1932-03-16 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1932.

WAR MEMORIAL NURSING HOME

DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING.

To Be Opened To-day by H.E. The Governor and Lady Peel..

THE CHINA MAIL.

WEDDING.

Hong Kong Boy's Perth Bride.

I

A MONKEY THAT MADE TROUBLE

A CURIOUS STORY OF A GIRL'S RESCUE BY HER MOTHER.

are certain

The wedding took place in St. Ninian's Cathedral, Perth. `on February 8, of J. C. Rollo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter

Monkeys are of many varieties | quietly returned with a big stick Rollo, Dunkeld Rock, Perth, to

and, as a rule, they are kept by with which, and with a shriek, shel Dr. Claude Robertson, youngest Malays for the purpose of plucking gave the monkey a hard knock on son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert down the ripe nuts from the the head. The knock, however, didį son, South William Street, Dun-coconut trees, rather than as mere not disable the monkey but for dee. Provost Smythe performed pets, writes a contributor to the tunately it did make him realise that the wedding ceremony, assisted Malayan Police Magasins. If you be could not fight the armed woman, suggest to any Malay Darwin's for he soon betook himself away, theory of the origin of Man, you only to return with an ingenious can be sure of being laughed at for plan of campaign.

The animal climbed up the wall what he considers a foolish idea, though he will readily admit there on to the celling and tried to put characteristics of the monkey and he would have a better chance of affinities between the out the light as he evidently thought,

of Man. Of one particular peculi- success in currying away the object arity of the monkey, however, the of this desire in the dark than Malay is in no doubt, and that"; is otherwise. It happened that it was that a be-monkey always has an electric light, so that the animal special liking for woman and a’she was still struggling with the_lamp monkey for man, Stories of stray trying to find a means of blowing it. persons in the forests being cardut when another neighbour, at ried up very tall trees and forced to tracted by the shriek of the wo- mate with monkeys are related in man, arrived on the scene. Quickly the kampongs in as serious a man- realising what the trouble was and ner as a school-master would tell his loading a rifle which belonged to pupils that the Earth goes round the owner of the house, he at once the Sun and not the Sun round took aim and fired at the monkey the Earth.

which dropped dead with the first shot. The unexpressed gratitude of the mother was understood in silence by the rescuer who, after re- moving the carcass of the animal, returned home to resume his dis- turbed rest.

Correspondence.

Covering an area of approximate reinforced concrete staircase being by the Rev. W. H. de Voil. ly $2,000 square feet, the building situated at the ead. The ground It is interesting to note that is solidly constructed of brick, and floor of this wing contains the the bridegroom was born in reinforced concrete, and presents an children's wards, lavatories and Hong Kong, his father being imposing appearance, the basement baths with the maternity section on Inspector in the Police Force until his retirement in 1911, being faced with Hong Kong granite the first storey. and the surface treatment over in The maternity section has been after 27 years' service, · white marble plaster. All the win- exceptionally well equipped with a dows are of steel with the flat roof theatre 19 feet by 15, fitted with a' all necessary finished in malthoid with celotex scintytle light and Insulation Teak has been used adjuncts. The sterilising room at- throughout for woodwork, and the tached contains gas sterilisers for water and instru- flooring generally is in T. M. B. bowls, gloves, mastic flooring and terrazzo, The ments, and the babies' room has an main corridors have tiled dados, and up-to-date double porcelain bath. the whole building is centrally heated.

The foundation stone to the hos- pital

laid by Mrs. W. T. Southorn bears the following Inscription:

was on April 24, 1950. It

On the ground floor are two isolation wards, cut off from the rest.

The food room is fitted with a gas

"AN EVIL INTENTION.”

ITo the Editor of "China Mall."]

Bir-In the article "An Evil In- tention" in the fasue of Overland | cooker and hot water boiler, and China Mail dated March 10, the writer says, in effect: "The sub- frigidaire.

marine is not an efficient weapon against surface warcraft, while anti-submarine measures have reached a very high state of eff ciency."

"This War Memorial Nursing Home was built by the Community of Hong Kong to the memory of those who served and fell in the great war, August 1914 to November 1918. The foundation stone was laid by Mrs. W. T. Southorn, wife of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, on April-24,-1930.-

"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."

