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LETTER FROM CHENGTU

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SMALL-POX

AN UNNECESSARY SCOURGE

"Home-Side Vacination Not A Sure Protection

Dr. G. W. Pope, Medical Officer, of Health, was good enough to`give an interview to a Daily Press repre sentative yesterday on the subject of the small-pox epidemic.

Dr. Pope is of the opinion that small- pox could be practically stamped out in this Colony by proper co- operation between the Government, the European residenta and the better educated. Chinese.

Proportionately very faw CANCE are imported.

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Smallpox breaks out, each year about ten days after the first really cold weather begins, and lasts until it gets warm. There have been 148 cases reported since January 1, twởi of which wore Europeana.

Jan. 26, 1833. and wildly. A good number of Chengtu, the capital of Szechuan shells fell in the compound but is beflagged and bedecked to-day, fortunately none of these exploded, and to the eye of a casual observer. They were the product of the logal the heart of the city is glad. This arsenal and probably, the powder is not in honour of the New Year had been "mislaid" la process of Festival, though that old custom manufacture. The battle raged all still claims a measure of festivity, day and night without any change in The reason for all the red silk and the position of the respective armies national flags is that General Liu and apparently no conclusion was Wen Huei has come back to the reached as to who was victor and eity. It is only two months since who was vanquished. It often he went away with his armies and seems that these matters must be the city rejoiced at his going, decided "on points." At any rate Thereby hangs a tale.

after twenty-four hours of the maddest,, wildest murder that hu Since only a small proportion of mans are capable of a truce was

Enses", are reported, indeed the For the last six months the city called and the dead and wounded medical report which is issued has been rent by civil war. On the were gathered up and gains and daily covers little beyond a record one side was General Liu Wen Huel; casualties was tremendous. Several dumped, and as incidence of death lossón reckoned. The number of of bodies that hays been found the commander of the 24th army, thousand soldiers had been killed it about 30 per cent of cases, it is who had his headquarters in Cheng and still more wounded, Civilian clear that a considerable number of tu Ranged against him were collection of armies including the shot in their houses by the flying recover from the disease without men, women and children had been Chinese contract small-pox, and 21st, under Liu Hsiang, the th, bullets, shrapnel and grenades. The any responsible person being aware Under Tien Song Iso and some other Szechuan University, situated in of the fact, or forces, called the Allied Armica"

any steps being under Liu Tsen Heo and Yang Sen. the old Imperial City was badly taken to fumigate their clother and

shattered and a number of students bedding.. In Chengtu Liu Wen Huei seemed; there had been killed. I walked to be between the upper and the through the city at about mid-day nother millstones and lost people and saw bodies of soldiers piled up expected to see him disappear. Far thick in a deep gulley which runs from this, he has put up a good through the middle of the city Tem- fight, where arms were, the arbitraples and other buildings inside and ment, and made out a good case outside the city were crowded with when words were more effective,

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Source of the Disease, Chinese frequently

The fact that the poorer class wadded clothes and bedding in store their

pawnshops months may well recount for the

during the annual outbreak of small-pox. the wounded and the United MiBedding and clothes, etc., which sion Hospital had sudden suur have been used by s sufferer from of over six hundred. They hate smallpox, if not fumigated would

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CLOUDY

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LOCAL FORECAST: NE. WINDS, MODERATE TO FRESH; CLOUDY.

been lying on the floors in passages and corridors and in every possible place where a man could lie.

hold the contagion and even com- municate it to adjacent bundles of clothes. When the winter garments are taken out of store small-pox rears its ugly head once more in the Colony. With the putting away of the unwashable winter garments it gradually disappears, fewer and fuwer fresh cases being reported.

This being so the problem is prevention. It is a law of Hong Kong that avery child should i vaccinated, but a law which is at present very difficult of enforcr- ment Proportionately few Chinese births are registered. The welfare etations and maternity hospitali do. excellent work in insisting where. possible on vacelnition but that touches only a frings of the prob lein. The Government and grant aided schools are practically free of small pox, only one case and two contacts being reported during the present epidermic. The St. John- Ambulance Brigade do splendid. work, and at one station in Kow- loon anything from 30 to 900 people are vaccinated every evening, Vaccination at Home is Insfective i Two very significant points are that the Chinese do not object to vaccipation, and that a vaccination in England is not sufficient protec tion for European.

