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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27KH,

CANTON MET CAL would need to be a temporary measure

MISSIONARY SOU

ANNUAL MEETING.

only. The unsatisfactory minimum bud- get which haa beat provisionally approved by the directors requires a large increase in funds this year and necessitates a campaign for same in the immediate future.

1919 was a banner year in the number of in-patients, the total number boing 23. The number of out-patients also shows an increase over the past few years.

Tho Sarah Jaffray Dispensary, being conducted in the Inner City by Dr. Alice Hayes (Mrs. C. A. Hayes), is an impor tant addition to the work of the Canton Hospital: 1,347 women and children were treated thera

Tbo eighty second annual meeting of the Canton Medical Missionary Society was held at the F.M.C.A. Building, Canton on January 1st., 1820 at 4.30 pm

President Rom J. M. Henry presided and the following members were present Dr. W. Graham Raynalds, DA Oscar Thomson, Rev. J. C. Thomson, Dr. John Kirk, Rev. J.-M. Heary, Rev. C. A Nelson, Rev. W. W. Clayson, Dr. E. Machle, Mr. H. F. Thomson, Rev. H. O. T. Burkwall, Mr. C.. G. Fuson, Rev. A. J. Fisher, D.D., Mr. J. G. Kerr, Mr. U. E. Pomeroy, Dr. P. R. Fulton, Mrs the of the main features of the year's P. R. Fulton, Mr. H. H. Bond, Dr. Q work has been the practical consumma A. Hayes, Mr. EH. Smyth, M. J. W. tion of an affiliation in mexical edun Brown, Mrs. J. Oscar Thomson, Mr. Ation between the Kang Yes Medical G. Wilson, Bov. W. Mawson. The follow. ing were also present; Dr. R. P. Hadden, Mr O A. Hayes, and Mr. Tracey Jones, Mr. E. H. Lockwood, Mrs. O E. Pomeroy, and Rev. E. E Walline..

The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. C. A. Nelson, after which the minutes of the last annual meeting, held on January 17th, 1919, together with the report of the Essentive Committee, wer read and approved.

The following resolution, offered by the Rev. J. C. Thomson and secunded by Dr. A. J. Fisher, was passed:-

and

1920.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. MONDAY, JANUARY: ZOTE.

OPIUM CASES

A Chinese, who was on Saturday arrest ed on board the 3.8. On Lee, was charged session of three teels of prepared non- before Mr. Wood with the unlawful Government opium which were found tied Pos-

to his bolt

"Ho was fined $950 or, in default, three months' hard labour.

FLOWERS STOLEN FROM THE CEMETERY.

A Chinese rag picker who was charged before Mr. Wood with the theft of four flower vases from graves in the Protestant Cemetery, was sentenced to three-months' hard labour, Mr. Wood remarking that College and the C.M.M. Union. This things left on the graves in the cemetery agrument is now merely awaiting final were considered to be Government pro endorsement in respect to the accuracy of the English and Chinese translations: All members of the Medical Staff of the Canto Hospital are giving lectures and clinics to the Kung Yee Medical Students and also to the students of the Backett Medical School....

party.

BREAKING AN INDIAN'S TEETH.

Chinese with assaulting him and knock- An elderly Indian watchman charged ing two tooth out of his jaw.

employed by Messrs. Wiseman, Ltd., waa The complainant, who was a watchman

Miss Dickson has made itself felt through-arrested him. The defendant struggled The addition to the Nursing Staff of stealing some fruit in a back, lane and alleged to have caught the defendant out the year, and it is a satisfaction and struck the complainant in the mouth, record the accession within the land Presbyterian Mission, to the Medi- Mr. Smith ordered defendant to pay a weeks, of Dr. John Kirk of the New Zea.knocking out two teeth.

past few cal Staff, and of Miss H. Stockton of the fine of 85, and another 33 as compen Ametiena Presbyterian Mission to the sation to the complainant. Nursing Staff.

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FOR SALE AT CHEAP PRICE," IN THE HILL DISTRICT.

