The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-30

them have perforations for allowing the
steam TO escape in the chamber The
go0own Is within 100 yards OF the beach
where the baggage could be taken on
board OF lighters and transferred TO the
steamer There Is talk of putting up a
bath house on the premises. where the
emlgrants could be bathed before going
on board. Should this be done, and the
place put in little better condition, the
regulations could be carried out 10 the
satisfaction of the board:
The doctor sees the emlgrantS at least
twice before they board the shlp-once
about six days before, when they are all
yaccinated, and second time a day be
fore, TO see if the operation has been
successful Inspections are regularly
made after the emigrants are on board
or the steamers, shortly before depart
crew and any steerage passengers en-
route, and if any sickness is discovered
amongst them, the patient IS removed
from the ship.
When he received notice, last winter.
that an INSTRUMENTATION quarantine
was required he had the immigration
company hire a large temple in Hiogo
for the purpose of segregation. The cool
les were placed in this enclosure and
tor visited the temple twice day, and is
satisfied that the quarantine was faith
fully kept. This enclosure IS several
acres in extent, surrounded by high
stone wall and near the outskirts of the
town 1t is admirably adapted for the
purpose, though il is little distance
ence to the map of Kobe. This necessl-
tated the quarantined people going
through the streets for quite distance
In regard TO the INSTRUMENTATION quar-
antine DR. Graham is of the opinion
that it is uncertain and unreliable, sure
to meet with the opposition OF the au-
thorities and it would be better TO stop
immigration during times of epidemic.
The sanitary inspector general or the
Consul should be given authority to pro-
hibit immigration when, in his opinion,
iS general become a
ger to Hawaii, without having TO wait
| for instructions from Honolulu.
In the case of the Kinai Maru. the pas
sengers were kept in quarantine at the
| temple for IA days, and their baggage
was disinfected with sulphur for q
! hours. So far as the doctor knows, no
| baggage was taken on board that had
not been fumigated. The ship was clean
| ed and inspected before the passengers
went on board, but nothing was done to-
ward disinfecting it nor was any attempt
made to do anything with the crew or
/ their effects other than the usual in
| Spection. It has been the doctors prac-
| tice to inspect the tramp steamers and
see that they are well cleaned before al
lowing passengers to go on board, but
with such fearful overcrowding as there
| has been on these boats it would be inn
possible to keep them clean or in good
sanitary condition during a voyage of
| two or three weeks. He recommends Civ
! ing the sanitary inspector authority to
| limit the number of passengers that a
ship may carry, in order to prevent such
| overcrowding which is a constant dam
ger and should he a criminal offense
These ships should be obliged to carry
| white officers and a qualified medical
man.
| I learned while in Kobe that the Jap
anese authorities raise serious objections
and put every obstacle in the way of the
| Chinese from Chez Foo tranSShipping at
Kobe The probabilities are that these
| emigrants will have to be sent to Shang-
hal.
The Kobe quarantine station was visit
| ed. All vessels from Fornosa and China
are regularly inspected here, as in Maya
saki
(To be Continued)