CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902 — Page 460

The Right Honourable

My Lord,

Lord Onslow,

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52, Baring Street,

Plymouth.

30 November, 1908.

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Herewith I enclose you copies of a letter from Dr.T.H.Knott,Ins- peator General of Hospitals and Fleets,who,with Dr.James Lowson, Acting Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital,Hong Kong, advised me to wear glasses, as immediately after my severe attack of Fever and Opthal- mia the sight of my eyes grew very bad, and the doctors stated the Fever and Opthalmia was due to exposure during the Plague,in fact, even after I recovered from the Fever partially I was kept under close observation for a month. I carried out the orders of D.T.H.Knott and bought glasses, and from that time, from the end of September or the middle of October, 1894, until I was invalided in August,1898, for defective vision,my eyes have gradually got worse.

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I went to London and saw Sir Henry F.Norbury,K.C.B.,M.D., Director General, R.N.,who told me he would do what he could for me, and afterwait- ing four years I wrote to the Right Honourable J.Chamberlain,H.M.Secretar of State,myself, and as my eyesight is getting worse, and I have a large family to maintain, I beg of you to help me in this my request.

I enclose you copies of testimonials from the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong, and one from Dr.James Lowson of the Government Civil Hospital, and Dr.H.Penny, R.N., Dr.A.Stanley Nance, R.N. Sir William Robinson,K.0.M.Q.,who was the Governor of the Colony at the time, often spoke to me when he visited the Plague Hospitals under my oharge. You might refer to the Hon.R.P.Chater,M.L.A., The Hon.R.Belleliss, M.L.A., The Hon.J.J.Francis,K.C.,Captain May,C.M.G., Rear Admiral G.Boyeg,R.N., Sir dward Freemantle, G.0.B.,C.M.G.,Lady Freemantle, also to Sir Alexander Bul ler,G.0.B.

Rear Admiral G.Boyes,R.N.

.,it was who presented me with my Plague Medal on board H.M.S. "Victor Emmanuel", and I also have to thank Krs.T.H.Knott, Mrs.Q.Stanley Nance, Dr.T.H.Knott, Dr. A.Stanley Nance, and Dr. ***.0.Regan, M.B.,R.N., for bringing me through that awful attack of Fever