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LOVAL AND GENERAL
GOVERNOR V. HON, MR. POLLOCK.
'AMAZING"PASSAGE OF ARMS IN COUNCIL CHAMBER.
The Colonial Secretary inform us ATTORNEY-GENERAL, INTERPOSES. that Singapore has declared Hongkong
suspected port for Cholers.
4.
Next Monday being a Book
MR. POLLOCK AND UNPARLIA- MENTARY LANGUAGE. ‚ ̈
parliamentary equivalent. It is extraordi nary that once again your Excellency has suggested that I am worrying the Government unnecessarily with quas tions.
The GOVERNOR: I do not
HOB, Mr. POLLOCK: You did suggest that at a praviona meeting and I think it is very uncalled for. I did think that we had got beyond that. I had thought that I should escape an imputation of
Holiday the Exchange Banks will be COUNCIL SUMMARILY ADJOURNED hit character. With regard to the|
closed for the transaction of public business.
The Council meeting this afternoon trouble given the Government, resolved itself into an amazing and I am perfectly certain that I have been The opening of the St. Paula In-unparralleled passage of arms between put to a great deal more trouble and hard stituto's now school at Causeway Bay is the Governor, Sir Henry May work to get things put right at the Civil to take place tomorrow afternoon at KCMG, and the Hon. Mr. H. Hospital Your Excellency has recon- half-past-three.
Poock KC. The “storm" arose out structed the staff there- and yet your of a series of questions put by the hon. Excellency asaures the Council tire member with reference to the Gorun-after time that there was nothing ment Civil Hospital and so tempestuous wrong. And now I am a "pestilent became the remarks that the Governor fellow putting questions unneces summarily adjourned the Council for s week before the agenda had been sarily. completed.
The New French Convent at Causeway Bay is to be formally opened at 3.30 pm. tomorrow by H. E. the
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., Governor and Lady May.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TELEPHONE No. 616.
To-day's Advertisements
BANK HOLIDAY.
TN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Trazisaction of Public Businear on MONDAY the 9th Instant.
Hongkong, Oct. 6, 1018
AL FRESCO FÊTE
IN AID OF THE PUNDS OF THA
BOCIETY OF.
1007
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL,'
To be held in the Compound of the Roman Catholle Cathedral.
+ OR
SUNDAY,
8th Oct., 1916, from 9 p.z to 11.30.
INDER the Distinguished Patronage UN His Excellency the W. MAY, KC.M.G. and LADY MAY.
ADMISSION TICEXT, ... $1. which is entitled to Souvenir on its. presentation at the Souvenir Pavilion (on the evening of the Fete only).
served during the afternoon and night
Tea Cakes, and Refreshments will be Tickets can be obtained from To-day Messrs. Graca & Co., No. 4 Wyndham Street and at the Roman Catholic Cathedral Compound on Sunday, 8th October, from 9 am to 7 pm. and at the Gate on the night of the Fete...
The various stalls will be opened for inspection by the public from 3 to 8 p.m. on 3th October.
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Bangkang, Oct. 5, 1916.
WAN CHARITIES
OUR DAY".
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BIRTH.
POPE-At 47 Gloucester Gardens, Hyde Park, London, on 2nd. Oct., the wife of Ident. Ř. K. C. Pore R.N., ( AGNES MACDONALD), of
$ 300.
The China Mail.
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A Chinego broker "residing at Caroline Road had a thief visitor yçatar- day who took away with him money and jewellery to the value of 8330.
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During the heated argument tha Hon. Colonial Secretary and the Hon. Attorney General interposed, the first to point out to the hop, 'member that Particulars, of the Al Fresco Fête the Governor held the floor and the to be held in compound of B. Csecold to call the bou. member to order Cathedral, ext Sunday, will be found for su out of place expression.
in our advertisement columns
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The output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending 23rd September amounted to 50,215 tons and the Sales during the period to 65,477 tona.
We are indebted to a subscriberaow HONGKONG, THURSDAY, October 3, 1918, in England for the following paragraph from a scientific journal: "De J, G. Andersson, until Intely head of the Geological Survey of Sweden, has necept- ed the task of organising, as director, Geological Survey for China".
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THE POLITICAL "SITUATION IN CHINA.
