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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY DECEMBER 29, 1931

THE DIPHTHERIA

EPIDEMIC.

NOT YET REACHED ITS:

ZENITH.

CONTAMINATED MILK NOW

BLAMED.

卡

"I consider the diphtheria epide mic as being very serious, and advise all residents to boil every thing," especially their milk!

I suspect that the epidemic is

ARCTIC EXPLORER DENIES "RESCUE"

"HAVING A FINE TIME”'

FLYING PROBLEMS in GREENLAND,

A modest but Arm denial that he' | was rescued from the observatory on the Groenland iceenp was made by Mr. Augustine Courtauld at a core- mony of welcome at Copenhagen by the Danish Government to the mem-

due to milk which has becour coubers of the Watkins and Wegener Laminated and spread all over the expeditions to Greenland, Colony. It is chrious that such an explosive outbreak as this could unly have been caused by the germ being curried. bg something which 1 in common us throughout the Volony.

In view of this, I definitely urge that all residents boil all their milk before use..

The authorities are making full investigations and are carrying out examinations of all milkmen and

HOWN.

It is suspected that the car rins is richer a milkman, passing on the contact while milking, or int a cow has been attacked by the

"Neither the British Government, the Danish Government, nor the Swedish Government rescued me," he said (according to Router). "E was having a ne timo, and I vo- commend anybody who wanta enjoyable time to spend a Low months just smoking and reading and doing nothing else on the Greenland icecap."

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The two expeditions, British and German, wote met on their arrival in the 8.8. Hans Egede by the Danish Premier, M. Stauning, who congratulated Mr. Watkins on his brilliant sporting achievement and: - excellent

geographical results.

• The suggestion that the epide-Scientille work in Greenland, wid mid is the result of contaminated M. Stauning, was eminently a work milk is strengthened by the fact of service to civilisation. that the bacilhts multiplies con- siderably in milk, whereas, at this time of the year, with the lower Lemperature, the germ does not muitiply to the same extent as that which must have caused the present outbreak. I therefort definitely cule water out as the likely carrier of the disease.

"I would like to add that even if

Mr. Watkins, in his reply, snid he was gratified at the interest the world took in the work of his ex- pedition, and congratulated the Danish Government on their treat- ment of the Eskimos.

The object of Mr. Watkins's ex- pedition, which set out last year, was the investigation of the possibi lities of an air line between Eng-

the origfu and cause of the epidland and Canada by way of the mic is braund to the milk supply of Greenland icceny. Mr. Courtauld, Che Colony, this does not feu there has been any negligence on offered to man a eamp alone for the sun of the artificial silk millionaire,

the part of the milk producers."

winter on the icecap. Subsequent The foregoing, which wus aly, after many unavailing attempts official statement issued to the Press to Jocate him, he was found in the by Dr. G. Pope, the Medical Healthspring of this year not only alive Officer, late yesterday afternoon but also well and cheerful served t:o confirm suspicions, al ready widely current in authorita" tive circles, that the upredecented epidemte of diphtheria was due to contaminated milk.

:

Prospects of an Air Service.

Some hints as to the nature of

their findings were dropped by Mr. The epidemic is not by any means day by the Copenhagen pewspaper Watkins at a reception held yester centralised, the whole Colony apPolitiken." "A regular air route parently being affected. At five

'clock yesterday afternoon

the umber of cases notified already

Spey Royal's that day had reached the total of

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over. Greenland will be impraetien- ble," he said, until acroplane en- had not one week without a blizzard, gines are absolutely reliable. We

blizzards are confuod to the lower making dying impossible. But as

strata of the air, aeroplanes capo- A Daily Press representative wis eniormed by Dr. D. J. Valentine,le of high flying could probably Acting Director of Modicat and escape them." Machines are requir Sanitary Services, in an interview,ed with a minimum speed of 100 that so far the disense had assumed miles an hour, with three or four engines, and fitted with floats and epidemic proportions only among the European population, though the average number of Chinese affected had increased considerably.

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The blizzards are probably only local, which a study of the reporta of the two expeditions will cluci- The best advice I can give," date, but, if so, an air service said Dr. Valentine, is for people would require two bases on each to avoid all crowds, to use'n gargle coast, capable of aruding meteorn- of során suitable disinfectant, to boil logical reports to oncoming-'planes fall milk and water hefore consump-in order to enable them to choose tion, and to see a doctor immediats the huge where the weather is propi- ly a sore throat develops./

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SENTENCE ON MAN HE KNEW.

