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STRAIGHT SPEAKING AT SANITARY BOARD MEETING.

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DR. LI SHU FAN. QUESTIONS IN SANITÁRY.

BOARD.

The following were the questions put by Dr. Li Shu Fan at yester. in order to miske such arrangements | day's meeting of the Sanitary Board more satisfactory from the view together with the answers by Mr. point stated, this Board respect-Sayer:- fully recommends to the proper Q: Is the Head of the Sanitary quthorities that up-to-date specially Department aware that the drying constructed and equipped vehicles of slaughtered animals' hair, otel,

bo obtained for refuse removal

in being done on cartain pieces of land within a radius of 200 yards from the Kennedy Town Infectious. Disense Hospital and the Kennedy Town Tung Wah Smallpox Hos.

when the time comes for new vehicles to be ordered in place of the existing ones, and that in the ineantime the existing lorries be sa atructurally altered as to prevent | pital ? the throwing off of refuse on to 'A.: 'I am well aware of it. the streets during the transport,small aren on the outer edge of the and that the existing hours of col- Kennedy Town Cattle Depot and lection be reviewed and revised, Slaughter House has been set ide for many years for the so of the Board's contractor for the clearance

Experience Teachos,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1932.

() That the sixteen enses report-

ed on Tuesday, June 28, wero discovered by some out side person connected with the Modical Department, but int connected with the Tunis Wah Hospital staff-Does th* Medical Officer of Health agree that such impression in entirely contrary to the facin of the case.

L

A. The interview is incorrect-

reported and gives an erroneous impression of the facts of the case

Q: Is it not the fact that the first case of cholera notified to the Medical Officer of Health were enr casu notified on Saturday, June 18, and another case on Monday, June 20, both notifications being by thi Tung Wah Hospital t

A. Yes.

Q: Is it not a fact that the Tung Wah was the first institution

of blood and hair from the abatto spot and to report to the Me toirs,

dical Authorities the existence of cholers in the Colony?.

Are you not satisfied that thers arrangements are considered to be satisfactory Are you prepared to Q: Is thus Head of the Sanitary stand by and say they are so satis Department aware that, as the re factory that I don't want them sult of such drying, flies breed in improved? I submit anyone who large numbers, and that suen flies has to walk through these streets, as and the odour emitted from the I have to very frequently, in the drying beds are most objectionable locality which gives rise to theas to dwellers in the vicinity. representations, would have no A.: Very unpleasant I believe. hesitation in saying what experi-Taken in conjunction with certain ence they get by walking or driv-other trades carried on in this ing behind the lorry.

Offensive Trade area; and with squeals of one thousand pigs slaugh tored nightly in the abattoirs it should deter all bat the most hardy from taking up residence in this vicinity; and, in fact, I believe it

A. Is therefore yes.

HONG KONGS ECONOMIC POSITION

DISCUSSION AT THE

ROTARY CLUB,

MEMBERS ASKED TO ASSIST.

"THE CLUB," ****

Although there WAS በቀ pro arranged speaker at the meeting of the Rotary Club yesterday, quite a few hundred words were spoken in the course of the proceedings.

CITY STABBING AFFRAY.

· DARING ATTACK ON ARCHITECT'S CLERK."

PRINCE'S BUILDING SCENE

OF DASTARDLY CRIME.

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Prince's Building provided the background for another City out rage yesterday when shortly aftor 4 pm. & Chinese clerk employed at Messrs. Raven & Basto, archi- tects, was the victim of a dastardly. stabbing affair.

The President (the Hon. Dr. S. W. Ts'o) having welcomed the only visitor (Mr. B. R. Vazeille) cun The man, To Sui Po, who had tinued: "To-day we have no about $28,000 in notes on his per speakers," & remark which wan son at the time, was coming out greeted with ironical appiduse. The of the lavatory on the third floor President neatly countered thess cheers by continuing; "In other Rotary Clubs they often arrange programmes in which members are called upon to give talks of five minutes' duration about their veca

i. To whom did the Medications, and I shall be glad if some Officer of Health intend to refer one will set the ball rolling by talk by the expression Superintendening for five minutes about his job. of the Kennedy Town District 1 Is it not the fact that Dr 8 W Phoon, the Medical Superintendent of the Tung Walt Hospital, is in connection with the present opide mic the Superintendent of the Tung Wah Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kennedy Town?

when he was accoated by threa Chincar who demanded money, When To replied that he had none, the men closed in én him and threw pepper in his eyes before stabbing him in the abdomen.

