CORRESPONDENCE,
(To the Editor. Hongkong
Telegraph.")
Kowloon Hospital.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Kowloon Hospital as early as YESTERDAY'S CRICKET.
1920, when it approached the
late Mr. E. J. Noronha, J. P. (one
of the most prominent and most SHAMEEN
by 28 runs.
DEFEAT K.0.0.
widely respected residents of An enjoyable all-day orlokot Kowloon) and roquested him to match was played at Kowloon ascertain whothor It would be yesterday, when the Kowloon Sir,--The astounding action of possible to secure the services of Cricket Club were "at home" to the Government in appointing the Franciscan Missionarios the Shamoon Sports Club,and the foreign women to the hospital Mary the Order which staffe visitors won on the first innings service in proforonco to British the excellent Shanghai General
public hospital The Shameon mon compilad alators has sightly caused a wave Hospital- of indignation to swoop over the under the control of a body of 141, to which A. T. Lay con- British population of this Colony, nine Governors elected annually tributed 46, H. Overy taking 3 for By British, I most natives of the throo by the Consula, four by the 21 and F. Goodwin 3 for 31.
The K.0.0. replied with 113, British Isles, direct descendants ratepayers of the International
and two by tho A. W. Ramsay knocking up 25, of the colonisers of the British Boltloment, Empire, and not the title British Council of the French Concession. Surg. Lt. Pomfret took 5 for 42,
Tho Franciscan Missionarios as applied to foreigners who have boon fortunate enough to first see of Mary wore, however, unable and F. C. Doro 3 for 7.
Going in to bat a second time,) the light of day in an outpost of to sparo Sistors for Hongkong the Bhameen eleven scored 100,
and It decision
dolay- WSH
H. S. Gordon baing 1 not out. the Empiro.
it wab ascertain Goodwin took 4 for 22 and, W. I say such an action is astounded until ing because there can be no leg-ed, early in 1923, that the Gorvin 2 for 10. itimato excuse for ignoring the American Maryknoll Sistore, who claims of one of the most honour. were about to establish, hospitals the Kwangtung Province, od of our British profoss loos in which to-day has in its ranks amight find it possible to undertake large nurabor of British woman the work.
awaiting appointments ovoracas. The British Empiro is their right-mont
DAY BY DAY.
Yesterday's charity football:
by
. Before entering into an agroo-match between tho Services with theso Sisters the and the Rasta resulted in A ful field, because it is very cortain Government very winely invited draw of three goals all. A. full "Wanderer" ig that no foreign country will the opinion of the Kowloon Ro-report extend them the proferance that sidents' Association. The mattor our Government has shown for was fully considered by the Com-unavoidably hold over until to- mittee of the K.R.A., which in- the Maryknoll Mission.
The religious aspect is only formed the Government that it secondary to the patriotic point approved the scheme on corta in
morrow,
Fivo junk mistrousos wero tinod
a.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1924.
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of view. The war taught those conditions-i.c. that full controls, or given an alternative of five The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. of us, who experienced the of the Hospital he retained in the days, in the Marine Court this
nursing, necessity for
what hands of the Government, and morning, for anchoring their British women could do, and yet that the Sistors should function junks within less than 100 foot of now we find British officials solely as Nursing Sisters, all ro low wator mark between the forgetting the tio which bindsligious influences boing strictly hours of 9 p.m. and 5
yesterday. Each pleaded guilty. our Empire together--Patriotism, excluded,
These are. I understand, tho Obviously, relativo qanti-
A charge against a woman of cations were not taken into conditions of the agreemani into. account, otherwise there would which the Government has since procuring six young girls for the not have arisen the ured for the entered with the Sisters. The purposes of prostitution is now protosts which are now being hospital will be a Government engaging the attention of the
the When
woman appoared, heard. The training of British hospital, and will be is charge Secrotariat for Chinose Affairs. Bursos is particularly thorough, of a Government Medical Officer for Mr. N. L. Smith, at thell
will bo assistad, if and only three holding corti- who
alber Govern- Central Magistracy, to-duy, Mr. ficates won in examinations sot necessary, by
Medical Officers. The North, of tho S. C. A., said that by famous British medical men ment are allowed to come oversous. Sistors will in all matters be on these girls were now sholtered in What are the qualifications of the the same footing as the socular the To Leung Kok (a Chinese sistors of the Maryknoll Mission? Sisters employed in the Govern benevolent Even if the rompectivo qualifica-mont Civil Hospital, and the remand tions were equal, the Government services of any Sister violating Worship. should have been actuated by the tion of blood.
any of the conditions of her appointment (eg. that relating to the strict exclusion of religious intloonces) may be immediately dispensed with.
WEB
SENT
ON
APPROVAL.
institution). A
ordered by
his
WEATHER REPORT.
Nov. 12d. 11h. 15m.-Pressuro stationary from Shanghai to W. Japan. It has decreased slightly olsawhore.
The anticyclone conditions aro unchanged.
I should have liked to see the result of voting on the question by members of the Ex-Active
Finally, I would have the fowis Sorvico Men's Association, be- Couso I am sure that all those noisy opponents of the Govern men whe sacrificed much that ment's action understand that the England might live, would not be vast majority of the residents slow to recognise the claims of of Kowloon believe that what is the women who nursed many of good enough for the public of them back to health and strength. Shanghai and Colombe is good tonds from Capo St. James to With all reverence I say, nir. for enough for them, and aro in full God's sake and for the sake of agreement with the decision of the Empire we are so proud of. both the Government, and the lot us be British in one of its Committeo of the K.R.A. If they outposts.
