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ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS,
ANNUAL MEETING.")
The annual meeting of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals was beld in the Board Room of the Chamber of Commerce, at hown on Tuesday, the
18th inst
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Amongst there: present were: The Hon, Mr. E. R. Halifax, O.B.E.. the Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce. Messrs. H. Greenwood,
T. W. Bill, J. A. Cox, Li Wing Kwong, J. M. Wong. Mok Kon Shang. Cheung Cheuk Ling, J. Owen Hughes, H. B. L. Dowbiggin and A.. G. Coppin."
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 22ND, 1912.
"ATTEMPTED DAYLIGHT
ROBBERY..
We record with deep regret the death of Me, Alexander Mackenzie, Dr. G. P. Jordan, Mr. F. Maitland, Mr. Chan Chau
(45) Mun, Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Lo Shin Hot and Mr. Tong Lai Chun. The Hospitals have lost in these gentlemen some of their oldest and most valued supporters whose plaers will be dificulta ation, the Hospitais, reviving no to fill. Also, Dr. Eric Arthur Woods,profit on the transactions, the only re who died only 19 days after his arrival muneration being a refund of part of the in the Colony..
Pilary of the assistant dispenser,
These are the days of co-operation: a practical demonstration of this has been whereby the Hospitals act as buying ROBBERS FAIL TO OPEN în vogue in aur Hospitals since 1913, agents and dispensers for the drugs and
CONTAINING LARGE SUM surgical supplies used by the Chinese which there are eight in Hongkong and Public Dispensaries of the Colony, of,
OF MONEY.
the adjoining mainland.
I cannot close without paying & tribute
co-operation,
CHINESE STAFF,
SAFE
An armed robbery took place yesterday one of the busiest parts of Des Vaux atrning in what may be described as
Road West, a short distance, from where the tram line branches 'off the Prays and where there is a junction of three- Coxian To has continued his valuable No. 15, where the robbery took place. At the Alien Memorial Hospital, Dr. or four busy streets. Outside the shop, services, completing twenty-three years of almost continuous work for the welfare of there is a public water fountain and at his fellow countrymen, at this Hospital the time of robbery, a long queue of We much appreciate the assistance which Dr. To so ably renders at this institution. People waited to draw water.
Dr. Wong Tsz Chuen resigned the post. The robbers entered the shop by a side of House Surgeon at the Ho Mia Liag door in Queen Street and mounted the and Netherole Hospitals from the 14th stairs to the first for Phoon Seck Weng, a graduate of the Hongkong University..
to Dr. 1. 1. Mitchell, Dr. Gladys Turner and the other ladies and gentlemen, Chinese and English, on the stuff of the Hospitals, with those names I should like to couple that of Bey, H. R. Wells, of whow arduous work especial mention should be rande. I am sure all those who are associated or in any way interested After the minutes of last annual nicetia the Hospitals will agree with me that ing had been read and confirmed, it wax / wa owe a deep debt of gratitude to theso March, 1921. His place was filled by Dr. lked into the main room and they were
ladies and gentlemen, for the valuable services they have rendered.!
In the absence of Mr. W. L Pattenden, who was unavoidably prevented from attending by illness, the Hon. Mr. E. B. Hallifax was voted to the chair.
pointed out that the new constitution of the Hospitals is not yet completed, some points which need revision having arisen.
it is hoped that it may be completed this
year.
The annual report for 1992 was received, and a statemeat on the accounts/was made by Mr. H. Greenwood, A.C.A. Here Terval to Mr. Chap Sin Ki's successful efforts in collecting funds from the Chinese community and voiced the thanks of the Committee.
Votes of thanks were passed to it. A G. Coppin, Hon. Treasurer. Mr. -A Stephens, Acting Hon. Treasurer, and
Mr. Greenwood, Han. Auditor.
Vacancies in the Committee, mostly caused by donth, were fled by the nomination of several gentlemen,
JULT.
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Votes of thunks..being passed to the Chamber of Commerce for the use of the room, and the Chairman for presiding, the meeting was declared closed,
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THE ANNUAL REPORT. The fallowing extracts are taken froin the annual report:--
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By reference to the list of Diagnoses of Usenses heads the list this year as fast Inpatients it will be seen that lefective in the number of cakes treated; viz.: 20. of the Malaria accounted for 85. Tuber. 30, and Syphilis 35 culosis in varying forms for 81, Abscusses
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Mr. P. H. Holtuk was unanimously -electeil to art as Chairman for the current
The Hou. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX rend atite System, 142 in number, of which aperth prepared by 3r. W. L. Pattended which was as follows:-
On reading through the report, one cannot but be impressed with the work the Hospital is doing. The past year has "been a record one for the number of out- patients treated and the same remark would have applied to io-imtients but for Juck of accommodation, and that it was necessary for many to stay in longer than was anticipated, so keeping others
but.
