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THE

CHINA MAIL.

A GREAT WORK

A Century's Efforts On Behalf Of Seamen

HOSPITAL SOCIETY

Its Connection With the School of Tropical Medicine

NEW DISPENSARY

Amongst the achievements upon which Britain may look with justifiable pride, two touch closely the daily well-being of all who live beneath the flag-ships and hospitals. To the sailor we are in- debted for the safe transport, year in and year out, of the wealth of the Empire from shore to shore. To hospitals maintained largely by voluntary support we owe the benefits both of preventive medi- cine and of the treatment of disease when it claims a victim. These two features of the national life merge together in the establish ments of the Seamen's Hospital Society.

NAPOLEONIC WARS

At the close of the Napoleonic wars, "Grampus" became too small to accom when the social and commercial dismodate those who sought relief from tries was even greater than it is to sickness between her wooden decks day, there were to be found in the and in 1832 the Admiralty, had the streets of London many mariners who Dreadnought brought froni Milford. had taken part in the struggle, aft The Society had to hear the cost of her who were left friendless, homeless, and transformation into a hospital, but without work. Ilness and disease was allowed to employ the labour avail- afflicted a large number of them, and able at the Woodwich Dockyard. there was no provision for the allevia- tion of their sufferings. In the year 1818 a small band of men, who realis

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CONFERENCE TO CONTROL SIZE AND SPEED

U.S. OWNER'S PROPOSAL

Mr. Frank C. Munson, president of the Munson Steamship Line, which runs sixty ships between the Gulf and South American ports, made an in- tereating suggestion before leaving

for New

York in Southampton the United States liner "Leviathan,"

after a European business visit,

and tha

He proposed that it would be ad- vantageous if a conference of nations interested in the construction of big tonnage, notably Great Britain, France, Germany,

Italy United States, could bring about can. size and speed of these trol In the projected vessels.

At the present time, he said, there are nine super liners contemplated, the average cost of which will amount to £4,000,000, or £36,000,000 in all, There is no doubt that the tonnage at present contemplated is far in excess of requirements, and if construction could only be limited, fully half of the money which it is proposed to spend on new tonnage could be saved and advantageously spent on menta to existing ships, including their accommodation and speed.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1929.

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Oct. improve-

In concluding, Mr. Munson stated he was confident that if some English shipowner would take the lead in calling such a conference, the other nations would respond to the call.

COASTAL OFFICERS

Latest Changes In Personnel

In the year following the equipment of the Dreadnought as a hospital ship a serious epidemic of cholera broke out in the port of London. The surgeon of the ship having volunteered to take charge of the lazarotto established in H.M.S. "Dover," the committee of the Seamen's Hospital offered to tak complete charge of all cholera patients if the Board of Health met the expenses incurred. This offer was refused, but, saeing their duty clearly before them, the committes were at length induced! to agree to carry out the work in re. Navigation Co., has gone from reserve turn for a total payment of 30s. 84. to special duty. per diem. During 166 days 151 pa- ME.

F. A. tients were treated (of which 90 were Anking, is on reserve.

White third offleur, fatal), and the committee were in

Mr. J. H. Rogers has been appointed duced to observe in their minutes that

third officer, Anking. payment of £240 received the total from the Board of Health was "quite",

Captain R. H. G. Ashby, China

Captain C. Carrington, of the Kip-

the responsibility of the nation to wards these her servants, conceived the plan for establishing a hospital

um for their auctour. Amongst the num ber of these philanthropists

Wilberforce and Zachary Macaulay. A committee was formed, who had been which include, mun sailors themselves, and it was their insight into the mentality of sea faring folk which caused the commit- tee, with complete frankness, to re- cord the following observation in their minutes:

Absence of Foresight "Sailors in general are bred up to their occupation from early youth, and retain few of the habits of persons i enployed on shore. Their great fail-notequate to the service performed." tung, has gone master, Kangting.

In the same year the whole status of Mr. W. T. D. Murphy, ercond offices, ing, and principal becasion of all their the Seamen's Hospital was changed hy Shantung,

$

has gone accond officer, Total absence misfortunes, is an almost

of Sunning of faresight, and of consideration for the death of a certain member

Lloyd's, Mr. John Lydekker.

