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THE HUSKORO DAILY bras 1hma, berháth 31, 1916.

“HONGKONG LEGISLAT COLONIAL TREASURER-conded, and died and speak English quite well, they.

TIVE COUNCIL.

This was agreed to.

HON MR, POLLOCK, K.C. AND THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

hoth appear to be well trained nurses, Dr. Moore expressed his opinion to the that the nursing has been dons quite satisfactorily in B Block by thes.

SCENE BETWEEN GOVERNOR

The Hon Mr. E. H POLLOCK, K.C.,[unrage AND HON. MK, H. E. POLLOCK, asked the following questions

THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL

HONGKONG'S WAR LOAN;

4 mesting of the Hongkong Legislativo | Council was held yesterday at the Council Chamber.YML TAG He

The following were present

Government unnecessarily with questions

HIS EXCELLENCY-I have not auggested any such thing

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-Yes, you have Bir You have suggested it now, and you Fuggested it at a previous meeting of the As regards the nursing generally in Council I think it is very uncalled for. With refereno to the now alloca Black. Under date of 20th September that, and I think that I should havo should have thought we had got beyond COUNCIL PREMATURELY CLOSEDtion of Sisters in A. Block of the Govern Civil Hospital reported as follows csaped the imputation you made. With re

the Superintendent of the Government, ment Civil Hospital which was modë

gard to the trouble caused by me, as you by His Excellency the Governor at the have no adverse criticism to make ou said, among Government officials, I can last meeting of Council on the 3rd the work of Japanese Staff Nurses and assure your Excellency that I am per August, will the Govermucnt answer the

Probationary Nurses. I know of no is rectly, certein that I myself have been put following questions, namely stance in which patients have not been to a great deal more trouble, in bringing properly nursed. Under date of 21smitters forward here in an endeavour to (1)-Did not Sister Kelsey, purasant September Dr. G. E. Aubrey, Honorary have things put right at the Government to permission granted prior to Visiting Physician to the Government Civil Hospital. Your Excellency his the said Meeting of Council, leave Civil Hospital, reported as follows altogether reconstructed the sinfi very this Colony on long leave, on the Regarding the Japanese Nurses they recently, and has assured the Council 9th August 7

are very conscientious over their work that there is nothing wrong, substanti- (27)--Have not the services of one of and learn quickly. When they first ally nothing wrong, and nothing requir the Private Nurses been requist arrived they apparently understood but ing improvement. It has been implied cloned for private nursing, se as little English, but they already under that I was only a pestilential fellow, to render her unavailable for stand what is said to them and I can putting questions quite unnecessarily. Sir Hospital work During what understand them. They have evidently

very much resent that indictment, and dates between the 3rd August been well and fully trained. At the Brennember of the Council who is honestly think, Sir, it is very discreditable, that and the date of these Questions sent timo I think B Block has as many trying to do his best for the public should (21st August), aave the services Nurses and as good ones as any hospital be trented in this way when he puts of such Private Nurse been re- I know of ones as any quired for private nursing!

cannot conceive, Sir, that the Prime BOOTS

questions to the Government, and I On what dates between the last

Minister of Great Britain himself would Meeting of Council (3rd August)

ever dare to get up in the House of and the date of these Questions (21st August) have there been two

Commons and say to a member, Why 3-The expenditure in the years 1907- are all these questions putt We do not Sisters on duty in the morning 1915, inclusive, has been as follows:-like being worried with these questions, in A Block, namely, one Sister un 1007, 29,904, 1008, 811,540 1909, 811,120 which give a lot of trouble 10 the each floor

1010, 611303; 1911, 811,082; 1012, 310,158, Government. (**). - On what dates between the said 1913, 89,005; 1914, 810,147, 1915, 88,714

dates has there been a Sister on duty, attending to the operating theatre exclusively!

dis" EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, BIR FRANCIS HEFST Mag, K.Ü.MGAUZAKMA

HIS EXCELLETGY, MAJOR GENERAL F. VENTRIS (General Officer Commanding Troops in China),

Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN (Colonial (Becratury),

Hon Mr. J. H. KEмr (Attorney General).

Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wours (Colonial Treasurer).

Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Sderotary for Chinese Affairs),

Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M,Q, (Director

of Public Works), Bistr

Hon. Mr. C. Mol. MESSER (Captain

Superintendent of Police),

Hon. Mr. We You, C.M.G,

Hon. Mr. H. E. PoLLOGE, K.C..

Hon Mr. B. SEELLIM

Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE.

Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK.

Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Coun-

cils).