NEED FOR MORE ACCOMMODATION.
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Two of them
almost immediately followed by three or four others. They dressed. Two of them stood guard of Wore respectably the verandah and one approached the secretary of the firm, known as the Wing Lee Yten and said "Are you Mr. Tam; if so hand over the keys. We want to search the place for arms. "" The secre try became frightened, but on noticing that the men carried toy pistols refused to comply with their request. A search. was made for the keys but without They next turned their. atien-
also failed.
The safe, which the robbers could not
previous day and placed there overnight. open, contained $10,000, collected on the
taking with him $1,440. He is said to On Tuesday a foki of the firm absconded have planned the robbery,
The latest report from Police head- quarters is to the effect that six men hare been arrested.
THE TELEPHONE QUESTION. A REJOINDER BY THE HON. MR..
A. R. LOWE
A constant staff of twenty-two nurses has been in training in the Nethersole and Maternity Hospitals during the year The course has been improved in the in struction given and the time of training somewhat lengthened in order that the nurses may go out from the Hospitals of completion of their training thoroughly eficient in both general and maternity nursing. The course is now three years Six nurses have completed their training in general and one in maternity nursing. in the Maternity Hospital and passed the tion to the safe itself and attempted to final examination before the Midwives love the patent dise. In this they Board, receiving certificates of enrolment Canton, who was sleeping on the veran A Chinese refagre from as midwives licensed to practice in the dah was next attacked. They stole from Eye Discose, Woth second in order of Colony. Four of these remained for ahim a handbag containing" jewellery and due to Trachoma or its sequelae." Catarcates of the lengthened course in general gagged and four others who came inte numbers with 230 cases, of which 197 were
further period of training in the Nether-money to the value of $500. acts of one or both eyes numbered 18 esLA-
sole Hospital in order to receive certi. The fokis in the shop were bound and
have been found necessary in the person the premises for half an hour a little Next in order are Diseases of the Diges
nursing.
the room whilst the robbery was going At the Ho Miu Ling several changes on were similarly treated. After being on Haemorrhoids accounted for 30 cases, nel of the Hospital and kitchen staffs, street disturbance amongst the water. the Stomach for 23 cases. Diseases of the of workers is being raised in this instits great haste. Fistula-in-abo for 23, and disorders of Slowly, but surely, we trust, the standard queue caused the robbers to decamp in Skin numbered 116 cases, of which 57 were Ulcers, and
tion. With a Matron once more in charge Disenses were 78 as compared with 155 ward with confidence to the ultimate 13 Scabies Berpiratory of the nursing department we look for during 1990, there being epidemic of Influenza and Pneumonia to ideal in effeiency; as far as this is possi. no. severe attainment of something approaching the contend with as during the previous year.ble with men nursca. Broncho-pneumonia accounted for 3) cases and Lobar-pneumonial for 23.
Sketch plans have been prepared for the I think that Mr. Holyoak, who presided 36 being Vesical Calculi. Zajuries totalled Nethersole Hoepital conjointly on the site 1: Of Lirinary Diseases there were 72 cases, rebuilding of the Alice Memorial and at the meeting last year, foreshadowed 13 cases, of which 15 vere Burbs or Scalds of the present Nethersole with land ad- the possibility of the sale of the old and 13 recent wounds. Building of the Alice Memorial Hospital Circulatory System numbered 15 cases na accommodation for 124 beds, which with Diseases of the joining. The new building will provide This has now become an accomplished last year. Cases treated for Tumours, the Ho Miu Ling and Maternity in their fact, and the sale has been effected in Benign and Malignant nunibered 65. conjunction with, the To Tsai Church on
Present size will give a total of 158 beds. the same ict. The proportion of the sale part, admitted through the Gynaecologied for building will be about
Gynaecological Cares were, for the most Owing to the high cost of building the Hospital receives in 806,500 and this, cal Outpatient Clinic, which this year has
material, labour, etc., the amou requir
The following is a enpy of a letter after deducting $27,000, required for pur- been in charge of Dr. Gladys Turner.
lacs addressed by the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe chasing new dispensary, will help who directed the treatment in the wards will be required before the plan ena be Ltd.. Hongkong:-
of dollars. With the money i nd a to Mr. H. S. Bennett, Manager, China further sum of approximately materially towards the contemplated of such admissions. Owing to the large carried out.
