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Junks

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1936,

and Sampans Are Dangerous To

Bathers

HOW SAFE ARE OUR BEACHES? "TELEGRAPH" INVESTIGATIONS

ONLY SLIGHT DANGER OF ·· CONTAGION IN COLONY WATERS

SINC

ELEMENTARY PRECAUTIONS CAN SAFEGUARD BATHERS FROM DISEASE: NO

NEED FOR ALARM

"Telegraph" Special Representative

INCE INFORMATION REGARDING A BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF SEA-WATER ON THE VARIOUS BATH: ING BEACHES OF THE ISLAND OF VICTORIA WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS BY DR. R. A. DE CASTRO BASTO AT A MEETING OF THE URBAN COUNCIL LAST MONTH, IN- DEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE "TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.

Although the result of these investigations reveal that an unsatisfactory position exists as regards pollution by human excretions, the "Telegraph's" representative is able

AUSTRIAN peasant girls, Lisel Segmilller, Helga Mairinger and Lisel Collek, I who are in sing and dance at a London Theatre. They were seen by the King

when he visited Kfizbuhely,

HOW TITHES WILL

BE ENDED

to assure bathers that the danger of contagion is slight, THE main provisions of the providing elementary precautions are taken.

Tithe Bill give effect to the recommendations of the Royal Due to the fact that neither the Government Bileteriologist Commission on Title Rent- nor officials at the University of Hongkong would consent to con-charge as modified by the Gov. duct an analysis of sen-water gathered at the various beaches on ernment statement which was the mainland, the scope of my investigations has been somewhat issued lust February. limited.

The Bill does not involve net additional charge on Exchequer.

any

the

of the arrears, and only the amount determined by It will be legally re- cuverable.

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RADIO BROADCAST

A Talk by Mr. Stanley Baldwin

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From Z.B.W..on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kifocycles);

5-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

7 P.RL. A Selection of Elgar Compositions.

Serenade in E Miner for Strings. Op. 20; Prelude "The Kingdom," Op. 61; Pamp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G; Prelude "The Dream of Gerontius," Op. 38.

7.30

McCormack Recital by John

(Tenor).

1. Shannon Hiver (Morgan); 2. A Fairy Story by the Fire (Merikanto); 18. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Quilter); 4. Sweetly She Sleeps My Alice fair (Foster).

7.43 p.m. Jazz Piano Medley by Charlie Kunz.

8 p.m. Time, Weather, Stock Quo- tations and Announcements,

8.05 p.m. Chinese Studio Concert. 11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-10 p.m. European

Pro-

J Fre-

gramme from Z.E.K. on quency of 640 kilocycles.

8.05 p.m. Excerpts from "Yes Madam."

8.30 p.m. "Sanatá in D Minor," Op.

31 No. 2 (Beethoven) played by Frederic Lamond: (Pianoforte),

8.50 p.m.

Three Welsh Songa

by Lella Megane (Contralto)..

All Through the Night (OM

(Roberts).

A Tithe Redemption Commission is to be set up, the expenses of which are welsh Air): 2 My Little Welsh estimated at an average of £357,000 a year for the first five

Home

(Williams); 8. Dear Wales years,

an average of £150,000 a year during the of £50,000 a year during the remain- succeeding five years, and an average

der of the 60-years' period.

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p.m. A Relay from Daventry. Memorial" by Mr. Stanley Baldwin.

A Talk on "The King George V

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Genevieve;

However, a study of what few statistica are available regarding the ebb and flow of tides in Hongkong indicates

EXCHEQUER'S PART that the greatest danger exists not, as is popularly sup-.

Tithe rentcharge, as such, will be extinguished on October 2 next, sand

With regard to Inn Exchequer posed, on the mainland beaches but on the island beaches. landowners will then cease to contribution of £085,000 a year for

This danger is due almost entirely to the quantity of liable, except as regards arrears, toys, it is pointed out that this is (Soprano); Sweet human excretions that is carried around the island from will became liable to pay redemption of £550,000 a year at present payable/Trinity Church: What's Next? (arr. pay anything to tithe-owners, but

not a new chargo but is the equivalent

by the Exchequer in respect of rates the principal junk and sampan shelters to the various uities to the Government for

period of 60 years. The tithe owners on ecclesiastical tithe rent charge, Cluse Down beaches.

will be compensated by the issue of and annual credits of £135,000 in interest as from October 1, 1936. Government & per cent. stock hearing respect of increased income tax and

certain savings in present administra Lion resulting indirectly from the proposed scheme.

