The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-08-25
H|GH-TONED
PIGS AGAIN
cFrom Thursdays Advertiser)

quest of his colleagues, preslueu AT the
meeting OF the Board of Health yester-
day, the president being absent at Hlio.
Other members present were Fred. Z.
Smith, DIR. j. T. Wayson, DR.. j. X.
Judd Abraham Fernandez and Attor-
ney General L. Andrews.
president L. f. Pinkham left mes
sage to the board covering subjects re-
uuiring consideration. The greater por-
t,on of It referred to the examination
of candidates for license TO practice
medicine in the Territory.
TRACHoMA BLACKLISTED.
II was voted by the board to place
trachoma on the list OF contagious
diseases that physicians are required to
report promptly on discovery.
KAMEHAMEHA PIGGERY.
A communication from w. O. smith
was read also one 1t covered from +.
G. Krauss Instructor in agriculture to
Kamehameha School for Boys Inc
burden of the letters was showing OF
the great benefit the hog-raising divi-
sion was TO the agricultural training or
the school 1t was represented that the
finest breeds of swine were being rals-
ed there, which Immediately tended TO-
ward elevating the hog raising industry
of these islands. Undoubtedly, 1t was
stated some of the graduates would
engage in that industry. Moreover, the
piggery was maintained in as cleanly
n state as the dairy, another important
division of the agricultural branch of
the institution.
Do nnantipnn1 that the
matter was decided at last meeting.
The school could have the 'piggery'
but not the run" as he thought the
decision was,
DR. wayson did not see how the
school could have privilege denied to
others.
After more general talk II was agreed
TO hold the matter over until the return
of the president.
THE BURIAL QUESTION.
1t was voted, on motion of DR.. Way
son, seconded by Mr.. Smith, that the
president should carry out his sugges-
fions regarding cemeteries. These We q
TO call together the officers of the Oahu
Cemetery Association, the promoters of
n cemetery at Waialae and those of two
see IL it were possible to devise some
solution of this perpexing situation.
We have now open for burials 10 ceme-
ieries," the message read, with one
enlargement and three new ones con-
templated. 1t would seem Honolulu was
intent on maintaining its reputation for
OVERRIDING things and scattering efforts
that would bring about, If combined, II
lasting, well-kept, beautiful resting
place for the dead. Scattered efforts
mean chaos in the end"
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
DIR. Judd opened the discussion of the
presidents long reference to "the prop
er requirements to be eXacted of candi-
dates for licenses to practice medicine
i'm the Territory of Hawaii" The doe
tor told of an informal talk he had held
with Acting Governor Atkinson who
said the Board of Medical Examiners
took undue legislative functions in say
ing that medical examinations should
be held i'm English. 1t seemed to the
speaker though, as the statutes did not
say examinations should be or should not
be in English, that English was the
proper language according to the prac-
tice all over the mainland
DIR. Wayson believed it was within
the power of the board of examiners
to make a rule that examinations be
in English. 1t was the custom through
out the United States. He would move
that il was the sense of the Board OF
Health that the examinations should be
continued in English.
Mr.. Andrews did not believe they
should express any sense" of the
board, because the examiners hac
power to make their own rules.
DIR. Judd, after Secretary Charlocl
by request had read the rules relating
to the examiners, asked If the tern
necessary qualifications" did not impl,
that physicians should know the Ian
suage of the country in which the!
were to practice. The statistics giver
by the president showed that the Jap
anese doctors had n large share o
practice among other than their owl
nationality.
Mr. Pinkham's figures showed that o
726 deaths i'm the year ending Angus
Ia, white physicians attenoed 42l of tn
cases, Chinese physicians 40 and Japan
ese physicians 256, and of those attend
ed by the japanese physicians l57 wer
of their own race and 80 of other race!
He gave 1t as a fair conclusion tina
two-ffths of the practice OF the Japan
ese physicians was drawn from othe
nationalities than their own. At tn
last meeting he had informed them tina
in the past four and one-half year
Al japanese and F2 white physicians ha
been admitted to practice. He now in
formed them that of the 30 white phy
sicians, 25 have left the country"
ATTEMPTED COERCION.
SIT is simply trying to force some
thing down our throat" DIR. Wayso
commented on DR.. Judd's remarks.
DIR. Judd asked the Attorney Gener
II the law empowered the Board
Medical Examiners to make the rul
us it contrary to any treaty stipuli
tions?"
mo" Mr.. Andrews replied; "it
not discriminating against any pa
ticular nationality"
DIR. Wayson quoted Editor Shiozav
as saying that three out of five Jap
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