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SANITARY BOARD.

THE REPULSE BAY BEACH QUESTION.

HIGH COST OF VACCINES

CRITICISED.

Several important matters al much public interest came up at yesterday after noon's meeting of the Sanitary Board.

THE BATHING BEACH.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1ST 1926

The next matter of interest was the fol lowing motion in Dr. Koen's name:-

"SPHERES OF INFLUENCE.”

LIMITING ACTIVITIES OF BOL SHEVIKS IN KWANGTUNG.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

This Board would respectfully urge upon the Government the necessity that exists for the provision of Lavatories and sanitary conveniences at the Bath-The Bolsheviks and noa-Bolsheviks.in ing Beach.

The PRESIDENT suggested that the Board go into Committee to discuss the matter before it was moved.

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the Kuomintang have apparently come to Bolsheviks will limit their activities to a mutual understanding under which the

Dr. W. V. M. Koch asked the Fiend of the

certain deâned spheres. The Bolsheviks, This was done and during the discus-under the name of Commission of Militia, Sanitary Department an important quession, the motion was amended. tion, bearing on public health, concerning

people's volunteers, have just issued 16 Prior to proposing an amended' motion,

regulations governing the formation of the sanitary supervision exercised over a

Dr. Kock said: After the answer rearmed forces, among the local inhabit small village composed of squatters matceived from the Head of the Sanitary ants. By these regulations, i honestly sheds in the Pokfulam district, which he claimed was in a most insanitary condi. Department regarding the sanitation of carried out..the country people, it is said.. tion, and constituted a danger to thathis beach, I thought it but right that will not only receive training in military some attempt should be made to clean but also in political science which should it up. I am not aware whether it is the help them in fecal self-government and in "Dr. Koch also had two 'motions stand. intention of the Government to allow the performance of civic duties.

these matsheds to he kept on for an in-

Under the auspices of the Kuomintang ed by Bolsheviks, 'conreation of farmers will be held on May 1st at Canton, in fonnection with the coming labour con- ference which will be in session about the same time. The Kuomintang expect that this convention will be attended by gen farmers representing, they any.

Dairy Farm and a nuisance to the resi dences in the neighbourhood. * ་་

A CHINESE VISITOR TO HONGKONG. HOW THE CHINESE MERCHANT” VIEWS THE SITUATION.

Mr. Wang Kok Shan, general manager of the Chung Hua Steel Products Com- pany of Shanghai, is now a visitor in. Hongkong, after an absence of many years Mr. Wang, elder brother of one of China's ex-Premiers, Dr. Wang Chung Huf, now Chairman of the Peking Chinese Judicial Commission, was an old Queen's College boy and his parents used to be in Christian service ministry among the carlier generation of Chidese Christians in Hongkong.

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"China is economically over-popu lated," according to Mr. Wang, when chatting with a representative, of the Daily Press. "That is to say," he

ing in his name. One dealt with the necesésnite period, but I should have thought Peasants' Leagues, a department direct. added, the Chinese have not yet been.

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condemned.

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sity for lavatories and sanitary conveni

at. Repulse Bay Bathing Beach, that it would be more consistent with the which Dr. Koch referred to as sometimes amenities of the place if they were all being called the Monte Carlo of the East, hat which he thought gave one the im- pression of a seaside village in Malaya or the Philippines.

His second motion requested the Government to revise and reduce the present high prices charged for vaccines, sera, etc., and the high and inordinate

cost of these was criticised and condemn. ed in view of their great benefit, from a health point of view, to the community in general.

THE IMPRESSION CREATED.

At present they give one the impression of a seaside village in Malaya or the Philippines, and do not add to the pic- turesqueness of what is sometimes claim-

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able to develop their vast resources to support themselves." Mr. Wang belioves that the merchants in China to-day buld the key to the salvation of Chisa, China's resources are properly developed and everybody is able to make a living. he says, there will be no more internal warfare. Mr. Wang thinks that civic

ed to be the Monte Carlo of the East, if 500,000 members of the Peasants' Leagues Activities now being taken by merchants!

they do not actually detract from the heauty of the surroundings. One hesi tates to offer suggestions, but why cannot this beach be cleaned up and laid out something after the style of beaches in England or forrige watering places! Any

throughout the Province of Kwangtung.

