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JUST RECEIVED fresh

The following Is the list of

morning.

Banks.

H. K. Banks, $1,710 b. H. K. Banks (Lon.

£1071⁄21⁄2 311⁄2

Chartered Bank, £15% a. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

2324 h.

Rog.)

Mercantile Bank, C., £14% n. East Asia Bank, $83 n

Insurances.

Canton In., $246 b. Union In.. $588 b.

THE

HONGKONG

PROBED

(Continued from Page 1)

·

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1936.

deaths of eight little children; and our sympathy with the parents who have suffered this inconsolable loss is deeper than any words of mine-can express.

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A number of the bereaved have sent me a request, which has been published in the Press, for the ap pointment of a Commission of Inquiry with the object of ́ascertaining the answer to four questions. It is be- cause I feel myself in a position to answer those four questions as well us could any Commission of Inquiry, 1. and without the inherent delay, that I have decided to make a statement

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due to the

AUSTRIA'S

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INTEGRITY

DEFENDED

the tume

London, Nov. 23.

PRISONER DIES IN GAOL

NATURAL CAUSES

VERDICT

BIG MACAO WEDDING

WELL-KNOWN COUPLE

A

MARRIED

DYSENTERY EPIDEMIC, "the term dysentery is merely

designation embracing a. symptom complex - but not Indienting DUTY particular በነበሮ . of distinct criology.".

other words, "Lysentery" la the parenge of blood anu mucus from the regium which symptom may, be que to a number of Factorя cam irritation and Bilaumation of frui large bowel,

Sitting as. Coroner at the Centrai The

of

Mucao, Nov. 23. Jora

Magistracy this morning, Mr. K. Keen wedding of particular interest dysentery causon by purumites are

conducted an inquiry Into the death | to Macro took place on Sunday 1. Bacterial-eninding bucillary

when Miss in a written reply to a Partitumen of a Chinese male prisoner of the morning dysentery

Ricardina do Amaral, the Becond Flexher bacillus, the tary question, Mr. Eden says the Victoris Gaol who died there from Eduarda

or

tuberculosis Saturday. The man daughter of Madame Ozorio do Shiga baristus.

undertaking given by the Government

Was Pung Wul-nam, aged 20,

Amaral, and Mr. Jono Canavarro 11. Provozool-causting Amoeble on February 3, 1935, that they con-

Messrs. E. M. Joseph (foreman), Nolasco da Silva, the only son of Mr. to dysentery and due to the alder themselves be among the

Lul Pang-ko and Au Chin-ting com- Pedro Nolasco de Silva, members of 2ttagvol:331

Powern which will, ns provided in hystolitica,

two prominent Portuguese families, III. Helminthic

Agreement of January, prised the jury. caused by

Mr. A. Palec, Actinit Assistant were united in happy wedlock. several varieties of Lilharziu. 1835, consult together if the inde-

Chief Warder of the Victoria Gaol, Before the wedding ceremony ans 3. Both

testified that deceased. first entered solemnized at St. Lawrence Church, supplementary to the Report of the dyenleri bacillary and umgebie pendence and integrity of Austrin is

eries are endemie in long-menced. is all operative.

The

6 for Powers in question, are in- the gaol on October

three Mnas was conducted by Rov. Fr. kong. Not being

toinl Hotifiable, the

itially, France. Italy, the United months' imprisonment. He was ad- Manuel Teixeira who likewise oft- number of cases diagnosed clufcally

Impressive service. ofbility of extension to other Powers, day

The bride the Government hospitals and The

Dr. G. Shaw, Medical Oficer of the the

arm of Captain A. da Veigu cteriological Ițistitute some indieras provided in the final sentence of vinela. Gaol, said he examined Cardosa. She was charmingly -

the Rome Hon of

Protocol regarding deceased on October 7 and found that tired in a white peau tion the types prevalent can be Central Europe and, in particular,

anje dress, obtained. From the returns, issued

Austria-Briitsh Wireless.

the

man was suffering from tuber while white net delicately embrol by by the Institute It will be seen that

culosis. He was sent to hospital on dered fashioned the exquisite gown nore than three fourths of the enges

that day and remained there unt by Madame Le Bon. The neck of diagnosed clinically dysentery

Saturday when he succumbed to the the frock was outlined with an up- were due neither to dysenteric bacilit

Ilincas.

