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The thirteenth annual bazaar of the Chinese Sisters of the Precious Blood Convent will be held on Octo- ber 3 at 3.30 p.in. in the convent, Yuen Chow Street, Shumshuipo, un-
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936.
AN EPIDEMIC OF LIVER DISORDER
By Dr. Quignon of the Faculty of Medicine, Paris
Just now I am kept very busy by an epidemie of "liver" disorders-a Kreat many people feeling "out of sorts," billous, depressed and unable to enjoy their food, Undoubtedly der the patronage of the Rt. Rev. the best remedy for an upset liver in
and the chair-provided by certain Mgr. H. Valtoria mansialp of Mr. Tsc Yung-kwong. Unental Mineral Springs, but science The function la intended to raise tins now made it possible for nil funds in aid of the children's hos-liver sufferers to enjoy, in their pital and clinic and the orphanage.
The Sisters with the valuable as sistance of many locul scho
school girls have been taking months to prepare for the bazaar in the hope that it may be worthy of patronage. There will be various stalls of knitted and embroidered articles for sale at rea- zoumble prices, while a large quan- tity of toys, sweels and useful house- hold articles will be disposed of as prizes for the winners of various games of skill.
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To men and women who are feel-
The bazaar committee is confident and Stores. of making the function a success, because, in spite of hard times, ning Ilverish and 'out of sorts, and good response has been made by the to those who are suffering from public in purchasing souveryr tickets. Rheumatism, There is ample evidence of publie Interest in the hospital work. To mention one concern to which the Sisters are deeply grateful, a con- tinuous free supply of milk, started in the early months of the year, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Mi Company, has been instrumental in improving the general health of the bables.
Lumbago, .Kidney trouble and High Blood Pressure, I can recommend 'Alkia Salirates' with confidence and I advise them to start the treatment without delay.
A dinner dance will be held on the open roof of Repulse Bay Lido Subscriptions or donations of arti-weather permitting and at Repulse in the event of bod cles, howsoever small, will be grate- Bay Hotel fully received by the Hon. Secretary, weather, to-day at 9 p.m. Mr. Chan Wai-chuen, Bazaar Head- quarters, care of. the Hotel Cecil,
Doctor's Report
The following is a summary of the annual report made by Dr. Y. Y. Tang, one of the energetic honor- ary doctors, on behalf of the hos pital:
The whist drives held at Kowloon Dock have proved so successful that the Committee, in response to pupular demand, have now decided to hold these functions weekly, instead of fortnightly as before. The
next whist drive will therefore be held on Friday, October 2, at 8.45 p.m.; admission fifty cents.
addition
This hospital, although so Httle known by the well-to-do people of the Colony, is remarkably well known amongst the poorer classes of Chinese not only in Kowloon, but
to the list of honorary also in the New Territories and long-doctors in the person of Dr. (Mrs.) kong as well, as witnessed by the Lydia Fehlly this year. Before she attendance at the outpatient depart joined the Hongkong Government ment. It is nirnost unbelievable nervice she was always at the hoa- how far a mother will travel in pital morning and evening, Sundays order to get relief for her sick child.
or week days. What can be regard- She often walks a long distance, ed as most unselfish service ren as she cannot afford the price of a dered to this cause has been bus fare.
work also of the following: Doctors Hope-Gil, M. Nicholsun, S. Ajoe Ho and A. P. Guterres.
During the year ending June 3 there was an Increase both In the number of outpatients and โก-
attendance patients. The
at the outpatient department had reached 0,304; 5,014 of whom were patients, while 3,290 were new ones. The in- patients treated were 1,504 during the year. Unfortunately most of the bables brought for admission had come too late, so that the staff were rarely given a fair chance.
the
With the services of this strong doctors the group of kind-hearted hospital has been able to trent a number of critical cases with success. That the good work could not have been expanded to meet with the ever-increasing demand, for want of accommodation, is a great pity in the eyes of those responsible for The muferlly of children attend-coping with disease, and is an urgent ing the outpatient department on problem felt by the extension build- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays jng committee of the hospital. were suffering from malnutrition as
Thanks are also due to the So-
a result of poverty and ignorance, tuberculosis of various types, bron-clety for the Protection of Children. chitis broncho-pneumonia, gastro- and its energetic secretary, Mr. F. such entritis,
dysentery, malaria, neph-II. Loseby, for having given ritis, meningitis. tetanus
Society has ncana wonderful help. The torum, furunculosis and various skin been helping the hospital in many diseases. This year we are part ways since its inception, and is still cularly unfortunate in having a helping by way of supplying medi- good number of measles cases among cine in large quantities. the Inpatients. Although, most of them recovered, one of them unfor-
tunately developed broncho-pneu-acquiring the services of Sister
monla and succumbed later.
Dr. Matthews' Aid
Under the period of review
进
we
We are also very fortunate in
Gomes, whose interest in and care of the children are much appreciat- ed. Her services,
with
together
those of Miss Yuk fling-chan, add specially regret the departure of Dr. much strength to the nursing staff. H. D. Matthews, who had given this In conclusion, a word about the hospital so much help during his new hospital building may not be stay in the Colony. Besides attend-out of place. I am glad to say, that Ing. the outpatients regularly once n the foundation of the new hospital week, he also gave any valuable had just been completed. With the suggestions for the Improvement of help of Mr. Fred Kew, who is giv- the inpatient department. For alling his unstinted services to the ex- he had done the hospital owes a tension building committee, I expect deep debt of gratitude. To make up the new building will be completed for the loss we are, however, very, in the very near future. Contribut fortunate in having an appreciable | ed.
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