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SANITARY BOARD.

THE MOSQUITO PEST.

TAK HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1991.

PREVALENCE OF MOSQUITOES REPORT OF THE RECENT SURVEY. The following report was presented to the Sanitary Board, at its meeting,

REPORT ON THE HERVALENCE OF MOSQUITOES

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held, yesterday afternoon, the Director yesterday :-

Public Works (the Hom," Mr. T. L There were also Perkins) presiding. present; Mr. Chou Shou-sen, Mr. B. W. Two, Lt. Col. Humphrey, Dr. W. V.

Koch, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Dr. F. . Ourio, the Medical Officer of Health

PUBLIC SALARIES; A COMPARISON.

Mr. & G. ALABASTER asked ;-

of

At

IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTA

OF THE COLONY. HEAD OF THE Sanitary DepartMENT,

SIR. The factors which determine the prevalence of mosquitoes aro (1) exist (Dr. W. W. Peurse) and the Secretaryence of pools and collections of water (Mr., Q. 31. W., Reynolds).

hnet (2) undergrowth. With regard to (1) these may be divided into domestic ., under the control of occupiers of Win the President state for compari, private property and rural, ie on

Crown land.”, nos and for public information the respective rates of pay and pension of

As regards the former (domestic) it, First Class Police Inspectors and Senior First Class Sanitary inspectors has been established that people pay in. 1918 and at the present time t whas age may they respectively clairant attention to mosquito breeding on their premises. The recent inspection of their pensions?

the following the Peak and upper levels of Hongkong has resulted in the discovery of 2 breed- First class Police Inspectors in 1918 ing places of mosquitoes on private pre- we paid at the rate of 200 per mises, while in Kowloon in the eren

At the present time, they are When they have campleted 15 years premises visited yielded evidence of paid at the rate of £450 per annum. South of Austin Road 90 per cent, of the service and have attained the age of 45 years they may receive pension atmosquitoes breeding thereon. the rate of twenty-sixtieths of their occurs in spite of frequent instructions For every addito occupiers on the habits of mosquitoes. salary on retirement. tional year's service uver and above

With regard to breeding places on 15 years one-sixtieth of the salary per

Crown land, many potential breeding year is added.

places have been discovered and & few

The HALIMAN gave -reply:--

T

MOSQUITO BREEDING PLACES. Mr. ALABASTER asked:--

actual such.

This.

LOCAL LABOUR TROUBLE, SETTLEMENT OF THE COAL COOLIES' WAGES DISPUTE.

PAID TO GO' 'TO "PRISON.

OPIUM-DIVAN RAIDED.

A grocer carrying on business st. Nɔ. For some days past a strike has been 7, Queen's Road West, was cliarged threatened by the coalies employed in before Mr. G. N. Orme yesterday with Coaling ships in the harbour. They have being the keeper of an opium divan, and been demanding a substantial increase baving in his possession a quantity of in the rates of pay and also certain con-on-Government opium and opium dross. cessions regarding free meals and hours Four other men were charged with for rest. Some coolies yesterday, we anicking opium on the premises,

The first defendant tenied that he was understand, refused to work, but this action was taken without the authority the keeper of the divan or that the opium belonged to him. He said that he of the guild. (.

Yesterday afternoon there was a con-sublet the back portion of the premises ference at the office of Messrs. Lo & Lo, to the second defendant, and did not solicitors, between representatives of know what he did there.

The second defendant admitted that 4 the coolies' guild and the employers. The Hon. Mr. S. B. O, Rous, Secretary for he was the tenant of the premises at the Chinese Affairs, was also present, and back of the shop, and claimed the opium, was Government after a long discussion a settlement was but asserted that it reached an all the various details of the optum. He brought it from a Chinese dispute.

medicine shop.

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ö'clock as now,

The rate of pay for casual labour is The other nien admitted smoking

Acting Chief Preventive Officer Watt, he increased from 13 cents to 26 cents opium.

