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if necessary) for every rat dead or alive deliver. ed to the Sanitary Board until further notice.
·The Vice-President seconded.
The PRESIDENT observed that 600 traps had already been ordered, and it was proposed to give 50 traps to each inspector, and that each inspector should report once a week as to the number of rais killed.
Dr. CLARK pointed out that two different schemes were suggested, but he thought that proposed by Mr. Osborne was the better one of
the two.
The motion was carried.
THE CREMATION OF HINDOOS,
The Secretary having informed the Govern ment that the Board considered the manner and place of cremating bodies was the cause of nuisance and wished the Government to ask the Director of Public Works to select some un- objectionable spot on which these cremations may be conducted,
The Director of Public Works minuted :--- “The proper place for oremation is I think the Hindoo cemetery, where there is ample room. The permission granted to use Crown land between the Mahommedan cemetery and Mor- rison Hill should be withdrawn.”
The Hindoo cemetery Dr. Clark minuted: cannot be used for creation for two reasons— one, a difference of caste between those Hindoos who are cremated and those who are buried; and, two, because it would cause a grave nuisance to the occupants of the Happy Retreat, dwel ling in the immediate neighbourhood.
The matter was postponed for further en- quiries.
RINDERPEST.
Mr. Ladda (C.V.8.) reported on the 28th November that the premises of the Dairy Farm Company at Pokfulam, which were declared to be infected with rinderpest on September 27th, might be declared free from the disease on December 1st.
Mr. Ladds also reported on the 29th Novem ber that six head of very emaciated cattle which were suffering from rinderpest had been des. troyed that morning at the Hunghom Cattle Depot with the consent of the Presilent. These animals having been slaughtered under the provisions of sub-section 5 of section 8 of Ordinance 7 of 1887 no compensation could be slaimed.
The Secretary said that he had since re- ceived another report from Mr. Ladds to the effect that rinderpest had broken out in_shed 6, Sassoon's Villa,_belonging to the Dairy Farm Company. There were 34 animals in the shed and sir were infected. He recom- mended that the shed be declared an infected area, and that two watohmen be appointed. This outbreak would not affect the milk supply, as none of the animals in shed ☎ were giving milk at present.
On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by the VICE-PRESIDENT, the recommdation waS adopted,
It was stated that shed 6 was about a mile and a half from the oth r place which had been Infected.
QUARANTINING DOGS.
The construction of a home for quaran ined dogs at Hunghom was mentioned, and on the motion of the VICE-PRESIDENT, 8 couded by Mr. OSBORNE, it was decided to ask the Govern- ment to sanction the building of suitable ken- nels for quarantined dogs at Hunghom Cattle Depot, sufficient to accommodate a dozen dogs and capable of considerable extension if neces- sary,
THE CENTRAL MARKET.
·Mr. C. V. Ladds (Colonial Veterinary Sur- geon) reported on the 28th ult, that at the present time in the Central Market there are 11 stalls in the centre of the pork section which have been vacant for the last two or three years, and in order to utilise this space, and so get some return from it in the way of rent he re- commended that the Government be asked to fit up the ten pork stalls (Nos. 179 to 188) as vegetablo stalls (which would let readily), the Registrar General in the meantime being asked to cancel the leases of these ten pork stalls a soon as possible and to find accommodation for the present holders amongst those stalls which have been vacant during this long period,
Is was decided to not upon the recommenda.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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LIMEWASHING,
·Mr. OSBORNE said they were in the middle of December and out of a total of 3.60 tone ments only 783 had been cleansed. The other day a st tement was made in the Hongkong Telegraph that no notice was sent to certain owners of tenements reminding them to have their premises limewashed. That statement was quite correct. Advertisements were inserted in the papers with regard to the western and central districts, but not the eastern distriot, where these particular premises were situated. It was not absolutely necessary, but he thought it was desirable people should be reminded, and he inserted in the English and Chinese news. therefore he proposed that advertisements should papers warning the owners of property in the limewashed and cleansed before the 31st De western division that their premises had to be
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Dr. CLARK seconded and the motion was ¡ carried.
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MORTALITY RETURNS.
The mortality returns from Macao for the week ended 12th November showed 49 deaths. The mortality statistics for the colony of Hongkong for the week ended 25 November showed a death rate of 17, against 23 for the previous week and 16 for the corresponding week last year.
BERI-BERI IN HONGKONG,
On the 20th November Dr. Clark report. ed:
"I have the honour to submit the following deaths of Chinese from beri-beri during the present year:
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January 13, February 10, March 11, April 11, May 11, June 15, July 15. August 18, Sep. tember 16. October 24, November (to the 14th) 20; total 164.
"There is an evident increase in the number of deaths during October and November, but it will be seen from Appendix A that the increase is general throughout the city and not confined to one quarter or health district.
Appendix B shows all the deaths in each district since July 1st, and also the fact that No. 9 district has suffered most severely. This is the poorest and also the filthiest (from a do- mestic standpoint) district of the city, and that it is so severe is only in accord with the accepted teaching on the subject.
