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SMALL-POX TREATMENT.

VIGOROUS CHINESE PROTESTS AT MASS MEETING AT TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.

GOVERNMENT TO BE ASKED TO RESCIND RECENT SANITARY BOARD ORDER.

EVEXX

Representatives of all sections of the Chineso community were present at the Tang Wan Hospital, yesterday when а

nooting was held to discuss the question of treatment of small- 'por cases in Hong Kong. The masting was the direct result of the recission of certain concessions hitherto granted to the community" relative to trbatment of cases at home.

I will be recalled that at a recent mooting of the Sanitary Board whed the rectasion of those concessions was discussed, two Chinese on the Board, Massis. Wong Kwong Tin and T, N. Chau, spoke against the motion.

Sir Shou-son Chow, Hon. Dr. 'Kotowall and Mr. M. E. Lo also addressed the gathering.

CHINESE v. WESTERN TREATMENT.

Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan, the Chair) family was kept on board for four man of the Committee of the Tung days. Clothing found in houses Wah Hospital, was in the chair where cases, had broken out was and he was supported by the two burned and in fact the Chineas Vice-Chairmen of the Committee, population wore so frightened of Messrs. Thomas Tam and Chan Lim these measures that, rather than Pak. Those present included Hon. comply with the law, they took a Sir Shou-son Chow, Hon. Dr. R. H. chance and failed to report cases, Kotewall; O.M.G., Hon. Dr. 8. W. and when a death occurred they Tao, O.B., LL.L, Mr. Ho Kom simply dumped the dead body. The Tong, O.B.E., Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr.authorities caused photographs to Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. T. N. Chau, Mr. Li Yick Mui and many others representing practically every trade and profession in the Colony, The main hall of the hospital in which

It was a pathetic sight in 1907 that the ingeting was held was full to moved Mr. Ho Kom Tong to enlist capacity.

the aid of other prominent Clinead The Chairman expressed grati-gentlemen at that time to see if tude for the attendance of so many something could be done to allay sections of the public, and went ou the unfounded fears of the Chinese to invite opinions on the question community and at the same time of the present method of dealing to reduce the death rate. One

be taken of the dumped bedies and whenever they were identified, the people responsible for the dumping were summoned,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931.

H.E, SIR WM. PEEL TO

VISIT CANTON,··

Ernos nur Own CORRESPONDENT. }

CANYON, Ματ. 27.

greatly deminished." As I say, the conditions were good, but unfor tunately the methods in making them known, were not as good as ine would have wished. Now that the public realise to the full the consequence of non-compliance with

It is learned that Sir William these conditions my colleagues and

feel that they will make every Perl, Governor of Hong Kong, may endeavour to obey the behest of the visit Canton at an early date in Sanitary Board although the conresponse to the invitation of Gon.

Šliv. ditions entail several inconvenien, eral Chen Ming ces much dialiked by the people."

R. M. K, LO,

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When the Chinese Trade Mission from Hong Kong was here recent-

more than usual care as the ques tion at issue was one' vital to the Chinose. At the outset he would liky to point out that the Sanitary Board, in roseinding the resolution of 1918, acted not without reason A was pointed out by Mr. Ho Kom Tong, and Mr. Wong Kwong Tin. When that resolution was passed there were attached to it the three conditions about which they had heard again and again that afternoon. The ob foot of those conditions was to di courage people to get vaccinatel no

Mr. M. F. Lo suggested that they, General Chen' requested them that smallpox would in time bemesting should got to the root of to prevail upon the Hong Kong Governor to make such a trip and eradicated or reduced, and to pre the thing by applying to the Gor Vent the present despicablo dump-ernment to amond the Publicace what Canton is doing in the Health and Building Ordinance, way of reconstruction and modern- The Medical Officer of Health 1903, which said that the amall-poxiantion. He had been in Hong had reported that he did not recall cases could be treated in the pati. Kong many times, he said, and was a,single case in which any Chinese ent's home on specified tonditions, specially received by Sir William who complied with the condi- The three members of the Legisla. Peel on each ocession. tions and that being the case, the tive Council thought that, since Chinese had themselves to blame. the resolution of 1018 was approved But if they roicmbered these con- by the Sanitary Board and sines ditions, were imposed fourteen rescinded by them of their own years ago according to the Hon.accord, it would seem that the Mr. S. W. Tao and that they people should seek a solution from migh, not in this lapse of time

that quarter. Fortunately tha be generally known to the general meeting had just heard from Mr. public on secount of the fact that. N. Chau and Mr. Wong Kwong the population of this Colony had largely migrated. They might then understand why the conditions had

ing of dead bodics.

not been complied with they should have been.

