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THE REPORT FOR 192 The following extracts are from the Report" to, he presented at the annual meeting of subscribers and friends to
morrow.
رنجی
TUESDAY, AUGEST 1478,925
The cost of food has been higher, and our loss on this item has been over $1,200. We feel that it is better, not to charge. higher fees to poor patients, but if sul seriptions are not largely increased, it may become necessary to chargo the full cost of the food........
In addition to the necessary funds for our recurrent anal expenditure, we need large sums to erect the lauldings for which we have been long planning.
THE MONKEY THEORY.
SERMON IN ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
Suddenly as wề - nuggle, with these problems the truth Bashes across our ninds. Because we came Iraar monkeys it doesn't mean to any we've got to, slay like monkeys still lea that we're got The following sermon was preached in to go back to the monkey stage, which is St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning what half the word sems to be asking be the Rev R. J. Northcott: Chaplain to for. On the contrary, if we find no H..'s Forces ; ---
difficulty in orlieving that a "few million Beloved, now are we the sins of God, years ago our prehistorie ancestors could be: but we know that when He shall mud in which they wallowed, and it. and it doth not yet appear what we shall only blink at the am. from the prehistoric appear we shall be like Him. for we shall now life in the form et man can go up see Him as he is."---1.Joha, iii-2.
towards the stars in aeroplanes, and
The other morning when I was at down to the depths of the sea in sub- Stonecutters I saw a couple of monkeys marines, and photograph without wires, running down a hill. A moment later one and speak round the world in a mement of the monkeys was sitting high up on a of time; surely it is to more difficult to rock, and sillonetted against the sky he believe that in a few more million years we may reach Eternity through time, and
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We look to our subscribers to largely increase their subscriptions and tō assist as in securing new subscribers, so that This year has been a very important The Hospitals must be well staffed and we may be able to meet or liabilities one in the history of the Hospitals, the the work well done if we are to continue Committee has passed the new Constituto benefit the Colony in the future as we tion and only awaits the final agreement have done in the past.. of the London Missionary Society. This has been given in general, but certain alterations in the final draft have only lately been submitted to the Society.
The Hospitals began to undertake the
The thanks of the Committee are due looked extraordinarily like a payment of salaries of a lady doctor and to Mr. S. Hampden Ross, AC.A.. for being. A man who had been watching the stagger through the material a nurse from the beginning of February, auditing the accounts, to Mr. Cha Siu Kimonkeys with me said. Looking at that spiritual.
to the and towards the end of the year, the ser- vices of a second medical man were
who for many years has collected the fellow up there, it is net difficult to be Chinese subscriptions, to Dr. H. H. Scott leve in the monkey theory." What did he Faith begins to shine in the light of the It is just at this point that the Old secured.*
and Professor C. Y. Wong for examining mean by the monkey theory" Well, the are learning, ave, and it shines like At the end of June Dr. I. E. and Mrs. pathological specimens, to Drs. Aubrey modern young man clors not believe that rubies and it rings like gold. The old Mitchell, proceeded home on furlough, and and Forsyth for their services as consuls God created man in His own images The Creed still stands fast having the same Dr. R. M. Gibson took up the medical ing surgeons, and to Dr. F. H. Kew, con work, Mr. H. R. Wells acting as Secresulting dentist...
modern young man is not quite sure what he does believe. But he has n hazy iden power of sartup believe in God, the
all those who are wit tary In December Dr. C. W. Pare cause
that a few million years ago hi pre ing to be to the Colony to take the place of the late Dr. Eric Woods.
For the greater part of the year there historic protoplasmic ancestory were little Enther, Almighty, Maker of Heaven and The parents of the latter visited the
was no Hospital evangelist, but the Bible more, it as much, as tadpoles or jellyfish Earth. That is the anchor of your scul Colony during the early part of the year, sole Hospital. A number of friends kind started that nicst interesting thing which been a clumsy, purpose ess, accident. We and of mine. We do not believe that the woman did excellent work in the Nether. After a few
more million years there wonderful process of evolution has just and, amongst other bequests, gave they assisted in the Men's Wards in con has been gring on ever since, which we believe that it has seen, that it still is, medical library of their son, special ducting prayers in the evenings, and Alsopra's of as the struggle for exists the Hands of God moving through Nature set of eye instruments, and other surgical· instruments, and also founded the Woodsy assisted by conducting Sunday serni the survival of the fittest.
vices as they have done for many years exact happened we don't know, but process we have come through in the past. moulding men. We believe that whatever for patients with eye diseases. The cot was purchased by thein, and, for Past. This service is highly esteemed by either through"; "shortage af food of our present relationship with this world.
through evercrowding of the swamps in the present, they are seeding annual sub- scriptions to assist the patients. The first contribution is acknowledged in this rejiart.
cot
Dr. Woods had taken sprint studies in eye diseases with a view to work in China, where opthalmio disense is prevalent. In losing this doctor, the Hos
the staff.
port.