At the beginning of the eighty. fifth year of the oldest Missionary Hospital in the Orient we the members now entering upon its fourth year, faces The Canton Medical Missionary Union, of the Canton Medical Missionary

THEFT OF SAUSAGE SKIN. Society, in session at its annual ment. Brave problems of financial support and ing, would render thanks to Almighty organization. In the report of last year sentence passed by Mr. N. L. Smith on One month's hard labour, was the God for His keeping-care during to mention was made of the need for a now Chinese who was charged with the many decades of splendid service for plant, modern and efficient, for the proper theft of $100 worth of usage skin from Body and soul of the Chaton Hospital, Board of Co-operation of the Canton Mahop in No. 24, Upper Lascar Road,

carrying on of the Hospital's work.

The would snew invoke the Divine bless. ing upon its

compassionate ministration of its program of Advance, stoutly denied by the compainent, who

sionary Conference, in the

The defendant alleged that the com- Medical Sec tions in coming days, with confident thoroughly endorsed this need, and has sold said he did not know the defendant. ↑ URAL BUILDING LOT, containing

plainant was his brother, but this was assurance of generous support and further stressed the importance of The skin was stolen during the complain roomed semi-detached Houses, and levelled. cardial ec-operation from its many beneficiaries and friends at home and view toward faller participation in Medi-ant's absence from the shop on Sunday ake upon which two more houses could be

adequate staffing of the Hospital, with

over 48,000 sq. ft., with two six The Honorary Treasurer, Mr. E. Ha education, to the extent of fifteen fully morning. The defendant was arrested in Smyth, read his report, which, upon mo

qualified men.

the street by a constable who suspected

bait. The houses are easily convertible tion, was approved unanimously. organization confronting it, the Canton and took him to the shop to make

With these questions of finance and that he had not come by the skin, honestly, into one, and are suitable for a Private Hotel Medical Missionary Union enters its enquires. fourth year, calling for the support and prayers of its friends.

tabroad.”

The following officers, whose names wera submitted by the Nominating Committee, wers elected by acclamation:

Hon. President: Dr. W. Graham Beynolds.

Hon. Vice-Presidents Rev. J. Henty, Rev. A Fulton, D.D. Bev Edgar Dewston, H.B.M. Consul General, the American Consul General, Hon. Mr. Robert Shewan, Mr. G. D. Fearson, and Mrg John G.. Kerr

A:

Hon. Treasurer: Mr. H. H. Bond Hon. Becretary: Dr. 044-em

Hon. Auditor: Mr. J. Warner Brown

Trustees:

Consul General for Great Britain (of the Board of Trustees),

General for United

States of America, Mr. E. H. Say th (Term expires in 1924). Rev. J. M. Henry (in place of Dr. C. K. Edmunds, resig ed). Term expires 1990, Dr. W. Grab m Reynolds (Ter expires 1981), Rev. W A Noora expires 1923.

(Term expires 1922). Rev. 0.

D.

Announcement was made of the resigna tion of Mr. W. A. Shera as representa tive on the Board of Directors of the Can ton Medical Missionary Union, and also that the Rev. Edgar Dewatoo was going bome on furlough, and would not be able to serve on that Board.

The appointment of Dr. W. Graham Raynolds, Mr. Staples Smith and Mr.

W. Brown to act as the represents- tives of the Canton Medical Missionary Society on the Board of Directors of the Canton Medical Missionary Union, was confirmed.

Moved and carried that the constitution be amended, so that the membership fco will be H.K. currency 85, instead of $10 per year, notice of proposed change hay ing been given by Hon. Treasurer Mr. E. H. Smyth at the annual meeting of the Society on January 17th,, 1919.

Rev. J. M. Henry, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canton Medical Missionary Union, gave a detailed report of the work of the Hospital during the past year, which was in part as follows: Number of patients admitted:

during the year Total number

treated

2,319

of in-patienta

Largest number in-patients at

one time

Number of private patients.n Number of publis ward patients

.(20 cents per day)

257.

