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Military asked to release hospital for civilian use

An appeal to the Military Authorities to release

the Matilda and War Memoriat Hóspital to relieve the present acute shortage of höspital accommodation for the civilian population, was made by Mr. J. R. Jones, čhairmḥhân, at the first annual general mööting of the 'Hos pital.

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Mr. Jones said that it was 'clearly understood at the time of the requisition in July last, that the hospital would be released in six months' time..

Reviewing the circum- much progress pr to proceed to Liances which led to the engage the necessary medical atd. nursing stafit until an Indication umalgamation of the Matilda of the relenso of the hospital Hospital and the War Mem-premiset is given. brial Nursing Home in Octo- ber last, and efforts made to restart the hospital before the

of

"The oulkok for the hospital. however, is bright. I' Inancial pallion is sound and its funds are conserved on the principle- requisition by the Milltary that they must be kept as an Authorities. Mr. Jones said: endawinent and that the hospital

the. phoslog "With

should be the

self-supporting and Matilda and War Memorial Hius-maintained from the inconic from pital Ordinance bn Cetober 5, its investments and from patients 1949 the

who are able to pay. The con- Matilda Hospital

that patients established under the Will and stitution provides Codicil of Granville Sharp

alimited ments may as under: the cotillions

ons formerly applicable the War Memorial Nursing Home

to the Matilda Hospital to ad- censed to exist as such und be Fame merged in

itted and their expenses pulo either in whole or in part from the income from the invested funds of the hospital up to hall the in-patients accommodation of the hospital..

single corpora- | AMM tort in the Matilda and War Memorial Hosplul.

"From its very foundation the War Memorial Nursing Ilog had beeh closely related to the

ita

"In order to enable the hospital Matilda Hospital. it, hud through-

to make such provision for beset with figncial out been difficulties. Without the generous patients of limited means and to contributions from the estate of ensure that it need not trench Granville Sharp, which by 1941 upon its capital, it will be essen- had

not only to maintain $1,000,000 The tial exceeded Nursing Home could not have endowment funde unimpaired but been built or (maintained and also to take every opportunity of had two words named

ter adding to them. Granville Sharp and his

"The merger of the funds of m the two original foundations and Matilda dedicated to the

re-organisation and To- purposes as the Matilda Hospital, the

Hospital and the

after wifs samu

Foreign YMCA in Shanghai expensive

Living In the Foreign YMCA In Shanghal has bo come prohibitivo, according to word "reculved hero from that Northern city.

Nource On's

writes that many residents of the YMCA moving to the blush Park Hotel next door, which la comparatively cheaper.

strength of Owing to the in labour

Shanghai, the Foreign YMCA is forced to retain its 250 servants of all out categories, which works

его

on

to about one employee pur

This expense member. top of taxes JMP71,000,000 for land tax-makes higher membership and rentals im- porative.

For the price of oric month's rent for one room at the YMCA, the Park Hotel offers a two-room suite with modern fittings plus service.

Reminders

Today

K Slope Club prosents "Go- light" at China Fleet Club theatre, 9 pm. Kowloon Rotary luncheon, Penin-

sula Hotel, 12.30 p.m." Men's Club, luncheon, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 pan.

Whist Drive for Services, 7.30 p.mi,

"At the end of the war both equipment of the hospital should HK International Women's Club,

thable it to provide accommoda- the

Nursing tion and treatment in accordance Home were found to be extend with the highest sively damaged and looled. The dards of efficiency and comfort. Nursing Honie was left without

Trustaos praised HK Union Church, Ladies Guild enough money for rebuilding and re-equipament even after the sate

"In undertaking

modern ston-Nine Dragons Servite Club, XX

Band Coll, 8 p.m.

meeting 3 p.m.

the admin- of its damaged premises to the Istration of the hospital the Duard Royal Navy. As for the Matilda of Governors desire to acknow- Hospital the conditions obtaining ledge their indebtedness to the practical to carry out the origfrun work of the trustees of both of:

foundations the original

after the war rendered

purpose

iL

in

John's

Club,

Coming events TOMORROW and Organ Recital. St. one of its trust and it was particularly to Sir Arthur Morse Cathedral, 1.16 pr. estlinated that to continue its who was a trustee of both and to Nine Dragons Services operation on its old buris would whose inspiration and persistent Tombola, 8 p.m. loud to the complete exhaustion efforts the achievement of the HK Stage Club presents "Gas- of its funds within fifteen years, amalgamation of the two institu- light" at China Fleet Club

tlong was largely due.

theatre, 7.30 p.m. Only solution

"As soon as the hospital pre- released it will be a The only solution to the pro- mises

are blem confronting the trusteca matter of gratification to take up to which the analga in earnest the work was found to be in

looking forward of the mation

institutions, we have been two but the legal difficulties arising with eagerness and hope, that of out of the two trusts proved so restoring and extending the hos formidable that the sanction of pltal service which has been B

BUNDAY had to be obtained sadly and regrottahly

Billi since the Colony emerged from HK Art Club, sketching party to Shatin, members to met at present

At a special meeting following Kowloon Star Ferry, 10.30

10 the

Government of a private the ordeals of war.

by which the

was incorporated in subco

for its predecessors combining In

lacking

thie Annual General Meeting Mr.