EVANGELISTIC.
What
Further reference is made to this which early life began. Ufe, which hai and its Crator, is the relationship of branch of the work in the Matron's re-hitherto lived peaceably, commenced an children to their Father. That is why, be It is hoped that in future the almighty seras, and, what is more, cul nothing, and est, understanding nothing. cans we are children, we understand Evangelist and Biblewoman will both those who fought, and fought well sur keep records of the patients, and, in cases rived at all. Many varities of Hfe dis. We trust the process absolutely. More where it will be appreciated, visit then appeared from this world altogether be that that, through the process we find the cause they were unable to fight up to the Prem, and know that Person to be.
after they have left.
pituls have suffered a very serious loss when the vidue of the human soul is con- amcngst the things which did survive beauty who breaks the hearts of meu, my The results do not seem Inrge, hut, standard required of them. However, utterly desirazie, “O, God of unbearable, sidered it. is esteemed a great, privilege were monkeys, and amongst the monkey Name, and now I cannot but leve Thee.
heart hast thou bound in thought of Thy- to be alike to help the few who are willing Mr. FL. Q. Wel's tells us there was a "Beloved," says St. John, now are we to accept the grace of life.
Dr. G. 3. Turner has continued to hold clinics for women throughout the year, and large numbers have sought her ad vice. Over one thousand eases have been treated. Return visits were over 3,000 in number. A detailed list of these cases is given.
SURSING,
MEDICAL NOTES.
small mur-like creature, with e'ever hands, and capable of running very the sons of God, and it doth not yet: up into the trees and hanging by its quickly on its hind legs, swinging itself appear what we shall be but we know that when Ho.shall appear we shall br tail: This we are told,"
hold Him as He is." aucrator.
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Yes, but not without a struggle. That.
It is not possible in an Annual Report to record in detail cases of professional interest but the experience of many years in the treatment of 'Pulmonary and Súr. Alisa K. Rayner has continued topical cases of Taberenlosis in wards up theory in which modern man believes to crash on their own modernist. They That is a beginning of the monkey is where so many modern theories seem superintend the work of the Nethersole suited for thorough open air treatment And it is true to pay that more men insist on the terrible and cruel struggle and Maternity Hospitals and has had under her charge a very capable band of arts a plea being put forward for the believe in the monkey theory to-day than for existence; then they turn round and Chinese nurses'in training to whom a tarium).
erection of a Special. Hospital (or Sant believe in God. What men believe in complain because life is still a struggle. gets into what they way and what they and stil) means auffering. They tell us large part of the routine work of the
Reference to the Amunt Reports of write. warla is committed.
In the old days the Old Gospel that nothing has survived that has BOE te Medient Officer of Health, the Governaked into almost every book that was fought, and fought fiercely, and then they Miss M. W. Ward has had charge of ment Civil Hospital, the Tang With Hos written. In these days almost every book aggert we should not fight at all. If the work in the Ho Miu Ling Hospital pital, and the Alice Memorial and Affili- that is written is soaked in the monkey we are tempted, they say, we should. where she largely increased the efficiency ated Hospitals shows that Taherealar theory, of course, we don't call it the yield. It's only human nature after all. of the male nurses, in their work.