Enclosing my card.
Yours ofe
LOYALIST.. Hongkong, Nov. 11th, 1924.
doubt it, let them be prepared, as have suggested, to abide by vote of the whole foreign com munity of Kowloon. if they aro not ready to do this, let them for ever hold thoir poace. It is the two privilege-and the duty of a Sir.-During the past wooks I have frequently dis-minority to be silent. cussed with Kowloon friends (mostly non-Catholics) the lotters!
Yours ute..
KOWLOONITE.
which have been appearing in the Hongkong, Nov. 10th, 1924,
Pross with reference to the staff
ing of the Kowloon Hospital, und;
Sir, The Rav. Kirk Maton-
A trough of low pressure ux-|
Guam.
Moderate monsoon may be ox-
pected along the S.E. Crust of China and over the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall, for the 24! hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. 0.00 Inch. Total since January Lat, 97.86 inches, against an average of 81.21 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Forecast. District.
1 Formosa Channol N.E. winds,
frosh.
of
China between N.E. winds,
It is, however, H.K. & Lamocks moderate;
a3 H'kong to Gap fine.
Rock.
I can assure those gentlemen achie appears to revel in a fight, who are waxing so wrath over and over losos an opportunity 2 South coast the agreement into which the of taking up the cudgels when a Government has entered with the scrap opens. American Sisters that they will-much to be regrotted that if they attempt to sound it--lind clorgy man of a Hongkong church that public opinion in the Pouin- should not hava considered it aula is extremely resentful at the boneath his dignity to be drawn attitude taken up by those who into the disgraceful uxhibition of have been posing as the ropres-narrow-minded bigotry which has entatives of that public opinion. been disfiguring the pages of the for somo time: Those scribes possibly represent local Pross the opinion of their own little concoming, too, a matter which
one between the of elique. and may be able to call is onlirely
South coast of China batwoon H.K. & Hainan
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong, November 18.
the broad-minded Britons
a neoting and forward a petition Government and the residents of this Colony. At Home such protesting against the decision of Kowloon, noither of which methods would lie scoffed at, and
Government of the
and
of parties is likely to allow itself to the people of Kowloon aro if prepared to prove the Committee of the Kowloon be dictated to by a small number necessary
this small noisy suction Residents' Association: Init of people on the Hongkong side to that meeting and that poti-of the harbour, who, under the of bigots that there is to-day ne tion would represent only that cloak of patriotiam, are striving room in our broad Empire for the .Brouse in this peaceful vilo methods of those who would particular little clique and not the to considered opinion of the people cosmopolitan community thoseold spread the poison of religious who would of Kowloon. If those agitators narrow religious projudicus which hatrod. The mon are honest, and if they continue the people of England buried in introduce the principles of the to question the decision of the dishonoured grave a generation Ku Klux Klan into Hongkong Committee of the Kowloon Ro- ago.
sidents' Association, lot them do-
clare that they will be preparod
inust know that their work is Youre etc..
absolutely opposed to the spirit. ANTI-BIGOT. of Christ. It was a Protestant, Honry Ward Boecher, who onco declared that those who foster Sir, Mr Maconachio proach-roligious intoleranco need another
to abide by a vote taken at a Hongkong, Nov. 11th, 1924.
mooting of all foreign realdonts of
Kowloon specially called to voto
on the question: "Do you approve ing last Sunday on the text: Christ to die for them!
Wo must work the works of
Catholio Nursing Bistors:
to
I am not sure whether Mr. of the decision of the Government and of the Committeo of the Him that sent Me," evidently in-Maoonachie is a Scotchman, but K.R.A. to employ Catholic Sisters torproted his work to be the stirr-I would remind him of Robert to staff tho ΠΟΥ Kowloon ing up of religious strife in this Louis Stevenson's tributo Hospital?" At such a meeting Colony. In his efforts he does the only businose should be the not hesitate to adopt the cam- taking of the voto, and there ouflage lessons learnt in the Great 'spoutlog" to stir War, and he attempts to cover up should be no
his soctarian bitterness by ro up religious projudices.
the
"To see the infinite pity of this
placo. The mangled tmb,} the devastated face. The in-1 nocent sufferor smiling atļ the rod. A fool wore tempt: od to deny his God, "Ho soos he shrieks; but if he gaze again, Lol beauty springing from the bod of pain. Ho marks the Sisters on the mournful shores. And ayan a fool is allont and ndores."..
I have boon at some pains to forenses to "the exclusion of our got at the truth of this whole own countrywomen" and matter, and I learn that the calling in of a foreign sisterhood."
"Our American cousins"! Hongkong Government, boing
Mr Maconachie doolaros that aware of the fact that the employ mont of Catholic Bistors had prov- he is "not stressing onough," I ed so successful in public hospitals wonder whother the Rov, gontlo- elbowbore-notably the Shanghai man would be proparod to wol-: General Hospital and the Gov-come a community of Catholio
Civil Hospital Pernmont
at Nursing Biators from England.
This manifost camouflage, will | Colombo-took up the considor. ation of their employment for the not dageivs avon a small minority Hongkong, Nov. 10th, 1984.
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