Hongkong, Mar. 1.
Ricketts and Mok, local brokers, today announced the completion of a sale to an unidentified client of a building and land covering 24 now on the intersection of Ningpo and Szechuen Roads, Shanghai, for the price of $900,000, Local financial circles believed th the pure: Hongkong ing to open a Shanghai—United Press. chlorine has been absent, The rniimum temperature noted in water from the laboratory taps was 60°C, (428-F.) in January, and the maximum 305°C. (06.9°F.) in August.
Deep Well Water, etc.—Deep well waters examined as to their suitability for domestic, rinking and trade purposes have included 46 samples from 'Shanghai, two from Postung and one roman' outport, The sample from the Shanghat area included new bor-examination the case these repeat examinations the samples showed little change in com. Position Open Air Swimming Pools.—The Municipal Swimming Pool was leased to a private enterprise this year. All the pools in the Settlement "gave excellent chemical resulig after the initial flow and chlorine dosage rates had been adjusted. The preaeratore have again funetioned" very well as mechanical cleansers prior to coagulation and filtration Ninety-three samples of narcotics (opium, morphine, ete) were received in this section. Sixty-three ples were proprietary medicines, li of which were found free from iig narcotic drugs, Due to, the fallin exchange local manufacturers are placing more and. more substitutes fand imitations of foreign proprietary medicines on the China market, some &s] of which products attain o very high standard.
Fume Nulsance Six cases of fume nuisance were investigated during the year and the remedial measures proved efficacious, no further complaints being received, On numerous occasions the Fire Brigade consulted the Department on fire hazards and the best methods of storing certain inflam-maples and other dangerous goods.
Foods Liquors and.
Food samples examined have included butter, margarine, lard, condensed milk, jam, miscellaneous tinned foods, vinegar, sausages, cereals, coloured sweetmeats, sugar, bread, gourmet Powders, aerated waters, spirits, cheese and condiments.
Of 1,035 samples examined 85 were adulterated, which is a very high percentage,' but fortunately ihe vast. majority of the adulteration was confined to comparatively few foodstuffs.
'Altogether' sweetmeats were ex: amined and 62 contained litharge, ultramarine or a combination of both Bighteen samples of canned peas were examined and only three were free from copper. Copper, expressed. as crystallized copper sulphate, varied in the remaining samples from 1.96 to 84 grains per pound, The Council has limited the amount of copper sulphate as a "greening" agent to 1 grain per pound as and from January 1, 1940, ineicen samples of cheese were tested and four were found to have been prepared from skimmed-mille 's. Day Eight samples of malt vinegar were submitted and only two were genuine, Commemorated ithe remainder consisting of acetic Thirteen specimens of pepper were examined and five were reported genuine. Six were adulterated with! 2 small amount of nutmeg, one gross ly adulterated with wheat starch and, in the other instance, pea meal was the falsified
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