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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND 1918
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S SLEEP OF THE WOUNDED. TAIPING RUBBER
HOSPITALS IN SERBIA, EXPERIENCES OF A HONGKONG
LADY'S SISTER.
SIR A BOWLBY ON SCENES AFTER
A BATTLE.
The following interesting description of consulting surgeon to the British Expodi- Surgeon-General Sir Anthony Bowlby, the hardships suffered by those who went out to Serbia last summer within the South African war, gave the Brad tionary Force in France, who also served the Scottish Women's Hospitals to carehaw Lecture on "Wounds in War" at for the rounded is contained in a letter the Royal College of Surgeons recently. written by Miss Lawrence, sister of Mied
Describing the character of the wounds Lawrence, of the Government Civil Hos-scounds were as various as the projectiles in this war, Sir Anthony said that the pital Angking:-
themselves. The so-called "normal" bul- let wound, common in the South African Here I am safe and sound at home again was small the exit was almost alwave rag
war, was quite rare, as even if the entry After many adventures. Much has heged-and-large- When a large bone was pened to the Scottish Women in Serbia since I last wrote to you (3rd October).
GLASGOW, 27th Dec., 1915.
TIONS, LTD.
PLANTA-
COMPANY ENTERS DIVIDEND LIST.
last month, Mr. E. H. Party presiding.
The fifth annual general meeting was held at Winchester House, London, EC.,
The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said that, a year ago the Ivor Philipps-advanced the opinion that Chairman of the company-Major-General there were five main points to which share bolders turned their attention at these the beginning of the year, (3) Wore its meetings. They were: (1) Had the com pany achieved the results anticipated at been struck by a large fragmong of shelt bolders last unt1 (3) Were the costs of ruck the part looked as though it had estates in better order then when the share This was due to the fact that the bullet,its operations showing a satisfactory We lived peacefully at Lazaravats not only smashed the bone, but also im traveling at the height of its momentum,
decrease 1 (4) Had it sufficient funds to though for ten days we had heard guns parted its momentum to the shattered frag What profits had it made and could it meet the necessities of the future? (5) constantly in the distance until the corns that the injury to the soft tissuey was ments and drove them in every direction,
pay a dividend î The Chairman at that ing of October 19th, when we got military inflicted in great part by the fragments
meeting stated that he was able to answer orders to evacuate that day.
most of these questions in a satisfactory af bone themselves.
manner, although unfortunately not the speaker) was able to say that, with the last. At the present meeting he (the one reservation that no one knew what the future had in store for them; he was able to answer all the questions in the affirma
This meant that we had to clear the patients out of the hospitals; the convales. cents were sent home, and the others were
taken in an ambulance train to another hospital further from the danger zone
jagged, tore away parts of the clothing and All shell fragments, being rough and carried them into the extreme depths of the wound. Nothing was more striking than the immense amount of destruction
wrought by even quite small pieces of shell burst by a large charge of a high explosive, as the wound in the tissues
East.
HOUSES TO LET
GODOWN;
LET, GODOWN, approximate ares 6,300 sq. ft. Situated. No. 10, Fraya
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W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
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some of their Tregunter Mansions (May
FURNISHED FLATS. THE Undersigned are prepared to furnish Road) Flats to mit intending tenants. These
hot water supply and water-closets on Flats have first-class appointments which include English Baths and Kitchen ranges,
and 2 Bitting Rooms and Flute with 3 Bed- are of two kinds, viz.: Flat with 2 Bedrooms rooms and 1 Sitting Room. The latter are specially suitable for Bachelors, Arrange- in common with certain other tenants, of the ments could be made if desired for the use, adjoining fresh water * swimming bath.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 16th January, 1918.
TO LET
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Each House walkies downstair Two Good Bathroom,
Then we had to pack up as much of the might be ten times as large as the missile.had shown a decrease, the cost of produs Rooms and upstairs Three Bedrooms, esok with
hospital equipment as possible to take with us, as we expected to have to start condition of the wounded men after a big The lecturer went on to speak of the another hospital somewhere else; also to fight. The most remarkable thing to be get our house dismantled, beds and observed, he said, in a room filled with belding, stores, etc., packed up. Finally, large numbers of recently wounded non, we got to the station at 6 pm, where would be the fact that nearly all of thom we waited eighteen hours for & train, were asleep, in spite of wounds which one which we go: at 12 o'clock next day might well suppose would effectualy We travelled in a luggage van, and later banish sleep. But as the surgeons worked on in horse-boxes, and simply crawled their way from man to man it was only too along, stopping at every station, and evident that some of those who were asleep between every station, till we reached our destination Krushicvatz, at 7p.mad with hundreds of such men the best wore also suffering from profound collapse, next day.
chance of life was for them to be kept warm and left absolutely quiet for period.
