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THE YEUNG WO HOSPITAL.
(Continued from Pagg 2.)
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932.
ed as Chairman during the three succeeding years, and since then I have had the honour of acting In that capacity.
In January 1932. Thrice weekly. viz, ovory Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday the out-patients depart. mont is opened, and the number attending it la Increasing rapid-| ly.
SINGAPORE BASE.
NEW ZEALAND DECIDES NOT TO CURTAIL VOTE
On the 25th of January of this!
Wellington, May 18. year we were honoured by a visit The Singapore Naval Base will|| from His Excellency the Governor definitely be completed. The Sir William Peel, who was necom Government does not intend fur- panied by the Hon. Dr. A. R.ther to curtall the Singapore vete, Wellington, D.M.S.S. and the four It is stated that the Forbes Chinese mombera of Council.Į Government has decided not to During the ten years of its the interest shown by His Excel-nçcopt, the Exponditure Commis existence, I think that Young Wolency was a great encouragement alone recommendation that Now: has abundantly proved its useful-to us. ness, and has fulfilled the expec- tations of its promotors. It has
Ten Years' Progress.
met an urgent need of the Chi-
Zonland's naval defence be trans. ferred to the control of the British Government-Reuter.
Demand for Accommodation, During the last two years the neso at large. I bellova that its domand for bods Was ao great and gentlemen, for your kind pre. popularity la to a large extent that we were unable to cope with sence. due to its accessible and yet quiet the situation. Oftentimes our Mr. Kotewall's Speech; location, and its beautiful com corridors, nay, even our tea-room Hon. Mr. Kotowall; who spoke manding views of Happy Valley was occupied. It is well known in Chinese, said that he remem and the Race Course. Perhaps to the doctors working in this bored accompanying Sir Cecil to no less an extent is its popu-hospital that even my own office Clementi on an inspection of the larity duo
to the fact that we here is more often occupied by Hospital In 1930, when I Ex- stady, and cater for, the needs patients than otherwise, and so Icellency highly commended all of our patients to the very best was perforce driven to work with that he saw. A few months ago of our ability.
I think the growth of this in the staff in the general office he was again present at the Ios-
You may
now understand the pital when the present Governor stitution is unique. Whereas we necessity for this Now, Wing paid it a visit, and Sir William commenced work with 28 beds and which, after what has seemed an Peel was no less loud in his praiso 6 nursing sisters in 1922, we have almost endless waiting of 17 of the work of the Directors and to-day 10 sisters and 17 nurses months, is now completed. staff. On those two occasions with 67 beda bealdes 27 private.
In connexion with the nursing the new wing had not, of course, wards in the new wing. This service I desire to mention the been built. If the Hospital was
gives us a total of 94 beds.
οι Απο
In fact, to be exact, the life good work of Mrs. C. O. Hickling then able to do such good work, history of this hospital is only who was ably supported last year how much better work could it 9% years, and the actual working by Mrs. E. W. Kirk. Mrs. Hick-perform with its scope so much period is even shorter by Gling did much in reorganizing the enlarged to-day.
service during the period when "The new building." continued months. The memorable heavy rains of June 1926 and the early she was acting as visiting mat- M. Kotewall, is indeed part of 1920 were responsible for ron, which position she vacated one-finely conceived and finely the complete shutting down of the in April this year on the appoint-constructed. While secluded and is not far away, nor too hospital for 16 months, as the ment of the present Matron Miss quiet, wards and other premises on the Agnes-Chan, RN capable and high up the hill; while it is un- choked with experienced graduate of Toronto. disturbed by the noise of the city, ground floor were
Under the successful matron-it is accessible to chairs and care. rocks, debris, etc., washed down from the vicinity of Stubbs Road. ships of Miss Chau Luk Koo, Mrs. The beauty of its architecture, Even the garden was turned into C. C. Hickling. Mrs. E. W. Kirk the excellence of its appoint an artificial hill of mud and rocks, and Mins Agnes Chan, the nursing monts, the up-to-dateness of its This catastrophe almost sealed service has been brought to a apparatus, and the efficiency of its our fate at the time, because high level. conferring thereby nursing, leave nothing to be de- while on the one hand we had to great benefit on both the patients faired in regard to the comfort of
the patients. close down, on the other hand we and their attendants. had to spend over $10,000 in mak- Ing good the damage and clearing the debris. It was about the end of 1926, on the reopening of the hospital. that I assumed full charge.