On Sunday, witness held a standing collar and the full skirt nor nor to amoebne.

post-mortem and found that cause flowed out into a train at the back. of death was due to pulmonary Embroidered tulle fell from a halo tuberculosis and tuberculosis enteritis, beautifully set on the bride's head. The jury returned a verdiet of Completing the ensemble, the bride's Death From Natural uses,

of

China Underwriters, $1.00 n. H. K. Fire, In., $255 n. Internat'l Assce, Sh. 83

Shipping.

Director of Medical Services.

m.

SOURCE OF INFECTION

stock Inecto Hair Dyes in all shades and best Perms solution. Permis ut the lowest price. Andre's Beauty Par- Jour, Gloucester. Phone 27973.

LOST.

LOST. One white Sealyham dog with black spot on hindquarters. Answers to name of "Spud." vicinity of Causeway Bay. offered. Please telephone 20385,

TO LET

Lost in Reward

TO LET Nos, 3 and 4, King's Park Buildings, Aust. Rond, Kowloon, ilot and cold four-roomed flats.

Apply water. Splendid outlook, Union Trading Co., York Building. Telephone 27738.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"YANG-TSE"

Jer AE0/37

Bringing Corgo from Dunkirk vla ports, arrived Hongkong on Tuesday. 24th November, 1936.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Optum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go- downs of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Gottinen Co., Ltd., Kow- Joon, whence delivery

be

กางเ obtained immediately after Inndling. All claims must be sent la to me en or before 5th December, 1936, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packnges will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Morday, 30th Novem- ber, 1936.

Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any duti

examined by able goods are

Company's Surveyors.

the

No Fire Insurance will be effected try us in any case whatever.

R. OIH.. Agent. Hongkong. 24th November, 1930.

SPAIN ACCUSES GERMANY

(Continued from Page 1.)

gents do not possess this type of vessel-Reuter.

NO REBEL SUBMARINES

Valoncin, Nov. 24.

A later communique says the Ita- lians and Germans have been.patro- Ting the Spanish: costs since the beginning of the war in a munner "nt variance with

the duties neutrality imposes.'

It is added that the submarine oi- tacking the Cervantes must have been a foreign eraft, since the rebels do not own any.-United Press,

DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY

des.

London, Nov. 23. There has been most intense diplomatic activity here during the past 48 hours, believed to have been inspired by respon- sible reports that a German light cruiser and also a troyer were in the vicinity of Cartagena at the time of the alleged attack by foreign war craft on the Spanish Govern- ment cruisers off that port.

The Spanish Ambassarlög, Senur Pablo de Azvarale, said that the falest

ndvices Madrid

indicated that Italian submarines were possibly responsible

Douglas, $30 n. H. K. Steamboats, $6.75 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $35yn. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $36 n. Shell (Bearer), 113/1% n. Union Waterboats, $10% n.

Docks etc. H. K. Wharves (old). $109 n. 1. K. & W. Dorks, $13 b. Providents told), $13 n. Providents (now), 20 eta, n.

Egipoongs, Sh. $4.

i

· Shanghai Bocks. Sh. $81% n

Mining Kalian Mining Ad., 1376 n. Raubs. $13.50 8.

.

Venz: Gokitelt S8 b.

