The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-06
VIGOROUS STEPS
TO CHECK PLAGUE

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serious matter than had at first been
supposed. Honolulu is much concern.
| cd in the subject, for the reason that
steamers arriving at this port pass
| close to the infected area. The fol-
/ lowing are late dispatches concern
/ ing the outbreak:
PEKING, January 6.-Owing to the
prevalence of the plague, railway traf-
! fc in North China has ceased, except |
! from Tien-tsin to Picking and between |
this city and Hankow. A special train
will bring a dozen Transsiberian pas
sengers, now quarantined at Shan
Hal wan. This will end the service
of the Chinese line above flemish
for the present. The Japanese roads
are conveying no Chinese, and only
medically certified foreigners.
Service on the German line from
flemish to Pukow has been suspend
ed, and the prospect that further sus-
pensions will be announced is causing
many foreigners here to arrange for
a hasty departure from the city. Those
leaving include Louis Einstein, secre-
tary Of the American legation. and
other diplomats and their wives. The
Einsteins are not running away from
the plague, but only advancing the
date of vacation previously arrang-
ed.
In deciding to leave the capital Aus
tro- Hungarian Minister Won Kuczynski
has surrendered the deanship of the
diplomatic corps to Sir J. N. Jor-
dan, British Minister
A modified plan for the general
quarantine of the legation quarter
has been agreed upon and will become
effective when necessary. All lega-
tons have taken in three months sup
ply of rations and fuel Most of the
Westerners, including missionaries,
are sending home their nupis from
the country, but otherwise are contin-
uing their duties.
American Minister Calhoun offered
the missionaries a refuge at the Amer
lean Legation, but both the American
and British workers, who did not wish
to have their activities limited, declin-
i ed. Mr.. Calhoun has received cables
from relatives in the United States
b urging him to leave, but he intends
II to remain, realizing that, while the dis
Y ease is deadly and infectious, it is moi
~ contagious.
II Physicians believe that the germ car
n be exterminated with the approach Of
~ warm weather, as it is evident that i
IS of the type that flourishes in win.
i ter, News is received of the dealt
I from the plague of another physician
at Moukden, Dr. Jackson, a Presbyter
ian missionary, aged &C. The fact o
his death in spite of incubation, ha
increased the anxiety of women who's
husbands have gone to the front.
A Chinese physician is convalescent
his recovery being the only one in To-
cases. The special equipment of tn
81 doctors is generally proving a safe
guard They wear gloves and bind tn
. neck, ankles and wrists and cove
N their heads and faces. breatbin,
~ through lint air sieve, saturated witt
solution of carbolic acid
reports from Hardin say the Chi
- nese authorities have given medioa
men permission to burn three coo
lions of the Chinese city. More troon
are being sent to make the cordo,
I ABOUT the affected area more efficient
- NEW YORK, January 6.-Apar
from the physicians connected wit,
the Legations in Pekin and few Ia
pahese doctors, most of the Wester,
trained medical men In the region .
I'd the plague are connected with tho vo,
. ious foreign missions of North Ameri
Is ca and Europe.
III Feklng are missionary hospital
as follows: The board of foreign mis-
slons Of the Presbyterian church me,
fork) has two hospitals and a dis
IN pensary the board of foreign mission
IN Vi the Methodist Episcopal churc
n 'New York; has a hospital for men
"a the Woman's Foreign Missionary G,
ciety OF the Methodist Episcops
church New York;, has a hospital 70
II women; The American board of com
Il missioners for foreign missions (Bos
ii tom has a dispensary; the Londo
n missionary Society Oondon), has
III dispensary.
N There is also union medical schoC
II connected with these various hospl
tals, where competent Chinese phys
III clans have been trained.
M On the basis of available report
N there are fifty American missionar