1914-11-24 — Page 5

AN AWKWARD PROBLEM.

"The Menace to Health In Hong-

kong and Shanghal,"

ENLISTMENTS FOR

NEW ABMY.

Contingent to be Sent from Hongkong.

We reprint the following from the Far Eastern Review:--

When the European came to the East, settled down and built bis homes and offices, the problem of house drainage and the disposal

A further notice will shortly of night soil, was readily solved. He simply fell into the ways of be published and circulars for the natives and adopted the nn-worded to those who have airra ly tiquated system of band removal, registered their names, giving "The solution was easy and the full particulara. vexations engineering problems

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1914

SIR MATTHEW NATHAN.

Truth's "Remarks on his New

Appointment.

DAIRY FARM NEWS

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JEMTCHUG.

Another Story of the Disaster.

Sir Matthew Nathan's appoint We are officially informed that His Excellency the Governor bas ment as Irish Under Secretary decided to send Home, at the was a surprise-that is, if Govern- expense of the "Colonial Government appointments in connection ment, volunteers for service with with Ireland ever are a surprise He belongs to the Jewish religion, units of the new Army, up to in that country, observes Truth. about 00.

and has succeeded a Secratny whose career began as a Noncon formist minister. Possibly he is oraod in the Dublin Castla the first Jew who ever was con Government of Ireland. He has involved in designing a proper it is one which is labouring st different times governed Sierro sanitary drainage system were so under an antiquated ayetem Leone, the Gold Coast, Hongkong, complicated, and "the probable which hua mny deficiencies, and Natal, Experience, no mat cost so excessive that the munici-That submission is one which ter in what varied parts of the pal authorities of the various will, we are sure, be endorsed by world, can hardly be eaid, how- ports in time came to look upon nine-tenths of the inhabitan's of ever, to give instruction with the Chinese way as the best for the Colouy, who have suffered too regard to governing in Ireland. long the inconveniences of etist- Dublin Castle is sui generie, all concerned.

The disposal of the night soiling methode for the dispusat The long list of those who roigned through native contractors, who sewage. The main objections and ruled there is one of failares, resold the refuse to the nearby which have been lovelled agaicst with but very few exceptions. SINKING OF THE farmera, gradually developed into the adoption of the water drain. Perhaps if the experiment had a most lucrative business from "ge system in Hongkong are ever been tried of eending offioisle which the municipal treasuries that the place is not easy to to govern at Dublin Castle" who reaped a handsome income. And drum, and that. sen-water tot bad egme previous knowledge of as year followed year and the which we surely have an abund-the history of Ireland, its people.

The following account of the little foreign ports and settle-ancel) is uct suitable for flushing and its government, the results

Emden's Init Successful exploit ments expanded into the present purposes. But Dr. Fitzwilliams might have been more satisfactory. great commercial entrepots of the disposed of these contentione

in sinking the Jemtebug and a French destroyer at Penang is Örieat, the ordure business also very quickly. He showed how

Bent to the North China Daily grow and prospered, the profits in a fut place like Cairo, which and municipal ina mes keeping has none of the advantages of

News by one of the party on pace with the rapid increase in Hongkong so far as drainage is population. As the difficulties of

board the NY.K.es, dowa Maro. It happened at 5 am, on October establishing modern sanitary sye. tems increated, with the develop

28 just twenty-four hours before

ment of the ports, and the muni

the Sawa Mart arrived.

Dawn was just rising. Mou oipal transuries oach pear reaped a still higher revenue from the which has much the same physical fer upon Captain Meyer-Waldeck of war in barbour-which is disposal of the night soil, and asrmation as Hongkong, and in the first clea of the Iron Crossly only an op u roadstead running each year saw the erection of dicated how well the system and reserve to myself to generous-rth and south with Penang cruiser Jemtohug, larger and more expensive build worked there. Far from being a ly reward also the officere and the island on the west-were the inge without the slightest pre-dillicult ph.ce to drain, Hougkeng garrison of the fortrees text of conforming to modern is an extremely easy one. Then, well as the brave men of the straight opposite Penang 'town, sanitary ideas, the landlords too, the doctor pointed out that staKaiserin Elisabeth. But they all and three French destroyera, two and their repro-entatives on the water is utilied for flushing in will find the most beautiful re-lying further south and close in Municipal Councils began to many places with excellent reault ward in the admiration paid to the town and one patrolling defend the abominable traffic as The fact is, of course, that it is to them far beyond the fatherland. two or three miles ont, at the the most economical, and most all a question of money, but that It has given me great joy to learn northern entrance. There were conducive to the health of the should not stand in the way of a that the casualties are relatively a dozen or more merchant ships

The small. The names of the killed in port. community. And so the system solution of the problem. has been officially approved and Colony's health should be the and the wounded are to be wired the ratepayers eduoated into the frat consideration of the Govers-as soon as possible: belief that there is no other wayment, whatever the cost." out. The Chinese contractors

TSINGTAU NEWS.