Pamphlets Distributed, Continuing Mr. Kotewall said that it was true that since 1918, from time or to time almost annually, on ormous numbers of pamphlets had been distributed emphasising on the necessity of vaccination, But my colleagues and I have reason to believe that the Sanitary Board or any other public bodies have very rarely if over given ány severe warning the people to the effect that, unless they complied with the that were accorded to them in 1918 conditions the special concessions would be withdrawn. Without that. due, warning the resolution was reneinded. Little, wonder that the

in that they would do their very best to represent to the Board the sentiment of the people and that they would use their utinost: en- deavour to attain the objects of the meeting in spite of the fact that they were in a very small minority.. Side by side, such re- presentatives of the Chinend would

AMERICAN ADMIRAL VISITS

CANTON,

BANQUET IN HIS HONOUR.

(FEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }

CANTON, Mar. 27. Admiral Charles B. McVay, Jr.;

Commander-in-Chief of the U.S.A. Naval Squadron, Asintio Station; in expected to arrive in Canton some- time this afternoon by gunboat on a friendly informaž visit.

The American· Admiral will cal on General Chen Ming Shu, Gen- eral Chen Tani Tong, Mayor Lin

cooperate with the Chinese members

tha, Sanitary Board, the Tungun Koy and other high members

of the Canton Government. Wah Hospital, and other charitablo institutions in bringing home the necessity of observing the cou ditions. If after auch due warn. ing, the people still disregarded the conditions, then they would have only themselves to blame,

"We now await the result of the efforts to be made by Mr. Wong Kwong Tin and Mr. T, N. Cháu,

Mr. J. W. Ballantine, the Ameri- Kenn Consul-General here, hns already made the necessary ar- rangements with the local Govern

ment:

The distinguished American visi |tor will be the guest of honour at a banquet to be given in the Sooi si Club in "Tungshan by General

with smallpox cases. The disease, morning he saw a few coolies jush people's mind was greatly disturb and should they unfortunately not Chen, Ming Shu on behalf of the f

he said, was looked upon as a verying an ambulanca along the watered," added Mr. Kotewall.

serious one by Europeans, but he thought the Chinese regarded it

with less abhorence.

Provincial Governinent of Kwang- tung.

TWO AVIATORS KILLED.

DEATH OF NAVAL STUDENT

front at West Point. Inside the ambulance was a baby who was wailing for its mother. The mother followed the ambulance, keeping a In the course of a lengthy speech,

few paces away and shouting to the Mr. Ho lu pointed out that the con- coolics not to take away her only census of opinion seemed to point son, When the ambulance arrived to z réséstment, against the dis-ed in pacifying the mother and the at its destination, Mr. Ho succeed allowance of treatment of small-pox baby was in due course removed to cases at home. The speaker went the Hygiene." The next morning on to say that the Chinese repre- was obtained for a local doctor to Mr. Ho saw to it that permission sentatives on the Sanitary Board, visit the baby, but on the arrival Mohara. Wong Kwong Tin and T. of the doctor on the "Hygiene," N. Chau, did their best to retain the boy was already dend, Mr. Ho pointed out that the boy was torn the concessions previously granted away from his mother's side at n by the authorities, but unfortunate. moment when he most needed hor. ly they were in the minority. Ho From that moment Mr. Ho, unre pointed out, however, that the do-lentlessly, pursued the matter and cision of the Sanitary Board was succeeded, in gradually getting the municipalities in China in this here in the dual capacity of advi- | Chinesć navál flying student and by no means anal and absolute, authorities to consent to Chinese cases being treated in the Chinese Dumping of Bodies,