We found this place crowded with re- fugees. The Government had retreated there from Belgrade, and it was also the Military beadquarters, so it was impos sible to find any deceat accommodation, but at last we were offered ons room in the principal Serbian hospital,
Here mattresses (sacks of straw) were It appeals to the laid on the floor for us quite close to gether along three sides of the room, and there twenty of us lived, cooked, ate, alept and washed for a fortnight.
By this time Kragujevatz had also been evacuated, and Dr. Inglis and her Hospital Staff had also come Krushievatz, though they were quartered down to at a different hospital.
most critical taste.
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Hongkong, 10th July, 1918.
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Outhouses and Grass Tennis Court. Shortly available for occupation, Apply to
live. (Cheers, The company had achiev-TWO HOUSES is STONEHENGE,
more than was anticipated at the begin and remodelled.
No. 5. Robinson Road. Newly done-up ning of the year. Their estates were, in better order, and their costs of operation tion having fallen from La 2.58d, to 18. 0.264. Moreover they no longer had way anxiety as to the sufficiency of their cash which enabled the directors to recommend resourers, whilst they had made a profit final dividend, which, with the interim dividend already paid, would amount to 12 per cent, for the year. balance sheet showed that they had borrow
Their last £10,400; but the balance sheet now pre- OFFIC
ed
cla! year the company had no loans sented shewed that at the end of the finan
The improvement in the financial posi- tion had not been achieved by starving the property, for not only had the cultivation Been fully maintained, but they had clean ed and planted 200 acres during the year. They were asked last year whether they did not think it advisable to surrender
DAVID BASSOON & Co., LID. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1916, (319-
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FFICES in Queen's Building. Apply
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TO LET.
TO. 11 GAGE STREET, from 1st January, N°
1016. Apply to...
J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Hongkong, 18th November, 1915. [100
TO LET.
THE USE OF ANTISEPTICS, It was practically true that every gun- shot wound of this way in France and Belgium was more or less infected at the moment of its infliction. Suggestions had me of their unplanted land. The direc been made for the application of an auti tors actually prepared to surrender 2,000 septic agent by the wounded man himself acres to the Government, but, in the mean- or his comrudes as soon as he was wounded time, they applied to get the property This would be useless, however, for not accepted under the conditions of the Coun. only would large quantities of any agent try Lands (Cultivation) Enactment. The be required for the numerous large wounds,
suocess of their application had reduced but it would be obviously useless to employ they had not proceeded with the surrender. No and 10 MOUNTAIN VIEW, the rents payable by the company and them unless they penetrate to all parts of The policy of the directors was gradually it, and unless the wound could at oso be The Germans were still advancing and
protected from further contamination. A
to extend the planted area and so reduce Krushievatz began to evacuate next. It school of thought had arisen which asserted their capital cost per aere. For the eur- was then decided that those of us who
tha
the estimated output was antiseptics were useless as such, but rent year wanted to got away must do so. About with this he did not agree,
540,000lb. of rubber, In the first twa half of the two units decided to go, the
Practically all men who had sight months of the year they obtained 97,385. other half preferring to wait on even at
wounds, as well as many who had had seri-of rubber, and the estimate might there- the risk of being taken prisoners, in the It should be a satisfaction to everyone to
wounds, had done exceedingly well, fore be considered a conservative one hope that they might be able to nurse
The resolution was carried unanimously, the wounded Berbe. Well, I for one had know that exceps when there was over- no wish to be taken a prisoner, and prob- crowding through the rush of frequent ably be kept on in Serbia battle, the conditions for the treatment of the wounded in well-equipped operating AND KEEPS besides, food was very scarce,
theatres were not one whit behind the best that could be found in civil life.
[$31
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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS RAKE NOTICE that under No. of the and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), Svory Domestic Building or part of such Building within the WESTERN Division of the City of Victoria, occupied by Members af more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or those parts of a Domes tie Building used as a Shop, Office or Godown, must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the months of February and March,
word "throughout" used in this NB-The Notice means that the Houser should be Lime- washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair BEERings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of
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JAPAN
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE;
SOLE AGENTS:
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HONGKONG
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Roofs in Main Balldings, Offices and Servants Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs,
The Backyard must have ite containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor,
Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Limo washed, but must be Cleansed.
The WESTERN Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverly Street:
W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS,
Secretary. Dated this 1st day of February, 1916.
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TO LET.
TO. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK. "EILANDONAN," No. 5, Des Voeux Vill s No. 54, Tax Prix, Fully Furnished, including Pisso, from 1st May to 30th November,
No. 7, STEWART TERRACE, PEAK, from 1st March, 1916.
"WOODBURY," No. 4, Hankow Road, Kowloon, from Ist March, 1916.