The Kaiser's Message. Peking, November 16.-The concerned, such a system opejaten German Legation has received with excellent results, unl be the following order of His Majesty might have come utarer boue and the Kaiser: Expressing my most pointed also to the case of Shung-profound acknowledgment of the Then he cited Gibraltar, heroio defence of Tsingtan, I con- hai.

De Russian

The O. S. K. and Tsingtau. The Osaka Shosen Kaishia has applied to the Government for

line of steamabip services with Teiagtan.

We have full emfidence that amazed at this

f

their censorship: it merely scares the inhabitants who are suficient ly wild with the Government as it is.

It is said the Emden fired a shot at the oil tanks on the main- land but I think it was a high skell over the Jemtchng. Any- how it passed clean through a British collier and injured an engineer.

A Subscription List has boen PRINCE OF WALES' FUND.

Mercantile Bank of India. Ltd. taken from the Counter of The

Any person applving for subsorip- real-tions thereunder is unauthorised and should at once be handed over to the Police.

During the previous night the Emden had spoken a lighthouse outaido tbe: barbour'a north en tranor, and told them she was a Russian. How she got past the French destroyer nobody knows. Anyhow, at 5 a.m. in she came

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SATURDAY,

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the 28th November, 1914, com- Rooms, Duddall Street mencing at li a.m. at his Salce

There are perl apa good reasons cart the refuse away to the fields, why the existing water main of and the farmers return it to the Hongkong should not be utilised permission to establish a regular

from the northern end, swept ratepayers in vegetable track for Bushing purposes, the main

Tsingtau Prisoners.

down by the mainland, turned loaded with death-dealing cholera, objection being the insufficient

the merchant The following has been sent to typhoid and dysentery germs. supply of fresh water, but there And the yearly tollis mutely paid appears to be no good reason

shipping and came up between the Jemtchug

and Penang by the long suffering ratepayer in why salt water could not be em (the editor of the North China right through

It will cost Daily News:- shattered health or by the great played instead.

The undersigned are propared est price of all, and still no money, bat all large schemes I read in the papera that it is! protast is raised, por demande of this natur nro expensive, and intended to transport "the sur-town. She passed as the New- funnel shipped us a disguise.,

the stock in trade Furniture, formulated for a remedy. Ask can be paid for by a bond issue vivors of Tsingtan to Japan. The castle, I am told, with a fourth any man in Hongkang or Shang-covering al ng term of yours, so ways of soldiers, diplomatists,

often puzzled me, but I am truly poor fake that it actually present-Fixtures and Fittings, etc. of the

ed a crumpled, kinked appearance business carried on by hai why the town is not provided that the expense will be borne by and other interesting people have Incidentally the later was such a to consider offers for the sale of

future beneficiaries of the work

decision. I with modern sanitary arranger

like a cauvaa windeboot in a calm." monte, and he will find many good reasons and excuses for the once the traditional red tape of should have thought it much more Possibly she did not notice in the existing system. It has been drill the Crown Colony ie cat through, reasonable and sensible to keep dark the two French destroyers ad into him by the reading of and permission serured from the these gentry where, they are for a which were in amongst a lot of On arrival opposite the Jemt- official reports, and with blind Government to proceed, our while, and set them to some other small shipping. faith he accepts the reasons given Hongkong neighbours will rise useful occupation. In the firet

obug abe. let go a torpedo. She, to the occasion and find the ways place I think they should have as a matter of course.