From a reliable source we learn

that the robbers got away with approximately $14,000.

Pepper was strewn all over the floor outside the lavatory while a quantity, contained in a small white paper wrapper, was also picked up.

The Vice-President of the Club (Mr. P. S. Cassidy) said he felt rather like a lamb being led to the slaughter, but he agreed with the President that the vocational side of Rotary meetinge had been some To Sui Po, though wounded, what neglected. The professional showed great fortitude when a members had had a good run for Daily Press representative arrived. So far as my memory serves me their money, the doctors particu on the scene. To said that ho I stated that sixtoon cases were dislarly, but not much had been heard went to the bank about 3.30 p.m. covered, in the Tung Wan Hospital from members representing business and got the money after which he by the Superintendent.

Whori business men, exchanged views went back to the offices of Messrs. about business between themselves Cheng Chiu Nam, which, we have they often discovered that they had since learned, is branch of much to say which was of mutual] Messra. Raven & Basto.

As to the latter portion of the question, I believe the statement to be correct...

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The particular locality in which you live many not render to neces- Bary for you to go to places in re- spect of which this representation arises. Your answer to me that in the Peak refuse is carried away does at night may be one explanation Q. In view of the facts that why you do not experience thatics

well-known arc

passible muscating feeling which most of us cholera-carriers, and in view of the experience.

proximity of numerous dwelling Q: Is it not a fact that the six-interest, although-as discussions mained in the office for some timo

cases referred to by the Me-round the table in the Chamber of dical Officer of Health were cases Commerce had often shown-aimi. which had been sent to the Kennedy larity of outlook was not often Tung Wak Authorities for observatively simple trade problems. Town Infectious Hospital by the found even in regard to compara. tion, and that the reports made to

I am glad Dr. Basto has done houses to the Kennedy Town Infectee me the honour of making my motious Disease Hospital which at tion plain, where, perhaps, my bu prosent has a comparatively large English would not have done so. Your Sir, seen to be very annoyed number of cholera in-patients, will with sub-clause 2 of my motion the Head of the Saaitary Depart roading that in, the meantime ther

Mr. Cassidy ran through the list existing lorries be so structurally pont consider what practical steps altered as to prevent the throwing the Sanitary Department could take the Medical Officer of Health were of articles handled by the firm of off of refuse on to the streets to ameliorats the existing con- made by Dr. E. Lim who is which he is a principal (ho was not during the transport." You think it As a great indictment and a great ditions, bearing is mind the im- working under Dr. Pheon as Sup-quite sure whether they did mat insult But I do any that lorries do portance of the removal or mitiga. crintendent of the Kennedy Town ches). shed refuse when they are fully tion of the flies nuisance within theJnfectious Hospital!

immediate vicinity to the Hospitals mentioned.

loaded.

A Grim Joko 1'

I enjoy very much your wonderful and vivid description of insanitary Chinese houses. I think that if you are not occupying the place you are now occupying the Chairman would have held you out of order.

A.: I am unable to agres that there are numerous dwelling houses in the proximity of the hospitals ramed; though I am aware of a row of tenements erected a few

I don't see what that has to do years ago ploso to the slaughter with the motion now before you. I house and in the heart of the Offen cannot help saying I resent some

of your remarks in so far as you sive Trade area. There I under

A.: Yos.

Q: Is it not a fact that there has been absolutely no failure to notify cases on the part of the Tung Wah Hospital?

Q: (vii) Will the Medica'

suggest that I as a representative stand to be little sought after by Officer of Health be good enouga of the Chinese, and therefore, re- tenants: possibly for the reason presenting auch an unhygienic coin- munity as the Chinese, ahould have given in paragraph 2.

