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TUNG WA HOSPITAL.

Preference for Chinese ·· Treatment Still Shown.

Dr. C. W. McKenny, Visiting Medical Officer, reports as follows on the Tang Wa Hospital for last year:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1914.

it serves any useful purpose to try to give separate figures for Ear- opean and Chinese treatment, as the treatment is, in the majority of cases, mixed. The high mortality is accounted for by the fact that almost all the patiente delayed coming to Hospital till the disease had made great advance and they were frequently lin

stato of.coma. The groat

aro

POST OFFICE.

The Langehow, with the London Mall (via Siberia) of Saturday, the 6th inst, is due to arrive here to-morrow.

Mail ex Hongkong Mard & Ponts is das to arrive here on Monday, the 29th inst,

---------

MAILS DUB. Siberian, Liangshow, feth inst

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED,

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 25th at 10.40-Presuro is still highest between the Loochoos. It has

| further decreased over N.E. China, which

le now covered by a moderate depression. Procure has decreased slightly over

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

Aaron, the queen over losing AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

having spread southward.

A depression has formed to the north- west of Yap.

The V. de la Ciotat, with the American Dolgi Mari, Jap. s. 847, 8. Takushige, 13th inst-Swatow, 14th instant, Gen.-O. B. K

Duneric, Br... 1,211, Q. D. Logio, 24th inst-Swatow, 23rdinat, Ballast

B. L Kathe, Ger. a. 1,208, Christiansen, 25th

Inst-Hofhow, 2nd last., Gion.-' J. & Co. Montrou, Br... 2.884, D. Reid, 24th int

Koolung, 22nd last., Gen.-D. 1 Hongkong and Neighbour- wlads,

American, Y. de la Ciotat, 29th inst

MAILS VIA SIBERIA,'

Due Shanghai June 20, Jupe St.

Taishon, Chinese, 1,216, R. G. Paramore,

Laft London Jure J. June 6.

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

swatow, Shanghai North China-Por Shanghai & N. Chinn-Fer YUBANG,

German

Swatow,

TAKSANO, 25th' Inst., 5 p.m.

25th June, & piz..

inst., 5 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Straits, Burmah, Ceylon. Adelaide, Western Australio, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Naples For GOEBEN, 20 ask.. 9 mm.

Amoy and Foochow -PerHAI-

23th inst. Tinataln, 18th last," Gen.-C. M 8. N. 06.

Hongkong Ralafall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 1.32 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS » ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Forecast District

S.E to E.

hood..

ENGLISH MAIL

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on

about the DATES usmedi-

For

LONDON & ANT-]

WERP viz Singa- ] Nellore

or

Steamers

To Sail On Remarka

пооп

moderate; cloudy, ahowory

pore, Penang, Oapi J. Gaunt Cho, Port Said,

26th June.

Freight &P'sage

RN.R.

at first.

& Marseilles

Capi W. W. Cooke

noon

Freight

4th July,

& Pleage

B.N.R

Freight

Variable winds, Yingober, Br. 1,216, C. O. William, 3 Fornoan Channel

moderate. 5th Inst. Shanghai, 2lat inst., Op.-B. &S.

3 South coast of China be-1.The same twoon H.E. and Lamook an No. L. 3:South coast of China be? The rame tween H.K. and Hainan...) as No. 1. China Coat Meteorological Rogilor.

DEPARTED.

June 25,

Haimun for Swatow Bollefoe for Bangkok

Kwangles for Shanghai

It is again a pleasant duty to decrease in admissions (368 in return thanks for the munificent 1912) shows that the general generosity of the Chairman (Me, anti-malarial precautions Un Kam Wa) and Directors. The achieving their desired end. Directors have been most pains. With the exception of one case taking in conducting the hospit-of benign malaria and one of ol, and they have sleo in a very quartan, the cases were all of practical way shown their desire the malignant or tropical typo.

