AMBULANCE. SERVICE IN HONG KONG.
VARIOUS, BODIES TO WORK TOGETHER: GOVERNMENT TO SUPPLY STAFF AND MAINTENANCE.
LENGTHY DISCUSSION AT ROTARY CLUB..
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The possibility of a very much better ambulance service in the Colony was foreshadowed at the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday when the Rev. Powell gave an address on Community Service." The niceting was presided over by Hon. Dr. 8. W. Tsa Vice- President of the Rotary Club.
A lengthy discussion followed the inhin nddress. It was reveal- ed by Mr. Morris that the St. John Ambulance Brigade, formed in 1010 in Hong Kong, had been 'maintained"up to 1928 entirely by the generosity of Mr. Ho Kon Tung.
MEMBERS
TO SUPPORT CONCERT
ON MAY 2.
now
being present.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1931.
What did the St. John Brigade HONG KONG STOCK propose for this present year? Mr. Alorris said he had, arranged for concert on May 2, and for a 'Fing
MARKET.
REPORT.
CANTON CITY IMPROVEMENT.
COMMERCIAL CENTRE.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
ay on June 24. It was agreed to CROUCHER & CO'S DAILY CREATION OF A PERFECT ask this Club to support the con- cert and Flag Day, and any other schemes proposed by the St. John Brigade, if they commented them selves to the Rotary Club, the idea th Rotary being to support exist ing organisations rather than to start now ones. Mr. Morris un dertook to supply details of the Brigade's planā,
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have one new small motor, -au-
A demand for cash shares yes terday found the market in two or thirey of the favourits counters
CANTON, April 14. rather bare and prices renehrd Speaking before a large gather- Canton higher levels, which, with the ex-ing of officials of the ception of China Lights, were main tained..
Government in the auditorium of Government House yesterday morn- ing on the occasion of the weekly Sun Yat Sen memorial meeting,. Mayor Lin Yan Koy gave an out- line of the improvement work of the Canton Municipal Government that has been going on without interruption for the past few years. The primary object of all there improvement works is to beautify
Banks and Culons 'were done at The propusnis for the ambulance $2,000 and $635, while Cantons were service are (1) to equip Hong in demand at $1,390. Underwriters Kong with one large and one small opened with inall sales at 2400 and motor ambulances at the Central
later on in the day buyers were Fire Station and two small motor ambulances at the now Wanchai offering 81,45 with business done. Fire Station, St. John Brigade China Lights were hooked at $25 supplying these two ambulances for Wanchai Station and the Govern cash and the same rate for June! inent supplying staff, supervision Sellers came out later at $23.10 the city, to increase the wealth of and maintenance. (2) Kowloon to cash with buyers slightly under the people through the reclamation
St. John this ruty, while forward shares
"of a large part of the. Pearl River lance through the Brigade, the Government supplying were still available at 8251. staff, supervision and maintenance, Realtys were a strong market and along Dutch Folly and at Honam Kowloon thus being equipped with
to make Canton a perfect
ambulantes.
comparable with any big city throughout the civilized world, and to ameliorate the conditions of the people generally. These improve- Coments were difficult to obtainment works, according to at yesterday's rata and business Mayor, are divided into seven eate
comer to this community. The only much information about the Gov- one larg and two small motor buyers raised their price to $11.75mmercial centre in South China
A meeting was arranged on Rotarina Powell said:-Į ennnót bilp feeling much out of place in March 17 at Poliça Headquarters, speaking about community service, Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Morris and myself Mr. Wolfo gaye when I realise I am such a reason I have for doing so is that. ernment ambulance service and die when the various Club committeen cussed the necessity of obtaining were being formed our President hdditional up-to-date equipment, on the Com- owing to the increased demand for asked me to Borve
ns ambulance services in the Colony. munity Service Committee
required Chairman. I protested and said I ¦ The equipment now did not know the community but would be, in Hong Kong, one large Our President requested me to serve motor ambulance and three small in that capacity and so help with ones, and one large and two small mator ambulances in Kowloon. At the organisation of the Club.
Then, before eating the Com-resent there are in Hong Kong munity Service Committee together, I began to look for some likely siree of community service that raight appeal to the Club. Just about that time-about the end of on there are one large and on
small motor ambulances. Mr. Wolfe December there appeared in the local Press at article entitled "An stressed the need for unified control and gave the telephone service as Ambulance Service." The editor,
example, saying it would be intent article, made several sug-ridiculous it, when a need aroun,
the gestions for obtaining in Colony an improved ambulauce service-submitting that with Gor- ernment and private effort it could
be done.
