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ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE 'BRIGADE'S

WORK IN NEW TERRITORIES.

THE HON. MR. W. E. L. SHENTON OPENS NEW HOSPITAL AT KAM TIN,

MAKES PLEA FOR CO-OPERATION IN ASSISTING WORK OF THE BRIGADE.

A lasting monument to the work of the H. K. Division of the St. John's Ambulmes Brigade in the Now Torritories, the Kam Tin- Hospital was opened yesterday by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton. Comprising a number of houses loaned by the Government, the hos pital makes provision for a large, wamber of maternity cases, for a limited number of serious bed"enses and for the treatment of out patients. There will be a Chinese doctor and "nurses in residence at the hospital while it is hoped that" in a short time an ambulance. will be stationed at Kam Tin.

MR. SHENTON'S

INTERESTING SPEECH.

enlisted, and a meeting was held at Government House to discuss ways and megas of raising funds, and bu find a suitable locality for a welfare centre.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1932.

ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSAL.

SHIP MASTER CLAIMS $1,000 DAMAGES.

SHORT NOTICE AGREEMENT.

ALLEGED SALE OF A GIRL.

FOUR CHINESE WOMEN ARRESTED.

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MUI TSAT WHO LEFT HOME.

An action in which 81,000 damu Four Chinese women, alleged to ges were claimed was brought by be concerned in the sale of L Capt. R." Elvidge at the Summary Chinese girl, 18 years of age, were Court yesterday before the Puisne charged before Mr. E. 1. Wynne, Judge (Mr. Justice Wood).

DJones at Central Magistracy yes foodants were the Sze Yop Steam terday. Inspector Shaftain of the ship Co., Ltd., against whom wrong Secretariat for Chinese Affairs prosi ful dismissal is alleged by the secuted while Mr. Horare lo pr plaintiff.

presented the first defendant, who was also charged with harbouring the girl.

Mr. D. B. Evans, of Mesars Johnson, Stokes and Master, was for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. S. L. Brooks, of Massa. Hastings, Dem ays and Bowley, appeared for the

dofondauts.

According to his evidest, the plaintiff, after his promotion from Brst mate, to captain, refused to sign the 24-hours nation ment, demanded by the company, laiming that three months' nolica was right and proper for a master marian,

His Excellency the Governor presided," rid these présent were: Lady Peel, Mrs. Kotowall.

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The company refused to accept Mr. A. 6. Wood. Messrs. Ho Kam Tong, Kwok Shiu Lau, Fang this and he received native of dis Kong Un. Tang Shin King Chunmissal. Yue Teng, the Assistant Commis sioner Mr. Morris, and the Corps

The Han. Mr. Shenton was met his arrival by Mr. Morris. Superintendant of the St. Joba's Ambulance Brigade, and the Chief Elder of the village. A guard of, honour, consisting of members of the Brigids and mursing section, the latter under Mra Langley. Corps Secretary, were drawn up. before the new premises and were Inspected by Mr. Shenton. A largi number of people wew present, in-, cluding the elders of all the nearby villages, and Mr. Shenton's speech | Secretary, Mrs. Langley, was followed wish great interest, ¦ both in the original text and in the Chinese translation which followed,

HON.. MR. SHENTON'S SPEECH.

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Only a Beginning.

Kam Tin is only a beginning and not intended as present to bake

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PROBATE CASE.

TESTATOR'S WIDOW AND "RAINGUARD"

ELDEST SON.

VALIDITY OF WILLS IN

DISPUTE.

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The probate rase in the Supreme Court in which a Chinese widow

claims the right to letters of “ail- ministration to her late husband'a state was resumed before the Chief Justice yesterday.