Liu Hsiang, whose headquarters! were in Chunking, has had the ad. vantage of aeroplanes for attack and scouting. He used these with deadly effect at Luchow, where great damage was done from the air. That place, on the north bank of the Yangtse, above Chungking suffered heavily in the fighting, Chengt was visited by the aero- planes twice and a few bombs drop. ped. These did very little damage. More havoc was wrought by the Iutile methods of defence used by the 24th army, who madly fired of trench mortars at the aeroplanes which were about three thousand feet up. These did not of course rench within any distance of their farget, but dropped in the out. skirts of the city, démolishing many Houses, and causing many deaths among the civilian population.,.

Heavy fighting took place in the streets of Chengte. Barricades had been erected and even trenches dug in the main streets shops and houses had been occupied by the soldiers and business had been at a standstill for several weeks. On November 18 the fighting in the eity began in earnest between the 24th and 29th armies. The 29th held the northern section of the city and the 24th the South and When the soldiers who had oc- Western sections, while somewhere cupied Bishop Mowil's house took between the North and East parts their departure they took also all, of the city the 28th army was scat they fancied of the contents of the tered about but taking no part in house. They ransacked every room, the hostilities. General Ten Hsi burst open locked cupboards, boxes, Heo, the commander of the 28th and draware and littered the con- army did most useful work as me terts in every direction upon the diator in negotiating many diffi-floors. This, mingled with the blood cult questions and endeavouring to of the wounded and killed and the protect the lives and properties of contents of broken preserve fars and pickles, with the broken plas ter from walls and ceilings made Missionary Compound Rushed, the house into an indescribable

Chinese Belief in Vaccination. During this fighting the Diocesan mess. The tiles were stripped off Hostel Compound, belonging to the the roofs of some of the outbuild-

***Some twenty years ago the less,] Anglican Church was rushed by ings, and the whole compound was well-educated Chinese Leared me soldiers of the 24th army who broke in a terrible state of disorder. All cination, now they have learnt its through a wall and forced their this happened, by the way, on the value and it frequently happens way in. Much of the fighting in same day that Mr. Wellington Koo that those who have once been vac that part of the city was being wag making his great speech in cinated present themselves at quite carried on from the roofs of houses Geneva in which no described the short intervals at the St., John But when they saw what a strategic stated that thousands of foreigners tion. It may be felt that to re- peaceful condition of China and Ambulance stations for re-vaccina. position the Bishop's House ocoupl ed with its three stories overlook were living in the interior of China vaccinate a person an unnecessary ing the position of the enemy, the in peace and security. On the other number of timer is a waste of temptation to soise possession of hand it is fair to siate that this Government lymph, but it is diffi it was too much. They forbed their was an isolated instance and that cult to keep a record, and, it is way into the house and occupied throughout the fighting no per- also very necessary for the general" it in large numbers, Bishop and sons or foreigners have been molest wolfare of the Colony to encourage Mrs. Mawil, were away from home ed or harmed, but wherever pos Chinese puople to be vaccinated. at the time and the house, was unsible great consideration has been To turn away an applicant for re-r shown them, Particularly has vaccination is to turn a desolple Chinesó servants. When the men General Ten Hal Heo, commanderint, a potential enemy. of the 24th army had established of the 28th army done all he could themselves in the house and were prevent any interference with firing from the upper windows the foreigners and their property. "20th" "Army: "attacked it and gaine

possession of the main gateway, the garage and other buildings at out end of the compound. A force battle was then fought across the lawn from one house to the garage Bife Are was incessant and hand grenades were flung about rapidly

civilians.

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occupied except for one or

two

It appears that since small-pox has become a rare disease in Eng land, owing to the prevalence of vaccination, it has lost a great deal of its virulence. The lymph used in England is, in consequence.. much weaker than that used in places where there is a real danger of contracting small-por Every European coming to this Colony should, therefore, be revaccinated with H.K. Government lymph, which will give full protection.

Get Your Employees Vaccinated) It is the duty of every employer.

of labour to make certain that every person he employs is vacsinated, and further, to encourage them The Campus of the Union Unito have their families vaccinated. versity was thrown into consider-The Government ontnot work with- able confusion during all these out the co-operation of the people events, for, although there was no and only by such means can the netual Bghting in the immediate annual incidence of small-pox, >be

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