1936-05-19 — Page 19

Rats!

SEQUEL TO BIG PLAGUE

MILLION KILLED IN

SIX YEARS

1,015,663 rats!.

This is the number that have been captured and killed by the special ral- catching branch of the Sanitary Department sinco January 1, 1930.

During 1935 the largest number of rats ever caught in a single year-94,676 on the island and 97,575 on the! mainland-was added to the

total.

Rat-catching is one of the most important branches of the work undertaken by the Sanitary Department.

It is the greatest obstacle to a repetition of the disaster of May, 1894, when the Great. Plague, starting. in Hongkong, rapidly

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

Now glost 76 per cent completed, the grout San Francisco. Oakland Bay Bridge presents an almost finished appearance in this nir view. Taken nive Oakland, Yerba Buena Isind is shown in the centre and, beyond, San Francisco's skyline. The entire 8-

mike length of the brithe is pictured,

spread to India, Japan, the Shing Mun Reservoir

Philippines, the Pacific Islands, South America, Madagascar and Mauritius.

10,000,000 LIVES

At least five thousand people died in Hongkong. But in India, to where the Plague un- doubtedly spread from this Colony, more than ten million lives were claimed.

It took Hongkong over thirty years to effectively stamp out plague. That it has been stamp ed out is due in no small measure to the work undertaken by the Sanitary Department.

RISK ENDED Plague is a disense affecting a group of rodents, the hunian

but plague being

one of its aspects. Kill the rut and you end tho greatest danger, because plague is spread by them.

MALARIA CONQUERED

AT DAM SITE

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936.

HONGKONG'S WEATHER IS TOO 'DREADFUL'

-SAYS A BARONESS HONGKONG'S weather,

according to beautiful Lady Furnivall, is "dread- ful"

Wife of Mr. W. H. S. Dent, former officer of the Grenadier Guards, Lady Furnival is a Baroness in her own right.

Her father, the 14th Lord Petre, was co-heir to a number of ancient baronies. In 1013 a petition presented to the House of Lords claiming for her tho sole right to the Barony of Farnival was determined in her favour.

RADIO BROADCAST

Daventry Relay Feature: Starlight No. 3

CONCERT FROM STUDIO From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (845 kilocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programnic, 7 p.m. The London Symphony Orchestra.

(Dvorak); Carnoval Overture Night on the Bare Mountain (Mous

March ("Prince sorgsky); Polovtal

gor") (Borodin); Doubinushka (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Woodland Inter- lude (from "Caractacus") (Elgar); Dream Children, Op. 13, No. 1 (Elgar); Passepied (Delibes); Pavono

Delibes).

7.40 p.m. From the Studio. A Jazz Recital for Two Guitars by Fred and Tom Carpio.

Programme..

1. Stage Fright; 2. This is my way. Beat off and Swing; 4. Pickin' my way.

8p.r. Time, Weather, Stock Quo- tation and Announcementa.

8.05 p.m. Four Songs by Turner Layton (Tenor).

1. A Beautiful Lady in Blue; 2. Sailing Home with the tide; 3. Din

In 1920 she married Captain A. Agar, a naval officer who won the Victoria Cross in the Great War for extraordinary daring inner for one please, James: 1. The sinking the Bolshevik cruiserecho of a Song,

8.18

Hawahion Selections. p.m. Oleg in Kronstadt harbour in

Samoin Live · Song (Tahmo"); 1919 when in command of a Bebe D'Amour: Tango Delle Rose: coastal motor-boal. In 1931 she Hawaian Love Bird, obtained a divorce, marrying Mr. Dent a year later.

8.30 p.m.

try.

A Relay from Daven-

8.30 p.m. "Slarlight No. 3." Inter- views with famous stage people and

Marlo Burke (the famous musical Comedy Star).

Lady Furnivall visited Hongkong on her honeymoon in 1932, Her remarks regarding this Co-excerpts from their repertoires. No. lony's elhante are now forming the subject of one of the series quarter page advertisemerds, published Ludoh newspapers, of prominent users of the well-known Pond's Creams.

The advertisement repda:

"So you're going to China!" said her friends a few years ago. And the

sup-wise, who had been there themselven, added, "Well for goodness' suke don't

SO thoroughly has the work in connection with the

pression of malaria at the Shing Mun Valley Scheme been done that during 1935 it was necessary to employ only one gang of four men, under a trained foreman, to maintain freedom from the scourge.

This fact becomes all the more remarkable when it is stated that, at one early period in the operations at Shing Mon, more than fifty per cent, of the workers employed on the gigan- the project were afflicted.

