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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

SANITARY BOARD CORRESPONDENCE,

DR. LI'S SECOND STATEMENT

OF POLICY -

Dr. Li Shu-fan, candidate for the vacancy on the Sanitary Board, has issued the following:

The Sanitary Board Election.

I

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MAY 9, 1932.

BRITISH TRADERS.

INSURANCE COMPANY ISSUES ITS REPORT

The report for presentation at the sixty-sixth ordinary meeting of the British Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd, on May 27, states:

The Board has now to lay before the Shareholders a Balance Sheet con- taining a Summary of the Property and Liabilitica of the Company on the 31st December, 1931, and a Statenient of Working Accounts.

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To the Editor, Hongkong

Telegraph.1 Sir,-An the olection I publish this second statement

place to-morrow of polley in reply to certain ques- take

members of that the following points may tions by interested

fellow the electorate which have Intely be of assistance to my

electora to arrive at a dociston appeared in the Pross.

As I said in my election ad- an to which candidate to support:

1980 Account:-After payment of The official reason of the K.R.A. dress of April 13th, the Colony la being faced with many important in putting up Mr. Mow Fung was the interim dividend of 6s, per share problems in public health with primarily to sacure adequate. re- and the bonus of 20% to Contributors which it is the primary duty of presentation of Kowloon's special passed at the last Annual Meeting.

7 as per

annexed statement. the Sanitary Board to grapple, interests. This reason is indis- there remains a Balance of £72,240 0 a Final Divid contended then, and I do now, that putable, and if proof were needed Board recommends that

this it would be forthcoming from the end a medical practitioner in

be paid to Shareholders, absorbing Colony and a past executive in offelal letter of the K.R.And end of 4s. per share on 90,000 shares health administration in the dressed to the electorate dated £19,200, that £25,000 be added to the Heserve Fund, increasing that Fund neighbouring capital of Kwang-April 20th, 1932, from which

from £176,000 to £200,000, and that the Balance be carried forward to tung, such as I am, will be able quoto the following (the italics

to Underwriting Suspense Account Empr. of Asia to serve the public better than are mine):

"In deciding on this nomination,

for close the Account

the year 1930, my rival who, whatever his quali

had in view Committeo certainly your

1931 Account: The Balance of Empr. of Canada. fications may be, has

Empr. of Japan Inid himself open to criticism in primarily the necessity of accuring Working Account on the 31st Decompr. of Russia his interview to the representa adequate representation of Kow-ber, 1981, was £131,492 3 5 as per an- Empr. of Ana Live of a local paper. Listen to loon's special requirements on all nexed statement. The Board recom- Empt. of Canada what Mr. Mow Fung says: "I am public bodics; Mr. Mow Fang, by mends that an interim dividend of 58. Empr. of Ro

Empr. of Japan per share be paid to Shareholders, ab sorbing £21,000, that a bonus of 20% Empr. of Asia definitely against the practice of virtue of his thirty seven years or residence in the Colony, is allowing cases of infectious

about £6,000, and that the remainder contagious disease being treated thoroughly conversant with the be paid to Contributors absorbing

Sanitary requirements of the be carried forward. In the patient's home

the lant Directors. Since

Gen- Colony in general and Kowloon in disense covers Infectious

.... The General eral Meeting, Mr. D. O. Russell and large number of ailments, from particular such comparatively light affec- Committee are confident that the the Hon, Mr, C. G. S. Mackle resigned tions as chicken pox and German public intercat, and particularly the from the Beard and Mr. T. A. Mit- In accordance with the measles to dangerous scourges interests of the residents of Kowchell and Mr. L. J. Davies have joined

Articles Does Mr. loon, will be well and faithfully the Board.

Mr. J. A. of Association, like plague and cholera.

Plummer and Mr. J. P. Warren re Mow Fung seriously advocate the served by Mr. Mow Fung."

re- Also, in Mr. Mow Fung's own tire, but offer themselves for forcible detention in public hos

of infectious letter to the electorate he writes:election.

Bing. pitals of all cases

Lowe. Auditors.-Messrs. (and contagious) diseases, such "I pledge myself if elected to

and fear-bam & Matthews and Messrs. Linstead as, tuberculosis, measles, chicken speak candidly, fairly

concerning & Davis, Chartered Accountnate, re pox, German mensies, scarlet fever,lessly on all matters

ire, it offer themselves for re-cler- the welfare of the Colony and of malaria,

tion. typhoid, paratyphoid, meningitis, influenza, small-pox, Kojinon in particular.” plague, cholera, to mention only the best known? If so, the rate.

a

Atsi

(The italies are mine). Since the object of Mr. Mow Fung's nomination is to secure

payers will have much to adequate representation of Kow- Under proper medical care narsing, mild infectious diseases trented at can be successfully hom. Even the richest (*0{[0]- tries have not enforced general hospitalisation for all Infectious diseases.

Quarantine.

THE DIME-A-DANCE GIRL

(Continued from Page 3.) had fallen into the habit, the four of them, of having an early capper together and then driving to the hospital. It was a comfortable, in- that was al- formal arrangement ways subject to unannounced re-

Ellen and Myca were in the another kitchen when Steven arrived. He brought with him his usual offer- ing, a large box of Howers. They After being assured were old-fashioned garden flowers

loon's special requirements". the obvious point is the existing representation inadequate?

