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normal coal supply is only 710 tons, her speed design being for 14.5 knots and her engines of 5,360 indicated horse power. Her armament, however, has been brought up to date, and con- sists of eight 10.2 inch guns, seven 5.9 inch guns, Dine 3.4 quick-firers, twelve machine guns, and two light guns, whilst she carries five torpedo tubes.
The Gefion is a second-class oruiser and was built at Elbing in 1893. Her tonnage is 4,207, and her engines are of 9,000 horse-power, enabling her to travel 20 knots an hour. She is 344 feet long (60 feet longer than the Deutschland) and 48 feet wide, and her armament consists of eight 5.9 guns, ten 4.1 quick-firing guns, six 1.9 weapons and three smaller ones.
The following is the list of the officers :-- B. M. 8. Deutschland, Commander Capt. Plochte, First Officer Capt. Ltt. von Bassewitz, Capt. Litt. von Born and Brüll, Lieutenants von Abeken, Lange, Höpfner, Meidinger Reinhardt, Böder, von Gandecker, Karder, Schwengers, Wegener, v. d. Knesebeck, First Lieut. Robert of the Marine Infantry Engineer Pasche, Surgeon, Dr. Runkwitz, Assistenz-Avzt. Oloff. Zahlmeister Wolschke.
H.M.S. Gefion-Commander Corv. Capt. Follenius, first Officer Capt. Ltt. v. Oppeln Bronikowsky, Ltts. v. Jachmann, Heinemann, Symanski, Kehrt, Schulze, Herzbruch, Schra- der, Richter, Ingenieure, Stehr, Hoffmann, Stabsarzt Dr. v. Forster, Zahlmeister Jasper.
Prince Henry left Kiel for China on Decem. ber 16th, and after visiting England. sailed from Gibraltar for Port Said on December 28th. The squadron did not leave Suez till January 9th, having been detained by an accident to the cable of the Deutschland. At Aden they met with a hearty reception, but after leaving Aden they were considerably delayed by the coaling trouble, the Gefion having to put back for col- liers and the Deutschland being kept laying for a whole week off Socotra. Colombo was reached on the 8th February and the Deutschland, in company with the Gefion, left for Singa pore on the evening of the 15th February, arriving there on the 24th February. The squadron left Singapore on the 28th February, so that the voyage to Hongkong was by no means hastily accomplished.
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"The Queen" and "H.I.M. The German Emperor "were the toasts, and they were pro- posed by H.E. the Acting Governor.
RECEPTION AT THE GERMAN CLUB.
After dinner the Prince attended the private reception given at the German Club by the German community. The Club was tastefully decorated inside and brightly illuminated out- side.
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FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS,
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your disposal in the Civil Hospital and for what purpose will such extra accommodation be used ?
(f) Has the pressure on the present accom modation for women and children ever neces- sitated the refusal of cases? If so, in how many instances ?
5. Will your present proposal involve any extra expenditure by Government as compared with the original scheme, which, it was under stood, would not involve an increase of the medical staff of the Colony ?
The Deutschland will go into dock to undergo rather extensive repairs. On hearing of this His Excellency the Acting Governor at once invited
As a meeting of the Jubilee Committee will Prince Henry to be his guest at Government House be held next week, I am to request you to while the ship was in dock. His Royal High-report with the least possible delay.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART. ness has intimated that he will be pleased to ac-
Colonial Secretary; cept the invitation. It is not yet known how long it will be before the Deutschland proceeds North, but it will probably be two or three weeks. In consequence of the Prince's visit be- ing thus prolonged a garden party will be given next week, to be followed by other festivities.
The garden party to be given in honour of H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia will take place in the grounds of Government House on Monday
afternoon next, at 4.15.
The Deutschland will go into dock at Kowloon on Monday morning, and Prince Henry will be the guest of His Excellency Major-General Black until the vessel's repairs are completed.
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL SCHEMES.
With reference to the letter forwarded by Dr. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer, to the Jubilee Committee, suggesting the purchase of Craigieburn" and its conversion into a hospital for women and children and a nursing institute, we are asked to publish the following minutes appended thereto. The letter has already been published.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY (Hou. J. H. Stewart Lockhart) wrote as follows to Dr. Atkinson.-
Dr. ATKINSON replied as follows.- I answer to your questions:-
1. My exact words when giving evidence before the Jubilee Committee on the 13th April, 1897, were "that a hospital for woman and children on the lower levels would be more advantageous from an administrative point of view," by this I meant that the staff would be more economically worked if the hospital were adjacent to the present Government Čivil Hos pital.
2.-The staff, &c. for the proposed Hospital for women and children is as follows:-
1 Sister
1 Cook 4 Amahs 1 Stokers
4 Bosy
Coolies
See conditions submitted to the local architects who competed.
If the Hospital were at the Peak there would be in addition 3 more Coolies required, one as a messenger and 2 to act as market coolies,
3. Since writing my letter I have inspected Cragieburn and interviewed the Hon. Director of Public Works concerning this building and we are both of the opinion that, structurally at least $10,000 will have to be expended in order to make it meet our require- ments.
