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HOW CHOLERA IS STARTED

AND SPREADS

PRACTICAL HINTS FOR LESSENING

RISKS.

CLEANLINESS OF HANDS, FOOD,

AND HABITS THE NEED.

The Medical Officer of Houlth, Dr. G. W. Pope, explained, yesterday to our represonative a number of important points with a regard to the nature of skolera, how it is spread, and how to minimise danger should the disense sproud to the Colony,

Cholera germs originate from the excreta of an infected

person.

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Choleras contracted through the mouth. That is by eating the germs.

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The hard is a main sures of infoction. "WASH YOUR HANDS DEFORE · EATING AND AFTER THEY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF INFECTION.""

"Dysentery, typhoid and cholera, are all spread in much the sams way, Cleanliness in our persons, our habits and our food. Is the nood out East."

THE QUESTION" OF BATHING.

lone got an illness of this" Hort." said .. Pope, by shaking" hands with an impettant perion La stronger terai was used) jus before r

Cholera sancts from the exerits of a patient, or of that still taber, dangri, a healthy carrier, Of course patient in a bed state is altogether infcutinuă,

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The gerus infect salt water? Yes.

Is bataing dangerous'?

I would hot like to say it is enfa; particularly from the har- bour beaches, or anywhore within

Harbour or at Castle, Peak. Repulse Bay?

Dr. Pope said that there the Caper was lacs, but not elimidat- ed

The Outlook.

The gori dora not attack pse t when swallowed, For instance if

lavatory sent were infected the disease would not attack a ent on While Dr. Pope glüte agreed thay the skin, but the danger to a tirere had heen many outbreaks of persons, using the lavatory would be anokers in Canton, which had not sreat. The gems might be picked !arently afïveted Hong Kong, he was up on the hand, from either the not prepared to say that he viewed body, or the set and conveyed the situation. lightly. Because we either to food; to a cigarette ori had got off lightly in the past was direct to the mouth.

no pensórí to suppose that we were safe. There was no seientide reason for not expecting cases here, and while he did not expect a bad epdiemie a good many cases might

Fruit is dangerous. Because it is handled dirty hands and "the germs on one piece of init, are Convey d to others in contact with 'it.

If there are germs on the skin, when it is opened the germa prob ahly get to the inside; or again, the hand may beadme infected.

Bathing.

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Either salt or fresh water sots as an incubating ground for germs. Water is, in fact, the medium hy which the disease is must easily spread, and that is why drinking water must be boiled.

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Four Cases Yesterday. According to the resorts at that ting-about 4.30 p.m. there were four cases yesterday

1. Altogeher there have been eight vases and seven deathe since Mon-

day.

(The Government. precautions against cholera and a statement by the Hon. Dr. Wellington appear in our report of the Legislative Council on Page 6.)

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932.

THE FUNG MURDER

CASE.

HOTEL EMPLOYEES GIVE EVIDENCE

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: CHAUFFEUR CHARGED.

The greater part of the afternoon At yeaterday's proceedings in the Fung murder case was devoted to taking evidence from hotel boya who give the Court particulars re- garding the engaging of rooms at the various hotels by the people concerned in the case price to the night of March 4, when George Fung was shot by an unknown nsailant in Village Read. As a consequence, Cheng Kwok Xau, a wealthy young Chinese, is charge with procuring the murder of the deceased. He is defended by Mr. Geo K. Hall Brutton while Mr. R. E. Lindaell, Asistant Attorney- General is condicting the ense for the Crown.

The first, witness called, at yester dag's proceedings was Det. Sergt. Meadows, who produced a plan of the third floor of the Nathan Hotel. After this, Mr. Norman Stradmoor, of The Pharmary, went into the lex and said that on the night of March 24 last. ha feft Kowloon for Hong Kong by the 8.30 p.m.or 8.40 p.m. ferry. He was joined later by Christie who enme on board fafter he did; when they got to Hong Kong they parted company.