The demand was for 30 cents an hour. The pay of what are who made the seizure, said that he was known as the Yaumati cookies, who are not prepared to accept the first and

hour.

engaged on, monthly terms, is to be second defendants' pleas, as he hoped to increased from 816 a month to $19. The prove to the Magistrate that first defen and was for an increase of $43.dant was the real culprit and second The employers wanted the casun! defendant was his catspaw, When he Senior First Class Sanitary Inspec,

coulies to work in the day-time until raided the premises at 7.30 on Monday 5 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. as at present, night, said the witness, the first defen- tors in 1918 were paid at the rate of

but, alter discussion, a compromise was dant was in the front part of the shop, At the present $2,040 (1) per annum.

Potential breeding place's cannot be

winchmen and and the second defendant was standing reached under which time they are receiving a fixed salary of

When they have scheduled with any pretence to complete- others whose work makes no excessive at the entrance to the inner rooni. Int 1383 per annum. completed ten years' service and, have attained the age of 55 years they mayes, as the large hillside area covered strain on their physical energy will work receive pension at the rate of fifteen with dense brushwood will always offer until 5, while the others whose physical the inner room he found the other thres After arresting these men, be searched wixtisths of their salary on retirement from time to time chancs for mosquitoes our is continuous will finish at 4 men lying on a bed smoking opium. For every additional year's service our

Other details provide for an increased the shop, and in a drawer in the counter and above ten years one-sixtieth of the to lay their eggs in mall collections of

On & safe behind the salay per year is added, until the water held in slight hollows and by allowance for congee and times for rest, be found some opium dross done up in

One item in the settlement is that in paper packets. maximum of forty-sixtieths is reached.

Vegetation. Some can be indicated ed. regard to an early meal for which in counter, the witness found a pot of pre- The same pension rates were in: force

untrained nullahs, ground over, which urgent xircumstaners it has been the pared opium, which was subsequently in 1018 in each case

surface channels discharge on to the bill-practice of the employers to make a thrown away by the first defendant's advance of ten cents per ccolie, to be wife while witness was searching another

In the safe was a: sides, bamboo fences and swamps. Some deducted from the wages. In future only part of the shop. What steps if any have been taken actual breeding places have been found to notify the householders of the prieig. in two untrained nullahs at the

West Point, 002 vatn premises where mosquito larvas Peak, one af and potential breeding places found during the recent survey, by the Wong Nei Chung Valley and in marshy

ground at King's Park, Kowloon. Sanitary Department?

Undergrowth-Recent investigations that on all premises in which mosquitoes in Netherlands India has established, the were found, during the recent survey fact that mosquitoes can travel much to be breeding the occupiers of the houses further than was formerly supposed if it and been warned, in one case, personally, be necessary for them to do so in search by the Secretary of the Board," and in

of blood, Artificially coloured “mos- or by legal -the other cases by letter

to have travelled notice In regard to houses in which quitoes were found no inçsquitoes were actually found, but7,000 metres from the pool in which they which were potential breeding places, it were hatched.

These insects must find weiter from was impossible to issue wärninge, inas much as any collection of water, other the sun's rays in the day time, benes the than a water, might become a potential importance of undergrowth as affording -breeding. place of mosquitoes. The Board shelter to mosquitoes.

In Hongkong a routine measure the was issuing pamphlets in every urban district adjoining a rural one explain Government has cut undergrowth within ing the habits of mosquitoes in relation a radius of 50 yards from dwellings, but to palaria. "In spite of previous efforts it is desirable that this should be In this direction, there were found, durextended.

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were

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH Bid

in

The recommendations arising out of ing the survey, 4 places in the upper this survey are that: levels where mosquitoes werd being allowed to broed; but he did not think any wore could be done beyond distri Luting educational pamphlets...N

Dr. Kock naked if the pamphlets had been issued, also, in Kowloon, seeing that the survey stated that 90 per cent. of found there. the breeding plates were

He also asked as to the distribution of pamphlets in the Chinese language.

More nullahs, should be trained.. 2-Certain swamps should be drained. 3-Undergrowth should be cut fur

ther afield than at present.