SATURDAY HK Stage Club presents "ŌBS- light" nt China Club theatre. 9 p.m.

Nine Dragons Services Club, tom-

bola, 8 p.m.

It.m.

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THE CHINA MÁIL, THURSDAY, “APRÍL 20, 1680, -

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'From left to right, bævid Lee, Jotepli Woo and Yang Yiu. wing, Talkdo Dockyard apprentices who have won scholarships

for training in Britalo.

Engineering apprentices win scholarships for training in Britain

Three engineering, apprentices have won the Tai- koo Dackyard and Engineering Company's 1950-51 schölärship for training in Great Bri tain.

Two of the boys were formerly educated at St. Joseph's College and Wah Yan College,

The three winners are 20- year-old David Lee, 24-year- old Joseph Woo and 24-year- old Yeung Yiu-wing.

Yeung has been wanted the Talkoo 1950, Scholarship for tw years; David Lee has won the 1050 Scholarship for two years and Joseph Woo has been award- this 1930 special Scholarship for one year.

Yeusg Yiu-wing and Joseph Yeus leave Woo will

for Britain in und, and David Lee will join Yeung in 1951.

The Scholarships will provide for travelling expenses, board, lodging, clothing, technical set: lege tuition Toos and

pocket money,

Increased rentals in NT

KAL TAK TOPICS

The Chinese Air Force'is' Tal- wan hus recently enforced a new flying regulation for aircraft ap- proaching Taipeh, capital city of the Nationalist held lḥland,,

The new regulation calls for all planes approaching Talpen to avófu tying over the area from a poslilon crossed by 121 degrees and 22 minutes East Latitude and 24 degrees and. §3 minutes North Longitude, North and Northward to Tulpeh River hence Norih Westward up the river to the coast and thence South Westward along the coastline, three miles cff shore to a point near 120 de grees and 20 minutes East Lau-· tude.

It flyers approach Talpch on instrument flying the CAE warns them to navigate with care so approaching the ds to dvold specified restricted area.

A woman passenger would have missed her arcraft yesteriny afternoon if the Kal. Tak staff of the Pan American World Air- ways had not called back the PAA plane which was to take her to Bangkok.

Originally on schedule to leave for Bangkok at 3.15 p.m., the PAA aircraft taxied from Kal Tak's passenger terminal at about 10 minuten to three falling to

ub pick that

the

who, at

at the

Had not yet

When the

'enme at Bater about 3

PAA ground crew -parti members had to call back the aircraft and let the woman pas- senger op. By that time the air- craft was warming up her engines ready to get air-borne.

An out-going Pan American World Airways aircraft left here yesterday about 20 minutes earlier than its schedule time.

According to an airport official company, the of the aviation plane had to advance the time of her departure for fear of ar- late at Bangkok, her des- elving. an

tination.

He also explained that on wednesday Bangkok closes its airport earller than usual time.

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Some landlords in the New The Scholarships are open to

Territories have revised their all Talkoo Deckyard apprentices who have worked for three to rentals upwards, but there is no substantiated evidence that four years in the Dockyard,

the Increased rentals demand- Although the normal Scholar-ed are exorbitant, said ship is for two years, an addi-omeini stiitement yesterday. thal Special Scholarship for one Increare of rentals is in part due year has been awarded for 1950 to the fact that any rentals were to enable two of the apprentices very law, and with, the increased to be in Britain together.

demand for vegetables and the นุษ

Three China National Aviation profits being maile from ว their ale, it is

hatural that land-Corporation DC-4-type aleeraft lords should expect a greater re- at Kai Tak had their wings, turn on their land, it was Added. stabilisers and engines dismantled

Many landlords want to take recently.

One of the alteratt was the X-111, the aircraft which was cultivating or advantage of the good retura of vegetable land by managing their own fields, and most severely damaged when CNAC aircraft were there are some landowners who seven wish to settle on the land some sabotaged three weeks ago.

