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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1925.

No. 19,504

MEDICAL SCIENCE

HONAM STRIKE.

HONGKONG

HOSPITAL

WONDERS.

River Steamer Incident.

MAKING THE BLIND SEE.

Little Human Touches Amidst Suffering.

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That one half of Hongkong does not know what the other half does with its time is illustrated in many ways perhaps nowhere so strikingly as in our Hospitals and the extent of knowledge about them..

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LATEST POSITION.

SAILINGS, TO BE RESUMED TO-NIGHT?

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/2 15/16 To-day's opening rate 2/2 15/16 PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

JUDGE'S DILEMMA.

CHINESE TRANSLATION

“NELAXS) NILSON

Catalogues & specifications from Sale Agents:

́ ́ALEX ROSS & CO. (CHINA), LTD.

PROBLEMS.

LACK OF FINALITY,

Decisions That Can Be Read Twenty Ways.

The latitude allowed by the language's construction to translators of Chinese was again the subject of comment by the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Cowper Gollan, in the Supreme Court this morning. "It is all very well for the translators" he said, "but I can't give a decision which may be read in 20 different ways,”

Owing to her crew "downing tools" an hour or so before sail ing the Steamboat Co.'s s.8. Honami did not leave. Canton Inquiries in Hong- How many of the hundreds who Another patient, released a few yesterday. daily use Bonham Road or Breezy days before, had also been the kong this morning elicited the

This morning's proceedings Mr. Cheung Teoi, who had held T'ath stop to think of what is source, unconsciously, of subdued information that there is more in were the outcome of censure pass-Gompertz, when, the latter was office as clerk under Mr. Justice signified by the words "Nethersoleamusement. He had been terribiy this action than meets the eye and Affiliated Hospitala" over the disfigured in the course of a Parties, nominally disinterested, ed by his Lordship on the Court Police Magistrate; also later as low grey building with its brown bandit attack on his home, part are said to be taking an active translator who falled to see any Deputy Registrar, and who has relief which is situated at the of his jaw having been blown part and that even polite al con-material difference" in transla- been several years translator for Junction of these two important away. Operations had proved siderations have had theirtions submitted by the plaintiffs Messrs. Johnaton, Stokes and Master, was called by Mr. Eldon thoroughfares!

successful and "with the aid of influence Hongkong, however. -Yesterday a "China" Mail" re-nature and a little silver filament has the matter in hand. but short- and respondents respectively of Petter, K.C., and Mr. F. G. Jenkin (who appear for the brother of presentative whose interest had his appearance was improved 'soly before the tiffin hour to-day, no been quickered by a slip of paper greatly, that he never tired of authentic news as to. latest de

the deceased who contests" the fourth wife's right). announcing that the annual meet-looking at his reflection in the velopments had come through.

Writing under yesterday's date,

tion and as requested pointed out Mr. Cheung gave his transla- ing concerning its affairs, would be mirror...

These were but a few of inter- the "China Mail's" Canton cor-

where it differed from the trans- held to-morrow determined to find out if anything went on behind esting cases she was daily attend-spondent says:-

lation already made. At 7 .m. to-day. (an hour be- | those, ever-open doors that the ing and the experience was most passer-by on the Colony generally valuable, she remarked. At Home fore the usual hour of departure) would be the better for knowing.

hospitals more or less specialised the crew of the Honam were stil

The hour was not that at which

a group of suffering humanity daily gathers at the benches inside the main entrance to have what are generally minor ailments attended, but immediately on the left of these benches a glimpse could be caught through an open door of severa nently attired and very capable looking Chinese girls, or rather young ladies, seated round a table obviously intent on study. These, the newspaper man was informed, were undergoing the course of training to which prospective nurses had to submit themselves, a system which was responsible for the turning out of many valuable helpers.

** Passing through and up a Night | of stairs leading to the compound of the London Missionary Society, in · connection with which the hospitals here are run, the news- paper, man was given a choice of which to visit the Nethersole (erected in 1893), the Alice Memorial Maternity opened in THE FINEST VALUE 1924) or the Ho Miu Ling (opened

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At the Ho Miu Ling he was surprised at the outset by the lady missionary in charge. Referring to the manner in which the fame of the hospital'spread through the reports of patients returning in whom cures had been effected, this lady remarked that in the near future there would probably. be an influx of patients blind or with eye trouble of varying degree, as there were several patients in the Hospital at the present moment who had entered blind and by means of the removal" of cataracts or other operations were now well on the road to recovery of their vision.

cases taken from the Tai T'sing Lut Lai, (Chinese book of laws) in respect of the position of a fourth wife in the administration of an estate. As a result of his

evidence the Chief Justice ordered an authentic translation to be made.

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Asked if in so far as there any material differences between them he could guarantee that his was the most correct translation. he said that he could not. It was all

In trans In question of method. lating he had used the method of explaining the meaning first of the large letters without reference to the smaller letters and then ex-I plaining the smaller letters later. His Lordship: What is the dif- ference between the two?

Witness: The large letters signify the law as it was original. ly drafted and the smaller ones, I believe, notes of explanation added later by someone else,

His Lordship: And what method is used in the other trans- lations?

Witness: The large and small letters have been translated in with each other in general mean- {X)

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His Lordship: But surely there 10000 D

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only of translating?

Mr. Jenkin: One of the most notable features of Chinese writ- ing, my Lord, is its brevity, So much is left to be understood. It would be difficult for one man to say that his only was a correct translation.

