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

light fresh air, and health into the q
homes of the many thousands OF our O
fellow creatures who now struggle Tor 4
life in loathsOme places where dark Z
ness. dirt, foul air, and disease pre- d
c1ude all possibility of a healthy exist I
ence. and | think that If we steadily ]
persevere in our crusade against these {
evils we may hope in course OF time,
II NAV be years, 70 effect some real
Improvement, even though we fal 20
attain the full measure Of success Wnlcn
the ice-President's scheme would
lead 70. I have much pleasure in sec
onding the resolution.
The President-In putting this mo-
ton before the Board / would men
ton that the Government have been
requested to furnish the Board with
the Act which contains full provisions
/ for regulating this matter of Trusts.
/ There is one other member of the Com
mittee to be nominated by the Pres
| ident, and l think We cannot do better
than nominate the Vice-President, who
proposed this motion.
The motion was carried.
Rats as Propagators Of Plague.
Papers were submitted on the pro-
posed destruction of rats, as being
propagators of bubonic plague.
The President minuted:-"The pres
ent is a convenient time for kill
ing off as many rats as possible. Ac-
cordingly purchase in the first instance
COO traps (they can be obtained at the
Jail for 20 cents each), and request
the NJ. o. H. TO instruct each inspector
TO distribute so in his district. The
| DeOple will have to be shown how TO
set them. Undoubtedly rats are one
means whereby plague is disseminated
and il is much wiser to attempt to XIII
lem on in times like the present, when
the disease is not prevalent. Before
doing this ask the VI. o. II. for his
opinion"
DR.. Clark minuted-'I am still Of the
b opiniOn that any attempt to materially
! reduce the number of rats in such
CITY as this will be futile The attempt
has already been made in India and
! found to be impracticable. IL can DO
!. no harm to set a few rat traps. but tnat
, is the most that can be said in favor
of the scheme. We caught about a
;, thousand rats this summer with traps
a and asked the Chinese 20 assist. Two
q hundred posters were stuck up ana
5000 leaflets were distributed, put uhey
did not appear to respond at all 10 the
e anneal Ii will be necessary to engage
a coolies CSS a month"; to look after these
traps-one man for every two districts
, in the Central Division and one man
I. each for Districts l and lO-as other
"A wise the tenants will not bother 70 SCI
-, and bait them. Raw meat is the only
"a baft that appears to be any use. Tit
Is expenditure on the coolies must ! think
lie be sanctioned by the Government
p The President minuted: L. FORWARD
to the Honorable Colonial Secretary TO
III necessary authority to engage On
Il. he NhG4
at districts at Kowloon should also d
supplied. The traps can, / presume
NC he paid for ont of the plague vote
an Accordingly the Secretary wrote tn
mt Colonial Secretary on the 18th OF No
7 vember:
al have the honor by direction of tn
We President of the Sanitary Board TO ei
he close certain minutes on the questio
ms of the propagation of plague by IA
!. and the desirability of killing on
III many of these vermin as possible Will
les plague Is not prevalent. ! am also
re- apply for authority TO purchase o.
m traps and to engage eight coolies
IS a month each for at least thr
me months to attend TO the batting of q
in trans and other incidental duties. TIL
he- amount and also the cost of batting [
traps may be betrayed from the plag
W vote"
his Mr.. Osborne-Amongst ne papers
the this subject there are some very !
,c+ rerrsting remarks made by DIR. Mans
in his inaugural address to the Lond
ng- School of Tropical Medicine on the
cry Iationship between ra,s and plagl
YES Coming as they do from so emlne
an authority as DR.. Manson, and &C
we sidering that the theory which he p
{ a mounds. viz: that rats convey infect
ON Is also held by local medical au-h'
,,,.- titles. think the Sanitary Board shot
take steps to rid the colony as far
.up- possible of this dangerous vermin-l
.per i'm a spasmOdic half-hearted spirit.
ia, in "a thoroughly systematic manner
that. even though we may not, as
anu Manson puts il, contemplate the
aim p-oach of plague with equanimity.'
nave shall at least have the Satisfaction
and knowing that we have not ignored
warning given us. DR.. Manson i
o ne great stress upon the importance
tOt@ killing the rats before the epidemic
n Is upon us. He says, II would emph
! oe icaIly point out. to be effective tn
Ces- measures must be employed in ant
l'lS nation. To prevent epidemic pla
Dc 10 Won must Kill the local rats before G
eau- are attacked" The present. sir
VIII -re-efore the ,ime 20 act. not
.e'A- mon MS hence, when the mischief
go recommended, ana what propose
'oln that we should at once organic a
VnF hunt distribute traps brcad
ioHe,, through the city free of charge.
QUO offer a reward for every rat dead
BODY live. This plan ] believe 20 ae
lInN,, .-... .s...f 3. IS hopeless 90 eX'
anu anu chat We can get the rats Joy any OF
rom .r. bon .rr1uEl .rv 1r.uoiers
Us o. houses. and the only way in my opir
ueAl r- which .h.s can Poe f'.u-ed is 90 NJ
as +. worth the oraup er-' while TO 2.
tom The trouble OF catching them I Il
loia- .that difficulties wiz occur. and we s.
WIN be told rats will be bred or impo
OF for the sake of the reward. 1nt O
ugl. difficulties must ha me. o. they nj
llt' and 7 have no d1U5. .ha w. p .ra
J, ou. -r--rnrs Of the Captain Su0rr.u-er.
case. of Police they will melt away ike 2
N. 20 difficulties DO when hr0u~h ace o
Tree with intelligent determination.
'hl'4 are of course p0we-.ess TO act of
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