Veterinary Inspector, if Reynolds).

he had any reason to suspect that any particular, owner was not carrying out the onus placed upon him and the Veterinary Surgeon said he had no reason whatsoever to suspect that. The Chair. man added that rinderpest broke out quite suddenly; the first intimation was that the cow was extremely sick, or dead. The next thing was that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, in his privato capa- city, was called in.

'his own cattle.

Mr." ALABASTER: And the others have

-not?

The CHAIRMAN: I have no official io.

formation.

Dr. Ozonio thought the Board ought to

go into the matter very thoroughly. The Dairy Farm Co., in regard to the supply of milk, was one of the public utility companies of the Colony: In one way this outbreak was a blessing in disguise because it drew attention to the number of deficiencies existing in the present byc-laws. They should be modified in

the notification of infectious disease -amongst human beings. According to the bye-laws, people were not bound to re- port to the Board.

In regard to seram, the CHAIRMAN said that, of course, it was fully understood.

associated with their country.

The defendants' names wore John Strout and Walter Theroux, firemen of the American 3.8. William H. Webb, and they were charged with unlawful posses- sion of a revolver and five rounds of anununition, and with behaving in a dia. orderly manner in the bar of the King Edward Hotel.

Mr. Witchell, the manager of the hotel, said the defendants entered the bar, after making a good deal of noise outside in a dispute with ricksha coolies. The first defendant ordered drinks, but, as he was drunk, the witness refused, to serve him. The others, the witness considered to be sober. On being refused drink, the first defendant used bad language and chai- lenged everyone in the bar to a fight. He also threatened to blow their brains out. Witness ordered the man out of the place, and, he then noticed a revolver in his hand, though he had not seen it drawn. Ho telephoned for the police, When he that the Government had never under defendant had a revolver and, pointing it returned from the telephone the second taken to supply serum. Whether or not the Board would advise the Government your brain." With the help of men in at him, said."I will pat this through to consider the question for the future the bar the defendant were got out of was an entirely different matter, doubt the policy of the Government was They then re-entered the bar. On receiv No the place and a fight ensued outside. the traditional one of the United Kinging a second refusal serve him, the dom-that the individual owner, whose first defendant picked up a chair and cattle, should provide the ordinary means of insurance. He felt sure that if the Board wished to make a recommendation the Government would consider it sympathetically.

1.-Will the Government, include in the Hongkong Hansard all Legislative Council questions which have been Answered in tho Government Gazette, together with the answers to such questions? 2-Will the Government include in the Census which is being compiled this year, p. Census of Chinese who have been bought:-

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"

(a)-For purposes of adoption; (b)-For domestic service!. 3-When will work bo commenced on

the Kowloon hospital aitot

What steps are being taken to expedite the building of such hospital! 4.Is it the fact that, without altera

tion to the passing points, Cars can be put on the Peak Tramway to hold 60 passengers each instead of 401 If so, will the Government, in view of many people being fre quently crowded out of the Cars, urge the Peak Tramway Company to pat on such larger Cors at on early date! 3.-Will the Government lay upon the

table the correspondence between: (1)-His Excellency the Governor; and (ii) The Hongkong Government and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, upon the subject of Con- stitutional Reform, sined the Public meeting in January, 1919, at which resolutions were passed in favour of (-)-An Unofficial majority on the.

Legislative Council;

(i.) The abolition of Government

nomination in regard to all the non. Chinese members of that Council; and

(i.)—Enlarging the body of electors? The Orders of the Day are the second

such a way as to be placed on a par with fivelihood depended on the health of his threw it amongst some bluejackets who reading of the Bill intituled. An Ordi-

The CHAIRMAN: They are bound to. Dr. Ozonio: It is vaguely provided for in Section XIV. We find from the lotter of the solicitors to one of these.. com- panies that the owners of cattle were

were playing billiards. Another chair was thrown at the counter. When the police took the men in charge only one revolver WAS found upon them; the second defendant then had it.

Stoker F. J. Holmes of H.M.S. Titania said the first defendant drew the revolver

nance to amend the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1919; and the second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908,

CHANGING INDIA.