Plinti claims that she holds document which was & will execut ed by how late husband shortly be fore his death in 1921. Defendant," who is testator's eldest son, also produces a document purporting to Of the four defendants, zone, who be a will in his favour which was had been grunted bail of 3970 at is previous appearance in Court, did

inade by his late father thing, seine day but subsequent to the other one, Counsel engaged in the case are not appear yesterday",

Outlining the case against the de-Mr. G. H. Sheldon for the plain- fendants, Inspector Shaftain stated

tiff and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C. that the girl, up to May 7, was for the defendant. employed as a mailani by a wor man called Pang Ching. On the night of May 8 she was chastised by her mistress because she had not cooked rice properly! She decided

The defence opened at yesterday's hearing when plaintiff, gave evi- "statad how he had been looking after dence from the witagss box. Ho

owned by testator.

his late father's business interests to run away and on the following in Annam and he had also acted morning at 8 amu. the left the house as cashier for four years in the Ka At about 9 or 10 am, quite by Kee firm in Hong Kong which was accident she met the first defendant who was formerly a co-tenant of her mistress. She told this woman that she had run away from her mistress and it was suggested that His Lordship reserved judgment. he should go and live with the

The evidence of plaintiff and the manager of the Sze Yap Steamship Company was heard after which Mr. Brooks and Mr. Eva ad-

dressed the Court.

the place of a hospital for serious complaints, but" is more, in the na- them the cases average

week. and a ware of a welfare conFe

Hon. Mr. Shenton said:---} M Kärd joins a great honour that you | maternity home.

The clovernment has very gener-

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Arst defendant, who told her that per she would try and find her a job.

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Forty Cases Dally. The number of cases treated have invited me to dekurs open !

new maly placed on lean? six houses, Kain Tin are about 40 daily, and own Cottage Hospital-this

a typically cases visited average from 10 to venture. from which we hope math and as much house is

contain 15. alrendy cases are booked for in the future--this few beginning; onverted Chinese nouse,

the maternity wards, and, prospe -- ing one or two beds only, the pa which has sedely great maibilities.

LD! I will put detain you with his bients will not enter the surauge tive mothers are, advised not

leave things until the last minute, torial sketch of our Order, as I atmosphere of a hospital, but

but to consult the nurses from time to time. In this way much un- have already done so on a former familiar building giving the im- occasion; suffer it to say, this pression of homeliness, cleanliness necessary suffering and even loss of

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same Cottage Hospital 5 being brought and comfort, an indication of what life can be averted.

can be done even in a remote, vil. applies in all cases of sickness. into being, and will be administer-

Beveral times lately ambulances. ed and operated under the direct lago. Thus we are hoping to over have had to be sent from Kowloon some the prejudice of a hospital,

to fetch patients, who were ser control of the St. John Ambulance

ously ill, the purses not being And the appalling mortality called antil the relatives realised Apsociation, the maintenance,, of

women at childbirth, tant their own methods had failed, which Association is

one of the amongst

Brigade Surgeons are requested principal objecta of the Grand which is due in a large meaeure to

to call at the hospital and at the ignorance. Priory in the British Realm, of

St. John stations at may sime cop There st accenunodation for venient to them. To assiet in "the "Venerable Order of the Hoa

wole maternity cases, six child- carrying out our objectá a hospital committee is being formed. A uae pital of St. John of Jerusalem.

ren, and in addition a' dispensary, ful adjunct will be a moter am The Order exists by virtue of

•Royal Charter, and His Majesty waiting room, and nurses' quarters. balance which will be placed

Kam Tin shortly for the transport There are thred nurses and a

of pasients. King George is the Sovereign Head

visiting, doctor who visits regu You will of course appreciate of our 'Grand Priory.

larly, but we are appointing a full, that the undertaking could not time docter whose salary is guar- help of subscribers whose

have been carried on without the Mr. Sung will announce later and especially to the Finance Commit- tee. Mr. Tang Shiu Kin and Mr. Fung Kong Un have collected 3.000 and others have made, them- selves responsible for the cost of nurses salaries.

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The primary object of the Order

in the encouragement and promo- tion of all works of humanity and harity, for the relief of persona in sickness, distress, suffering and danger, without distinction of race, clays or creed, and the extension of the gra principle of the Order

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All patients are treated free, and in the mornings "out patients" are attended to-man, Women and children.

