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ALICE MEMORIAL

REPORT ON HOSPITALS.

INADEQUATE BUILDINGS.

The report of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals presented at the annual meeting held at noon to day by Dr. I. E. Mitchell, medical superintendent and secretary, was as follows:-

The report of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals, Hongkong. in connection with the London Mis sionary Society, for the year 1920, includes the following interesting particulara --

The work of the four Affiliated Hospitals has been carried on with out interruption during the past year.

THE CHINA MAIL.

and children, of whom many applica- time for admittancs must be refused owing to back of beds.

YOUNG WOMAN'S SUICIDE.

MOTIVE A MYSTERY.

CONCUBINE CUSTOMS.

A BANKER'S AMOURS.

WITH WHO EARNED HER, POCKET MONET.

Once installed in ofscs the pressure ad-accommodation for the wonden, of daily duties makes any effectual work at the language extremely difficult and unsatisfactory unless one has had a good grounding in the For the realisation of this scheme elements of the language before bé we rely on the financial assistance of * Alleged to have committed suicide coming absorbed in the daily routine our friends, European and Chinese, by hanging herself with a piece of of professional work. On December, who for the past 34 years hare gen. cloth from a banister on the stairs, 30 we had the joy of welcoming to erously supported these institutions the body of a young Chinese woman Chinese customs regarding com the work a new colleague in the per and enabled them to carry on their was, yesterday removed, to the cubines were discussed in Magistrate son of Dr. Gladys M. Turner, a beneficent work among the poor of mortuary from a house in Queen's Lindsell's Court yesterday afternoon graduate of Birmingham University, the Colony and of the surrounding Road West. According to her father when further evidence was heard in who has considerable valuable expert country. The "Nga Lai Shi I Yuen" the tragedy was discovered as he was the case in which Mr. T. M. Hasler ence in post graduate work in Bog is known far beyond the confines of leaving the house to go to work. 1 Assistant Crown Solicitor, la land, and has completed a year in the Hongkong, and in the minds of the The girl, he declares, was in her applying for the extradition to Can- language school in Canton where she multitude of poor stands for Christi, usual high spirits the previous day. ton, of a Chinese man and wom achieved distinction in examinations.an benevolence exemplified in a Although she was an early riser, bercharged with having stolen jawellery Dr. Turner has assumed charge of practical way in healing the sick of absence from breakfast did not cause worth $1,100, the property of Chang the Maternity Hospital and the all classes, creeds and nationalities, any alarm as she had gone to bed late Cheong-yim, a banker of that city.

-Cross-examined by Mr. Hail Gynaecological eases in the Nether- especially the poor for whom the the previous night after the theatre.

hospitals primarily exist.

Her father is able to give the Brutton, for the defence, Chang said sole.

We lock forward to the time, we

police any clue as to the cause of her that he first made the acquaintance trust in the not distant future, when The Income from donations, $15, ruicide, her relations at home, he of the female fugitive about 2 years shows 烈 Increase of asserts, having been very happy. A go. Be courted her for about three the resident staff will be further 494.06. augmented by the addition of another $3,566.00 over the previous year, love affair was thought to be at the months, during which time she oc

casionally presided as hostem at

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Dr. Aubrey to whom we are greatly ] man doctor, and by the appointment | From investments, $3,102,50, an in- bottom of the tragedy but an dinners given by him to his friends.

vices as Acting Superintendent till The additional expenditure thus in-received from " refunda* and various yielded nothing to

January 25 when Dr. Mitchell, who had been tranferred from the London Mission Men's Hospital, Hankow, sasumed charge.

There have been no outstanding features of the work during the year

Of the Deaths, 36 per cent, were due to Lobar and Broncho-pneumonia, most of them occurring during the

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curred will be small compared with the greatly increased eficiency which will result when this object is attain ed.

BUILDINGS.

support

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

this

his concubine.

Capt RAR Neville R,M.LL is appointed A. D. C. to the Governor.

Mr. Alex. McNay has passed his

Mr. Brutton: Did you give her jewellery to wear?-Not until after she became my concubine. Then I gave her a pair of gold bracelets and [a pair of gold mounted rattan

bangles.

The witness tho said that he did not give the female fugitive any money during the three months be was courting her.

The kitchen quarters at this hospital/Hospitals we tender sincere thanks, i examination as second class engineer- {she have offered to become your

Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird is appointed member of the Authorized Architects Committee.