Continuing, Mr. Kotewall aid succeed, then we hope that their that Mr. M. K. Lo said that the colleagues on the Sanitary Board Director of Medical and Sanitary will give a sympathetic ear to the Service had informed him that

request of the people supported by similar laws as were existing in Hong Kong existed in all diffor-all shades of public life. We, Bir ont municipalities in China and of Health. "I cannot," remarked and I will, to the best of our had been passed by the Ministry Shou-Son Chow, Dr. S. W. TKO, Mr. Katewall, speak about any ability, represent the views of the municipality other than Canton. A Chinese community to the Governor sociated with the Canton Gov-with a view to the amendment of friend of mind, who is indirectly erninent, has informed me that al- the law." though he cannot say definitely

SIR SHOU-SON CHOW. that such a law did exist in Can- tow he gave me a definite assurance Addressing the meeting, Sir that the people who were suffering Shou-son. Chow said: "At the out from smallpox were still permitted set I want to define the position of to be treated in their own homes, my two honourable colleagues, and We have been told to copy the myself at this meeting. We come matter of sanitary laws; why then sors of the Hospitals, and as cannot we copy their methods in presentatives of the Chinese in the his instructor met thoir deaths as

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ACCIDENT NEAR HÚNGJAD AERODROME.

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only recently such small-pox cases had been for fourthen years simi- larly permitted in this Colony?"

Spread of Infection.

is our duty to give such advise as

bra. Mesars. Ling Ching-yuan, 20 our conscience, dietates and to the heat of our ability; and in the ac fears-old student and Chei Chang- cond capacity it is our duty to | chne, instructor; 30 years of ago. present the views of the community

The machine took off froin Hung- in the Government

jao shortly after to a.m, on an in- structional light, and for saverál minutes all went well. The aero- plate was taken up to a height of 700 feet shortly after taking off, and the pair comumenerd to fly around the Hungjan aren.

A Chinese medical, practitioner sdid that he thought that Chinese

As regards the dumping of bodies, iloctora and herbalists should be in- Mr. Ho thought that poverty had structed to report all cases of small-little to do with it. Since 1007 he pox to the Covomment. He also had announced publicly that free added that inmates of any house coffins would be provided by him where there was an outbreak of and no, questions asked if cases small-pox should be vaccinated, and farther that vaccination campaigns should be more vigorously carried Regarding the question of dump ing, the speaker said that as far as his experience went, vers seldom

Mr. He thought it was the fear were corbase of adults dumped in of incurring a visit from the Sani the street. Those that were dump tary Board coolies for the purpose ed came from very poor families. of disinfection that prevented many In connection with the question from reporting cases to the author of the dumbing of children, horities. It was quite true that many thought two prificipal causes led to small-pox cases were not reported this practice Firably, poor people and the authorities were not to that the infection of small-pox of 1918; that special privilege mighted his altitude, for the machine did not, what to go to the expense blame if they rescinded the con- would be further spread if fami- be withdrawn by the Sanitary suddenly crashed into the top of a of a funeral, and, secondly, they sessions, because, actually, there lies living, in the same, house or Board. The Banitary Board has tree and was wrocked, the two bo drende the visit of Sanitary Board was a breach of trust on the part flat-in many cases many families acted without some such warning, roolien who carried out disinfecting of the Chinese community to whom occupying the same flat-would re but we three still hold the view that ing thrown to the ground. This work in a house after a case had, the concessions meant so much. move to other quarters bringing the public should have been given becurist at 10.30 a.mi, six miles to been brought to the notice of the The speaker thought that wider with them their furniture and per due warning before the resolution the south of the aerodrome. authorities

When the speaker saw the drid publicity would perhaps lead to a sonal belongings, thereby carrying was rescinded. We have not chang

better conception of the purpose of the infectious germs.

ed or modified in any way our st body of a baby in the stront, he reporting casca. had always stopped to study the are. He thought that not more than twenty or thirty of the bodies damped in the street during the year died from small-pox. An ob servant, perbou would notice that in the case of all the babies that were dainped, their clothing iddicated that they came from the poorest of families.