Lo say whether or пос the

the check, and, you call it n grim I can well believe that, with the following statements, which joke, that I their representativa admission of cholera patients to the attributed

were

to him ብዛ hay. should come before you and call infectious Disease Hospital, veing been made by him in the for improvement. That is what I cupation for residential purp couree of a newspaper interview, infer from your remarks. That is of the Offensive Trade area becomes what you intend to say, I presume.even less desirable,

But

Various members of the Club, who had ovidently purchased some of the articles handled, kind ly interpolated items to complete the list.

He re-

and then went to the lavatory. Nobody except his partner knew that he had so much money on him at the tima At this point To broke down and asked if the doctor was going to give him an injection to relieve him of the pain, and just about this time the ambulance came and took him to hospital.

The Emergency Van from Police Headquarters was on the scene a few minutes after a message had been received in the Central Police Station charge room. Chief Deteo. Mr. Cassidy invited an exchange.tive Inspector Reynolds was in while other of views as to whether Hong Kong charge of the case

senior ofcers present were A.S. P./s was now beginning to feel the pres

Thompson and Major,

A.: I do not know. I have, however, no reason to doubt that the Hospital Authorities took allure of the world trade depression, reasonable precautions against such Although this was a slack season of

the year, he had a feeling that and had given the Club a wonder, a contingency.

business had been unusually slack. ful series of interesting talka.. So far Hong Kong had been extr There were many others who might mely fortunate in being able to contribute and he would suggest to carry on during the last couple of the Programme Committee that if years while the rest of the world members did not volunteer, a ros- had been suffering from this ter ter should be drawn up, members to rific depression. Was it beginning be excused from speaking only if to touch Hong Kong and if so, they found a substitute. Many had what was to be the business man's friends, or know people passing attitude towards it?

through, who would be willing to Although there was said to be a speak, and if only the names were The sixteen cases reported on glut of money in the Colony, Stock mentioned it was of great ne Tuesday were all from the Exchange members would probably sistance. Tung Wah Hospital.

agree that it was not being put into They were discovered by the Ice House Street. There was cer- Superintendent of the Ken. tainly some difficulty on the part nody Town district who had of Chinese customers in keeping up them immediately removed to payments, and their excuse was the Kennedy Town Hospital. that it was difficult to get money There is no doubt that those from the country, owing to had cases should have been notified, times and high taxation. and the failure to do so

and on which the newspaper com I venture to say that no H.8.D. The Colonial Veterinary Surgeonments above mentioned were ex- could have made a greater blunder and staff at the Slaughter House pressly stated to have been based- or a greater and more fundamental are alive to the special importance mistake in what I call Censtitu-nt the moment of restricting the fly were in fact made by him I tional Law in this Colony. We, the Chinese representatives, are not responsible for the condition of the slums. If you except that fact, and that constitutionally I am hero nominated to represent Chinese in- terests, it is part of my duty to this Board, and therefore to the Colony, to bring these facts ho- fore yout. I don't see where the M.O.H. AND PRESS.

grim joke comes in at all.

Official Complacency,

If you treat every motion by members as a foke," that may ne count for the fact why so many motions are left to the Limbs of forgotten things. But I do not

nuisance so far as possible, for my own part, as a layanan. I shall naturally await direct repre- eatations from the Director of Medical and Sanitary. Servicos be- fore making any move in so highly technical a matter.

QUESTIONS REGARDING

TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.

