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THE ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED -HOSPITALS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY TRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH. - 1924
TAIKOO
THE RENTS ORDINANCE.
IS IT A FARCET
A euse for possession which hadyan The as Tong da, which has just been ¦ innioitánt bearing on a number of notices built by the Taikoo Dockyard Company to quit pending in solicitors" offices to the order of the Tang On Steamship caine up for hearing yesterday befors Company for their Hongkong-Canton Mr. Justice Dyer Ball, when trade was successfully launched yesterday Cho Fiu, represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., sued the Kung Wo Restau
The Executive Committee had invited | LAUNCH OF THE "TUNG ON. several new enters to form a Build
SUCCESSFUL CEREMONY AT ing Committed and report us snon 'as ANNUAL MEETING.
possible, Inglaige crutres in Britain and, America there were special hospitals tor THE PROPOSAL NEW HOSPITAL,
disenses, of women and for children, and The annual meeting of subscribers to
to meet the need in Hongkong increased the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hos-accommodation would be provided for pitals of Hongkong, run in connection | these cases. While details of the scheme with the London Missinnary Society, was for re-building bad not yet been formuafternoon. hald vestoring at noon in the dark tated, it was thought advisable to indi
A large crowd of people, the major rant for possession, of a block of Guild- Roenn of the Chamiwy of Commerce. The cate the diretton in which progressity being highly enthusiastic Chineseng. Nos. 481 to 1001. Queen's Band West, Hon. Mr. P. 1. Holyoak presided and should be ande. All the hospitals had of all ages, but with a fair sprinkling for the purpose of reconstruction. there were also present: Mis A. Mehison erected by the generosity of resid- of Europeans, attended the sevennas.
ents of Hongkong, and in Hongkong at present there were those who coull, ha thought, give large, dountions for the erection of a new hospital and would find
Kenzie, Miss 1. K. Rayner (Matron of the Netherside Hospital), Mrs. J. B. Hass, Mr. “C. Gordon Mackie. Mr. A. Stevenson, Dr. T. W. Pearce, Mr. A. E Wright, Mr. W. L. Tuttenden, Dr Mitjog in so doing.
hell. Mr. J. M. Wangy Mr. H. J. Lamb,
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Mr. E. Davidson represented the defen-
which was perfornici in fine and intenselydants hot, weather.
e-construction.
The point at issue in the case was i Mrs. Greig, the wife of Mr, K., Greig, whether the notice to quit was good i the popular Chief Engineer of the Taiko view of the statement made therein as Dockyard, performed the christening | ceremony, breaking the customary bottle of champagne against the bows of the vessel with great success.
As the Tung fu slid easily down the slipway into the water, hundreds of hats were wayed in the air, a large number of people clapped their brands, and a brisk and sustained crackle of Chinese crackers! broke out.
With regard to the question of the Br. 12 M. Gilson, (Secretaly), and Mr. training of nurses. Mr. Holyoak said E A Harlow (Business Manager and; that in addition to the treatment of Phoquacist).
patients, the hospitals trained Chinese The CHAORAM annosmeed that the Exe-nurses. Three years were given to rutive Committer-had met onị May 14th | general nursing and one year to mater: and it was agreed that the Committee nits work. The value of this service to shond meet quarterly in futuris
Chinese, family-life could not be over- The General Commûter Mas elected estimated, as the infhience of the nurses as follows (on the proposithat of the was carried into the homes where thi
Tea was afterwards served, and during ninas, seconded by Dr. Marand): bebefits of early treatment of disease and this function, Mr. G. M. Young, manager The Hon. Mr. d. 11. Kemy, Mr. M. E. F. | hygiene were anknown. At present 20of Messrs. Butterfield & wire, said thas Aires, ME. 1. D. F. Beith, Mr. A. nurses were is trading, but with he had me there on such a hot day to Cameron, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. D. II. larger hospital. # could he trained. Carieron, Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, Mr. [Additional housing accommodation would 4. "A. Plummer. Dr. T. W. Peace, Mr. be resuired as the Nurses Huble was now J. P. Warren, Mr. G. M Your the full. Rev. Mt. Wells, Mrs. C. C. Hickling, Mrs. They were still asking for the sum of A. McKenzie, Mrs. J. B. Boss, Mrs.$3,000 for a new X-Ray apparatus for -the diagnosis and treatment-of-surgical
gangs.