Mr. S. W. Tso thought there was no harm in passing on a notification to other owners, in order to warn them; and that and the second defendant took it away BISHOP OF CALCUTTA'S REMARK- that was preferable to making announce from him. The first defendant was not aware of the presence of rinderpestments in the papera and frightening peo-"generally looking for trouble."" ia sheds belonging to other cattle owners.

H.M.S. Curlew said he helped to put the The CHAIRMAN said he agreed to a con-pen out. The first defendant bit him on siderable extent, but his Department had the right hand but the injury was not & certain responsibility in the matter and serious. was not justified in notifying one indivi. dual owner without legal authority.

First defendant: I bit you! Witness: Yes.

7

ABLE SERMON."

A correspondent draws our attention to a sermon preached by the Rt. Rev. Foss Weltcott (Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India) on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Legislative Council by H.R.H. the Duke of Con- naught. The sermon has attracted con- siderable attention.. H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught and Lord Ronaldshay, Gover nor of Bengal, were in the congregation at St. Paul's Cathedral at the service. regarding the political changes in India, After referring to the conflicting views

If these matters were on the same basis ple. Private notification would be a Pte. A. J. Snel, R.M.L.I., of the as the notification of disease in human good thing. boings, and we could send to the Press information that disease exists in certain areas, owners" would prohibit cattle men from moving enttle on to the infected

Defendant: Who hit me on the head areas, and so avoid the transmission of

Witness: I know nothing about that, Dr. Kocu asked the Medical Officer of germs, Dr. Ozorio went on to draw

Sergt. Fender gave evidence as to attention to Bye-law XI. to the effect Health as to the probable cost of serum. arresting the defendants, and said that, that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon These epidemies were sporadic, and it when he arrived, the first defendant was Bishop Westcott (who took Samuel I Ehall visit all premises where animals are was rather a tall order to call upon the covered with blood from a wound on the 10th ch. 26th.v. ns his text), said: "We' left side of the head. His coat and shirt thank God to-day for the growth of a kept. He remarked that before the Board Government to keep supplies of a serum were off. He found the revolver in posnational spirit among the people of this 'could ask the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon which might not be required for tensession of the second defendant. It was country, despite the embarrassing forms |

The first defendant denied prąducing in which it is frequently displayed, for the revolver or using threatening langsciousness of nationality is essential to we know as Zimmern states that con- age. The second man said he picked the individual sell respect, as self respect is revolver up from the Boor.

Stoker King, of H.M.S. Curien, gave essential to right living." " evidence for the defence, and said he saw which has enabled the British people to Again we thank God for the grace no revolver in the possession of ether defendant. A man from the 8.8. William perform this act of self effacement and II. Febb gave similar evidence.

'steadily to persevere in the policy of The Magistrate said he was satisfied handing over to the people of the coun- that the revolver belonged to the first try the authority which it has kept in its defendant. "It was a serious offence to of the great fore-runner of our Lord, ewn hands for generations. Those words threaten people with such weapons. The which are the noble motte of all engaged first defendant would go to prison for in selfless service, como to our minds three months, and the second for six weeka with hard labour.

to do this, it must be aware that the dis

years.

ease existed. If the onus were cast on Dr. PEARSE said he could not give any owners of reporting cases, it would be idea of the coat of providing rinderpest easier for the Board to tackle the pro- serum, but it was not an easy thing to blem. As the Colonial Veterinary Surprepare. It must be prepared by people geon was the only veterinary practitioner who thoroughly understood the subject in the Colony, he should be more "get from the blood of certain selected atable so that owners, finding the dis-animals. The Dairy Farm had under. ease, could get his advice for a small fee. taken the preparation of its own anti. With regard to serum, which it was rinderpest serum, and unless a farmer not possible to get in the last epidemic, undertook to prepare his own it was not he would ask the Board to recommend the likely to be efficient. Many technical

Government that the Government bac-points were involved and the Govern teriologist should keep a stock; it would ment, if, it undertook to supply serum, cost less than for rabies.,

must be prepared to establish a stock for just as the Local Government Board, and now the Ministry of Health, did in England.

loaded in each chamber.

"He must increase but I must decrease." We may use them with prefect reverence, for we have recognised that the crowning glory of our work in this land will be a united self-governing India.

PIANOFORTE RECITAL.