John Humphreys Mockridge (01) described as a solicitor, formerly practising at Ealing, was at the Old Bailey on November 22 aun- tenced to three years' penal ser vitude "for fraudulent conversion. "Mr. Gerald Dodson, prosecuting, said that Muckridge had been prac FIRE SERVICE CHARGES.

tising as a solicitor since 1907, and he had pleaded guilty to two of | WATER AUTHORITY PERMITS, fences. One was the comparatively rare one of fraudulent conversion, by an actual trustee, and the other · The following new regulations the canvatnion of money received

Dr. Valentine then went on to explain that the fact of a person having had the disease once did not as the following figures show:-- #ase gradually strongthened its grip by any means render him or her December 1, 5 casch; December 2 EPIDEMIC ON PRAYA EAST have been made under the Water-by him on behalf of a client. immune from a further attack, nor caso; December 3, 1 case; Decem did the injection of diphtheria ber 4, 1 case; December 5, 1 case; anti-toxin constitute a permanent Dernier d, 1 case; December 7, 5 safeguard against tire disease.enses; December 10, 2 cases: Decom Such an injection does make theber 11, 1 case; December 14, 2 cuses subject immune for two or perhaps December 13, 1 case; December 22, three weeks," said Dr. Valentine, 4 caena: December 20, 3 cases; but complete and lasting immunity December 21, 4, cases; December 25: is only obtained by undergoing a ensus; December 20, 3 ca: course of treatment lasting some December 27, 2 cases; Decembar 28, months, the machinery for the nd- ministration of which I do not be- lieve to be in the Colony,"..

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5 cases,

Children, o

works Ordinance by the Governor-,

In the first case be acted as ex- in-Council:

ecutor and, trustee under the will of thefte of Duro motor

That there has been au epidem e Fire services may be permitted of Mrs. Elsey, a widow, of Totter- from newly-built houses on the his opinion or in the opinion of a number of legacies to persons, in pumpa by the Water Authority when hem. It became his duty to pay Praya East Reclamation, was re the Chief Officer of the Fire Bri-humble circumstanera, mostly liv. Rozeskwy at Central Magistracy pedient to enable water from the Suffolk, but this he failed to do. vealed by Detective Sergeant gade the same are necessary or ex-ing in the neighbourhood of Eye, yesterday, when two Chinese youths waterworks to be used by the owner In June, 1930, he was made bank- were charged with the theft of one or occupier of any building orrupt, with liabilities of £2,080 and such pump from 355, Hennessey structure for the purpose of com- assets which realised only 208. Pre Bond

batting fire:

ecedings were taken against him The Bret defendant was arrested Every permit for a fire service by beneficiaries in Chancery. E by a Chinese detective when he was granted by the Water Authority was ordered to pay a sum of money with shall be subject to such conditions, into court, and as he failed to do semn walking in the streets

suck under his arm. The pum stipulations and reservations as he this he was committed to prison. was in the sock and où being ques may see fit to make or impose. Mr. Laurence Vine (defending) tioned later on, the mag led the No fire service permit shall in- mentioned that Mockridge wAS police to the second defendant clude or imply undertaking, war-struck off the roll on July 23 last. There was a third person concorned; ranty or obligation on the part The whole amount involved with the deal, but his whereabouts of the Government or any depart about £325 are unknown.

ment or offer thereof that water Mr. Justics Humphreys said that His Worship remanded the case will at all times or when required was painful to have to sentener for 48 hours in order that thn be available by or through the fre man whom he had been and third man might be traced. service, or against failure or break known practising his profession..

Detrolive Sergeant Rczoskwy said down or defects or inter ruptions. "I could have wished," he added. that there were about 4,000 pumps | The following fees shall be pard that it had fallen to the lot of installed in the new houses and into the Treasury for the use and some other, judge to perform that that thefts had been very frequent or retention of fire services on and task, bite my duty requires me to lately. Owners of houses have been after 1st January, 1939:--,

PASS a severe sentence. It is not for me to say whether solicitors should be compelled by law to keep clients' money in separate banking accounts or not,???

An Adult Epidemic, Commonsense Precautions. In contrast to similar epidemics Commonsense precautions nto which occasionally break out in therefore to be advised, and England, the most of the cases has though there is no serious danger beon among adults. the supply of serum being exhausted far, have been only seldom affected. the public at large are not specificni-

The disease has found victims y advised to subject themselves to amongst the Services as well as inoculation.

civiliane, and this morning it was Evidence to show how the out-stated that the Naval Hospital is break rapidly assumed serious pro- now full and cannot take any fir- portions in revealed by the figures the cases, ". of notification since Christmas Eve.

Kowloon Hospital is in a similar The Figures.

case, though this is largely due to this fact tint, it has such a large There was an abnormal start to number of ordinary patients. It the month, when, on the first day, | has been decided that further cases five cases were reported. Up to in Kowloon will be treated at the warned to put substantial grilles 0" service, 8310 per annum the 7th, thore wore pine Chiness Victoria Hospital, which is not, round their pumps rather than 4 notificationa. Thereafter the dis- contrary to roport, filled (Continued at foot of next column.).' capacity.

to leave them in small rodina with

thinly constructed doors.

service, 875 per annumi

1

3" service, $50 por anum

service, 835 per annume

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