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HONGKONG

SANITARY BOARD.

ANTI-MALARIAL WORK.

DR. MACGOWN'S "MOTION CARRIED.

DR. KOCK'S VIEWS. The need for increased anti-malarial

Dr. Kock, in seconding, described the work in the Colony was discussed at a meeting of the Sanitary Board, which subject as a hardy perennial During his

took place under the chairmanship of

".

Mr. N. Smith yesterday afternoon. Those present were: Mr. C. G. Alabaster, X.C, Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy (Director of Public Works), Dr. W. F. AL Koch, Dr. J. C. MacGown, Dr. W. W. Pearse (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. S. W.

Tan, Mr. Wong Kwong" Tin, and Mr. Kennedy-Skipton Apart from the mem- bers of the Board there were also present Mr. D. Davies (Assistant Secretary) "and" Dr. G. W. Pope (Assistant M.O.H.).

DR. MACGOWN'S› MOTION. Dr. J. C. MacGown, pursuant to notice, proposed:

period of service on the Board it had been

HÙNG BUNG

DAILY

THE WORK AT KOWLOOK.

As to the outlying districts of Kowloon, which was perhaps the most serious locality with ita rapid expansion of urban population, they had bad for some night or nine months another gang at work under European Inspector, They had been doing nothing but oiling pools, In mem- that district the Chairman thought. bers of the Board would agree that it was principally an engineering matter In February of this year he was author at least three times and he had ised to read out a list of the principal discussed indicated the means by which malarin drainage works that had been done in that might be diminished, if not abolished. locality, and no doubt that work was being continued. The important point He doubted whether the Colony could

was that the Drainage Authority and the very well undertake a campaign as ex- tensively as it should be done at the pre- sent time. The Sanitary Department and the Public Works Department had been doing their best in a small way to eradic ate the mosquito, but if they wanted to undertake it on a large scale, then, as he was reminded by a former Director of

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Director of Public Works had definitely aid it down as an axiom that the aboli tion of water was the first consideration in opening out any new locality. Whether it was always possible to carry that out to its final conclusion it was not for him Public Works, they would have to get to say, but it had been accepted as an He did not suppose that axiom that before new building sites were into China. under present circumstances. they could sold all the Atanding water had to be venture so far afield. There was no get rid of.

The third portion of Crown land was doubt, however, that malaria was very prevalent in the Colony and was respon the South of the Island. There they had comprehensive anti-sible for great mortality and economic

loas." Malaria was very common among had a Sanitary Inspector. for the last 18 the labouring classes, who he might de months, stationed at Aberdeen. A great scribe as the reservoir of malaria. The deal of his time was occupied in anti- combatting the activities of the mosquito, but there were not available to the lower

"That this Board respectfully recom mends that the Government take such steps as aro possible to undertake a thorough sad malarial campaign.” Dr. MacCown said that bis reasons for bringing forward this motion were two:

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1925

QUESTION OF TRADE RESUMPTION.

ATTITUDE OF LABOUR UNIONS. INFLUENCE OF THE ANTI-RED

MYROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

-Labour Unions in Canton are in favour of lifting the anti-British boycott on cer- tain conditions only, and the nature of these conditions has not yet been dis closed. Until the Labour Unions also

appoint a special committee to co-operats with the principal, guilds in Canton it is not expected that anything dofnite will

Guilds' representatives and the Hongkong result from the conferences between the Chinese merchanta

According to opinions expressed in

This

Kuomintang newspapers the strike and boycott will not be formally abandoned before the conclusion of the southern campaign against the anti-Reds. campaign, however, should soon be over for although the anti-Reds still declare that they have no intention of giving up their territory and are securing re-inforce ments for their units in Rochow and Lui- chow from the island of Hainan, and are working over-time in their ammunition factories in the Kao-Lui and Yam-Eim' districts, there is no doubt that the Reda are slowly but surely penetrating the anti-Red sphere of influence. According to latest reports the Kwangsi division of

Kochow by three routes and it is stated the Red Army is pushing on towards

Firstly, there had been a considerable better classes had ways and means of malarial, work. He had a regular pro that other Red troops have already oc

increase in the number of cases of malaria this autumn, and many cases of a very

cares, who were riddled with the disease.