Philippine Mining

Antanuka, P, 3.70

Atoks, P. 63

Baguio Goll, P. 27 Balaton Mix, P. 15% Benguet Consols, P. 15%

Benguet Expl. l. 16 Big Wedges, P. 39% Consolidated Mines, 06% eta, 290, Demonstrations, 1.41 ets, N ipo Gold, 1, 23

I. X. L., P. 1,60

Itogons, P. 1.55

Masbate Consol, P. 39 Northern Min., P. 17% Paracnie Gamnus, 1'. 50 Salacot Min. P. .05% San Mauricio, 4.35 eta, M. Suyo Consola P. 46 United Paracale, P. 130 -

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $5.66 m. H. K. Landa, 338%_r

I. K. Lands. 4% Deben.

$106 n.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $13 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 D. Humphries, $914 b.

H. K. Realities, $5.50 n. Chinese Estates, $78 n. China Roalties, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh, $60 n.

Public Utilities.

H. K. Tramwaya, $12.95 b. Peak Trams; (old), 86% n. Peak Trams, (now), $2% n. Star Ferries, (old), $9214 b. Yaumati Ferries (old), 25 n. China Lights, $13.65 b, - China Lights, (new), $10% n., H. K. Electric, $52% b. Macau Electric, 320 n. Sandakan Lichta, $8.30 1 Telephone (old), $281⁄44 b. Telephone (new), 39.75 b. China Buses. Sh. $11 n. Singapore Tractions, 27/- R, Singapore Pref. 27/- n.

Industrials

Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $191⁄2 Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15 n. Canton Ices, $2.20 n.

Cement, $11:20 5.

HI, K. Ropes, $3.40 n.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $21 b. Watson, $4.83 n. Lane Crawfords, $64 n. Sinceros, $3 n.

Wing On (H.K.), $50.

Cotton Mills.

n.

Ewo (tons, Sh. $12 b. S'hni Cottons, (old), Sh. $82 n. S'hai Coltea, (now). Sh. $45 Zoong Sings, 321 n. Hing On Textiles, Sh. $25 1.

Miscellaneous.

H. K. Entortainments, $3 1. Constructions (old), $14 n. Constructions (new), 424 cts.

Vibro Piling, $5.30 n. Ch. Govt. % 1926 G.SBds

92% D.

H. K. Govt.. 4 Loan 8% prm.

1.

b.

II. K. Govi, 347; Loan 36% Wallace Harpers, $4 n.

The first of the question is "Whai ( is unknown, but from the returns Kingdom and Austrin, with a possf-mitted to the Gaol Hospital the next cinted at entered the church on

nver

was the source of the infection?" In

smuch as the food and drink con- sumed by the patients prior to their ess was not analysed, and was not iness subsequently available for analysis, the source ena

be proved. Those who are conversant with the limitations of inductive logic and with scientific method will recognise that

data there from obtainable

can

4. In 1935, speciniens from 702 emerge nothing more than reasonable cases diagnosed clinically as "dysen- inference. From the data on which | ***" were sent to the Bacteriological the Director of Medical Servicos has for extition. Of these i based paragraph 14 of his Report 1152 or 21.05 per cent. proved to be have inferred, exercising my reason bacillary dysentery and 19 or 2.70 to the best of my enre and conscience,

per cent. amoebie dysentery. 531 or that the main immediate source of in-75.0 per cent were negative for either fection lay to milk (probably In a

the dysenterice bac or the amoeba, single batch of milk) supplied from the Farm Depot of the Dairy Farm, lee and Cold Storage Co. Ltd.

Of bacillary cases 77.6 per cent. were Flexner type, 10.42 per cent Sebanitz type and 5.97 per cent Saiga type. What may have infected the milk

5. The pr seems to me a problem incapable of

majority of cases solution by a Commission of inquiry;ged in Hongkong as dysentery

nre.

then, not caused by either bacterial or protozoal organisins and therefore

not factors importance.

nires rather

- professional i and technical investigation; and this is already being prosecuted along three main Hines, (n) search for a human carrier of the disence among those who manipulate the milk, (b) search for possible contamination by water, and (c) search for possible op- portunities for contamination by fles,