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The following story is vouched for by the present writer as true, and there are many others in Kuala Lumpur who can attest to it; in If anti-submarine measures, of fact, it. occurred in the Malay which "detection" is the most in-Settlement only a short time ago. portant part, are so highly effi

A Malay bought a big monkey clent, why does it take so long to one day as a pet which he kept affair-was-still-to-come-Next locate a sunken submarine, even chained to a tree in his compound. morning, the owner of the slain where the area of sinking is It was not a wild monkey just taken animal, though fully informed of known. The sunken submarine, wat of the forests, as Its previous what had happened, instead of ap- *being 'powerless, cannot dodge. owner had been taming it for proving the course adopted by the In view of the climatic conditions, crops up every time a submarine several years before offering it out kindly neighbour, made a big fuss for sale. Indeed, it had become so about it and threatened all manner second class, nine; maternity, six; speelal attention has been paid in "Facts" and "reasons" are quoted, tame that it would eat bananas and of litigation which would not only involve that neighbour in a case children, twelve; free, eight.

the design to ventilation, and in but outside of the danger to "non. the like out of one's handa.

FEDERAL A next-door neighbour had a of killing, a valuable pet but also into addition all the internal bathroom combatants" I have yet to And one pretty little daughter of seven, and divided The Hospital is sections, namely, doctors and are ventilated by means of vertical·

that could not be torn to pieces

before long it was noticed Sisters' quarters in the South block, ducts running from basement to'

by an experienced submarine man.

that the

which animal, wards in the centre, and adminis- roof level where electric exhaust It would take up too much space.

was are installed. The wards

R he-monkey, often tration block to the north and an fans

cast long- and perhaps be too technical, fully

As themselves have been arranged to to defend the submarine against ing looks towards the girl. east wing containing wards.

The basement of the doctors and give free movement of air.

a precaution, the girl was duly While I personally

warned not to alsters' quarters

go anywhere near The bells, transformers and bell is occupied by

indicators are by the Sun Electrical hold no brief for the submarine the monkey in spite of ita tame

The accommodation provided is as follows:-First class' cases, 20;

and

for Co., Ltd.

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accommodation for servants drying rooms, with flats the doctors and the ground floor.

kitchens.

Ventilation.

disaster occurs, and varioua

'its belittlers.

as a weapon at all, I think your writer would do better to work from the "kumanitarian" side of

Signalling System. Each apart. A ward Signalling System has the question than the "efficiency ment contains a sitting, dining, been installed consisting of of attack on surface warcraft bed and bathrooms, with pantry and switch at each bedside, which oper-aide, and leave the efficiency to the verandahs. The two upper floors ates a red indicator light over the "aubmarine service." I should ward door in the corridor, and a are occupied by sisters' rooms.

This section of the building in light and buzzer on a numbered in like to have a talk with the writ served by a main and service stair-dicator board in the Duty Rooms,er of that article and perhaps case, and two food lifts from the These lights and buzzers can only some facts regarding submarine and anti-submarine experiences be switched off again at the bedside would cause him to modify his The central block is of three on the arrival of the Sister in views or alter his viewpoint. Any storeys, with the service require charge in the ward.

member of the Navy at the time ments such as boiler room, laundry, In the corridors, night lights are of the last trouble-1914-18-can cold storage, compressor, kitchen, provided just above floor level in tell tales of excitement, and panie drug store, servants' quarters, dry order to give sufficient light for in mass form, when submarines ing and iraning rooms and stores night circulation, but at the same were reported in the vicinity of in the basement. The second class time, eliminating unnecessary glare the Fleet; and, in any case, "first

in the wards, and free wards, in addition

catch your hare." May I add. be. clinical and duty rooms are on the ground floor, and the first class

warda on the second.

to

The ventilation ducts to bath fore closing, "and mind he doesn't rooms are served by single phase, catch you." Again expressing my

ness.

Th

get him into trouble for using an-

other man's rifle without a licence. It was at this juncture that a Malay Police Officer, on realising the com- plicated situation, simpliñed matters on the strength of his belief that the "crime" was not committed with a bad intention, by quietly making

a record in his diary that he himself An Amorous Monkey,

had killed the monkey on accotint of One night, the father of the girl | its evil propensities already explain- being away from home, the mother ed. The unreasonable owner was was surprised to discover, on waking + thus chagrined to see, soon after, up, that the monkey had got, loose sonte policemen making enquiries as and was actually, in bed trying to to the ownership of a dangerous. pet embrace and carry away the girl that had been carelessly allowed to The strange look in the monkey's get loose. oyen convinced the mother that the ledge of the monkey is just as was! monkey would show fight if he was to be expected. suddenly disturbed, and as she "May Allah forgive the officer thought unarmed she was no match for his well-meant He is the against the monkey in such a mood, prayer of all Malays who came to she quietly slipped out of bed and as "hear later of the facts of the case.

was torpedoed by a submarine, and didn't like it. at all. Hong Kong, March 15,

(The humanitarian skie of the ques, tion was incidentally dealt with by

of January 28 and the Overland China Mail st February 4.