THE general political situation in China is one which continues to
Maile dispatched from London Siteria to Hongkong on the 22nd, 14th
a
cause considerable uneasiness. There and 25th July, 24th, 25th August, seems to be little stability about the 1st and 2nd September 1916 "were present government at Peking. The received per s.s. Sardinia to-day. Peking Gazette has been giving con- Those of, the 22nd, 24th and 15th of which it calls "A coup d'etat in siderable prominence to an exposure July were previously advertised as
"captured." the making "-a reported plot against the President and Parliament and the
People. Some days earlier the well-Victoria Theatre in aid of the Earl The concert given lest night at the
the N. C. Doily News had this to ways a success and particularly from informed Peking correspondent of Kitchener Memorial Fund was in many
I very much resent that i indeed. I think it is very deplorable that a member of the Council who is honestly trying to do his best for the people should be treated in this way when he puts a question to the Governor. I cannot conceive that the Prime Minister of Great Britain would say to a member: "Why are all these questions put? They are causing a lot of trouble to tho Government.**
After the Governor "had read tho Government's replies to the Hop. Mr. Pollock's questions, the hon. member rose and said
The GOVERNOR: The bon member with regard to one answer that be
imputes words to me which I nover would like to know whether it was not used. I asked the hon. member a the fact that Sister Jacobs was transfer simple question and he has not given alto the Federated. Malay States atma an answer. In the circumstances. her own express request.
things are best as they are.
THE GOVERNOR: The answer is ia the affirmative.
The hon member then anid with
regard to the answer given to question three, be took leave to point out that there had been no answer given to the question. They had been foundated with a lot of figures which did not
answer the question.
TEE GOVERNOR replied that the hem member would see by the figures that the expenditure in 1914 was rather greater than in 1912 and in 1918 the
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: I do not pro- pose
Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY: May I point out that His Excellency has the floor?
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1910.
„THE HOSPITAL NURSING STAFF.
REPLIES TO THE HON. MR. POLLOCK'S QUESTIONS.
The Hou Mr. Fattock, K... asked the following questions at the meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon :-
with reference to the new allocation
As to thứ knowledge of English, posessend by the Japanese Nursen the Superintendent writon, as, followa sie
All of them possem quite a fair know- ledge of writing English and are able to do so intelligently. Nurses Mishima, Sakroto and Tsuchimato understand spoken English quite well, bus thầ other two not quite so wall. They all have some difficulty in reading the written language. At present they do require some amount of interpreting, but I have no doubt they will improve
Under date of the 8th of September the Matrap reported as follow
et. Sistars in A Block of the Govern-with daily practice in bearing and in mant Civil Hospital, which was made speaking the language." by Ela Excellency the Governor si” the last Meating ct Council on the Brd August, will the Government answer the following Questione, namely
() Dil net Sister Kelsey, pursuant to permission granted prior to the and Meeting of Council, leave this Colony on long leave, on tha Bih, August?
(i) Have not the services of one of the Private Nurses been requisi- tioned for private bursing, so na to render her unarsilable for "Hospital work? During what dates between the 3rd August and the date of these Questions (21st August) ; hava the services of auch Private Nario been required for private nursing?~? (iii): On what dates between the last
Meeting of Council (3rd August) and the date of these Questions.. (226 August) have there been two Sisters on duty in the more- ing in A Block, namely, one Sister on each floor? (iv). On what dates between the said
dates has there been a Sister on duty, attending to the operating theatre exclusively ?...
v) Is not Sister Gorham, pursuant to permission granted her prior to the sald Meeting of Courell, dua to go away from the Colony on long leave on the the 80th August, 1916? (1) When will Sister Sloan complete
her present current period of 4]: year Service?
find they are improving daily sad their nursing is excellent, I am quito satis-" fed with their progress. The Inst two arrivala, uro very good indeed and speak. English quite well, they both appetr to be well trained parto Dr. Moors expressed his opinion to me that the bursing has been done quite satisfso- torily in B. Block by these nurses.