At the Fathan Hotel, Wu Kaa. room boy on the third Hoog of the Nathan Hotel said that in the night of March 17, last, he was on 19 midnight to am duty and at about 3 am, a man cante up and hooked & room-No. 40, This man was joined later by another and they stayed 11 about 7.1. At about 8 in. the mea sent him out for some" congee. Winness concluded by saying that at about 4.30 am he saw the room dour oper and he went up to close 15. A Rule later, however, it was open again,

Cross-examined by Mr. Braaten, the man said that it was part of his duties to close doors if they were found op Re-oxamined by Mr. Lindsell on this point, witness said that hotels were just like streets If the doo WMPA open many people would go into the rxona and steat..

THE GOVERNMENT'S WATER POLICY

SEVERE CRITICISM BY KOWLOON RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.

MAINLAND SUPPLY DEPLETED IN

FAVOUR OF THE ISLAND.

The following criticisms of the Government's water policy. with particular referguce to Kowloon supplies, have been sent "by "the Secretary of the Kowloon Residents' Association, on behalf

of that body, to the Hon. Colonial Secretary.

It is pointed out that on June at the Ishad had supplies which would last two and a half times as long as those on the" Mainland, this having been offected by excessive transfer of water through the harbour pipo Bne. This could not, moreover, he re- Adjusted as the pipe line functions one way only.

It is also contended that an error was made in filling the By- wash Reservoir at the expense of the Main Reservoir. The lattor has been overflowing while the former is still very low!

The letter is given below:--

WHY WAS THE MAIN RESERVOIR DRAINED?

Kowloon, June The Hon. CoLÓNIAL SECRETARY, Hong Kong, SIR,-

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catchment arow resulted in the Re-l eoption rearmor being filled (rise 7ft 10in) and the overflow, gave a rise of 29 in in addition, in tho Bywasis.

In the ryent thefelofe of further heavy rains, which may be expect ed, it is apparent that the Bywnsh

reservoir will be overlowing to the

Dolony's Water, Supply,

The recent water shortage, re- sulting in greatly restricted sup. plies to all consumers and in con- siderable inconvenience and dis. comfort to all arctions of the com-

Hen while the Main Kowloon re- unity, led this Association to

servoir will still be half empty, institute a general review of the due largely to the fact that far too whole question of water apply much water was drained off the and distribution in the Colony, Main to the Bywash reservoir dur and I am directed to forward the Fing the drought. We submit that following statement which is res

this was a serious error of judgs pectfully admitted for the con

ment, and that the levels of the sideration of Government.

Bywash should have been kept as low he was consistent with neves- mary cover" to draw off; with the

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Distribution of Available Supply.

An analysis of the figures of bulk kept in the Main reservoir. The next witness, Kwok Cheun. also a boy on the third floor of the water stared and consumed, as as thin takes so much longer to Nathan Hotel, said that о the published, from time to time in the fil Might of March 20, he was on the 2.5 shift and at about 1.30 a.m.

Press, shows concluajvely, that the| somebody came in nnd booked room

Harbour pipeline. was kept in, 400. The man gave his rare an operation far too long during the Leung Hing. There were two peo

recent shortage. ple in the room-Zimmern and Christie-and witness added that Using the consumption figures another man-Souza-came afler.

or May as a basis, the water con

DINNER TO THE HON. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. was to join the He said that

MR. H. T. CREASY.

Boatmaurd from Page 3)

Dr. Kotewal has in very kind terms referred to my lurid past, su I do not propose to talk about my

self.

our

JURY'S VERDICT. IN MOTOR

INQUEST.

sumed on the Island was 211.78 m.g. or 17.8 galions per head per day, while on the. Mainland the amount

he knew these three people before.

No Reply to Knocking. After they had engaged the room, witness said, the party remained inside for a while after which they was 143 mg or 16.4 gallons per came out and wont to Fung's room | head per day. Storage on the and knocked rut the door. The door,

was $13.9 m.g. on the however, was not opened and after 1st June standing outside this room for about Island and 195.80 m.g. on the Main 10 minutes, the party returned to land, ie, allowing the same.com- room 400. There they ordered some

sumption per head of population opium.

as in May the Island had supplies which would last rather more than

Cross-examined by Mr. Brusion, witness said that he saw the party come out from room 400, knock at $94, wait and then return to 409. He did not see anybody along the corridor at all.

