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THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES,

WATER QARRIAGE SYSTEM.no" possible leakage. Obviously, a leaky

DISCUSSED BY SANITARY BOARD. UNIVERSAL OR LOCALE OPTIONAL OR COMPULSORY?

''

Director

of

DANGER OF LEAKY SKWBNS,

MOTOR CAR DISPUTE.

COMPLICATED TRANSACTION.

A complicated transaction concerning a Maxwell motor-car (No. 309) was ventilated in the Summary Court, you terday, when A. Santa brought an action against an Indian moneylender named. Sapporan Singh,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1911.

KOWLOON CHILDREN'S

SHELTER.

MOTOR-CYCLISTS WHO WENT TOO

FAST

BUT DID NOT KILL ANYBODY.".. Batoro Mr. B, E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, H. 8. Komor and From the evidence it appeared that the M. A. Hanrox ware summoned for driv- plaintiff and another man purchased &ing their motor cycles in Chathain Road. share worth $400 in the motor-ear, and's Kowloon," recklessly, furiously, and in third individual bought a share worth a

manner dangerous to the public." at 8460. Then the plaintiff and his partner 4.50 p.m., on September 14th.

The first defendant said he did not: sold their $400 share to the defendant, but

"I did not afterwards the plaintif got an interest understand "recklessly."

endanger the public," he added. " No- body jumped out of my way: I did not kill anybody."

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Bower is no better than & cesspool and in a sewer made of earthenware pipes, a yard long, there are 1760 possible lenka in every mile. If it should so happen that there is a leak in a water pipe, THE CHINESE POINT OF VIEW. close to a leak in a sover, there may be The Sanitary Board, yesterday after-in-action and an epidemic set up. moon, diseased the report of the Com

la adopting water-carrings system, -mittee appointed by HE. the Governar

wo must be perfectly certain that sewers to consider the feasibility of extending and water pipes are in perfect order. e system of water-carriage in the Unless we do that, we pay have constant Colony. There were present:-Mr. F. R. epidemics of water-borne diseas, as have occurred in towns in England. If a man Bayer (Chairman), the

has a foul cesspool, and he allows con Public Works (Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins),tamination of a private well, very few people outside his own household are Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. F. M. Ozorio, likely to suffer, but, if contamination in the car again by buying $450 share the Medical Officer of Henith (Dr. Win distribution, or of a reservoir occurs, The arrangement between the partics was Pearse), and the Secretary (Mr. C. M. W.many people, quite innocent of causing that the plaintiff was to pay the defan-

contamination are likely to suffer. When daat $20 a month for the use of the car It was explained that the police alleged Reynolda),

'came here, a good many years ago, I know there were many sewers in the in connection with his school for motor that the cycles were travelling, at 25 Colony which were not in good order drivets. He charged his pupils 1200 each.p.h, and the speed limit in Kowloon

is 15 m.p.b Since then, a very great deal of work for passing them for a proficiency... certi- has been done and I have no doubt, now, that the Director of Public Works would fcate. While the plaintiff was away in be able to assure us that the sewers are Canton, the defendant took the car away so safe that we can use the water-carriage system. While it may be more feasible, from the garage where it was stored and from a Anancial point of view, to intre the plaintiff had not, it was stated, set duce district, installations, at the Peak,

The Board went into Committee to frame a reply to the Government in re sponse to the invitation to comment on the report. A memorandum had been circalated by the Chairman, to form the basis of discussion. -

INTERESTING ADDRESS BY THE

*M.0.1.

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, at the

the

A GENERAL DISCUSSION. The subject was then discussed at some length. ̧*

wrongful detention.

For the defence it was contended that the plaintiff actually had no share in the car and that the defendant had purchased the entire carpot a share in it

The Puise Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood) howeyer held that the defendant had only acquired a share in the car and accord. ingly gave judgment for the plaintiff with costs.. The question of damages was deferred.

DYNAMITING FISH.

LOUD EXPLOSIONS NEAR SHA CHAU ISLAND:

The Magistrate remarked that, at any rate, the defendant appeared to have been

speeding."

The first defendant: I was, if the Sergant says an It was a strange I

could not say exactly what the speed was. The second defendant, Hancox," said he was right behind his friend and thought the speed between 15 and 20 m.ph.; he could not say exactly. He pulled up easily, and caused no danger Lo "anyone.