As regards the nursing generally in B. Block. Under date of 20th Septem ber the Superintendent of the Gore- mant Civil Hospital reported as fol-" (lows:-"! I have ho adverse criticism to make on the work of Japanese Staff Nurses and Frobationary Nurses, I know of no instäneo in which patients. have not been property nursed."*
Under data of 21st September Dr. G. Aubrey, Honorary Visiting Physician to the Government Civil" Hospital reported. a. follows" Re.. garding the Japanese Nurses they ar very conscientious over their work and learn quickly. When they first arrived 3, they apparently understood but little English, but they already understand what is said to them and I can under- stand them. They have evidently been. well and fully trained. At the pre- senb time I think B.. Block bas as many Nurses and as good ones as day hoa- pital I know of.”、
(v) Have the Government secured.
the services of any, and, it so," what Sisters or Kurses since the loat Meating of Council? -----
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: His Excel- laney has not the floor. I am sorry the Hon. Colonial Secretary is so shortsighted. I have not imputed to you. (the Governor) anything you bave pot said. Previous history - in Hansard will show you what Your 2. With reference to the re-arrangement
Excellency -
expenditure was less. The P.C.M.O. was not responsible for the indents
The GovERson: All I said was that forwarded in 1914 As he only your questions give the officers a arrived berc at the begining of 1915. great deal of trouble.
The Hon. Mr.. POLLOCK said votes The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: If by
absolutely no answer to the question, that the questions are unnecessary might be taken and not tend; that was what you bays, said it is not meant then I do not know what you mean.
say on the same subject "The the most important point of all the it did not follow that because a sum 1098 real reason for TANG SHAD-yi'a attendance. The programma "was had been voted it had all been spent. I think it is most improper of your
NENTERTAINMENT in aid of the
Joint Fund of "OUR DAY" October 19th, which is to be devoted sbroughout the Empire to raising money for the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem bus been-arranged by THE ST. JOHN
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backwardness [to take up office] may arranged by Staff Inspector McEwen be attributed to the growing rumour (Reserve) and the vocalista were Miss that the military party contemplates Castro, Mr. T. W. Mackay, The EMS a coup d'etat in the near future by Venus concert party and the What means of which La-YEANHUNG Will Not Company Messrs King and be removed and Parliament not dis-Gray of HM.S. Fenns scored another solved but 'dished' in an effective notable success as Hebrew impersonators oriental manner. The activities of
CHANG HSUN and similar evidences
HE The GOVERNOR: These figures are not votes; they are the actual expenditure.
Excellency to try and enquire for my sources of information.
The GOVERNCE: I did not ask for your sources of information. The Council stands adjourned until this day week.
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: Then I should like on answer to my question as I have par it: Was not, the stock of drugs, etc., considerably reduced before the War? I shall repost this question until I get an answer. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ·
THE GOVERNOR aid the hon. Owing to unavoidable circum-member was trying to infer by his
question that tha P.C.M.O. unduly | Before the commencement of infectants. "My reply added the
PRESENTATION OF THE INSIGNIA OF THE 1.8.0.
As to the question of who is in charge of the Nursing in B. Block the Japanese staff nurses and not the probationers are in charge..
The expenditure in the years 190590 1915 inclusive has bear as follow
1907.
$9,396
나
1908
11,049
(vüz Has Sister Jacobs resigned from the Goramment Hospitals Ser vice in this Colony?
1900
11:128
1910
11,863
1971
11.583
1912
10,136
1913
1914
1915
0,906
10,147
-9,714
The present Principal Civil Medical,
of the Staff in B Block of the Governi mant Civil Hospital, which was noticed at the said Meeting of Goan- cil, under which re-arrangement the naging of patients in B Block is left Cheer arrived in the Ccfony on the 15th entirely to Probationers and Japanese January, 1913, after the indents foc: 1918- Norses, will the Government alate the had been forwarded to the Crown Agente.. respective lengths of Service, of the Probationers who are left in charge of B Block? And will the Government also state whether such Japazéne Nurses, and, if so, how many at them possess a suficient knowledge of Eng- lah, written as well as spoken, to render them independent of the aid of The Committ of the Hongkong
Interpreter into English in the Association of Women W discharge of their duties? Are the write Jepancée Nürens in charge of the warde in B Block or are the Probationers in charge of rich wards?
WOMEN'S WAR WORK
Workers
From the letters we are receiving from Home, from Egypt and from the front the fact is becoming more and
8. Was not the stock of drugs and is more arident of the great and increasing infectants kept in store at the Govern-need there is for the garments, bandages: ment Civil Hospital considerably re- and comforts which this and the Alled duced by the presant Principal Civil Associations at Hongkong have hitherto Medical Offcar before the War? been making and sending to the various
centres,
AMBULANCE BRIGADE the Kuomintang entirely out of atauces it has been found necessary reduced the drugs, stores and dis the business as the Council this THE GOVERNMENT'S ANSWERS.