During the year the Hospitals last one annually but even, statistics cannot de
Disease claims a large number.of victims monkey theory or anything so valger, bat Only human nature, be banged, it's only. of "their prominent subscribers by the monstrate the wide prevalence of the the best sellers from any bookshop today, nua'gists, and all the rest of them, hav that's what it is. Pick up any dozen of monkey nature, Paychologists, paycho death on Mr. Chu Pak, to the disease and the suffering entailed.. members of whose family the condolences
books read by what we call the educated made it pretty clear that the definitely" - Fortunately the manner in which the clases.. of the Hospital Committee are presented. Tubercle Bacillus spreads and the cond
What are they about? Sex animal instincts, such as the sex instinct, In the absence of the Hon. Mr. P. Htions which favur its growth are Well Well. here's the story of a young man who develped into the higher and definitely problems usually. What's the story arm just the instincts which ought to be Holyoak, Mr W, Pattenden kindly known and wonsequently the problem of would have been good if he could have human activities, such consented to act as chairman and took conluting this scourge, if seriously been bad, but he stifled his passions and poetry, and religion. Of course, if our as art, music, active interest in the affairs of the Hos tackled, is assured of ultimate success, then went bust." Here's another about study of "art ends in going to the pic. pitala
Messrs. Linstead and Davia have kindly from this disease: it is common in iu- if she could get married, but she couldn't. dance to jazz bands and nigger yelps, and At no period of life is there immunity an innocent girl who could only be happy tures; and if we shut up mir pianos to consented to take up the position of outs. prevalent in youth especially among Then there is always the story of the call it music; and if we find that both Treasurers to the Hospitia. This is a schoolboys and the more chronic type is young married woman, or the young poetry and literature bore us, and only contribution of the highest value. met with as late as do ok 70 years of age, married man, who after his honeymoon, bridge inspires us; and if we can really M.D., of Edinburgh, discovers that he is a natural polygamist, believe that God does not count in His a pioneer in the open air treatment of er still a bit of "a cave mas What own Universe: well, then (God help us) Tuberculosis, considers that it is one of should he do? Or Should a woman we must not be surprised if we find our the most amenable diseases to treatment to"! And the moral" (if it is moral at selves, living in a neurotic and oversexed. in the early stages."
Fall) is always the same. It is this. That scciety.
CHINESE STAFEL
Dr. Coxion To has again rendered most valuable service at the Alice lemorial Hospital. During the past few months he bas been unable to continue this service, and Dr. T. C. Woug, who was formerly House-surgeon at the Ho Miu Ling und Nethersule Hospitals, hiss kindly stepped into the breach to carry on this important
work.
Dr. S. W: Phoon has continued, to act as Houzo-surgeon for the Nethersole and llo Mi Ling Hospitals, where ne has rendered steady and constant service which is highly valued.
munity.
availing themselves of Western methods standing, and the melancholy introspectically and foolishly, on a subject which . In. Hongkong the number of Chinese the tragedy, the suffering, the misunder I know it is easy to speak unsympathe of treatment has greatly increased in tion, which loams so large in these books, is a vast one, and teeming with difficulties. recent years and the time has now cerne is caused through these drar, full-blooded I know that what I have surd is wholly to initiate a scheme for the efficient treat (not to say fat-headed) young people inadequate and upsatisfactory. But the the patient. his relatives, and the comtions, which prevent their natural in this morning are not fairy tales, but ment of Tuberculosis, in the interest of being bound by stupid and erurl conven things I have, tried to put hefer you:
stincts having their natural sway, It has been necessary to admit cases to
facts which have to be reckoned with." the wards from a humanitarian desire to they say, or nobody would read thei
Of course, there is something in what
The first is this. The idea that the easy The nurses in training have rendered alleviate suffering when treatment from books. To put it luntly there is this road is the right road is utterly and! efficient service. Six of them have spin economically a loss to the hospitals..
a medical standpoint was useless and much in what they say. We came from vicusly wrong. It never huza been, it pleted their training and passed the
monkeys and it is sheer hypocrisy to pre-ever will be. If we are not struggling, examination of the Midwives Board and venient distance of railway or moter-bus But for all that, whenever I read one of we are lying, mentally, morally physi A Sanitarium in the country within contend that we did not. That's quite true mentally, morally, physically, spiritually received their certifientes from the Board for the treatment of early cases and also these books I always feel like the old cally, spiritually. and the Hospitala.
home for advanced cases are urgent lady who says she wants to scream be needs. There are other aspects of the cause she doesn't know what else to do, monkey theory is the only light on modern The second is this: the idea that the problem which might be dwelt on but The books are astially so well written. difficulties is, in every way unsound and meantime, if something can be done on They are an elever. They are terribly like unhealthy. I suggest, that, at best, the the lines suggested a step forward will life like a monkey is terribly like a man.ight of that theory can only throw on have been taken.
Yet instinctively one feels they are only the present a strange shadow from the caricatures of real life just as a monkey past. The only light to follow is the light is only a caricature of a rent man, that leads us home. It is the old light. There is something wrong, Something the true light, and yet a new light when that does not ring true:
we think of the unnumbered million
1 The food supervisor has given satisfac tion in his department, hut the cost of food seems to be steadily rising.
BUILDINGS.
The Alice Memorial Hospital having) been sold, efforts were made to purchase t building in the vicinity, and a house in Hollywood Road immediately opposite the old Hospital has been purchased, and will shortly be available for the work of the Dispensary.
