1937-10-20 — Page 19

CRITICISMS ANSWERED

COLONIAL SECRETARY

-DEFENDS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ACTION.

The Hon. R. A. C. North, Colonial' Secretary, to-day replied to a number of criticisms of Unofficial Members put forward at the last meeting of the Legislative Council.

With respect to the water supply problem he preferred to await developments at present in the hands of other officials of Government,

While expressing his concern with the narcotic traffic in Hongkong, he did not feel that flogging of offenders would serve to deter their operations.

Defending the Medical Department against criticism in connection with the cholera epidemic, the Colonial Secretary declared that the League of Nations experts did not share the critics' views. He added that when the authorities cabled for vaccine supplies on August 15, they were not aware that an importer had ample stock here.

The Hon. R. A. C. Northi, Colonial Secretary, sald: Sir, In replying to the speeches which have been made on this motion it will be convenient if I take the points raised in order, beginning with the speech of the Honourable the Senior Unofficial Member. If I um found to omit ver- tain mullers of importance, it is be- cause these will be dealt with by Your Excellency later in the after- noon.

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higher than the record for previous years; in Kowloon alone the excess was 310:

Agures like this would upset any estimale. Even 30 the supply in the early part of this year would have been adequate if the Jubilee Reservoir had filed In 1835; the shortage was in fact entirely due to lack of rain, in autumn and curly spring and had nothing to do with the capacity of the aqueduct or with the distribution syslem. In October last we were still hoping for an unseasonable downpour but it never occurred to me that anyone would base strang hopes on a reservoir that was nearly empty at the beginning of the dry season.

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to point out that black entries regarded as being of litle or no im- portance. "Red entries are Important and rightly so.

With regard to the cost of the Police Force it should I think be made clear that the estimate for 1030 was just under three million dollarn (1) Two and a half million dollars was the expenditure in the year when exchange roce as high as 276; when the 1930 estimates were in preparation the role was taken as 15./0. So that any increase in the coal of the Department is entirely due to the higher cost of sterling.

HOSPITAL DIET

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1937.

WARSHIPS

MOVING

H.M.S. Delight is expected to leave. for Welhalwei on October 31 and the Decoy to leave Chefoo for the same base on October 23. The Decoy will then proceed to Shanghai to relleve the Folkestone which will return to Hongkong.

RADIO BROADCAST

7.00 Musical Comedy. Ho Wanted Adventure--Selection (Waller and Tunbridge); "Ball M Savoy-Vocal Gems........Light Opera.

Company.

M.S. Clean is still in Taikoo

7.16 Bullary Band Selections. Dork and is not the gunboat reported Roy Blas Overture (Mendelssohn) from Canton as proceeding to Wu-Tancredl Overture (Rossini); The chot

Smithy In The Wood (Michaelis) The Turkish Patrol (Michaelis)..... Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards,

H.M.S. Danus is due at 6 am. to morrow from Shanghal, where she has been relleved by H.M.S. Cum- berland, with H.E. Admiral Sir Charles Llide, C.-in-C. on board. The Danas will sail for Home on

The Director of Medical Services informs me that the diet in the third Class Ward of the Tran Yuis Hompital is the same as that in other Govern- ment Hospitals, but that Chinese patients in Maternity Hospitals often prefer sailed eggs and cabbage which October 23 Aying Her paying-ofT are alven them on request. There pennant. She will probably reach are five air rings and eighteen bed England on December 10, More could be supplied if thought

rests on the Hospital Inventory.

necessary but serious operations ure ποιν veldom performed al this Hospital which has since July of Ult year been used for maternity cases only,

With regard ta Nie Cholern Epidemic I think it is only fair to the Medien Department to say that the

sense of dissatisfaction, which is I am afraid always expressed more readily than its opposite, was not shuured by the representatives of the League of Nations Health Flurent whom I had the privilege of meeting when they were in the

Colony.

NO CEREMONY

IN HONGKONG

H.E. the Officer Administering the Government will leave and return

to the Colony without ceremonies, on the occasion of his visit to Macao on Fridny.

7.30 Stock Quotations and Hong- kent Exchange Market.

7.35 Variety,

Vocal-Give Me A Ring-1 Only Want One Boy: A Couple Of Fools In Love (Valentine, John and Broonca) .Margaret Bonnerman

: Plano-Charlie (Soprano);

Kunz Plono Medley No. R. 9...Charlie Kunz Vocal-I'm Your Slave (Bru- nello and Tovey); You Were Sc Chorming (Carr and Ildn)...Charles (Gerry) Filz Gerald. (Tenor); Or- cheatral-Fox Trot Medley, No. 8 (Slow Tempo); Fox Trot Medley No. 4 (Fast Tempo)............Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamuffins.

0.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Annuorcements.