Under the morrow. They appear to have no the will of this generous-hearted mani conception, of the possible approach of his fleet of four vessels, on their return one second officer, Sanatang. misery

until it is too late to escape from trading in the East, were sold to- it, and when at length they become rather, with their cargoes for the bene. subject to its visitation, they are ap-fit of the Dreadnought. The sale real palled and sink beneath its weight. ised the sum of £55,000, which, in addi. Mr. R. Bird, extra second officer, If informed of, or directed to, hos-

tion to making a permanent source of Hain Peking, had gone second officer, pitals, asylums or other places of re-

income, enabled in the following year Ngankin. lief ashore, which do not bear the

the hospital to obtain from Parlia Mr. J. G. Grant, extra second officer,: name 'Sexmen's. are unwilling ment an Act of Incorporation, 3 Cul. Hsin Peking, has gone second officer,

they to approach them, and will submit to

IV. cap. 9, under the title of The Sea-Souchow. be driven to such receptacles only by men's Hospital Society. A tablet com- extreme misery. It well known to memorating this gift every person nsquainted with the habits of these peculiar beings that they will at any time prefer to remain

proaching death, rather than consent! to be taken to a hospital on shore, ai- though with a prospect of returning health."

for

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After three years of negotiations the beneficent aim of the committee took concrete form.

Mr. 5. S. Marr, from reserve, has

Mr. W. Dickinson, chief officer; Hain Peking, has gone chief, officer, Kangting.

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Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Aug. 14 Aug. 22|

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NOVEMBER.

FRI.

15th MON, 25th

When they pass the Shiuhing Gorge, Mr. D. C. Sim, second officer, Soo-the American travellers say "Well, we Lydekker stands in the members' room chow, has gone acting chlef officer, at Lloyd's.

same ship.

WED

20th

guess this beats the Hudson River.

from Mr.

The "Caledonia"

Mr. D. Bogie, acting chief engineer our show place." Continental visitors Although from time to time improve- ufficer, Hanyang, has gone chief earemark that it reminds them of the ments such as the enlarging of the gineer officer, Kinting.

"Rhine and Switzerland." Whilst Mr. J. A. Duggan, second engineer British tourists declare "Surely, the port to twice the size and the removal of all necessary bulkheads and fixtures, officer, Poyang, has gone acting chief Lake district or the Scottish moora, after 25 years the Dreadnought be

but with a little less vegetation.” came too small to meet the demands engineer officer, Hanyang.

Mr. R. Trathen, from reserve, hasNow why not take a five-days' round of the increased amount of shipping coming to the port. In 1856 she was gone second engineer officer, Chang-trip and see for yourself. It costs you In 1821 en old man-of-war,

replaced by the "Caledonia, but the chow.

only $40. was “Grampus."

obtained

name "Dreadnought”

well Mr. R. D. Davie, second engineer loan from the Admiralty, known and beloved of all seamen that officer, Changchow, has gone second and transformed into А hos the honourable name was retained, and engineer officer, Poyang. pital ship from the funds collec-it is by this name that the hospitals Mr. A. Orr third engineer offleer, ed by the committee. She was unber of the society are known

that

Kinting, is on reserve. ed in the Thames off Greenwich,

Mr. K. E. Wilson, third engineer being the most central and eligible

In spite of the fact that little or no situation that could be found most ap progress had been made between 1821 officer, Shantung, is on reserve. proximate to the bulk of shipping in

and 1869 in the administration of hos« | Mr. A. N. Winstone, second engineer the docks, which at that date were aspitals, it became evident in the latter officer Soochow, is on reserve.

vear that the Seamen's Hospital must

2nd December.

the

10th December.

on

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** ASAMA MARU

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.....Sunday, 22nd December.

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chaplain, who served for over 30 years, answering to the somewhat in- felicitous name of the Rev. David Jonest

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.... Monday, 2nd December.

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The general policy governing the admission at patients has remained the same throughout the life of the Seamen's Hospital Society.

Was Bo

to-day amongst mariners the world over.