No. 2 ZETLAND STREET. No. 25, SHELLEY STREET.
No. 20, SEYMOUR ROAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST.
No. 55, PEEL STREET on Caine Road level.
** GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Boad, Fesk, fram let November, 1816,
LEWKNOE." No. 120. THE Paix
HAETING." Austin Road, Kowloon,
BA ALBANY
ONE OFFICE or SHOP in Duddell Street, Ground
No.
B
ROOMS, in Duddell Street, "ROSENEATH, 2, Hankow Rd., Kowloon No. 6, BELILIOS TERRACE
$5, BELILIOS TERRACE, with entrance on Conduit Read,
ONE GODOWN, No. 8, Barrows Street, Winshi
TWO GODOWNS, in Daddell Street, No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 61, Par (Unfurnished). S
No.9, THE FRAX (3 CAMERON VILLAS. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Brd Flow. Alexandre Belkiism Hongkrag. 28th January, 1916, g
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six days. Everyday we used to go out. and scan the horizon for a sail like Robin-.
seemed as though we were taking it out of the mouths of the Sorbs. We were well warned that our journey would be no picnic, but I don't think any of us quite realized how awful it would be. And so we set out on the 5th of November on our great trek-twenty women, two men, our secretary and chauffeur from Kraguson Crusoe, but in vain. Our sleeping jevatz, and various Serbian interpreters.
We had six bullock wagons for the luggage, ad several tents for ourselves, and so we tramped and camped for ten days, sleeping most nights under canvas by the road-syde, till we reached F'rivares in the south-west of Serbia. Here we were joined by the Mladnevate unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, also other Red Cross Workers in Serbia, as well as by the French and Russian Red Cross people, of whom there were many.
Sir Ralph Paget there took us all in charge, and made the best arrangements he could to get us out of the country, After a few days rest at Prinzren we had still further treking with bullock wagons to Ipek in Montenegro, and, after a few days there we started for our trek over the Montenegria Alps.
This was the awful experience; it all never want to look at a snow mountain seems like a nightmare now, and I feel I again.
accommodation was appalling; there were about 150 English people and a lot of Russians to stow away, so every corner was commandeered. There were 15 sleep- ing in the room where I was, three beds with two in each, and the rest of us on the floor, which, after a, was preferable to dirty beds:
Sir Ralph Paget himself was sleeping in a roofless stable. No food was to be got so we lived on black bread and buy Sir Ralph's secretary. beef daily rations being served out by
All this time our great hope had been to get home for Christmas, but when it out hearts were beginning to sink. How- come to the 16th Dec, and still no boat
over, the morning of the 17th there was great excitement when an Italian steamer was seen coming into the Bay. It turned. out to be a trading vessel with food Ralph Paget interviewing the Captain, supplies for the Serbian Army and, on Bir and pleading the cause of the refugees, he consented to take us back to Brindisi A few days previous to our arrival San Giovanni had been bombarded by the Aus. trians, and several ships sunk in the harbour.
.:
W sailed at midnight, a lovely moonlight night, and were escorted by two Italian men-of-war ergo,
It took us six days to get over the mountains. We started in a snow-storm, and had snow and frost all the day. ones carried our baggage, and they continually slipped and fell, while the baggage rolled down a precipice, or inte a river or was stolen by some wretched Albanian who pretended he was helping to gather it up. We dimbed to a height Having do cargo, the little best bobbed of 8,000ft. and the cold was so intense like a cork and nearly everybody was that bread froze hard in our pockets, sick, but was not, neither did I seem to icicles hung from the men's moustaches, be in the least afraid of mines, of which and even one's handkerchief froze stiff. the Adriatic is full,
The Serbian Army retreated along with Us, or rather, we with them, and I shall never forget the endless procession wind ing up that white mountain. We had very little to eat; generally just coffee the morning, a bit of dry bread during or tea and dry bread before starting in the day, and boril or tea again when we halted at night.
We arrived in Brindisi next day (Satur day, 18th December) and travelled through Italy by Milan and Turin into France and. on to Paris We crossed Paris in meter
some of us ventured out, regardles of out. char-a-banes breakfasted and had a much- needed brush-up. It was a wet day, but clothes, which were almost in rags, and we were well stared at
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
ORDERS ET LIBUR,-COL. À...” CHAPMAN, - VỤ8.
PARADRA.
1. Parades for to-day.
7.00 am.Members of Signalling Sec
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Drill at Headquarters. Remainder, nil,
PETALL.
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PIAK. Apply to
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TE KENNELS." 168, Magazine Gap
Thoranghly renovated and repaired.
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TO LET.
[95
& Park Road,
AVENSHILL EAST, Servanta Quartars, &e. Vacant 1st November.