0,000, and Japan Telephone and Electric Co., extensions for which, by the way, sketchambers seeking advice in this depart plans have been already prepared: With ment it has been found necessary, as in rely on the financial assistance of ont fuae at the Quarterly Meeting of the
For the raising of this "large, sum we
Hongkong. July 21st, 1929. the present high cost of building, it is 1920, to limit the number of new patients friends, Chinese and European, who hare Hongkong General Chamber of Com DEAR SIR-Referring to your remarks estimated that $400,000 will be required sewn at each clinic to ten, and this nam so generously supported the work sinemerce, reported in the local Press. I for the proposed extensions, so that, with ber, with the return visits of cases pre- its inception thirty five years ago. A desire to call your attention to one or the 370,000 from the sale of the old build-viously seen has entailed long hours of good lead in this direction has been given to inaccuracies therein.. ing, and the 31,455.9 in hand in the consultations by the Gynaecologist at each by the London Missionary Society in extension secourt, leaves roughly three clinic.
In the first place you stated the 16: lacs to be found. It is a bad time to appen for funds, with China, and more of necessity invited to return at the next property above referred to. The building 17 000.
All new applicants in excess of ten were proceeds of the sale of the Alien Memorinf
turning over to the Hospital the entire per cent. (free of tax) dividend was paid on the Noininal Capital, which you will particularly as it concerns us in the clinic, and to come early in order to being old, the greater portion of the prodi, dend was paid on the Issued Capital, find stated in your Balance sheet at South, in its present disturbed state.
As a matter of fact, the reflecting as it does on the prosperity of glimpse of the need for such a depart of the site which was originally donated £30.701. This correction is, of course, in
secure an admission ticket. This gives a ceeds of safe must be credited to the value also stated in this Colony where most of our friends ment, and the desirability of further by the Society, and thus becomes a virtual your favour.
your Balance-sheet at) are drawn from; but I most sincerely extending its usefulness by the addition gift from the Missionary Society. "At trust that with a return of more peaceful of other qualified workers.
Secondly, you went on to state that the times in Cantor and the surrounding dis-list of Gynaecological Inpatients is given owing to the uncertainty of location of a of money spent in the business-not on A detailed present the building project is stationary dividend was not declared on the arcount tricts, and the prosperity, that should at the end of the general cases.
gult, not only in this Colony but also
proposed new motor road in the neigh the outlay. Naturally, no eompany does to China, with whose interests we in numbered 458, as per list..
Operations performed under Anaesthesia
bourhood of the site.
this or usually (except your Company) Hongkong are so closely concerned, that
The need for additional hospital accom.ever has any hope of being in a position Very generous support will be forthcoming
Colony in which the Chinese population only), according to your own Balance- more and more acute every year in the the money spent in the business (plant modation of a high grade is becoming to do so. But you omitted to state that for the Alice Memorial and Affiliated
has greatly increased in recent years, ciation has been written off since 1907, Hospitals Extensions. In the meantime, I would ask the community, Chinese
The present Nethersole building is old or that what your Company want to de sheet, is £115,056, from which no depre as well as British-I see that the Chinese Donations are considerably larger than has than in the previous year: the eluding three private wards, two of them enough to pay 12 on the latter figure. The total number of Deathe, (76), is 38 treatment, and contains only 52 beds in value figure of £105,350 and charge and unsuitable for modern hospital is to write this up to a (so-called?) fair those of the foreign community-to con diminution being largely due to the very small. This is quite inadequate to If you are correctly reported I take it tinue to give the Hospitals their generous reduction in the number of severe cases of cope with the numbers of patients apply your Company is now willing to come
• support. I think that we should see more Broncho and Lobar Pneumonia, treated. individual subscribers, and venture to suggest that an energetic canvassing.cam increased by 3,281, and the Inpatients it is sad to see the disappointment of ance for depreciation and obsolescence, The total number of Outpatients has applicants come from long distances, and spent, £115.988, Issa reasonable allow ing to us for treatment. Many of the down to a basis of outlay or money paign be adopted, including the younger diminished by 32. The former is 625 more some who are refused admittance owing and if so there need be little or no delay members of the community. The latter than the largest number previously re- will not only help the Hospitals but also,corded. The latter, 35 more than any