Apparently no part of the island is immune, coliform organ isms being found in varying quantities on all of the beaches.

Although no bacteriological examination has been carried out on the beaches of the mainland, it is reasonable to suppose that at least one of these beaches-Castle. Peak-is also, unclean, since large numbers of junks and sampans gather in the small buy to the west of the 19 mile beaches.

open sea.

ARREARS HARDSHIP

"

and power is given to

The BI provides for the issue of approximately $70,000,000 of Gevera in stock and the collection of annuity is to be treated as a debt due Any instalment of a redemption an- nuities amounting to £2.800,000.

Cransa to the Cities from owners of lun recover annuit Court, County Court, or by other either by proceedings In the High Crown may be recovered. The right means whereby a debt due to

distraint is included.

to

Under the Bill an Arrears Invest gation Committee will be set up investigate cases of hardship among Althepayers ih connection with arrears, which are at present estimate ed at £1,000,000, or rather less than one-third of a year's tithe rentcharge.

of

The committee will have power to ........ remit the whole or any proportion

the

if

The half-yearly instalment tithe, which is collectable by the present tithe-owners on October... 1936, will in the case of agricul tural land be payable at the annual rate of £91 11. 24. per £100 of tithe par value.

an

Bacteriological experts assure, colonies were discovered in each me that there is comparatively cubic centimetre of water analysed. little danger of any of the Sixty cubic centimetres of water beaches surrounding Hongkong were examined from Lido Beach, becoming infected from the and Matshed Beach at Repulse Bay, waters of the West-River, which ly on the Middle Beach of Matshed Bench were Enteritidis flow down from Canton. Al-Sporogenes discovered. Coliform though Canton's sewage empties organisms were, however, present in into the West River, the water each sample of water.

swallowing large quantities of sen. would quickly scatter the organ-

walor, Even then the risk is In the case of an agricultural hold- isms before they reached the BIG WAVE BAY CLEANEST

slight as the percentage of oring it is provided that where The only other part of the island ganiams present in the water Schedule B manual value of the hold- annuity exceeds one-third of the Government medical officers dis- in which Enteritidis Sporogenes around the Colony is too slight. covered colonies of derivates from were discovered was on the left side But, to be on the safe side,g the excess is to be remitted.

Landowners are to have the right to human excretion in all samples of of Island Bay, Coliform organisms swallow as little water as you can redeem their annuities voluntarily, if sca-water examined, the greatest were present in the water taken help. Keep your mouth closed and they wish, or, alternatively, to pay quantity being discovered in the from the left hand side of Island if you are suffering from atomach capital sumns of not less than £25 for vicinity of a septic tank system Bay and the East side of Deep trouble give swimming a rest for the purpose of reducing the amount

of the annuities. emptying into the sea.

Water Bay.

a while. The cleanest beach was Big

The Bill provides that where land If you, fear contagion of the is washed away by the sea the annuity Wave Bay, where neither Colfears, eyes, nose and mouth, take is to be reduced proportionately, or form organisms nor Enteritidis precautions. Don't bruise your if the whole of the land is washed Eporogenes were discovered. car-druns by continuously diving away the annuity is to be extinguish There are apparently two distinct into deepavator. Swimming under { ed. ficiently polluted to cause epidemics schools of thought amongst medical water with the eyes continuously and, as far as can be ascertained, men regarding the danger of infec open my injure the delicate mea- there has not been one case of tion in the

ears, eyes, nose and branes. Plugging the ears with cotton wool coated in vaseline is typhold or dysentery resulting mouth from sea water. from sea-bathing, there is neverthe- In order to obtain the fullest a safeguard recommended by three less a slight risk present that either possible information regarding this doctors whom I consulted, of these two intestinal diseases can subject, I questioned no less than by contracted.

six locul bacteriological and meticul men.

The danger from human ex- cretion not, as popularly sup posed, to the nose, eyes, cars and mouth, but to the intestines, Although the water is not suf

ORGANISMS VARY

.

Coliform organisms, which can cause dysentery, were found in samples of water taken from all

beaches. Enteritidis Sporogene were present in all samples of sea- water except those taken from Big Wave and Deep Water Bays, From these latter orgmisme typhoid can be contracted.

The bacteriologists were unsaim- ous that the only risk of contagion was in the intestines and stomachs, Two medical men, however, stated that there was a definite risk of contagion to the cars, eyes, nostrils and mouth.

LITTLE RISK TO ORGANS

.. HAVE HOT BATHS

:.

