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LETTER OF THANKS FROM HIS EXCELLENCY,

The following is a letter addressed to the President of the Sanitary Board by direction of His Excellency the Governor and laid on the table at to-day's meeting :-

Sir, I am directed to request you to convey to the members of the Sanitary Hoard and to the staff of the sanitary department the thanks of His Excellency the Governor for the excel- lent manner in which they have discharged their duties during the recent, epidemic of plague.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART

Colonial Secretary.

The fresident, Sanitary. Bagre

SANITARY BOARD.

SPEECH BY DR. ATKINSON,

At this afternoon's meeting of the Sanitary Board Dr. Atkinson, on resuming the chairman ship of that body, spoke as follows

Gentlemen :-Before resuming my sent

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1901.

THE WANT OF TRAINED SANITARY INSPECTORS.

Dr. Atkinson on 28th August last, wrote to the Colonial Secretary to the following effect "Five trained senior sanitary inspectors, to be obtained from England, are provided for in the Estimates for 1902. I have the honour to re- commend that a telegram be sent to the Secre- tary of State for the Colonies' requesting that these men be appointed and sent out to Hong- kong at as early a date as possible, My reason for this is that it is incumbent upon the Board to make every endeavour in its power to yel the Colony into such a condition that we shall be properly equipped to attack the plague at its onset when it appears, as it probably will, early next year.

The first case appeared. this year on the 4th January. If these senior in- spectors can arrive this year so much the better, as there is much to be done to improve the sanitary condition of the Colony. There are eight first class inspectors, provided for in this year's Estimates and only three inspectors are now on the actual staff, therefore the senior in

would earnestly ask for your hearty co-opera-spectors, provided they arrive this year, could tion. The position of the President, especially

at this time, is not one to be envied, and were it not that I am strongly of the opinion that the Principal Civil Medical Officer should be the President, I would personally hesitate be fore undertaking, the heavy responsibilities of this office. The Colony has for the sixth year been afflicted with one of the direst diseases which can attack a community and upon our deliberations and actions depends, to a. great extent, its future sanitary well-being, We have to face the almost certain pro- bability of another outbreak in the coming year and it behoves us to leave no stone unturned in preparing for this eventuality. In looking back upon this year's experience it will be seen that the outbreak lasted some two and a half months and it was not until the mean maximum daily temperature exceeded 82 F, that the epidemic began to decline. The number of Europeans attacked was not much greater than in 1898, the exact figures being:---

attacked.

Europeans Deaths. Mortality. 1898

20

1} ..42.3 1901

30. TA 36.6 The cases that did occur were more self evident, most of them being on the Queen's Road level the first cases occurred at Watson's Dispensary, Connaught Duse was next attacked and later on cases occurred in Bea- consfield Arcade, necessitating the closing of

be paid out of the lapsing salaries of the first class inspectors."

The letter having been submitted in His Ex- cellency the Governor, a telegram has been sent as suggested.

AT THE MAGISTRAQY.

ALLEGED ASSAULT.

The adjourned case of alleged assault against A. M.Phillip, Steward of the Hongkong Club, was called on this morning. The summons against the defendant was dismissed through the absence of the complainant.

OPIUM.

Chau Tin was sent to prison for two months in default of paying a fine of $150 for having 63 taels of opium in his possession without a valid certificate,

For the same offence Wu Ching Tsun was fined $500 or 3 months for having. So taels of prepared opium; he went to gaol.

ASSAULT.

ing what is required to be done. Either he or the Asst. M. O. H. might visit Stanley and inform the Board.

The Capt. Supdt, The law should be en forced with a certain discretion. There is no reason why cubicles and cocklofts should not be removed and ventilation improved as far as possible, and a good deal will be found, possible

without inflicting hardship.

The A. D. P. W.-Moderation should be ab-

served in dealing with such places.

THE PLAGUE.

Number of cases reported (Chinese.....1,544 up till noon of the 4th Other Asiatics 53 September, 190Europeans......30. Number of cases reported Other Asiatics o

Chinese during the past 24 hours Europeans... o

Total number of cases reported to date 1,527

Number of deaths reported [Chinese.....1,510 up till noon of the 4th Other Asiatics 35 September, 1901 (Europeans......it

Asiatics o

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Number of deaths reported (Chinese

during the past 24 hours Europeans..... 0 Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,556 The Since, noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths are:-

Gases Chinese

Other Asiatics European

Tolat

Deaths Chinese

Other Asiatics Europeans

Total

The plague returns for last week were

Cases........ Deaths....

WEIHAIWEL,

THE SEASON.

3

August zand.. Last year the crisis in the North prevented visitors from coming here.. Only this summer Leung' Tai was charged with striking Mar has the Colony had its chance as a seaside re- Su on the head with a piece of wood. It seems sort. We can now measure to some extent the there was a fight on board a junk and defendant truth and value of those prophecies. that pre- stated he struck the complainant by mistake.dicted for the-new-British possession a future

these houses. Now is the time for us to unite He was fined $10 or three weeks. in our endeavour to further the future sanitary well-being of this, the remotest but by no means the least important of His Majesty's dominions. Plague is evidently now endemic in Southern China All scientists are agreed that it is a filth disease fostered by destitution. overcrowding and lack of ventilation, its. specific cause being a bacillus which probably lives in the soil and attacks lower animais, The fact that it can be communicated to lower animals by feeding them on the tissues, etc., of plague patients and on cultures of the specific bacillus suggests that it may be trans- mitted to man in food and drink. The measures. to be taken to prevent its introduction next

HOMELESS, RAGGED, AND TANNED,

J. E. Mainant, of America, was adjudged to be a vagrant and was sent to the House of Detention.

year will be

By a national quarantine to attempt to stop. the introduction of fresh cases from infected ports or districts.