"NURSERY MILK"

The second question ist. “Whether the Dairy Farm Company's Nursery Milk' was pasteurised prior to the epidemic," "The answer is in the Gegative. Since the 15th November, however, the Company has

pas-

all its deliveries, The third question is: Whether any or all

all of the deaths could have been prevented had the authorities taken Immediate precautions

when the epidemic was first notified on about the 7th November, 1934." The answer is again in the negative. The epidemic was not in fact notified, be- notifiable cause dysentery is not dlcense; but, even if it had been, such notification could not have prevented fatalities which have been confined to children who were taken ill on the 8th November and to one connected

casc.

POSSIBLE

nm

ACTION

not

are

6. Because of

Big British Plane Forood

Down. At Sea

BELIEVED SOMEWHERE

OFF PALESTINE

Cairo, Nov. 23. Some anxiety is tell regarding

WAS

a passenger plane belonging ́ie Imperial Airways, which bound for Port Said from Haifa, from the that she was maklug atated that

Df

the number

of

The latest

the com-

plane

of

epidemiological diseases involved rarity

complete parative

examinations, epidemio Iaboratory logists are of opinion that dysentery should not ordinarily be included in the 1st of notifiable diseases. It is the not a notifiable disease under International Sanitary Convention

und

is nut notable in India, in Malaya or in Hongkong.

Because the term covers such a number of disenses, the nature of which cannot be determined without careful laboratory examination, en- quiry into a "dysentrey" epidemic entails much more work of analytical and deductive nature than an enquiry into an epidemic produced by one specifle organism such typhold or diphtheria. In each ense

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dysentery the CALISE of the symptoms must be ascertained after which the cases have to be grouped and finally by a process of analysts and deduction an attempt matte trace the source of infection.

EARLY INDICATIONS,

to

message

a forced landing.

The Egyptian Broadcasting station has sent out 5.0.5. mes-

enlisting sagea

the destroyers to search the coast of Palestine.-Reuter's Bulletin Ser-

vice,

of

HEROIN TRAFFIC

HEAVY SENTENCE AT

SESSIONS

was

MOTORS CAUSE OBSTRUCTION

SEVERAL OFFENDERS

FINED

| bouquet was formed of arum lilles.

Attending the bride were her sis- ter. Miss Marin Amaral and Miss Helena Ribeiro daintily clad in pink satin and Misses Alda Silva and

Maria Albuquerque who wore blue satin dresses of similar design. The flower girls were dressed in blue organdle and the page boy, little Artur Amaral, was dressed in a suit of black velvet.

The matron of honour at the cere Several owner-drivers, including mony was Madame Amaral, the who chose a soft Europeans and Clinese, appeared bride's mother, before Mr. W. Schofield this morn-luck ensemble, Dr. Lutz Nolasco da

Silva. Ing, suminaned with

an uncle of the bridegroom, cousing an obstruction with their cars in Chater acted as best man. Road between Des Voeux Road

and

a happy Ice House Street an November 10.

These summoned

were Dr. Bunje. Dr. E. W. Kirk, Dr. D. Llang, Mr. J. J. Ferguson,

BIC-

Miss T TW

TJ Fak. Mr. M

at

Following

the nuptlul ceremony,

Naini, Ng fu, and t. 81. Talun, Fuj lives including several Hongkong re

Pedro Nolasco da Silva, where a Cu Flor" # reception was held the residence of Mr.

large number of

ar

friends and rela- sidents, gathered to offer congratula and Lo Funk-yu,

the newly-wed couple and A caution was administered in tions to cach case, but the summons against health of the bridal pair was pro-

much-esteemed

ne parents. The Dr. Bunje was dismissed owing to

nosed by Dr. Luiz Nolasco da Silva exceptional circumstances.

Inspector Saunders said that the who delivered an appropriate speech. summons had been taken out to draw motorists' attention to the fact that they were not allowed to park on

either side of Chater Road, but only in the centre.

