oral 4021 kidnapper:
To Subinspector, Detective Sergeant J. Douglas.
To Sergeant, Plai Clothes Constable I. G. Campbell.
For great gallantry and det mination displayed in an encounter with armed kidnappers the in which three of assailants were shot dead, Plai Constable G. Campbell ice Distinguished Conduct Medal, Class If.
Second Case of Anthrax, Another ease of Anthrax, the second this year, ix reported by the Commissioner of Public Health.
The "Municipal xette" of Feruary 11, 1 reported that January 'a Russian wax admitted to the Municipal Isolation Hospital suffering from anthrax. He die fon January 27. Investigation the Municipal Laboratory showed that patient was infected from fa shaving brush bought at a local pharmacy and at that time th fads wore communicated to Dr, S.
A. Rassom, Medical Officer of th United States Public Health Ser: vice, it having been ascertained thai I the shaving brush was imported from Seattle.
The stoond case came to the notice of the Commissioner of Pub-lie Ith on May 19, when a Russian named Nicholas Alctekoft ws admitted to the Municipal Isolat Hospital suffering from anthrax. Investigation in the Municipal La oratory showed that the patient!
fected from a shaving brush' which was bought from a Chinese store Jf58, Muirhead Road. Enquiries at the latter address showed the stock of brushes id. beer obtained from a dealer resi ing at Ss116, Ningpo Road, who in tur had obtained them from a wholesale hong in the French Concession, where a stock remains of about 8 0 dozen. The brushes are said t have been imported from Japan. Specimens of brushes from all of the three firms have been found infected with Anthrax.
The facts have been reported to the Health Offer of the rene Concession. Meanwhile it is sirable that the fullest publicity should be iven to the above facts a warning against the gray danger of buying cheap shaving; brushes which do not bear the nam or trademark of the Manufacturers.
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