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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1916.

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¡ its own estimation; and the same

oheerful truth applies to P.W.D. It follows of coarse, that, when these two mighty engines ocmbine and bring their joint brain and resouros to bear on any particular proj o, the result in stupendour. Some two or three years ago theintelligence of both applied itself to the sunshine. constraction of the underground oonvenience outside the Fre!

The Weather. At the Peak Sam. Temp. 70; sunshine. (1915, 70 rain.)

Lower level 8 s.m. Temp. 76;

(1015, 72 raiu.)

The Malls.

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S. Canadian and U. Mila-Cicee per 9.3. Nip. pon Marn at 9 am. Siberian Mail--Cloves per Shantong at 1 p.m.

morrow.

3ation and the place has been Siberian Marl-Due per e.s. s positive pert-Fole ever since. We alluded to this fact some time. ago; we pointed out that the vary coolies shirk the spot, and wa ventured a faint hope that the: Sanitary Department would listen to the voice of our lamentation and set the P. W. D. basy on the work that its soal loveth: that of palling down what it has erected only B short while

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL

ADMINISTRATION,

A SCANDALOUS SYSTEM ABOLISHED.

WHAT THE PRESENT MEDICAL Officer haS ACCOMPLISHED.

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P.C.MO.

25th Oct. 1913

I have been through the in- dent for drugs with Mr. Taylor and I think it has been drawn up carefully to meet our re- quirements. As far as I can see

jealousy of certain parmona I do not allude to Dr Bell, who bore his disappointment most philosop |hically. It was alleged "id" the first place that in ordering from the Crown Agents the drugs and disinfectants required for 1914 Dr Johnson sent in an indent smaller than the customary one. This was the outs. It had been, order for the custom to some eighteen months in advance, and Dr Johnsën very properly decided to indent for shorter periods and to send for- We briefly reported yesterday, to twelve months or even longer. ward supplementary requisitions His Excellency the Governor's The patient no doubt thought it as the requirements became statement on the administration was required and also took it, but knowa. With regard to this in- of the Government Civil Hospital, it allowed of no medical supervident the following minute by Dr. The fall speech will be found sion." The Apothecary quotes the Bell is on record below, and will no doubt be real case of a member of the Police Force who was supplied regularly. with deep interest in view of the with Malt and Cod Liver Oil from revelation of system, (now October, 1911, to June, 1914. abolishe) which His Exasllency consumed altogether 39 bottles described a little short of reands-of this mixture, the retail lons, and also in viewofthe tribals price" of which is $150 a am isformed that paid to the present P.iscipal bottle. The opening rate of the dollar Civil Medial 050 for the this particular article and various similar articles stocked at the

His Excellency said:-I promis- cribe as medical comforts, are ed at the last meeting of the not stocked at all at one at least Council to give a more detailed of the leading hospitals in Lan- reply to the third of the questions dɔn. which were put at that meeting by the Hon. Member-nominated by the Justices of the Peace.in the Colony Dr Jabuson began ministration of the stores" at the That question was worded as Personally to investigate the ad- Civil Hospital. On the 7th Was not the stock of drugs February. 1913, he wrote to the "and disinfectants kept in store "at the Government Uivit Hos- Superintendent I notice that *pi al considerably reduced by kinds have been issued during "the present Principal Civil

Medical Officer before the January. This is quite sufficient for the entire needs of the Army, * war?"

Navy and Civil hospitals of the It is necessary, as a prelimin- Colony, and would then be excee

morrow.

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previously. We ought to have/ou demand to-day was 2.2.5/161.dramic changes which by eff cte1- Civil Hospital, which I may dec

our Sanitary authorities

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A Contemporary's Valuables,. way Bay! The suggestion has

It has been reported to the the true ball-mark of Hongkong Governmental wisdom stamped police by the China Mail, Lui, on it. In any other colony, that that yesterday some person suter- inland would have been amariereded their office and stole s meti up and perhaps had a fountain or clock valued at 40 cents and an flower-bed placed in the middle old gun hat valued at $ļ. of it; but the Hongkong mind

In the semi-final of the Palace

Billiards.

follows:-

Immediately after his arrival

over 200 dozen bottles of various!

