The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-02-06
ASK PAY FOR
WH|SKEY
Board of Health
Gets Queer
Bill.

A bill for whiskey alleged TO have
been stolen from Macfariane & Co.
during the plague epidemic OF 1901 was
presented TO the Board OF Health yes
terday by a Chicago collection agency.
With it was a letter OF explanation from
Macfarlane & Co. The latter letter was
to the effect that certain cases OF whis-
key and saki in original packages had
been placed in quarantine at one OF the
relief camps, and then taken to the
Oceanic wharf from where 1t had dis
appeared. The bill for the missing
liquor amounted to sl35 and had been
placed in the hands OF the collection
agency together with all other out
standing accounts over three years old
DIR. Cooper stated that he did not be-
lieve the Board was responsible for the
claim. which had never been presented
when these accounts had been called
for. He thought that It was now too
late to present such a claim. The mat
ter was finally referred to the Attor-
ney General for action.
A NEW LEPER CURE.
A letter was submitted from
Wichita Kansas. patent medicine house
which claimed to have a sure remedy
for leprosy. The letter was to the ef-
feet that one cure had already been eff
fected in Texas. and the company was
willing to submit several bottles of the
medicine to the Board of Health with
out charge. I'VE cannot see why you
should not test it," the letter read, land
If it should prove of benefit or cure 1t
would be a blessing to humanity and
great source of revenue to us and the
party selling the said remedy" The
communication was referred to the
wastebasket.
ACHI SUBMITS PLANS.
w. C. Achi submitted plans for the
new fishmarket which he proposes to
establish on Liliha street above King,
| but they were not accepted, as no
specifications had been prepared.
WOULD GO TO MoLoKAI.
from women who wished to Join their
| husbands at the settlement. ]. X. Ka-
ohilina wrote on behalf of his wife that
he required her presence as kokua, but
the petition was denied upon the ad-
verse report OF Supt. McVeigh.
Mrs. Kaiko asked that she be allow
ed to join her husband at the settle
ment. saying that she was positive that
she had leprosy and ought to be at
the settlement at Kalaupapa. The let
ter was referred to Supt. McVeigh.
OTHER MATTERS.
The appointment OF Horace N. Crabbe
as a sanitary inspector was approved
The action of Executive Officer Pratt
In giving permission to Father Joseph
to go to the Baldwin Home in place
of Father Thomas was approved. The
Board also approved the giving OF
permit to chas. Z. King who went to
inspect the schools at the leper settle
ment.
The secretary was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for furnishing paiai to
the settlement for the next two years.
( The contractor is required to give a
bond Of $500 and 1900 paiai are to be
furnished monthly. The calling OF bids
would indicate that the Board OF Health
has not much fear OF losing control OF
the settlement for two years at least.
DR.. Golfer reported health conditions
In the Orient for two weeks ending
January sth as follows: Hongkong, one
case Of smallpox, three cases Of plague.
and three deaths; Shanghai. four cases
Of smallpox and thrty-nine deaths;
Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama, clean.
DR., Atcherly asked that his salary as
government physician at South k0hala
be Increased from my Ia one hundred
dollars per month Dr. Atoherly stated
In his petition that the money obtained
fr1p the board was hardly suficient 10
pay for house rent and horse hire. Tho
area covered h 30 great that horse
70 a necessity, ana feed h very hlfh,
lie states also that Governor Dole
who IN hohala said that he gis IN
favor ~ an ineuasf, an4 lhs matter
Nill he TsfeTei 20 n tho report o. pe
made by lhs noari ~ Health