The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-28
His EXcellency,
SANFORD 3. DOLE,
President Republic of Hawaii


! SANFORD 3. DOLE,
President Republic of Hawaii.
Sir:-In pursuance of the directions
of the Executive Council and of the
Board of Health, and of the instruc-
tions given by yourself, DR.. C. B. Wood
and l sailed from Honolulu for Jap
an and China, May 10Th, 1896, in the
S. S. Doric, and arrived at Yokohama
on the 30th.
In Yokohama we met DR.. Stuart Ed
ridge, United States Sanitary Inspect
or, and Acting Hawaiian Inspector.
With him we conferred fully upon the
details of the plan for sanitary in
spection at the several ports in Japan
and China from which passengers sail
for the Hawaiian Islands.
DR.. Wood will, in his report, treat
more especially with the subject of the
epidemic diseases which prevail from
time to time in Japan and China, while
my report will relate more particularly
to the general subject of inspection
and quarantine
From Yokohama we went to Toxic,
where we were most agreeablY enter
tanned by Mr.. r. w. Irwin, Hawaiian
Minister Through his kind offices
we were enabled to meet Japanese Of
ficials and have access to government
offices and institutions, and gain much
information as to their working. DR..
Med NJ. Yamane, Chief Medical Off
Ger of the Health and Police Depart
ments of Toxic, rendered us very great
services; devoting his time to giving
us information, taking us to the pla-
ces we desired to see, explaining their
system of dealing with contagious and
Il.
ters relating to the public health.
We also visited DR.. KitOsato's hos
pital and laboratory, and the University
Branch Hospital under the supervis-
ion of DR. Aoyama 1t will be re-
membered that Dr. Kitosata and DR..
Aoyama were sent by the Japanese
Government to HOngkong in 1894 to
study the plague; and Dr.. Aoyama con-
tracted the plague himself, which
nearly proved fatal to him.
From Toxic we returned to Yoko-
hama, on Saturday, June 9Th and went
with Mr. Yoshida KOzo, Chief of Po-
lice at Yokohama, DR.. Eldridge, Mr..
Irwin, Consul Howard and a number
of other gentlemen to the Yokohama
quarantine station-this station is
situated about ten miles down the bay;
at a picturesque and beautiful spot.
We were surprised at the complete
and Ella borate accommodations and ap-
pliances which had been provided. We
We're Informed that about one hun
dred thousand dollars had been eX-
pended upon the place The disin-
fecting plant, crematory and bathing
facilities attracted special attention.
On Tuesday morning, June 9Th, DR..
Wood and l sailed for HOngkong on
the S. S. China-June 18th we arrived
at Nagasaki after a voyage of 48 hours
We met Dr. NJ. Paul, to whom, upon
the recommendation of DR. Eldridge,
a commission as Deputy Sanitary In
spectOr had been issued.
After spending the day gaining such
information as we were able to get,
and arranging for visit to the quar-
antine station on our return, we re-
sumed the voyage at Z D. m.
We arrived at Hongkong Monday
morning. June 18th. Here we re-
manned two days visiting the Plague
Hospital, the Civil Hospital and other
public institutions and conferring with
physicians and others upon the object
of our mission.
June 18th we sailed up the river to
Canton, leaving Hongkong at 8 a. m.
and arriving at Canton at about 2 p. m.
In Canton we visited the Mission