HONOUR FOR MR. NO FOR SILAN,

His EXCELLENCy, before proceeding with the agenda, addressed Mr. Ng Fuk Shan, fornuerly chief Recountant in the Police Department, as follows:

I have the honour suform son that His Majesty the King fas been graciously pleased to approve of your appointment to be a Companion of the Imperial Service Order, and I have now very much pleasure to hard you the badge of the

(i).

- (2).—Is not Sister Gorham, pursuant to permission granted to her prior to the erid Meeting of Council, due in go away from the Colony on long leave on the 30th August, 19167

As to the question of who is in ebarge of the Nursing in B Block the Japanese stoff nurses and not the probationers are in charge

The present Principal Civil Medical Officer arrived in the Colony on the 15th January, 1915, after the indents for 1913 had been forwarded to the

Crown Agents"

HIS EXCELLENCY-The lion, member has imputed to me words I never uttored.

asked the hon. member a simple ques- tion and ho has given me ne answer. Very well, let it stand at that.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I did not do so, Bir Your Excellency may have thought so, and it is very unfortunate, I ———

The COLONIAL SECRETARY I TISE to a point of order. His Excellency President in on his legs and

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(1) When will Sister Sloan complete her present current period of 4 (v)-Have the Government secured the

years' Service? service of any, and, if so, what Sister or Nurses since the last Has Bistet Jacobs resigned from to the answer to question 3 I would be Meeting of Council ! the Government Hospitals Ser leave to point out that there has been mo vior in this Colony ! have need mundated with a lot of figures, 2. With reference to the re-arrange

but the question I put was a very simple

Hon Mr. POLLOCK-Arising out of the answers just given, Sir, I wish to put two more questions. The first is with regard to the answer to clause 8 of ques tion 1 I should like to ask whether it is not a fact that Sister Jacobs was am sorry the Colonial Secretary is

Hon. Mr. PoLLOCK He is not, and I

States at her own express request soy transferred to the Federated Malay

short-sighted. I wish to say this, I have His EXCELLERY The answer is in the imputed to you, Sir, nothing you have no DOUBLE TERAI affirmative and said. The previous history of Hansard

POLLOCK With regard will show what

of the subject,

Order and I will presently ask the Clerk (2) of the Council to read His Majesty's Warrant. It affords me peculiar, plonsure to perform this duty, because I am not

mindful of the many valuable services

H1B EXCELLENCY-1 said the questions gave the Government officials a great deal of trouble, and so they do.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK you interred that they caused a lot of unjustifiable trouble.

Hon Mr POLLOCK Well, if it does not mean that I do not know what it does tean. With regard to my sources of in- formation, I think it most improper that Your Exculteney should try and enquire as to my sources of information.

which you rendered to me personallment of the Staff in B Block of the one was not the stock of drugs and HIS EXCELLENCy-I did no such thing during the nine years I had charge of Government Civil Hospital, which w the Folion Department, and when you anubunced at the said Meeting of Countants kept in store at the Govern

ment Civil Hospital considerably reduced anted first as clerk and then as chicfe under which re-arrangement the by the present Principal Civil Medical clerk and accountant of that department, nursing of patients in B Block is left Officer before the war? Those nine years are a short period of entirely to Probationers and Japanese

HIS EXCELLENCY--You will see by the your total services to this Colony You Nurses, will the Government state the figures that the expenditure in 1914 was joined the service in 1874 as clerk at the respective lengths of Service of the Pro-rether greater than in 1912, and in 1913 transferred to the Police Department, Block? And will the Government also inform the hon. member that the Principal you if you had even seen or spoken to the Magistracy and you were afterwards bationers who are left in charge of the expenditure was less. I should like to His EXCELLENCY- I did not ask you for your sources of information. I asked and before you retired you completed state whether such Japanese Nurses, and, Civil Medical Officer was not respons Japanese nurses no less than 4 years service. I know if so, how many of them possess & sullible for the indents for the year 1913, as that I voice the wishes of the whole Civil cient knowledge of English, written as he only arrived here early in 1916, Service when I say that they and I most well as spoken, to render them independ Hon Mr. POLLOCK-The stores must be sincerely pray that you will long bont of the aid of an Interpreter into kept, Sir. That is absolutely no answer spared to enjoy the decorations which you English, in the discharge of their duties to the question at all. It does not follow have now received.tong An the Japanese Nurses in charge of the that because sum of money is voted The Clerk of the Council then read the wards in B Block or are the Probationers that it is used. I want an answer, Sir Warrant, and the badge of the Order was a charge of such wards 1

HIS EXCELLENCy-This is notual presented to Mr. Ng Pak Shan, who reWas not too stock of druge and diditure, it is not a vote.

infectants kept in store at the Govern The minutes of the last meeting worment Civil Hospital nsiderably re enced by the present Principal Civil Medical Officer before the Wart

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, replied as

plied I thank you

Confirmed.