"It will be seen that deaths have occurred in new houses as well as in old ones and in houses fronting wide streets as well as narrow lanes. Several deaths have occurred among the work- men living in mat-sheds put up for their ao- commodation while employed in buildin : opera- tions. In no case has a second death from this disease occurred in the same house, and this agrees with the results given in my annual report for 1897.
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The average number of deaths from beri-beri during the past four years has been 144, so that we have already exceeded this average for the current year.”
The PRESIDENT—It appears from this reportTM that the disease is not epidemic, and is prevalent in the most overcrowded part of the city.
This was all the business.
DISTURB ⱭNCES IN MIRS BAY.
DUTY TO THE CHINESE EMPEROR." At the Magistracy on Monday morning, before Mr. Gomperts, Police Magistrate, a Chinaman from Fo-yeung, a village close to Mirs Bay, was charged with robbery.
Captain Superintendent May said that this case arose out of some trouble at Sha U Chung, Mirs Bay. The Local Council claimed the right of collecting toll from passengers landing and embarking there and had been in the habit of doing so for the last 30 years. The villagers of Fo-young wanted to claim the same privilege and there was a standing dispute between the two villages in consequence. He had taken a great deal of trouble to settle matters, and succeeded in doing so once, but the trouble had started again. Recently the villagers of Fo- yenng had claimed the sole privilege of landing passengers from the launches and embarking them, so that in addition to the two cents per passenger paid to the Sha U Chung Local Council the villagers of Fo-young tried to ex tort a poll of two cents per passenger ferried over the stretch of water between the launch
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and the shore. He had warned thêm that they were committing robbery, but the trouble stiff continued, and in this case he had thought it his duty to prosecute this man for robbery.
His Worship He says he was collecting toll. The Captain-Superintendent-That is what he will say. He is one of the villagers of Fo- young, and they have claimed the right to the shore and what they call the wharf up there. It is a strip of shore upon which the high road debouches from the Sha-U Chung district and a considerable tract of country from which large amount of produce is brought to Hong. kong. The Sha U Chung Local Council also olaim this shore, and these peopl», finding they could not maintain their claim ɩ the shore, tried to establish a claim to the sole right. landing passengers.
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His Worship Is he a Chinese subject ?:, The Captain Superintendent-Yes, but the offence was committed on a boat in British waters, His Worship expressed doubt as to whether he' could deal with the case.
The Captain Superintendent said he should duct, but the punishment was so slight. He have charged defendant with disorderly, çon.
was prepared to prove that the man actually intention was not robbery; he was prepared to extorted money with threats. Of course his admit that.
His Worship-He claims to have the right to collect this money?
The Captain Superintendent-lt has been explained to these people several times during the past few months, not only by myself but by the polio whom I have sent there, that they must not interfere with people on the water→→ that the water is British and the shore is Bri- tish up to high water. It is a difficult mat ter to deal with. When the police are there everything goes on quietly, but the mo- ment the police are withdrawn these people take the law into their own hands and interfere with passengers.
A boatman at Sha U Chung, who took out bis license at Shaukiwan, said that on the 2nd November he took a boat load of 28 passengers from the launch Kam Shing and landed them. He obarged them two cents each. Then GTO men, of whom défendant was one, seized hi boat and said that if he did not give them the money they would drag him into the water. Defendant got into his boat and threatened him. He gave the money up to them. Defen- dant had interfered with him in the same way before. He had complained to the police at Hongkong three times.
Witness's foki corroborated.
Sergeant ('Sullivan gave evidence as to the arrest of defendant
Defendant said he was ordered by his master to collect the money. The money wall for 'the wharf duty to the Chinese Emperor. The wharf belonged to the Fo-yeung village. Every man who u ed the wharf had to pay 20 cash as duty to the Chinese Emperor.
His Worship adjourned the case.
The Captain Superintendent-Of course I·do not press the charge of robbery very strongly,` but we must have our waters respected. I have done all I could in the way of warning them of what the consequences would be of their going on in this way.
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With regard to the Chinaman from Mirn Bay who had been arrested on a charge of robbery, Mr. Gompertz (Acting Police Magis-` trate) said at the Magistracy on Tuesday that he could not treat the case as one of robbery, but that he considered a charge of assault could "be" substantiated. The case will accordingly come before him again on Friday.
Defendant was again brought up on Fri- day and fined $10 for disorderly conduct.
We are advised by the Acting Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, that he is in receipt of a telegram from the mines giving the result of the clean-up for November as follows:-The mill ran 28 days, crushing 2,450` tons, yielding 102 ounces of smelted gold. Cons contrates produced, 21 tons.UNRA
For the homeward passenger season of 1900 the P. sud O. Company are putting on two direct steamers for Marseilles, Plymouth, and London, thus avoiding the usual transhipment, at ~Colombo. The direct steamers are the Parramatta, leaving on the "1st March, and the-Massilia, leaving on the 1st April!
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