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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY AUGUST 4TH 1915.
KOWLOON JINRICKSHAS.
SHELTER TO BE ERECTED: -
Live Commeil the report of a meeting of At gederday's' meeting of the Legista-
FAR EASTERN MEN AND
THE WAR KILLED IN ACTION,
Henry Grove
Butmani
separate from the General Hos-article which in the following year in pital. The Government, concurs neglected. The Government in satisfied That the existing system is pre- that Dr. Johnsen uses his discretion wise- ferable to the system which prey in deciding what articles, in what viously obtained.
The former quantities, are to be bought. It may be procedure was not due to any mentioned that the Government Civil shortage of Sisters."
Hospital stacks
600 different
Morton (v). The Superintendent of the Civil articles
the Public Works Committee, held re; Mail-Pleydell, Dorse Regiment, re- Hospital, the Matron, and the
cently, was laid on the table. This stated ported missing on May 19th, is now fate Acting Matron cancur that] 14. There is no hard and fast rulo that at the meeting the Chairman sub-officially reported killed, aged 21 years. no Sister has at any time been about changing clothing and bedding.mitted drawings showing the position and He was in Manchuria, in the Chinese obliged to go on duty when she Normally in the Asiatic wards clothing design of n shelter which it was proposed Maritime Castons, when war broke out, was so seriously indisposed as tolis changed weekly, but in muny
to erect at Kowloon Point for Jinriki- but immediately returned home and in fact and for taking duty, cages clothing and bedding have shas. The shelter was shown be conjoined the Dorset Regiment. He was They agree, however, that Sisters to be changed daily. The clean structed of reinforced concrete and the awarded a Military Cross for gallantry will Ro duty ur remain onliness of the beds and patients is cost of it was estimated at $2,209, The on Hill 6o, on May 6th, 1915, and has duty when dy are not well, in under the discretion of the Sister is
Committee unanimously agreed to re twice been mentioned in despatches. brder in proven extra work being abarge of the ward. The Principal Civil
commend that the shelter be proceeded throw on others, The Matron Medical Officer under at the 28th June,
with in accordance with the design sub-a
The sad news, was received "gesterday reports that on two ocasions, of 2nd August, and 8th December, 1916, med.
Morning that Lieut. H. W. Wilkinson late she discovered that a Sister issued three minutes in which he called
The recommendation was adopteri. Essex Regiment), had been killed in was at well, and she sent her particular attention to the general rise
action, evidently during the recent ad- off day add once. A Sister whé in prices and the consequent necessity
vance of the troops in France. He was seerialy reported as having for the very careful supervision of ex-
a son of Sir Win, H. Wilkinson. H.B.M. sonry, and an enquiry being penditure under
Consul-General at Hankow: a moule she said that she preferred including expenditure on washing.
the various heads, the go off dury, though, hadi The Staff not been so, short hand-
given a rest,
I trust that the very full and detailed
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this.
In
RESERVOIR AT ELLIOT BATTERY.
RETAINING WALLS TO BE ERECTED.
INTIMATIONS
LANE,
CRAWFORD &Co.
SPALDING'S
SOLE AGENTS FOR.
ATHLETIC GOODS.
EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR GOLFERS.
of Mr. C. D.. Wilkinson, of Hongkong WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SPLENDID SELECTION OF GOLF CLUBS,
75 EXO GOLF BALLS TO CE FACE
and a younger brother of Lieut. Com- mander It. W. Wilkinson, R.N., who, his Friends in the Colony will be interested
FROM:
learn, has been doing good work in command of a destroyer in European (4 RCH-COLONELS; waters.
(FLOATING AND HEAVY).
$1.50 E ch.
PATENT COLONELS $1.25 Each.
GLORY DIMPLES
$1.50 Each.
FLOW
NEW BLACK & WHITES $1.25 Each.
MIDGET DIMPLES $1.50 Each.
THE CINCH" $1.00 Euch.