PAPERS..

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command

H.E the Governor, laid upon the follow- table the following papers. Correspon-1-(4)--Yes, dence relating to the petition for greater representation of the puble on the Execuìi tive and Legislative Council; report of the Director of Public Works for the year 1916 corespondence relating to the Kowloon Bay reclamation scheme; quart erly return of excesses on suh-heads mot

(11.) One of the private Nursing Sis ters went out to a case on 3rd August and remained with the case unt) the 12th September, The other private Sister was available for hospital work (1)From August 15th to 21st. (iv.) From August 15th to 21st.

by savings and FINANCE, expenditures (vi)-Ven. Sister Gorham was granted

The COLONIAL BECEETARY, by command of HE. the Governor, laid upon tan table eport of meeting of the Finance Commit tee held on August 3rd (No. 6), and moved that it be adopted.

The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded, and this was agreed to

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H. E. the Governor, laid upon the table Financial Minutes Nos. 20 to 99 and mover that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

MOORINGS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.

Regarding Financial Minute 27, recom monding a vote of 835,000 for the raising, renewing and re-arrangement of moor Fngs in Victoria harbour.NAYAN

leave to go as soon as she desired to do so and she went on the 8th September

(vi.)-Sister Sloan

completes four years resident service on the 13th December. She does not know at present whether she will go in December or Inter.

(vii) The following Nursing Staff have been engaged since 3rd August

leicy mean that all these sums have heen Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-Does your Excel expended

HIS EXCELLENCY All these gums down here have been spent on stores, drugs and disinfectants.

Hon Mr. POLLOCK-I should like an answer to my question, a definite answer to my question, whether the expenditure was not considerably reduced before the war. I want an answer and I shall re- pent the question until I get an answer.

HIS EXCELLENCY-What the hon. member wants to infer by the question is that the Principal Civil Medical Officer has unduly reduced the supply of stores, drugs and disinfectants. My reply to that satisfied that the

istligt he has not pepital has been well supplied with all these articles

Hon Mr. POLLOCK--~What I said was --- journed until this day week. There will be a Finance Meeting after this meeting. His Excellency then left the Counci Chamber

HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands ad

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Ameeing of the Finance Committee fols lowed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presiding. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of nineteen thousand five hundred dollars ($19,500) in aid of the following votes

PUBLIC WOLKS, RECURRENT. Hongkong, Miscellaneous

Typhoon und rainstorm dam

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Hon Mr. POLLOCKI am not satisfied with that reply, with all due deference to your Excellency, who may not be aware HARBOUR EXPENDITUNE of what has happened. I should like an The Governor recommended the Council answer given on the responsibility of the to Tole at sum of thirty-five thousand dol Principal Civil Medical Officer Lars (235,000) in aid of the following

FL18 EXCELLENCY-I have given you a votes, viz. reply

SURE Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I do not want any assurance from your Excellency, because Your Excellency may not be quite aware of what has taken place,

very fully

BIS EXCELLENOY-1 am aware. S

(a) Mrs. McEwen was taken on as a temporary maternity nurse on the 21st August Sho originally applied to be taken on the Staff on the 28th July, 1918, saying Hon Mr POLLOCK-I want a that she could not join before answer to the question and I want if on about 25th August

the responsibility of the Principal Civil (8)Mrs. Birule was taken on on the Medical Officer. It is very chivalrous of 16th August as a temporary sis your Excellency to come forward in this ter. She applied on the 6th way, but want a definite reply to my Angust. She resigned on the question

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.. Harbour Office

Other charges, raining and re- ewing moorings, of ocean steamship

$ 6,000 Special expenditure, acquisition and re-arrangement of moor ings in Victoria Harbour. 30,000

Total, The CHAIRMAN His Excellency the $35,000 Governor has already explained the reasons for these votes

20th September HIS EXCELLENCY-I will give—you— n Hon Mr. POLLOCK-I ask for a divi

reply at the next meeting of the Council,

(e) Mre. Churchill was taken on on the 8th September as a temporary sister. The question of her sery sag was first raised about the 15th August

sion. Unofficial members of the Council and now, may I ask the hon. member one was forced out them by the Government. persistently opposed this scheme, which or two questions questions for there to be refused. We have always opposed this

out of the Therefore, I think the voles Hon Mr. POLLOCK I Dm not here to be asked questions arising out of my ques On a division being taken, the votes tions, and I venture to say that your were agreed to, only the Hon. Mr. Pollock

voting against them, Excellency, as President of the Council, is entirely out of order

HUNGKUNG MAGISTRACT.