8.03 Studio Tali by Victor Pur cell on Recent Travel in the Interior of China.

8.20 Bludlo Orchestra of the M.S. Conte Verde," Leader; M. Boarette. 1. Intermezzo (Cordon); 2. Gon

carolle

His Excellency will leave Queen's Pler by the Commodore's Barge at 7.45 a.m. and will board H.M.S, Fal- mouth, the Admiral's yacht, which I do not see how the Medical De- will take him to the Portuguese partment can be blamed for iguurance Colony. The Falmouth will return dollern (Beece); 3. Silvano Bar- of the existence in the Colony of a about 6.30 p.m. when the same ar- quantity of serum that no one but rangements for disembarking will the importer knew anything about | hold.. santil August 100.

Two cases of Cholera were actually detected among passengers arriving by train, if they had not been da covered they might easily have in freted a number of ethere.

While on this subject 1 should like to refer briefly to one or two points raised by the Honourable Dr. Li Shu-

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MODERN METHODS

I am informed by the Director of Medical Services that the treatment of Cholera patients is according to modern methods. The high death rate he altributes to the poor physi- Sal condition and under-nourishment of most of the sufferers, and per baps-also-to-the fact that Cholera is not endemic in Hongkong and the w people are therefore more suscepil- NEAR SOLUTION

ble to the disease than they would be if they had had the chance of nc- quiring partial immunity

As

stand there is little to be gained by storing up vast quantl ties of vaccine, which will only last two years, so long as supplies can be obtained without difficulty from elsewhere:

The question of street lighting to

A few months ago I was interested meet local conditions has been under

to read in one of the Canten papers-discussion for some time between the

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0.16 Light Orchestral. Black Eyes-Russian Impression (Ferraris)....Albert Sandler and H Sentence of six months' hard Orchestra; In Merry Mood (Harin- labour and 15 strokes of the cancer); Fresh Breezes (Borchert)..... and His Or was passed on Lai Wing-chuen, 23. Barnabas Von Gerzy unemployed, who appeared on re- chestra; The Juggler (Groitzsch) mand before Mr. W. Schoßell at the March Of The Caucasian, Chlef Central Magistracy, this morning, (Ippolitov-Ivanov, arr. H. Finck).......... charged with snatching pair of Joseph Muscant and His Concert gold earrings, valued at $10, from Orchestra. Ho Tal, 62, willow, at Des Voeux 0.30 London Relay-The News Rond West near Sutherland Street and Announcements. on Sunday last. Inspector W. Mairi 9.55 Mozart's Don Giovanni Act prosecuted.

CONSTABLE CHARGED

A constable stationed at Yaumati | Police Station, Li Fat, 29, C211, was brought before Mr. E. Hlasworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing on three charges of receiving a pawnticket on October 12 knowing it to have been stolen; receiving à stolen walch at 1 pawnshop in Shanghai Street on October 14, und with misconduct na a police officer.

On the application of Detective Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham, he was remanded for 48 hours. Bail was opposed.

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Sung by Brownlco. Baccalonl Helleisgruber, Souez, Pataby, Hen- derson, Mildmay, Franklin and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera Com- pany conducted by Frlitz Busch.

11.30 Close Down.

NEW TAXES IN ITALY

I can assure the Council that we regret as much as anyone the nb sence from the list of certain works which have been entered under the hending "Essential for many years past. The main renson for their omission is of course economy. In normal times we might well have

The great problem of the cost of ventured a

a little further, and might water which has been so long a sub- oven have hoped to accomplish

ject of argument and debate is now I without increasing taxation, but as

hope in a fair way of being splved. things are I doubt whether anyone

The Financial Secretary has under will really blame the Government for taken on investigation of the whole deciding not to take the risk. There matter, and feel that there a no- are in certain cases also subsidiary thing that can usefully be said pend reasons. It is, I feel sure, wise noting the receipt of his report.

embark upon such projects as a new leper haylum, a new infectious discases hospital, even a new mental I think the Canton Gazette-an article | Pubile Works Department and the hospital, during the interregnum de- on the hawker problem in that City. loent supply Companies. tween the departure of one director I was interested because I had heard information has only just been re- of Medical Services and the arrivait argued that Canton had solved the celyed from England and the con- problem by simply disregarding .It. clusions are now being consideret. That may have been so in the past Extra money is being spent NOT FINANCIALLY SOUND

but if so it would seem that the con-year on the maintenance of Kowloon The alternative to raising additional struction of wider streets and the in-roads. revenue however secured, that is to troduction of modern ideas of sanita- REVENUE OFFICERS CASE suy the financing of all and sundry tion and traffic control have reader- I find a little difficult to com- works by means loan is. I am ed some form of regulation essentialment on the case of certain revenue advised, n proposition that is not The fact is that the hawker system offeurs partly because it is still in financially sound. There is an es- to a great extent takes the places of à sense sub judice, partly because sential difference between a market yarlous systems of poor relief, and I

prefer to believe that I

The future, of St. John's Pince and Increases in other texes Include or-a-water-supply-both of whichina..country. where there are have misunderstood the meaning of Battery-Path depends upon the de jone on business-transactions, but in-1 bring in revenue and sny a Volunteer unfortunately many hundreds the words used by the speaker incision to be reached regarding the order to encourage the entry of Headquarters which is clearly n of thousands Ilving on the this instance.