The Medical Officer of Health's intend my remarks to be a grim answers to Mr. M. K. Lo's ques joke. No insult of any kind was tions at the Sanitary Beard meet intended by mo on the Sanitarying, relative to cholera cases in the Service, I am not sure, Sir, who Tung Wah Hospital were as fol- ther the complacency with which lows:-

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Looking" round the membership, Mr. Shields suggested that Mr. E. Cock might be called upon for history of shipbuilding nad ship repairing in Hong Kong; Mr. Croucher might speak on How to

road & Balance Sheet," Mr. Newill, the Deputy Harbour May The poor wretched importer: " CAD only be laid down to omission was expected to carry the baby" ter, could have no more interesting subject than the harbour. He be and pay interest to the Bank menn ved Mr. Newill was also in the or ignorance on the part of d those responsible. Any per- while. He thought the trade posi: Hydrographic Department of the tion in Hong Kong was by no Admiralty and could give an in- san, layman or practitioner, 18 compelled to notify cholera, mears unhealthy good business had

teresting account of the charting of and under the circumstances been done in the last two or three watere and the hardships atten- the people responsible for no years and he imagined the margin dunt thereon. The Club also look nutifying the authorities would of profit should form a reserve to ed to Mr. Mackintosh for a few be liable. This is not, how. fall back upon during a lean "ever, a matter for my depart. Period. He might be thought too words on the trend of men's fa In dealing with a motion of this

kant. I don't think any fur optimistic but he would be glad to shions in haberdashery, and the kind you congratulate the Board,

ther steps will be taken, in her the views of other members. possibilitics of purple evening suits. and the Board must congratulate

No-one was to be drawn, however, itself that the Colony has not had

view of the fact that the cases and the meeting passed to another Mr. Goodall might give an account were discoverød," bubonic plague for nine years.

topic, one of the Secretaries being of catering in Hong Kong which You, therefore, sav.that all of that. Health, which appeared in the sume A. No, only the statement that called upon to read a letter from was a subject of interest to all. aliciency is attributable to the paper of Friday, July and-sixteen cases were found in the the Hong Kong delegate to the and perhaps lie could describe Sanitary Board. May I remind you to the letter of explanation by Drung-Wan-Hospital-is-orrea Rotary International Convention at means adopted to tempt the rather s. W. Phoon; Medical Superinten Q: If the answer to question Seattle (Mr. T. B. Wilson) who an- jaded Hong Kong palate. Mr. dont of the Tung Wah Hospital, vii. is in, the armative, does the nounced that the Convention had Shields appealed to members to give which appeared in the same paper Medical Officer of Health now been a great success and, promised of Monday, July 4, 10321 agree that the statements quoted a full account of it on his retura

"In view of the impression above, which reflect on the Tung to Hong Kong. created by the said newspaper reWah Hospital Authorities, are ab port and comments, which were exsolutely unjustified, by the facts of pressly stated to have been based the case 1

some officials regard the progress Head of the Sanitary Department Has the attention of the of this Colony-sometimes effect the efficiency of the admistration. been drawn to the leading article

on the chulera epidemie which a peared in the South China. Mury. in Port of Thursday, June 30, to the report of an altgéd inter view with the Medical Officer of

of one thing: that plague had not visited Hong Kong for nine years, but it hha also. ad visited Macao or Canton for a similar neriod, and

therefore I do not think that the fact that you have no plague for mine yours should debar is from Resuming that something in the Sanitary Department is tapable of improvement."

As I have something concrete now. to indicate to you, I propose to press my motion without altering , form, I therefore ask my friends to vote for me,

The motion was put to the vote and Carri

upon an interview with the Medic

Appeal for Speakers.

full support to the Programmis Committee and thus contribute to the success of mestinga. Va

Mr. Cock said that if the Pre sident would ask the members of the Club representing Churches to Q. If the answer to question

Mr. A. Shields made an ap- withdraw be would be able to tell Offer of Health, euch impres vi, 14 in the afbrmative, will the peal to members of the Club for the meeting all about shipbuilding sion being→

(a) That the medical staff of the Medical Officer of Health be kind more assistance to the Programme in Hong Kong in one, word! (Loud

Committee, remarking that the laughter.)DORMIRA H Tung Wah had failed to make enough to elucidats his somewhat hardest work was to persuade peo-The President then adjourned the the necessary notifications to cryptic, observation. This is not, ple that they had something of in- meeting, remarking that if momber the Medical Authorities after however, a matter for my departerest to tell their fellow-men. The did not wish to talk about buss the cases had been diagnoked:

ment.

és professional men had done. nably nets, perhaps they would like to tho cholera, and

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