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CHRISTMAS COMPETITION
OPEN TO ALL READERS.
$100,00
FOR THE BEST LETTERS
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PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN.
ANNUAL REPORT OF LOCAL SOCIETY,
FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
AND DISEASE.
The following report has been issued by the Committee of the Hong Kong Society for the Protec tion of Childreu.
The report, inter alia, states: --
As the Society's financial year thought desirable to bring into line ends on October 1 it. har besh the cases report, and this report therefore deals. with easen inves tigated between November 15, 1930, nad October 31, 1981.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO STUDY THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; AND IN
·EVERY SUBSEQUENT. ISSUE UP TO DECEMBER 25 DECIDE WHICH YOU THINK IS THE BEST. AND WRITE A SHORT LETTER GIVING THE REASONS FOR YOUR DECISION. LETTERS MUST REACH THE
During the period the Society has ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER been called on to deal with three NOT LATER THAN JANUARY hundred and thirty-three cases in 1, 1982, AND MUST BE ACCOM-which the welfare of five hundred PANIED BY A CUTTING OF and sixty-two children was affected, THE ADVERTISEMENT TOU In the earlier month nearly all HAVE CHOSEN, AND AN ENTRY the cases were found by the So- FORM (PRINTED ELSEWHERE ciety's Inspector in the course of IN THIS ISSUEN
rialta to the poorer districts and to hospitals and clinics; but latters ly, on the work of the Society be cuma better known and aloser liai- aun was established with other or- ganizations, the great majority of the cases have been reported by members of the public or by officials such as the magistrates, polico, and doctors in charge of the Chinese Public Dispensaries.
A PRIZE OF $50.00.
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WRITER OF THE
BEST LETTER.
The Winning Letter, and the advertisement securing most votes, will be published in the Hong Kong Daily Press on January 7, 1982.
WE ARE ALSO OFFERING A PRIZE OF $10.00 RAOH WEEK UP TO CHRISTMAS, FOR THE BEST LETTER GIVING YOUR REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE OF WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO
As the Society's work grew it bus obvious that one Inspector investigation of the increasing number of nuw Bases and at the
could not possibly cope with the
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timo adequately supervise easts on hand. There were, mere over. clear indications that the re- quirements of the Kowloou Penin ulu were not receiving sufficient attention.
Accordingly an additional In-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931.
Where it has been clearly appen ent that the poverty of the parente made it impossible for them to supply sufficient food for their children the Bcoisty has come to. their aid
It has in one hundred and forty- one enann supplied food, this in the. great majority of onses taking the form of milk preparations for those of suitable ago—which incidentally onsures to the benefit of the older children no it relieves the strain on the family purso
There is no doubt whatsoever that the Society has thus boon the means of saving the lives of a num- (ber of children and giving to others (a more promising start in life.
In many cases children who wore suffering from disonas wore found to be receiving no medion? -atten- tion. In one hundred and twenty- Your such cases the necessary‹ aid was secured by the Inspectors, and as the parents might be working from dawn to dark this not infre quently neociated the Inspectors themaolvas taking the patients to the hospital or clinių,
Many parents appear to regard the hospitals ae places to which their children should be admitted only, when all hope of recovery, has been abandoned
Novertheles eures have been numerous even in cases in which the condition of the children bas on- couraged little hope of success.
Vocational Training.
been those of several of children Among the cases of poverty have
either without relatives or whose who were dostitute, homeless and relatives were wholly unable to support. them. The policy of your Committee has been to place and maintain these children in institu
ions in which they will receive such vocational training us will enable porting members of the community. them to become useful and self-sup- The Society is now maintaining
nine such children.
In rumerous cases the Inspectors HAVE BEEN THE BEST ADVERSpector, Miss V. C. Chen, was a have found children begging: They, pointed and assumed duty at Kawand their parents when discover TISEMENT DURING - THK. PREVIOUS WEEK. LETTERS loon on July 1.
During July there was a fartherable, have been warned. Under the ACCOMPANIED BY A CUTTING beavy increase in the number of existing laws and in the absence OF THE "ADVERTISEMENT
casos. on the Island and by mid of reformatory schools or propor CHOSEN, AND AN ENTRY August your Committee were satis there is little that can be done for places of detention for children FORM. MUST REACH THE fed that, in order to secure, ada. ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEE quate supervision of the large nur the Society has been able to ar- thes children, but in several cares NOT LATER THAN THE ber of cases spread over an aren FOLLOWING DATES -
extending from Shaukiwan to Ken-range free schooling and, where nedy Town, the appointment of a poverty has been the cause, to help further Inspector and the division The child beggars are not always
the family. of the Island into two districts were the children of the very poor: essential.
Accordingly
further Inspector,many of the children of people Miss A., Anderson, was appointed earning decent wagon take to beg
king, The most offective means of and nasumed duty en September 1.
putting a stop to a practice which. is bad for, the child's morale would be for all to refrain from giving anything to these children:...
