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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1961.
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Medical services for the poor
pa opeeta aben i
Led
by the
Mace-bearer,
Mr L. Altres, the Chief Jus Hee Sir Michael Hogan heads The procession Judges Into court for the Opening of the ASSİZUN, Behind Sir Michael
are Me Justice Reece, Mr Jus- Lice
Justee Mr Scholes, Blair-Kerr,
Mr P. R. Spriu-
gall and Mr W. C. Low, Judge
and Judge
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Chinese story
London, Jan. 18.
Arthur Waley, one of the world's best-known translators of Chinese literature, will in- induce the remantle story of "Jan Per to a ration-wide atelience on Jan. 31. the Cacho HC nunced today-UP.
Church services and ceremonial parade
mark Assizes opening
Churches services and a ceremonial parade by a detach- ment of the Hongkong Regiment marked the Opening of ⚫ the Assizes this morning,
was
SIR ROBERT BLACK'S
ADDRESS TO DOCTORS
From the Filos
25
years -AGO-
January 1936
Erected at the junction of Hennessy Road and Johnston Road. Wanchai, the MICH Chincan Methodist Church will be dedicated this after- 2,30 pm. The new
in designed overcome noise from
The Governor, Sir Robert Black last night urged Colony on at doctors "to see what they can do, if necessary by group-building ing together, to provide medical services for the poor atic. the cheapest possible rates.“
In his address to the Brush large scheme, and if it is M.dical Association and the
Chinese Medical Hongkong Association dinner at the Peninsula Hotel Jast night, Sir Robert Blacic sald:
fraid there is always a number of people who believe that Government is responsible for the poor, and that the poor should be left to Government's care.
"It is true that in medical and health services, Govern
to provide
ment endeavours
for
poorer community As possible; but it is certainly not true that it does not wei- come any similar services which private members of the medical profession can offer. "Government alone will not be able to cope with the whole of the problem we face; there- fore I welcome Dr Moo's TC- newed pledges of support <Dr Philip W. C. Mao is Chairman of the Chinese association. He
as many of the members of the
Financial capacity
At St John's Cathedral, the The two services were held at At St Joseph's Church, the
attended by the Dean, the Very Rev Barry Tl, St Joseph's Church and St John's service
Justice. Sir Michael lold the congregation to re-spoke earlier in the evening). Chief Cathedral.
Judge member always that they were Hogan, accompanied by BJ. Jennings, Judge W. P. dealing not only with the law Pickering, Mr P. R. Springell, but also with the people. Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, and a large gathering of barristers, solicitors and mem- bers of the Consular Corp.
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Bishop celebrates
Sir Robert Black said Govern- ment must full its own deve-
"Must of those who appear In our courts live in poor cir-lopment programme and the im- cumstances and are therefore portant part was to increase the subject to templations that
nomber of clinics and hospitals. most of us cannot envisage,”. he said.
He added that a judge does not work in a vacuumi
Bishop Lawrence Blanchi celebrated the mass and Fr H. McCarthy. SJ. delivered the authority,
sermon.
the
Fr McCarthy reminded congregation of 24 quotatiun from St John: "For this I was born, for this I came into the .world that I should give
testimony to the truth."
He said that the taw they interpreted and administered found its ultimate source In the eternal law which is the will of Gori,
No mere trade
·
of
the
"You are servants uf public for whom you administer the law." he said.
Jurists were given authority, but high authority denoted high calling and involved freat responsibility.
successful, it will represent an important advance In the Integration for the common good of the various medical services which are provided in llongkong."
Charitable clinics
Sir Robert Black also told the problem of dinner that the exercising some control over the many charitable clinics "both real and so-called" has been
under consideration and it was hoped to introduce legislation. on this subject soon.
This was a programme which had to take into account re- cruitment and training facilities, and it was planned for execution against the
of background Government's financial capacity,
He said Govertiment had expressed willingness to con- sider estabilahument of an en- larged and revised school health service, which it hoped privile practitioners would be able to man,
"The enactment of a me- sure to provide control should benefit both the general publis and members of the medical profession."
Sir Ilobert Black also told the dinner that "my medical ad- visers are now of the opinion that we have given sufficient opportunity for non-registrable doctors to establish their quali-
as
Acations for registration medical practitioners in Hong- kong."
Sir Robert Black at last night's dinner.
'RANGOON HAS ASIA'S
MOST MODERN AIRPORT
Asia's most modern airport is at Rangoon, according to Mr Alfonso Follome, a member of the Philippine Presidential Fact-finding Commission,
On a world-wide basis,
to
iza
and for this red- on the Church is on the first floor level. All windows kave been placed as high as possible consistent with effi- cient lighting and ventilation to keep out noise. The walls are constructed of solid brick. ☆
INDER the heading of “A Blunder, Joking to Reference by the BBC Normandie". the Morning Post published the follow. ing:
"Comedy, especially when broadcast, is all right AO as it is confined to long generalities, but," said M. de Malglaive, "when attacks are made upon a great ship, the matter at once becomes very serious.
"My company is naturally perturbed that 11. wrong should have impression
boen broadcast, for it is like- ly to do considerablo hartu to the reputation of the ship.
"After all, a ship like the Normandie, should not he the subject of jokes."
Asked if the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique proposed taking action, M. de Mulglaive said: "Of course, we must insist upon In withdrawal and apology. It is too serious to allow it to pass as a merely harmless joke."