It is perfectly impossible by quarantine alone, however rigidly enforced, to absolutely protect this Colony, situated as it is upon the borders of a large district where plague is endemic and every year becomes epidemic; see what this would mean :-:

"A" Quarantine Station capable of providing accomodation for 30,000 people. would be required, as I am credibly informed that 3000 or 4000 Chinese on an average enter the Colony daily.

b. A Military cordon would be required on the northern limit of our frontier and

A police cordon would have to be main- tained all round our extensive coast line.

Singapore, may be by means of a rigidly enforced quarantine or inspection, has been able to keep the disease out of her horders; I think, however, that it will probably be found, when the natural history of the bacillus is thoroughly understood, she enjoys her im munity more from meteorological crúses.

It is to principles of general sanitation that we must look for our safeguard, combined with the following procedure :----

4. The speedy 'discovery and isolation of every fresh case.

The thorough disinfection of infected houses combined with the temporary evacuation, or, better still, the destruction of infected houses or even neighbourhoods.

The disinfection of infected clothes and bedding I would also advocate, as I did in the 1898 epidemic.

:

Chau Heung King was charged with as- sapiting Chan 1, a chair.bearer.

as a sanitarium and watering place. These predictions have been amply verified. The small private hotel on the Island is full to over- flowing, and Queen's Hotel Mahto, the property of the Wei-hai-wei Land and Building Com pany, can receive no more visitors. No sooner are toomis given up by those whose holiday has. ended, than they are filled by new-comers, and 1 understand that a considerable number have.

decided has been the success, that it is reported that additional rooms are to be built to cast and west of the main building.

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Chan 1, declared, said he was a private been refused for want of accommodation. So N PEAK ricksha coolie. The defendant set on to him and gave him a blow on the chest. The defendant, was holding a chopper. He gave him a cut on the head and one on each shoulder saying, "You see we are people in authority, "I am one of the Triad Society. I struck you a day or two ago and broke your chair. You summoned me. You were stopped by our Triad Society from appearing in Court. Now you are afraid, you are going home to the country. I will give you something you will not forget. The defendant was afterwards arrested. The assault took place in the door. way of No. 1 Shelley S rest.

The defendant first struck him on the chest with his fat and on the right shoulder blade. He ran away calling out "Save life." He went to the station and made a report; he went with a constable and pointed out the defendant. The police sent him to the Hospital..

Chan Yau P.C. 68 said the complainant came to the station laying the charge and produced. this knife. He (the constable) arrested the defendant.

produced as the one used by the defendant. The complainant recalled, swore to the knife He was afraid to remain in the Colony. The defendant said he was coming from market when the complainant pointed him out to a constable. He knew nothing about the affair; he was ahol tely innocent.

He was sent to goal for 6 weeks' hard labour.

SANITATION IN ABERDEEN.

PETITION FROM THE CHINESE,"

The inhabitants of Stanley having petitioned the Governor asking to be exempted from com plying with certain sanitary bye-laws,the follow- ing minutes were attached to the petition which was laid on the table at to-day's meeting of the

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d. The cremation of dead plague bodies sur-Sanitary Board réptitiously deposited in the streets, some Lt. Col. Hughes:~The law should be enforc-' radical measure such as this must be enforced,ed on all alike. as this, in my opinion, is the main cause of our difficulty.in grappling with this disease...

4. All vermin which have proved to spread the disease-must be killed.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak-I would leave these: poor people alone if no plague cases have ever occurred amongst them.

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THE BALL AT QUEEN'S HOUSE, which was to have been given by the Commis- sioner, Major-General Dorward, K.C.B, on

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An event of considerable social, interest was the

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The Captain and Offears of H.M.S. Gollath propose to give an "at home" when guests will have the pleasure of witnessing a theatrical entertainment. Wednesday, the arst inst.. was the date originally fixed upon, but the sickness of one of the officers has necessitated' a postponement,

A summary of social functions would not be completed without some notice of the... -

MUSICAL DINNERS AT QUEEN'S HOTEL. Last Monday about sixty gueste sat down to dinner, during, which, by permission of Ad- Mr. Fung Wa Chun-If the by-laws are to mira! Bruce, the band of H.M.S. Barfleur be enforced I would suggest that the Governplayed. For to-morrow evening the Captain ment afford these poor people some help. and Officers of H.M.S. Goliath have kindly

Mr. Osborne Whatever alterations can be lent the ship's band. done without any expense to them, rakke

The measures involve the expenditure of money, but I feel sure the community will not grudge any reasonable outlay in this respect. The public health of the Colony is paramount and if we cannot, by this procedure I bave them do. But do not enforce the laws at Queen's Hotel --Mrs. H. G. Dowler, maid described, quash this disease, it will be otherwise except as regards cleansing and and 2 children; Mrs. Allen Bremner and necessary to seriously consider the advisablity limewashing, which should be rigidly children; Mrs. Sutherland, maid and child;

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To dostroy and burn every house in which after a few months immunity, fresh cases oĉctiu.

To destray by bamning all infected clothes and bedding and, infected

3. Cremate all bodies which have died from this disease. faAKA

These are the radical measures adopted with success by Japan at Osaka two years ago and again this year at Honolulu,

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