With the resignation of M. Remy, n Russian. 48 Director of Kuomintany Aviation Bureau in Canton, every goverT- ment department is now free of direct Those present at the meeting were Mr.

Soviet control. The Russians remaining beach with in Kuomintang service are all arting as other nation possessing a N. L. "Smith (President), Mr. H. T. these surroundings would have converted advisers and experts only.

Look at Creasy (Director of Public Works). Dr.it into something beautiful W. V. M. Koch. Dr. J. C. MacGown, Tsingtao, look at Port Arthur. We, how-

ever, are slaves of the utilitarian and can Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin. not combine the picturesque with it. It Dr. W. W. Peprap Medical Officer of is a national failing. I am afraid. Health), Mr. R. A. D. Forrest (Secretary) and Dr.. A. G. 31. Severn. (Assistant Medical Officer of Health). "

A SQUATTERS' VILLAGE..

Dr. Koch, pursuant to notice, asked :-

Will the Head of the Sanitary

INSANITARY STATE OF AFYALKS.

If we are to allow these matsheds, then I think the tiovernment should, provide proper accommodation for latrines, lava tories, etc. things are, a very insani- tary state of affairs exists which I need not detail, but which is evident to any

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING.

FULL SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CHINESE COERESPONDENT.] As already stated the military opera tions along the line beyond Yingtak

for the welfare of the country should gu hand in hand with the" promotion of industries.

Mr. Wang, in fact, is putting his belief

Java into practice. He is now on his way to by way of Manila, Singapore, and other ports to extend his business. Mr. Wang was for many years president of the National Committee of the Y.M.C.A. in China.

3. Wang attributed the present trouble in China to the large number of professional politicians and officials, who are looking towards political life for a living and fighting one another merely for office of gain.

Mr. Wang is optimistic over the future

Department state what supervision is visitor. This is not only offensive from Station_on"the Kwangtung section of the of Chinn, mentioning a large number of i exercised over a small village in a deep fan aesthetic point of view, but is danger Canton-Hanko Railway are preventing enterprises in Shanghai and other parts

ous from a health point of view iso, and

known to be exrriers of disease.

Dr. KocH then moved:-

bay under Villa Miramere in Pokfulanit tends to the breeding of flies which are composed of squatters matsheds which shows signs of rapid growth, and is at present in a most insanitary condition constituting a danger to the Dairy Farm, and a nuisance to the residences in the neighbourhood t

The PRESIDENT, replying, said this vil lage at Telegraph Bay had been there for over 30 years and it appeared to have increased considerably during the past three or four years. There were now about 300 to 400 inhabitants there. The' sanitary supervision in this village was so inconsiderable that it was hardly worth mentioning. An anti-mosquita gang Visit ed there from time to time and an in- spector visited the place whenever a licensed premises had to be. inspected. The fact was that it had been left with- out any rosi sanitary supervision, and the

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That in the opinion of this Board additional latrine accommodation at

Repulse Bay is necessary, and should be erected on Crown land and on a convenient site near the existing mat

sheds, with three seats for men and three for women, with suitable urinal and lavatory accommodation, and quar, tera for a caretaker."

the full running of the trains,

of China which are considered as success- The anti-fled sympathizers above Yingful to-day, notwithstanding the chaos in tak who endeavoured to prevent troops!

government and administration. of the Kuomintang 2nd Army from going to Hunan to assist opponents of Wu Pei Fu. are heing defeated, according to ra. ports reaching the Kuomintang Head quarters at Canton. On April 18th the Reds succeeded in capturing, the Pepa

The Chinese Press of Shanghai, Hong- kong, "and other porta, despite many dif-

ficulties, are helping the country at large

ring to the influence of the Preas in poli- very much, says Mr. Wang, when refer-

tical reforms and, in checking corruptian.

This motion was carried unanimously Hill, but the casualties comprised nearly in government and official circles.