THE "EDS
en she would have been glad information which has been given will wire days' rest. The prors of value to members of this Coun Superintendent states that it ise. The compilation of it has given largely a Sister's own fault if several very hard-worked officers a vast
The report of the proceedings of a rel she goes on duty feeling too amount of labour. The position at the
cent meeting of the Public Works Coin in de it, heranke The Sisters konw Governacht Hospitals now
mittee was laid on the table at the me!L- Lieut. Hubert A. Cornaby, formerly a quite well that they have only Owing to circumstances wholly attributing of the Hongkong legislative Corneliunior member of the staff of Mowers. to say that they are not fit and able to the state of war in which we un yesterday. This stated that at the meet- Brunner, Mond & Co.. Lid., at lankow, They will be and always have liren happily find ourselves we are short of excavating the site of the new Service Cornaby, who was a son the Rev. W. A
ing the Chairman explained that on
was killed in action on July 14th. Mr. ur highly trained Nursing Staff. For one twit years me Sister was this, as you will have learned from the Reservoir, it was found that the ground fission Society, Hankow, was 20 years Cornaby of the Wesleyun, Methodist ormally in charge of one or in corrondence with the Federated Malay had been anticipated and, consequently, ng
was of a much less reliable nature thi Block and of Black. Latterly States and Singapure, vrare nok singular instead of constructing face-wails such as
On October 17th, 1915, he left Sister has been in change of both doors We have failed to replace those shortages were commonly employed in such cases, Army, and soon after his arrival in Eng
For Home with the object of in A Block. This arrangement has not and we have had recourse to the Hes
joining the bern continuous, and. When sanees have admitted, separate Sisters personal investigation arranged that tional cost involved by substituting such before his departure, he was married at
it was dressary to substitute walls which land was gazetied 2nd-Lieutenant in the SPALDING “GOLD MEDAL" CLUBS. circapitals of Japan; and I have now after would act as retaining walls. The addith Yorkshire Regiment, have been in chirge of separate dura the Block shown as B Block at the Gowlis amounted to $45,000, whether in A or in- Block. De Sisierernment Civil Hospital shall be entirely
Union Church, Shanghai, to Miss Jessie was on duty or each floor of A Block removed from the charge of the Sisters the proposed, alteration was inevitable take up the work of nursing
The Hon. Mr. Holyoak remarked that McGregor, who went Home with him to during morning and afternoon for wine and placed under the care of Japanese and, for that reason, the Committee other. Basil Cornaby, who has been in the
His breR. FORGAN'S CELEBRATED CLUBS. mouths in 1983 and for 6 months in Staff Nurers and Probationers. As the
4 and 1915 reggelively. During me ward is entirely occupied by Asiatics faniniously agreed to recommend that the Army Since 1914, has been wounded twice. aly one Sister has inen on duty,
am following in this organisation the additional expenditure be approved.
The recommendation was adapted.
care
10. The work in B. Block is harder example set in the Siraits Settlements, than in A. Block There are fity-and lsewhere, in-na providing highly "six beds in the general wards of B. Block trained European Sisters for the
and six beds in the private wards. There and nursing of Asiaties, and I am sure is no teard of the average number of that the Chinese members of Council willi beds remated in B. Block during the recognise that the change is reaaguschle, periods, referred to; and in any event This change with the engagement of Sisters were in charge of half only of B.additional assistance in the Maternity Block mail July, 1915, when
1 re-Hospital enables me to allocate these arrangement of wards was made.
Sisters, as follows:
The regulation reads "No Civil Servant bas any claim to spend his vaca- tion or half-pay leave of absence in the Cilony without special sanction from the Governor, which in the case of half-pay leave will only, be given in very special circumstances.
The rule
as regards
A BLOCK.
Morning, I sister on carl floor.
Afternoon, sister on both floors. Night, sister on both floors. Operating Theatre, 1 sister,
NAVY LEAGUE
MEMORIAL FUND.
WAR
THE STAR AND GARTER" BUILDING FUND.
EIGHTH LIST OF STESCRIPTIONS. Mrs. E. Shellim ... G. G. W.
F. D. H. Grant
S. C. MacNider
Maternity, 1 sister in the morning, 1Q. P. Leimert
sister in the afternoon,
Certy
half-pay have dates from 1886 and searing twn Sisters and one Probation-Filty cent limiz" regards vacation have from 1907. The Rules of th Servies are available to the
er, for the Victoria Hospital
A. E. Martin Sisters on the Matans' Ofies in the for the 2 Private Nurses which the B, E. Atwell
This disposition makes no provision T. Arthur Civil Hospital and at the offen of the Government is bound to supply so out Rev. G. M. Tichborne, R.N.. Vinturin spital. The Sisters are pre-siders if called for. To provide for such Anan sumably aware of the rain in question, misgeney I have engaged Mrs. Mic Bentley as several applications by Sisters to Even from about 20th August for the F. E. Rosser spend vacation leave in the Colony have Maternity Hospital, I have elegraphed JW. Stewart been granted in recent years. There is to Jaunu for two more Injine Nurses W. J. Roberts no record of sich an Application having and I am trying to arrange for one or two lo Cheung Ip bett refused, The following applica Volunteer Aid Detachment Nurses to
devote the
the whole of their tane to Nursing, C.