City Development Scheine which foreign capital and forelin Investors, Following the recent Court pro has been held in abeyance pending these can be granted many ex-

Arrival of "Sir Geofry North-emptions.

Other decisions of the Cabinet Caldecolt been care on record and have incluile making the birthday of the

communicated to members of late Marchese Guglielmo Marconi the Executive Council.

national holiday.

of his successor.

next

Rome, Oct. 10. The new ten per cent. x on capital reserves and joint stock companies can be paid in certuin cases by yielding part of the shares to the Site.

It is explained that the tax is in the interests of fecal Justice, since the folders' real property is already tached officers under a separate sub-paying a special tax and n forced head--perhaps of the Colonial Score-loan, white investorn Are pain tory's Office-in order to avoid ob through a 34 per cent. Conversion scurities of this sort.

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lability. It is true that the Hong-edre of starvation, systems of poorredings (which, I believe, establish the The views of Sir Andrew

kong Prison was 'a loan work, but relief are apt to be overworked. this was only approved for very In In special reasons.

The Queen Mary present circumstances I feel sureed that the transaction was not one of anything like unrestricted hawk-bribery) executive action is being In would quickly bring about an taken against all the officers concern intolerable state of affairs. A large, ed.

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Hosplint was built from revenue and request for permission to finance it from a loan was refused by the

Increase in the number of institutions It is quite usual in such cases to Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the aged and destitute, of reforma await the result of Court proceedings

Although one may feel that

notarles for street arabs and of homes before taking other action. punishment can be too severe for for beggars and disabled persons There has been a protest agolest those sub-uman creatures who grow rich by poisoning men and wo-might bring some relict but there is the decision to establish a cemetery st such a vast reservoir of distress and Chai Wan. I am assured by the men with heroin, it la doubtful whe poverly here and beyond our borders Chairman of the Urban Council that ther the imposition of the punishment that I doubt whether, with very heavy he considered every other possible of flogging would help much to lessen the trame, and the proposal expenditure, any appreciable effect site and that a proposal to put this cemetery on the mathland was strong- has obvious objections which have would be seen,

ly opposed. I hope that the Botanical been pointed out by the Secretary of

Department will be able to mitigate State, to, generally speaking, the probability of being found out rather This is a matter of considerable im-the effect by planting trees and that than the neverity of the punishment, portance and I do not wish to appear our local George Washingtons will which detere evil-doers, and, with to dismiss it off hand.. On the other keep their hands off them. this end in view. the Budget contains | hand, it is a problem which primarily provision for the extension of concerns the Urban Counell by whom Investigation through the employ it has, 1 belleve, been discussed at ment of better qualided detective length on several occasions. I suggest about the position of the New Terri

the therefore that those interested should, i tory farmer as is the Honourable Dr. officers and of an assistant to Monopoly Analyst.

as a first step, communicate their Li nor so optimistic as he appears To the searcher after economy the views to the Chinese representatives to be regarding the productivity of proposals for the provision of an on the Urban Council and should re- | New Territory soil. But these and ndditional court

at- the Central quest them to take up the matter kindred maltera might now I think Magistracy sound more alarming with that body.

awall the arrival of the new Superla- DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF than they really are.

In this connection I should like to tendent of the Botanical and Forestry

The disappearance of his con- Department. say a word, if that is necessary; in

The increase in the cost of the cubine, Wong Yuk, with $500 and a tlon ni Stonecutters. Island yesterday, defence of the Police. It has been, Ever since I can remember, until suggested in more than one quarter Wireless Sub-department has nothing gold wrist watch, was yesterday re- Ho Kwong, 38, slipped and the ind a year of so ago, there have been that Pollee. omcers often arrest haw- to do with the franter to the Post Dorted to the Police by Lo Hung, fell on him, causing injury 10 the

of 211 Des Voeux three Magistrates ut the Central kers simply in order to improve their Office. It is apart from addillons at

Rond body which necessitated his removal Magistracy, the third being known records and not for the sake of the Kal Tak due to three causes:-The Con

to the Kowloon Hospital. as the First Clerk and Mogistente enforcement of law and order.

reintroduction of a post of. Wireless It has always been the intention that wish that were really the case be-work of Mr. L. H. King; the prome