Police Sgt. Alexander said he was sitting on a cycle, near the children's shelter, when he saw two motor-cycles. approaching from the South, about 200 yards away. They were side by side; one on the left and one on the right of the road. The defendant, Komor-was on the right. Witners put out his hand to stop the, cyclists when they were 40. yards away...

The Magistrate: Did they maintain' their position all the time

invitation of the Chairman, made an for example, nevertheless, the danger of eyes on it since. He claimed the return machine and had no speedometer.

the contamination of our water supply of the car or payment of $450 and he interesting general statement on question. Dr. Pearse said: I look is greater at the Peak than at the middle also sought tourecover 8230 damages for upen the introduction of the water levels. The sanitary advantage from carriage system as a measure of protce having water closets installed is greater tion against typhoid fever and analogous if the district is crowded with houses diseases. During the period--nearly 20 than if houses are few and far between. years that I have been here, I have never Therefore, if feasible to begin with the known an epidemic of typhoid fever, but upper levels and allow water closets in all the disease is endemic it is always with houses in which people can be trusted us and I have been forced to the con-not to abuse them, I think that will be olusion that the disease is mostly spread the best plan. by the presence amongst use of a number of typhoid carriers (persons who have bad typhoid fever and retain the germs; estimated at 25 per cent, of all cases). Dr. OzoBIO favoured the installation of Last year, in conjunction with the Gov- the water-carriage system in the whole erament, Bacteriologist on whom, I may Colony at one time. He did not see why say, the bulk of the work fell- the advantage should be given to one sec- endeavoured to make an estimate as to tion of the community and not to others. the number of typhoid carriors which A general scheme would also be cheaper might be present in the population. But than many partial schemes. Dr. Ozorio

The master of a fishing junk and his awing to the reluctance of Chinese to also remarked that the revenue from

crew of eight men were charged, submit to the necessary very trifling night soil only ran into Evo igure and yesterday, at the Magistracy, with us examination, after a good deal prewould not be a serious loss. liminary work had been done, the experi The CHAIRMAN: The point I make in dynamite for fishing. A series of loud ment had to be abandoned. Nevertheless, the memo: is that we are actually gain explosions followed by columns of water I cannot help thinking that there are a ing revenue by the water carriage system, shooting as high as twenty feet into the very large number of typhoid carriers so far sa the Peak is concerned. It is air drew the attention of those aboard a present in the Colony."

The way in which it can be sprand by curious thing, but it is a fact. At Kow. police launch patrolling near Sha Chou

loon Point, anticipate no difference Island, which led to the men's arrest. them is two-fold. First, there is the fact either way,

Lance-Sergeant Hyde and he saw), IWO that the typhoid carrier may be employed. Dr. Ozono said that, in view of the small boats the crew of which were busily in handling food-as a cook, house-boy, assurance of the Director of Public Works engaged, in, picking up dead fish that were waiter, and so on. Becondly, there is that the sewers and mains were safe, he Boating on the surface of the water. The the fact that, though not employed in thought the danger, in a hilly district men were taken into custody ** handling food, he may indirectly spread like Hongkong, was very small. Stagna. The master of the fishing junk said that typhoid fever by means of flies. If any tion was a cause of danger. He hoped the fish mentioned was of a small variety ore will go into Enropean houses in this the Board would not unduly stress which always died on exposure to the air Colony, he will find, provided the water difficultica. carriage system is not installed, generally, The CHAIRMAN thought the Board should immediately after being taken from the in each bath room in ordinary com call special attention to the importance water. He assumed responsibility for his mode. It is usually well protected of securing against contamination", the

tokis.

The Magistrate fined him $159, with the against flies by means of two covers. The Pokfulam water catchment aren, ze latrine, or trough, used by the servanta

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS said option of six-weeks. The other defen- is only a few yards away and, although the routes selected for sowers would be dante were discharged. we don't suffer, here, from plagues of flies, such as would not be likely to con one fr can do a great deal of damage, taminate water supplies. As to D1, by settling on uncovered excreta and Fearse's remarks about in-suction," then on the sugar bain, or the milk jng. fr. Perkins laid it down that, if a water In that way, our so-called sporadic cases pipe is under pressure it will not absorb of typhoid occur..

anything from without.

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EDUCATION IN SANITATION.