The broadcast in question, which referred to vibration
on board the Normandie, Mr has formed the subject of He arrived by Air-India this |
iri London They should remember the
"The two associations are morning on his way to Manila Fallome asserted that the air-conversation limitations and imperfections of
round-the-port at Copenhagen was "shipping circles, and there studying detailed proposals ut after a six-month their powers, he added.
and by present, it may prove world study on world harbour ably the best equipped" in
is unanimity of opinion the The service was attended
posible to carry the scheme and airport facilities and cus- world.
BBC were District
ill advised in Supreme Court and
into effect without
He said the airport at Copen allowing an alleged joke tu unductoms and tariffs. Court Judges, barristers, sollef-
delay," he said.
sald, Mr Fallame
however, hagen was even tors, and police prosecutors.
This is the first time that that the Burmese system 01 than any airport in the United be perpetrated at the the Air Also present
proposed the airport operations in Hangoon States.
pense of a ship of world- Oficer Commanding, Air Com- Government bus
the inodore P. L Donkin, and Com-introduction of the services of tolled in matching up to inodore A. R. L. Butler.
wide importance, private practitioners Into a modern facilties of the airport.
Ife sold the legal professian was no mere trade for earning
Elving
dedicated but a vocation
Drimary whose function was to serve God by serving society
113 and members,
Try then to live according to the spirit of that low, a spirit of netive churity: a spirit clear- ly explained by Christ when he promulgated the law, he said. After the church ervices, the Chief Justice inspected a guard of honour at Chater-road. The guard of honour, provided for the first time on such an ecca-
were
ONE DOCTOR FOR
EVERY
3,000 HONGKONG
HONGKONG PEOPLE
Plea for refugee medical men
Colony.
sion by the Hongkong Regiment, There is only one registered medical doctor for every 3,000 residents in the compriset A detachment from 'B' company of the regiment under the command of Captain Gordon Humpton.
Prior to the spection and the parade, Mr L. Alltree, Mace Bearer, led a procession before the Supreme Court.
Procession
This was pointed out today by any more examinations for re- Dr Clan Koon-wah, President fugee doctors," he continued. of the Hongkong Kowloon Free Medical Practitioners
Associa- "I that la the case, I would tion, in an interview with the suggest the following for con- Chinn Mail,
alderation by the authorities 60 is to bring in the service of He said it would be a great | the refugee doctors Int the help to bring in the service of Colony: the refugee doctors In Hong- kong,
the
The proccision comprised the Chlef Justice, Sir Michael Hogun. Mr Jusilze C. W. Reece, Acting Sen'or Puline Judge, Mr "While the people in Justica A. D. Scholes, Pulse Colony are badly in need of Judge, Mr Justice W. A. Blair- more medical men, many well-
Pulsne Kerr, Acting
und Judge, trained
well-experienced Judge R. H. Mills-Owens, Judge refugee doctors have no way of K... Macfee, Judge A. A. serving them." Dr Chen said. Huggins, Judge W. F. Pickering, Judge B. J. Jennings, Mr P. II. "Some of them were trained Springall, Deputy Registrar, in Germany, America or Japan and many of them have had Supreme Court and Mr W. C.
of clinical experience. Low, Registrar of Kowloon Dis years
And quite a number of them trict Court.
are specialists."
Off to cover Laos war
Dr Chan hoped that the authorlues would continue with the examinations that would qualify the remaining refugee doctors for registration.
And
Throo times the examinations were held in Hongkong The Far Eastern correspon- Į Lbout 120 refugees were select- dent for a leading Swiss nows-jed and allowed to register. paper left here today for Laos
to report on the present unrest,
This is still a small addition
He was Mr Fritz J. Steek, to the list of less then 1,000 special correspondent for Japan registered doctors in comparison and the Far Cast for the Neue three million," Be street.
with the teeming', population of Zurcher Zellung, who left here by Swismalt for Bangkok with his wila.
"It has been stated. that the authorfiles are not going to hold
LOCAL LICENCES
Instituting temporary local licences permitting refugee doctors to practis in Hongkong only and not in other parts of the British Common- wealth.
tors
Permitting refugee doc- to be employed by local hospitals and free clinics on a salary basis and to work as assistants to the registered medical practitioners."
The Hongkong Kowloon Free Medical Practitioners Associa- lign was officially incorporated on December 17, 1900.
It embraces medical doctors working in free clinics and charlly organisations.
It is at promoting the physleni welfare of the people of Hongkong by arranging free medical elinies and maternity | wards and providing for medi- cal and surgical attention to the poor,
more modern
"Most of the modern airports In the United States are still in their construction Маде, Mr Falame pointed out.
THE BUSIEST
ex-
The alleged joke was that vibration caused a poached egg to become scrambled.
In due course the BBC replied declaring that it was Mr Fallame who pions to sean obvious jocular reference main in Hongkong at least onc week, said during the course of which no-one could have his round-the-world tour, he taken seriously... had found that, Idlewild and La Guardia airports in New York were the busiest in the world.
"Everflen," Mr Fallamo said. "their total passenger and
☆
Her many friends in the Colony were grieved to learn of the death of Mru Jmjes
freight handlings represented Miskin, wife of Mr G. Miskin less then eight percent of the of Mesora Gilman and Co, total traffic handled by the which occurred after a brief
illness yesterday.
barbour cf. New York."
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