Engineer id carry on that side of the Sovere Injuries to the head were sustained by Chan Ying, 33, yester-

Appearing on remand. Kwong Tin, a young cadet officer (as soon as cause then the remedy would betion of two officers lo- the post of day, when: he apparently jumped 33, cook, came before Mr. S. F. Bal-. one can be spared) shall take on the obvious. I have often seen and Assistant Wireless Engineer; and from the verandah of the first floor four at the Central Magistracy this work as before in place of the pre- pitied some wretched creature caught sent Firat Clerk who is a member will a bundle of dried sticks, and yet some increase due to normal expan of 300 Des Voeux Road West. The morning and was sentenced of the Senior Clerical and Account- one knows that it would not need sion.

man is lying in the Queen Mary monthe liard tabour for stealing ing Staff; and for the convenience many, months'

With regard to Personal Emolu- Hospital In a serious

Jewellery valued at $018 from Mr. of everyone, including the Police and for the Island to be stripped ap bare

relaxation of effort rents, Medical Department, ola

nous condition.

Ferguson of No. 12 Tregunter Man- tho Legal profession, he will be of vegetation as it is and

rough calculation I make the addition

alons, May Road. to have

Chan Kam, 20, unemployed, was Riven a Court in which he will hear been a hundred youts Bgo. Simiinen respect of extra staff for the Queen charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour at minor cases. The cost of fiting up ly, multiply

Mary Hospital about $20,000, plus the Central Magistracy this morning the shoe-shiners" by

Yeung Kam, 28, shop foki of No. the Court is not great: beyond that any and who could waik

about another $7,000 in respect of with the theft of 13 tnclx of wol- 101 Jervola Street, was charged bes on the

Posts added in 1997, for which full from at Wing Lok Street, the proper fore Mr. S. . Balfour at the Central provision was not made during that ty of Yeung Leung, a shop fokl. The Magistracy this morning with tint this effort is unnecessary.

the year. The balance say $40,000 is a defendant had three, previous counted for by acting pay, increments victions, and was sentenced to three eight pieces of ginseng, from his man- con-treft of dve bars of deer's tails and and promotions, sufferere met with a generous res-

months' imprisonment,

defendant Yer on October 10. The I have to admit that there are such The dimculty felt by one Honour- ponse. The question of a grant by things us chce books, but not that able Member regarding the Sentor

was arrested on October 18 an in- Government is now under consider they are worthy of the importanco Clerical Officers in the Sanitary Do-

Arrested in the act of cutting down formailan, and was sentenced to six ation-and-I-have no doubt that pro- they sometimes assume in Court pro-partment is due to certain complica

aires at the Ellot Alter-beda.yester months hord labour pannis will very soon be put before ceedings. The official records of a

Wong Fun, 38, unemployed, tions of the present system whereby day, Ühis Council

police officer's service contul no the stories of transferable offers at the Central Magistracy this morn W. Schofeld at the Centrul Magio- was charged before Mr. W. Schofield Appearing on remand before. Mr. I come now to the vexed question mention of the number of convictions must be provided in the Estimates of of water. Without going into details which he hus obtained. The ease the 'Department to which they are hard labour. Li Kweng-shum, 45, returning from a 10 year period of Petty Officer L. M. W. Gibb of HIM.S

ing, and sentenced I may say that I doubt whether any book is a subsidiary record not with-long when those Extimates are prunemployeil, charged with the pos- banishment imposed on September Medway on Monday was: forfeiture Mussolini's recent visit to Berlin, on

to two months' tracy this morning, charged with one was to blame for not foreseeing out its uses when the value to the pared. This means that most pession of 70 catties of wood, Kwok 20, 1915, Ching Yuk, 32, unemployed,. the immense Increase in consump-community of a police officer's ser- partments have to provide for a cereal, 40, unemployed, with: 63 catties, was sentenced to a year's hard of his good conduct and long service June 10, 1938-Unlied Press. tion that immediately followed the vices is under consideration. It contain number of "hangers on"ocers and Tong Lam, 20, unemployed, with labour. He had three previous conmedal completion of the Jubiles Reservoir, falns detalls of Important cates in on leave and so on. The Govern-

and, three "good conduct The bigkest, weekly consumption for rod, and of unimportant coses in ment is considering the advisability 70 cattles, were each fined $30 or sixpvjetions, and had also been banished badges. Gibb, was found gulily on properly keeping account of the the whole Colony in 1937 was 23% binck ink. It hardly seems necessary of providing in 1939 for such unl weeks' hard labour.

for life from British India in 1929. Mx charges of negligence and im-storen of H.M.S. Itover.

no expansion is involved only a cer- hvement? I am far from sallafted Lain redistribution of dulles.

I am glad to learn that the recent

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