The Director of Public Works recommends With reference to the attached letter from
that a hospital be erected on the Government you, I am to request you to explain the follow-site at present partly occupied by the Peak Club. ing points:-
Cragieburn" would give us if altered as we would suggest:
1.When the scheme for the erection of a hospital for women and children was before the Jubiles Committee, it is understood that you were strongly of opinion that, if the proposed hospital were to be under the management of the Government Medical Department, it would be necessary for it to be erected on the lower levels. How have you overcome your objections on this point ?
H.R.H. Prince Albert William Henry of Prussia, a brother of H.I.M. the Emperor of Germany and a grandson of H.M. the Queen, was born at the new Palace of Potsdam on August 14th, 1862; and was married at Charlottenbourg on May 14th, 1888, to Irene, Princess of Hesse and the Rhine. He has one son H. R. H. Prince Valdemar (William-Louis- Frederic-Victor-Henry), born at Kiel on March 2. It is believed that one of the objects in 20th, 1889. His career and services are thus retaining the hospital on the lower levels was noted in official records-Captain in the to minimise the expenditure on account of German navy; commander of the armoured ship staff, &c. If the hospital is constructed on the Worth; colonel on the staff of the 1st regiment higher levels, how will the expenditure on ac- of foot guards; of the regiment of Fusiliers of count of staff compare with the expenditure the Landwehr of the guard, and of the 25th re-likely to be incurred on account of a hospital giment of Hessian field artillery; commander of the 33rd Regiment of Russian dragoons, "Prince Royal d'Allemagne et de Prusse; Colonel-in-Chief of the 20th regiment of Austrian infantry; captain of the staff of the Anstrian navy; knight of the order of the Black Eagle, of the Garter, and of the Golden Fleece.
DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
On Wednesday evening H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia dined at Government House with His Excellency the Acting Governor, Major- General Wilsone Black, C.B. The party at the table was as follows:-His Excellency the Acting Governor and Lady Carrington; H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia and Mrs. Black; Sir John Carrington (Chief Justice) and Mrs. Holland; Commodore Holland, AD.C., and Mrs. Lockhart; Captain Plachte (Commander of the Deutschland) and Mrs. Bell Irving; Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart (Colonial Secretary) and Mrs. Goodman; Hon, W. M. Goodman (Attorney-General) and Mrs. Jackson; Hon C. P. Chater and Mrs. McNair; Hon. J. J Bell-Irving and Mrs. Von Loeper; Colonel Elsdale and Mrs. Rowlandson; Captain Müller (personal A.D.C. to Prince Henry) and Madam O'Gorman; Flag Lieutenant Graf Spes and Miss Black; Mr. von Looper (German Consul); Colonel Rowlandson; Mr. Thomas Jackson; Hon. Dr. Ho Kai; Colonel The O'Gorman, and Mr. C. C. Platt (Private Secretary, to His Excellency the Acting Governor).
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3.-In your letter you stated that with a few alterations "Craigieburn" could to made avail- able for women and children in addition to being an to the Government Civil Hospital.
annexe
How many beds do you calculate Craigieburn could contain ?.
How many of these would belong to the hospital for women and children ?
In what sense could Craigieburn be made an annexe to the Government Civil Hospital and, its becoming so, how many beds in the event would be available for this purpose?
4.--In the last paragraph of your letter you state that it is principally for European women and children that greater accommodation is required.
(a) Do you mean by this that the present accommodation in the Civil Hospital for Euro- pean woman and children is insufficient? What is the extent of that accommodation P
(b) What has been the average number of European women and children entering the hospital during the last three years ?
(c) What is the present accommodation for women and children other than Europeans?
(d). Has there been a tendency for this class If so, what of patients to increase of late P are the figures for the last three years ?
(e) In the event of the hospital for women and children being erected on the higher levels, what extra accommodation will this place at
2 I. class wards with 2 beds 2 II. class wards
2 III. class wards
1 Children's ward 1 Isolation ward
25
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28 +
11
2
44 beds
The number allowed for in the plans already submitted by the architects, and in addition for convalescents
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4 1st class wards with
4 beds 2 2nd
8 39
4 31
2 Lying In wards Cragieburn" would in this way be an annexe to the Government Civil Hospital by supplying 16 more beds, which would be distinctly re- munerative.
4. Decidedly insufficient,-
(a) In answer I would refer you to my annual reports for the years 1895 and 1896 in Annual Report of the Medical Department.
'The extent of this accommodation, as can be ascertained on reference to my evidence before the Jubilee Committee on April 13th, 1837, is at present one general ward with 14 beds for Women and Children of every nationality and one Private Ward.
(b) In my evidence before the Jubilee Com- mittee the following figures were given -
Women 254
Year
1894
1895
1896
326
399
(c) At present and hitherto women and child- ren of every nationality have of necessity had to occupy the same general ward.
(d) Yes. In answer to the second part of this question, I refer you to information contained in paragraph b.
(e) One general ward containing 14 beds and one private ward,
The general ward would be utilised for Chin- ese destitutes, our accommodation in this res- pect is very inadequate, as I have more than once had occasion to point out to Government,
(f) Yes. It is impossible for me to answer the second part of the question,