The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-07


President Smith called attention
to some correspondence received
from DR.. Akana in relation to a
charge of malpractice. The doc
tor asked that he be allowed tC
produce evidence to rebut that
introduced, and on vote his peti
ton was granted and he will be
heard at the next meeting.
DR.. MOnsarrat reported inspec-
ton of beef cattle at the slaughter
house. Two Hawaiian hogs were
condemned on account of being
diseased.
Eighty examinations were
made under Act TO mitigate. Re
port showed two Hawaiians had
their names taken from the reg
lister and one Hawaiian and one
Japanese added.
Inspector Keliipio reported 50,
742 fish inspected during the
week and two fish destroyed as
unfit for food. They came from
the OTHER side of Oahu.
Resignation of DR.. LIE Blond
from Puma district was accepted
and on motion of Or. Day, DIR.
Moore will be offered the appoint
ment.
The matter of requests for per
mission to visit Mofokai during
the next regular "trip we're dis
cussed and referred to the Pres
ident for action.
a report from DR.. Stuart Ell
dredge, medical inspector at Yo-
kohama, was read and favorably
commented upon for it's complete
ness of detail. 1t contained the
announcement of the appoint
ment by him of deputies at other
points, as we'll az q detailed state
ment of the case of plague found
in passenger on the Belgic who
left the steamer at Yokohama and
died there. In view of the fact
that the plague was epidemic in
Hong Kong when the S. s. China
left there, and that contagious
diseases are epidemic in Asiatic
ports during seasons of the year,
he recommended that no steerage
passengers be allowed to leave
such ports for Hawaii between
July LIST and September 30th. He
reported, also, the arrival of the
s. S. Chittfgong from Hong Kong
at Yokohama with twelve Chi |
nese steerage passengers for HO-
nolulu. twenty-five Japanese
were added at Yokohama. On in.
speeding the vessel DR.. Eldredge
found one of the crew suffering /
from symptoms of the plague and
ordered the vessel fumigated and
the sick man removed to the hos.
pital. Before the steamer was al
lowed TO leave port he called in a
Japanese specialist to
consult with him regarding the
sick man, who seemed to be i'm
proving. The decision arrived at
was that while the disease might
not be the plague it closely resem-
bled it, and as a precautionary
he notified the captain
that steerage passengers would
not be allowed TO land at HOnOlu
lu on the direct voyage and that
he would have TO take them on to
Portland and land them on the re-
turn voyage
In connection with the cOmmu-
nicaffon from DIR. BIdredge, DR..
Day exhibited tile bill of health
of the China signed by the Ha-
waifan Consul at Hong Kong, in
which no mention was made of
existence of the plague, while the
one signed by the United States
Consul stated that siXty-one
deaths had occurred the week
prior to the departure of the Chi
IA. 1t was evident the Hawaiian
Consul was neglesting his bust
ness.
Minister Smith said nOtifica-
ton of his removal from the of
fee had been forwarded by last
steamer.
On motion of DR.. Wood it was
resolved to notify steamship
agents at infected Asiatic ports
hat steerage passengers will not
De allawed TO land at Honolulu
Until further orders from this
Adjourned.