Mr. Brutton: Then why should

oprabine 7 She said you were a good looking man, eh?! don't

her.

She loved you for yourself alone?," queried the Magistrate.

Mr. Bratton: Are you bringing these proceedings for the love of the fugitive?

headings is an increase of $5.801.89 theory. The Total Increase under the threa

Total incom heads is $10,475.39. under above heads, $39,812,25.

The Expenditure, $40.308 54 shows During the year the various hospital an increase of $12,738 12 over that of that seem to call for comment, and buildings received necessary minor the previous year. The excess of with the exception of a severe out-repairs as required, and in addition expenditure over income for the year

WAS $496,29. break of Influenza and Pneumonia at thereto the Ho Mia Ling

THANKS. Tsuen Wan, in the New Territory, thoroughly overhauled and painted there has been no serious epidemie to inside and out at an expense of

To the following friends of the $1,260,00. contend with.

Messrs. Lane Crawford advertise were originally planned for one Mr. A. G. Coppin, Hoa. Treasurer, hospital only but in recent years have and Mr. H. C. Shrubsale, Hon. Au epidemic to which reference has been been used for preparing food for all ditor. The Subscribers to the funds a great clearance sale beginning to know. She requested me to take

four hospital units. Thus dally food of the Hospitals, foreign and Chinese, day. The Total Numbers of cases for about 150 persona was being cook who have generously supported the treated, both In-patients and Outed and served in a kitchen built for work, making it possible to run the It was found hospitals at a minimum of expense patients, have increased the former maximum of 50.

to expect satisfactory to the patients who are able to con- by 358, and the latter by 3,633. The impossible Total Visits of Out-patients were service under such conditions, and an tribute to the cost of their treatment, 44.463, being 5,152 in excess of the enlargement of the building was and to give free treatment to the previous year. The total mumber of planned giving more room, increased very poor who are unable to pay In-patients, 1,798, is 67 in excess of cooking accommodation and a modern anything towards the cost of their the largest previous year in the his hot water hester. To get rid of the food. tory of the hospitals. These numbers smoke nuisance so prevalent in native are mentioned to show that in spite kitchens it was arranged that the of the fact that some of our buildings bring of the stoves should be done are old and unsuitable, and owing to from the outside of the kitchen wall very limited sccommodation many against which the cooking range is applicants are disappointed in gaining built. A change in fuel from wood admittance to the wards, and of the only to a large proportion of coal further fact that we have not yet was made. An additional bed room altaiced to the ideal number of and store rooms were also provided resident staff, the popularity of the in the new addition. The contract hosphalt continues unabated. Our for this work was put in hand on wards both for men and for women June 28 with a promise of completion have been crowded during the in three weeks time. greater part of the year: even at the China New Year holiday season we had but few vacant beds.

In the Nethersole, through lack of room, it was frequently necessary to turn away patients who had come from a distance and who begged to be admitted, expressing in some case willingness to sleep or the floor or os

Owing to exceptional dilati riness on the part of the contractor the job was not finished at the close of the year.

The final result while not quite ideal will be a distinct advance in that direction, and will make for efficiency and prompt service in this essential adjunct of the Hospitals.

At the Nethersole Hospitel it was

One case of plague, Chinese, was notified yesterday, the only case of notifiable disease reported.

To Hon. Mr. Chan Sia. Ki, for

Wiseman Lid, announce that again kindly collecting the Chinese! donations. Dr. G. E. Aubrey for the Empress Store and the On Lee continuing his valuable services as are their Kowloon agents. Acting Superintendent during the month of January, and for advice and assistance thereafter. Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey, for a Seal which they kindly designed and presented to the Maternity Hospital.

Dr. H. H. Scott for valuable assis tance in the examination of blood and pathalogical specimens.

Rev. E R. Wella for translating inte Chinese the annual reports for

1919 and 1920.

Mr. E. R. Dovey, and Mr. Wells for showing and explaining to the patients lantern sides of the life of Christ on several occasions.

The Director of the Observatory announces in the Gozdte that there will be 31 sunrises and 31 sunsets All the sunrises are to occur in the next month. He gives the times. morning, the sunsets later in the day.

Chang: What I wish his Worship to do is to have the fugitives es

tradited to Canzon, and if the Canton Government decides that I should

take my concubine back, I shall do 30.

Mr. Brutton: What induced you to make the report of the alleged theft to the Canton police. Was it to

Chang: Both the woman and the get this woman back or the jewellery? jewellery.

