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SANITARY BOARD.

"Some Interesting Matters

Discussed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by cOFTER- pondents are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."] "THE TAI O TRAGEDY.

(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."}

There were several interesting matters raised at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, over which Mr. Adam Gibson, Sir, I feel it my duty to bring Head of the Department, to notice some frota in connection presided.

The Estimates.

with the affair at Tai O, fearing that they will be overlooked an-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1918,

U. S.. ARMY

INSTRUCTORS.

America Sending Back Men trom Front,

Washington, Jaza 11-One evidence of the fact that America is rapidly becoming a principal less your widely-read paper brings belligerent and less and less a them before the public eye. The papil of Great Britain and France facts have been gleaned by in military affairs is the constantly Alabaster asked why no provision personal enquiry. They concern diminishing number of foreign

The first question discussed was the passing of the Estimates for the year and on this Mr. O. G.

had been made for the cleane'ng

the assistance rendered by the Sang, running from Hongkong to

of the various bathing bencher. coxswain of the team launch Yo

officers s'ationed in the United States.

The Obairman replied that the cost of this work was so small | Tsi 0, and I trust that the Govern- The General Staff has worked that he did not think it merited ment will not forget what this cut a plan whereby American being made a separete item. The man did. beaches at Deep Water Bay and It appears that the coxswain of officers who have seen service Repluse Bay were cleaned for a the launch mentioned was cft s in France will gradually total cost of $9. If it was the Obirere village called Sha Lo take charge of the training with of the Board to have a Wan when he was hailed by a of troops on this side of the water. separate item inaladed for each s fishing beat and informed of the Contingente of these cfficers al- purpose it would easily be done. terrible affair which had taken ready have begun to arrive, After some discussion on the place at Tai 0. The coxawain was They will be replaced from time matter, Mr. Alabaster proposed instructed by the Chinese detecto time by others of Ister experi that special provision be made for tive and an Indien policeman who

ence, and so on. this work, and this was seconded) were in the fishing boat to pressed by Dr. Ozario and carried.

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to Castle Peak Police Station and Until now, both Great Britian ring op Hongkong for help. Now and France have generonly sent

The Hon. Mr. W. F. Bice, Dr. Osorio ressed the queation the scrawain, having remembered to the United States some of their C. S. I., Chief Secretary to the of the new proposed poultry seeing the Police launch anchored beat officers. Bat the changes in Government of Barms, recently depot, saying he saw no mention in Tang Chung Bay, at once the fighting on the Western front issued the following Local of it in the Estimates, and to this proceeded in that direction, blow have been such that even the Government Circular No. 14 of the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham replied ing bie whittle the whole time and British and French would replace 1918 in the Police Department: that the provision of each a depot so informed the Police launch, their officera in the United States

Orders regarding Clab Sweep would not appear in the Sanitary Now, I will admit that he did not every few weeks. In many cases, starea and Lotterier, dated Ran Department'e Estimates. It would do much, but still be was the the officers had been wounded goon, the 27th Jane, 1918. The come under the head of Public means of Faving the lives of the and incapacitated for active attention of the Local Govern Works Extraordinary, and the poor woman and child who were service with their own armies. ment has been directed to the Public Works Eaticastes had not crouched on the verandah of the While, however, they were valu- fact that participation in sweep Jet been ocmpleted.

barging, bailding praying for help able as instructors, their own stakes and lotteries held by Clare Dr. Osorio thought that the to come. Now, if he bad carried knowledge of American waye and in Gurms is not always confined Board should know something ont bie instructiona and gone customs was limited, and they to the members of the Clubs by of what was being done, for thej to Qaetla Peak for help could not prove sa belpful as which they Are held. On matter concerned the public it would have taken another hour, American cheers undoubtedly the contrary, tickets for such and alter Borgkong had been will be, especially the American sweepstakes and lotteries are aften The Hon. Hr. Chatham said informed it would have isken at cfficers who already have taken sold to the public through' mem- that the Board had no power to least three boats for a launch to American tropa from the early bera of the Clube, and sometimes decide that matter. It could reach Tai 0, and in the meen etages of training to the fighting even through non-members. The make recommendations to the time bad the Police lanach, after front and observed the points in prevalence of this practice is pro Government, as it had done, bat leaving Tong Chung Bay, pro. which improvement can be made bably to some extent due to I will stand ready to make any it had no power to spend the ceeded in the direction of Deep in the preliminary work on this misapprehension of the provision secrifice required of me toward

side of the Atlantic. Bay (which water I Am

of the law and of the policy of the and that my country may be The Chairman reviewed what informed be bas to patrol), the For in the last few months the Government as regarde lotteries. strengthened in "the great fark had been done on the matter, efict would have been quite amount of trench warfare bas Neither the law nor the policy is remaining before 08." saying that the recommendations justified in doing eo, not knowing been increased to such an extent new. Bat as they appear to bave I will practise conservation in of the special commitee appointed what was taking place at Tai O that comparatively little instruo been lost sight of in soms cases my business and in my kome- had been forwarded to the Go- After ope has visited the tion is necessary when American it is desirable to respitulate gladly foregoing any comforte vernment. He did not think that Station at Tai O and seen the forces arriva in France. Except both. The law is contained in and pleasures not compatible with the scheme had been finally email apsce left anbarat which for the few weeks needed to section 2943 of the Indian Pensl the common needs of the hour. approved.

