'HINESE quarantine improvements, facilitated by the valuable assistance of Sir Frederick Maze and close ce-operation of the shipping circles, were reviewed by Dr. Wu Lien-teh, Director of the National Quarantine Service, in his speech of welcome given at the sixth annual dinner of the adi istration at the New Asia Hotel on March 18. In this connection, Dr.
Wu mentioned the quarantine reform in 193: when ships were allowed to steam into the harbour and await inspection at their berths, In ithe past year, Di, Wu said, 1,821 vessels wore Inspected, agate ating. to 14,000,000 tons, of which British interests Ted with 4,500,000 tons, In referring to, the fumigation. work, Dr. Wu said. the. administra tion's equipment is thoroughly up-to-date and its certiveates are recognized all signatories of the International Sanitary: Convention, The function, made successful by the happy atmosphere of friendliness and the smoothness of arrangements, Was attended by. about seventy representatives of shipping concerns, and the Customs, health commission~ ers and others, "Sir Frederick Maze Foplicd to Dr. Wu's speech on behalf of the guests, paying a high tribute fo, the achievements of Dr. Wu, and also recalling the. important "role played by the Customs in modern medical research in China. Mr, J. Carriere, manager of the Java-China-Sapan Line, also joined Sir Frederick, in" complimenting Dr, Wa and his staff for their efficiency and success.
Dr. Wu Lien-teh spoke as follows:
It's a great pleasure to sce' s0 many of my shipping friends "here this evening. 1 am glad to welcome also "adistingulshed members of the Customs. Service, including the I spector General, Sir Frederick Maze, Commissioners of Health of the three municipalities and some notable representatives. of the Fourth Estate.
"This is the sixth annual oceasior since the establishment of the tional Quarantine Service that my. star and T have had. the honour of meeting with representatives of bodies s0 closely connected with our daily" work. I believe all of gathered here to-night are unanimous on the principle of preserving the amicable relations "now happily existing between the local. shipping Interests on the one hand and. the Chinese' port health organization on the other, On our side, we aim at applying to ports under' our organtation modern recognized methods of {nternationat "quarantine, while. you, active agents of -internationai trade, are naturally "anxious to promote' ils interests Rand in hond with {he interests of this country. is perhaps opportune at his stage to re-atlirm the following ea inal principle of the Government's polley in regard to quastine admin-oft mate "'counttes concerning {he "control of" communteable diseases in one alr, and while maine these did not go. counter to the {Undamentate of quarantine.
'And atler all, we are no longer lying the oid days when' ships harbouring "noxious "diseases, were sun with their cargoes. and poor Dassengers sick with the plague were Handled by fantastically garbed men carrying long-pronged "forks: The fore we Know about diseases, eis fttses and their mode o€ spread, the fess frightened we are of them' and the more reasonable and Jogisl are in regard to means of prevention.
'Shanghai and" New York have after ait done' whet" every' mest Gen" port health authori" should Mo: eat ofthe feriers of tradition fom he body autranine so tat the Kindred" spilt of "trade, commerce latter con take "its plate amon
'D. and industry, instead of lying alone, morose and unapproachable!
But any reform or. innovation requires wholehearted ce-operation from all "concerned. I am glad. to say that, on the whole, this help has been forthcoming from all branches of shipping calling at Usis porte Owners, agents, masters, surgeons and other ship's officers and men,
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