Bat we are glad to see that and means to carry into effect been given the task of sweeping herself, was then about 250 yards Hongkong is waking up: Sing some modoin auitry scheme up the mines in the inner and off the town of Penang. Think of the colossal obeek of it all! Har apore and Manila, for years the proposed by a competent com outer herbour of Kiauchau, and the adjacent seas. Secondly, they centres of plague and other misteo of investigation,

yards from hur enemy and epidemice, have expended buge

til now that the seat of should be employed to complete range was something like 200 sume in modern drainage systems British influence in the East has the demolition of the fortifications,

The Russion opened fire and and as a consequence life is now at last shown sigus of combating which should never have been naturally she didn't miss.

that haud set up. A third contingent could safer and more enjoy ab e in those the old tradition

short period of time, variously ports. On the other hand, new removal is the most efficient, per- be usefully employed in clearing there was a sharp action for

visitors passing bapa some of the Municipal away all the entrenchments,tated at from three to ten minutos. comers and through Hongkong and Shang authorities in the lesser ports barbed wire entanglements, etc., hai are loud in their condemua under British influence will follow in the neighbourhand. Others Then the Jemtchug collapsed tion of the atter absence of suit. Perhaps even our Shanghai could repair the roads, rebuild the amidships, up-ended bow and be damaged houses,re-errot the light-etern and sank a mass of flames modern sanitary improvements Municipal Council may

pany were mieeing, 110 ore in in the hotels and houses of these awakened to a sense of its oblignhouses, and generally make the and smoke. Eighty of her com hospital, of whom several have When I rent a house I am ex-} ports. There are exceptions, bow-tions to the community it serves place presentable. ever, to this, as there are a few to give this grave matter passing

Boats and launches uninjured. hotela on the China Coast who notice, though we can readily pected, at the termination of the died and about 140 wore picked up have advanced as far as the law foresee that in this Model Settle- lease, to hand it back in the me

ment, many arguments will be good crder and condition in which put off and in half-an-hour thore will permit them to.

It is an old problem and has advanced, obstacles will be raised it was at my date of entry, ordin- were 300 motor-cara on the ses been threshed out time and again, and objectione insisted on to perary wear and tear excepted. The front ready to take the wounded Meantime the Emlen had gone, but as the years pass rapidly on, mit matters to stand as they are, late dieorderly tenant of Kiauchau men to hospital. Most of the etc. it must be squarely faced and and the old beliefs so thoroughly having had his lease ignominiously saved landed naked. some solution other than the drilled into a passive community terminated, should, before taking northwards. She met and

his departure, be made to put the

stopped a. Glon boat entering bar existing one found. We are glad will ag-in prevail.

Thereisno possib e Justification place in order, so that it can be bour but let her go. Outside ebe to see that there are a few publis

came on the patrolling destroyer spirited men in Hongkong who for further expansion of this traffic banded over to China in a reton-

ment. Any amber of people, realise the gravity of the problem in Shanghai. The first stop to be ably clean and tidy condition. in that Oblong, and who have done is to follow the lead of Hong. After that, it seems to my simple and eank her after a short engage- requested the Government to koog, and employ theservices of the mind, would be time enough to aroused from sleep by the ex- appoint a commission which will best drainage expert in the world, think of giving the Tsingtan

verandah ani scores more-anti- make a comprehensive inquiry to make a report on the adoption prisoners a nice holiday in Japan. plosion of the first torpedo, wit cipating what would occur later

TO LET. and report on a proper water of some system of sanitation to They could do most of the workinessed the first fight from their carriage system, without which meat the peculiar requirements have above indicated, and still be

LET-Ravenshill East, Το no drainage problem could be of a great and growing commer in time for the cherry blossom seaped off in motor cara towards

Park Road, Breezy Point. solved. The Hongkong Telegraph, cial metropolis like Shanghai son in the Fairy Land of Nippon, the north end of the island and saw the sinking of the French commentingon the situation, says: Then, whatever the cost, let

Many think it should now be destroyer hall-an hourafterwards, Large reception Rooms, Excel- "There are some members of the the ratepayers decide. It there With the Germans, Sanitary Board who realise that are insurmountable engineering

of the destroyer's crew, I hear. Offices. All well furnished. Not a word of any of this is Mod-rate Rent.PERCY point, as the discussion at yester problema, and a better system decribed as the German rank The Emden picked up a number lent Bed and Bath Rooms and

(5 day's meeting showed. Chief of cannot be adopted, then approach and vile. these is Dr. Fitzwilliams, a man to the Japanoso concern and accept German waiters complain when

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They are foolishly rigorous in whoso opinione due weight should their offer, sind invite the Obinere dismissed, yet their countrymen yet in the press here and no wire 15 Queen's Road, Central). Tel. No. 135. be given. In bis view, Hongkong authorities of the Native City to are sacking whole towns-London information is allowed to bo sent. is not an up-to-date sanitary city do likewise.

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