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Colonel Amery.

For Eastern Dept

A.5.17/1/20

450

Dr. Emmens

Officer

There is a vacancy at Hong kong for a Medical

salary £480 per annum for the first three years,

triennial then £540 rising by annual increments of £40 to £720, with a temporary allowance of 20% of salary, and a conveyance allorance of $270 a year.

For this appointment I submit Mr Norman Hubert

Smith, F.D., Ch.B.; aged 27, married; educated at Victoria

College, Jersey, and at Edinburgh University, where he took

his qualifications in 1916. He served in the R.A.M.C.,

from May 1916 to October 1919, during which period he saw

service in India, Palestine and Egypt as well as on the

Western Front. During this time he gained experience in

tropical diseases, venereal disease and radiology. He is

nor demobilised.

TESTIMONIALS

Kr. George Cowen, F.R.C.S., states:-

"Doctor Smith held the post of Junior Home Surgeon

"at the Royal South Hants and Southampton Hospital from

"August to November 1915. He did his work excellently. "He is well up in professional knowledge and a good Anaesthet-

Mat.

He is energetic, conscientious and most pleasant to

"work with."

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Kr David Wallace, C.M.G., F.R.C.S., of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary says that he was entirely satisfied) with Fr. Smith's work, and other members of the Edinburgh University staff have written him similar testimonials. Doctor Smith's referees are the Reverend John

Gray of Edinburgh and Mr. Alfred Hind, F.R.C.S., of Jersey, who testify to his good character.

The Medical Appointments Committee reported on him

as

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