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CONSUMPTION AND

MALARIA

GOVERNMENT SYMPATHY EXPRESSED

NO FUNDS NOW FOR "POOR LAW” INFIRMARY

That the Government in fully alive to the need of a “Poor Law" Infirmary for the treatment of Tubercular cases was om- phasised by Mir, G. R. Bayer, President, at the fortnightly* meeting · of the Banitary Board held yesterday, when questions relative to the measures adopted by those responsible for the prevention of Tuberculosis and Malaria in the Colony during the past year waIG asked by Mr. Lo.

Mr. Bayer, in his replies, slated that satisfactory progress ħad been made in the fight againat Molaris, and that the most danger- ous carrier in the Colony was 4 Anopheles Miniqua."

PROGRESS WITH ANTI-MALARIAL WORK

Mr. Lo, persuant to notice, asked. ↑ With reference to my questions on December 9, 1930, the Hend of! the Sanitary Department's replies. of the same day, my further ques- tious on December 8, 1931, and the Hend of the Sanitary Depart- ment's replies of the same day, regarding Malaria and its preveù- | tion in Hong Kong:

(1) Will the Head of thei Sanitary Department be kind enough to ascertain from the Government, and inform this ị Board, whether the "comprehen- sive survey of the Colony by thờ. Malaviologist. has now been completed and when it will be published or made available for information of his Board (

the Government is in 007-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.

H.K.F.A. COUNCIL

MEETING

ST. JOSEPH'S TO SEND

'TEAM TO MANILA-

* DRAW FOR H.K. SHIELD

COMPETITION

QUARRY BAY SCHCOL

YESTERDAY'S ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING

CHILDREN GIVE CLEVER

·PERFORMANCE

FATHER AND HIS TWO CHILDREN

STRANGE INCIDENT ON THE PRAYA

ACQUITTAL ON ATTEMPTED. MURDER CHARGE

A very interesting evening-ws-

A verdict of “not guilty "Was The meeting of the Council of Dent by the parents and friends returned at the Criminal Seastons the Hong Kong Football Associa of the children studying at Quarry yesterday in the case in which a tion last night, the following mem-Bay School, when the annual prize Chinose, named Fung Po Wan, was bars were present. →

distribution took place in the charged before Mr. Justios Wood **** } with the attempted murder of his Major C. H. Manners (Chair-school ball. man), Capt. G. F. Fleetwood, A programme of Carols, Dances two young children. Capt. C. E. Elliott-Heywood, and and music was presented by the: Messrs. G. T. May, A. Goldenberg, children who ended up by present W. E. Hollande, F. R. Barnes, Ging scenes from "Blue Bird." Caswell, Mck Hing and Y. K. Hoki

(c) "satisfactory progress has been made on the training of the large stream course at the South-West corner of Bookun- poo Valley.

(d) Work at Lyeemun was put in

hand in November.

(iii) "1929

1930 1931

Doatha

from

"Malaria

420

515 452

1032 to November 30, 446

"'POOR LAW "'.

ELD COMPETITON

H.K. SHIELD

The prizes were to have been dis- tributed by Mr. C P. de Martin, Director of Education, but as he was indisposed, Mra de Martin deputised in his place.

The draw for the Hong Kab Shield Competition matches, to be played on the grounds of the first named clubs on February 11 result-lows:- ́ed as follows.—

Senior Division,

Olub. 8. W. B.

Navy Police.

Kowloon, Chinese Athletics and Lincolns a bye.

Prize Winners, The prize winners were as fol- Scholarship and let prize, Clais Oliver, 2nd prize, 7:-Phyllis Rhexio. Stalker.

The Programme.

Prisoner, who was not defended, said from the witness box that at the moment of the incident his brain was in confusion; he saw his san full in the sea and he jumped in after him not realising that he was carrying his daughter.

Prisoner showed.considerable emo- tion and wept. plentifully while in the box.

Quarrel Over Chocolate. Defendant said that he took the there they had a quarrel overTM children down to the Pier and while

"My son snatched at the choco-

Class 8-1st prize. Helen Mc-piece of chocolate. St. Josephs, South China, R.A.. Cormack; 2nd prize, Floming Kin-ate in my daughter's hand and my

naird,

Class Special Prize, Dorothy daughter then pushed her hand bo hind her back My son slapped Woodward; Class Prize, Pauline her in the face and she cried. I Strange.

said You two people will kill each The programme and caste for the other. What you are doing now in striking your left hand with your Blue Bird were as follow

Carols: Here We Come A Was-right:' Railing; The Manger Throne: Class Boys. A Child This Day is Born In Excelsis Gloria: Whole School.

