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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932.
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THE YEUNG WO HOSPITAL
(Continued from Page 2.)
|ed as Chairman during the three succeeding years, and since then I have had the honour of neting in that capacity.
Ten Years Progress
In January 1932. Thrice weekly,!
viz, every Tuesday, Thursday and - Saturday the out-patients depart
SINGAPORE BASE.
ment is opened, and the number NEW ZEALAND DECIDES NOT attending It Is Increasing rapid-
TO CURTAIL VOTE
1y.
.
Tho
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. Sir William Peel, who was accom-Government does not intend fur- panied by the Hon. Dr. A. R.ther to curtail the Singapore vote, It Is Blated that the Forbes Wellington, DM.S.S, and the four Chinese members of Council.Government has decided not to During the ten years of its The interest shown by His Excel-necopt the Expenditure Commie- exintance, I think that Young Wolency was a great encouragement sion's recommendation that Now has abundantly proved ita useful to us. nese, and has fulfilled the expec- tations of its promoters. It has
Demand for Accommodation.
Zealand's naval defence be trans- ferred to the control of the British Government.-Reuter.
met an urgent need of the Chi- During the last two years the
no great and gentlemen, for your kind pro- nesc ut large. I believe that its demand for beds was popularity is 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- corridora, nay, even our tea-room Ion. Mr. Kotuwati, who spoke munding 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 bered accompanying Sir to no less an extent is a pop hospital that even my own oflice Clementi on an inspection of the larity due to the fact that
Where is more often occupied by Hospital in 1930, when His Ex- study, and enter for, the needs patients than otherwise, and socollency highly commemlest 41 of our patients to the very best was perforce driven to work with that ho saw. A few months ago of our ability.
Cecil
I think the growth of this in-the staff in the general office. he was again present at the Hos You may Now understand thepital when the present Governor stitution is unique. Whereas we necessity for this New 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 praise 5 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.
On
occasions those two with 67 beds besides 27 private!
In connexion with the nursing the new wing had not, of course, wing. wards in the Bow
service I desire to mention the been built. If the Hospital was gives us a total of 94 beds.
This
staff.
It
Ana
In fact, to be exact, the life good work of Mrs. C. C. 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 9%1⁄2 years, and the actual working by Mra, E. W. Kirk. Mrs. Ilick-perform with its scope so much
16ling did much in reorganizing the enlarged to-day. by sherler period is even
"The new building." continued service during the period when montha. The memorable heavy rains of June 1925 and the early she was acting as visiting mat- Mr. Kotewall, is indeed part of 1926 were responsible for ron, which position she vacated one finely conceived and fuely the complete shutting down of the in April this year on the appoint-constructed. While secluded and as the ment of the present Matron Miss quiet, it is not far away, nor tool hospital for 16 months, wards and other premises on the Agnes Chan, R.N, a 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 necessible to chairs and cars. rocks, debris, etc., washed down from the vicinity of Stabba Rond, ships of Miss Chau Luk Koo, Mrs. The beauty of its architecture. excellence of its appoint- Even the garden was turned into C. C. Hickling, Mrs. E. W. Kirk the an artificial hill of mud and rocks. and Miss Agnes Chan, the nursing menta, the up-to-dateness of its This catastrophe almost sealed service has been brought to a apparatus, and the efficiency of its 2917 Inte 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 sired in regard to the comfort of
the patients. elose 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
assumed charge.
1
Cult
Dr. Li Shu-fan, added Mr. Kote- Operated at a Loss.
wall, had just said that this Hos
than Few people are aware that dur-pital was established less
Eulogy was super- ing the past nine years the hosen years ago. pital was operated at a loss: no Ruous when those present saw bc- dividend or interest was paid for fore them such a magnificent ex- four continuous years: and for tension. Dr. Li had, also said four out of the five years which that the Directors had to resort for were considered prosperous, the to a large loan for the erection of 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
Training of Nurses.
In the Summer of 1927 we es tablished training schoal
The
nurses,
of 1930. The number of proba-dividend of 6% dectured. As a hably net one for eongratulations. mutter of fart the company's He (Mr. Kotewall) held a differ- tioner nurses to-day is 17.
The Chinese were During 1928 our beds were found ¡Articles of Association do not per- ent view.
was mit the payment of more than showing more and more faith in to be insufficient. Work
Western medical science, and he therefore commenced in the build-16% per annum.
ing of four private wards, on the In spite of the demand for beda was sure that to a well-managed top of the operating room, with aand the apparent prosperity, we institution such as the Yeung Wo. patients would to The were heavily inletted our many Chinese sperint duty room attached.
even from work was completed in the fol-banker for quite a few years. To- come for treatment,
Directors lowing year at a cost of $12,000. day you are good enough to cun-distant places. He had no doubt
completion that before long the In 1929 a new mortuary was gratulate as on the 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 they had spent on improving the kitchen, is yet time for congratulations, then on the courage to permit of European food being as our indebtedness hua amount-shown in erecting the new wing served as well as Chinese. Owinged to almost $200,000, while our which he considered to be a need- to the intention of our Doctors capital is only $150,000. There fed improvement.
Hon. Mr. Kotowall also paid a to systematiently and gradually is, however, one thing I can say,
to the charitable work the tribute. extend the work and accommoda-and that is that we have tion of the institution, the former courage of our conviction that done by the Hospital, and ended the congratulations to name of Yeung Wa Nursing Home we are doing the right thing, and with.
will Directors on the vision and fort- that Providenco of Hongkong, Ltd. was changed we trust to "Yeung Wo Hospital. Ltd." in ever guide us out of our dimeul- sight they had shown, to the ar- chitects Messrs. Little, Adams May 1929 by approval of the ties. Governor in Council.
In conclusion I desire to thank and Wood, particularly Mr. Leslie Messrs. Little. Ross, on the splendid design of It was in 1980 that we had the the architects honour of a visit by Ills Excel-Adams and Wood, especially Mr. the building, and to the contrae- Jeney Sir Cecil Clementi who Leslie Ross, who was largely re- tora Messrs. Lam Tak and Co. on Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
made a thorough inspection of the sponsible for designing and super-the manner in which they had Helyo Maru
buiklings and evinced great in-vising the work of the building.carried out their contract. New York, Boston via Panama.
terest in our work. The year I found Mr. Ross a man of bound- Liverpool via Saigon, Port Said, Beyrough, Istanbul,
1931 will always be remembered less patience and high skill, be
One of the nurses then present- Piraeus, Genva, Marseilles & Valencia.
ar being the year in which chari-sides being very congenial Wednesday, 15th June, *Dakar Maru
are very fortunate ed Mrs. Kotewall with a beautiful table work was decided upon by friend. We Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
our Directors. As result of in having secured the services of bouquet of flowers following which Tokushima Maru
Sunday, 29th May.
this $2,500 was voted for the im-such an eminent firm as Messrs. she opened the main door with n *Nagato Maru
Wednesday, 8th June.provement of the ground floor in Little. Adams and Wood on our gold key.
The visitors were next shown the old building, with the object architects. 11
to thank you, Mrs. around the new building, and its of providing three charitable should like wards and an outpatients depart Kotewall, for the honour you have well-equipped warda, after which ment. These wards and the out-done us by performing the open-light refreshments were served in
ladies the roof garden. patlent department were openedling ceremony, and you,
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