It may be argued that patients would not use a special institution, but experi ence has proved that when the Chinese have had the benefits of Western methods demonstrated to them they realise that their prejudices were ill founded and they The Wing On Company, which par become advocates of treatment which chased the building from us, very kindly they at first opposed through ignorance, let us have the building at a moderate As an illustration it may be mentioned rental throughout the year, which that when the Alice Maternity Hospital enabled us to carry on the work without was opened a prominent Chinese gentle- interruption. The thanks of the Hosman stated that he thought the building pitals are tendered to --⭑ITI for this Recommodation.
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The Maternity and Nethersolo Hospitals have been painted and colour washed inside and out. The cost is heavy, but it is hoped that the work will last for some years and preserve the fabric of these buildings.
was too large, but, in a few years all the accommodation was required and recently similar institutions have been opened in Wanchai and Sayingpoon Districts by the Chinese Public Dispensaries.
O, you have sung a new song, but I years of this world's history.But.. age
will sing an cld.
by age. it shines more steadily and the And it shall shine like rubies, and it glory of its meaning becomes more clear.
shall ring like gold. And you have sung the little songs of
mating for and flea, But I will sing the great song that
thunders like the son."
It is the "Light of which St. John has said, "This is the True Light which' lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him. He came unto His Own and His Own received Him nót, but as many as received Him to them gave He power to become the sons of God," Beloved, now are we are Book of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be."
(Continued on nezt "column.) During the past year six nurses have been transferred from the Notbersole Hospital to the Maternity Wards, Eleven new ones have been taken on for training, Lectures have been given regularly in Elementary Anatomy and Physiology and other Medical subjects, besides practica instruction: Examinations have been held IF YOU WEAR GLASSES on all the subjects taught. In one) examination the Matron from the Goy there is almost as much confort and made in the work of training Chinese and gave a very good report on the planeurs
During the past year progress has been ernment Civil Hospital was examiner,
in wearing Fince-nez Lyo surses at the Hospitals, and we aru nurses work. has prevailed in the work during the past been carried on during the past year, perfect pair of cyte-for they fit to com
Report Glassen, as thero is, in, rosscming n thankful for the harmonious spirit that Very satisfactory Evangelistic work
It is surely possible in a Colony where there are so many wealthy and public spirited men to find one willing and able We still look to our many friends to to erect a fanitarium for open air treat find, the necessary funds, for our rebuild-ment of Tuberculosis. ing scheme and extension! The need is great and we are getting pur staff rendy for the larger Hospital accommodative
FINANCIAL
NURSING DEPARTMENT,
work has
The lacone from donations is 815,891, it is a decrease of 82,300 on the previous year, and the income from refunds year. The time has come when the Hos- although we are unable to report many fortably and securely that you forget you. $24,000, being $1,800 less than that of italy should be made more efficient as a baptisms, four patients have been bapt, 192), but the increase from. Interest and training school for Chinese nurses, this ised and four ethers have expressed their have them on-the most important in. investments was $1,400, the total and buildings and equipment.
ideal cannot be realised without proper desire for haptism. Apart from these being $3,503.95, The above inecne in elades apccial fees paid by some out patients.
The expenditure has been, heavy, a there is an item of 25,185 for rent, which sum we have had to pay, but we have received a proportion of it from sub- tenants, so that the loss is got so great as might appear
There has been no difficulty in securing suitable candidates for the Nursing school. All those received have been well educated young women. Unfortunately the present Hospital accommodation only allows us to take a small number" and many suitable candidates are waiting for
'Vacancies.
Apart from this expenditure, the ex-
We have been able to start an English politure for the year was $50,688, which class for the nurses for which the Hong is slightly less than in 1921. When it kong Government gives a grant. We are remembered that the salaries of two of extremely fortunate in having secured the the European staff have been paid from services of Mrs. Gordon Phillips as the funds since February, it will be soon teacher. that strict economy has been practised.
(Continued at foot of nezt Column.)"
before had never heard the Gospel The twenty-five years? Pince-nes Eye Glaaste many others have become interested, who provement in eye-glasses in the past Christian influence of the Hospital has heen felt not only in Hongkong, Int of any prescription in either, many country districts.
Foregular
It would be very good if we could bring Torks form are manufactured by the our work into closer contact with tho work on the New Territory where there Hongkong Optical Co., succesOTS is so little opportunity of receiving proper Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Ro medical treatment. On several occasions. some of the Chinese nurses have visited fracting Opticlaus-the most competent country churches to help in singing hymns optical manufacturing establishment in and to encourage the villagers. The on portunity for doing this was due to the South Ching-located in 53, Queen's kiadness of Paymaster Commander Rat cliff and Mr. Wells.
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