Now the

incidence of malaria s. small naoneat the Chinese workers! and is entirely absent from the Euro- pean staff.

Last year the work carried out con- sisted chiefly in maintaining the channels and drains constructed in 1933 and 1934.

INCREASE IN MAY

RISK NOW SLIGHT That the risk of plague in

The amount spent on the year's Hongkong has virtually ended is anti-larint work was apprasinistely borne out by statistics in the $9,000. Annual Reports of the Sanitary Department, which show that, of the 1,015,563

From January to April, 1985, the rats captured and examined since January 1, 1930,

percentage of malaria was only dont half that in the same months of 1944, not one was found to be plague but in May there was a sudden rise -infected:

which-rankinned-antil-luis-During? The last plague infected rats this perind the percentage was 50 per were captured in 1929, whence higher than in the corresponding i

months of 194 four were discovered. Since then the work of the Sanitary Department has become more and more effetent, the total number of frats captured and alaughtered ingreasing with the

years.

761 necilents and 4,195 general cases. There were 34 deaths two less than In 1034) nine frem malaria, ten from injuries sustained in accidents, and 15 from other chures.

preventative

Inspections of food, measures against infectious diseases and camp sanitation were all carried out in the same manner as last year and the nap as a consequence has been healthy.

forget Pond's Creams,"

"“So I didn't,” comments lovely Lady Furnival, "And I'm grateful to Hongkong's dreadful weather for teaching me this, best beauty care I've ever discovered ..

Radio To Ship

Off Hongkong Tells Man

Of Summons

GRAHAM,

8.45 p.m.

Viennese Waltzes. Waltzes from Vienna (J. Strauss); Kongreb Walzer (Strauss); Helena Walzer (Offenbach).

p.m. A Relay from Daventry. News Bulletin and

Art.

9 m. nouncements.

9.20 p.m. Cricket M.C.C. v. All-

Indin. A commentary on the Match,

from Lords Cricket Ground, London. 9.15 p.m. From the Studio.

A Concert by Prue Lewis (Violin); Elvie Yuen (Soprano); Cinule Frost (Bartione).

Programme.

1. Sung-Non in Sospiri ("Tosca"} I'uccini, Ideale...Tosti,....Elvin Yuan;

Violin Solo-Romance

5.

from 2nd Concerto....Wieniawski... Prue Lewis: 3. Songs Trade Windla Peel; The Admiral's Broom.... Bevan,...Claude Frost; 4. Songs Homing. Del Riego; Sing, Joyous Bird, ... Phillips, ....Elvie Yuen; Violin Solos Pastoral; Caprice. Hurlstone; 6 Songs-Comrades of Mine; The Stockriders' Song.....James Six Australian Bush Songs"..... Claude Frost; 7. Violin Soles- Slumber Song....Reed; A Revelry....... Burlstone.

10

p.m. Big Ben from Daventry. 10.20 p.m. Dance Music. 11 p..

Close Down.

The total number

of major and M. SYDNEY minor casualties was about the same formerly managing director percentage of the men employed as of the shipping company manag last year-one per cent., while the ing the oil tanker La Crescenta, number of deaths was about one two-was notified by radio that a hundredth of that percentage.

This condition has been achieved summons had been issued at a total cost during the year on against him in connection withers will be broadcast from Zersen de anti-malarial and medical work of the loss of the vessel and her $26,400,

crew of twenty-nine..

This condition was energetically studied, and i was found that pere: sons not connected with the works * were making use of the works hos- pital, thus increasing the hospital returns and partly accounting for the percentage increase,

An attempt was made to prevent utside person being treat, hat it

H.K. Obtains Concession

Approximately an equal num her of rats are captured on the island and mainland. In the past six years, 548.511 have been captured on this Island and 166,852 on the mainland. BUSINESS IN RATS When rat-catching Was

first away by periodical freshels. At the made one of the Important end of the year the percentage of branches of Hongkong's fight against disease, rewards of two cents, later increased to five canta, were offered for each rat handed in.

was impossible for the Medical err From Canada

to kunw all the men in camp, and prevention was dieult,

The 1945 senson was unusually dry, and this may have had some beoring ¦ on the increase, as larvae in breeding places in ravines are often cleared

But rat-catching then became such a lucrativo gustime that the payment of rewards Assumed gigantic proportions.

malaria, fell to normal.