His Lordship: How then can I administer the law? No wonder no one knows how to translate English into Chinese. It is all very well for these gentleman but when I came to give a decision I can't give one which may be read in 20 different ways.

Mr. Jenkin: If one translation only could be held to be correct I should be very much surprised.

His Lordship: If a translation was made from English into French it would be certified as a correct translation. I want equal finality before I give a decision in this case. The original transla 4-Undertaking that "proper" tion did at any rate lay claim to treatment shall, in future, bebe a correct one but this witness accorded to the crew, equally with gives one which he will not vouch

for the accuracy of. the white officers:

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Mr. Jenkin: With all due re-

Canes such as these were by no and one had direct experience of working on board. At. 7.05 they means unusual, she assured the few cases of variety. Here, how walked out and left the ship in astonished newspaper man, who ever, the medical missionary the hands of the European was wondering how he ever could attended to any case which was officers. Passengers, accordingly,

I am informed that a circular have been numbered among those submitted to him for treatment; left the ship, some re-embarking who passed with indifference an usually with marked success. The immediately on the night boats. to that effect was issued by the spect, my Lord, the witness says that in so far as there is a dif institution where blind men made greatest difficulty was to get the The seamen allege that the chief Seamen's Union.

[In Hongkong it has been asference between his translation to see were looked upon as "by no sufferers to come early enough. officer unwarrantably struck the means nothing unusual,'

Most of them aggravated their steward on May. 21 when the certained that a copy of the and others he will not vouch that. circular has been received, con-his is any more correct than the That her heart and soul were injuries or complaints, sometimes Honam was at Canton. in the work it was perfectly even made their cases impossible. I understand that Sir J. Jamie-firming our Canton correspon- others.

Something queer Witness: I am, perfectly cer- obvious when the lady talked of ones, by such neglect.

son, the British Consul-General, is dent's report. her patients with most of whom

These well-equipped hospitals using his good offices in the matin the dates of printing and lasuetain of the correctness of y she could converse, although she have the latest surgical instruter. I have also been informed of the circular and the time of translation of the large text. As

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text I am also confident that I am old man was too much for her. way and the operating rooms will alleged assault.

From a reliable source, I learn Continuing, our correspondent correct. "The funny part of it," she be centralised in what will be the

Another witness was then call- remarked, is that the patient in main building if plans for exten- that the crew are demanding from reported that at 4.20 p.m. yester the next bed can talk both this aion materialise, and the public the Steamboat Co., (broad trans day, the Honam was still alonged, Mr. Lo Hing-yuen, Attorney- side her wharf with steam up and General to the Southern Republic dialect and Cantonese but when responds in a manner befitting the lation)

1-The Instant dismissal of the the Blue Peter hoisted. He heard for eighteen months and a mem- we talk to him in Cantonese, and greatness of the work.

that she would be towed to Sha- ber of the Hongkong and English chief officer.

meen for safety. On arrival at bar, also an M.A. (Oxen). He Cauton during the afternoon, the had given little evidence when the was adjourned until this Kinshan anchored off Shameen.

As regards the report in the afternoon. "Canton Gazette" that the chief engineer's party did not end till

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tell him to pass on a question to The services of the hospitals the other patient he appears to are placed at the use of the poorer 2-An apology by the Steam- do it all right but his mind simply classes of the Chinese at the rate boat Co. at the Seamen's Union.

3. Reinstatement of the won't work back into "reverse" to of 30 cents a day if it is within allow of his telling us the answer about covering the cost of food,

steward.... the means of the patient this just in Cantonese,"

These two

and for the cost of maintaining dear old men (indicating two happy old bodies and staffing the Hospital the malady has peckinpe told them 3 am, he was told that it actual-travelling up, ostsibly, to act as gazing contentedly at everything tributions from the Government a period and when that time learns that the whole incident Is

management has to depend on con- that they were cured in so longly dispersed at midnight. He also mediators.

The Lungshan and the other in general from their beds) were and public subscription.

comes, whatever state they are to come up before the Harbour ships got in from Canton at the so quaintly humorous when they

The Hospital is run on business-in, they tell us they must go Master when the Honam returns ordinary times last night. Ap-| underwent eyesight teats after like lines but in spite of economy because they have to money. Of to Hongkong.

parently, the Honam has been having had cataracts removed wherever such is possible without course we don't let them go in From the offices of the Hong towed away from the wharf and When they came to the Hospital sacrifice of efficiency, there is nearly all the cases we know they Long, Canton and Macao Steam was last reported to be lying in asking that they might be made to deficit on the year's working of Conducting the newspaper man "Cidea Mail" reporter learned ings from the British gunboats at boat Co. Ltd., this morning, a the stream, manned by naval rat- see they were holding each others' nearly $1,500. This compares to the door the lady missionary that efforts were made this morn- Canton hands for all the world like two very favourably with the balance pointed out with just pride a beding to get the Kinshan's crew to little kiddies. Successful opera sheet of two years ago when the which children from her native strike, but that the ship left Can informed that prior to the trouble means of fingers and other things held before them. One, who is the whole, and we, seldom get any

*The patients are very fair on ample we should be only too late) en route to Hongkong taken in Hongkong to prevent un- 70% could not seu

Nope of the ships of the other toward circumstances. "As already on companies.seeris to inve

are telling the truth."

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