If you have nasal trouble, clear the surplus water out of your nose by putting your head down be- tween your knees.

Have a hot bath or shower when you get home.

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Take these precautions, any the medical men whom I con-July sulled, and you won't need a October doctor.

December January March May

SAMPAN Nuisance

It should be mentioned that two As stated above, the greatest of the bacteriologists qualified contamination discovered by bac- thoir statement by stating that

It seems almost certain that any Spot teriological examination of sea- contagion was possible if previous danger that exists is enused by water from bathing benches was abrasions were present in these human excretion from sumpana¦ discovered in water taken from the organs. vicinity of a discharge pipe from

a septic tank Installation.

"Even under such circumstances I think that the risk of contagion would be thousands to one," said

In this instance, 24,000 colonies were discovered in each cubic centi-one bacteriologist. "In Hongkong metre of water analysed.

Compared with this, the con- tagion in water taken from other! parts of the sea surrounding the laland was infinitesimal.

there is no more risk in swimming than there is in breathing air.”

"Swim as much as you like. but swim sensibly," seems to be the

consensus of medical opinion,

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'September The congregation of these Oclober.... vessels an bathing beaches, December especially during week-ends, Is January to be deplored, and it may be March............. that Government action in this Total sales-1,950 tons. respect might clear up at least) part of the contamination.

July Unfortunately, the currents in September the sea around Hongkong carry December.. refuxe for miles, and it is suspect-

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At the Lido Beach in Repulse Bay and at the raft on the left of Mat- shed Beach at Repulse Bay only 60 colonies wero discovered in euch cubic centimetre of water. There was slightly more contagion at the raft on the Right end of Matshed Bonch and at the raft on Middle Beach, Repulse Bay, whore 170 tery

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10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry:

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German Folk Song 5 p.m. Hitler Youth Programmer A Talk about "Educational Taska in the Work of Culture." 6,30 p.m. News and Review in English, 6,45 p.m. Cavalleria Rusticana.

645 p.m. News and Review in German.

Concert of Light, Morle.

8.15 p.m. Greetings to our Listenars In

Australia,

8.23 pm. Topical Talk.

8.4

p.m. Concert of Light Musle (con-

tinued),

ZAST ABIA ZONE

Enat Aala Zone broadcast through DJQ on 15.5 metres (18,280 k.e.) 1.80-3 p.m. Concert, news at p..

9,03 p.m. "German Fall Song.

$.10 p.m. Greeting to our Llafenere, in

the Far East."

0.15 p.m. Nowa and Review la Getmen un

BIA, DJB, DIN, 19.30 p.m. The Hasse Chamber Orchestra,

10 pm News and Review in English on

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1730 pin. Big Ben. “The Pinchbeck Hing.” of 1.10 p.m. Stories

London's Streel

Musicians. 1.25 pm. The .C. Empire Orchestra. 2.10 D.. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 2.15 p.m.

Transmission 2

(GS.G.. (1.5.1.)

7 p.m. H Den. "In Order of Apprat-

A p.m.

Sparta Talk.

H.15 p.m. Pilly Whiteway Ensemble.. 8.40 pm. Love of Country.

Greenwich Time Signal at i poma

1.1.

The News and Announcements. 9.30 pm. The Pavillon Theatre Orchestra

Transmission 3

(0.8.0., G.S.F, G.6.D.)

10 pm Hen. “A Countryman's Dlary," Central 10.17 p.m. The

Band of la Mjesty's Royal Air Force.

11 pum. “Car & Cloof,”

21.45 p.m. The tarp Trio.

11.55 pm. The News and Announcements,

Greinwich Time Bignal at 13 m. 12.15 m. Ben Oakley

and his Dance Drehentra 19.43 mm. A Talk by the Chief Engineer of the British Brondenating Cor .poration.

The Chinesd General Chamber on Comnierce will hold its annual meet- ing on Thursday, June 18, at 2.30 p.m. The annual report is now rendy and copies have been distributed to the members. At the Chamber's monthly meeting yesterday, only routine matters were discussed.

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Three cases ench Small-ox and Diphtheria, both with three deaths, eight cases of

im- Typhoid (one porled) with one death, one ense of Chicken-pox (Imported), and fifty- one deaths from Tuberculosis, were Canton, June 3, reported to the local Health authori The construction of tho Chaton. ties during the week ended May 30, Hankow Railway is now complete, One cases ench of Small-pox and with the exception of minor detallar Diphtheria were reported on Tuesday. and authorities, concerned have de

elded to lost the ralls this month.

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