The CHASHMAN then moved the adop time of the report and aequnts far' the. year 192: This was seconded by Me 3. H. Wucur and carried sannimously, w questions being asked...
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Mr. Davidson asked for
an adjourn
tent pending his Lordship's decision in
a similar case in which julgment had been reserved.
Mr. Potter expressed a desire to pro- seed, stating that there were several additional points to bring forward in this case.
is Lordship decided to proceed. As both parties agreed as to facts no evidence was called and Counsel pro ceeded to argue the case on its merits.
Mr Potter, for plaintif. said that witness, one might say, sich a hot vere- the notice to quit concerned seven houses mons. The Tung On, be sakl, would which were to he pulled down and re- accommodate over thirty first-class pas-built into une house in place of seven. sengers, and could, without exaggeration | Everything was to be pulled down and he described as one of the very best removed except the party walls which river steners running in and
Hongkong.
out of were at each end of the row of houses,
now44tsho༢༡n:i+t=rm!"}jehiivi་་འཡང་ifaགeeedyཡཱཝ The enterprise of the owners would, he less under n certain section of the Public Giving statistics of the number of euses treated, he said 1,029 in-patients were hoped; be followed by others, or the Health and Building Ordinance, and, if a notice to quit, which complied with the treated fast year making a total of dockyards of Hongkong might have to
Ordinance was not sufficient them it res 40.09% since 1987 The corresponding close down. He expressed his thanks to
duced the Rent Ordinance to "à farce. gures for cut-patients were, 13,802 in; Mrs. Greig for performing the christen. The budget for 1924 was then present-dividual enses for 0,529 attendances) and el. This showed that an estimated ex- 185,835 cases (or 250.000 attendances aping ceremony, and begged her accept-
proximately). He thought those figures ange of a souvenir of the occasion, penditure for the year of $572700, as com-
spoke for themselves. He was especintly Inis took the form of a pretty wrist mred with 257,931 Gr 1923, and after appealing to the public for belp, and was
wutch. allowing for $34,000 income from refunds sure they could ant, fail to be struck by and interests, leaves $22,000 to be coflect the extraordinary work of humanity that
the hospital was doing. e during the year,
ME WRIGHT proposed its admotion," Me. 4. M. Wond secundel. There were nu questions and the motion was mnr. ricti
Tue Executive Committee was elected as follows on the proposition of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. A. STEVEN- SUN-The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak (Chairman), Hon. Mr. R. Halifax (Deputy Chairman). Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, RC, the Hon. Mr. Chew Si Ki, Mr. D. H. Cameron, and Mr. J. M.
Wong
The Cminis then proposed that the Building · Committee,, which by described of a very important committre in view of the proposed crection of the new hus "pital, be elected as follows:-Mr. A. E Wright, Mr. A. E F. Airey,, Mr. *C. Little, the Hon. Mr. Chok Sia Ki.. Mr. J. M. Wong, Dr. Tso, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Gilson and Mr. Li Wong Kwong. The proposition, was seconded by Dr. T. W. PEARCE and carried.
Mr. J. M. Wose proposed a vote of thanks to the Hon. Treasurer (MP, Greenwood), to Mr. Butlin who had de putised for Mr. Greenwood, and to the fion, Auditor (Mr. J. R. Fleming). Mr. WEIGHT seconded the vote of thanks, which was carried.
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THE WORK OF THE YEAR
"GRAVE REMIAN'S APPEAL FOR SUPPORT. 2.
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Mr. Hay Tonz. compradore of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, said that he foresaw the time when Hongkong would be une of the greatest shipbuilding centres, and added that until the railways of South China" were, developed, waterways would hold the leading place as a medium of
The Chairman paid a tribute to the self-sacrificing work of the staff and hoped that Arms would increase their subscriptions and make use of the hos pitals for their native staff. He em phasised that, but for the work of the hospitals the Government hospitals, would be totally inadequate for the community's distribution. needs. When they issued their appeal he trusted that the Government could tome forward and respond generously, He referred the fact that in India the Indian Government made half grants to wards missionary hospital buildings, and said that when the appeal was issued he looked forward with confidence to Gove
to
ernment support. ·(Applause.)
Dr. Petice eulogised the Chairman's work during the year and proposed a
vite of thanks to bin.
The motion was carried."
A vote of thanks, to the Chamber of Commerce for the use of the Board Room concluded the meeting.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. Following is part of the annual report in these hospitals: made by Dr. R. MacLean Gibson, the acting superintens
donL.
