The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-31

fne rbalance OF the Ioou supputo w. |
placed in charge of the school mistress
for distribution. half OF the drugs We're
also left with her. and such directions
given her In writing as might be to
their intelligent use. A few mattress
es. blankets and pillows were also left
as Il. is not improbable that further
cases may develop.
The patients were placed on lltters,
and with great difficulty were carried
to the landing place. They both stood
this transportation well. The entire
party together with the father and
mother of one of the patients boarded
the "Likelike" about p. IN.
The embarkation was exceedingly
difficult owing to the high seas. All
persons. including the sick had to be
slung on board the boat by derrick.
There were no accidents however, and
the sick did not appear to suffer un-
duly
We arrived at Honolulu at a. m,
March 80, and the patients upon tele-
phonic instructions by the President of
the Board OF Health were taken to the
Queens Hospital in the police ambu-
lance. Their condition was practically
the same as when seen at Pelekunu.
The attitude of the trained nurses,
Miss Tanning and Mrs. Philbrook, and
the soldier volunteers, Serbeant Ander-
son, and Privates Galway and Eakin
of the u. S. Hospital corps, and
Privates Parke and Sydner of the Ar
tillery corps was most admirable, they
performing all duties with cheerfulness
and efficiency under most trying con-
ditions, the trip having been exceed
ingly rough and the roads and means
of embarking and discriminating being
most primitive.
1t Is believed that malaria of Sc
we're type is present at Halawa and
Pelekunu, and that at Pelekunu at the
present time typhoid exists.
These diagnoses can only be made
with certainty after meteorological ex-
animation of the cases. The condition,
however, is due to either malaria to
which has been added a typhoidal in
lection, or to one of the most perni-
cious types of malaria. AS said above
this can be determined by bacteriolo-
gical examination.
A tabulated report of all cases ex-
amined is submitted.
The President of the Board of Health
desires to thank both the Senate and
the House for their prompt appropria-
ton and to extend his sincere appreci-
alton to DIR. Yost, Secretary Atkinson
and other members of the expedition,
and also to DR.. Judd.
i beg to remain,
Very respectfully,
(Signed) l.. e. PINKHAM,
President Board of Health.
Petrol ELM RIII,
Kaniho's bill to regulate and provide
for the inspection, testing, storage and
sale of petroleum and its products, and
other explosives was introduced and
read first time by title.
The bill, which is known as the I'm
derwriters' Bill, provides for a flash
test of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 1t al
! so contains special provision for the
| safe storage of petroleum and explo-
| sives. 1t was sent directly to the Print
ing Committee.
, SANITARY MATTERS.
Coelho's bill to regulate sanitary
l matters in Honolulu came up for thirt
reading just before luncheon recess
Kaniho opposed it on the ground tina
It would work hardships on poor peo
, pie If they had to go to, work now ant
u put In concrete floors and extra plumb
= ing.
To dispose of this objection Andrad,
moved new section to the effect tha
the act should not apply to any hous,
: at present used.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
: Coelho took the floor upon the Hous,
= resuming in the afternoon and mad
;, an elaborate defence against an accu
= sation he said had been made agains
him in connection with his sanitation
4 act up for third reading. In leaving
:. the House at noon he said, a persol
. had said that he (Coelho) had beel
= induced by the plumbers to introduc
r the bill, that Ii was simply a scheme t
help that trade. He denied this mos
" strenuously and insisted that the bi
l. requiring concrete floors for buildings
floors that were impervious to waite
q and filth, were an absolute necessity 4
s. place such as Honolulu with its mix
ed population and its constant success
y sion of arriving strangers.
4 POOR PEOPLE GAMERS.
o 1t had been said that the poor peo
IS pie would suffer but as matter of fac
l. it was the poor people who suffere
from the present conditions. not tn
10 rich. The Hawaiians were used to hav
3 ing large rooms with plenty of roor
" and air but the Chinese crowd int
narrow ill-smelling quarters and dis
lie ease breeds rapidly amongst ther
Is These diseases spread among the Ha
se waiians and the Hawaiians are the sui
'e ferers though not the sinners.
N Aylett opposed the bill and cor
d troversy, which was not translated
arose between Coelho and himself. Ka
III leiopu moved the previous questio
which carried
- The motion to indefinitely postpor
the bill was carried by IL to IL.
ot BILL RECOMMITTED.
80 Cox's bill relating to private LAND
used as public parks was up for thir
q reading but as several members wan