The CHAIRMAN: That is why they are entitled to water closeta

Mr. CHOU: Oh no, excuse mel

"The introduction of the water-carriage Mr. CHOU SHOU-BEN took exception to system could be made a bulwark, to some remark in the Chairman's memorandum extent, against the spread of typhoid to the effect that the Chinese would noty fever, if it were properly carried out in all cases, appreciate the water-carriage Bat, very often we find that the Eurosystem. He said he would prefer a system pean owner of a house gets permission to for the whole Colony, but the Govern- instal water closets but is content to ment might not be in a position to pro pat them in his main building, for his vide that. The people at the Peak were own use. He reaps some! advantage, educated and knew sanitary laws from an aesthetic point of view, but he does not get any sanitary advantage. Typhoid fever is not spread by bad emells; is spread, as all parasitic The CHAIRMAN: That is my opinion. diseases are, by the actual parasite gain people are educated and can understand ing entrance to the body, somehow, in the water closet they should have one, but this case by the digestive tract. If a if they are unable to understand them man wishes to get greater, advantage they should have, shall we say, a visible from installing the water-carriage system example, first.. be should extend it to his servants Mr. CHOU: 1 say, teach the ignorant quarters. There will be greater advan people to understand them. The Chinese tage if his neighbours adopt the system.appreciate everything modern and good Going further afield, we get still more they are learning to appreciate these advantage if the system is installed in things more than they did ten years ago, whole "districte, but we shall never get and in another ten years they will be

Dr. Koon I think the bucket yatem is the cleanest. I have had a great deal of experience at the G.C.H. of the difficulty to which Mr. Perkins has referred. The water closets, there, are being continually choked up with all sorts of rubbish.

Witness: Yes, one on the left and one on the right. He added that he estimated the speed at about 23 miles an hour The first defendant, when spoken to admitted going." a little fast, him," added the Bergeant, that it was a disgrace to go at the rate of speed they ing about there." were travelling with little children play-

" I told

The-Magistrate: Were there children. in the road 1

Witness: There were children on the

side of the road.

The road itself was clear-Pretty well clear.

summone

The defendant, Komor, said he had been driving ten or eleven years, here, and had never really endangered any body and had never had a more than walking and he thought he against him. He was riding and drying know how to drive a motor-cycle.

is nothing The Magistrate: There. against him?

Inspector Garros: No. The Magistrate (to defendant)" You ware, apparently on the wrong side of the road

Defendant: I do not remember that, and I was not stopped for that. I did not take any note of it, at all A fine of 810 was imposed.

TREES CONVICTIONS THIS YEAR. The

defendant, Hancox, The CHAIRMAN, also, put it to Mr. Chon Shou-sen that the difficulty of supervising reiterated that he had no difficulty in the use of water closets in a Chinese pulling up. He might possibly have been tenement house would be very great. Re- going 20 m.p.h., at one time; it was dif gulations might be made, but it would cult to estimate speed between 15 and be difficult to trace the offender20.p

unless Mr. Chon suggested a closet in every Chinese cubicle, added the Chair: man

The Magistrate You seem to have a bad record as regards speed. You have been fined three times, already, this year.

in the course of further discussion, it Defendant; I have been riding five whe indicated that the MO.H. desired years, four without any complaint, that the Board should have power to The Magistrate read the particulars require a w.c. for servants in all houses of three previous convictions for driving where the water carriage system was too fast, in Nathan Road, Garden Road installed. The Board agreed to recomand Borhorn Road, and remarked; 1 mend that extension of the system to is becoming rather serious, you know. neighbours should be encouraged whore rate: the system was introduced by an in- dividual; that, in crowded areas, the Board would like a complete system throughout that districts that certain districts could not be considered until the

the full advantage if Europeans are constill farther advanced. The danger oftem had been tried elsewhere..

HISTORICAL ABIECTS.

OPTION OR COMPULSION.

Defendant; I was not going at a terrifie The Magistrate: If the police had not been there you would have passed through the control (past the Children's Shelter) at the same rate 1

CHARGE AGAINST COOLIE. DROPS HAG OF RICE ON MOTOR CYCLIST

The defendant said that, seeing a policeman there, he was careful, and if the policeman had not been there, he tent to instál, the system in their own discuso : greater in the lower levels

would have gone along just the same." bath rooms and leave the Chinese privies than in the higher levels; in the lower

The Chairman suggested adding to this, He had no desire to appear in Court, ne they are at present, the night soil un- levels they need improved sanitary but approved houses, irrespective of again.

