The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-23

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gins. Prior to the wholesale destruc-
ton of Chinatown the efforts of the
/ physicians were baked by the stub
/ bornness of the people refusing TO
make known any case of sickness.
The result was that when call did
come to the Board of Health Office, only
,..e dead body was found, and the re-
naming tenants of the house were
| scattered to different parts of the IN
feCted district.
Board of Health Meeting.
The most serious and vexatious ques-
ton now confronting the Board Of
Health is that of providing quarters
for those people being released in
scores from the quarantine stations.
Crowds of Chinese, lately discharged
from quarantine. grouped themselves
in the Judiciary grounds, listlessly
awaiting some good turn of fortune
that would enable them 10 find shelter
for the night. The Chinese Consul bus
led himself i'm the endeavor to obtain
relief for his people, and often present.
ell himself at the office of the Board Of
Health for conference with members
upon the subject
Several communications were re
ceiyed from the Japanese Consul IN
which he intimated that the Japanese
merchants had agreed on a plan to
erect buildings sufficient TO house 1900
japanese, after their release from
quarantine. Their only request for
Government aid was for the grant OF
"A piece Of Government land on which
to erect these temporary structures
The Japanese Consul asked that the
Japanese who were about TO be re-
leased yesterday from the kerosene
warehouse be detained until an answer
from the Government was received
upon their request. The Board of
Health approved of the matter imme-
dIate.y upon its being preached to
them. and the Cabinet will probably
pass fayOrably upon the request with
out loss of time.
At the Board of Health meeting held
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock there
were present President Wood. George
w. Smith, f.. VI. Hatch, Dr. Day and
DR.. Emerson.
The Chinese merchants on the Wal
kiN side OF Nuuanu street, between
Hotel and King. petitiOned the Board
to raise the quarantine on that portion
now under guard in order that they
may be allowed to open their stores
for business basing their request upon
the ground that there had been no
deaths or suspicious cases there. and
that they have complied with every
rule and regulation of the Board of
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emergency.
\ second petition of like tenor was
received from the Chinese merchants
in the block bounded by Nuuanu. Ho-
tel, Smith and King street for similar
relief. The petition states that there
are POO people there at present who
are suffering in health and welfare.
Both petitions We're referred to- Pro-
fessOr ingalls, for investigation.
Considerable discussion was raised
by the receipt of q communication
from two gentlemen who have UNDER
gone voluntary quarantine for the last
twelve days at Makiki, under the sur
yeil,IuCe Of guards and a physician, In
the hope that conditions would permit
them 90 leave Honolulu for Kauai.
The Board promptly denied the request
ard the requests Of number Of peO-
pl, who desired 90 go into quarantine
in the harbor I'm order To- leave FOR 9th
e. Islands.
Fever Reported on Molokai.
The reason Of the Board OF Health
refusing to grant any permits to leave
for the other Islands was
based upon news received from Kauna-
kakai. MOiOkai, stating that the Island
is visited by a fever which is carrying
oil quite a number of the people, the
physicians there being 50 OyerwOrked
that the Board Of Health was request
ed TO allow Or. MOTirz 10 go over a.
once. The information received rela-
tive to the deaths was somewhat mea-
ger. except that ii was probable that
most of the cases We're typhoid fever.
The death OF ROilO y. Wilbur, Well
known in Honolulu, was cited among
others. IL was stated at the meeting.
however. that the young man in ques-
ton had been in Honolulu az Christ
mas time. and was then suffering from
typhoid fever.
The Board put little faith I'm the re-
port that plague had broken out ON
N1lOkai and firmly believe tha- it is
fever Mr.. Wight of the Wilder Steam
ship Company asked IL the Board
would allow the Mokoiu 10 leave Ho-
no'ulu. The Board requested Mr.