meant life or death to the poor acclimatise the new men, they are Code, which renderá puzishable I will lay aside the hammer for Dr. Ozorio moved that the con- woman and child, I can assure virtually ready for active service (a) the keeping of an office or period of the war and confice sideration of the Estimates be left on that another four hours waald when they "disembark. This place for the purpose of drawing myself to constructive criticism, over until a satisfactory reply had have sealed their fate. Now, policy has already borne fruit, for lottery not authorised by realizing full well that in a time been received from the Grovern- sir, if the Government fails to in the recent emergencies on the

like this the knocker is a public ment on the question of the recognise this little service render western front American troops

nuisance and a national enemy. poultry market, but after farthered by the coxswain of the Yew were sufficiently, trained to be

I will uphold at all times the discussion he amended this "to Sing, perhepe you could be the come part of the Allied reserves

honour of the United States ard deferring consideration of the means of starting a small anb practically on their arrival.

our Allies, making it my personal Estimates until the next meeting scription. I am certain there When Secretary Baker refere. The policy of Government is basinees to see that all enemy of the Beard, this being agreed to. is cot a man in the Colony therefore, to the fact that 700,000 to regard the publication or propaganda and anti-American

Staff Changes.

who has a true beart, especially American troops are Do lotteries by advertisement or sentiment are promptly and Correspondence as submitted if he has a wife and child, who France, it may be said that fally otherwise 88 distinctly mis properly dealt with. relative to the charges in the would begrudge a few cente. I 500,000 can be brought into chievous practice, to which no. I will realise with the Pre-ident Sanitary Inspector staff daring would not take very much, say, action if the situation should be encouragement of any kind should that "The supreme test of the Inspector Witchell's abeance on to get a emall gold watch and come so critics as to demand a be given, and to reface invariably Nation has come. We must all leave, and Dr. Ozorio said that he chain and present to him, for fall use of reserves. That is a all applications for permission to speak, act and serve together." saw in one section two Inspectors gergiore rendered to the Police substantial contribution to the hold lotteries, As, therefore, no And-toward that end. were going to work, while other doring the Tai O tragedy. western front, snd that is far in lottery is or will be authorised by I will pledge my money my Beotions were short-handed. Не I am certain if these little acte excess of what the most optimistic Government, it follows that the strength, my life-all I have or asked if were possible to get performed by the Chiness towards foreign observer believed could publication of say sweepstake or ever hope to baya-to the sucoere

be done. the Earcpeans were recognised

other lottery, berber by adverfal proeecation of this war; that The Chairman replied that Mr. there would not be half so much. Of course, it is the merciless tigement, the sale of tickets to the "This nation ander God; eball Ligores, who had now been of this "Maskee-iem." Perhepa catting down of exports and im-public or otherwise, is and will have a new birth of freedom; that appointed an Inspector, would the Harbour Master can do some ports by all the Alliea that has continue to be punishable ander work with Inspector Lamble for thing in the way of appreciation, given America the tonnage for the law. the time being so as to gain er for I hear that these coxswains roop transportation, and, as our The Lieutenant-Governor de perience. It was only a temporary come order his supervision

forces are augmented, a greater gires that it should be clearly. arrangement and was, in the Noore knows how welcome amount of tonnage will be needed, anderstood that sil Olab sweep- nature of an experiment. He are these little, launches unless not merely to keep up the gradual stakes and lotteries hich arenot shenght that the Board could one has been stationed out in the of troops for replacement of confined to members of the Clab, scoopt what had been arranged, New Territory and cut off from those lost, but to supply the in- including visitors enjoying the for it was only a temporary ex- the outside world, for they bring creasing numbers on the other ass of the Clab es honorary mem pedient and something better the Sergeant his daily bread, his side. Oar tonnage problem, berr, are thus definitely pro would be arranged siter the war. mails and bis daily paper. The indeed, has been only partially bibited; and that the law will be The matter than dropped. lot of the Coxswaine is not a solved, and the accessity will be set in motion against members of

happy one, for the launches zan come most scale when America Clubs who conduct or abet say WANTED ATEMPORARY The question of the licensing in all weathers, and they are but has taken over considerable each lottery or sweepstake, Strict of ice cream vendors was next poorly paid.

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ties are big, and the demand for taken against any Government Alabaster pointed out that the

more men to replace those killed servant infringing these orders. matter was referred to the Law

and wounded becomes imperative Officers of the Orown some months ago. They were half-way [We feel sure that the prompt through the summer now, and he and intelligent action of the asked why there had been such coxswain will not go un-noticed.

-EJ. HKT.].

farther Inspectore.

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Thus, the more training Am. erican troops can be given on this side of the Atlantic, the more officers and men are apt pu pile, time will be saved in the long and nothing which happened on delay,

ran. The use of American cfficers the western front bee given morë The Chairman replied that the

in this work should prove very encouragement to the military ex- Department had been very much-

valuable, and the plan of the perts who value morale se highly overworked during the cerebro-subject, but that information General Staff undoubtely locks to sa anything eles than the manner spinal fever cutbreak and owing had pot been forthcoming. the shortening of the period of in which the Amercian troops to other things and it was only He thought it was purely training by methode whiod have have fraternizad with the Allied FOR SALE-CRUISER now that ench side issues could medical question and he could been discovered on the other side troops. At the bottom of this, of with DINGY

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