2004

Average dumber of in-patients

per day. Total Total in-patient days

51;681 aumber of all operations 1,876 Number of laboratory examina

7,557 Number of patients from Kwong.

Tung Province.

1,813 Number of patients from other,

Уточівося

218

181

Number of patients, from Canton

and district

*407

1090

of patients from other tricts of Ewangtung 1,193 Total number of office callis Total number of out-calls

1,411 175 Total number of out-patients

11;654 Number of prescriptions filled... 20,876 Average attendance at Morning

Total fees

Total

patients

Average cost per patient per

day (exclusive of food). Average cont per patient per

day (incimive of food)

orshippi

110 Gospels, tracta and leaflets dis

tributed

$1,007 0,661.69

6.60

0.66

from in-

$0.87

$18,000,00*||--

Lose in treating public ward

patients (approx)

After considerable discussion, the re- port was approved

FINE REFUNDED.

From the South China Branch of writing Chinese characters on a wall in The following resolution was received convicted by Mr. Wood on a charge of The Chinese boy who was last week China Medical Missionary Association, Seymour Road urging his compatriots to and the Secretary was Instructed to spread the same on the minutes of the boycott the large Chinese department Society:-

stores torming them the "enemies of his At the last meeting of the South country and ined $10, was again before China Branch at the China-Medical Mr Wood Missionary Association, January 8th.,

Addressing the boy, Mr. Wood said that 1820, the following resolution was prosince convicting him, his attention had posed, seconded and carried:-

bean called to the fact that he had been. At the opening of the eighty-fifth charged under an ordinance which had anniversary Year of the Coaton His been rendered void in 1013 by a proclama pital we, the South China Branch of tion nullifying it. He would, therefore the China Medical Missionary Associa be discharged, and the fine of $10 he had tion

would hereby gratefully acknow. paid into court would be refunded to ledge the Divine Favour upon its long him. continued and far-flung medical mis- sionary operations; and would beseech God'a blessing, and the sympathetic support of its multitude of beneficiaries and friends the world around,

Further, wo would express the prayer

THEFT OF RICE.

A Chinese, an employé of the Dairy Farm at Pokfulum, was charged before

ful hope, in view of Pok-Tsai'a (Canton Mr. N. L. Smith with the theft of tan Hospital) prestige and proud plate in canties of broken rice, the property of the the esteem of Canton, and vicinity, for Dairy Farm. ite continuance with increasing capa city and efficiency, to the greater good of the greater number Respectfully

mitted,

or Mess

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at Magazine: Gay. Excellent state of MALL&Boomed semi-detached House repair. Tiled Kitchen, good Drying Room and Servants Quarters Bath Rooms Asted with Geysers Forcelain Bath and Basins Garden about 4,000 sq. feet. Price $17,000 Mortgage arranged if desired.

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Box No. 188, Care of " Daily Press " Office.

A. G. DA ROCH A.

IS THE AUCTIONEER

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.

AVOURED with instructions from. The Concerned, sell by Public Auction, TU-DAY (TUESDAY), January, 27th, 1990, at 2.15 P.M.

will

The manager of the Dairy Farm said that a large quantity of rice, used for feeding cows, had been stolen from the farm lately, and on several occasions he (Signed) PHILIP R. FULTON, Becretary.

had been obliged to finis his employes with seconded by Rev W. Mawson that a re

Moved by Dr. J Oscar Thomson and Saturday morning the defendant was avier to checking these thefts, On splution of appreciation and sympathy is pracasion.

seen leaving the cowshed with the rice in be drawn up in memory of the late Dr. John Myers Swan, who for so many years followed him there and arrested him.

As soon as he saw wit tendered faithful service in the Canton

ness, he returned to the shed. Witness Hospital; that the same be spread upon in default, one month's hard labour.

Mr. Sunith imposed a fine of $25, or. MISCET LANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS

the minutes of, the Society and that a copy be also sent to Mia Swan and the family Carried.

services,

to the retiring officers for their untiring A rising vote of thanks was extended. After prayer by Dr. John Kirk, the mesting adjourned.

