SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on Nov. 10th at the Board Room, Mr. C, Mel,- Messer (President) presided, and there were also present Hon. Mr. F: A. Hewett, Messrs. A. Shelton Hooper, H. Humphreys, Lau Chu Pak, Dr. Pearus (Medioni Omoer of Health), and the following officials; Dr. Mao- far!'ne" (Assistant Medical Ofoer of Health), and Mr. A. Gibson (Secretary),
FOOT AND MʊUTH DISWASH
The COLONIAL VETERINARY BURGEON (Mr. A· GIBSON) reported that the sheds Nos. 4 and 5 Samsʊou's "Villa in which foot and mouth disease was reported to exist had now been cleansed and disinfected: all the animals had the disease and had now recovered. He, therefore, recommended that the sheds be no❘ longer regarded as an infected area.
On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Mr. HOOPER, the recommendation was approved.
The COLONIAL Veterinary SubgEON re- ported another outbreak of the same disease at the Dairy Farm Company's premises No. 6 shed Sassoon's Villas, where there were 12 cows and one bull. He recommended that the shed be declared an infected area.
A motion approving of the recorumendation was carried, Mr. G1280N stating in reply to Mr. HOOPER, that only one young calf had died.
FLOOR LININGS AND CEILINGS,
Draft bye-laws were submitted by the sub- committee appointed to consider the best means of providing for the removal of floor linings and ceilings. The proposed bye-law provided that the Board might deflue any district or any portion of a district, as an area within which upon ons month's notice being given, all ceiling and stair linings should be removed. The Board would have power to grant exemptions where they deemed desirable, The Sanitary Depart ment should at its expense remove the ceilings and linings, limewash or colourwash any exposed surfacer, and make the fore water tight. In lieu thereof the Department should grant compensation.
Mr. HOOPER minu'ed-Something more than painting and colouring exposed surfaces after ceilings are removed is in many cases required. Mr. HUMPHRE s—I agree with Mr. Rooper. The VION-PRESIDE: T-Should the proposed bye-laws not be limited to areas other than the European reservation and the hill district? Mr. HOOPBB-Where the Board or Depart ment have power to pull down any ceilings it is provided that at the public expense the wood- work abould be painted, and the walls colour- washed and the ceilings limewashed. I mid something more should be done. It is this: If we were to remove these ceilings we would find the plaster stuck to the batons and the batona nailed to the joists. This would leave the rough timber exposed, in addition to which there would be broken cornices remaining all round. Therefore I should like to add that the walls where the ceiling was should be made good.
The PRESIDENT-I quite agree with that. The bye-law, as amended, became part of the bye-laws.
▲ TEMPORARY SLAUGHTER HOUSS.
A slaughtering contractor applied for per mission to establish a temporary slaughter house at Shamsuipo. In his petition he stated that there had been 40 head of swine less daily since the slaughter house had been removed from Matakok, and that some bolders sent their swine to Bhamenipo and so avoided paying fees. If his request was refused he dare not commence his contract, and was willing to forfeit his deposit of $250, as he had already Jout $2,500,
Hon. Mr. HaWETT minated-The contractor should certainly b» probooted,
Mr. HOOPER-What is the departmental order referred to I think the contractor should be protected.
The VICE PRESIDENT-A road is wearing completion now which materially reduces the distance between the slaughter house and Shawanipo district. Other roads will follow The which will improve communications, distance will be considerably less than from the Kennedy Town slaughter hönse to the Wanchai Market.
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It was agreed to allow the contractor to rent a temporary place.
THE SPITTING HARIT, Numerous letters were received from different oities in Americs and Australia, together with copies of the bye-laws in force in those places for the purpose of degling with offenders.
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[Movember 14, 1908.
The PatsIDER”—We should frst have to make it illegal.
Mr. Hoorn-I would sngrant tha' this makter stand over for another dix months, and in the meantime thai wo sak the Government to instruct the Registrar-General to imne sosiess that spitting is not allowed. It would have a good effect,
Mr. Lau Chu Par—I understand that the The RegistraX-ĢENERAL minated-How many prosecutious will there be dai y ? Beveral | Pablie Dispensaries sent round lecturers to hundrede I imagine. The extra work thrown »xplain sanitary measures, and that spitting on the police sod Courts wild be considerable, | was inoluded in these lectures. Has this been sufficiently considered ? In spite of motions the emigrants (strangers to Hoog | kong and ignorant of the law) offend daily in this office. A constable should be stationed
He will get plenty of cases. here.
Mr. LAU CHU Pak-8inos notices were put up in my office and spittoons provided I bave had no ooossion to complain. If the same steps were taken everywhere, there would be no necessity for three bye-laws. -
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Mr | UMPHREYS —There would be
Tery pro-ecutions. The fact of the offence being punishable would slane stop the nuiss-ce to a great extent in public buildings, or semi-publio buildings. Certainly notloss should be put up, and spittoons provided as suggested by Mr. Lau Chu Pak:
Mr. HUMP?20T8 - In reference to the minute of the B-gistrar-General that emigranta are ignorant of the law, if notices were pat ap they would inform them of the law,
Mr. Lau CHU PAK-Bat the majority of them cannot read their own language.