I called the attention of the Fre.
oh large, and one small Govern- on motor ambulances, and one small motor ambulance belonging to the St. John Brigade. In Kow
Work of Ambulance Brigade, Mr. Morris stated that the St. John Ambulance Brigade had been doing that and intended to do soy
We have already briefly reported to the directors and they sanction- this being put to the Club. 1f approve the scheme, are we pre- pared to support the St. John Brigado concert on May 2, and the Fing Day on June 241 If so, then, the Community Service Committee Fean Ret busy with arrangements and the Club can make a beginning with its community service.
May 1, in conclusion, express
helpful manner all concerned have Appreuiation for the courteous and received these enquiries. It has been a real privilegs and a pleasure of this Club. to pursue the enquiries on behalf
L.G.P.'s Speech.
to
and shares changed hands at 811.85 to $12 June.
Hotels were strong at $14.00 for the settlement with sales at $15 for June.
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was done at 017) cash and $17.15 July
Ropes were booked at 814.60 for settlement.
Amusements were up on the last
quotation and there are further buyers at 820.
gories.
Water Supply.
the
1. Concerning the city's water supply. Owing to the inability of the Canton Waterworks, a semi-
Private enterprise, to supply the eity with water at all hours in the Telephones were booked at 842d to take it over and convert it past, the Municipal Government
cash and $45 June,
Steamboats have buyers at 828 back the shareholders the actual into a public enterprise by paying with no shures available,
cervo duffalo, Co
new water tower, in Tungshan and
Once again the vogue is for COTTONS.
A delightful range of DRESSES for
DAY TIME WEAR
is now on view in our Ladies' Salon.
Prices: $14.75 to $25.50
in all sizes.
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
New
Ladies' Department
Columbia
Rotarian our present position thainly to installed a pipe line 30 inches in E
diameter from the Waterworks to
At the requsit of the Chairman, the Inspector General of Polies, Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, said I think you have heard from the
ayworth of their investment at the speaker rather in detail what I had
time the property was taken over. to say on the subjoct and I think there is very little, I can add to it.
Invited by the Chairman to say
The property, machinery, old ne
e.St. John abutauce was summon.
The obvious question which may be fow words, Mr. Morris said that counts of the Waterworks were asked is further ambulances the St. John Ambulance Brigade ed to a cuso which the Government are required, why does not the offered one ambulance to the cor estimated at $1,249,064. All this is ambulance had already been called Government supply them The orninent aines July and from that poing paid back to the shareholders to attend. Such a state of affairs newer is that the Government time up till February 1,030 cases in instalments, and, according to were carried on their ambulance the present rate of remitting, the supply only the professional am- would militate against efficiency.bulance service which naturally which was something like Give per Mr. Wolfe spoke at length, urging mesta only the most urgent require day. The machine had travelled Municipal Government will be free sident to the article and asked if co-operation.
ments. In all parts of the British 10,000 miles. Mr. Morris mention from this debt by the end of next I might make enquiries into this
Empire where there is a professioned that from 1910, when St. John year. Since the Waterworks was on behalf of the Club. The Pre-
ut ambulance service, it is always Ambulance Brigade came into exis sident, having read the article, con-
a practice to call in the assistance tence, up till 1998 Mr. Ho Kom taken, over, the Government has sented to my doing so. I first saw
of voluntary services.
Tong maintained the whole Brigade installed a new pumping station, the Editor of the paper who gave
Here in Hong Kong you have an at his own expense (Applause.) bought a lot of machinery, built a me all the information be had and Already they had one small motor ambulance service and you have a We are greatly indebted to him directed me to pursuo further en-ambulance. The Brigade had also wonderful St. John Ambulance for what he had done, and we owe quirica with Mr. Alfred Morris, the purchased a now chasis for a second | Brigade. Thanks Assistant Commissioner of the St.small. mutor ambulance. This Powell the St. John Ambulance hita." Jahn Ambulanco Brigade.
chnasia was now in a workshop Brigade and I myself have bean: Mr. Shenton asked what Rotari I interviewed Mr. Morris, who having an ambulance body built brought into contact in connection. ana were expected to do to further promised to send a statement do- upon it, and it ought to be relidy with their scheme of expansion, of the ambulance movement. tailing the position and prospects for the road within a month. Mr. which I was formerly unaware.