A TIMELY REMINDER. "

serious nature. There was no notification

If a campaign were undertaken, that of malaria in this Colony, but from his own experience and that of other practi-campaign to be effective; Dr.. Koch said, tionera it was certain that the disease had must be directed by one man who should But such a cam been more prevalent lately than for a be in sole authority. long time past. Secondly, there seemed paign would cost an enormous sum ef

cupied Youngkong and Yeungchur and are marching towards Tienpak.

gramme of pools and nullahs which he oiled, and he (the Chairman) might say that he used 35 gallons of oil a week,

CHARGES OF CORRUPTION. As an answer to the charges of corrup- if anything could be gathered from that. He had also been putting in a certain tion which have been lavelled against amount of time at Shekko, although in some of the leading officials in the Govern due course that work would be handed ment, it is stated that the Kuomintang over to the Shekko Club, which he ate about to inaugurate a series of re- forms, including the regular auditing of

to be no one department is the Colony' money; he estimated that it would run thought proper. There was no doubt that accounts and the appointment of a pur-

into ten or twelve lakhs of dollars, and whether it could be undertaken now was s question which he would not care to answer. At the same time he thought Dr. MacGown's reminder was timely. They could, however, do something and every little helped. Work could go steadily on in the hope of electing some ameliora

tion

the opening out of the motor roads, chasing agent for the railways. The quite apart from the new houses built charges of corruption are to be investi- there, had entirely altered the habits of gated and if sufficient evidence is forth- life of a large portion of the population.coming a special,court will be established,

As regards undergrowth clearing, the to try the accused persons. Sanitary Inspectors did that as regular routine, and apart from that there were

certain areas, where there were valuable

to Botanical Department.

shrubs, which were looked after by the

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

responsible for anti-malarial work. The Sanitary Department could deal with mos- quitoes as a nuisance; the P.W.D. did something in the way of drainage, and the Botanical and Forestry Department cut down brushwood. But there was a

A courier with Preen dispatches from fack of cohesion between these depart ments The F.C.M.Q. war responsible to

Mr. Wong Kwona TIN put in a plea

Canton to Hongkong cannot be regarded

the Government for health matters, but

according to a recent decision of the Kuo- mintang Goverment. In consequence he had nothing to do with the Sanitary on behalf of the vegetable growers in the

as the possessor of political documents,

Now Territories, mentioning that

That, he thought, was a summary of the runner for a Hongkong newspaper- Board It was impossible to expect the

sprinkle their gardens with kerosene M.OH. to deal with it, for he was neither would destroy the crops and would thus the steps that had been taken. He did who was caught on the Canton-Kowloon equipped nor had he the time and staff do away with the main source of supply not mention the New Territories because Railway a few days ago, has been re- the Board did not function there, but no leased by the Canton Garrison Commis It was a very big job. The most effective of the Colony's vegetables. part of anti-malarial work consisted in ANTI-MALARIAL MEASURES TAKEN doubt when this motion went to Govern- sioner. The man was arrested by the

The CHAIRMAN, in commending the doing away with mosquito breeding grounds. Mosquitoes must breed in resolution to the careful consideration of ment, the Government would naturally strike pickets and delivered over to the water, and if there were no pools of water the Board, expressed a doubt as to consider the New Territories together Red authorities, but when he was search- for them to breed in there would be no whether the present was a good time to with the rest of the problem, though theed only newspaper. copy wa mosquitoes. Training of nullahs and ask for a very expensive campaign In New Territories was obviously a very dif- Since the delay in the mail caused by the deed, the soconder's words suggested that ficult question. He did not think it was censorship, news dispatches are now piten

special messengers. drainage should precede building. In

it should not be so much of a campaign necessary for him to say anything more sent between Canton and Hongkong by sa a steady warfare extending perhaps than to commend the Board's motion many places building had evertaken and

Many parents in Canton are

mediating Kuomin preceded anti-malarial work--at Repulse beyond their time. Es proceeded to out- The motion was put to the Board and THE TROUBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.

between the teachers and the Bay, for instance. Kowloon would not be line, for the benefit of the members of carried.

UNCOOKED VEGETABLES. reasonably safe from malaria till all wet the Board, the measures that are at pre-

Another item on the agenda was a warntang authorities to prevent the resigns- cultivation was done away with and seat taken to combat mosquito breeding nullatis were trained right up the hills in the Colony. He pointed out that mosing issued to the public by the Medical tion of the vachers en masse. It is work, that should be accomplished gradu.quitoes breeding on private premises Officer of Health against the practice amissar has now agreed not to delay pay-

were very definitely within the province

ally. The staff to do this would neces sarily include

de engineers

SURVEY BY ENGINEERS' 'SUGGESTÉD,

The notice was na follows:

With the coming of the cool season in which there is an abundant supply.