Counsel went on to explain that the seven houses were at presipt being used for one purpose, by one tenaut, namely
as a restaurant. It was the intention of
the plaintiff to erret new party walls, which would be touching the old party walls and therefore, it would be a new building in the widest sense of the term.
Dealing with the problem of what was meant by revoustruction, Counsel and the solution to it was to be found in the Public Health and Buildings. Ordinance. Yr.. K. E. Greig thanked the owners Under Section 1(1)F of the Rests Ordi of the Ting Ou on behalf of his wife forcave the owner was entitled to get his the honour they had hid her in asking house at the expiration of three months her to come and christen the vessel. It if certain conditions were satisfied the had always been her wish to launch a ship, but although she came from a ship building centre, she had not done, so before.
Dr. Ma Luz, one of the owners of the Tang ta, said that she was the second river steamer his company had built. The figure was most lucky according to Chinese ideas. Confucius, in the book of Yick, said that was a sign of praise and fame. The Tuny.in was certain to win, fame and praise from everybody.
DESCRIPTION 18 THE VESSEL.
first of which was in order to recon- struct to much, an extent as to make a new building." The words "to such an extent formed tthe key note of this section. If the extent was such as to make a new building the teannt had to go. It was, therefore, it matter of im portance to the tenant to know the ex- tent of re-construction. It was im material what glass of building was to a new building. What the Oulisance re be referected: always; provided "it was quired was that the tenant he informed
of the exact nature of the re-construc tion, and be contended that they had been so informed.
Thirty-six years ago the medical work
The Tangu is a steel twin-screw river
Turning up Section 30 of the Public was began in the Alice Memorial Hos-
steamer having an overall length of 253 Health and Buildings Ordinapee, Coun pital, and as hecessity arose other build
"new building ings have been erected. In the earlier feet with a bread of 42 feet and a mould sel said the term
The was il generic term, comprising ne years many prejudices against westerned depth to main deck of 12ft. methods of treatment had to be overcome lower tween decks having a height of species. The first class covered the erec and having gained the confidence of the feet. 0 inches and upper 'tween deck tion of a new building in the widest people, it important that every effort feet 6 inches. "The vessel fallows the sense of the Ordinance; the second class usual river type of vessel with the pari was the alteration of any existing build- Aboit'd be maile to take advantage of the larger opportunities now available. gating bridge well forward, first-class fog. An existing building could be alter- passengers being forward and the 2nd-ed is such a way so as to make it a new The number of patients seeking treat T CHAIRMAN (Hon. Mr. HoLYOAK) met necessitates larger and improved class aft with steerage in the 'tween building in the sense meant by the Ordi
decks.
nance. The third class was nay exist- then addressed the meeting. He said hospital buildings so that the equipment that a copy of new Constitution was in-nay keep pace with the large increase
There are thirty-first-class statorooms, ing building to which a story was added; a building rluded in the annual report, its object in patients. The immediate need is to eight on upper deck forward, ten on boat fourthly, the conversion being to form a closer relationship be replace the Alice Memorial Hospital, dock forward and twelve on boat deck into a domestic building, when it bad not tween the subscribers and the Lundon which has been geld, and the Nethersold in efter deck house. The forward state been used as such; and, fifthly, the con Missionary Society. In this way it was in Bonham Read, which has 3 beds, by roots each have 2 cat berths folding version of such a building into a num hoped to create a greater interest in modern building to accommodate at least lavatory with hot and cold water service,ber of domestic buildings. Counsel uruoting the future developments of patients. There is no special has electric reading lamp for cach. berth and thought their case did not come within the hospitals The cause of the sick and pital for children in Hongkong, and the overhead fan. The lower saloon is band- classes 2, 3, 4 and 5 but obviously within he poor was one in which men of all increased number of beds for children sumely, panelled in oak while the upper the meaning of class No. 1. They were raees and creeds could unit and in Hong in the new hospital would help to supply salvou is done in mahogany, the floors making a clean sweep, with the excep Long the call for help was urgent. In that deficiency. Gynaecological patients of both saloons have been laid with teak tion of the party walls and the founda 1887, when the Alice Memorial Hospital should have a special ward which is not parquetry. The after staterooms each tions. founded, the prejudices against possible at present, and the out-patient have two berths, wash basins with hot treatment in hospital seemed in insur quarters should be greatly improved and and cold water service and overhead
ountabic, but Sir Kai Ho Kai was con- enlarged.