« there does not seem to be any chanos of our over-stocking nor

of being, short in any of the more important items.

On the 11th August; 1914, shortly before his retirement on pension, Dr. Bell wrote:----

Dear Dr. Johnson,

con.

With reference to our versation this morning I beg to ntate that I have not discussed. your administration outside the hospital nor have I stated that you have hampered the hospital work by cutting down the issue of the equipment. I also do not.... consider that you have so ham- pered the work,

Yours truly,

8d. J. BELL.

In order to sift the matter to the

The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will soorns such frivolities. Instead, it

be as follows:- Daily issue-$26 per annum. Weekly issue-is-or it was proposed to con- Hotel billiards handicap betweerary step, to examine the condi-ive Dr Johnson set his face

struct a latrine there, probably Mr. Parkes (awer 200) and Mrtions pertaining at the Civil Hos- against the then prevailing pran very bottom I have questioned all $13 per annum. The rates per quarter and per mansem, proportional. Subscriptions on the same bygienic lines as the Kelly (oxes 80) a fine game was pital, prior to Dr Johnson's ap- tice of ordering stocke of patent those whom I considered compet

for any perio1 less than one month will be charged as for other institution which we men- seep, the former winning by 91 pointment, in the matter of the medicines, popular for a time and ent to form an opinion on the tioned. Fortunately Dr. Ozorio points-250 to 159. The winner control and issue of drugs and then discarded. With regard to matter, namely, Dr. Aubrey, The daily issue is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to took the liberty of pointing out finished in one hour and twenty disinfectants.

this he reports"Heaping up pur Honerary Consulting Physician, The keys of the store, nominal- chases, which are often not wall and Mr Digby, Honorary Consult- mearenger. Paak subscribera esa here their espies delivered at that there is a hospital in the minuter, sad in the course of play their roti lenges without any extra charge. O copies sent by immediate vicinity, and that he made the following breaks in charge of the Apothecary, considered ones, is not a sounding Surgeon of the Hospital, Dr. there would be the obeerful likeli-24, 25, 26, 31, 34, 27, 23, 35, 31, were kept openly on a hook in policy. I have been asked for Koch, Superintendent of the Ho- post an additional $180 per quarter is charged for postage.

the dispensary. From 1 p. various proprietary

medicines apital, Mr Pullon, the Apothecary, The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 hood of the smell's being wafted 20, and 33.

daily until the following morning like A and B (it is unnecessary and the staff of Sisters. Dr. in the direction of the operating! Burglar Sentenced. the dispensary was left in the to give the names). per quarter.

Neither Aubrey states that he can recall We wonder in what theatre.

A barglar was belors Mr. C. Dsole charge of three Chinese die of these is necessary. They are no instance of the shortage of a direction our Sanitary Department Melbourne, at the Magistracy to-pensers. Two of these slept in both capable at the most of re- drug of suy importance.

He re- will test di tinguish itself. day, charged with breaking into the hospital premises, and allieving symptoms, and B berides members that on one occasion a 28, Circular Path way sad stealing three had free access to the drug being expensive is as nice as a sister stated that she was short of clothing v.lued at $1. He way and disinfectant store. Talking of Causeway Bay re-also charged with returning from Colony on the 15th January, 1913. cept to the proprietors, and it is a were available and boracic powder Dr. Johnson arrived in the woelmeat to the taste. But they boracic powder. Dr. Aubrey did are of no particular import, ex-not require it. Efficient substitutes miode us that one of our readers, banishme: t. Од the frat apropaз our remuks a few degs charge, he was senteraad to one brought it to the notice of the chase of patent and proprietary

and on the 28th January he reasonable thing to avoid the par- could be bought in

Mr Digby writes.—- Colony. sgo as to the radeness of ricksba month's hard labour and on the Government that 40 gallons of articles which are for the most "I have always been completely coolies in the Sisters from second to twelve monthe, the spirits of wine, ordered by Dr. Bell, part of no special value". I may satisfied with the supply of drugs 10 Convente, lella that venterces to be concurrent. the acting Principal Civil Medical mention in this connection that and stores. The extra instruments be witnessed & disgraceful

