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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
ROTARIANS EFFORTS TO STAMP OUT LEPROSY
Work Of Chinese Mission
To Lepers Outlined
What Rotarians in Shanghal have done in the matter of pre- venting the spread of leprosy and relief of the victims was outlined by Mr. William Yinson Lee. for seven years President and now Di- rector of the Chinese Mission to Lepers, at the weekly tiffin of the Hong Kong Rotary Club at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday.
Visiting Rotarians introduced by the President. Mr. T. B.-Wilson, were:-Messrs. K.-8. Inul and P. Deltz (Shanghai). A. Hoffmeister. (Canton), W. A. Nodes (Hornsey), Edward M. Fang and J. M. Han- sen (Nanking) and, E. L. Pan (Tsinan).
Other guests present were Messrs. A. J... Campbell. H. H. Beddow. C. M. Manners. I. W. Murray. G. Hayes, H. J. Tebbutt, D. K. Hislop and A. H Veltman.
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GENERAL
WOMAN'S DEATH FUNERAL OF
FOLLOWING OPERATION
An Inquiry into the death of Chuu Yuk-yth, a woman who had! died from peritonith following on an operation at the Kwong Wah Hospital, was commenced at the Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. Barnett, sitting as Coroner, and a. Jury comprising Mesira L Kadoorte (foreman), J. M. Wong arid A. 8, MacKichan.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo was present in Court. representing the interests of the Kwong Wah Hospital." Mr. Peter Sin. was also present to hear the case in the interests of Dr. Y.
K. Ng of the Kwong Wah Hospital Dr. G. Henry Medical Officer at the Kowloon, Hospital, stated that he had conducted the post-mortem and had determined the cause of death as peritonitis.
PORTUGUESE
RESIDENT
LargeTM Attendance
At GravesideTM
The funeral took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Cemetery or Mr. Jullo C. V. Ribeiro, who died at his residence, No. 1, Minden Avenue, Kowloon. on Monday..
The Rev. Fr.. Rossi officiated at the graveside,
The following were among those who attended:-Messrs. E. M. V. de Souza, O. Barretto, E. Aduino, H. H. Xavier, M. A. Simões, F. V. Ribeiro. A, J. C. da Rocha, V. C. da Rocha, J. M. da Rocha, D, JL Lopes, E. J. Figueiredo, Ezra, 3. R. Castilho, Leo D'Almada, Sar., F L. Sequeira, S. Q. Botelho, H. A Lammert, J. C: Guterres, C. As-
Basto, sumpcao, A. H.
J. M.
In Shanghai, practically every grasp of the problem which
Ro- had decided to tackle. These trips philanthropic project has tarians actively identified with it served, the double purpose of let- and I am pleased to note thatting the public-spirited men and dis- of leprosy-affected Hong Kong Rotarians are "doing women their bit" to ald the
and encouraged young Noronha, C. M. C. Alves, H A under-tricts know of the existence of leprosy
Barros, J. A. A. Alves, F. X. Soares "privileged and those in need. I the Chinese Mission to Lepers, as doctors to take up leprology.
remember attending a meeting of well as giving our general secre- Under the heading of Informa-F. M. B. Graca, H. A. de B. Botelho this Club about five or six years tary first-hand knowledge of the tion. the Mission is co-operat-Dr. J. W. Barnes and Dr. E. L. de
with world rellef or-Souza, ago when the need of playgrounds leprosy situation in those dia- ing for under-privileged children' was tricts. discussed. I believe it was through the support of the Hong Kong Rotary Club that the Hong Kong Playgrounds Association was form.
the street urchins indulging in
in healthy games these play- grounds Instead of aimlessly roaming the streets.
MANY DISTRICTS
The principal parts of North. South. and Central China were
gans furnishing information Wreaths were sent by Marina, about the disease in China and Baby, Angel and Carmen V. Bar- introducing new medicines and retto. Mr. A. Rohel. Yue Lang-hing, drawing plans and projects.
Yu Klang-po, Mrs. Florrie Chan Under the heading of Research and Mrs. Mary Young. Mr. and Mrs. were F. X. V. Ribeiro, Mr. and Mrs. J sponsored co-operation attained F V. Ribeiro, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. with research institutions: collec- tion made of literature on leprosy: leprosy records standardised,; lep- rosy conditions investigated and data for statistics gathered.
ed, and it is a pleasing sight to see covered, and it was not long before work. leprosy conferences
leprosy hospitals at Nanchang," in we received appeals for help to build
Klangse Province. Foochow. Amoy and Tenping In Fukten. Sinwa In Bunan, Jukao in Kiangsu, Holhow and Loting in Kwangtung and other places. In all of which the Mission did something of a sub- stantial nature.