EUROPEANS ESCAPE

Mr. Graham was travelling be- tween Hongkong and Singapore when he received the radio. He will arrive in England on May 21, two days before the summons, is returnable.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

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Alla Zone, broadcast from DJ, 5.71 metres) and DJN (81.15 metres).

" 4:50 pm. German Folk Song.

4.55 km. Greetings to our listeners.

introducing Esperiat Organ Recital. 3 m. Newl and Review' in English,

›

3.45 p.m. Iago Wolf's "ignen" Songs, 6 pm. Nhort Evening Entertainment. 8.45 pm. News and Review in German. 7.m. Concert af lækt Musle.

News in English. 8.13...

R.

A.B.C.

The summons alleges that In Crescenta was sent to sea in such a state ns to endanger life. | A similar summons has been S. AFRICAN GOODS

issued against Mr. Ralph Henry Hollond, manager of the shipping When, twelve months ago, the department of Messrs. Harris and attention of the Hongkong Dixon, Ltd., shipowners, General Chamber of Commerce managed La Crescenta for the news at 2 pm. was drawn to a ruling by the owners, the Crescent Navigation Canadian Customs authorities

Company, Ltd.

who

The fact that no European suffer-providing that South African Pacific Ocean in December 1934, La Crescenta was lost in the ed from malaria, combined with the fruits and wines were not en-while voyaging from San Lula, fret that masquito catches have titled to preferential rates of California, to Osaka. heen very small, confirms the opinion that the bulk of the increase duty on importation into Canada

in the middle months of the year if they were imported via Hong-

was due to infection from outside. kong, representations were made Imperial Airways

ONLY 20 MOQUITOES

:.

to the Hongkong Government

It was later found that the Chinese were importing the majority of their dead rats from Canton and Macao, In order to sell them to the long- the whole year.

Medical work was efficiently carried such goods could be imported Inte kong Government!

out by the Chinese Resident Medical Canada via Singapore and Cal- As a direct result of the 1894 Officer and his Assistants during the cutta, because the

During July only 20 anosquitoes and the Canadian Trade Com-Fares To

were found in the whole camp, yet.missioner in the Colony.

that month was the worst but one of Under the Canadian ruling, Australia Down

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tinned!.

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8.0% p.m. German Folk Song.

9.15 pm. Greetings, to our Listeners. 8.15 p.m. News and Review in German. 9.30 pm. Alring Quartets with Two Horna

· by Beethoven and Moteri

10 p.m. News and Steview in English on

DJN, DJE.

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19.15 p.m. Today in Germany, 19.30 p.m. Concert of Light Musle, 11.30 p.m.Introducing Expertus

ellat,

DAVENTRY PRÓGRAMMES

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Ara aberrel by Daveniry.

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Wavelength

28.38

CSA

8,050 k.e.

GRA

2,510

19.00 31.55 metres

GUC

k.c.

31.30 metres

ORD

15,160 k..

15.53 metre

GSE

11,00%

metres

25.140 .. 19.02 metres

CSG

17.790 k..

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16.200

18.35 metren 17.37 metres 15.45 metre

GAJ CAL

71,840 k... 19.04 meteen

49.59 mires

(G.B.N., G.S.D.)

Plague the use of fath and plaster yere total number of admissions to corded the benefits of the Canad- Malay States and India are ac-

GAN QUBSTANTIAL fare reduc- in · buildings in Hongkong was strictly prohibited. In fact, hospital was 763. about 60 per cent.

British preferential tariff, tions between Singapore and more than in 1934. Of this figure an thousands of buildings equipped 468, were malaria, 92 accidents and whereas Hongkong is not.

Port Darwin are announced by with theso harbourers of rats 203 general cases. In the outpatient The Chamber of Commerce has the Qantas Airways, enhancing were condemned until necessary department 5,773 enses were treated, now been informed that an amend the inducement to fly between alberations were made,

Also about 60 per cent. more than inment to the Canadian 1904. Of these 617 were malaria, Tariff now permits South African Imperial Airways in preference Customs Hongkong and Australia via produce to be transhipped

to to occan travel.

The Great Plague of 1894 commenced in Yunnan, from

where it came to. Hongkong. It ECHO OF TAIPING

was known to have been endemic

ia. Yunnan for many years and

in 1803 It spread Lo Pakliai.

