Some Damage and Much Discumfort: Outbreak of Cholera Along the Railway From Our Own Correspondent, Tsingtao, Sept. 6.
We all thought that the damp season was over—the season when the roofs and walls of those houses which are not German-built let in water, the basements are flooded, our clothes are ruined, one's: feet stick to the painted floors and one's hands to the sticky doors, and the Chinese varnish comes off the chairs to adorn our backs—but even Tsingtao, which is so "bucked" about its climate, could not escape the typhoon, and so our servants are indulging in aquatics in the kitchen, the electric light is out of action and no-one feels inclined to sing "I do like to be beside the seaside."
Wharf No. 4 suffered much from the storm and the breakwater leading to it was damaged for a distance of about one mile, in consequence of which freight transportation was suspended. The rivers near Tsingtao have all been flooded, the one near Litsun rising about five feet. The salt-fields have also been damaged to the extent of several thousand yen, Having regard to the outbreak of cholera and suspected cases in and around Tsinan and places along the Kiaochao-Tsinan Railway, the sanitary department of the Civil Administration has decided to enforce quarantine on passengers comin; into. the leased territory of Kiaochao by train. Sanitary officers will be stationed at Tsangkou to neet each train. A Chinese coolie in the employment of the Tientisin-Pukou Railway was treated at the Tsinan Hospital a few days, when it was found that. he was suffering from cholera. However, he managed to evade his nurse_and disappeared, germs and all. Surgeon-Captain Ota has been despatched by the sanitary department: to deal with the outbreak at Tsinan and it' is anticipated that all Japanese residents will be compulsorily vaccinated.
The season is drawing to a close and boats and trains are laden with our departing guests, although the best part of the weather is to come, Tsingtao being famed for the beauty of its autumn and spring. Those who wish to take a really delightful holiday should come to Tsingtao at this time of the year, as the temperature is equable and accommodation is easy to obtain at ordinary rates.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.