It has already been set out in of the two the Press that one elected sents Is already filled by Dr. Basto, who is doing excellent work on the Board, and is on the Again, Mr. Mow Fung inna-Committee of the K.R.A. The pub-vision. cently remarks, in regard tolle may not know as I did not quarantine: "Whenever an out- until yesterday-that break of rantavious or infectious member of the Sanitary Board, a disease occurs in a neighbouring nominated one, namely Mr. Wong port or city and is clearly shown Kwong-tin, was also a member of

that body. Mr. Wong is serving this time. to be of such a degree as to neces

his third term on the Sanitary that there was nothing he could do sitate quarantine of vessels

the supper preparations persons arriving from that place, Board; and as a resident of Kow-to aid such quarantine should be effee-on, an ex-Committee member and Steven ignored orders lo wait in a present member of the K.R.A., the living room and seated himself tively carried out, at all costs

on one of the kitchen chairs. For Effective quarantine of people surely he, with Dr. Basto, is in the (and if necessary, fumigation, or position to represent Kowloon's some time he watched the sisters

"special requirements."

at their housewifely tasks and thon disinfection of baggage, ele) ar

he spoke suddenly:

"Are you riving from even adjacent cities, Ja practicable if proper facilities

Mike's progress.

"Satisfied?" Ellen echoed, a faint frown on her forehead.

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Herein lies the danger, I ven- ture to point out, of half-baked knowledge. Mr. Mow Fung, an a non-medical

non-scientific HEAVY DEMANDS THREATENS ILIKE!

COLLAPSE wan, cannot be expected to know all details of the pretresa of pre-

London, May 7. ventive medicine, or of the pro- That an inexplicable increase in visions

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of Sanitary Convention Paris, disablement benefit is seriously 1926, which the British Home jeopardising the solvency of the also Hongkong National Health insurance scheme, Government and ratified, but he should at least is revealed in the Government Ac- himsel with tunry's report. have familiarised

Women's claims for the past such elementary knowledge as:

amounted Infectious disease is rarely, if | five years have ever, carried by air.

£1,000,000 above the estimate and Bubonic plague is not convey-are still rising steadily. ed by man but by the rat and its A new Government Bill issued harbouring 1lea.

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She had been pulling threads of enrs of corn silk from golden but she stopped now and turned to face him.

"Well, I'm not," nounced definitely.

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"I'm not either," Ellen confessed in a low, reluctant tone. "But there's nothing. we can do, is there?"

"I'd never have brought it up if: there hadn't been," he replied, his eyes grave and unsmiling. "But there is and I've done it."

"What have you done?" "Last week I cabled Vienna and He'll arrive this asked Dr. Stengel to come have a look at Mike. evening. Wait a minute before you Bay anything. I didn't do this on a bunch or without advice. I did it because Dr. Ellis assured me, as did the other doctors at the hbg- pital, that it was the thing to do. I had your mother's permission. I If Mr. Mow Fung had his way

couldn't ask for yours." I feel that the most awful con-

dia- Myra was silent, but Ellen gave fusion would be caused in quar- vantage of the wonderful

have, You "You shouldn't KAISHA.antine management, especially be-coveries of scientific medicine. vexed cry.

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"Why not?" he asked her levely. to a standstill, and the commerce

She found herself confused and thun methods based on a hypothe- be would of this great Colony

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"It's only." Ellen said thickly as seemed to melt I am glad that my views are shared by such an eminent authority matters, as I have advocated, side her argumenta on infectious diseases and their by side with the intelligent em- away, "it's only that It'll be years treatment as the world-famous ployment of preventive measures. and years before Myra and I can

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amall a thing as pride stand in the blamed for not being so quick as way of Mike's welfare. Myra too vileges at the isolation hospital," my worthy opponent advocates my opponent in publishing my was being silly. "option of being treated either by opinions on certain health ques-

Dilon," Steven asked in the si- tions. But as Western or native methods ...."

responsible And this, strangely, with the same medical man, I have to measure lence," are you being fair to want Breath as advocating the hardest my words enrefully and not rash to shut me out now? Who would "No Steven," she said slowly. measures on quarantine quoted by promise things incapable of help if I couldn't help you?"

Mow Fung had faliment. I could not, like Mr. I wasn't being fair." aboval If Mr. consulted page 24 of the ablo Mow Fung, discourse on matters

Throughout the dinner she was Modical and Sanitary Report 1929 apon which I have not the necco oddly subdued. Afterward when complied by Dr. A. R. Wellington, ary data to enable me to form a Myra and Bort mentioned the dish- he would have noticed that out considered opinion. To

es she insisted that the washing up of 196 cases of small-pox treated one thing: to accomplish is an be left for her and Steven. Myra Passenger Rates: at the Tung Wah Hospital under other. I prefer scientifle prac hesitated, then saw something in Chinese methods, 85 died, thus tice to abstruse thoorisation in giving a mortality rate of 48.8 per this vital matter

ad-Ellen's face that made her hurry Bert into the living room. Ellen cent. On the other hand, 36 ministration and sanitary policy closed the door that shut her and enses treated by Western methods of the Colony.

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at the Governmont Infectious Dis- 1 reiterate my promise to the Steven into the little world of the THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD ense Hospital showed a mortality electors that If elected to repre- kitchen. She turned to his puzzled Agents:

of 4 only, this being equivalent sent them, I will serve the in- expectant eyes.

to 11.4 per cent. In other words, terests of the Colony as a whole

"If you would still like to marry

the death rate at Tung Wah was conscientiously, fearlessly and to me. Stavon, she said softly, "I almost four times as great as at the best of my ability, ⠀⠀

would like to marry you.”

(To be Continued.)

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