Another In Scotland

dismantled aircraft of their relatives evacuated tram

has been painted with a coating China. During their stay in Britain,

Tenancy agreements, concluded of black paint, the apprentices will obtain prac- during or just after the Japanese tical experience at ont of the big

Air Transport Central piring or are due for revision. The Corporation has recently erected shipbuilding and engineering c-occupation of the Colony are ex-

vast majority of the paddy land numerous lamp posts around its tablishments in Scotland. technical training will be supple cultivated by native New Terri-airport working areas in order monted by suitable courses at a tories villagers is not affected by to prevent unauthorised persons 3. entering the premises under cover Careful investigations have fall-of Young

lamp posts are erected Government Junior Technical

apart alongside rack-renting or of renting to, a about 30 feet College. Hia ambition is to be-new tenant for a higher rent, con- a rope which cordons off the

cluded the statement.

is namo the distinctive elements J. R. Jones was elected Chair-Toe H classical concert, 50, Mac- college was born in liong Kong any of theag changes...

10 be

far

of the two original foundations, man, and Mr. C. D. Slade, Deputy The property and assets of both Chuirman for the lensuing year.

The meeting, which was held were vested in the new hospital 10 administered as as in the Board Room of the long Shanghai Banking possible and subject to the pro-Kong and

Corporation, visions of the Ordinance with a

was

attended by. view to ensuring the continuance Me. J. G. Jones (Chairman)_Mr. the objects for which the C. D. Slade, (Deputy Chairman.) original

und Mr. E. Watts, Mr. C. C. Hoberts, Matilda Hospital. the War Memorial Nursing Home Bishop Hall, Dr. M. Nicolson, Mr.

A. G. Clarke. Dr. J. W.

J. B. Harl,

of

Bad been instituted.

donnell Road, 6.30 p.m. Nine Dragons Services

Tombola, 8 p.m.

The

Club, and educated at the Hong Konged to uncover a single case of Tarkness,

European YMCA Armchair Group meeting, talk on "Public Re- Iations" by Mr. Gordon Har- man, 8.45.p.ITL

"In the meantime the trustees Dr. 11. Talbot, and Mr. Anderson, REDS BAN IMPORTS

OF CAUSTIC SODA

He come a mechanical engineer. prefers yard work. His father and has been at marker-off, Talkoo for 33

year. Joseph Weo was born in Malaya and educated at St. Joseph's Col-

lege. He prefers ship work and

Omnibus Bill has first reading

aspires to become a marine en- gineer

His father is a Food Control Officer in the Hong Kong An

of the Matilda Hospital had been (representing Peat Marwick Mit- decupied in repairing, adapting chelt and Company, Secretaries). and equipping the hospital for Rev. Stevenson and Nov, Georgd Tientsin have been bammed be- Government- future work at the expense of She were absent. approximately $1,000,000.

With

LEAVE IN JAPAN

Imports of caustic soda to cause of over-production" there,

terday.

Davit

Wah Yan College.

His

working areas.

Beside the lamp posts, warning signs have also been installed within-the-areas, advising-un- authorised persons to keep away from the arca and authorised persons to produce their identity cards.

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omnibus Bill, which seeks to amend 02 separate Contagn's time in Legislative Council the advice of Dr. Montgomery,

report from Shanghal said yes- College, St. Louis at St. Joseph's Ordinances, was, read a first

A Royal Navy spokesman gaia “WEEKLY CHINA MAIL” former Medical Superintendent

(Caustic soda is a basic in- College, at Macao, and at Hong yesterday.

The Bill, entitled an Ordinance ΟΙ the Hospital, they had in FOR HK TROOPS

gredient in the manufacture of father, how dead, was a drafts- to make amendments to thiscel yesterday that a London news spite of the long delay in the

CONTAINING ALL THE LOCAL NEWS boup),

man at Talkoo for 20 youts. lançous Ordinances for the pur-agency despatch sthing that the delivery of medies! equipment

-Negotiations are proceeding be- The order was issued by the David prefers yard work and pose of facilitating the prepara- Royal Navy had resumed negotia- and stores, achieved a stage at tween British officials and Ameri- China Communist Trade Minisity.

or flon of the revised edition of the ions with Shanghal officinis for

OF THE WEEK FROM THE which they could contemplate the can authorities in Japan to allow It warned merchants that "trans. hopes to become a marine

laws, contains amendments which the evacuation of foreith natiòtials mechanical engineer.

for the most part of a rala- from that city was not true. opening of the hospital ar Hong Kong garrison troops to take shipments of caustic soda cargo

He added that the despatch pro- tively unimportant character, ex-

"CHINA MAIL" & "SUNDAY HERALD early date after the solution of two-week holldbys in Japan, from, Shanghai to Tientsin will

bably

referred to a Royal Navy the legal difficulties atiending its An army spokesman said yes-be

plained the Attorney-General, Mr. J. B. amalgamation with the Nursing [ferday that nothing definite haul for ordered returned to the port

Gin, who introduced it announcement of two weeks ago, Before the Butterfield and Swire

Home. They had been fortunato | yet Been decided.

