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THE AMBULANCES he had, and directed me to pursus.
PROBLEM.
ROTARY CLUB TO SPONSOR IMPROVEMENT.
SCHEME FOR FUNDS.
further enquiries with Mr. Alfred Morris, the Assistant Commissionor of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. 1. Interviewed Mr. Morris, wha promised to send a statement de Lalling the position and prospects of the Brigade. In the statement Mr. Morris said, "I have visiona and hopes of a permanent head- quarters, with sultable garage, and accommodation for staff and officers. All this has been mooted and le The Community Service Comven now taking definite shape. It mittee of the Hongkong Rotary will be well to point out that the. Club, having interested
Brigade has been working and ex- solves
ambulance service panding for the last 16 years, and through their Chairman, Rotarian L. G. Powell, who gave an account is indebted to the Chinese com of conversations held and the unity and the patronage. of suc- evolution of a scheme to provide ceeding Governors for its present status. The Brigade has obtained from the Government the use more ambulances and efficient service, at the Club accommodation for two motor an- weekly meeting, which was held in bulances, the accommodation nd- Lane Crawford's Restaurant joining the Eastern District terday. The Hon. Mr. S. W. 180
Sanitary Department offices at presided.
them-
give a more
of
The chairman announced that a Wanchat. The garage can house Rotary Club had been formed at personnel and also provide room Hankow, and that a telegram of for hand ambulances. congratulation had been despatched. He welcomed General A. S. Wong, from Canton, and Mr. Ho Kom tong, of Hongkong, expressing the hope that General Wong would start a Rotary Club in Canton when he returned there,
Mr. Morris gives details of the equipment and personnel necessary for the new station and estimates the cost. This statement was aub mitted to the Inspector General of Police for his cornments
Mr. Wolfe's View.
The Chairman welcomed the
Mr. Wolfe anid, "I consider a good, following new members, Rotarians deal of expense may be saved if an N. M. Currie, B. C. Field, P. Harrangement were made whereby Suckling and C. S. Waung.
the two ambulance servlees, the St. Adreasing the gathering on John and the Government, could "Community Service Rotarian co-operato. I am satiofled that from E. G. Powell said: can- working point of view the SL. not help feeling much out of John Brigade would do more good place in speaking about community
inity by running their ambulances in service, when I realise I am auch conjunction with the Fire Brigade. a newcomer to this community. than by running them independent- The only reason I have for doingly. So far, the St. John Ambulance so is that when the various Club Brigade have shown every desire Committees were being formed, to co-operate,
I
our President asked me to serve on "It is obvious that to get an ef the Community Service Committee fective ambulance service the actual
A chairman
protested, and said running service should be under one I did not know the community, but control, and that is what I should our President requested me to serve advocate. Even if the St. John in that capacity and so help with wish to run their own service they the organisation of the Club,
would do so quite satisfactorily from Then, before calling the Com- our point of view, provided it was munity Service Committee together, arranged that the ambulances be I began to look for some likely applied for at the Central Fire piece of community service that Brigade Station, and thint, in the might appeal to the Club. Just event of the Fire Brigade ambulance! about that time-about the end of being out, telephone message December-there appeared in the would be sent to the St. John South China Morning Post an Brigade Station, requesing them to Article untitled
"An
Ambulance send an ambulance to the place re- Service." The Editor, in that quired. There are a number of article, made severni suggestions points I should like to discuss with for obtaining in the Colony an im- the Assistant Commissioner of St. service-sub- John Brigade, if he wishes to proved ambulance mitting that with Government and obtain the utmost efficiency as re- private effort it could be done. garda ambulance services and co- ordination. I suggest, therefore, we should meet you and discuss the matter more fully"
Enquirica Started.
I called the attention of the Pre- sident to the article and asked if I might make enquiries into this on behalf of the Club. The Pre- sident, ing read the article, con- sented to my doing so. I first saw the Editor of the Morning Post, who gave me all the information
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Discussion at Meeting.
A meeting was arranged on March 17, at Polien Beadquarters, Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Morris and myself being present. Mr. Wolfe gave much (Continued on Page 10.}
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