4.Bamboo fences should be removed

and forbidden in future, 5.-Live bamboo hedges and clumps

should not be planted in future. and existing ones"abolished, 8.-Surface channels should not be

allowed to discharge over the hill side, but be conducted to trained courses, or if this be impossible Dr. PEARSE said the pamphlets were

should discharge into soakage pits and galleries underground. issued two or three months ago, they

The mosquitoes found during this had not been re-issued, but they might survey have in no instance been inophe be in the course of a month. As soon les which in general may be classed as as a fresh supply in Chiness was avail-field and sylvan mosquitoes, while those able they would be distributed.

Lt.Col. HUMPHREY asked if police culicines. action wae taken in the matter.

5 cents will be deducted. In other pair of scalek used for weighing opium. words, the employers make a contribu. In the presence of first defendant, when tion of at least five cents towards the questioned by witness, the last three meal though the amount advanced be ten defendants said that they each paid! 10 cents in first defendant for opin to cents or more..

The new conditions come into forde smoko.

The first defendant denied this, and from July 1st. The general effect of them would appear to be that the cost of coal-said that the opium was put in his shop ing ships in the harbour will be increasby second defendant without his know,

60 per cent.

ledge. ed by about 40

DISPOSAL OF A “

The Magistrate: If you did not know the opium was "in your shop, surely, you cannot say that it was put there by second defendant.

་་

Explaining the presence of the scales in his safe, the first defendant said that, he used them in his business

MUISTSAI.”

The little mui tani, who was caught stealing a coat by a Chinese lady who had wrapped a hand bell in the coat and The Magistrate said that, excepting had hidden herself in a clothes basket, for his own admission, there was nothing defendant. Oa the other hand, the clearly against first was brought before Mr. R. E. Linus to prove that the opium belonged to the again, at the Magistracy, yesterday...evidence was

On the ground that the child looked defendant. neglected the Magistrate bad sent her Inspector Watt said that second de, to the office of the Secretary for Chinese fendant had done time" before for Affairs, and there the child expressed a the same thing, and it appeared that desire to go back to her home in the first defendant was paying him to go to country. In Court, however, she said prison again. she would like to go back to her master

and mistress.

"

The Magistrate convicted the first All the defendant and fined him $60. others were fined $1 each.

The Magistrate: You said before that you wanted to go back to the country

The girl: I said Anywhere will do." The Magistrate: I will discharge you' and I think you had better go to the A Po Leung Kuk.

would be sent there yesterday,

Inspector Appleton: thought she

The Magistrater: So did . That was why I remanded her. (To the girl); You are too young to be punished for theft. You must learn id do': better. The Po Leung Kuk will decide bow hist to deal with you.

AFFAIRS IN CANTON. "TURNING THINGS TOPSY- TURVY."

A correspondent writes:- Matters in Canton are coming to. e head. It may not be generally" know! that Chen Chung Ming is the brother

PRIEST CHARGED, WITH

THEFT.

FANS FROM MING YUEŃ GARDENS.

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The Chinese who was remanded, on Monday, by Mr. G. N. Orme, on charge of unlawful possession of two electric table fans, was again before the Court, yesterday.

inspector Blackman said that the fans had been identified as the property of the Ming Yuen Gardens. He asked leave to amend the charge to one of receiving stolen property, as the defendant had pointed out to the police a foki of the Garden as the man who had given him the fans...

The charge was amended and the“ jeki was charged with the theft of the fans.