Officer, on the 13th December and about July, 1915, the Apothecary, and apparatus 1 asked for have scene at the fram terminna last

duly entered by the Apothecary in unknown to Dr. Johnson, compil always been supplied." Dr. Krob week. An elderly French naa | was dismounting from a car, and jest now," said Inspector Brown the stick-book as taken into store, ed a list chiefly of patent drugs referred to shortages of various

had never in fact been

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1916.

THE BUDGET.

'Respect for our Womankind.

Dock Theft."

**They are losing a lot of staff

was hastled and isered until, by and Whampos Dick Company's been filled with water, being Apothecs:y

premises.

Zinc Plates Stolen.

quite satisfied that no patient has

arrested and charged before Mr signed orders for stores, was not Johnson Blao terminated 1

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her movemente were not brisk bourne, at the Magistracy this ed that an examination of certain doctors connected with the hoe-present years, attributing such all. Not long afterwards he report for some time, and he asked the mainly in 1915 and during the enough to satisfy the impatience morning, in which a Chinesa wan cases of brandy in the store show pital whether they could prescribe shortages to reductions in the in- After reading the very full and comprehensive speech on the of Chinees who were waiting to charged with stealing a large ad that various bottles had been the articles in question, in order, dent of the autumn of 1913. He Badget which His Excellency the Governor delivered at yesterday's board it for its return journey to brass valve from the Hongkong emptied of their contents and had to prevent waste. As far as the is of the opinion that most, if not meating of the Legislative Council, we think the general public of Shaukiwan. Thoresalt was that she

remembers, none all, of the shortages could have Hongkong will agree with Sir Henry's description of the finazo al

The valve, it was re-corked, in some instances, were used. I may quote also an been obtained locally. Each item position as being eminently satisfcotory. It is something good luck, our informant happen stated was an essential part of the with corks identical with those extract from "Rules for Economy in the list supplied by Dr. Koch of 6 new experience for Hoogkong to find itself in the positioned to tarn up and discuss matters yard water system. Beateros of used in the dispensary. In report in Prescribing" which appeared has been examined in detail and of not requiring to draw upon ita reserves to balanos its Budget, with these rowdies. Of course it is six weeks hard labour was passed. ing the incident of the spirits of last year ia an article in the Bri-his report and that of Dr. Johnson and the fact that for the coming year there is an estimated arr low assy to ask: "Oso the police do

wine Dr. Johnson said "I consider | tish Medical Journal Avoid thereon are open to the perusal We are quite sare of revenue over expenditure smonating to $815,845 is all the more nothing?"

Three that the manner in which the the use of all patint and pro- of the Hon. Member. gratifying when we remember the time of stress through which the that there is not a European the Chief Engineer of the sa. not a desirable one, and that it is Remedies and

At about mid-day yesterday, medical stores is administered is prietary medicines. The Secret repurts show that the shortages. hole Empire is now passing. This earplus, added to the estimated member of the force, from the Albanis found that a locked boxin largely responsible for the present Remedies, published by the Briter,

mora Secret were insignificant in charac

that they werd due balance at the end of the current year, will mean that 1917 should C.8.P. downwards, who would the store room had been broken occurrence; and Mr Thomson, tish Medical Association, has in part to losses in the18. 8. "Ya end with the assful cum of $1,849,483 in hand. These figures are not pat the Jear of the the more striking when we recall the fact that at the end of last Lord into the Chinese whom open and twelve sine plates, then acting as Colonial Secretary, shown how expensive they are aka Maru," suck in December,

any valued at $240, had been stolen. commented "The store system in without he happened to find insulting In the afternoon the master of ently in a rotten condition. year the Colony was faced with a debit balanos of $452,687.

compens.ting 1915, and to delay by the Crown the Medical Department is evid- merits." The position at the time when the 1916 Estimates were pre- any woman. But that is not the boat come back, and, on one knows what the waste has