Mr. Powell replied that the of the Brigade. In the statement Morris, whilst desirous of ensuring to feel that if they are going to Rotary Club, could, through its Mr. Morris said. "I have visions allelent co-operation, urged that render the community this fine ser and hopes of a permanent head the identity of the St. John Am-vice the only thing that I shoulders, give full support to the concert arranged for May 2, and quarters, with waitable garage, and bulance Brigade should not be lust ask is that we could work together to the fag day arranged for July accommodation for stilit and by merging the services.
for the benefit of the community officers. All this has been mooted The Brigade hoped to begin work and we should get all the outside 24. Its members could assist by And in oven now taking definite on its new headquarters in the im-assistance that we can towards that using their influence in making the shape. It will be well to point out diate future. At present the end. Thus the Rotary Club would concert and the fing day very that the Brigade has been working building was only connected by come in as proposed by the Rev. popular,
Powell. The details as to how far
À Report Danfed. and expanding for the last 16 years telephone and there was no am- and is indebted to the Chinese combulance in it, or equipment or the 6t. John Ambulance Brigade Imunity and the patronage of personnel,
are prepared to co-operato must be left to futuro occasions but I do During further discussion, it ap succeeding Governors for its pre- Rent statue. The Brigade has dh-peared that the Government had ask whether they should wish to run their own ambulance service tained from the Government the available the staff run part of
or get the Government's assistance use of nocammodation for two the additional ambulances and to motor ambulances, the acetinmods attend to ambulance work, and that they should arrange that there tion adjoining the Eastern Dis that the St. John Brigade could would be one and only one tele bjet Banitary Department ofBees obtain ambulances. It was then phone call for ambulance. That ut Wanchai. The garage can house considered if it would be possible think could quite easily be arrange personnel and also provide room for the Government to help with ed. I would like to explain that for hand ambulances."
*personnel and if the St John given this ambulance which we have with am- heard has been bought, it is obvious Mr. Morris gave details of the Brigade could help
Mr. Wolfe said he that all calls would go to the Cen- equipment and personnel necessary for the new station and estimates was of opinion that part of the tra! Firo Station. For a call near could be immediately er Wanchai thah Central, we would the cost. This statement was sub-personnel provided.
not send a Central Fire Station initted to the Inspector General of
Ambulance but we would call Police for his comments.
Wanchai, at once mud sond Jebn'a 'ambulance' at once.
LG:P. Approves,
bulineca,
Mr. A. L. Shields" inquired what' the position of the Government was in this matter. Was the Govern ment prepared to make good the amount required after the public's purse had been drained? He fur ther questioned whether, any special standard of efficiency was aimed at, remarking that on one greasith: last year an injured in was left in the road and the ambulance was not forthcoming.
Mr. Thomas Tam said that the
year
the city. All this coat the Govern ment 84,277,470, thus, bringing the total investment to $3,525,828. The gross business done each amounts to $1,300,000 in round figures, and the total expenses for the same period amount to about $1,150,000. It is, therefore, evident that a net profit of about 8404,000 is realized each year.
Automatic Telephone.
the automatic 2. Concerning
in. The system was telephone. stalled about three years ago at a cost of G, 8040,000. The work was undertaken by the China Electric Company The total number of
FAULTY SCALES.
The about
FIREWOOD BROKEN FINED.
lines installed was 4,300, but the demand has been greater than the Mr. Wolfe said that in regard supply, and the Government ia com- was eit pelled to add 3,000 additional lines. the report that a int in the road without the ambulance This will cost G.$371,000. arriving, there was no such occur. subscriptions amount to So it was agreed that the situa-
peared in the papers, then the second installation is completed a rence and if such a report had up- 8500,000 a year, but when the tion would be best met if the Gov. erament maintained the service and
newspapers were wrong. What hap. net profit exceeding $1,000,000 is the St. John Brigade supplied and The Retrenchment,
pened at the motor accident neir expected to be realized. the Dairy Farm was that the ámbul- The other items of improvementa Mr. Wolfe said, "I consider a equipped the new motor ambulances good deal of expense may be saved now necessary, and that this should the meeting, asked if there was arrival, the injured man bad distance telephone system connect- Hr. P. S. Cassidy, addressing ance was sent for but before its deal with the installation of a long. it an arrangement were made by the basis of co-operation. whoreby the two ambulance' sor- The position in Hong Kong any real need, in these days of tehdy beep removed to hospitalining Canton and Hong Kong, the
"retrenchment" for vices, the St. John and the Govern would then bant the Central Fire
any am- a motorcer.