Mr. HuMpaRaYs—I don't wish to go the length of saying we should stop spitting in the publio streets. I think we should put up notices in public buildings or semi public buildings.
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Hon, Mr. Hawart —I regret that you Air, and Mr. Lsa O‹a-pak as one of the maitary reformers of this" Colony, and oven Me, to shook Hooper should have attempted
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I think is a perfectly reasonable and legitimate legislation in the Colony, If any gentleman present would be good enough to second this I would move that the tiovernment be recommended to introduss legislation based on the British Columbia re- If it is not seconded I will take gulation.
It steps to bring it before His Excellency. No hardship would be inflicted on anybody. need not be too rigorously enforced, and in the long run it would tend to impress spon the Chinese the inadvisability al spitting promisesously.
The MEDICAL seconded.
OFFICER of Health
The PRESIDENT-The question is, Are wo going to pasish p-ople by fine?
After furtherTM" discussion a vote was taken, two supporting the motion and two voting against it.
The PassIDENT asked the Hon. Mr. Howett if he would like the matter to be posꞌponed for another fortnight.
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Hoo, Mr. HawETT replied that it did not matter, as in any case hê intended to take it 'The PRESIDENT -What? Bring it up every fortnigh! !
Hon. Mr. Hawarr-Indeed, I'm not,
MISTRESS AND BOY.
Hon. Mr. Hawerr-I think the regulations adopted by British Colombia appear to meet the ose. They make spitting punishable by fine or imprisonment; that is, people found spitting in the side walks or public buildings. I think it is possible to introduce similar legislation here It should be m derately exercised at first, and in time the majority of Chinese here would cease from spliting in sidewalks or in public build- ings. I strongly recommend the Government to consider the advisability of legislation based on the regulations of British Columbia. I think it will have a very good eff at in time.
Mr. LAU CHU PAK-Elucational matters"boy," for assault. are much preferable to legislation among the Unless you want to lower class of Chinese. make it too unpleasant and drive this class of people' unt of the Colony, it would be advisable to take other messures,
The PRESIDENT-It appears to me that if spittoons were pro ided and notices were put up the objection would b› done away with. Business men coming bare wish to have a few regulations as possible to which the Chinese object. It was said that a maå could not sell things on the street; that of course referred to hawkers. In the same way it would be said “You must not go to Hongkong, because you have got to I think moral suasion swallow your spit." would be better. The lower class Chinese do not carry handkerchiefs, and they naturally object to swallowing.
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Mr. HOOPER-I notice from the
papers Siarapore had drawn up a set of laws on"the subject of spitting in the streets, and is onfero ing them. I don't know what the law is but it seemed that notice; were placed all over the town calling attention to the fact that it was illegal to spits on the causeway. There is a differenos between spitting in the rest and If a man spita spitting on the causeway.
dresses trail on the osseway where ladies
objsatioɑsble, bat along it is not only very insanitary. Therefore I roommend in the first place that the Government be asked to instruct the Registrar-General to place notions on every lamp post and on every bill posting station where Government notices are generally put up, cailing the attention of the public to | the fact that it is illegal for them to spit on the plaose mentioned, and that notiors in English and Chinese which would be procurable by all residents on application to" the Registrar- | General—should be placed in public buildings, Not only in Government ofle *, but in Cham. bors where there were several merobanta nod there was one common stesiresas and commos hallway. We should ask those merchants to provide spittoons, and wiske it sa offence--
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Mrs. Mowbray Northcots appeared at the Magistracy on Nov. 11th to pros-cute her She told the Magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wood) that when she returned to the house on Tuesday about 1.80 a,m, she found that the boy had not on his long cost, and his short coat was nabattoned. Un her reprimanding him for this disregard of her order”, ke beczme very insolent, saying “ Misses go out, Do wanches long cost, makes work." She also found the back door open, and so she had ordered this to be kept closed, she spoke to him about this. Then he banged the door, addressed her in a very insolent manner, and demanded his money. She told him he would not get a cent, whereupon he struok ber on the cheek. The boy left to see the m ster and the latter told him to return in the after- noon for his money. ln the interval Mr. Northoots heard his wife's complaint and bo informed the polios.
The defendant submitted a testimonial from Mr. Smith, broker, and said he had been over twenty years in service in Hongkong and k ŋew the law very well. He would not dare to strike
European lady.
His Worship said defendant's previous record was good bat he had o mmitted himself on this occasion. He would have to pay a âne of $5,
A “PENANG LAWYER.”
Replying to a letter from the Secretary to the Chinese Consul General at Sing pore who seeks information as to why a class of walking stick is called “Pening"Lawyer” the Free Prem
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