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MOSQUITO NUISANCE ON THE PRESENTATION MADE TO MR.

PEAK.

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(NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA).

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It was revealed at yesterday's. There was: an interesting core- meeting of the Sanitary Board mony at the office of the Chind Mail that there has been a serious yesterday afternoon when Mr..E. plague of mosquitoes on the Peak R. Prise was the recipient of a and that a considerable number of prosentation from journalists in The Steamship, residents have complained. The the Colony on the occasion of his matter arose through questions retirement from local newspaper having arrived from the abors ports, standing in the name of Dr. W. V. circles. M. Koch, who asked:

The presentation took the form Will the Head of the Sanitary of an inscribed cigarette case and Department inform the Board a chéque from his colleagues, the whether any steps have been taken gifta being handed over by Mr. to discover the origin of the recent Wai Po-chung of the China Mail plague of mosquitoca that has who referred to the pleasure it had been prevalent, on the island, and been for local nowspaper men to

be sociated with Mr. Price dur whether any efforts have been ing his four years in the Colony. Mr. Price suitably replied, saying that the gift would always remind It is not clear whether reference him of many happy days in Hong la made mainly to the Peak, where kong. there has been a serious plague

made to deal with this?

The Chairman replied:

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of mosquitoes during the last few

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow loon, whence delivery may be obtain

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7th May. ed 1928, will be subject to rent.

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recognized. here, after which date they cannot be

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No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns..

No fire Insurance has been affected:

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 30th April, 1928.

WAR MEMORIAL.

months, or to the island general-ing over of all palla closets, mid- ly. I have received a consider-dens, manure heaps, garden refuse, able number of complaints from etc., with an impermeable layer of residents at the Peak and I my earth, to be constantly renewed as self have been as great a sufferer required in order to prevent the as any but I have not heard of danger and nuisance of fly breed.

ing during the hot weather?" other districts. "?

The Chairman replied: Negligent Residents.

Under Scavenging and Conser- Every complaint received has been investigated at once by avancy By-law, No. 8 the occupier European Inspector and an ex- or owner of any latrine in that perienced foreman has spent a con- portion of the Colony served by siderable period during the last the Conservancy Contractors with month or ao investigating varl- the exception of the Hill District,

The erection of a granite pailau ous areas. In several cases the must make due provision for the negligence of residents had at daily removal of all excrétal mat- within the main entrance of the boats: Public Gardens in commemoration least aggravated the plague. Old ters to the conservancy

while in the Hill District this duty of those Chinese who lost their tin-cans-were-found-dumped-on- the hillside and in one case a col-18 specially laid on the contruc-lives in the Great War, is now com- lection of old milk bottles had tor by condition No. 7 of the Con-pleted and the unvelling ceremony will be performed on Sunday next. formed an excellent breeding place. servancy Contract.

I am convinced also that sufficient attention is not paid by residents to the condition of the gutters running round houses.

the

eaves

CHINESE ARCH NOW READY

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Under the Matshed Regulations

The arch is erected at the top of No. 14 the owner of a matshed in- tended for occupation must pro the flight of stone atops inside, the vide adequate latrine accommo-main entrance in Garden Road. of

dation for the occupants with the The design is entirely Chinese and receptacles for the excreta so ar-inscription is in Chinese and Eng The plague of mosquitous on ranged as to be flyproof to the ish. The Chinese characters are in gold, engraved on the two the Peak was largely confined to satisfaction of the Board. the Pokfulam catchment area and There can therefore be no quea-verticals of the arch, and the Eng to the hillside south of Stubbstion of covering pail closets with lish which reads: "Erected by the Rond. Mosquitoes, were

found in Impermeable layer of earth. Imperial War Graves Commission breeding in large numbers in small am not aware of any regulation in memory of the Chinese in the service of the British Government collections of water on these hill-for by-law under which I could en-who died through enemy action aldes. These pools were emptied force the covering of middens, during the Great War 1914-1918," of water and the surrounding un-manure heaps, garden refuse, etc., is engraved on the horizontal por der-growth cut.

With an Impermeable Inyer of earth tion at the top of the pattau. but I can, and frequently do, take

Prevent Measures.

action against auch accumulations The Inscription is very artlati- are in The permanent abolition of these as nuisances under Section 26 sub-cally done. The words breeding places would require the acction 8 of the Public Health and black and red, the red portion by filling in of thousands of holes Bullding Ordinance in the more itself reading "In memory of the and crevices, large and small, on remote areas under the jurisdic-Chinese who died through enemy the hillsides. The cost of this tion of the Board such accumula-action, Great War." These words work would be enormous and anytions are permitted if supplied stand out strikingly at a distance. improvement made would continue with a satisfactory fly-proof cover. The foot of the arch is guarded by

four lions. only until fresh holes and crevices were eroded by the rext heavy

At the unveiling ceremony, it-is shower of rain. The weather this Dr. Koch said his Information understood that prominent mem- spring has been particularly fa-was different from that of the bers of the community, particularly vourable to the retention of water President as he understood that leading Chinese business men will in any depression in the ground the plague of mosquitoes was even be present, and to the consequent breeding of further down, the Peak than the mosquitoes. A few heavy show-Chairman had mentioned. There

ing.

Extent of the Plague.

In view of the probable heavy

ers of rain would flush out these had been, large numbers of mos-trafficion that day, ten members of holes and prevent further breed-quitoes in the neighbourhood of the Reserve Flying Squad will be in Branksome Towers recently, while attendance nssisting in directing" traffic to the ground and the The worst area has been the there were also complaints from Police Reserve orders indicate Pokfulam catchment area which, Kowloon, if course, cannot be dealt with by The Chairman såld he could that a detachment of forty Chi- nese Reservists will be on duty on the use of larvicides, In other only assure Dr, Koch that if any the grounds. areas on the Peak various pools; person made a complaint regard- gullies and drains have been welling the prevalence of mosquitoes

H was investigated at once.

over until the next meeting. Dr. Dr. Koch såld i eteps taken beforehand the necessity Koch saying that there were statistles he wished to put before Dr. Koch also asked-Can the for that would not arise. Head of the Sanitary Department The following question standing the Board:

"That this Board respectfully issue orders to enforce the cover-the name of Dr. Koch was held

oiled.

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