THE RIGHT SÖNT OF ENGLISHMAN. Mr. ALABASTER Baid the Colony certainly

PROF. DANENBERG'S PUPILS. "I have heard it stated that India in ought not to be dependent on Manila or

fature will be no place for the English- Shanghai, or any other place, for supplies

Professor Danenberg's annual pupils' man. There is a type of Englishman for The CHAIRMAN said that, up to now, recital took place at the City Hall, last whors this may be true. The person who of necessary serum. There ought to be'

night, and drew a crowded attendance conceiven that to the white man belongs, a stuck available to all cattle owners who there bad not been any particular call: of parents, and friends, and others in-in virtue of an inherent superiority, the might need it. It had been the custom to on the Government in regard to the terested in the art of pianoforte playing inalienable right to rule over races of This was the seventh of the series of darker colour than himself, to such men deal with these cases in a confidential inoculation of animals against rinderpest. recitals, and it says much for all con- India will offer no welcome. But facts manner, with the idea that no particular It was more in the nature of insurance cerned that, in the welter of sweet sounds are against them. Indians have achieved good would be done by spreading the sad could generally be left to the man effort, there was sustained attention right spheres of human activity, and by their which took place, unrelieved by vocal the highest distinction in the varied nows abroad, and that a great deal of who ran the business. This insurance to the close, whilst outbursts of apprecia- success have refuted the charge of inher harm might be ĉeno to a business which against, rinderpest: was very expensive farmers wers not infrequent called on qual ties which are apt to rank highly. tion at the efforts of the youthful per ent racial inferiority. Certain of those was coping with an outbreak in every and a man who decided to protect his The names of the composers

ossible way. But in this case the firms berd by inoculation might lose 30, 40 or show in what paths Professor Danenberg may be less in evidence among them than affected or one of them, had asked that 60 per cent. of the animals. As many as of satisfaction that the best in music is say that they are different from ourselves, acoks to lead his pupils, and it is a source amongst ourselves, but that is merely to information of an outbreak should be 50 per cent. had been lost, but that was being placed before young aspirants. It but difference may exist alongside of given, He thought the requests that they exceptional. Many dairy farmers pre- technique went for a good deal, put in imbued with the Christian spirit of ser- may be.. that, in the pieces submitted, perfect equality. But for the Englishman should be informed, and that they should ferred to run the risk of closing animals many instances the light and shade of vice, India will still have attraction as a be able to obtain from some source at the time of an epidemic rather than the composition and the picture meant sphere of work, and I believe that for supply of serum, were both reasonable undertake the risks of inoculation In this connection, the series of pieces who come to her in that spirit and are to be portrayed were faithfully given many years to come she will welcome men requesta,

Farmers were perfectly familiar with played by Miss Kathleen Heron must be ready to serve in any position and to The CHAIRMAN, commenting on Dr.rinderpost, and with the system of enticed, two by Poldini, being splen work with her sons and daughters in a Ozorio's first point, said ho thought the immunization, but they were willing to a trio of pieces by Chaminade, Grieg and will earn not merely the gratitude of a didly given. Miss Lins Rocha, also, in spirit of loyal comradeship. Such men present bye-laws, requiring notification, go on year alter year without availing Wollenhaupt, showed depth of feeling docile and unambitious peasantry, but were fairly explicit. He referred to themselves of the protaction and then, and appreciation of the finer effects of the love of men who gratefully recognise Bye-law XIV, which said: "Every person when rinderpest broke out, they protestod a robust rendering of a Harapipo sot patriot who loves and believes in his

tone-buildingMaster Geo Boad gave that the Englishman because he is having on his premises or under his because the Government did not provide tingThe remainder of the recitalists own country, looks for the same feelings charge, an animal affected with infections the insurance which they thoroughly of careful training. Non6 secried to esteem, did he not manifest them: Race gave great pleasure and showed evidence in the Indian and would hold him in less disease shall, with all practicable speed, understood and yet avoided.

sufer from nerves Mention must be prejudice in whomsoever found and it is report the same to the officer in charge The Board concluded its meeting sa ing of a Liszt Rhapsody and Professor in evidence at present is the foe, which made of Miss Elfrida Osmund's render not only among the English that it is most "of the nearest police station.!!--

umal, in camera.

Danenberg's Chopin item.

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