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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

SMALL-POX OUTBREAK

QUESTIONS BY DR, S. N. CHAU

At the fortnightly meeting ofļund marquee provides, accommo- the Urban Council yesterday Dr. dation for 125 persons. Three ad- S. N. Chau asked the following ditional huts each capable of hold- questions in regard to the presenting fifteen persons will shortly be outbreak of small-pox Dr. Chau's erected in the grounds of the Hos-

pital. questions were as follows:-

DR. CHAU'S QUESTIONS Dr. S.N. Chay, pursuant to notice. asked the following questions.

What is the possible source of

the the outbreak of epidemic?

present

If this is known, what steps are being taken or are proposed to prevent its

in the

future?

recurrence

What are the existing arrange ments for the accommodation and treatment of small-pox cases?

Chouse Chinese herbal methods of treatment if they so desire?

will

In view of the conception among the masses that Chinese herbal | methods of treatment are superior to Western methods, the Chairman, from the information available, inform the Council. statistically over a number of years. the results by comparison of the two methods of treatment?

The Medics) Authoritles are

NEW BANK IN COLONY

Opening Ceremony Yesterday

GENERAL

FORMER COLONY

RESIDENT PASSES

Rear Admiral. Donald

T: Hoskyn

The news was received by cable yesterday of the death of Rear Admiral Donald T. Hoskyn, which occurred on Monday at his home in Somerset, England.

The opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Branch of The Manu- facturers Bank of China, Ltd., satafled that a new infectious in Dex Voeux Road Central, took Diseases Hospital is desirable place yesterday when

a number of the Colony's leading residents and Government is now con- sidering a recommendation for called to tender their good wishes

Draped across the entrance to The late Admiral Hoskyn, who the erection of a new hospital

the British and was in the 82nd year, was the at the Kowloon Medical Centre. the bank were The patients are cared for by a Chinese flags, and after the door father of Mrs. Mary King, M.B.E., and had been opened with a special wife of the Hon. Mr. T. R. Klar, European Medical Ofcer three, Nursing Sisters aided by a key by Mr. T. L. Soong, the General Commissioner of Police, number of Chinese nurses, amans Manager, those present entered

various

and ward workers,

He had served оп

and drink to the success of the stations, including the Australian bank.

station, where he became an in- timate friend of the famous poet and author, Robert Louis Steven- son.

The Manufacturers Bank of Its head China Ltd., which has

China

4) Three instances have occur- red during the present outbreak Is the practice still prevalent of in which patients have expressed permitting small-pex patients to a desire to use certain ointmentsdices in Shanghai, was established

About 1885, he was appointed for decoctions, and as far as possible 18 years ago, having a capital of

the Medical Officer-in-Charge" has $20,000,000. It is entirely a com- Surgeon Captain in charge of the dealt sympathetically with such mercial bank, and has branches Royal Naval Hospital. Hong Kong. throughout the large cities of He acted as one of the examiners requests.

for the Medical Faculty of the Hong (5) An analysis of the statistica

Dr H. H. Kung, Finance Minis-Kong University. In 1916, he was over a period of 25 years shows that cases of small-pox treated byter, is the Chairman of Directors. promoted to the Chatham Hos- Western methods have a threefold while the four Managing Directorspital.

Retiring from the Navy in 1917. chance of survival over those are Mr. K. P. Chen, General

Manager of the Shanghai Com- Admired Hoskyn became Commis- treated by Chinese herbal methods. The actual figures are 47.2 deathsmercial and Savings Bank, Mr. Tsioner of Pensions for the West cases treated by V. Soong. Mr. S. T. Chen, and of England, which position he per hundred Chinese herbal methods as against Mr. John Chen, vice-Governor of held for many years. 15.25 in those treated by Western the Central Bank of China.

The main objects of the bank methods.

jare to encourage Chinese indus

trial projecta and commercial (6) Non-Asiaties and the educat-undertakings, especially to ed members of the Chinese cora-gards to foreign trade.

art in Hong Kong munity operating fully with the Medical Sections of the poorer and illiterate classes

The general impression exists that the publle is not co-operating fully with the authorities in the suppression of this disease. On the other hand, among the masses, there Is a feeling of grievance against objections and obstacles which render co-operation with the authorities dificult or impossible.

Some

of these objections are stated to be:-

(a) The methods of fumiga tion of houses, whereby coolies, indiscriminately and without regard to the feelings of the owners, carry out their work carelessly and wilfully destroy property.

(b) The denial of permission. for relatives to visit small-pox patients, ones these patients are in hospital.

(e) The absence of facilities for enggiries, by anxious re- latives regarding the condition of patients admitted into the Isolation Hospital. It is alleged that, in some cases, relatives only are permitted to see the patients again at the Mortuary. As removal of these and similar objections and obstacles will result In closer co-operation between the public and the authorities will the Chairman state:- "What measures will be taken to remove or remedy the above? If steps or arrangements have been or are intended to be made, will the Government give full publicity to such arrangements for the in- formation of the public?