REDUCTIONS REQUIRED.

The next motion standing in Dr. Koch's name was as under

This Board respectfully requests that the Government will be pleased to revise and reduce the prices of Vaccines, Sera, Calf Lymph and Antitoxins; and also the Fees for Blood examinations."

Before proposing this, Dr. Kock made

100 officers and men. More than 90 shells, and upwards of 50,000 rounds of am- munitions were fired. Some of the vil lages around Pepa Hill were partially destroyed.

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The management of the railway does. not appear to be an enviable task under

present conditions. It is pointed out a short statement dealing with the ques that out of the $2,100,000 annually ex

Mr. Wang Kok Shan was born in 1872 in Kwangtang and was educated first at home and then entered Queen's College in Hongkong. After graduation he was teacher in the Peiyang Appointed a University of Tientsin in 1893. Later he gave up teaching work and became agent of the Chinese Engineering and Mining

was awarded the brevet rank of Tautai

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by the Peking Government. In 1909 he was appointed Commissioner of the Can- ton-Hankow Railway and in 1805 wa appointed to the corresponding position on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. 1908, he became commercial manager of the Han-yeh-ping Iron and Coal Company and in 1918 was appointed commercial manager of the Yangtze Engineering Works at Hankow,

Mr. Wang has two brothers now in Hongkong-Professor C. Y. Wang. off Hongkong University, with whom he is now sojourning while in Hongkong, 'and Dr. O.. H. Wang,

well-known local" physician and one of the members of the University Faculty.

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same was also true with regard to a num-ion of public health as regards the pected in traffic receipts, more than Company at Tientsin in 1893 In 1902 he ber of other villages in the Island. This motion. He said: Public health is a did not mean, however, that there had matter of public concer, for the conemic $1,000,000 goes towards military contribu been any neglect on the part of the Sani loss to the State and to the individual tions. The management intended to re tary Departament, because it appeared by sickness of epidemies is enormous. serve some $305,000 a year for improve to have been the deliberate policy of the Therefore, every government must be Board in the past to make no attempt prepared to facilitate measures for comments, but it has been impossible to do to impose the letter of the law on such bating and preventing not only epidemic this owing to the frequent interruption villages. Certain by-laws, such as the discuse, but cases. of sporadic disease, lighting and ventilation, and scavenging and oven ordinary illness. There are two of the service, which has meant a loss of and conservancy by-laws, did not apply ways of doing this. By preventing the $5,000 to $6,000 a day. outside the Urban areas.

disense and by treating it, and among the Although the line is a little over 400 means at our disposal are blood examinati, less than 140 miles long, it is now tions and the use of vaccines, sera and anti-toxines. The Government have re. employing 2,500 men, besides policemen. cognised the importance of diagnostic According to latest figures, the pay rolls examination in the case of typhoid fever for the different departments, monthly. and diphtheria, the examination for which is done free in the Bacteriological are as follows: Traffic, $33,000; locomo Laboratory. But other infective diseases tive, 880,000; works and maintenance, which have to be determined by a blood $44.000; police, $3,400; office staff. examination are charged for. Why should this be so? Then also the preparation 818,000; inspectors, $900; médical depart of special antigenous vaccines is charged ment, $4,000; and miscellaneous, $6,000. for at a high rate, and so are ordinary

It requires 2,200 tons of coal monthly stock vaccines. These high rates tend to deter patients from availing themselves of to operate the trains, costing about the benefits, which should not be the case. 850,800. Formerly the officials in charge I maintain that so long as the Govern received a commission or rebate of three ment makes no loss they should reduce these prices. The Bacteriological Labora- dollars ton for coal bought, but the tory is not established, I take it, as a present managing director says be bas eur money making department for the Govern- this "squeeze" off. ment, and even if it is worked at a/small loss, it is for the benefit of the com- placed on its usefulness. The result of munity, and no hindrance should be these prices is that vaccines, etc., are got cheaper from the States and from Japan. There seems to me no reason why they should not be made here at a cheaper rate. Then increased sales would bene- at the department and the cost of making would not be increased.

