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The cases are-

1st. LI LEUNG, admitted October 19th suffering from severe abscess involving

the right knee joint.

2nd. TSE KWAI, suffering from severe wound of the right leg involving the

ankle joint.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Honourable

No. 170

SIR,

J. M. ATKINSON,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

(Acting Colonial Surgeon to Colonial Secretary.)

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

HONGKONG, 6th November, 1895.

I have the honour to inform you that a patient named CHAN KAM SING has been admitted to the Tung Wa Hospital suffering from fracture of the right wrist and com- pound fracture of the left wrist, accompanied by hemorrhage.

As, in my opinion, he cannot be properly treated there and moreover is in danger of a recurrence of the hemorrhage, I request that His Excellency the Governor will order his removal to the Government Civil Hospital.

This case shews the necessity of the Visiting Surgeon being empowered with the right of transferring such cases immediately to the Government Civil Hospital at his discretion.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Honourable

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

J. M. ATKINSON.

DEAR SIR,

(Mr. Deacon to Acting Colonial Surgeon.)

35, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 6th November, 1895.

I am instructed by the Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital to request you to take no steps towards the removal of CHAN KAM SHING from the Hospital on the ground that the patient is unwilling to go and elects to remain in the Tung Wa Hospital, This is the patient who fell down at Quarry Bay, and was brought to the Hospital yesterday. The Directors inform me that you have called to-day at the Hospital in order to remove him; but under the Hospital Ordinance I would remind you that the only power given to the Colonial Surgeon is to inspect the Hospital-clause 14-and that the Board of Directors has full power to manage and direct Hospital matters- clause 8. If therefore any compulsory removal is contemplated it will be illegal.

Yours faithfully,

VICTOR 11. DEACON.

The COLONIAL SURGEON,

Hongkong.