electric fans: a central dining saloon vinced that if the Chinese were kindly Sketch plans of the proposed new, hos neatly panelled and fitted up with tables, treated they would gradually" accept|pital were prepared in 1922, but wing chairs. etc." Western methods of medical treatment, to uncertainty as to the route of a pro- The second-class passcogers are accort The history of these hospital, had proved posed new motor road through the com-modated on the upper deck, there being the correctness of his foresight and their pound the plans have been held up for 08 den berths, a plentiful supply of fans being installed, also wash basins with a work and 'opportunities steadily increas the past two years. sed year by year. The stage had now. The estimated cost of the building re- hot and cold water supply.
been reached when the hospital equip|quired), at present rates, is $100,000. Re- The captain, officers and engineers are sent had become quite inadequate to ference to the past history of the hos accommodated in rooms forward on boat meet the needs of the work and a con- pitals shown that when the erection of deck. being separated from the passen stant strain was imposed on the doctors a new building was proposed the re-gers by a complete steel bulkhend extend and nurses who strived to maintain tissidents in the Colony, generously contri-ing the full width of the vessel All the standard of efficiency which they lind Luted to the funds, and we have con- latest requirements for piracy preven horn accustomed to in Home hospitals. fidence that at this stage in the develon- tion are being installed including a wire
The Alice Memorial Hospital had been ment of the work generous support will less telegraphy set by the Marconi Con Kold and the balance, after buying the again be forthcoming. During 192 there ] pasy--the Tang ( being the first river elispensary in Hollywood Road, had been has been a large variety of cases under steamer to have wireless fitted. Konorously granted by the London treatment, and it is encouraging that A powerful steam windlass i atted on Missionary fociety towards the erection | many have come while there was still of the new hospital. The Nethersole possibility of successful treatment, but Hospital in Bonhang Road, the gift of there is yet much in be, desired, Mr. H. W. Davis in 1603, had served. Our old X-ray plant having become useful purpose but the in-patient nu, seless a new apparatus would greatly modation was too limited for the patients aceking adinission; the outpatient de partment was out of date, and a modern operating theatre was an urgent need. They had been advised that it was im possible, with safety, to attempt exten. sive structural alterations..
A certain
Mr. Davidson, addressing his Lordship, said he could see nothing farcical in inter- preting the Renth Ordinance. The law of landlord and tenant had always been strictly enforced, so much so that in normal times toistake of one day in a notice to quit was sufficient to make the notice invalid. What be asked for in this case was that the iw be exactly com3- plied, with and for his Lordship to say, if the law had not been complied with, that the notice to quit was invalid. No doubt, whatever decision his Lordship arrived at, it would cause amount of inconvenience because it would affect a number of notices pending. Legislation of this kind was bound to cause injustice to landlords, but that did not mean that the Ordinance was farcical, His friend had told the Court that this notice correctly describes the nature of main deck forward with a capstan on re-construction. He had stated that it upper deck. The steam steering gear is was the landlords intention to pull down of the Wilson Pirrie type fitted over these seven houses and to reconstruct rudder head, a steam warping capstan them completely. He concurred that the in fitted alt on main deck. Bix lifeboats words of the notice agreed with the opera facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of are fitted on boat deck and all the usual tions to be carried out, but he submitted Surgical cases: a donation of $5,000 Board of Trade requiromenta for this class that the notice did hot comply with the. would supply our need in this respect. of vessel are being complied with.. Ordinance in that it was a mindescription We are very grateful to the subscribers "The machinery consists of two sets of of the work to be carried out because, for their anual donations and the trible expansion engines with two, cylin- in fact, the landlord intended to leave the amount received each year determines Arical Scotch boilers. A speed of 13 party walls standing and at the same time how far we can help the sick who are koninis anticipated by the huilders. described the intended, reconstruction, as A new hospital of 120 beds, erected on poor. The Chinese poor bear their The Sitha Bister ship of the Tuna "clean sweep. It was for his Lord- the site of the Nethersole Hospital, burdens bravely, but when sickness also under construction by the Taikoo ship to decide whither the notice was Bonham Road, would best replace the comes upon them their misery is indeed | Dockyard for the same owners will be good. Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitali. | greuḥ,
launched in shout one month's time.
His Lordship roserved judgment.
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