(d)--Miss Halley joined as a tempor. aryaister on the 18th September. She applied from Wiehalwei on 31st July, (e)Mrs. Fraser joined on the 2nd October as a temporary maternity ()-Two Japanese Staff Nurses join,

ed an the 6th September questions which take a great real of time of trousers from the On Lee, a Chinese (viii) Miss Jacobs was transferred by instance, to day, questions about the know in the answering. Now he has asked, for

H18 EXCELLENCY I should like an meeting after meeting and he inundates elucidation. The hon. member comes here

tho Government with very voluminous

TROUSERS.

Charged with the theft of three pairs

ras sentenced to one month's hard

His EXCELLENCY said With regard to Financial Minute No. 27 I would like to say a few words. The sums asked for are required to complete the payments for the purchase of the buoys and moorings in Victoria Harbour and for raising and tenewing some of them fanourable Members will remember that I addressed the Secretary of State on this subject. in August, 1914, and received his ap proval of the sole ou the th October, 1914. The correspondence is printed in Sessional Paper No. 17 of 1014. Owing to financial reasons the carrying out of the schemo was postponed during the first half of last year, but in October Feet I was able to report to the Secretary of State that the revenue receipts were so satisfactory that, I had sanotioned the carrying into effect of a portion of the scheme involving the purchase of twenty C class buoys at a cost of $85,000, and the

the Colonial Office to the Federledge of English of the Japanese nurses, labour and four hours stocks. The man relaying of some of them in the coal and

ted Malay States while on leave I am rather curious to know if the hon said he wanted to get away from the rice anchoragen at a cost of $5,000. A 2-Probationer Nurse Smith appoint member has oven seen these nurses or ever Colony, and thought that the trousers sum of $140,000 was also provided in the ed 1st November, 1016. Probationer spoken to them, or whether, in fact, the would assist him to do so. estimates of the current year for the Nurse Roberts on the 12th November, hon member has ever been inside the purchase of further buoys and moorings 1915, an. Probationer Nurse Meadows on walls of the Civil Hospital during the and a sum of $10,000 for relaying some the 4th April, 1010. As to the knowledge current year. If not, how does he come of them. The scheme has now been satis of English possessed by the Japanese to question their knowledge of English!

For being in unlawful possession of a factorily completed at a total cost of Nurses the Superintendent writes as fol

Hon Mr. POLLOCK-I have no inten

uantity of vegetables, a Chinese was 8252137. With this sum 45 meorings have lows All of them possess quite a fair tion, Sir, of replying to that question, sentenced to one month and four hours been purchased as compared with an esti knowledge of writing English and aro and I have no intention of being cate stocks. The man's excuse was that be mate of $250,000 for 40 moorings, Great able to do so intelligently Nurses chised as to my sources of information had no food, and the vegetables were credit is due to the Acting Harbour Mas Mishima, Sakamoto, and such moto say again that I think your Excellency given him by a friendly env ter (Commander Beckwith) and the Act- understand spoken English quite well;

is absolutely and entirely out of order ing Assistant Harbour Master (the late but the other two not quite so well. They may also any that I regard the action Lieutenant Davey) for this successful re- all have some difficulty in reading the excellency as being in extremely

CRICKET Fult, but I would remind you that the written language. At present they do suggestion to acquire the moorings was require some amount of interpreting, bat point of order. The hon. member ought

The ATTORNEY CENTRAL 1 rise to

H.K.C.CREST OF COLONY first made by Commander Basil Taylour I bare no doubt they will improve with not to use words like that. in the year 1902. The sum of $30,000 now daily practice in bearing and in speak

Bang Be The above match is to be played on asked or is to complete the sum of ng the language. Under date of the the words "extremely bad taste for an mening at 10.30 am. The following will Hon Mr-POLLOCK-I will substitute H.K.C.C. ground on Monday next, rom- $258,431 referred to and to provide a sum 8th of September the Matron reported 2 expression which has A Parliamentary represent HK.CC-TE. Pearce of 32.539, which will be used, in addition follow I find they are improving equivalent. I used the words in Par (ant), O. Beswick, B. Kannedy, M. M to the 85,000 for other charges, to com- daily and the nursing is excellent, hiamentary sense. I say, Sir, that it is Maas, Lt. Col. Morgan, J. Staker, H. plete the work of raising and renewing am quite satisfied with their progress very wrong for your Excellency to H. Tayler, F. Byme Thomson; E P

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