(Signed) CHARLES A. HAYES,

Hon. Secretary.

Chinese who arrived from America on the Mr. F. C Mason appeared for a

AMMUNITION CASE.

at his Sales Room.

Á QUANTLY OF

Ax80

10 cases Hazelwood Cream Milk.

20

Armour's Condensed Milk Laundry Bar Soap.

And

sa, Colombia on Saturday, and pleaded A Quantity of Ladies, and Gentleman's" guilty to a charge of possession of an Woollen and Cotton Clothes, Alpaca Sille nutomatic pistol and 79 rounds of am and Fancy Materials, Children's Clothes munition, but denied knowledge

Mr. Smith decided to take the ples as Boots and Shoes and Sundries. THE FUNERAL OF ME. GEO lived in America for over 20 years, and

one of "not guilty on Cash on delivery.

Mr. Mason gaid that his client had

LANNING,

was the owner of a pieco-goods business. There was a very large gathering of which the contraband was found was which was worth $25,000. The trunk in the inte Mr. George Lanning's many given him by his cousin to take to re friends of all nationalities present at the latives in China. Hir client did not know impressive funeral service which took it contained the contraban place at the Bubbling Well Cemetery, Shanghai, Dean Walker officiating. After given him by his cousin in Ecuador, tr The defendant said that the rank was the service in the chapel the cofin, which take to relatives in China, and that be was entirely covered with flowers, was was ignorant of its contents.

borné to the grave by Dr. Ivy and Mr. Smith imposed a fine of $950, and

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Masara, H. 8. Ivy, E. E. Parsons, & ordered the contraband to be confiscated. (Tuesday). January 27th,.

Roggars, J. T. Ford and E. F. Goodale.

The chief mourners were Mr. H. E. Lanning and Mr. Gilson. Beside the numerous. beautiful floral tributes of the family, wreaths and other tokens wore "sent by Shanghai Societies and the late Mr. Lanning's friends.

HARBOURING A MARRIED

WOMAN.

A Chinese and his concubine. were charged with harbouring a married woman for an immoral purpose

Evidence was given to the effect that Bergt. Murphy visited a house,, No. 4, Praya West (Kennedy Town) in conne tion with another case, and in the male Reference Order dated 14.1.20, all former which led him to go to No. 30, Belcher's defendant's box. found, certain documenta member of the Corps are required Street where he found that the other de to return their Arms, Ammunition sendant was the mistress of a brothel. In and Equipment to Store immediate.

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

ly. Those who intend to join the and she informed the sergeant that the Now Corps may have the same rifle defendants were making arrangements to and equipment back again, if they sell bar. The document found in the wish, when the new Corps is first defendant's box was a deed of sale formed

the house the married woman was found

Announcement was made that owing to the great loss on charity patients and the comparatively small amount of donations Officers and Warrant Officers are relating to the complainant. The per received, as well as the high cost of supquired to return their Revolvers and plies and centisl equipment, the Hos- pital's Enancial situation was such that

Ammunition to store immediately it had become neccesary to raise the minimum ward fee from twenty to thirty

O. ESTEWART, Capt, cente per diem, it being the hope that this

Adjutant HKD.U Hongkong, January 26th, 1920.

Wednesday, January 28th Thursday, January 29th.

Dance Tickets 50 cents each,

D. M. GOODALL.. Manager.

SEAMEN'S

INSTITUTE.

PRATA EAST, HONGKONG.

OR the use of Men of the Mercantile

Marine and HM. Bayy

Boom,

geant arrested the two defendants andReading and Writing Rooms, Billiart place the complainant under the care of Bond Boo Boom, O.PO, the Po Leung Kok

Bestaurant Concert Hall, Church, The case was remanded until Thursday Frivate Cabins and beds in Dormitories. morning, bail being fired in the sum of

Lotor Launch Dayspring. $200 for the man, and $100 for the woman.