Beri-ber-There was a total for the good of the institution by the necessary supply of funds. admission of 537 cases together One of the most convincing proofs with 7 from 1912 making in all of the hospital's advance is the 544 cases with 138 deaths, that fact that in ten years the expand-in, a mortality of 25.7 per cent. Hoihow & Bangkok-Por DRUFAR. 15th isare has risen from $50,000 to In 1912, with 292 admissions $100,000. Having tanght the there was a mortality percentage medical students of the University of 17,8. It will thus be seen that for a year I am aware of how there has been a great ingrease greatly they appreciate the val in admissions and a small increase mortality. I have uable field afforded by the Tung is the Wa Hospital for clinical work. tried in a large number of cases Buildings and Equipment. the value of a congee made from The hospital's general condition rise polishings, but without has been well maintained; sn the marked success. At present all stoff performed their difficult work comes under European treatment in an excellent manner. The ac- are being fed on unpolished rice, commodation of the hospital but not sufficient time has elape- remains the esmo, viz., 330 beds ined to give any statement of the hospital proper, and 60 in the results. I am also experiment- Refuge for destituto.

ing with a preparation said to be Statistics. The total number made from rice and which is sold of admissions to the hospital under the name of " vitamine."

Phthisis.-817 cases wore ad- Straits & Ceylon-Por NELLORE, 26th numbered 4,706 as against 4,119 in 1912. There were 204 patients mitted and the deaths were 285, Saigon-Per FAUSANG 26th inst., 11 am Chongs for Krank of WoR remaining over from 1012, so6, 46.35, per cent. Of these, the Straits that the total number of cases treatment was as follows:- treated during the year was Western,-104 with 48 deaths, 4,010 (4,278 in 1912). Of this c., 48.15, par cent. Chinese, total, 3,425 were discharged, 1,274 died in hospital, and 211 were under treatment at the end of the year.

OHING, 28th June, 10a.m. Formann ris Keelung, Shang- but & North China, Japan Tivia Nagasaki, Honolulu, Cana

do, United States, S. Anei- a, via Ban Francisco (Europe 'vla Biberia) mi

GOLLA 26th Last. 11 am.

Per MON-

Pakhoi & Hoihow,

Halphong-Per HONGKONG, 26th inst. 11

"

am.

Shanghai, North China & Japan via Moji Por SYRIA, 26th June, 11

A..

inst 11 am

India

Calcutta. NAMSANI, 20th Jaño,!1.m.

SATURDAY, 27th June,

Felching for Canton Kynabe Maru for Canton Albians for Canton Tilmanesk for Batavia via Banka Mexico Maru for Victori

CLEARANCES AT THE

HARBOUR OFFICE.

June 24, Kueichow for Catton

Kwang-of au-wan

Dagfin for Prompeah (Cochin China)

June 25.

Kumsang for Yokohama and Kobu

Anhui for Shanghai Yingchow for Canton Danerle for Bangkok

513 with 284 deaths, ie., 46.4, Fhilippias Is. Por YUENSANG, 27th Yatsbing for Caloutta via Singapore per cent.

In this disease there has been

a great increase of admissions

Two hundred and ninety-three and a considerable deoresee of

Derian

inst., 1.p.m.

Shanghai and North China

(Europe via Siberia)-Per YINGCHOW, 27th inst. 5p.m.

cases were admitted in a mori. mortality. The mortality of those Ningpo, Shanabal and North China-Par bund condition. If this number ander European treatment has

be deducted from the total ad-risen slightly, but this is easily missions, there remains a balance explained by the fact that in the

The

per

YOCHOW, 37th inst., 5p.m.

SUNDAY, 28th June. Swalow, Amoy, Wal-hini-wel, Chefeo &

Amoy,

Tientsin Per KUEICHOW, 28th inst. u... Amoy, Formosa via Tamui--

Per DAIGI MARU, 28th inat,

DAN.

MONDAY, 29th June.