tions, all of which were granted, may interest the honourable member:--
Civil Hospital, Hongkong, J6th May, 1918. Sin, beg to apply for one months vacation leave from the 3rd June. would ask that permission be granted me to spend this leave in the Colony, as 1
Fulyan
at the Government Civil Hospital instead Collected by Mr. F. of their mornings only. And here I
E. Rus- ser:A Denison, $10; Noor- would like to record my thanks to the they have done at the Government Civil Misses Gordon for the excellent work
din.10; A. Abdoolrahim, $10; Tsung Lim, #5; L. A. C., of their time in the public interest. Hospital and for their unselfish sacrifice
95; A. S.. Hewlett, $5.
For whole time Volunteer Aid Detach-
am not able to incur the expense ofment Nurses in the present emergency I travelling, and 1 frul the need of a holi-am prepared to pay salaries either a day.in, etc.,
“(88) Many A. Leg,
The Superintendent,
Civil Hospital,
Sister,
Civil Hospital, Hongkong, 25th July, 1912. Shave the honour to apply for two weeks' vacation leave from the 1st proxime, and to request permission to spend it in the Colony.--I have, etc.,
(Sd) ELIEN LUCKMAN, Sister.
The Superintendent,
Civil Hospital:
HON. COLONIAL SECRETARY,Sister Bar- row applies for leave of absence from December 31st until January 15th, 1915, and wishes to be allowed to spend it in the Colony. I recommend that the application be granted.
(Sd.) J. T. C. JOHNSON,
P.C.M.O.
21st December, 1914.
12. This is the case.
Wardmasters referred to The European
JM
Sisters if qualified, or as Probationers if unqualified, and 1 trust 1 may get some applications on these terms. I trust, gentlemen, that these dispositions will regarded as satisfactory as far as circumstances permit. There are some ather joinor matters to which my atten tion has been directed in the course of interviews with the Sisters and incesti. gations arising out of the many ques tions put by the honourable member. These will be sympathetically and ear fully dealt with, and if their solution redounds to the greater efficiency of the Public Service. I shall not forget to give the credit of suggesting improvement te the honourable member.
EEVEÑUM OFFICERS_ORDINANCE.
Two days
DRIVERS AND BRASSIES, $5,50 Exc.
75 Cents Each..
IRONS, $4.75 EM
MADE AT ST. ANDREW, FROM $4 EACH.
AUTOGRAPH
ALL MODELS--
Lient. 11. E. Middleton, with a machine TAYLOR'S
igan company, and Lieur, H. K. Pollard, | KE, are now both serving in France,
CLUBS.
PRICE $3.50 EACH.
Mr.J. Archibald, son of the proprietes LADIES' AND LEFT-HANDED CLUBS.
and Editor of the Conting Phing Past, bas, ut is reported, bevu invalided out
STOCKED IN ALL MODELS."
of the Army and will shortly return to CADDY BAGS, TEES, GOLF GLOVES, BALL CLEANERS,
Hankow.
Captain W. Renfrew Wilson, R.E., formerly on the engineering staff of the Peking Makden and Ilankow - Canton railways, and well-known, to many people in Tientsin, has been awarded thy Mili 25.00 tary Cross for conspicuous services.
100.00 25.00
25.00
25.00
Capt. C. G. Kirk (14th York and Lan $440 easter Regiment), formerly Chief Detee- 21.30 tive Officer of the Shanghai Municipal
CLOCK GOLF, GOLF PAINT, CAPTive Golf.
REPAIRS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION UNDERTAKEN.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
20.00 Police, has been invalided home, suffer- HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
15.00 ing from shelf shock. After having been 10.00 confined to bed for a month, he is now 10.00 convalescent and on sick leave. He pre- sumes he will shortly be sent out again
to be shot like a gentleman."