In view of recent complaints in some quarters (reported in the papers) that the supply of lymph to various vaccination centres is insufficient, and in other quarters that there has been gross wastage

(a) Whether public' organisa- tions seeking to co-operate with the Government in the Vac- cination Campaign have been fully supplied with their re- quirements?

(b) Whether, In view of the counter "charge of wastage, it

is possible to state what should

be the amount of lymph given

to each individual?”

THE GRIEVANCES "

and Health Authorities.

Co-

I still fail to assist, possibly through

ignorance.

With regard to the grievances:-

ACCOUNTANCY EXAMINATION

re-

(a) Infected premises are dis- List Of Successful

Infected with a coal tar disintec- tant fluid and blankets and cloth-

Local Students

The local Board of Examination

Glasgow, and the Faculty of Secretaries, England. have received the pass 1st for the examination held last December. The successful students are:-

C.R.A...

Walter J. Brown, A.F.S., F.B.I., passed the Intermediate CRA

MR. CHAS. C. NELSON Mr. Charles C. Nelson, manager of the Dally Farm Company's Shameen branch, dled in Canton at 3 pm. yesterday.

The late Nelson, who had been in bealth for some time, was also engineer in charge of the Hong Kong and Canton Ice Com- pany and was formerly superin- tendent engineer of the Talkoo Dockyard.

Internment takes place this morning at Shameen.

ASAMA MARU LEAVES FOR

JAPAN

Escorted by a Japanese salvare boat, the N.I.K. liner, Assma Maru, left for Japan shortly after!

p.m. on Monday.

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ing are removed to the disinfecting stations and steam-disinfected. Owing to the nature of the work Committee of the Corporation of it is only possible to recruit a low Accountants, class of coolle and it is a matter of regret to the Medical and Health Authorities that some rough" usage of property

This may occur. difficulty could be overcome to some extent by employing a better type of coolie at a higher wage and

The vessel was taken from the by increasing the European Inspec- Examination.

Taikoo Dockyard wall on Saturday torate staff. In the meantime a

and anchored in mid-stream off

The fine weather experienced notice has been inserted in the Press asking persons who may

North Point until Monday evening. suffer at the hands of the disin-

The Asama Maru was recently yesterday is Kkely to last, accord- salvaged from Balwan Bay where ing to the forecast for the next the fecting aquads to report the matter kuon

hours, and, following Bookkeeping Intermediate-she had been aground since the 21 immediately to the Health. Au-

miserable weather experienced last thorities for investigation and Horace H. Rozario and Alexander typhoon of September 2 last.

week, it is expected that Hong Kong will have a taste of real punishment of the offender.

spring at lait.

(b) Owing to the dangerous nature of the disease and to the ease with which infection may be carried. It would be against public interests to allow visitors into the small-pox wards.

SECRETARIES

Commercial Law: William Bene- dicto, Lay Nam-chiu, Allan Fung, Alexander Azedo and Yang You-

Azedo.

Bookkeeping Elementary:--Lam- bert Phoon G. Sequeira, Howard L Phillips, Hung Kon-chiu, Horace Barretto, Horace H. Rozario, David Kwan and Pun Chung-mok.

Advanced: -Mar- Typewriting garet Maxwell, Mercia Xavier and Amy Young.

Typewriting Intermediate; Lam- bert Phoon, Chan Pul-kal, David Kwan, Lay Nam-chiu and Noel

Shorthand 50 Words per Minute: Mercis Xavier, G. Sequeira, Akbar Abdullah and Margaret Maxwell.

Shorthand Theory: Ismcall All,

BIBLIOTHIQUE FRANCAISE

M. Montargis Reports Successful Year

FINE WEATHER

A maximum of 71.9 degrees was leached yesterday, as compared with 67 the day before, and condi- tions generally were fair.

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE

A warm tribute was paid to M. de LA Prade, former Consul-

The following forthcoming mar- General for France in Hong Kong and one of the founders of the rage

announced: Antonia Bibliothique. Francaise here, by Padua De Portalia Xavier, clerk. Monsieur M. J. B. Montargis, pre of No. 20A Hillwood Road, Kow- siding at the annual general meet-loon to Gertrude Maria de Xavier in the Souza, of No. 21 Sharp, Street, ing of the society held French Consulate yesterday.

M. Montargis reported a success-

view, representing an average of eight to ten books a day, or three books per member per month.

LYMPH SATISFACTORY (c) Far from there being an absence of facilities for enquiries by relatives regarding the condi- of lymph, will the Chairman tion of patients, a great deal of Zamora. state:-

time is devoted every day by the Typewriting Elementary-Pun staff of the Hospital to answering Chung-mok. enquiries by telephone and at the doors of the Hospital. The Medical Oficer in charge, Infectious Dis- cases Hospital, has gone out of his way to improve auch facilities. Talk Sim-lm, William Benedicto, ful year, remarking that 2,500 (7) (a) Yes. The Director of the Marcus M. Gutierrez, Horace H.books were taken in and out of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, for Rozario, Henry A. Rozario. A library during the year under re- instance, has expressed his entire Markar, Lambert Phoon, Winifred satisfaction with the present sup Jacobson. Bette Jacobson, Laura ply of lymph.