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In acewer to Mr. Wynne Jones transfer by the pipe line of reserves increased. The cost of this work

from the mainland.

À verdict of nccidental death was returned by the jury yesterday at the close of the inque conducted by Mr. W. Schofield into the death From 1923 to 1022 the Department of a Chinese girl who was knocked to which I belong has kept ne more down and fatally injured by a than fully occupied, and we have, tor car in Hennessey Road recently, been through many differ and m! It was dated iar evidence that pleasant experiences, all of which the driver of the car concerned did we have survived with the help of not stop after the accident, but

Chinese colleagues. I wish drove on after first switching a particularly to take this opportun his lights. Witnesses later supplied ity of thanking the Chinese com the police with a ear sumber. The witness and that when the people munity for their great forebearance driver of the our denied having knocked at Fang's door, the Janter and patience during the way irk-driven along Hennessey Road ou some period of water retries the night in question. tions, from one of which we have In returning a verdict of "Dench "unty ju merged. In this come by misadventure," the jury attach

on 1 should also like to conveyed no blume to the driver. ing grateful thanks to the Press of The driver, who has been arrest in Colony for the very helpful and ed on charges of failing to stop reasonable attitude which day have after the accident and also of fall adopted throughout. The Colonying to report the accident, was re. inay have to go through further manded by Mr. Wynne Jones until periods of water restriction, until this morning, when, in all probabil; the 2nd Section of the Sking Munity, a date for the hearing of the Scheme is in operation, but we have can will be fixed. heard to-day tant the Secretary of

ran his room bell and when he (witness) went up to Room 404 to answer" that call he heard Fung asking who was knocking.

Evidence was also given by Wong Kau of the Tangshan hotel about the booking of a room on the fifth floor of that hotel by Christie on March 21.

was adjourned until Heering Monday next.

To obviate the anomaly of water from the large Shing Man catch- ment area running to waste while most of the Colony's reservoirs are well below overlöw, we suggest the construction of an open conduit! taking the overlow direct from the Reception reservoir to the 'Main Kowloon reservoir instead of us it present to the lower level Bywash reservoir. All available Shing Mun water would then be impounded before any ompllow takes place to the sea.

In addition, by widening the temporary top end of the agn- duit in the Shing Mun Valley to conform to the permanent full section, and abolishing the present wo and a half times as long as bottle neck entrance at the intake, those on the Mainland, due to the the amount of water received from this source could be considerably

would be commaratively small, and On the assumption that it is the it would result in a definite con- object of Government to provide a period of construction of the main servation of supplies during the balanced, and equitable supply to Shing Mun Dam, which has been all districts, in times of shortage quoted in the Presy as five years. the storage on each side of the Penstocks at Kowloon Reservoir. harbour should be regulated through

We note that the penstocka to the the harbour pipe line so that with

Kowloon spillway were not employ due regard to the estimated con ed last year, and water was alley sumption per head of population of to pass over the spillway of the the quantity stored on either sidemain dam at a level three or four should last the same period of time. feet below that which could have On this basis, it would appear at been attained by the fuß use of the Island had in storage on June thë penstocks. Three or four feet | 1st 325 mg, which should have been extra depth of water over the aren is to be no delay in proceeding with lion gallons. In spite of these ad-

retained on storage on the main of the main reservoir would give land, and which as the pipe. linea considerable increase in volume I sincerely trust, there- ditions to the Waterworks the supĮ fore, that before long water restric- Ply, has not kept pace with the

of storage, which should not he When Sze Yang-sang was brought is one way service could not be s in Hong Kong will become rapid development of the Colony. before Mr. Wynne-Jones yesterday re-transferred; or in other words, snated. We submit that the full unnecessary. This wish has often! Regret at Lanving Hong Kong. morning on the charge of posses assuming the pipe line capable of one of maximum depth of storage been expressed, but however hopeful It in with very much regret that 'sion of ore automatic nistol and transferring 3 mg per day, that should be insisted on, while in time thers in here been we are now! I am leaving Hong Kong, but the three rounds of ammunition, it was this service was kept in operation of floods safe lavels could be main- in a better position for de fulfil time has come when others must rated that the man was employed for 42 days longer than was retained by the use of these pen- Tont of that wish than ever before. carry on the good work, and I know! as a chauffour and that the pistol quired to effect an oquitable disstocks.