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a seat on the verandah if only they found necessary to incur an expense tainment for the patients at the Ho malls whenever steamers are avail" | so pleased with the marriage that she

of $640.00 for repairs to the roof owing to damage caused by white

The witnem added that he had made no promise to the female fugl- dive before she became his concubine. There was no bargain between them. "She had debts anicunting to about At the instance of the Singapore $300," he said. "and I settled them Postmaster General, a fine of $50 and for her. Chinese do not pay for easts was imposed upon the Osaka concubine when she offers herself." Shosen Kaisha by Mr. Nuut. District He did not tell his kit fat anything Judge for failing to give reasonable about taking a concubine. She found notice to the Post Office of the desit out herself two years afterwards patch of their steamer, the Shoern Mr. Brutton: Then she created To the following friends who Maru," for Calcutta, on the 8th inst.

'merry hell" for you? No. There was no trouble at all. My wife was kindly assisted at a Christmas enter This is to ensure quick despatch of

came to the city to see the fugitive, Miu Ling, Mr. I Day, Mr. B. Randall able.

I did not mention anything to my with some members of his choir, The family of Mr. Li Taz Ming,

wife about the second marriage A further expenditure on buildings Students of the University and of

Messrs M. F. Crawford, G. M. because it is the Chinese custom was authorised at the Nurses' Home, the Ying Wa College and Girls' Dodwell G. T. Eakins. Andrew when taking a concubine to keep the

School.

Forbes, F. Grabam, E. R. Hallifax | matter secret until it leaks out. The Matron's quarters as originally

Also to the numerous other friends O.BE. T. W. Hill, E. Humphreys, Replying to another question, planned in this building were unsatis factory and unhealthy for permanent for gifts mentioned in the Matron's A. C. Lang, A. MacKenzie, F. Mait- Chang said that it was a contom residence. A change in location was report, and to the friends who land, E. V. D. Parr, H. B. Pollock, among the Chinese to give a coo consequently made from the West to volunteered to conduct Sunday ser K.C, U. Rumjahn, A. Stevenson, cubine a new name. He did not give i the East end of the building, where vices in the Nethersole and Ho Miu W. B. Walker, J. H. Wallace, A. E. name to the fugitive, but his wife

Wright, and Sir N. J. Stabb. the new rooms are dryer and more Ling Hospitals.

A new entrance, box room, Honorary consulting physician.- airy. kitchen, and auth's room were also Sir Patrick Manson, G., K.CM. M D., provided without enlargement of the LLD. existing building. The work not being finished at the end of the year, the expense, $1819.00 will be included in the expenditure for 1921.

were allowed to remain. When advised to go to other hospitals the frequent reply was, we want to be ants. treated here, we are not willing to go elsewhere."

The seed for enlarged and more modern hospital buildings is urgent, and we trust that the ensuing year will see such new buildings ender way to replace the present Nether more suitable sole, and continue housing and more favourable location the work that for 34 years has been carried on in the original Alice Memorial in Hollywood Road.

POREIGN RESIDENT STAFF. We were glad to welcome back from furlough our Matron, Miss Rayner, who returned on April 2. Her return greatly refie ved Miss Cameron who had been carrying alose the beavy burden of the nursing work in the Netherzole, Maternity and Ho Mi Ling Hospitals, the burden being increased by the absence of a resident Superintendent,

did

Messrs. Au Chak Man, Chan Chan And the fugitive showed 'resent-{ Tson, Chan Barr, Chan Kit Shan, ment because she regarded the new Chan Pil Taun, Chan Slu Ki, Cheung name as an insult?--I don't know. Bocorary consulting surgeon.-Sir Chuk Ling, Cheng Sam Woo, Chin Chang dealed that he had hadį James Cantle, MA. M.B, FRCS. U Tin, Choa Po Sien, Chey Hing, trouble with the fugitive over the Consulting stall.-Gregory P. Furg Ping Shan, Ho Muu Shang, Kan new name. We were on the best Jordan, MB, CM. M.R.CS, C. Ying Pob,Kwok Siu Lau, and Lai Kwai | of terms," he said, "so much so that Forsyth, M.D., CM, FRCS, ED, Pul, the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, the Hon. I sent her to school to study. Her D.T.M. and B. G. E. Aubrey, M.D., Mr. Lau Chu Pak, and Sir Robert Hoeducation cost me $20 a year." B.S. (Lond) M.R.CS, LECP. Dr. R Tung. LL D. MacLean Gibson, M.D., C M., F.R CS..

