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SANITARY BOARD,
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on Tuesday at the Board Room. Mr. E. D. C.
were present Wolfe presided, and there Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar. General), Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Mr. A. Shelton
Hooper, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Ng Hon Taz, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. Pearse (A.M.O.H.) and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands (Secretary).
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND....
THE HONGKONG
BUILDING WORK TO BE
COMMENCED...
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[December 24, 1909,
UNIVERSITY. and all their accessories for 1,000 students." It is therefore assumed, roughly, that half the students would be resident, and half external, residing in approved hostels. The conclusion reached is that "the build- de. should be erected now ings to be signed to contain sufficient accommodation to give 500 students a full course in Arts, the educational Medicine, and Engineering, and to house buildings should be capable of expansion so as from 150 to 18 students, to provide room eventually for 1,000 students, and the residential quarters for 500 students.
The following Minutes of the 7th meeting of the niversity Committee held at Government House on December 13th have been forwarded
to us:
Sr.
Present: The Governor (Chairman), Hon. Sir H. May, K.C.M.G. Hon. Mr. Jones, Mr. Turner, Hon. Mr. Brewin, Mr. Irving, Rt. Rev. Bishop
Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G. Lander, Hon. Clementi, Hon. Mr. M. Stewart, Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, C.M.G. and Mr. Lau Chu Pak,
Absent: Hon. Sir P. Chater, C.M.G. Mr. | Mody, Hon. Mr. Thomson, and Hon, Mr. Pollock, K.C.
1 The Chairman informed the Committee that Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart and Mr. Turner had consented to join the Committee. In the print of further papers dated July 23rd 1909 the name of Hon. Mr. Pollock was accidentally omitted, and also the fact that Hon. Sir P. Chater had kindly consented to act as Treasurer. 2 The Chairman stated that at the fifth meeting of the University Committee a Sub- Committee consisting of Messrs. Brewin, Ho Kai, and Little for D. P. W.) was appointed to report regarding the proposed site for the University and the designs for the buildings, etc.
THE KOWLOON SCAVENGING and
SERVANCY CONTRACT. The report of the committee appointed to enquire into and deal with the complaints against the Kowloon
and scavenging conservancy contractor was submitted. The committee had imposed a fine of $100 on the contractor, who, they were satisfied, was fit to carry on the work. The disposal | work was not so satisfactory, and the committee had warned him if there was no im- provement they would not recommend that he be permitted to continue carrying on the contract, Hon. Mr. HEWETT minuted-I have not time at the moment to read these papers and would ask that they be returned to me later, There is one point to which I must refer. The rubbish should be taken further away. As it is now handled a considerable portion must find its way on the various beaches in the island according to the state of the tide. Yesterday (Sunday 12/ 2/09) I went in a launch to Deep Water Bay, leaving Hongkong about 11 a.m. with the tide about quarter ebb. For the greater part of the distance from Sulphur Channel until well into Aberdeen Channel there was a continuous line of refuse floating on the water, ashes and other household rubbish. This washed up must all have ultimately been on the shore and would presumably add very considerably to the insanitary condition of Aberdeen and other surrounding fishing villages.not really The same thing is taking place on other sites on the mainland and the island, as can be proved by anyone who cares to carefully examine the jetsam in the neighbouring bays.
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The PRESIDENT pointed out, in connection with the minute of the Hon. Mr. Hewett, that steps were being taken to deal with accumula. tions of rubbish, especially in the neighbour- hood of the Sulphur Channel, where the prac tice had become very bad. This was chiefly due to the foreman of the scavenging contrac- tors, who was in charge of the work of removing rubbish from Kennedy Town slaughter-house. This man had been prosecuted by the police, He kept a watchman who had been seen on the pier waving his hat to a little boat from which rubbish was being dumped off Green Island. It was very difficult to put a stop to this practice, but the speaker sent an inspector out to try to catch men dumping rubbish from the slaughter-houses. The inspector saw a man dumping rubbish from a boat alongside a wharf, but as soon as he found out he was observed this man jumped overboard and ran up Jubilee Road and by the time the inspector had reached the pier the man was out of sight. On a second trip the inspector caught three men, who were fined $3 each at the Police Court.
Mr. HOOPER-Only $3! That is very little. The PRESIDENT thought it was owing to some misunderstanding, or because the case had
then
the not been pressed home. Since Kowloon rubbish boatmen had been caught dumping rubbish, and nine of them were fined $15 each. The Harbour Master had since sent ont a launch, and another lot had been caught The committee's report, would be furnished early next month. He proposed at present to lay it on the table.