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$10-1st Competition-Beat. adrer tisement between November 23 and 28. Letters must be received not. inter than December 2 The winning letter and adver. tisement securing the most votes will be published in the Hong, Kong Daily Press on Monday December 7. $10.-2nd Competition-Best adver- 'tisement between November 30 and December 5. Letters must be received by December 9, results published December
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$10.-3rd Competition-Fest adver- tisement between December 7 and 12. Letlers must be reqoived by December 16, results published December 21. $10.-4th Competition-Best adver-
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Work of Oatholic Sisters. Your Committee were much con cerned as, to the inadequacy of the hospital accommodation available for the children of the Chinoce trial schools, the Society has been Pending the institution of induz- poor on the Kowloon Peninsula, able to arrange for destitute boys When therefore the Chinese sisters of the Precious Blood approached in the charge of the Tung Wah the Socisty in May last with a pro-by teachers of the V.M.C.A
Hospital authorities to be taught jeat for instituting at Shamshuipa
Children's Hospital with thirty Heavy Demands on Funds. beds your Committee felt that this Thanks to the efforts of Messr would be a valuable contribution J. O. Bollard, Tang Shiv Kin,. towards meeting a very urgent need Ngan Shing Kwan and T. N. Chau, and accordingly made a grant of the Society ended its financial year 81,000 towards the initial expeneca with balance in hand
$27,153.54 18 compared with a of fitting out the wards.
balance of $20,105.09 at the end of last year.
At this hospital Dr. MacGown tisement between Decembar 14 and 19. Letters must be received is conducting a children's clinic thrice weekly and the Society's by December 28, results Kowloon Inspector attends and published December 30.
giver her servicen. One hundred $10.-5th Competl'lon-Best advernd three different children attend- tisement between December 21 d as out-patients in the first 21 and 25. Letters must be received daya, The average daily attend-
80. by December.
anee of old and new out-patients is "remdita
now about eighteen. published January 4 $50.-Competition-Best advertise, ment between November 23 and December 25. Letters must be received by January 1, 1932, results published January 7.
The Editor's Decision is Final.
No correspondence will be entered into.
(No member of the staff of the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS in eligible for this competition).
The most outstanding fact glean ed from the year's experience is the extreme poverty in which many of the community
living-a poverty for which there is no or ganized relief.
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No Income AÐ ANI Out of the three hundred and thirty-three cases dealt with during the period under review there were - forty-four enses in which there was no income at all, while in a further one hundred and sixty-three cases the family income did not excred 34 per head per month out of which to provide food, clothing and lodg. ing.
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CHRISTMAS COMPETITION
ENTRY FORM
$50.00 Competition
To the advertising manager.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
11, IOE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG
In my opinion the attached is the best advertise- ment which has appeared in the Hong Kong Daily Press, between the dates of November 23 and December 25. I enclose a letter giving reasons for my choice. I bave read the conditions of this competition and agree to abide by them.
ME. Signed MAE. MISE
Address....
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With the expansion of the So- eiety's work there has been a ent responding inereare in expensas and the next fanncial year will sec heavy demands on the Society's funds
Your Committee desire to X- press their thanks to the Hon. Auditora. Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, for their services to Mesars Glaxo Laboratories and The Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Milk Co., for applying their respec tive preparations at special prices which effect a considerable saving of expense for the Society; to the Head of the Sanitary Department for permitting the use of the Board Room for meetings of the Com- mittee the Police, to the Officiale of Secretarint of Chinese Affairs and to Doctors and Hos pitals for their valued co-operation: and to the Press of the Colony for its intercet in the Society's work and the gratuitous publication of lists or subscriptions and other matter.
to
PASSENGERS.
Arrivals.
The following passengers arrived yesterday by the P. & O. 8.8. Corfu from the North:-Sister J. Duoros, Sister M. Keegan, Mr. K. Brown, Miss A. Bosanquet, Capt. R. Thompson, Mr. D. Darayanani, Mr. G. Mann, Mrs., Master and Misa Green Mr. J. Durnell, Mr. G. Davios, Mr. G. Shafigullin, Mr. G. Wright, Mr: T. Ross; Mre. W. Cole, Mr. A. C.bbona, Rov. R. Fitch, Mr. Sturton, Mr. A. Trout, MY N Chinikoff, Mr. Cora,, Mr. J. Aa- quith, Dr Becker, Mr. and Mr Candlin, child and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Schenck, Mr. Brandt, Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, Mr. Corson, Mr. Weisenthal, Mr. Strenser, Mr. and Mrs. Lintall, Mr. Patkiof. Mr. Tivonuk, Mr. P. Moin, Mr. J Chijoff, Mr. J. Renkoretzky, Lady and Miss Stow, Viscount Glenapp, Hon. Patr. Mackay, Hon. J. Mat kay, Miss Course, Mr. A. Howes, Mr. C. Polhill, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, Miss Alderman, Bro. T. Edwarda Mrs. Appleboom and child, Mr. A Lloyd, Canon Streeter, Mr. and Mr. Macfarlano, Mr. J. Hadford, Mr. E. Grifiths, Mr and Mrs Mantoll, Mr. H. Dawson, Mr. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and infäht, amah of Mrs. Cardlin.
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