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
5,00 5,00
45.00 $405.70 7,189.69
-$7,505.39
Tutál as per seventh list
Total to date Jess-Remitted £350 at 2/1
R/16,
nt $3,034.99; £50 2/11/16, 98, 102:53.
Balance
6,737.58
.. 857.87
E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Hun. Secretary and Treasurer, Navy League, Hongkong Branch. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1016.
PLUNDERING THE PEKING PALACE.
Since the Yuan family, denuded the Palace and according to a vernacular second reading of the Bill intituled." Anculd not take away, the Forbidden The ATTORNEY GENERAL proposed the paper deliberately destroyed what they Ordinance to amend the Revenue Officers Grounds have been at the mercy of the Power of Arrest Ordinance, 1913" In soldiers stationed, there: The latter, find:
doing so #0 said: One object of ing nothing to remove, have taken away. this Bill is to bring the schedule to the large quantity of wooden materials principal Ordinance up to date. The Even the flowers and plants growing in Military Stores, Post Office, Opium and the Palace grounds bave been taken away Pharmacy Ordinances have been amended and sold to forists. The matter has bee is an ex-soldier and the other an ex-
or repealed.. and the Tobacco Ordinance policeman, have been given leave of Statute Book, and the effect of the second and the Commander of the former Palace has just recently been placed on the brought to the notice of the Government, absence for the duration of the war in section of this Bill will be to incorporate Guards has been ordered to take steps to order that they may serve in the Army.
13.--It should be explained in the first principal Ordinance,
these changes in the schedule to the recover all the stolen articles. from the place that under General Order 137 all of the Bill is to give the Governor-in-
The other objet persons to whom they have been sold. members of the Civil Sevice have the Council power to amend the schedule in privilege of getting their prescriptions future in order to avoid the necessity of made by their medical attendants compassing amending Ordinances when fur- pounded at the Government Civil Hos- ther changes occur in the Statute Book. pital. It should also be explained that I beg to move the second reading
it has always been the practice to pur the Bill was read a second time. chase locally necessary drugs and dis infectants of which the Government stock may have run short. In 1014 there was no shortage in drugs and disinfectants required by the Government Civil Ho pital, which could not be supplied by focal purchase. In 1915 a shortage occured in the Government supplies.in the months of June, July and August owing to the non-arrival-of-supplies requisitioned from England. Here again necessary articles were purchased locally. Early journed sine die.
n the current year owing to a loss of a consignment of drugs, some of which were specially required, in the unfortunate Yusaka, Mar, inconvenience was caused, but the supply of drugs was supplement-
The COLONIAL Secretary seconded, and
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
The Bill passed through Committee without amendment, and, on
Council resuming,
Bill be read a third time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the
the Bill was then read a third time and The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and
HIS EXCELLENCY--Council stands ad
passed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
A meeting of the Finance Committee
ed as far as possible by local purchases, followed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presid-
TELEGRAPH SERVICES.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
The Governor recommended the Council lo vote a sum of four thousand nine
aid of the following votes hundred and twenty-one dollars ($4,921) Sanitary Department, Other Charges:-
SANITARY STAFF
Bath-houses, Fuel
$.000 1,300
56
245
Disinfectants • -... Fuel for Blacksmith's Forges..... Launch, Steam Barges, and Lighters:-
Coal Repairs
2,500
VETERINARY STAFF. Animal Depôts and Slaughter-
houses:-- Light
Total
180
..$4,021
The CHAIRMAN-This is due to the great ants, etc. The price of Sanitas has gone increase in the price of coal, disinfect I may interpolate here that drugs for the ing.
ap from 2s. 6d. per gallon inst hospital which were ordered last October
39. 3d. The price of chloride of line his were received only, the other day. The
has also increased three times more, than it resson, of course, is obvious; it is due cil to vote a sum of thirty-two thousand double the price it was last year. There
The Governor recommended the Coun-
was last year Kerosene oil is also to the state of war. The Principal dollars ($32.000) in aid of the vote Mis has also been a large increase in the cost Civil Medical Officer is given a full discellaneous Services, Telegraph Services, of materials which are required for the ofction to order frou England such arti Telegrams sent and received by Govern exorbitant requirements of the "steem oles as in his opinion will be needed and meat.. he has full authority to replenish stock, The CHAIRMAN Of course, this could. Light at the slaughter-louses accounts barge of the Sanitary Department, No. where he thinks fit, by local purchase, not be anticipated.. Fashions change in drugs, and there may
for 180, and there has been an increase boin one year a heavy demand for some
here in the price of gas.