In reply to the charge of receiving

mostly to be found in the immediate neighbourhood of domestic buildings are The likelihood of anopheles mosquitoes Dr. PEARSE: No; it is a breach of the reaching dwellings will be reduced by of Ma Yuk Hong, whose appointment to stolen property, the frat defeudant, who the further training of nullahs, drainage the Treasury has been made with A' said that he was a priest and paper figure by-law under the Public Health and of swamps and the further cutting of definite object in view. Sun For, the manufacturer, denied that he knew that Building Ordinance..

undergrowth, but in spite of such work son of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, and Mayor of the fans were stolen. He received them mosquitoes of the culicine type will con- the City, has just had to sacrifice several from the second defendant in food faith. tinue to be a pest unless the occupiers of his most ardent supporters amongst As the first defendant could not pró of private houses will themselves take whom we may name Tchoi Tsang Ki and duce any witness to support his story, trouble to keep their premises free from Cheng Tin Koo. In spite of his recent the Magistrate decided that he could breeding places.

proclamation that he would make an not convict the second defendant on such Attached are schedules showing:-. example of those who should dare to slender evidence, and discharged him. 1-Actual breeding placer found on disobey bis orders, he has bad to rescind The first defendant was convicted and all the measures introduced by him and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment 2-Potential breeding places on promulgated in face of popular: opposi with hard labour.

THE MOSQUITO SURVEY.

The Report of the results of the Survey of breading plaws and potentials breed ing places of mosquitoes in the Colony.: was taken as rend, Dr. PLARER remark. ing that it had been circulated to mem bera,

Mr. "ALLASTED: I suppose it will bo supplied to the Press; wo have read it, but the public should bars the oppor turity of doing so.

The Board authorised publication of the document

(It appears in another column).

CASE OF ANTHRAX · AT THE DAIRY

*TARM.

It was reported that a ease of anthrax- had occurred at the premises of the Dairy Firm: Company, at Pokfulum

Crown land.

sure...

6.List of bamboo fences which should

be abolished. Swimpy land which should be drained.

W. W PEARSE, M.O.H.

t100.

#

Crown land. 3-Addresses of private premises an Chan Tuk so, the head of the Educa

which mosquitos have been found tional Department, had been forced to breeding,

resign his offied, while the retirement of

A DRIVER'S "PANIC." Places where it is desirable to clear Cheng Tin Tao-a more serious matter- undergrowth beyond the area at from, the Government Bank has caused MOTOR CAR PROSECUTIONS.. present cleared as a routine men an influx of the notes that were so

actively being pushed into circulation. The Chinese driver of motor-car 276 5.-List of nullahs which should be The new loan of $300,000 raised on the was fined #20 by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at

trained.

security of the wine and tobacco revenue, the Magistracy, yesterday, for driving can scarcely suffice to cover a portion recklessly at 20 or 25 miles an hour- of outstanding military expenses. Tean by the City Hall, on May 28th, at No, the Salt Commissioner, has sufficient time when Queen's Road was full of debts to meet without distracting funds people going to a concert.

The driver of car 220, was summoned towards the expenditure of the Preri- With regard to Schedule 3 mentioned dential Staff. The railways, owing to for reckless driving, past Government at the end of the report; "Addresses of the demands of the employees, are unable House.

Inspector Garrod said the speed of the private premised on which mosquitoes to produce any surplus while the Govern have been found breeding, it may be ment mint's output is daily absorbed in car in this case was not excessive, but mentioned that the list contains the the redemption of the paper currency the defendant stopped muddenly without The police motor- names of many well-known residents flowing into Government coffers. To giving any signal including one person of title, one her new measures are being contemplated: behind that, and a three-deep

cycle outfit was just behind aüd a cor

coll The remainder of the business was purable" (1.c., a member of the Legisla The issuing of Municipal Bonds and aion was narrowly avoided. format:

tive - Council), two doctors and some change of Revenue Stamps; but both The defendant haid he was sorry; ** taipane." Hanglong University in appear, obnoxious to the public. A small made a mistake also on the list, but perhaps, in their handful of Returned. Students are tum- The Magistrate: It may have been case, the nexions insects are permitted sing things topsy-turvy. They out Herod panic through knowledge that the polion to: exist in order that medical students Herod. Their policy may be summed wore on his beeld may study their habits.

up in the one word uicidal."

The defendant was enutioned.

The CHAIRMAN said there had been no fresh cases, and the M.0.H. added, in reply to Mr. ALABASTER, that there was

no causa for klezm.

11 nocme impossible to propose any

thing so incredible that some, people will not believe in it-Mr. Justice Greer.

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