Apply
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &
HÄRSTON, Hongkong, 19th October, 1915.
GLE
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66 LENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Road, Peak, from 1st November, 1915 Apply
LINSTEAD & DAVIS Hongkong, 18th October, 1915.
TO LET.
On duty 4th inst.: Left Section M.G. A HOUSE Kastaford
Company.
On duty 5th inst.: Right Section M.G.
Company,
Orderly Officer 4th to 11th inst. Lieut.
Murphy,
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
intant, H.E.V,C.
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FFICES is ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Second Flour, Overlooking Harbour, Immediate posamion,
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
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Thursday, February 10th, Inspection of all
ranks by H.E. the Governor. The latICES at 2, Connaught Road, Shift Patrols will be exempt from Patrol Duty and will attend the Inspection. 2nd Shift Patrols will also sitend.
LEAVE DEGULATIONS."
The attention of all ranks is drawn to these
Regulations,
ORCHESTRA PRACTICE,
Thursday, February ard, at 10,80 a.m.
F. C. JENKIN
D.S.P. (R.)
EXPECTED GERMAN ACTIVITY ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Voeur Road Central. HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Hood..
NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace, HOUSES at the Peak.
No 1, MORETON TERRACE, Causeway Bay K GODOWNS, S
No. 1, 2 and 2, WEST END TERRACE CANTON,
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., L. Hongkong, 4th November, 1915.
Howloon,
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The lussky Invalid, the Russian mili
during the winter campaign will not be Buildings, Kowloon, try organ, says that everything pointsWO ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road, to the probability that German activity. confired to what is known as a
THREE-BOOMED FLATS in Humphrey's position."
Water and Water Carriage System
FOUR-BOOMED FLATS in May Road, Egglish Haths and Kitchen Ranges, with overy modern convenience, italuding
Words fail me to describe the awful places. we slept in; generally men and At 5 pm, we entrained for Havre, an women huddled so close together that if I slept like a top till we were close to the one lifted one's head in the night one couldn't get it down, again because sume-
at 8 am, and London at 1.30 p.m. when Isle of Wight. We reached Southampton one else's foot was in the way.
bade adieu to the rest of the noble and Some of the sisters hed frost-bitten toes, devoted women. I had had no hone news but I did all my treking in my leather-topaines September, I cannot tell you how
way of boots and didn't have any trouble with I enjoyed my first taste of civilisation after making energetic preparations in antion The enemy," the journal declares, is my feet beyond blisters on my heel not having slept in a bed since the 18th pation of our effusive, and it is possible After our six days on the mountains we October, Lue night before we left Lazura that important events may take place on the half a day's lift in a motor forry vats. I travelled north next day, arriving Russian front much sooner than is gene (oh! the luxury and comfort of it 1) to home on Christams Eve and was met and rally anticipated. From the beginning of Podgeritza, still in
Montenegro, and thence we got to Lake Sentari and dead,
welcomed as if I had returned from the the war the Germans, considerine Russia for 24 hours) down the Lake to sailed (after sitting he leave our trunks behind at Krushevak, latter particular attention. It is evident I may add that all of us had to their principal enemy, have accorded the smack
of Scutari.
des and started our journey with nothing but that the great war will be decided on the He we were kept for another few hand-baggage. Many of the Sisters lost Russian front. No successes in the Bal- an empty house) till Sir Ralph Paget but what they stood up in. KOL days (sleeping or straw on the floor of even that, and arrived home with nothing kans, in Asia Minor, or the other Euro- poan fronts can have any preponderating made arrangements about our being
I managed to bring safely home's woek- effect so long as no important result has taken from the coast over to Italy.
end case and s rug.. I feel I have certainly other on the Russo-German front. Any- been obtained either by one side or the After another two days weary treking seen a bit more of the world than I largain thing the enemy way undertake in the we at last arrived at San Giovanni, aed for when I set out for Serbia in July. Balkans op on the Franco-Belgian front tiny seaport on the Adriatic, from where
can only be considered in the light of we had been told that an American sailing
temporary events showing that the time. ship would take us to Brinidisi. Here we
for the solution of the great problems of tried to possess our souls in patience for
the war is not yet."
How splendid of the Scottish women Hongkong to raise all that money or the Scottish Women's Hospitals. This, of course, I have heard of only now,
late specially designed to socomandate tow bachelors at resoamble: rentakis,
Immediate possession. Terrace and Balishty Avenue, Kowloon
FOUR ROOMED HOUSES In Gordon- Apply SoAKE
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO, ID, Alexandra Building®. Hongkong 29th December, 1915.
TO LET From Hit Marola. MODOWN, No. & Daddəli
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Birost,
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A. B. AVASIA
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No. 1, Deddell Strank Honghong, and February, 1915,