The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-29

the inspection of his district Inspect
ors have now been appointed from
Wailuke TO. Kalihi, including Manoa,
Pauoa and Npuanu valleys The main
thing TO secure IS recognition from the
Chinese Of their Willingness to comply
with the requirements OF the Board.
'All the deaths that have occurred
around n different parts Of the city
have been traced back directly TO the
quarantined district, with the one ex-
ceptiOn Of Ethel Johnson"
Minister Cooper issued a By Author
ity last evening which appears else
where in this paper 20 the effect that
the green passes hitherto used for pas
sage in and through the quarantined
district will be called in today at noon
and Cancelled. New passes printed on
pink cardboard will be issued to those
persons entitled to them, and will be
in effect from II o'clock noon
Several Of the guards in the military
Gordon misinterpreted their orders in
regard 20 allowing persons to pass
through the lines. One of the Board
OF Health hacks with health physi-
clan passed the guards many times
with pass only for himself and not
including a driver. At one point the
hack was stopped, the officer in charge
saying his orders were so strict that
he would not allow the hack to pass
through unless a pass were produced
for him. AS the physician was at
that particular time on an important
mission the stoppage was exasperat-
ing, and in driving to and fro from the
guard station TO the Health Office
valuable part of an hour was lost. The
officer, when reminded that some of
his own guards who also had the same
strict orders" had failed to stop the
carriage, stated they were an ig
norant lot Of fellows, anyway" Colo
mel Jones attention was drawn to the
anomalous Interpretation Of orders,
and he sent out new ironclad instruc
tons TO allow no one without pass
the privilege of entering the lines.
Both the Japanese and Chinese Off
Gals yesterday appointed a corps of
inspectors from among the better
classes, who will assist DR.. Pratt in
ferreting out cases of sickness and
pestholes.
Minister Cooper, Armstrong Smith,
Jack McVeigh and the entire corps of
agents and inspectors on duty at the
Health headquarters had busy day
Cilu 44OlV oSSsC acAt SiSSp oAhS~
Wednesday up to last night. Crowds
of people seeking passes, carrying
freight bills for cancellation, and peo-
pie looking for all kinds of informa-
ton, invaded the offices. For the
comfort of the Minister and assistants
a small temporary frame structure is
being built on the lawn on the waikiki
XII side of the Judiciary building, to be
used as a dining-room and kitchen. The
fumigating house there is also in the |
finishing stages and can be used in a |
few days.
The Board Of Health held meeting
last evening at which were present,
President Cooper, Dr.. Day, DR.. Wood, |
and Mr.. Geo. W. Smith Considerable
discussion was had as to future Worh
in connection wiz b health and quaran-
tine matters. The main question o.
the meeting, however, was the passing
OF a resolution which makes 1T mis-
demeanor for anyone to neglect to |
give information of sickness, or to re |
fuse to give Information which Would
result in the finding of sickness, Or 20
o;,,truct a health officer or agent in the
performance of his duty. The penalty
for misdemeanCr of this lknd is al i
ready set forth in The penal laws.
Inc p1SSlDS OF tIllS ISSOlu.4Ou - i |
direct result of the concaalmeTt Of SO
many cases of sickness among the
Chinese of late. and the Board found |
an absolute pPcessf'v to r'o(1o -
penal offense for atte--pting to hide
patients from the health officers.
A Japanese woman died last night /
on Smith street between Beretania and |
Pauahi streets. Yesterday morning .
she was visited nv a health physician |
and she was then able to sit up on her |
bed. Her temperature then registered
1O3 When her death was reported two
health officers went to the house to
make an examination of the body.
What may have been their opinion as
to the direct cause of her death was
reserved until communication could be
had with the japanese physician who
was attending the case. No news was
slven out that the case was suspicious.