(e) They recommended that a playing-field should be provided instead of the Gymnasium and Swimming bath. With their report they submitted a sketch plan by Mr. Bryer, showing the Main Building as revised to meet these calculations, the two separate residences for the Principal and Professors, and the laying out of the ground including the Playing-field, together with a ground plsu of the University building and the two residences. These plans became in turn the basis for further considera. tion, and some few further suggestions were made, the chief object of which was to secure every possible foot of ground for future exten. sions, and to obtain an indication how in the opinion of the architect these extensions could be carried out when required, so as to harmonise and fit in with his present design. The various new proposals were carefully considered by Mr. Bryer, and practically all incorporated in a new plan, which was submitted to Mr. Mody.
On December the 2nd at his request I met Mr. Mody for the purpose, of discussing these plans, Sir Henry May, Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Bryer being present. With a slight modifica tion, which in Mr. Mody's opinion would much improve the general effect of the
did
interfere appearance of the Buildings from the Harbour,
which
not seriously and with space for future extension, Mr. Mody accepted the plans and designs and undertook He to erect the buildings as shown on them. informed us that it was his intention that both material and workmanship should be of the very best. By this most generous undertaking Mr. Mody has in effect nearly doubled his original gift. He has engaged to erect the main Build- ing, the Principal's and the Professors' houses, and to lay out the grounds as shown on the sidences for students and the Anatomical plans attached. (Not reproduced.). The re- must be Laboratory are not included and separately provided for.
An interim report was received on the first question in September last. The Committee site was stated that in their opinion the excellently alapted for the purpose, and was by After far the best which could be got. much enquiry and consideration they did not "anticipate any inconvenience from the proximity of Chinese restaurants and other houses of public entertainment which were so accessible from the proposed site as from many places in Victoria much more distant, but in the neighbourhood of the tram line, and with proper supervision of the students they will be no danger to the Uni- versity." On the other hand, the site offers the great advantage to the medical students of being close to the large hospitals and mortuary, while its central position will enable the local lecturers on these and other subjects to attend with no inconvenience or loss of time. For rea- sons which will presently appear, however, they considered the site too restricted, and recom- mended that an additional four acres of the hill-side should be added to it. This has been referred to the Secretary of State.
Mr. Little resigned his place on the Sub-letter to the Governor :-~-~ Committee on the 31st October.
On the second question the Sub-Com- of opinion that: were strongly
mittee
(a) The students should not reside in the main University Building, which should be entirely devoted to educational purposes; e.g., to Lecture rooms, Laboratories, Work- The Principal and shops, Libraries, etc. the Professorial Staff should also, in their opinion, have residences detached from the main Building.
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(b) They considered that the accommodation for the two Faculties of Medicine and En- gineering, which was provided in the original inadequate, and also that design
be made for additional provision should
They estimated that the "Art" students. "when the University is first opened the num- ber of students will certainly not fall below 70," if the schools in Hongkong commence at once to prepare students for the entrance examination; that within ten years there will be at least 180 students; that "if we assume, as we have every right to, that interest in the University will grow with its success
should the attendance
reach 50," the large majority of whom will bring a sub- increase to the funds by their The PRESIDENT brought forward a paper instantial connection with the outbreak of foot and mouth fees. They added If once Hongkong becomes educational centre for South China, disease at Sassoon's Villa, Pokfulam Road. The the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon reported that the and for the Chinese in the neighbouring outbreak in shed 3 and the adjoining small sheds countries, it will be years before its position is was now at an end. Two calves and one cow had challenged, and many more years before it died, but not from foot and mouth disease. The meets with serious competition. Whilst the C.V.S. therefore remcomended that the sheds besite should be able to provide quarters for 500 students, it should also find room for no longer regarded as an infected area.
The area referred to was declared to be no buildings to hold Lecture rooms, Laboratories longer infected,
THE OUTBREAK OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
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In order that there might be no possibility of to confirm this undertaking in the following misunderstanding Mr. Mody was good enough
Victoria Buildings, Hongkong.
8.12.09.
DEAR SIR FREDERICK,—In reply to your letter of to-day I have pleasure in confirming my verbal authority to you to inform the Committee of the University Fund that I accept the design now submitted by Mr. Bryer, and undertake to erect the buildings and to lay out the ground as shown thereon. As the Committee original plan agreed to by the was estimated to cost only $180.00, which was subsequently raised by alterations to $235,000 and now again to $285.000, I trust that this last set of plans will meet with the approval both of yourself and the Committee and be adopted as final.
Yours very sincerely;
H. N. MODY. Sir Frederick J. D. Lugard, K.C.M.G., &c. The Committee unanimously decided to accept Mr. Mody's most generous gift un- conditionally. The plans referred to, signed by Mr. Mody and by the Governor, will be deposited with the archives of the University.
It was suggested that when the plans of the buildings are drawn up in detail Mr. Mody should allow the Committee to see the pencil draft with a view to suggesting any small altera- tions in detail, which should not add to the cost. The Chairman said that Mr. Bryer had informed him that there would be no difficulty or objection whatever in doing this.
3. The Chairman suggested that as the buildings themselves would commemorate for all time the name of their generous donor-Mr. Mody-so also it would be fitting if one or
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