Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-31


portant document issued to all ship
tping companies by the chief of the
sanitary affairs bureau in the Toxic
home Office. and containing regula
items governing all vessels trading to
Japan ports from Hongkong, which
has recently been declared plague,
infected. The document is of the
greatest importance TO all companies
interested in shipping.
The covering circular and the regu.
lations real: ..,.. e..
Dear Sirs:-Hongkong having been
declared a plague-infected port. beg
to call your attention to the fact that
all vessels coming from that port
should hereafter be dealt with accord.
Ing to the appended. regulations.
| We further beg to ask you to see
that all the vessels concerned in your
esteemed company shall be notified
without delay to observe. as strictly
as possible, these regulations at that
port.
SKI, cept-in. .sIwhich 1905. -.
Yours faithfully. .. =.
TAKAHSI NAKAGAWA,
Chief Of the Sanitary Affairs Bureau.
Text Of the Regulations. -. .~.
1. The following items shall be
strictly observed by those vessels
which come alongside the pier or the
quay Of the plague-infected port:
(a] As regards the rat-preventive
equipment on ropes or similar articles,
funnel-shaped metallic rat-preventive
arrangements shall be provided at
the proper and most effective part of
1.-THE vessel. or some equally effective
methods shall be substituted
(b) LEADERS or any other things
along gunwales, which may become
the medium of rates entering the ship,
shall be regularly provided with rat
preventive equipment. In cases where
these preventive measures cannot be
taken owing to unavoidable circum.
stances, watchmen shall be placed so
that they may keep a strict watch
against the invasion Of rates.
fc) All places along the gunwales.
where rats may enter, shall he kept
shut between sunset and sunrise, and
all ladders shall be removed.
g. Even though vessels do not come
alongside piers or quays at plague
infected PORTS. If they are moored at a.
short distance from the shore they
must observe the above regulations
8. All members of the crew shall
be prohibited from landing except on
very urgent business. ..s.
4. Due warning shall be given to all
passengers on board against landing,
as far as circumstances permit.
8. Tfadesmen or persons having no
special business shall not be allowed
on board unless their visit Is absolute.
'ly necessary.
6. Special watch shall be kept over
the physical condition Of all passen.
gers embarking at plague-infected
ports.
Rules Governing Vessels at Porta
Where Quarantine 10 Observed.
1. Permission to enter shall be
readily given to vessels coming from
or via plague-infected ports. and which
not only possess the following qualifi.
cations. but have also Dassed Gnaran.
tine. In the case of Il" and CO." how.
ever. these vessels must possess Ger.
tificates from the Japanese consul sta.
toned at the port concerned.
1, Those vessels which have con-
Quoted the destruction Of rats at the
nlague-.nfected port or ports of call.
by mesns either of pumping in gas
or the use of sulphur.
2. Those vessels which has strictly
observed the following items:
Cal In case they were not moored
alongside the pier or quay. or. even
though they were, where effective ar.
rangements were made to prevent the
entry of rates. -. -.
: (bl In case no loading or discharg.
ing of cargo ives conducted between
sunset and sunrise.
fc) In case sufficient supervision
was exercised against the invasion Of
rats while loading or discharging of
cargo was carried out.
3. Those vessels. on board of which
no third-class passengers or Asiatic
members of the crew came on board
at the plague-infected port.
4. Those vessels on which the
third-class passengers or crew did not
go on shore at the plague-infected
port
III. All the. sthird-class passengers
and Asiatic crew, who either came on
board the vessels and are affected by
clauses "I'' and 90 In article /, or
who. landed at the plague-infected port,
shall be removed to the place of de.
tention and, after carrying out disin.
lection of their cabin and other places
deemed necessary, the vessels will be
allowed to enter port
III. The vessels not coming under
the above items shall be dealt with as
follows: H.
4. The destruction of rats shall be
carried out on board either by means
of pumping gas or by using sulphur.