The authorities now have de

in securing the services as Matroi The plan calls for servicemen,clared illegal all sales of imported of Miss Townsend who had for In groups of 100, to spend periodic caustic soda in Tlentsin, the re- many years before the war served holidays in Japan..

in the hospital and in the sum

THE

mer of 1940 she went to England with the vlow

of

engaging

qualified nursing sisters.

beginning of July 1948, the However, the hospital WES TO quisitioned for the use of the military forces which had arrived for the protection and defence of

the Colony.

port added.-Associated Press.

Luna Park burglar gets 15 months' hard

"While the paramount needs Ho Sit-ylu was sentenced to 15 months' hard labour

of the Army Medical Services until suitable alternative aO- Commodation could be obtained were fully recognised, it was hoped that the necessity of relloving as quickly as potable the acute shortage of hospital accommodation for the civilian- population, which had trebled wince+ 1941

Would aiso resijjad,

after he was found guilty of the $15,000 Luna Park burglary when houring endød yesterday Before 'Mr. Hinishing Lo at Contral.

Supplementary provision approved

Legislativo Council yestär day approved the additional dupplementary provision för the fourth quarter of the fla- ancial year ended March 31, 1050,

0.

were

Explaining the larger items, the Financial Secretary, Mr. G..S. Follows, sald there two

-warrants for special HK$1,000,000 and $280,000 E- pectively in respect of the

stocks of clothing and Ratknippiled to the

Defendant was arrested In Macao following police

investigation into the burglary in Luña on January 2.

More than $12,000 in cash "In these circumstances it was was found when defendant was Clearly understbod that the searched after his drrest in the Matilda Hospital would be re-Portuguesa Colony. He was Icased in six months. The lacke for the community for when ang lowellery alleged to have been of hospital amenities particularly also in possession of some gold Matilda Hospital and the War purchased with the proceeds of

Memorial Nursing. Honte, made the theft.

acute. It is therefore

évidence of

heang moet)

Thu; segle of equipments based on a larger and more dia- establishment than the Park in December. Defendant Sofite stated that he had gone to see one finally decided upon for the Mr. Gray Concerning the hire of Force, and a certain amount his

linka been returned a atall in the Park, He also stated that the money

The necessity for each ammend-ship, ss. Anking, falled in its at- ment has been teen or noted over tent to carry out a Shanghal the past year or two. In addi- evacuation.

ion there are amendments which

baye

or

The case against private W.J. beer found to be necessary desirable in the course of the Dingwall, Chathain Road Camp, work of whole, & Wars Jawa us⚫ Bombardier Gas Rodham, 14th uvely-procating.

rk which is now ac- Field Regiment, Shek Kong Chimp,

charged with assaulting a bus.com Authority for dealing with sductor, was diressed by Mr. F. X. many subjects in one Bilt is given d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday, by section 8 of the Revision of when compratnants falled to turn

up in court, people the Law Ordinance 1948.

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CHEESE GOUD Another item of HK$1,000,000 Is found on him was the proceeds in vetect of loans made from of

STEPPE three grant-aided from the sals of some of his paddy into

dids in the col

country. He denied' Schools St. Mary's and the Dioce

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that he burgled the office pre-an Boys and Girls Schools. The provisions before the war is now Mr. Hin-hing Lo in his judgmise of Mr. Gray.

Innes will enable these schools to hoped that despite in fent said that Ik had :

:tho found thing Lo said that he was taking to air buildings Including

sentence Mr. Hin- Tanks overal desirable additions. ing Lo many difficulties the authorities concerned will see their way to

Vice befire with મ

the Hong

Kong Bald over, * period of 10 year relieve, the present position by Koh stated the nusive Inspector into consideration defendant's ser- gymnasium. They are to bas

and h Bub The early release of the Matilda the Angerprints he found on the Police Reserves

service with the Brillah Finally the fours hypo and War Memorial Hospital. broken windoly pime (which gave sequent ser

access to the office of Mr. Tririk Intelligence Service in Singapore, covery: £26 good Bright outlook

Gray, where the money was India and H

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1941 to 1943 which defendant claimed.:

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