** s.8. Hygiene,"

Mr. Rotewall went on to say that the Medien! Officer of Health held the view that if small pox

We have heard the pros, and were reported to the Tong Wah enses were permitted to be treated cons, of the subject; but without Hospital, but he had not been in the patients own homes the risk at this moment entering into its fusiladed with requests and the of spreading infection would be merits and denierits. I should like money he had spent from that time greater. Now according to the to say that some wighths before the to date on free coffins did not oven psychology and montality of the resofssion of the resolution by the amount to $10,000.

Chinese, Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. Sanitary Board we three expressed S. W. Teo and the speaker thought to the Government the opinion that that if the 1018 concession was not

In view of the unabated dumping continued the danger of infection of dead bodies and the absctice of

Mr. Ling, the student, was at would be greator, in as much as report of small-box cases, the pub the controls when the aeroplane was the people would fear being relie should be given a warning that brought down lower, and it is moved to hospitals for treatment. shless they comply with the onthought that he must have misjudg In this connection it would seem ditions attached to the resolution

Mr. Ho added that in 1907, when the people were allowed to treat smallpox cases in the Chinese why, better results were achieved: What was really important to the Chinese mind was that when the sink were removed to hospital, friends and relatives were allowed to visit the cases, provided they conformed with certain rules of disinfection..

Mr. He took his audience through an interesting talk on the natute of the disease, its symptoms and methods of remedying it, according to the Chinese methods.

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There were several people in the vicinity of the scona of the criali, mostly farmers, and they hastened

'told wheb had Happeded, and ař- rangements were tandé to jake both injured men to hospital immediate.

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It had been pointed out by titude in this matter,, and shall the three representative members of certainly renew our advice to the the Sanitary Board that the Ma. Government. gistrate cannot make an order forty colleague the Hon. Mr. B. to assist the unfortunate aviatora. the compulsory removal of a pati-W Tag, who knows more about this Both were in an unconscious state ent suffering from smallpox if the subject than most of us has al-The aerodrome authorities werd patient in fodging in a domestic ready given a history of the resolu- house occupied by one family. Intion.. that case the Banitary Authority would bo powerless and consequent- ly the danger of infection so much Mr. M., Lo, who supported feated by then would remain, Fire the rescinding of the Ordinance in ther, such a law would operate and question at the Sanitary Board, favourably in regard to those who said that the season for the Sani- were not fortunate enough and who tary Authorities taking that step have to share a domestic house with was that the people failed to re- several families, and this class of port the small-pox cases. For 1990- people formed the majority of the there were seven thousand wall. Chinese population.

pox cases and out of these only 20 reports were made by the doctors to the Sanitary Authorities. In most cases people living with the patients moved away and tired to mind excellent though aiming at Avoid disinfection, but in fact, they the eradication of small-pok by did the very opposite spreading the the people to resort to | infection. Since Nanking, Shang.

Mr. Ho Kom Tong, in the course of & speech lasting almost, an hour recalled the lines twenty-five year ago, when small-pox cases were isolated on a vessel in the bar or brief speech, stressed the import known as the 8,8" Hygienę." Few of those who were removed to this ance of vaccination, pointing out the drop of the vessel sins with cinated and every person should VORBe ever returned. Sp great was that every child aught to be vas- the spread of small-pox many people after a lapse of a few vedro, ket fould shoir way back to Canton vaccinated. It was the surest pre-ditions. These objects were to my rather than risk being sent to the vention known to date.

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Mr. Ho went on to say that not nnly were, the, sick removed to the vesiel, bat inmates of a house where n case was discovered were also taken to this boat-In one case

DR. KOTEWALL'S VIEWS.

The Hon. Mr. R. Kolewall

"Let us now" said Mr. Kotwall; "carefully-examine the object of the 1018 concession with its con

It was of little avail, howevET

both men were suffering from badly fractured skulls, and they alled at midday, within an hour of having boot admitted to hospital, Their bodies were removed, yester day afternoon to the International Funeral Directore in Kidechow Rond and will be sent to Foochow on a Chinese gunboat at noon to day.

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