at
THE VICTORIA THEATRE
military
are taken as proof that the military element intends shortly to put
business and set up
to change the date of Mr. Dehman (by kind permission of the Management)government, with, possibly the little Fuller's Recital which was to have Manchu Emperor as a figure-head." taken place to-night at the Peak The Peking Gazette's information is Club. The recital will be given on that President L YUAN HUNG is Monday, Oct 16th., instead, when to be removed in some way; and, tickets sold will be available.
there is no Vice-President, Premier TUANCHI-JUI is to
On
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 12TH st.0 P.M. Under the Distinguished Patronage of
E. Sa Havay Maï, K.C.M.G. HE GENTRAL VENTRIS. COMMODORE SANDEMAN, RN,,,
The Proceeds will be added to those
Governor, "in that he has not.
has been well supplied." am perfectly satisfied that the Hospital
on the
Tha Hon. Mr. POLLOCK Your Excellency may not be aware of what has happened, and I want a reply responsbility of the P.C.M.O.
The GOVERNOR: But I am aware: Hon Mr. POLLOCK: I do not want) any assuranca, from Your Excellency
become Among the passengers who returned President." Apparently it is a project to the Colony today by the P. & 0. obtained at the Fete to be held on that has been contemplated for some Company's Mail xa. "Sardinia" w
Our Day, October 18th. The following Local Ladies and time Fast, but it is not clear that Mr. Bentley from Shanghai Sir John Gentlemen have kindly consented to TUAN CHI-JUI has at any time been aad Lady Wallis and Family, Mr. B. BI would like an answer given to my privy to the plot. His action since Gilchrist, Mr. and Mrs Alfred Goodrich, Ma FACEXIR the hostility of the Northern Tachans and Mr. F. Stafford Smith are among ME. C. O. BURNETT to the present regime was revealed in the passengers passing through the MZ RZLPH. in the resolations passed at the con- Colony on the same vessel.
appear.-
Has FULL
HES. AUBENÝ.
MER. MAITLAND).
Kis GORDON."
Miss M. GORDON.
MIS MAY HYDE.
ME E ABNEY.
MR MURIEL
MR. SHIRVINGTON:ference at Chuchow go to show that MIN DIODE MAY. MA PERCIVAL
www.
afternoon the Governor, Sir Fury May, K.C.M.G., presented Mr. Ng Fuk Shan with the badge and Ris Majesty's warrant confering upon him the honour of a Companion of the Imperial Service Order.- Mr. Ng Fuk Shan recently retired from the Service after 41 years' service.."
HOW THE GERMINS ARE,,"
DECEIVED.
Apropos the lying German reports of the good results of Zeppelin raids, the following a correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette in interesting pe
question on the responsibility of the P.C.M.O. It may be very chivalrons of Your Excellency to come forward in this way, but I want a dafimte answer The marriage of Mr. George M. his feet, said he would like to ask the The GOVERNOR, who had risen to he has no sort of sympathy with the Dodwell, Cadet, E.F.A., aider son of hon member one or two questions, D. WILSON. MR. DESMAN FULLER
idea. There is doubtless some con George B. Dodwell, of Coniston," Accompanists. Mr. AvaTIN and nection between these reports of a Watford, and of 24, St. Mary-axe, Lon- he was Meara, E. J. CHAPMAN and G. GELL coup d'etat being in the making and the don, EC., and Phyllis Wakeling, sourtesy of Mr. JENEIN, D.S.P.R.).
ORCHESTRA Police Reserve interest suddenly abown both by the daughter of the late Thomas Clarkson on a reply to questions he had put reline will probably earn him a drive to
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man lieutenant, wounded, who will not believe he is in London.
At & Hammermitha hospital is a Ger-
The Hon Mr. POLLOCK CEO and said Hammersmith, yes; but that is not
London London is destroyed." be not there to be asked questions This believe in the power of the Zep Stage Manager Lieutenant R L Senate and the Lower House in the Wakeling, niece and adopted daughter venture to say that as President of this his people.
"With all deference" he added, "I convince him of his mistake, which is of BRIDGES, RN.E. H.1.8. Fenu
importance only becatiss" he writes "tip election of a Vice-President. General of the Rev. and Mrs. H. Earon Dickin FUNG KWOK CHEONG has been so, of Et. Stephen's Vicarage, Lewisham, Commeil, you are entirely out of order.cly in the winter & German General was captured and brought to England. anggested for the post, apparently duties of the bridegroom permitting) on Point out that the hon. member hasWhere are they taking mol
THE GOVERNOR-I should like to On the boat he naked a young chaplain, was arranged to take place (the military,
Pit
Commerce at 9.20 F.M. Sharp Admission-Dress Circle $3.00 82:09 1.00
Stalls.