Independently of their Club. group of Rotarians in Shanghai started the Chinese Misalon to
Under the heading of Donation, Lepers of which fact I am par
the Mission receives donations to ticularly proud, as members of the
Where leprosy hospitals were carry out work under the four pre- Shanghal Rotary Club have since planned our Mission requested that vious headings: appeals to the provided additional directors and one half of the initial cost be rais-public for Christmas gifts to officials to the Mission. Excepted locally. For instance, in both lepers; enlists membership to the donations for Christmas gifts and Nanchang and Holhow the local Mission and promotes tag-days for other special occasions the Mission committees each required $10.000 the Shanghai Lepresarium. has never made any appeal for for their buildings and equipment. GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION help to the Club.
We gave them each $5,000 and they raised the same amount locally.
NATION-WIDE WORK
The Chinese Mission to Lepers is the only institution in China doing nation-wide work in combatting, leprosy and alding levers,
The Mission went Afty-Alty with those committees... for their first year's budget which amounted to about $5,000 each. In other words we paid them $2,500 each for the first year's expenses with a gradually de- creasing amount each year, so that the hospitals could stand on their own feet in the fifth year.
"In 1928, 12 years ago. Mr. Wil- liam. Danner. the General Secre tary of the American Mission to Lepers, came to China to make a survey of leprosy conditions. He was the speaker at a Rotary meet- ing and mentioned a number of facts which were not generally
FREE, CLINICS known concerning the scourge in In other cities, the Mission or. this country. For instance, heganized free clinics where lepers made the astounding statement may come for their regular in- that there were one million lepers jections of chaulmoogra oil the in China; that neither the Gov-curative agent in leprosy. Large ernment nor any Chinese Institu- quantities of this oil had been tions doing anything for their purchased by the Mission for free relief that this neglect was caus- }distribution to leper hospitals and ing the disease to spread: that jto physicians who wrote for sup· there was a cure for the disease plles for their indigent "patients. in its early stages which could
Although we made plans for our
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Leprosy is a big subject-20 min- utes on it only scratches the surface.
Rozario, Mr.- Toshiyuki Katsunuma (Manager, Osaka Shosen Kaisha), Nippon Yusen Kalaya, Lf Man Hing Kwok and the Managers and Girls of the Paris Silk Store.
marked improvement, is 'shown after a few months, say, six months. Several "
successful "pures" have been affected. A patient must be hospitalized in order to get real results, for hygiene and proper diet must go hand in hand with. the medical treatment.
to evacuate.
We had nearly 100 lepers in the A few brief tacts will be interest-Shanghai Leprosarium in various the disease. Several ing concerning leprosy. which is stages of one of the oldest diseases and of were reported to be well on the which so ttle is known. A cen- road towards recovery when hos- tury ago, the victims, of the tilities broke out, which forced Some dis- Scourge in Europe numbered them hundreds of.. thousands, but persed to unknown destinations. rigorous measures adopted for but half of the original number checking its progress and the atter are being cared for within the
Settlement International ban under which lepers were put by law and custom, had the great. Shanghal.
influence in eventually era
est
dicating leprosy practically from western countries.
Government legislation
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China if properly carried out, can similarly eradicate leprosy within a century, depending upon the measures adopted. The Chinese Government, through the efforts of the Chi- nese Mission to Lepers, have leprosy laws ready for pro- mülgation.
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ANNUAL BUDGET My successor
In
as President of
the Mission is Dr. F. C. Yen, a Rotarian
and now Minister of
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URBAN COUNCIL MEETING
All applications for licences were refused by the Urban Council út a
Health of the Chinese Govern- meeting yesterday at which Mr. Two-thirds of our budget P. R. Todd presided and the fol-
ment.
China,
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Mr. R A C.
The following is a list of licences granted by the Council between, August 12 and 13:-
is raised abroad and one third in lowing were present: Hon. Dr. P The Shanghai Municipal 5. Selwyn-Clarke, Hon. Mr. R. M. Council and the French Municipal Henderson. Hot. Council as well as the Chinese North, Mr.L. C. F. Bellamy. Mr. authorities in Shanghai make A. el Arculli, Dr. S. N. Chau, Mr. annual appropriations to the W. N. T. Tam, Mr. B. Wong Tape Mission.
and Mr. Tang Shiu-kin. The Government of the Philip- Every year Christmas gifts are to be enlarged within a very brief pine Islands spends one-third of forwarded to every leper institution period as we received good support its total appropriation of 4.000.000 in China, in suns ranging from from numerous quarters. We had pesos for" public health work. on $500 to $50...