Chang firmly denied an allegation Mesara, Li Ping, Li Wing Kwong, that he gave the fugitive only $14.50 Ed. Frederick H. Kew, D.D.S., Dental, Li Yau Chun, Lo Cheak Wan, Lo Cho every month to run the family. He Shan, Lo Sia Hoi, Lum Heung Lun, said that she had authority from him Resident medical and surgical Ma Ying Plu, Ma Wing Chan, Mok to collect a little over $6 every mouth Ken Shang, Mok Man Chee, Cosion in rents and $8 Interest on a loan, To, Tong Lai Chuen, Tong Yat and be always gave her an allowance. Chuen, The Yam Chi, S. W, Tro. The household expenses amounted Tsoi Kung Po, Wong FaNung, Wong to about $70 per month. Kwok Shun, Wong Yla Tang, J. M. Wong, and Sir Boshan Wei Yuk, CM.G.

The Alice Memorial Hospital, in Hollywood Road, the original build ing of the affiliated group of hospitals erected by the late Sir Kai Ho Kal and opened in 1887, owing to the growth of the Colony and the advance Surgeon. of Chinese business houses into all the streets of the neighbourhood, staff-L E Mitchell, BA; M.D., In July Miss Cameron retired from has for some years been so enclosed CM, (McGill.), Eleanor W. Mitchell, the hospital service to become the as to be unsuitable for the treatment M.D. BS, (London), Gladys M. wife of Mr. Arnold Hughes, Head of in-patients and, with the exception Tarner, M.B., B. CH., Birmingham Master of the Ying Wa College. We of one ward for septic cases, sida (Language Study). greatly miss her capable oversight of diseases etc. has been used only for Nursing staff. Miss L. K. Rayner, the men nurses and wise manage out-patients.

Matron, Miss A. Cameron (Resigned ment in all matters pertaining to the The basement of the hospital is July), Miss M. Ward Language post of Matron in the Ho Min Ling rented to the Central Public Dispen-study). Hospital. Our good wishes and consary for a similar purpose. The sale House surgents-Caxion To. LM. tinued interest go with her in her of this property has been under con- SH, and T. C. Wong, MB, B.S., new sphere of service in the Ying Wasideration for some years, and it is(K) College.

Dow proposed in conjunction with Hon. Treasurer-Mr A. G. Coppin. On September ? we welcomed the the authorities of To Tani Church Hon, Auditor.-Mr H. C. Shrubsole. arrival of Miss M. Ward to fill the which occupies part of the lot to offer Superintendent & Acting Secretary, vacancy caused by the retirement of the joint property for sale, and apply -Dr. I. E. Mitchell, B.A., M.D., C.M. Miss Cameroa.

the proceeds of the hospital property to the erection of a larger and more modern buliding, probably on a site adjoining the present Nethersole Hospital.

Miss Ward at once proceeded to Canton for a year's study in the lan guage school. We are glad that it is now possible for new workers to get a good start in Cantonese before taking up their duties in the hospitals

GENERAL COMMITTEE. Chairman-Hon. Mr. P.

Holyoak.

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Hon, Treasurer, Mr. A. G. Coppin.

Replying to further questions, Chang said that up to the end of last year his kit fat wife earned her own pocket money by tying pig's Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, (ex-officio); | bristies and pasting labels on match Mr. A. G. Coppia ex-officio, Dr. LE boxes.

The Magistrate: You call-your. Mitchell (ex-officio), and Messer. E. R.

SUB-COMMITTER.

Halifax, A. MacKenzie, E. V. D.self a banker with other business Parr, W. B. Walker, Hon. Mr. Chan interests, and yet you allow your Sia Kt, Messrs. Li-Plaz, LI Wing wife to work while you prowl about Kwong, Mok Kon Shang, S. W. Tso, brothels? and J. M. Wong,

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Chang: There is no need for ber to work. I have often advised her to cesse doing so, but she is such ́a diligent woman that she cannot alt idle at home.

WHEN YOU EAT TOO MUCH, MISTRESS in the stomach after est ing is relieved by taking one of Chamberlain's Tab'eta. Try it the next Toe Nethersole also needs to be

The Missionaries of the London j time you eat more than you should. For the case was remanded until next

sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers. rebuilt and enlarged to afford increas- Mission resident in Hongkong.

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