Training of Nurses.
Operated at a Losн.
Dr. Li Shu-fan, added. Mr. Kote- wall, had just said that this Hos- than Few people are aware that dur-pital was established less ing the past nine years the hos-ten years ago. Eulogy was super- pital was operated at a loss: no fluous when those present saw be- dividend or interest was paid for fore them such a magnificent ex- four continuous years: and for tension. Dr. Li had also sald In the Summer of 1927 we es-four out of the five years which that the Directors had to resort tablished a training school for were considered prosperous, the to a large loan for the erection of nurses. The
three nurses then Company paid only a dividend of the new wing, and he therefore once--1924-was a thought that the present was pro- enrolled graduated in the Summer 3% Only
were
of 1930. The number of proba-dividend of G% declared. As a bably not one for congratulations. matter of fact the company's, He (Mr. Kotewall) held a differ. tioner nurses to-day is 17.
During 1928 our beds were found |Articles of Association do not per-ent view. The Chinese to be insufficient. Work was mit the payment of more than showing more and more faith in Western medical science, and ho therefore commenced in the build- (6% per annum. ing of four private wards on the In spite of the demand for beds was sure that to a well-managed top of the operating room, with a and the apparent prospority, we institution such as the Yeung Wo, Chinese patients would our By special duty room attached. The were heavily indebted to work was completed in the fol- banker for quite a few years. To- come for treatment, even from lowing year at a cost of $12,000. day you are good enough to con- distant places. He had no doubt In 1929 a new mortuary was gratulate us on the completion that before long the Directora built at a cost of approximately and opening of the new Wing: would be able to wipe off the in- $5,000. Another $3,000 was but I do not know whether this debtedness; and he congratulated spent on improving the kitchen, is yet time for congratulations, them on the courage they had to permit of European food being as our indebtedness as amount-shown in crecting the new wing served as well as Chinese. Owing fed to almost $200,000, while our which he considered to be a need- to the intention of our Doctors upital is only $150,000. There ed improvement. to systematically and gradually is, however, one thing I can suy, Hon. Mr. Kotewall-also-paid--a extend the work and accommoda- and that is that
to the charitable work we have the tribute tion of the institution, the former courage of our conviction that done by the Hospital, and ended congratulations to the name of Yeung Wo Nursing Home we are doing the right thing, and with
of Hongkong. Ltd. was changed we trust that Providence will Directors on the vision and fore- to "Yeung Wo Hospital, Ltd." in ever guide us out of our difficul- sight they had shown, to the ar- chitects Messrs. Little, Adams May 1920 by approval of the ties. Governur in Council.
In conclusion I desire to thank and Wood, particularly Mr. Lealle Messrs. Little, Ross, on the splendid design of It was in 1930 that we had the the architects honour of a visit by His Excel Adams and Wood, especially Mr. the building, and to the contrac- lency Sir Cicil Clementi who Leslie Ross, who was largely re-tors Messrs. Lam Tak and Co. on in which they had made a thorough inspection of the sponsible for designing and super-the manner buildings and evinced great in-vising the work of the building. carried out their contract. terest in our work. The year 1 found Mr. Ross a man of bound-
The Opening Ceremony. 1931 will always be remembered loss patience and high skill, be-
One of the nurses then present- very congenial] Wednesday, 15th June. as being the year in which charl-sides being a
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this $2,500 was voted for the im- Kuch an eminent firm as Mesurs, she opened the main door with a ........ Wednesday, 8th June,provement of the ground floor in Little, Adams and Wood as our gold key,
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