Junior Division.

Recreio r. Navy. Lincolns. South China "A" South China "B" v. St. Joseph's. 8. W. B. v. RA

Chinese "Be Kowloon.. Chinese "A" v. Ewo. R.A.F. and B.A.S.C. a bye.

B.A.F. 1. Wales Selectors.

Dances: The Dance of Greeting; Lotte is Dead; Gustavskal; Klap Dans: Class 10.

Percussion Band: Polish Darios in A (Seharwenka); Sonata.

To choose the English team for the England versus Wales match, to be played on December 27, Mr. G. T. May, Mr. G. Caswell and Capt. G. F. Fleetwoard were un-(Mozart); Valse des Fleurs (Techal animously appointed. The changing kursky) Classes 7 and s

The Parade of the Tin Soldiers of the Weizh team which will ba composed almost entirely of South Class 9. Wales Borderors will be left in the hands of Capt. G. C. Cooper.

On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Capt. Flestwood, Mr. G. T. May was eleted as a member of the Emergency Committee to fill

Tho chocolate fall to the ground and the two children soram- led to pick it up. I got it and said to them You are about to go to a convent and live there, and if you people behave like that ́ ́all the time, you will surely be killed sooner or later.';

My Brain Was in Confusion, "Then I felt my brain was in confusion and I tried to open my eyes and look at things, All [+w bracing my daughter with my right was stars. At that time I was on-

Birdhand and holding my hat with the other. My son was standing on my. left hand side, with his hands on my shoulder, My son was facing Kowloon and, seeing an aeroplane, said."'! Aeroplane! Aeroplanejand my daughter asked me to let her sou the aeroplane.

As I picked up my daughter my

Scenes from the Blue (Masterlinek).

Carol: How Far is it to Bethle hem: Whole School.

- INFIRMARIES With regard to whether the quea tion of providing "Poor Law" infirmaries for the treaiment of (ii) In regard to the fallow Tubercular cases, Mr. Lo, in pur ing quotation which formed partsuant to notice, also asked¦-- of the Head of the Sanitary With reference to the Motion Department's' replies to my ques- which was passed by the Banitary tions on December 8, 1931, name- Board on February 18, 1930 in iy:--

regard to the prevalence of Tuber

Casts for the Blue Bird, * A sum of $150,000 has been inculosis in the Colony, and which cluded for anti-mainrial worked the Government, inter-alis

Mytyl, Primrose Wilson; Tytyl,' to consider the feasibility of pro the vacancy caused by the retire-Billy Keown; Mummy Tyl. Rhexie in the Estimates for 1992 and viding some form of Poor Lawment of Mr. M. McTavish who had Stalker: Daddy Tyl; Tom Coch

sultation with the owners of infirmary for the care of chronic returned to England,

Cases," to the questions which I proport affected in certain of

addressed to the head of the the-ai a with a view to co-Sanitary Department on July 2 mencing work carly next year." 1930, including, inter alia—“ (e) Can the head of the Banitary la particular whether any decision Department give say information has been comes to in regard to the to this Board as to whether, and feasibility of providing some form if so, what, anti-malarial work has ofPoor Law infirmary for the been effected during 19321

care of Chinese cases," and to the (ii) Will the head of the head of the Sanitary Department's Sanitary Dept. be kind enough reply on the same date in the fol- to tabulate for the information lowing terms" (c) As regards the

Poor Law in of this Board

provisions of a firmary for the tuberculous, the ber of deaths attributable the Colony in 1929, 1930, 1931 and considers that priority must be up to the end of November, 3032 "ven to the erection of a new Government Civil Hospital, the ex- tension of the Kowloon Hospital, und the construction of a properly designed Infectious Diseasca Hos- pital":

>

the num-

...to.

41 rane; Fairy Berylupe, Mona son fell into the sca. I went up Shond Light Phyllis Oliver; to try and save him and jumped New Council Member;

Tylo, the Dog, Peter Brooksbank into the water myself. I did not On the motion of the Chairman, Tylatte, the Cat, Arnold Brooks remember that I was carrying my seconded by Mr. Mok Hing it was bank; Fire Donald Gray; Watar, daughter. I was pulled to the sur god that Mr. Mitchell, of the Anne Woir; Milk, Peggie Hamer face by means of a bamboo pole." to join the Association Council. Kowloon Football Club, be invited | Loaf, John Fitzhenry; Small loaves, John Hyne, Alan Cutcher and Rodney Taker Sugar, Klaus May: Little Girl, Dorothy Wood- ward.