Wei-Hai-Wel, Casfee & Tientsin

-Per, KUEICHOW, 29th

ni.

of 4,817 who were able to make largely increased number of cases Swatow-Por HAIMUN 28th June, a.m. their choice of treatment.

treated, many were in a desperate number of patients under Western condition and often chose this

because tubercular Swatow, and Chinese methode of treatment treatment were as follows:-

laryngitis a frequent complica Chineso

tion towards the end of the disease ...3,018)

4,017 Western

...1,5991

was present. The reason for giving a percentage of 05.37 the fall in the Chinese mortality cent, for Chinese treatment and is not easily accounted for.

Plagne.There were 143 ad- 34 63 per cent, for Western treat- ment. This shows

missions (547 in 1912) with 140 & alightly reduced percentage for European deaths (528 in 1912). trentment as compared with 1912, Operations. - Tho but as many patients select Earo-operations number 143 (86 in pean treatment after one or two 1912). The increase in the number days of Chinese treatment and is satisfactory for it goes to show are still shown on the register as that the value of surgical work tends to be appreciated better.

9 a.m.

TUESDAY, 30th June,

Station.

25th June, a.m.

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature,

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

Weather.

W'estock Ta 20.90 60 Nomuro Hakodate

Toklo

Eochi Nagasaki K'igims Oshima Naha Tima

Bonin Is, Chatoo

اليوم

29.75

•

LONDON, "vis Ua-) Himalaya

ual Ports of Call

SHANGHAI

MOJI, KOBE Syria

AND YOKO-Capt. C. R. Longden HAMA 109. R.N.R.

SHANGHAI

noon

26th June, & Penge

Assaye

Cape G. J. Coldwell

}

about 2nd July.

Fraight

&P'uage

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

P.&O.S. N. Co.'s office,

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Д

4

Hongkong, 25th June, 1914

DAW 5

WBW

д

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Goeben

SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. A. Ahlborn A'WERP & H'BURG,

SHANGHAI, TSING-

17,900

To sail on

WEDNES., 24th June, 10-5.0.

29.83

H

41

29.70

nne 1

29.78

29.8.1

W 3

*29.88

wow.1

29.91

20.93

29.89

*

29.89

H

Whaiwei

29,3570 95%

1 c

IMPERIAL

· GERMAN

MAIL LINES

Hankow

Ichang

Klukiang

Changsha

nghai

29.68 78

1 om

For

Steamers.

20:42 75 BSW

Sharp P. Ta

29.82 B1

4 ov 1 b

NAPLES, GENOA, ALI

63

20.82 80 91

0 c

Swatow

Taichu

Thoku

20.89

* 99.88

PASSENGERS ARRIVED,

Koshan

29.88

(P

S

29.86

W

TAU.

KOBE AND

60

29.79 77 85 ao

YOKOHAMA

H'tong Gap Bock Per sa. Yingchow from banghai etor Capt H 8penr, Measta M H. Kes, 0, Mocno Struckmeyer.

29.78 79 69

20

20.77

4.0

MLA, ANGAUR, YAP,

H

29.77 70

MARONN, NEW Prinz Sigismund

*

Wachow Pakbol Holbow Pholion

JA

15

GUINEA, SAMARAI, Capt. A. Hürtzig BRISBANE, SYDNEY

6,600

SATUR., 11th July. 3.p.m.

61

29.71 77

2 or

AND MELBOURNE...

Tourand

29.68 79

SW

C. St. J.

29.76

KOBE

Aparri

1.b

Manila

20.83 78

0.0

1

29.83 74

0 c

Pa

29.87 82

BW

1 a

| JESSELTON, KUDAT & | Borneo

*

10

Capt. J. Koebler

29.87 80N

10 or

F

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Por 1.8. Hirano Maru from London on Legaspi the 23rd ult. Mr Hassan el Arculli, Dr Follo

Tume, Mis OH Zee. Mies B Zeo, Mas Bacolod

or FZee, Mr Saw Des, Mr T Ishimura, Cebu Mr & Mrs Kubo, Mr. K Hisayuki, Mr O Labuan Nagao.

general Swator, Amoy and Focchow---Fer HAI SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL.

being under Chinese treatment, The great merit of the depart it will be readily under- stood that the

ment lies in the fact that it can percentages

do something It

definite and

Preach

Mail.

