The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-28


the venerable DR.. Kerr and his assist
ants, Drs. Swan and Niles. DR. Kerr
was absent. being in Macao, but Drs.
swan and Niles rendered such assist
ance as they were able We also
visited the prison and other public
places.
June 10 we sailed from Canton at 8
a. M, for Macao, where we arrived
at 2:30 p. IN. We remained in Macao
until the 22nd. While there we re-
ceived attentions from the Portuguese
officials who took us TO the hospitals.
military barracks and public Offices.
The Governor was in Europe. but the
Colonial Secretary and Colonial Sur
geon were very kind, and gave us all
such information as we required. We
also met DR.. Kerr and consulted with
him.
June 22nd. we returned TO Hong
kong. Here we decided not to go to
Amoy-the time being so limited and
the information to be obtained at
Hongkong and vicinity so valuable It
seemed more important to remain
there. Furthermore, much informa-
tion as to the conditions at Annoy were
obtained at Hongkong Anticipating
this we had written TO Mr.. T. Il. Evans,
immigration Agent (from HonoluIu),
at Annoy, asking him to meet us in
Hongkong.
Upon our return from Macao we
found Mr. Evans awaiting us, and from
him and others. during the remaining
four days which we spent in Hong
kong, we obtained further information
as to the conditions at Annoy.
The time spent in Hongkong. Canton
and Macao was of the greatest service
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contagious and infectious diseases and
the danger of their being carried by
emigrants.
We remained in Hongkong until the
afternoon of the 25th when we sailed
on the S. S. China for Nagasaki where
we arrived in the evening of the 2Sth.
Here we had our first opportunity
of observing the nature of the exam
ination given by the Japanese quaran-
tine officials of passengers from Chi
nese ports. The examination was care
full and thorough.
The next day a Japanese quaran-
tine officer and DR.. Paul accompanied
us to the quarantine station. The
station is situated two or three miles
down the harbor, on the mainland,
similar to that at Yokohama, and ar
ranged much on the same plan The
attractive than those at Yokohama
the main buildings are situated in a
wooded dell, surrounded by hills COW
cred with a profusion of vegetation,
and looking upon the beautiful bay of
Nagasaki.
Here we found the same attention
to details for the comfort of passeT-
gers, and care of the sick.
At D. m of June 20 we sailed from
Nagasaki for Kobe at 5 o'clock the
next morning we were at the famous
Shimonosaki Straits, and from that
time till p. m. we steamed at the
rate of II knots per hour through the
wonderful inland sea-
July 1st DR.. G. r. W. Graham, who
had been appointed Deputy Sanitary
Inspector took us across the harbor
to the quarantine station. This sta
tion is located upon low, fiat land near
the sea, and covers a large enclosed
area-the general plan Of the buildings
and appliances is about the same as
at the other stations, though the loca-
tion and surroundings are not as at
tractive.
Each of these three stations are
equipped with plants for disinfecting
by heated air and steam, but
Of rather small capacity; each having
but one door. At both the Yokohama
and Nagasaki stations there are two
heating chambers, while at Kobe there
are four.
We remained at Kobe one day and
then proceeded by rail to Kioto where
we remained two nights and then con-
tinued on by rail to Yokohama, ar
irving there July 3Td.
The remaining eleven days, until we
sailed for Honolulu on the 14th were
spent in making Investigations and
gaining information.
SANITARY INSPECTION.
AS a result of our personal observa-
tions and of the information received