While some dear ladies
Food factories 3, Food shops 1. a budget. of $30.000
are 7.000 a year for leprosy work. practically the seven years that I lepers in one Colony alone Culion. distinction in their clothes, others Milk shops 2. Laundries 1. Swine 1, Eating served the Mission, as President. Two thousand lepers have been merely show distinctly, so I think 4. Offensive trades On the completion of our $120.000 paroled as free from the disease-I have shown distinctly how houses 2. Shanghai Leprosarium in 1936. the the health authorities do not like Breal are the opportunities for annual budget was increased to to be so deñnite as say they are Rotary to do something for the $50,000 a year.
save thousands of unfortunate vic work in the beginning. these had tims of the disease and that at that time less than 5,000 lepers were being cared for out of the one million and these by mission ary institutions only.
A CHALLENGE
That speech came as a chal- lenge to a number of Chinese Rotarians. We immediately got together and invited Mr. Danner' to give us some idea 'of what we should do in the way of affording relief as well as doing something to prevent the spread of the scourge in China.
OUTLINE OF WORK
The following is an outline
of the work that has been done
a committee of 15, including fourstruction.
"cured"
There
INCUBATION PERIOD
suffering and needy,"
show
In conclusion, I would like to say that it is forbidden to ask for The incubation period in leprosy donations in most Rotary Clubs Is the longest of any known dis- but. bless your hearts, fellow ease it may také 6 months for the Rotarians. so were apples in the disease to appear after infection. Garden of Eden. I know your
News Briefs
The Soviet Ambassador to China,
Relief.or it may take 20 to 30 years. It active secretary. Harry Hong M. Luganets Orelsky, accompanied
were
the
by the Mission since its or- ganization 12 years ago. Under the heading of Some one suggested that an existing leper institutions is often impossible to say how a Sling. will be only too glad to by his wife, arrived in Hankow by anti-leprosy organization be form- subsidized; free medicine dis-Tictim was infected. In 1934. receive from you your contribu- air from Russia on Sunday even- ed under Christian auspices. Itributed; individual lepers helped: Dr. Ligodaky infected himself in tions and I would also ask the ing. The Ambassador was recent- pointed out that this had limita-modern leprosy hospitals establish the presence of three physicians. Club to consider the Chinese Mis-ly, recalled to Moscow for a series tlons If we were to perform some ed: patients given material and Four months later, he developed sion to Lepers when it is making of diplomatic conferences. real services to the country. So moral support and spiritual, in-clinical evidence of the disease: its annual donations.
Three years later he reported his Called
to thank upon Rotarians, was formed; the latter Under the heading. of Publicity. cure as the result of treatments speaker, Dr. J. H. Montgomery
said that he was himself interest being Dr. Fong Sec (the present the Mission published the Leper with chaulmoogra ell Governor of the China Rotary Quarterly and various pamphlets In the free clinics operated ed in the subject from a medical District). Mr. George Fitch. Dr. and charts dealing with the dis-
point of view and remarked that W. 3 New and myself, to organize lease: educated the public and
in recent years great progress the Chinese Mission to Lepers. Instructed "patients: stimulated
had been made in the cure of this The first step was to secure an government interest; encouragéd
disease. He wished Mr. Lee suc- efficient general secretary whom appropriate legislation; established
cess in collecting money for estab- we sent out to various leprosy auxillaries throughout China; held
lishment of curing centres centres to enable him to get a essay contests on the subject of
China.
POP REAL FISH-HOUSE PUNCH
I SAY!
SERVED OUT THE `· AQUARIUM INSTEAD OF
THE PUNCH !
by the Chinese Mission, to . Lepers in various parts of Chiná, leper patients come once or twice a week for their injections. In the majority of cases, where regular infec- tlons have been made,
In
The Imperial "Airways' plane Daedalus left för Bangkok yester- day with 208.403 kilos of mail and, 24.833 kilos of freight.
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JAPANESE PLANES
Canton. August 18, Bheklung station on the Canton-Kowloon Rail- 'way was raided by alx Japanese planes early this morning
Eight heavy bombe were aimed at the steel bridge there but went wide of their mark. The railway track was slightly damaged."
Later, another squadron of 18 Japanese raiders from Tongkawan, ralded Yuentam, Pakong and Kun- tien on the Canton-Hankow Railway.
On their return journey, several of the raiders passed over the southwest suburbs herc.:
A third squadron of 18 raiders were reported to be beading for this city at 11.45 o'clock, but only three appeared at noon, flying at a very high altitude. (Central News)....