overed. It is impossible to get earth to arrangements more." cover the night soil. If we could select a The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS said district, should be considered." The The Magistrate: At that time of day, bill to cut down, we should not get people Mr. Chou Shou-sen must not think that Director of Public Works, however, ruled that part of the road is crowded with Children must be protected; to use the curth. Dry earth is quite any aspersion upon the Chinese was that such permission could not be granted children,

in general terms. It depended on the you will have to pay another $25. Be impracticable.

intended by the remark in the memo

The Chairman aleo mode careful in future or I shall recom randum. The same comment would apply supply of water. in the slum districts of the great towns expressed the view that it would never end the police to cancel your license. Further, the water carriage system can of England, and Europe, generally. The be possible to make the system compul-If I have you up again, this year, I shall only, be a bulwark if we are absolutely water carriage system was a good thing 60ry, and Mr. Perkins remarked, on the certainly do so. certain that there is no contamination of if used properly but, if not properly other hand, that if there was much" con Gur water supply. This is illustrated flushed, and made the receptacle of all tracting out, schemes would be imprac- by the development of the water-carriage inds of filth, nothing could be worse. He ticable. The M.C.H. suggested that com- system and the statistics as to the Lad seen conditions, in this respect, in Pulsion might be exercised after a per- incidence of diseres in England. Water the slums of big cities at home that were tain number of years. It was menti-n- closets were introduced in the 17th cen- diegraceful beyond belief. In every count that the Peak was very expensive to tury but for many generations, they were try there were people who could not be clear ander the present system; but the

coolie was yesterday; charged, few and far between. When they became trusted not to abuse the water carriage middle levels paid the contractor better general, the discharge was passed, at

and the people were not so addicted to before Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, once into the old privy midden. These, temno slur was intended to be cast as the houses were closer together by Mr. CA Grimes, of the PWED

upon; the Chinese. Zapras

liberal use of carbolic w

with assult and causing damage to the although to some extent insanitary, were Mr. Chou You have it, in London,

It was agreed that the water carriage complainant's motor-cycle. Mr. Grimes not nearly so much so a commonly sup for everybody, not only for the wealthy system, as regards the middle levels, aid that yesterday morning, he was "posed." They gave rise to the danger of and educated 1: The Chinese have got to should be held in abeyance until adequate passing through Bonham Road on his 1

contamination - by flies but were not learn to use this systems When you have extension of Tytam, but that the same motorcycle and, when rounding the bend dangerous to water supplies, to any it there will be, no doubt, proper re facilities should be given there, as at the at the top of High Street, he saw threa extent, until the water closet was intregulations

Peak, as soon as water wae available. He sounded his horn, but the defendant, coolies carrying bags of rice in the way.. duced. From dry; privy middens" there

ME SW Tao, who could not be pre who had a cloth over his head which Was vary, little leakage, but, the moment THE PRESENT SYSTEM PREFERRED.

meme suggesting that water was passed into them, they became The CHAIRMAN: The only people who sent sent

co:ered his AJOU,

1. was unable to ssố the cesspools, leakage was rapid and con- have the water-carriage system ja Hong the system should be installed in all motorcycle, it was not until the com siderable, and private and public wells kong are the very poorest - Nobody has places of entertainment. Mr. Chou plainant got up to the defendant that the became contaminated. Epidemies of it on the Peak, at present. We started cadorsed this, remarking that Chinese latter saw the machine, became scared cholera and typhoid have been known to at the very bottom, with water flushed theatres were something awfall in this and threw down the bag of rice, which to have arisen from leaking, cesspools, sad public closate and had dry privies on ne respect. The M.O.H. mentioned that the was carrying, striking the "complainant It was found necessary to clean wells and Feak. Those are facts. The recom dificulty. of water supply stood in the square on the chest and knocking him off introduce public water supplies. Kiler mendation merely suggests that the system way in some cases, but the provision was the machine. The footboard and “the that, it was found necessary to ab ish should be tried in other areas first. Per. being pressed for in the case of new handle bar of the matoz-cyalexeis. cesspools and proper drainage was icir sonally, I prefer the bucket system. I buildings. duced. But, 40. or 50 years ago, drains shall find it a great expense to have and sewers were not properly laid; it is water closets installed in my house. That only in recent years that the importance is merely my personal, private view. has been realised of main sewers having (Continued at foot of next column.)

damaged.

Tho CHAIRMAN intimated that draft The Magistrate said he could not con reply to the Government, covering the wet the defendant of criminal intent. It maitere agreed upon in the discussion was a civil court case, – The defendant would be circulated to menbera.

I was discharged.

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