FILTHY STALLS

UNLICENSED

HAWKERS FINED

Two

their

Mr. and Mrs. Jono Nolasco da Silva salled yesterday afternoon on the Kinshan for Hongkong where the honeymoon will be spent at Repulse Bay.--Our Own Correspondent.

TWO ROBBERS SENTENCED

BOTH GIVEN LONG TERMS

Found guilty by the jury on a charge of possession of 32,500 heroin pilis and 60 oz. of pink mass, con-

tuning herola. Yu Yin, 49, un-) employed,

sentenced to three and a half years' hard labour by the Chief Justice at the Criminal Sessions) this morning.

unlicensed stall - holders, Mr. EH.

Williams, Assistant Wong Yuk, 33, and Cho Ching, 32, B. The present outbreak com- Attorney-General, appeared for the

were brought before Mr. K. Keen menced on the 7th or 8th Instant, prosecution, and the following com The fourth and last question is nu

at the Central Magistracy this morn- Sentence was passed by the Chief the jury: Messrs. A. R. F. ing charged with having hawked Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the to "whether any action is contemplat. As with most outbreaks, there was prised

(Foreman), no reason at the commencement to Raven

Joseph Tam cooked food from their unlicensed Criminal Sessions this morning n ed by Government to prevent à re- currence of this or any other type of suppose that it would assume alarmi-Hung, R. A. Stride, Fung Ping-fan, talls at Hing Lung Street, near the Sze

Hok-chuen, 30, 5. E. Edgar, R. L. D. Noronha and Central Market, yesterday,

unemployed epidemie. I

ing proportions. prepared nt

mason, and Wong Ming-sang, 30, odd- Abbas Khan. re- this juncture to state that any partceived from private hospitals or

9. No reports having been

Det-Sergeant Dewar prosecuted job coolie, who pleaded gulity yester- Mr. Williams said that about 8.15 and stated that defendants were day to having entered the apartment cular measure is contemplated, or private sources, it was not until them, on September 25. Mr. H. A.

arrested during a hawker raid of a Shing. Mun contractor at 229 that would imply that a decision has 13th that suspicion was aroused that Taylor, accompanied by Mr. A. W. already been taken. I do state, how-

yesterday. Both stalls were in a Nathan Road on September 22 and of Chinese thy condition and when the under-robbed the inmates of money and the cases might be due to a common Crimmitt and a party ever, that certain measures are under

On that date there was Revenue Officers, raided the first hoards were removed kerosene had jewellery to the approximate value of consideration and will form the sub-

urigin. lect of

my Execu-conference in the head office attended flour of Haven Street. On ealer to be poured on the rubbish under $1,000. reference to

neath them to kill the awful stench. tive Council.

mol by the Director of Medical Services, ng, the party noticed the charac-

Mr. E. 11. Williams, who prosecuted, is the compul One

Real teristic the Deputy

Director of Medical

of dried heroin pills. stell

The feet of the stalls were resting told is Lordship the first prisoner sory pasteurization of milk. I am

was found in the and Accused

front on the gutter of the street and this had two previous convictions, one for that there is some medical Services and the He elaborated. The cablele which was being used as a prevented rubbish from passing into possession of an offensive weapon and aware that opinion against it, and the pres setieme of enquiry

and

There were the drain ឍine,

the other for assault. Nothing was cans will need to be carefully weigh question of notification was discussed herein pill factory.

that no usefal some pilla on the bed, and in.