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With regard to the preparation of the wills, defendant said that he was presens in the room when his late father dictated the will to bis younger brother. The will in favour of plaintiff was prepared in the morning and his own' on the afternoon of the same day. Testa- tor's instructions in handing over the respective documents. to plain- tiff and defendant were that he would decide on his final instruc tione and sign the documents inter."

Defondant denied that plaintiff'a brother and another witness who had testified to the preparation or the plaintiff's will were in the room when it was prepared.

The girl was then taken to 49, Le Tang Street, where, after a stay of three or four days, she was told she would be taken to Macro to work. The first defendant thore interviewed a woman (with what result is not known) but the girl was brought back to the Colony the following day. The first de fondant is then alleged to have stated to the girl that it was in- Mr. Sheldon had commenced his! tended to sell her to a brothel in cross-examination when the Court Kung Yick, but the girl protested adjourned until this morning. and in consequence of that converse- in she decided to leave the house. She did this the following day by telling the first defondant that she was going out for a walk, but ac tually she went to an ant and with whom she stayed for about 5 days when the first defendant came to the house and told the girl that she had found employment for her as a wash-amah; the girl agreed to take the job.

PRISON WITHOUT THE OPTION.

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SEQUEL TO MOTOR-CAR CHASE.

CAR THIEF FROM CANTON.

On leaving the house of the aunt. the girl and the first defendant were met by the second defondant and all three went to the house in Lee Tung Street. At about 2 n.m.

Sentence of six months hard the following morning, the girl was awakened from her sleep by the first labour was passed on the Chinese defendant, who said she wanted to who was concerned in ↓ motor take her to see some friends. On leaving the house, the girl was escapade in which driving an handed over to the second defen- Austin Seven belonging to Mr. H. dant who hired rickshaws and took Major of the Union Insurance her to a boarding, house somewhere To those who bought a flag on in the Central district, where, it Society of Canton, he led Sergeant Resident nurses have been ap Flag Day and so helped to realise in alleged, she was introduced to a Brittain a merry chase before in- embodied in its motto, "pro utili-poined as Fanling, Shatankok, nearly $5,000, and to the M.C.L.. man and forced to spend night ally coming to grief by crashing tate hominu}},"

Sartin and Cheung Chau, and it is who contributed 8300, we are in with him. The second defendant na A further object, as I have al hoped to appoint others

into a bridge où Magazine Gap Un deed grateful, and if any interested sured the girl that there was no ready mentioned, is the thaintenong and Nam Ping Wat. There person visiting the New Territories thing to fear and that she would Road.

is a dispensary attached to each area to visit Kam Tin and other call for her the next morning, which ance of the St. John Ambulanée place, and there are regular visit St. John stations we shall be very she did. Association which, in turn, assists ing hours.

pleased to see him or her. in the carrying out of the objects of the Order.

Brigade's Work Shanghai.

Having thus placed before you our status and aims. I will now proceed to deal with the immediate object of to-day "The Cottage Hos pital."

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The accused, whose age was given as 97, was described as hailing from Looked Like a kind Woman,

Canton. He was charged with (1) driving a motor car without The first and second defendants, licence, (2) driving the vehicle and villagers, we may inspire con- If, however, we are to continue after taking the girl hack to Lee without the permission of the own fidence in what we are doing, so our work of marey, it is necessary Tung Street, took her out once er, (3) driving negligently, (4) fni:-) that eventually this small place to have more financial assistance. again and this time she was taken ing to stop when called upon to The St. John Ambulance Brigade will develop into something more One need only to come with the to the house of the third defendant do so by a police officer and (6) permanent and larger where coace Brigade nursen 门的 thair weekly | in the case and later to the house driving in Magazine Gap Road, Works under the aegis of, and in

of a more serious nature can De visits to see what we are doing; of the fourth defendant, where the non-molor road.