Then cases appeared in. Canten and in January, 1804 and in the following May the first

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the

occurred in Hongkong. The aum- ber of deaths in Canton was very

restimated but probably

they could not be accurate. ly figure was round about 100,000, Moro

died

in

than five thousand people are estimated to have Hongkong, where, the Govern mant resumed about ten acres of the most densely populated parts of the city, evicting the in- habitants

and housing them elsewhere. The streets of "this f area were walled up and guards

to

prevent

Ingress. postod

House-to-hauro visitations instituted to discover the dead *and'infected, "and the Intfer were removed to a hulk moored in the harbour.

were

REBELLION

Dr. Mary Stono, the famous pioneer Chinese woman doctor, passed through Hongkong re- cently en route to Europe.

Hongkong without losing the bene

the British Preferential tariff.

The reductions became effective fits accorded them by virtue of on Saturday, when the Qantas ser- vice was doubled, this being an ap-. propriate opportunity to popularise the service.

MAGGIE DIES

Maggie, the Aberdeen ter- rier which jumped from the

From that date, the Qantas fare from Singapore to Brisbane will be £52 sterling (£A.65), as against £84 sterling now ruling.

During the Taiping Rebellion, she said, her father took refuge window of three-storey first class steamer fare of about

E

in the house of n Methodist building at Happy Valley missionary and was converted, becoming the first minister of when the kitten it was

This compares closely with the

£50 sterling.

the Gospel, while her mother mothering died on Sunday pore and Darwin is now 232 ster-

became the first Chinese Chris-

CHEAPER THAN STEAMER The fare by air between Singa-

ling. It Is to be reduced to £24 sterling, which is actually cheaper The story of Maggie was than tho steamer fare. received published in yesterday's Tele- and also graph.

A considerable reduction has also. been made in the through fare by air from Brisbune to London, which

tlan woman in the province. morning, is dead. Later, Dr. Stone was sent to America where she Methodist teaching {studied mediclnc. She returned to

China as the pioneer woman doctor. She was inconsolable when in now £160 sterling (SA.200); the kitten died, and apparently The fare previously was £195 ster- committed suicide.

ling.

and worked in the northern pro- vinces for several decades,

Transmission 1

1230 p.m. Ble' Den. A Recital by 0. 11. Peasgood (Organ) and Ilarold

* Fairhurst (Violin).

1.15 p.m., The Rushworth Museum

Musical Instrumenća.

Greenwich Time Signal at 1.38 p.m. 1.45 pm. Bongs of the Open Air.

2.10 p.m. The News and Announcemento.

Transmission 2-

Jff llen. "Remembrance

(68.0., dan.) 7 p.m.

7.30 .m.

Things Past."

The B.D.C. Beuttish Orchosir. A.10 p.m. "Starlight," Number Thres. 8.45 him. Danes Husle.

of

Greenwich Time Signal at p.m. 9.49. pm. Crickasz M.C.C. v. Alladin. 9.35 p.m. The Birmingham Theatre Royal

Orchestra. ⚫p.m. The News and Announcemenia.

Transmission 3

(0.9.0., G.A.F., G.S.D.)

10 pon. Ble Hen. “Foreign Affairs,” 12.15 p.m. The CIlford Quintet, 10.35 p.m. Ille Little Neck.“ A. memoria! to Anna Boleyn (heheaded Xiny 19. 134). 10.55 p.. A Recital by Frank Merrick

(Pianoforte). 11.20 p.m. Light Client Concert. 11.3% h.m. The News and Announcements,

Greenwich Time Bigns) at 12 am. 12.15 m. The Kari Carlo Players 32.43-4.00.

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child had been beaten with a feather duster, leaving marks on the body. Defendant was the concubine_of n wealthy

in compradore

Queen Victoria Street.

10.30 Yesterday morning about o'clock, as a result of information received, he visited the address and found the child there. The child was beat-examined by a doctor. Defendant's

excuse was that she lud lost her. femper with the child.

"It there had been repented Inge, I should have given defendant prison without the option of a fine,"

Mr. Schofield: It seems she is not remarked Mr. W. Schofield, at the two have charge of a child. Central Magistracy this morning, Inspector Andrew further added when Imposing a fine of $250 on Aufthat on previous occasion on Chiu-chan, 31, concubine, charged anonymous petition had been sent in

about defendant ill-treating with having ill-treated a female child, a Siu Ah-nul, aged three years, at No. 40 Connaught Road Central, on May

17.

a

this

but it was found to be baseless. child would be taken to the Po Leung Kuk, and Its disposal would be in the hands of the S.C.A. The Information received on this occation

Inspector K. W. Andrew, of the S. was to the effect that the child was

·C...A. said - defendant adopted the badly beaten on Sunday night. There child on a bond of $500 from the was no evidence that the child had S. C. A. on February 20 last. The been babitually beaten.