The length of first defendant's stall known of the second accused, rear cubicle was found a cuphourd was 21 IL. the second defendunt's! A considerable part of the stolen ed. In the meantime, the only pas- purpose would

"dysentery" compulsorily notifiable, icurisation plant known to me in this

this but that the Health Officers should facture of the drug. The hands of Colony, that of the Dairy Farm Com- pany is, as I have already stated, be- approach the private practitioners in cused were badly stained with the

an endeavour to ascertain where the pink mass. deliveries. ing applied to all

all their

formally charged, accused Another measure under my con-

cases were occurring and obtain sideration is for the statutory nati-information with regard to possible said the pills did not belong to him. Al the Magistracy he gave evidence fability of dysentery. Arguments sources of infection.

the effect that he came to Hong- against it emerge from the Report 10. On the 14th, there being some now on the table; nevertheless the

indication that the infection causing kong from the country an Septem- the request of a friend question must be thrashed out before

the outbreak was milk-borne, the 14

who promised him work.

When he a defnite conclusion in reached.

various dairies were visited and one,

found a Thirdly, I am determined to prose-

the Dairy Farm, decided to institutc arrived at the house, he rule

any line of

pasteurization of all milk and cream number of pills which, he was told, of precaution compati.

were "hung yuen" (red pills.). Ac- ble with common sense and with our

The hefore issuing.

public were used admitted having taken part warned to boil all milk and to refrain Ginancial resources, which may be in- dicated by the results of the threefold from eating raw vegetables of fruits in the manufacture of the pills, but demed he knew it was against the investigation which I have already which

Inw taminated. adumbrated, and which may be surm- med up in the three words carriers, water and flies.

the

ed; and they will be enrefully weights / and it was des served by making and other apparatus for the manu- 19 ft. The actual length of the stalls property had been recovered but not

WORDS OF

CAUTION

might possibly

be

Con-

11. Daily conferences took place In the head office wine the informa- tion gathered by the various Healthy Oficers was discussed and compared.

DOCTORS CIRCULARISED

con-

When

Evidence was given by Mr. Grim- saitt and Mr. Taylor, after which | sccused said, from the witness-box.

that he understood the pills were for curing ague.

Cross-examined, he admitted that

of his arrest at the time

he was rolling the pink mass. He did not know the meaning of the Chinese: terra "lung yuen" as he had been in Mexico for over two years.

Without retiring,

In conclusion, I feel if my duty to utter a few words of caution. Public analysis of all food and drink is Im- possible; it can only be an analysis of 12. On the 18th, the Director of samples and, whatever the method Medical Services attenuled a and frequency of selection employ-ierence at Government House where ed, the samples can never be repre- prmentative of the whole supply.

the situation was explained to the editors of the tocat press. On that Secondly, the results of nonlysis, day, notices were prepared for dir-animously found prisoner guilty. and still more of bacterialogical iribatich to all private practitionera examination, do not come to hand asking for particulars of cases com- until after the substances, of which

Some 200 ing under their care. samples are

MANILA SHARES

The following quotations have been received by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz from their Manila office after the close of the morning session:

Prices in Pesus Buyers Sellers

He said! a technical investigation was proceeding; aboard the cruiser Cervantes, which is said to have been struck by a torpedo.-United Press. H.M.S. GLOWWORM REPORTS

London, Nov. 23. News confirming the report that the Spanish cruiser Cervantes was seriously damaged yesterday, comes. from the destroyer, H.M.S. Glow- Antamok worn, through a communique des- Atok patched at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Baguio Gold Benguet

dated

At that hour the destroyer saw a big explosion in the cruiser which re- sulted in the vessel taking a heavy list, of from eight to ten degrees, and necessitated her being towed to har bour-Reuter Bulletin Service-

TREATY VIOLATION

Paris, Nov. 23,

Benguet

3,70

3.80

.52

.53

27

28

Consoll-

10.00

Explorn-

.20

.40

.00

tlon Big Wedge Coco Grove Console

Mines Dayaken Demonstration It is learned that France will clie

East Mindonoo provisions of the Washington Naval

Gold Creak "Treaty in the event of it being proved

Gumaus Gold that German er Italian submarines, Rogon

to the fightists in Spain, are I. X. L. Ment responsible for the attack on, the Marsman Spanish warships off Cartagena. Masbate

Oficials draw attention to the fact Mineral Resources that Italian "oots" would be direct Mother Lode violation of the treaty.--United Press. Paracale Gold

Parnenle Gumaus San Mauricio three Suyoc

Two canca of Diphtheria, cases of Typhold, and one case of United Paracale

·Puerperal fever, were reported to the Universal Explora- local Health authorities during the week-end.