Woo, Howard L. Phillips, Hung (b) A skliful vaccinator should Kon-chiu, Chan Pul-kal and Pun be able to vaccinate 68 persons for Chung-mok.

of the (The above are all students of In rising to answer Dr. Chau's every cubic centimetre questions. Mr. R. R. Todd, Chairlocally prepared vaccine lymph the School of Accountancy and man of the Urban Council, said he used. was indebted to Hon. Dr. Selwyn Clark for the answers which were. (1) Small por is probably en- demic in Hong Kong under present conditions as it is in South China. There can be little doubt that the Influx of vast numbers of refugees as the result of the Sino-Japanese incident has contributed to the severity of the present outbreak.

(2) A Health Officer has been specially detailed as HO. 1/c. Anti- Small-por Campaign to organise

CHAIRMAN'S „ANSWERS

Commerce)."

Fine Leadership Wins D.S.O.

Award For Major's "Inspiring Conduct"

(BY AIR MAIL)

A catalogue had been pulished, he sud, and was on sale for only

41.

top floor

THEFT ALLEGED The case in which Ko Buet-ying, 22, taxi dancer, formerly of the Cathay

Ballroom, charged her foster mother, Ku Hans-Do, with the theft of 8600 in Hong Kong currency and a gold bangle, valued $116, was continued at the Central M. Montargis regretted that Magistráty yesterday. after many years as President he Complainant was represented by was going home," and asked the Mr. Peter H. Sin and accused was members present to elect his suc-defended by Mr. Hin-shing Lo. cessor.

NEW OFFICERS The following officers were then elected:--

After lengthy cross-examination of the complainant and her sister, the hearing was adjourned to April 2 at 2.30 p.m.

Mrz. P. Harrop of the B.C.A.,

ings.

President: Count de Courseulles, President of Honour: M. Depusas present during the proceed- (Consul-General for France).

Honorary President: M. M. J. B.

Montargis.

Hon. Secretary: M. Renner..

Hon. Treasurer: M. Walch.

LORD RIDDELL'S ESTATE

Unsettled

estate valued at

The estate of Lord Riddell, Pre- and co-ordinate measures against THE D5.0. for Major William Donovan Stamer, M.C., 2nd Bat-

The adoption of the report and aident of the Newspaper Press Fund the disease, to co-operate with the talion the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales'), whose

accounts, proposed by the Chair- and the Newspaper Proprietors St. John Ambulance Brigade in anne leadership enabled the enemy to be dealt a crippling blow," was

man, seconded by Mr. H. B. L. Dow- Association, who died on December vaccination campaign, to carry out one of four awards to Palestine heroes announced by the War

|biggli was carried unanimously. 5, 1934, leaving property valued at a publicity campaign aimed at en-office recently, states the" Daily Mail.

Amongst those present were: £1,838,901, has now been resworn couraging the general public to

On Christmas Day, 1937, when under heavy fire when ambushed Count de Counseulles, M. Dupuy, M. at 22208.950. secure the protection which vac-

141,858 LEFT BY MR. R. L. cination affords, to prevent the use his advance guard, composed of in the Tiberias area on Christmas Montargis. M. Renner, M. Walch,

NEWMAN of bad vaccine lymph, etc., etc. young soldiers recently arrived Day the Military Medal is awarded Mr. Dowbiggin and Mr. W. Scho-

A scheme for the medical inspec. from England, was pinned to the to Private Hubert Shannon, ist Delc.

DII.258 (n.p. £129,030), ов tion of all immigrants arriving by round by heavy fire losing one Battalion the Border Regiment.

one N.C.O.. Major "The gallant action was an in-

which estate duty of £32,772 has train and by river and coastal officer and

been paid, was left by Mr. Robert steamers from areas known to be Stamer led in person an effective spiration to the remainder of ats who were somewhat

Lydston Newnan, of Coryton, Lew the seat of small-pox epidemics is attack, causing a number of enemy platoon.

shaken by the suddenness of the

Down, Devon, and Cadogan-square, under consideration and it is hoped casualtics.

Under the distinguished patron-8.W. of Newman, Hunt & Co., Later in the day he withdrew enemy ambush and loss of their that it will meet with the approval

age of HE the Governor, Sir merchants, and Hunt, Roope, "Teage his column without further casual-officer," states the War Office. of Government.

ties:

The other awards are:--

Geoffry Northcote, a fecital on the| & Co., wine shippers. Military Cross: Rais Amin Hammond organ will be given in St. He was for many years a director Exzedine (local officer), Tranajor- Mary's Church, Causeway Bay, on and a Deputy Governor of the Wednesday, April 6, 8.45 by Mr. Bank of England, a Lieutenant of dan Frontier Force, and

Military Medal: Trooper Farid Lindsay A. Laford, assisted by the City of London, and in 1907 Transjordan Frontier Miss Prue Lewis, Professor Ettore High Bherit for the County of

Pellegatti and Mr. Jack Butter. London.

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