The rote was agreed to.
The vote was agreed to.
(Continued on next Column.)
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
COMMENDATION.
Fes R3 Harry Loo and R224 Leung Kam Hung ure highly commended by the Hon. Captain Superintendent of Police for their intelligent and lucky action in effecting the arrest of two suutchers in Kau U. Fong on the 20th July, 1010,
on
HEADQUARTERS' COUB. This Clubs will be opened by His Excel- lency the Governor', at побл Wednesday, August 9th. Members of the General Committee, the Staff and Company and Platoun Commanders only will attend, and in uniform. The Club will not be open to other ranks
until 4 p.m. the same day.. Members of the General Committee are
asked to make it convenient to ut tend the D.S.P.'s Office at 2.45 p.m. un Sahurday, August 5th.
PATROL DUTIES.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TIL Commanders are required to attend af Company, Platoon and Section Com- the D.S.P's Office at about 5 p.m., -prior to the Route March, The parade will be dismissed at Volunteer Headquarters, where light refresh- ment and cigarettes will be provided. Members are forbidden to perform sub- stitute duty on the same date as they perform their own patrol duty. Pat rolmen are not allowed to perform Crown Sergeants and Sergeants when six hours' continuous duty.
Patrol For Ambulance duty, whether visiting or not, are required to wear belts:
All
מס . :
- TRANSFER,
P.-C. 601 Pereira is transferred to the Maxim Gunners, but will perform his Augnst patrols as warned by the 0.6. No. 2 Company,
I
PARADES.
The whole of No. 4 Company will parade at Central on Monday and Thursday, August 7th and 10th, at 6.45 p.m. Uniform with rifles. Chief Inspector Mason and the C.8. Major will at- fend
F. C JENKIN,
D.S.P. (R.).
HONGKONG EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT,
ANNUAL REPORT.
The report of Mr. E Irving, Director of Education, for the year 1915 shows that, after deducting the school fees received, the total nett expenditure on education for the twelve months was $242,359 as compared witli $216,818 in 1614. This is the largest amount spent in The increase is mainly in connection with any year un education in the Colony the Ellis Kadoorie School, which was taken over by the Department at the be ginning of the year.
tion bears to the total revenue of the The ratio which expenditure on educa Colony is 208 (2-03 in 1914, the lowest. figure since 1008).
School and Technical Institute fees (975,793 in 1914). The increase ia due to amounting to $85,713 were collected, the Ellis Kadoorie School. In addition $3,623.50 fees were remitted to free scholars ($3,566 in 1914),
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$6.00
1140
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9.000
HONGKONG TO CANTON. I
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
FRIDAY, 4TH AUGUST, 1916.
8. HEUNGSHAN. 10 p.m. FATSHAN.
6 am. HONAM,
8 m. HONAM.
SATURDAY, STE
10 p.m. KINSHAN.
5 pm. KINSHAN,
AUGUST, 1916,
8 a.m. HEUNGSHAN.
5 p.m. FATEHAN.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. TAISHAN, Tous 2.000,
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SUNDAY, Græ AUGUST, 1916.
The Company's Now Biemship
«TAISHAN "S
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FARES AS USUAL
MACAO-CANTON LINE
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Departaros from Mao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, zë 9 pm. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thurylay and Bastrday, at 400 pag
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Jos of the abor. Beer Love Chaton for Wnshow very Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 8 m, and the other leaves Washow for Canton on the same days a18.30 sani Honad trips take about 5 days. Passengers can rekorn to Hongkong or viss serin by fan Company direct Slemmers LINTAN and SANUL The Tools kaya superios Oak reccianmodation and are lighted throughout by electripity. Eitris Fan En esak Cabin,
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO FIGHT 9.15 p.m. The Palisade," at Kowka.
Monday 7th Aug.—
Bank Holidny.
Hongkong Cricket Club, Entries close. Friday, 11th Aug,
3pm-Auction of Ofice Furniture, eta, m Sales Room hy Mesra. Haghes & Heng h. Saturday, 12th August
Nom-Hongkong Hotel O. Id., Walf- Yearls Meeting of Shareholders at the Cat Hotel