to lack of beds. It does not euice to I think, it may be a means of bringing year previous to 1920, The total visits of probably also full). The reply, not infre expresses it, "The public aught not to in arriving at a settlement. In other any go to another hospital," (which is words, as a recent American judgment some of our young men into touch with a Outpatients, 49,259, is 4,706 greater than quently heard is, in effect, we came all be compelled to pay an excessively bigh side of life they at present know little or the previous year. These numbers indi- nothing about, not only in Hongkong but cate that we are working at the limit of hospital, and now you refuse to receive arbitrarily placed on near obsolete equip
this long way to receive treatment in this rate of return upon inflated values also in China itself-I-am referring of our capacity. course to Missionary enterprise. Apart patients there may be a few more or less and would have pity on us, as we have With regard to the In us. We thought you were kind hearted from the moral obligation there is a very in cach succeeding fear, but at all times heard that you have been kind to others, large one on all the foreign residents in the number of patientais limited only by this Colony. I feel that, even only as a the number and accommodation of our matter of policy, it is up to the whole of wards. the foreign residents to support such an
There are few outpatient clinics at institution as this, not only by regular which there are not more applications for annual subscriptions but also on such admission to the wards than there are occasions as the present to help to the racant beds, with resulting disappoint- utmost of their power in, subscribing toments to the patients. Except at times of the Extension Fund.
national feasts, there are few days in
ente has been prepared. In general the No analysis of the Diseases of Outpats numbers and classification of such discases shown in the list of Inpatients. were in much the same proportion as
The question of the new constitution is which vacant beds art found in the warde till under consideration, the delay in completion being occasioned by the neces sity of safeguarding the powers of your General Committee. It is anticipated, however, that the matter will be brought to a fual conclusion at the end of this year.
etc.
CORRESPONDENCE CALIFORNIA GLEE CLUB AND TENNIS. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG.
DAILS FRESS"]···· Sie-Allow me a little of the valuable
of the Nethersole Hospital. At the Hospace in your esteemed paper to endors Mit Ling there were, 60 more patients the popular. suggestion made by your than in the previous year, and it is not correspondent CGA in your faste infrequently necessary to ask patients to to-day that a tennis match between Mr. give place to more urgent cases who are ocking admission. T
ment.
formation relative to the subject has been handed to my Committee, but you Thirdly, you mention that all the in-
omitted to state that particulars requir ing an answer, which might have a derogatory effect on the Company's claim, could not or would not be supplied.-1 am, dear sir, Yours faithfully,
A. R. LOWE (Chairman, Joint:Chambera
Commerce. Telephone Committee).
CARGO PILFERAGE.
Bates of the California Glee Club and to the Police the loss of 15 cameras in Messrs. Hall, Law & Co. have.reported Mr. Ng Sze Kwong, the local champion, a consignment of cases of cameras. The new Constitution for the Hospitals, has many followers, and it is not every When the Company, took delivery of the should be arranged. Tennis in Hongkong The value of the lost property is 32,250. ports for 1010, and 1920, has not yet been day that we welcome to our shores great goods from the Kowloon godowns the to which reference was made in the re brought to a fizzl conclusion: There has exponents of this fascinating game. Judged cases appeared to be quite in order, bot been some movement in this direction but players will be very evenly matched. It it was found that 15 were missing from little progresa To quote from the report is, therefore, hoped that the honorary go case.
by what CGA writes, I think the two on examination at the Company's godown. to be handled satisfactorily, not involving 1990. The delay, has been due to the oficials of the Hongkong Cricket Club, too great a strain on the medical and low working of the necessary machinery who have earned the thanks of the com-
Another matter 1 wish to draw your attention to is with regard to the neces sity of increasing our staff to enable the increased work the Hospitals are doing
nursing staffs. It is felt now, and I think and the fact that all concerned have boenmunity in the past for arranging tennis BASEBALL GAME, SATURDAY, rightly, that the time has come when the so absorbed in other more pressing mat fixtures with visitors and also the local Hospitala should bear the entire charge tors that the completion of the constitu- championships, will catch. Time by the for salaries except those of the Super-tion has not kept pace with the swift forelock and again oblige, in spite of the intendent and Matron, out of their own passage of time." There is, however, a fact that the stay of the College men is funds. This has been provided for and reasonable expectation of the matter rather short-Yours faithfully, no further call will now be made on the Being brought to a conclusion during the
30-40: Hongkong, July 21st, 1922,
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