TAŃ, 30th June, 10 a.m. Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Ade- laide, Western Australia, In- dia, Aden, Egypt and Europe vis Marsellles (Late Letters 11 to Noon. Extra Portage ·10 centa). Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the

first clearance will be included in this contract mail)-Per V. de la CIOTAT, 30th June,

il a.m.

sre not quite accurate. is probable that forty per cent. obvious, and so paves the way Shanghal, North China & Japan via Moji represents more nearly the aum for a more general bal ef in

ber who elect to be treated by

European methode.

The number of visits to the

out-patient department

yas

107,395 (102,333 in 1912). Of

European methods.

A Year's Marriages.

*a.m.

London, 12th June, Arrivals from China:-Menelaus, Mi shima Maru, Delke Rickmers.

The following versl have pamed the Canal:Belgravia, Bohemia, Cordillero, Eumasus, Indien. Namur, Nilo, Nippon, Peiho, Tottori Maru, Tydens, Afghan

Prince, Mark

Ба

29.88

29.83.

с

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, June, 25th,

1 Barometer, reduced to 2 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in In- chos, tonths and hundredthr.

3 Temperature, In the shads, In degrees Fahrenheit.

Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mois ture being 100,

Direction of Wind, to two points. Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Bosle.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- London, 16 June tached cloud, d drizzling min, ffog, g gloomy,h hail, I lightning, u overcast, p passing showers, q equally, rrain, a snow, *t thunder, v visibility, w dów wał.

Arrivals from China:-Benarty, Alesia, The following vessels have passed the Canal:-Benavon, Telomachus, Puritan.

London, 19 June.

Per LOYAT, 30th Inst., 10 Philippine I-Per TEAN, 30th June, 3

p.m. Japan via Nagasak-Per NIKKO M.

30th inst., 4. p.m. Shanghai-Por LLANGOHOW.30th inst.

.5 p.m.

Arrivals from China:-Bobemia, Cordil Iore, Tottori Mara, Merionethshire.

The following vessels have passed the WEDNESDAY, 1st July. Canal-China, Hector, Kars Mara, Por- and Pakhol- Per SUNG-aia, F. E. Friedrich. Demodocus, Den of "KLANG, lit July:9 a.m.

Kelly, Seocgambia, Katori Maru, Ucker Ceylon-Fer MIYABAXI M, mark." 1st July, 9 a.m

Haiphong Strafts &

Formosa via Keelung, Shang

North China, Japan, bai,

States,

VİL

this number, 90,487 selected Last year the number of 'mar- Chinese treatment, and 10,908 ringes solemnised ja Hongkong Western treatment.

was 165, as compared with 143 There were 374 ́ vaccinations in 1012. The number contracted during the year at the hospital at the Registrar's Office was 28. or in connection with it (1,627 in as-against 17 in 1912. 1912). This extreme deoresas is Ulu Plah Tin Mine. rather difficult to account for, and The secretaries of the Ula PishSouth America and Canada via I can only suggest that the large Tin Company wire that a second number vaccinated in 1912 interim dividend of 5 per cent. reduced the number of adults payable on June 15 has been requiring re-vaccination, while declared. the low Small-pox inciderce pos- F.M.S. Rubber Exports. sibly gave a false sense of security During May 2,068.55 tons of and consequently led to the rubber were exported from the neglect of vaccination.

F.M.S., bringing the total export for the first five months of this year to 11,543.80 tons, az increase

2,053 destitutes were sheltered till they could be sent to their

Fia Moj United Vancouver

(Europs BSiberia)-For MONTEAGLE,

10g at July, 10.30a.m.