- tion

Market: Ebay.

.0325 .036

སཱུ བྷཐཱདྷ བྷོབྷཐཱ དྷརྨཱཧཱབྷཱབྷཱུབྷབྷརཱ , ཏཱིཏོཏྟཱ, ཝོ

30

.80

have been "d

examined, notices were issued

and

however

the jury

un-

n year.

allowed to licensed stall-keepers was through the

nssistance of elther six feet and the license fee la $24 accused.

His Lordship passed sentenced of Both defendants were on ball and four years' hurd labour on the first

three years The stalls are to be confiscated, 'second.

each was ordered to pay a fine of neeused. $10.

POST

find

OFFICE.

INWARD MAILS.

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways" Direct Service-Loudon date, 14th November

Shanghai

Shanghai and Foochow Java Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers) London, 20th October, and London Parcels, London, 22nd October

Soigon Straits

Haiphong Haiphong

Japan

Salkon Monila

Japan and Shanghai Instructions NO ARMS IN BRITISH

were issued to Health Officers and

to comprehensive | Bacteriologists examine dairy Arastic

sanitary regulations may workers in a search for carriers. be, and however great the vigilance 11. It WIB arranged that the of the Sanitary Authorlly, there will Health Omeer should Issue daily always be those who break the re- communiques to the press. gulations and go undiscovered. Waen

14. The following are some there is discovery it

the facts in connection with may often be after harm has been done. Local epidemic: methods of agriculture are known; the conditions obtaining in our, now happily doomed, Central Market are known.

From personal inspection and col- laboration

that our om satisfied Medical and Sanitary Service is an efficient machine manned by an able und untiring crew. But however great their efficiency and persever- ance, and however many statutory or other implements and equipment we 35 A may add to their armoury, honesty compels me to confess that I cannot foresee the day when the principle of caveat emptor can be safely abro- gated, in its application to the pur- chaser of comestibles in this Colony.

REPORT BY DR..

WELLINGTON

27

.20

1.00

+1.50

118.00

..40

.38

:16

31 A

.32

A

2.55

.47

1.35

27

of

The report by the Director Medieal Services (Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington), which was laid on the table, is as follows:

As defined by Manson-Bahr,

of

the

1. The organism causing the in- fection has been identified in many of the cases as the Bacterium dysenteriae of Shiga. 2. With few exceptions the cases were European children aged from 8 months to 10 years. 3. The majority of cases came from Kowloon, the remainder with two exceptions lived on the Peak. There were almost no cases among the considerable popuintian living at the eastern end of Victoria.

4. Twelve cases are reported to have first sitown symptoms on the 8th instant and eleven en the 8th. Thereafter the num- bers declined, not more than ave being reported on any one day.

5. O tlie 23 cases taken ill on the 8th and 9th November all hind consumed milk derived from otte dairy.

6. The milk supplied by this dairy and delivered to Kowloon and

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monetary and heavy enough to deter

A definition of what constitutes munitions is identical with the st drafted by the Non-Intervention Committee.

It is understood there is every like-, Bhood of France imposing almllar regulations.

Mr. Anthony Eden's announcement of this legislation to make the carri- age of arms le Spain illegal has been received with pleasure in Italy, Ger- many and France. "A sign of good- will" was the description given the move in Berlin, while French au thoritative circies describe it as "a very wise measure." Rome approves It is a necessary extension of the non- Intervention plan.-Reuter Special.

the Peak is bottled at one depot. The inilk supplied to other dis- tricts is botiled at another.

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R which were among children taken til on the 8th November while the eighth was that of a

·Chinese child who had been in contact with infected clothing.

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