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found.

understood that the Red Education Com

ment of salaries. The teachers. of the public schools are, therefore, reconsider- ing their former decision. It will be re membered that the teachers threatened to resign because their salaries were not

of vegetables of the sort used in salads, paid and because many of them found it. it may not be out of place for the impossible to exist on the $10.50 a month Board to issue a warning to the public handed out to them by the Kuomintang. against the practice of eating in an uncooked state vegetables produced by Chinese methods of horticulture.

of the Sanitary Department. There were eating in an uncooked state vegetables by-laws on the subject with which memproduced by Chinese methods of hort bers of the Board were familiar. The culture. Inspectors as they went round house It was not essentially a medical pro cleansing noticed a large number of such blem. Differentiation of types of monuisances, reported them and action was quitoes could be done by an entomologist, taken. Similarly, if a member of the but he doubted whether that was neces public reported the prevalence of mos sary, as the anopheline mosquito was quiteor, the premises were inspected and of malaria was reported prevalent all over the Colony and might action taken. The same action was taken

whenever a case of casily be present in any pool of water.

A malarial survey by engineers would from a Government Hospital; the ord As far as the Gary process of the law went on and in certainly help matters. New Territorios were concerned, he did the last resort prosecution before the Magistrato. A considerable number of net see how they could be dealt with a nuisances were reported and abated daily, long as wet cultivation went on. People the total number for last year being 430, who lived in the country must take their

With regard to mosquitoes breeding on own precautions. If a man built a house

Crown land,, the position, the Chairman

in the country where to anti-malarial said, was not quite so clear. The Sani- work had been done, it was his own look-tary Department End, by custom, for a out if he got malaria, but people living long time taken certain measures. In in the town and outskirts should be safe the urban districts proper, the Inspectors The mortality from malaria every week in charge of health districts were always was between 20 and 20. It was always a on the look-out for potential breeding serious disease and had been the cause places on Crown land in the course of

fever if eaten raw.

CANTON DELEGATES EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON FRIDAY

The Chinese market gardener uses excretal matters of human origin and manures his garden by pouring such in liquid form over his growing crops Vegetables grown by such method

Further news was gleaned yesterday e... lettuces, are liable to produce diseases such as Dysentery and Typhoid regarding the pending conference here between representative of the four Fruits and vegetables which grow on trees and are out of reach of the spray leading Chinees Commercial Guilds of the manure bucket and those which of Canton and the Hongkong Cham are pooled before being eaten are not bers of Commerce and leading local for such reasons dangerous Chinese merchants to consider the pos It is advisable not to trust to the sibilities of re-establishing normal trade statements of interested persons that relations between Canton and Hongkong- the vegetables which they supply are

The peace delegates from Canton, who not grown by Chinese methods of gars were referred to in yesterday's Daily dening, but to make it a rule never to Press, are now due to arrive on Friday. eat such vegetables in raw state unless one he certain that such methods They will number 19 and will be repTS: sentative of Canton's commercial in- have not been followed

of many aman having to cease work in their rounds. These they reported and (63.) W: PEARSE (M.O.H).terests and include two representatives

from the strike executive

the tropics. Other Colonies and tropical ation was taken. Similarly, the public countries had undertaken anti-malarial |- very often reported such breeding places. PARSE expressed the view that it& message received in

spond

to any

gkong states

with great success. Why mould Apart from the district inspectors they was very unwise for any person to trust that the Canton Chambers of Comm

statement made by "interested lag behind them. It we had a small gang working in Victoria, and

apd that say man before he ate that should be going on all the the Peak purely on anti-mosquito work and its importance could not be They did the whole place on a systematic salad should assure himself, that it was

There was no need to programme, looking out for breeding not grown by the usual

thods of

m of money on it at pro places, oiling where it was expedient, Chinese gardeners. He should like, it sent, but at least preparations might be doing a little filling occasionally and possible, for the public's attention to be made for putting anti-malarial work on reporting to the Fublio Work Depart called to this matter by occasional ad-

Evertisements in the newspapers.” under footing than it was

ment any bigger work required

have drafted a list of to base negotiations

It is also stated, on good auth Hospital and representati that the Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Twenty-four Guilds will hold & recept and joint conference between the bodies and the Canton delegation take place. A likely place for the meet. ing the Tung Wah Hospital.

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