To make connection with the Fion tain-Pukow Railway closing at Shanghai Br. P.0. at 11.30 am.on Monday the 6th July.

Swatow--For HAIMUN ist July, 10am.

Maija

native villages or otherwise of 3,086.39 tons on the similar Philipplae

provided for.

period of 1013. The value of

1,283 bodies were brought to this rabber is set at $20,829,905,

Philippins Is., Australia, Tas- mania and New Zealand via Thursday la, -Per TANGO MARU, 14 July, 11 nm.

lands-For ZAFIRO, 1st

July, 3 p.m.

THURSDAY, 2nd July,

hama-Per BILSIA, 2nd July, 1.p.m.

the hospital mortuary for burial producing $510,134 in duty. Of Shanghai, N. China & Japan vih Yoko- (1,550 in 1912). Where the his- the May export, 1,127:50 tons tory as regards cause of death were despatched to parts of the was not satisfactory, the badies Colony, 795 25 tons to the United were transferred to the Public Kingdom, 97.73 tona to the con- Mortuary for the post-mortem tinent of Europe, and 48.07 tons examination. The total number to Ceylon.

thus sent amounted to 628 (236

in 1912).

Free burials were provided by the hospital for 3,004 poor per- sons (3,347 in 1912).

· SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

I have inspected the Chinese Mortuary (Yee Chong) at Tele- graph Bay, and did not find any cause of complaint. The accom- modation is being increased by means of additions tofthe building.

Malaria-One hundred and SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK forty-five cases were admitted in 1913, which together with seven

can be supplid at chaep Rate at

(British North Borneo,

Al those ports steamera calling.

osses remaining from 1912, give for bunker coal exclusively are.

total of 152 cases treated with exempt from all shipping dnes.

3 deaths, that is, a mortality of and bargensavis

per cent, I do not think that.

ABUNE

Ameri-

can

Mall.

Keelung, Japan via Mol, Vie toria and Boattle Per AWA MARU, 2nd July, 2 p.m.

Shanghai North China-Fer LU

CHOW, 2nd July, 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, 3rd July. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-Por HAI-

YANG, 3rd July, 10 a.m..

SATURDAY, 4th July.......

Straits, Burmah, Gaylon, Ade- Halde, Western Australia, Indis

Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Brindlal. (Late Letters 11 am. to noom Extra Portage 10 cents.) (Eupplementary inall an board up to the time fixed for departure of the mail. Artra Postage 10 cents)~(Leitors posted In all the Pillar Boxes Min time. for the first olearaños. “will be incinded in this contract mail)The Parcel tall will be closed on Friday the 3rd July, 5 pint-Por HIMALAYA, 4th July, 11 am.

SANDAKAN

TUESDAY,

14th July,

9 a.m.

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken."

FREIGHT LINE.

NEXT BAILING FROM HONGKONG.

0 Rain in lashes, tenths and hundredths For Havre, Enden and Bremer/

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

OUTWARD.

About

About

Mark

Coettingen

6th July. Tuebingen.. ......19th July.

HOMEWARD.

3rd Aug.

For Naples, Genoa, Rotterdam,

Hamburg and Bremen

Gernis

Julv.

Hamburg:

Borkum' about-End of June.

Day On date On date For Marseilles, Rotterdam and.

A pas

.....29.80 81

29.78

29.81

78

94

BY

89

72

:

London, 23rd June.

Barometer Arrivals from China-Bayern, Bol Temperature gravia, Buelow, Karoms, Telemachus," Humidity

The following vessels have passed the Wind Direction Inverclyde, Lutzow, Siglmaringen." Canal:-Cardiganshire, Dunbar, Lycaon:

Foros......... Weatherm

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed, Findon Haddocks, Kippers co

ALEXANDRA CATE.

Rain

w

op.

1.5%

Q

Xignast open Air Tamperature on the math B

HLK. Observatory, 25th June,

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