Boolding & ANDERSONS. Hongkong, Oct 5, 10161100.
(Continued on page 8.)
BRIDGE SCORERS
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Docks
Boger Del Indos: Cemente Electrica
more for the reason that he would sept. 12, at St. Stephen's, Lewisham. Baldiers and Sailors in Uniform-check the infinence of a certain IAL Prica.
other person," than because of any special
cial fitness for the position. The political situation is certainly very unstable. It has become known that the Cabinet is determined to put an end to the Chuchow Cocference, by drastic measures if necessary, and we now see many of the Tuchans whose nomes were attached to the Con- ference resolutions protesting that their names were used without anthority. In the best interests of Chion it is to be hoped that the Government will be able to make its influence felt in ans ber which wi put end to establish its authority, as to
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they landed the chaplain asked voluminous questions which take it he would now believe he was in Bot great deal of
wering ampton I suppose I must. But you are very braver people to have dared Today
include to make the arousing question about the knowledge of Eng
If the farman Government can 50 hab of the Japanese punes. our seroplanes should drop informing decetre ita ·Generals, is it flot proof that
literature for the German people ! ...
am rather curious to know whether the Hon member, has seen these nurses or aver spoken with them and whether in fact he has ever been inside the walls
the Civil Hospital durin the current DIPHTHERIA HOW IT MAY BR year. If not, how does he come to
question their knowledge
Hon Mr. Por
your Excellene in out of
no intention
Buswer Boy
AVOIDED,
IPHTHERIA ït rumally contracted when the child has a cold. The "cold prepares the child's system for the
reception and development theria germanWhen the
htherising
the diph
Yes.
One
of the private Nursing Sisters went out to a case on 3rd August and remained with the esse until the 12th September. The other private Sister was available for hospital work.A
(ii) From August 15th to 21st. (iv) From August 15th to 21st
(7) Yes. Sister Gorham was granted Teava to go as soon as she aired to do so and she went on ths Bil September, (vi) Sister Blown completes four years'
Through the generosity of the mayof Hongkong, the War Charities Committee are Godbled to provide us with all the more Women Workers to enable us to materials we require but pe do want
crense our output and we appeal to those Women of Hongkong who are not. already engaged in War Work to come and help us
Applications for Wool and Materials should be made at the City Hall depot on Tuesdays between the hours of 10 demandoon, Workers having the
option of choosing the kind of works. they feel most competent to undertake. The following letters are just to hand resident, norvica on the 14th and we feel sure they will not appeal in December. She does not know Vain to those who have the time ad at present, whether she will go will to work for the men who are in December or later:
sacrificing so much for us all E (vii) The following Nursing Staff have
17 General Hospital, been engaged since &rd-August: Chinos Cairo, Ang: 24, 1916. (s) Mrs. McEwen was taken bu have received a case from you COM- ad a temporary maternity taining pyjamas, shirts, bed-jackets, nurse on the 21st August pocket cases, large cloth boots for She originally applied to be surgical feet, etc. for which we are most taken on the Staff on the gradul They are lovely things, and
are tatich appreciated. 29th July, 1918, saying that she could bot join before about 25th August.
(b) Mes. Birnie was taken on the 18th August
We keep very falliak: prezenty hav had wounded from Kabin, so that ense of garments. was most opport thanks to you for sending and acceptable. Our very Sincerely yours,
the upligned) D. MhaoT CO
zgüist?
rom the 203.
Kra: Churchill was taken der
on the 8th September: a temporary sister.
(Matron)
The Central Depot. Burgical Eranch of Queen Mary's
Cock Guild. dish Square, W August 4th 1816
and tender Toniste grateful thanki o DOLL the Com mites for the most acceptable gift of
Our ap
The question of bat serving 1 beg to was first raided about the 15th August
Hi Halley joined us shirts from the KA temporary sister on the 18th "Weare in need of every Beptember Howard Deala have: Lucreased end
She applied from Welbare the advance began, in
I doublet
ca Bist July.
Mr. Fraser joined on the
2nd October sa a temporary
maternity nurse
Japanese Staff Nurmen
on the 6th Septembe