We intend conjunction with, the Association accommodated.

to even this is only a drop in the second defendant told the girl that

The defendant pleaded guilty to much ocean amongst the Eundreds of vil it was her intention to sell her to and the splendid work of the Asso.stablish an eye clinic,

needed institution,

the first two counts but in regard lages in the New Territories where the fourth defendant, a proposito the third and fourth he claimed & ciation and the Brigade in Shang-ensual observeI.

amongst the glorious scenery, tion to which, the girl agreed, as ha recently, is still too fresh in But the expansion rests with poverty and sicknem pro rife; she thought the fourth defendant that he did. not drive negligently and that he did stop when called we many little ones are suffering from looked like a kind woman. your memories to warrant any far the people themselves, and

urgently beg the elders to give tuberculosis in

form, and The fourth defendant paid 930 upon to do so. Ho pleaded guilty ther comment from me."

their utmost co-operation. In this various other diseases due to mal-

to the second defendant on account to the fifth count, but explained that respect we are already indebted to nutrition, neglect, and poverty.... of the transaction, not having auffi- he did as see the notice.

I cannot close my address with-

cient money to pay the whole price Messrs. Fung Ki Chenk. Tang: Pak. Kau, the elders of Tai Po out anying a fow words on co-opera-

at once. The second defendant was and Cheung Chau, and Sha Tau tion in this most important effort; told to call again on the follow-

The dabage to the car amounted Kok, for their valuable assistance, it is one upon which there can be ing Sunday to collect the balance.

To Mr. Sung Hok Pang we owe no dissension-unity is, the strength The second defendant went back to $250, Sargeant Brittain said, the many thanks for his untiring a. and mainstay of all things: such to the house on May 29 and the accused did not stop until he aistance and efforts in evercoming is the nature of our object that as fourth defendant then asked her crushed at the bridge. He turned cu Sundays, and once or twice dur-the difficulties which arise, enlist some mist of necessity rule and for a rung tip (a document general corners with total disregard for all ing the week, members of the Bri-ing the cooperation of the rilla-tench-so-othera must of coures, in such a male). The seconddalen traffic. His driving was always gade have visited villages in the gers, and supporting in every learn, submit find obey: humility dant loft the house and returned dangerous especially when he tried

possible way the nurses who have in each is an essential qualification, later with the aung tip. The fourth to run the officer off the road." New Territories for the purpose of come into the loneliness of the I now declare the Cottage Hcs- defendant, being unable to read, Inspector Alexander said that the handed tho document to a fellow I.G.P. had asked the Count to take helping the wick poor; dispensing villages. It is not betraying conpital open.

tenant who discovered that the a serious view of the oase hs, dur- medicine, milk, codliver oil and idences to any that at Grat much i

name in the document was not the ing the last few days, six machine even supplying clothing. Previous atter loneliness and strangeness of The Hon. Mr. Shenton then same as the name given by the had been reported missing and it to this members of the Brigade it all, hot to mention difficultics formally opened the new hospital girl, A quarrel ensued with the was difficult to catch the culprits. The defendant" was fined $25 or due to dialectic differences. Miny by cutting a red silken ribbon with result that the police was called amusing, as well as sympathetic a pair of silver scissors, and with in. Following inquiries, all the ten days' hard labour on the first én vaccination.

bales can be told of their experi- the official party proceeded on a parties were arrested.

charge, three months without the Experience has taught us how ences and also of Brigade nurses tour of inspection. Mr., Shenton Inspector Shaftain said the girl option on the second, three months very necessary it is to provide some who vinit the villages weakly. was prosented with the scissors and would tall the Court that she was on the third, 850 or three weeks on Kit Ying, our a silver cup, suitably inscribed, as well treated during her brief stay the fourth and 825 or ten days ou place near home, where mothers can have their babies, sud, where, ailing pioneer nurse, pared. the way and, a momento of the occasion. as the home of the fourth defon-the fifth. Jittle opsa can be cared for, and she has a fine record of work, Everyone present later sat down dant.

For nearly two years, regularly

gave health lectures, and carried

repidation was expressed at the!

Mrs. Li Lam

-Formally Opened.

at the same time overcome the dis- Her husband, who is a qualified, to tes under a large matched erect- taste of entering hospital,dresser, sista her, and between ed for the occasion, after which a

The sympathy of Lady Pool was (Continued on next column.) group photograph was taken..

After evidence in support of the opening had been given, the case was adjourned.

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