Mr. J. J. O'Callaghan, from reserve,

be moved ashore. It was reported that has gone third engineer officer, Siang. the position of the ship had been injuri-wo. ously affected by the gradually in Mr. E. W. Coxon, third engineer creasing occupation of the banks of the officer, Slangwo, tas gone third en river by iron shipbuilding yards and other works, the Intessant noise from gineer officer, Hanyang "Shipping which, often by night as well as by and Engineering." day, was stated by the physicians to their patients, and to impede their re- Interfere with the proper treatment of

covery. A wooden building like a ship, with so many irregular corners and surfaces, became more and more satur- ated with septic poison.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The Ben Line 58. "Benrinnes" from Leith, Antwerp, Londen and Straits, left Singapore for this port on November 11, and is due to arrive here on November 18,

The ship's decks had, therefore, alt the conditions favourable to the spread of infectious disease and also were de- The B.I. 2.8. "Shirala" will leave ficient in light and fresh air, both Amoy for, this port on November 17, Every sick seaman, on presenting active agents in the successful treat- p.m., and is due here on November himself alongside, is immediately re- ment of the sick. The committee of 18, p.m. ceived, without the necessity of any the Seamen's Hospital Society there recommendatory letter, his own ep-fore decided unanimously that the hos parent condition being a sufficient | pital should be moved ashore "provided ground for his admission. While other suitable site can be obtained on the n hospitals limit the period which banks of the river with

them, in the Seamen's Hospital every person is allowed to remain on board in a state of convalescence until he has completely regained his health and alrength. Shipwreck having per- manently injured the physique of a seaman, where medical assistance con no farther avail, a conveyance la pror. vided for them to their homes. Priva- tions to which pallents are often sub | ject, necessitate the destruction of their clothes, and they are then pro- vided with new ones and thus enabled to resume their avocations.

patients are permitted to remain

Bad Conditions

a frontage

thereto and access by boat."

It proved caster, however, to make the decision that the hospital shin should be transferred ashore than to realles this aim. There was some land! available on the right bank of the river at Greenwich, quite close where the "Dreadnought" "was noored, but the matter of raising funds to erect a new building presented considerable dif- ficulties. The committee felt the Mer- chant Service had a reasonable claim to assistance from the Chatham Chest! into which it had paid so much with- out having derived any benefit, but the Lords Commissioners of the Admiral- A century ago, however, hospitals grant. Instead, a portion of the Royal ty were unwilling to make any such were very far from being what they Hospital, Greenwich, was offered for are to-day in matters of hygiene and

the use of the society, but the com- sanitation. The low-cellinged wards of the "Grampas" were lit by evil smell-mittee of the society, rightly deciding that the new extablishment must havé ing lamps burning whale oil, and sur-

a river frontage where it could be seen rical operations were sometimes per-

from veaseis passing up and down the formed by candle light. The only river, were not able to obtain either connectin with the shore,

was, of

of the two wings of the Royal Hospital | coarse, by rowing boats, and suffering which satisfy this condition. For four patients were brought to the ship's years, from 1865 to 1889, negotiations ride in a like manner and carried up a

were in progress without reaching, any steep gangway or to the deck.

antisfactory solution, until in the latter, During the course of one winter it year the Governors of the Greenwich is recorded that the Captain Supería- Hospital decided to send to their homes tendent expresses his regret that he the remaining pansjoners of the Royal is unable to answer the summons to espital, and the use of the infirmary attend

a committee meeting owing to building was granted to the Seamen's the presence of ice, in the Thames Hospital Society for nominal rental which prevented bim from going and subject to the assumption of cer- ashore. In 1881 the aurgeon complaintain responsibilities in the matter of ed that he had only six nurses to look maintaining the structure in good re- after 180 beds, and the committee pair. On April 18, 1871, between the generously sanctioned the engagement Hours of eleven and one, the patients of three more nurses "together with were removed from the decks of the a man for night duty who shall also old shin which thus ended her long

and honourable career. undertake the work of barber.”

Under the patronage of "the King, the presidency of Lord Melville,, and the direction of a board of manage- ment, on which served distinguished acers of the Royal Navy and of the Honourable Company's Bervice, Elder Brethren of the Trinity House and prominent, men of business, the work of the Besinen's Hospital Society in | crossed in Zame and usefulness. The

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