Team for Manila, Permission was granted the St.

Mr. A. R.Sutherland, of the Joseph's College Football Club to

Education Départment, send a team fo Manila to play ex-

compli hibition games on dates between mented the school on the very in pices of the Philippine Amateur prevented. Athletic Institute.

In reply to Mr. Fraser, prisoner raid that he sent his niece the same day to enquire about the children.

His Lordship: No charge was laid on November 2, was "it!

Mr. Fraser: No.

Chan Wong Shi, the mother (7 law, was re-called and admitted the acensed bought chocolate but said

Malaria reported as occurring in Government, though sympathetic, February 4 and-21 under the aus-teresting programme which they it was left at the house. She heard-

Survey Not Completo.

The replies to the above questions by the end of the Sanitary De-, partment, Mr. G., R. Sayer, were as follows:-

(1) The survey is not yet com- plote and in consequence the Ma- lariologist has not yet presented a complete report. Suficient has been done, however, to justify in the view of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Bervices, the follow ing conclusions inter alia":

(a) The most dangerous carrier in the Colony is Anopheles Mipinus.

carrier is Anopheles Jeyperiensis

(b) An important

(c) There is a decided seasonal

influence.

(1) Will the head of the Sani- tary Department state whether er not the questioni of providing

end of November 1032, as com- pared with the total deaths due to all other notifiable diseases pourring in the same period?"

The Government View.

The answers, to the above were

3 follows:-

CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LTD.

PROFIT FOR LAST YEAR £119,000

The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Chinese

Poor Law infrmaries for the treatment of tubercular cases, which was recommended by the (i) The Government is fully Engineering & Mining Co., Ltd., honourable the Director of alive to the need for an infirm will be held in London on Decem Medical and Sanitary Services sry and the matter will be furler 20, 1939, whom the Directors himself at the meeting of the ther considered when the finances Report and Statement of Accounts Sanitary Board held on February of the Colony permit.

for the year ended June 30, 1932, 18, 1930, is still under` considera-

will be submitted. tion by the Government and, in | (ii), view of the fact that provisions have apparently now been made for the construction of a new Government Civil Hospital and for the extension of the Kowloon (culosis. Hospital, whether any definite

ii) I am informed by the Direc-announcement can be made as to tor of Public Works that:-

(a) Despite delay during the rainy season good progress has been made in the Quarry Bay district.

(b) The training of two nullahs at Stanley peninsula near Rural Building lots 240, 242, 244 is nearing completion.

how apon such infirmaries can be provided 1

(i.) Will the head of the Sani. tary Department state the total number of deaths reported na having been due to pulmonary tuberculosis in the Colony for the year's 1930, 1931 and up to the

(Continged on next Column.),

Year 1930

an keroplane,

Asked by Lordship why the alleg ed crime was not reported at once to the polics, witness said: My husband was not at home and my daughter was also out. When my husband came back in the evening, he suggested informing the B.O.A.

The jury returned a verdict of "not guilty.""

Deduct:-

1

Expenses in

Europe ......... £14,209 Cost of new Talons and Coupons for

Bearer Shares... 4,599

+382 The net result of the year's tranDirectors Fees... 6,905, $151 snction shows a balance to the 4528 oredit of Profit and Loss Arcount.

of £119,836, made up as follows:-

Proportion of Kailan

*1,884 1931

*1,883 1932: Jan, to *1,880

Nov. 30. Deaths from Pulmonary Tuber-

Deaths from notifiable diseases, Those present at the Meeting. wern: Mr. G. R. Bayer, Fresi- dest, Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, Vice-President, Dr. G. W. Pope, M.O.H., Mess, Wong Kong Tin M. K. Lo, L. C. F. Bellamy, Dr. Li Shu Fan, Messrs. C. Champkin, C. H. Basto, J. H. Gelling, (Se cretary), Ng Mut Kai, Assistant Secretary).

Mining Administra tion's Profits plus In- terest in China .... Interest in Europe....... Agency Fees Sundries

Balance brought for- Sundry ward less items)

2256,033 21,669 6,000

Exchange 18,500 Income Tax ....... 71,703 Interim Dividend

paid 4,5,92 49,000

- 163,060

Leaving a net balance of £118,936

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