There must be universal agreement among Britons that this angle far outweight all consideration of merely technical

50 cycle exhaust fans with box type wish to have a talk with the writ-the same writer in the China Meil The first class wards are 15 feet blades capable of discharging at er of the article, square, and each has a well equipped least 2,200 cubic feet of air per at free delivery. Extra bathroom opening out of it. Out-minute side all wards is a well lit and airy outlets are provided in each ward verandah, 12 feet wide, on to which for connection to drying lamps in; P.S.-I was in a vessel carrying phases of submarine activity. Ed.

| 450,500 lb. Amatol mines, which | CM.)

wardrobes.

ing

One Micro drive Bed Lift in teak, 7' 0" x 5′ 4′′.

beds can be wheeled if desired. The second class wards are exactly the The lift installation is Waygood| same as the first class, except that Otis, and consists of the follow- there is only one bathroom to two wards. There are two free wards, 38 feet by 15 feet, cach containing four beds with bath and lavatory accommodation attached. In the duty and clinical rooms are sinks, gas rings, shelves, and the neces sary furniture.

One Goods Lift. The same as the Bed Lift, with the exception of the Micro levelling gear..

Four Food Lifts. These serve between main and service kitchen to quarters. They are controlled by Push Buttons on each floor, and the cages are made of steel, Hot plates are fitted in three of these.

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UNPAID DAMAGES.

An official of the Royal Automo- bile Club told the Evening Standard when Interviewed: "It would be an Ideal arrangement if everybody using the roads, including motorists, pedal cyclists and pedestrians, were forced to insure,

""Motorists · have another com-, plaint. The Road Traffic Act his

In the administration block the .bsaement is occupied by the dis

pensary, mortuary, services kitchen, ambulance entrance, and meter and switch rooms, and from this floor the bed, goods and two food lifts

All sanitary fittings were suppiled Should pedestrians be called upon been working for a year, but few serve all floors of the building. The by Messrs. Shanks & Co. main entrance hall and offices are Is the hot water system, the to insure against third party riska? pedestrians have taken the trouble on the ground floor, the optical storage consists of eleven copper

There is a strong feeling among to make themselves acquainted with room and pathological laboratory on calorifiers of varying capacity. The motorists that it should be possible the injunctions in the Highway the first and the operating section heating of the hospital store, linen to obtain damages against à Code. They should take the trok and X-ray department on the second. cupboards, and drying rooms is ran pedestrian who, through negligence, bie, at least, to learnysthecaignals Operating Theatres, in conjunction with this domestic is responsible for an accident to a used by drivers and by persons Much care has been taken with hot water system, so that these motor vehicle. Very often it would regulating trafic, as is suggested in the planning of the operating rooms are kept dry throughout the be useless to bring an action, be the Code, s

cause the walker, uninsured, would The secretary of the Pedestrians section, which consists of two large year, A

Association put the opposing case. - well equipped theatres. Only one The central heating includes two have no means with which to pay.

theatre for the present will be in Messrs Beeston's 10 M. Robin Hood that a "fay walker had been re- The fact is that the motor car

In a recent case it was shown. He said: use, fitted with table, scialytic boilers each developing 105,600

sponsible for the accident, but there has introduced the dang light, sinks and instrument cup B. T. Us per hour. boards. Between the two theatree The roofing consists of ballt up were no means of obtaining the on the road, andễ the is a sterilising room with bowl, Maithold, roofing over a layer of 1

gloves, Instrument and water

damages.

element

* third party insurance for paden- inch Celotex Insulating board, Mr. Herbert Morrison, Inte trians should

Minister of Transport, during, the

Would'Nat" Pay." gas sterilisers. The anaesthetic Floors to the wards, corridors,

and sisters' quarters are of LB discussion of the Road Traffic Bill, Green Patent Flooring mastic flooring, which is silent to walk upon. rooms, and

room is adjacent, and there is also accommodation for doctors, wash-up rooms, changing rooms, with a bath attached and sisters” rooms.

The X-Ray department consists of a main room with app fitted, dark room, dresál

Both the

verand nical room

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That be denied all know-

A WEEK'S DISEASES.

Six Diphtheria Cases, Notified.

14. SMALLPOX CASES.

The official return of diseRSON and deaths during the week ended March 12 is as follows: S

Casea Deaths Diphtheria Smallpox

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Two cases of smallpox were im- ported.

Summary to March 12. The approximate returns from January 1 to March 12 give the following figures

Cases Deaths 364 28

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