that my successors in office will and ammunition were found in the tribution. obtain as much pleasure and in servants' quarters of Bisney Villas, Expansion of Colony in Past 10

terest from that work as it has, on Wednesday. Yosts,

afforded me.

It is said that the man is de I miss very much on this ocur tained by the pollen in connection I may perhaps be excused for insion my good friend Sir Shouson with the Fung murder.

In order that the harbour pipe would have been totally different, troducing a very few figures culler Chow, and I am sorry I shall not Chief Dilective Inspector Roy-line could be used to transfer water and works then only considered of a from the annual report alous to be be here when he returns with his noida conducted the case for the from the Mainland to the Island,temporary nature would have been published, which may be of interest youth renewed. I hope, however, brosarution while Mr. D. L. Etrellet Kowloon Main Reservoir was run anperseded. As these temporary as showing the expansion of the Co-that many of us will met again, defended,

off into the Bywash reservoir to works, however, have already Jony during the past 10 years. aither here or in England, where 1, Addressing the Court, the offer such an extent that on the 1st June proved inadequate, and appear

The averago P.W.D. annual ex-shall myself be almost a stranger said:-

only 31.18 m.g. remained in the likely to remain for some years, penditure during the last decade after having sojourned abroad for I am asking you to grant two reservoir, while the Bywash con the foregoing migrostions are res has increased by 83,000,000 over the so many yours.

days remand in police custody, tained 36 m.g.

pectfully submitted as a means of, average of the previous decido, and Dr. Kotwall has very kindly your Worship.

Levels (below overflow) were as relieving the situation until the do regard to private, buildings over balluded to my wife as a fitting norp- Mr. Strullett:--I am wondering | follows:-

completion of the Shing Mun Dam. 10,000 houses have been completed mate, which is very true. She that why it should be in police custody.

June June

In view of the public interest in during that period. Though the always had the gift of making and. Why can't it be a remand in gaol

1st. 14th. this very vital service I have to add present water supply is inadequate keeping friends, and I know that in the usual way, where he can Shine Mun Recep Over that a copy of this latter has been

& should unt be forgotten that dur, she joins in my regrela at having to have, facilities for consulting his tion

7'10" flowing forwarded to the Press for general ing the last 10 years the storage leaver many of them behind nr in solicitors?

Kowloon Main Re-

information. capacity of the reservoirs lins Been Hong Kong

servoir

49′ 4* 31 Bywash Reservoir... 49'4 13 Due to the much smaller catch- ment area for the Main reservoir, the rise in 14 days was 1776, 14in. only, while the large Shing 'Mun

Bdate has proved of the com-

mencement of that scheme, and there

the work.

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increased by over 1,000 million ga? Centlemen, I would very sincerely lons, and that the Shing Hun 1st thank you for this most enjoyable Section intake and pipe line give farewell dinner and I now wish you an additional supply of 1,000 mil- all the best of luck and say "au (Continued at foot of next column) Frenér but not good-bys,

POSSESSION OF ARMS.

PISTOL AND THREE ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION.

His Worship:-Wall, can't he have those facilities in police cus tody 1

Mr. Strollett:-I don't know.. His Worship:-I think the facili

(Continued on Page 8.)

Uonservation of Availablə Supplies.

In conclusion, I am directed to state that my Committee appreciate the fact that had the Shing Mun Dam scheme been prosceded with as roommended, the situation

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Your obedient servant.

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Hon. Secretary, Kowloon Residents" Assn.

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