construction of maloos, the deepen- ment, could co-operate. 1 am satis- Station there would be one large balances in the Colony
Mr. Powell pointed out that the ing of Canton Harbour at Honam died that from a working point of and one small motor ambulances.nld that in 1919 two large, ar- and maintain the ambulances and of the Pearl, and the opening of a The Hon. Mr. Wolle, replying. Government were prepared to stall Point, the reclamation of a portion viow the St. John Ambulance and at the new Wanchai Station,bulances were presented to the he considered that quite a con-huge park at Shekpai Brigade would do more good two small ambulancea supplied by by running their ambulances the St. John Brigade-the mereen Colony by the fed Cross Society tribution. in conjunction with the Fire nel being under Government super
of Great Britain to commemorato the service of the War Charities ang. Wah Hospital had two an- Brigade than by running them invision. "Mr. Wolfe promised to co- dependently. So far the-St. John operate as far as possible, in the Commission here. These two am. Ambulance Brigade have shown equipping of the new Wanchai. ulances were latar, supplemented hulances and thought there an every desire to co-operate.
Station.
by two small ones purchased by the Lulances might be included in Hong Kong Goverurasat. It was framing a scheme for a better ser- "It is obvious that to get an Assistance from Rotary Club.
found expensive to run these amvice for the community, Mr. Wolfa effective ambulance service the actual running service should be -under one control-and-that-is-what-Club-caule-assist-in-further-vosanoo of patients from their pital's ambulanco had always repay. Inspector Ellis, of the] It was then asked if the Rotarybulances for single cases for con marked that the Tung Wah Hes-
dered good service in the were four ambulances attached to had always been relied upon by the told the story of how a frewood. John Ambulance wish to run their ed about to be better equipped and the Fire Brigade, two on each side Government whenever their own broker was caught when he tried own service they could do so quite it was stated there was noodin of the Harbour. I am satisfied ambulances were not available, satisfactorily from our point of Kowloon for an additional small that we can do with more added Mr. MK. Lo querried whether to the scale he was using when to cheat by giving a false leverage ambulance. view, provided it was arranged that motor
Could the
Mr. Wolfe. The Tung Wah Host not the I.G.P. considered that weighing some frewood which he the ambulances, be applied for at Rotary Club help to serve this? the Central Fire Brigade Station, Mr. Wolfe suggested that the bital, kaid Mr. Wolfe put their own six ambulances in Hong Kong and sold to a tailor in Caino Road,
ambulance to cope with their own three in Kowloon were the number
The tailor found this out, how- and that in the event of the Fire Rotary Club might perhaps go
work. The increase in the number of ambulances required for the ever, and refused to use the scale Erigade Ambulance being out, a fifty fifty with the St. John Brigade of calls had been very roughly Colony... Mr. Wolfe explained that provided by the broker, and bar. telephone message would be sent to in the cost of a new small motor about 500 per year, with the ex- there was enough work for all rowed, one which, he contended was the St. John Brigade Station re-ambulance, for. Kowloon, the cost questing them to send an ambulance being 80,000. We thought it would coption of the your 1920. In 1905. Mr. Le pointed out that under the life fair one to use. An argument the pinse required. There are a he wiser not to ask the Hotary Club the number of daile received were present arrangement the Tung Wah disued as a result of which the number of points. I should like to to try and.raiso any fixed. sum of 4205 and in 1990 the-number was Eastern Hospital's ambulance-only realtor Called in a constable."iospect
Стор. From these figures, Mr. received about ope call per week.tor. Ellis told the Court, that hỏ discuss with the Assistant Com-money, although it would be good
After further discussion, the tested the scale and found that it he wishes to obtain the atmost It was perhaps better to ask the further, ambulances were available musting adjourned, a motion being was 38 per cent. against the cus mienionor of St. John Brigade, if to know the gaol at which to aim. Wolfe said that he thought that if efficiency as regarda ambulance ser- Club to further schemes that the they would be most useful and there passed to support the St. John Am-tomer.
An offence under the Weights and vices and co-ordination. I suggest, St. John Brigade proposed for would be no waste of money in sup bulance's scheme for expansion, and
that the community Service Com Mensures Ordinance, being proved, therefore, we should meet you and raising funds to do ambulance plying them.
work.
(Continued on ntz; Oolumni)mittee should go into the matter.. the man was fined $50. discuss the matter more fully."
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