The scavenging and conservancy by-law only applied to such villages as Aberdeen, Stanley, Tytam, etc. All the outlying villages, such as Shek O had no scaveng ing contract, and no conservancy con tract. If the Board desired to alter the "existing conditions, it was perfectly open for them to do so. If the members would look at nuisances under Section 28 of the Ordinance, they would, he thought, agree that hardly any case could be brought for prosecution against villages of the descrip- tion referred to. Still less would it be possible to impose, the letter of the law with regard to such things as lighting and ventilation, etc. If it were not possible to make this village conform with the law, he suggested that residents who had built houses near it should ask the Govern ment to remove the village. He had no doubt but that this would be given due consideration.

PROTECTION FROM NUISANCES. VIBANCES.

Dr. Koca: Can squatters go there and just complete a matshed and live there without permission?

The PRESIDENT replied that he had not had time to look this up fully. A squat ter was a technical term. He could not tell off-hand who had the title to squat ters and who had not.

Dr. Kock: I suppose it is known that night soil is collected from neighbouring houses and dumped there? There is a cess pool there and it is never flushed.

In view of your explanation I need hardly

the resolution..

With these remarks, Dr. Koсn moved

AN INORDINATE CHARGE.

HARBOUR THEFT:

RICE PILFERERS SENTENCED.

A sequel, to the arrest of three Chinese women on board a sampan loaded with

AN ANCIENT VILLAGE. THE BREAKING UP OF A CLAN.

CHINESE HAMLET IN WONG-NEI- CHONG DEMOLISHED.

A number of houses in Wong Nei Chong village were demolished yesterday by a gang of coolies under the supervision of the police, and officers of the P.W.D. The houses had "been condemned as un- sanitary.

Notice that the demolition was to take

rice on Monday night, was beard at the place was given to the inhabitants on Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when the Saturday, but not until the last minut's women were charged with having stolen did the people carry their few belongings

Dr. MacGown seconded, and in doing the rice from the ss. Awong Tung. Two away. The removal took very little time,

say any more, but think that it is time sa, said that he thought it was most sampan men were charged with receiving since each house was only of one foor, that the Sanitary Board exercised more important that these prices should be stolen property. supervision. I think there should be some reduced. Faccices and sera came under

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sort of protection from nuisances, apart the heading of preventive medicine, At The three women admitted having from which there is the big question of the present time one example of the in- taken, the rice from the sa. Kwong Tunz, the Dairy Farm, which is one of the big-ordinate charge was the fe of 825 for but pleaded that it had been swept off Best assets of the Colony.

diagnosis. for a certain disease. He Dr. KocH proceeded to deal with the thought this should be able to be done the deck, danger of mosquitoes and flies from the for nothing, as in the case of typhoid Each was sentenced to two months' proximity of this village to the Dairy fever and diphtheria, for the diagnosis imprisonment. Farm and thought it would be well if of which no charge was made. If one The two men stated that they were the Sanitary Department took action had a bite from a dog one was inoculated taking the rice ashore on instructions with regard to these near-by villages of tree at the Government Civil Hospital, from the women. They admitted; how the description referred to. These places but private practitioners had to make a ever,' that they knew that, the rice had ought to be looked after

charge of $30. Many patients could not been obtained from a ship in harbour. spare the time to attend the Government One of the defendants had been pre Civil Hospital twice a day, and that they viously convicted for a similar offence. had to pay 350 seemed to him to be He was sentenced to four months hard despicable.

labour. The second defendant was sent The motion was carried unanimously.to prison for two months.

The PRERIDENT suggested that a small sub-committee of the Board be appointed to consider how far any action was pos- sible.

The matter then dropped.

and there was little room for the stowing of property.

A few years ago a disastrous food caused considerable damage in the _vil- lage, and several houses collapsed. One house, was "destroyed by floods last year, and the place was considered dangerous.. The people will not lose anything, since the Government has promised that they will not be homeless. In fact, during ** last few months, a number of the smaller, owners had been paid at Government expense to live away from their homes.

These people are of a clan which migrated to Hongkong very long time ago, and some claim that their families bave lived there for three hundred years..

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