No Dr. Johnson paid particular the shortages were not brought to dered, due to the war. Many of pared was far from xosy, as we may gather from the statement by the enough. The police cannot be hearing of the matter, had been in the past if this report is attention to the issue of brandy the notice of Dr. Johnson; and in Secretary of State for the Colonies describing it as "most unsatisfac- everywhere, and, so long se wo search osrried oat. In taken as an example." The mat- in the Civil Hospital, the number only one instance did Dr. John- tory." Matters soon began to improve in the current year, and, in have gentlemen like Mesra, Wood basket on the deck, six of the ter was fully investigated, two of bottles supplied being in 1910, son decline to allow local Consequence of the steady inflow of revenue, the 1915 debit balance and Orms infi cting peltry foes was by Jane of this year converted into a credit balance of $544,295. on houseboys or chair-coolies who plates were found and six more Chinese officers were dismissed 403, and in 1912, 1913, 1914. 1915, purchase, namely

Case of Sodium Sulphate Bince that time the improvement has continued, and it is cslcalated treat European women to exhibi were discovered under the boat from the service, and steps were 312 204, 192, and 127 respectively. that the year will ead with a surplus of well over a caillion dollars. A tions of zuffianism, so long will swsin'a bed. As a result of this, taken to pat the store administra- Dr. Johnson reports that he is which he did not consider neces variety of causes has led to this happy change in the Colony's such exhibitions continue. the boatswain, the store keeper tion upon a proper footing, been one particle the worse for sary, a similar and equally effi-

and the No. 1 freman were Civil Medical Officer, si:hough he Prior to 1913 the Principal

sacious medicine, namely, Mag- this diminish.d issue. Dr. Ginaccial position. Very considerable economies have been effected

nesium Bulphate, being in stock Cures for Discourtesy. doring the year in public works and in other direction", while the

in good quantity. And it must. increase in the price of opium, the enhanced liquor does, the

Some of our magistrates seam Hazeland at the Pulice Court this consulted as to their issue, which practice under which bypodermice remembered that shortages never to introduction of a tax on tobacco and the reduced, cost of the

realise that, in a morning. O the application of was was under the general super-olutions were prepared in bottles have not made their appearance pl.oe

like Hongkong, where Mr. Davidson, for the prosecution, vision of the Superintendent of containing a large number of since Dr. Johnson's coming, but demonetisation of sub-idiary coin, caused by the high price of silver, Europeans are so markedly in the s remand was granted until the Civil Hospital. It was. and it does, the syringe being filled that they have always been an bave siso been most helpful factors in the situstion. Viewing the minority, an extra degree of pro- Monday morning.

still is, the rule that Government from the bottle, the practice was annual occurrence; and properly position is it now ie, the year just ending may certainly be said to tection should be afforded at all

solutions servants drawing less than £300 steful because

so, as to indent so fully that every have been marked by a very fortunate area of circumstances for times to womenfolk. Only a very

year could obtain medicines free became stale and were thrown unforeseen need may be met in the finances of the Colony, and one of the happiest sepects of the beary fine-with suspension of

at the hospital, while those draw. The present practice is to advance must lead to extrav situation is that, as a direct result of the unlooked-for improvement, licence is likely to teach mac-

ing £300 or upwards were allow containing fresh single doses. Resinos Dr. Johnzan's arrival the supply tabloide and ampoules agance. I may mention that.. the Colony is able to offer to the Imperial Government, for the

ed to purchase medicines at ap-. nera to cur ricksha.. and chair preascation of the war, a sum of three million dollars.

proximately sont price. The term similarly prevented waste in the amount of local purchases com- coolies in this respect; and only His Excellency made an eminently round point when be imprisonment OLE

"medicine" for the purposes of the matter of chloroform by supplying pares favourably with those of be relied

rule was supposed to denote a as far as posible 4oz bottles to previous years, an indication that anticipated any possible suggestion that more revenue than is reupon to touch the hearts

preparation for the treatment of the Operating Theatre in place of shortages are not so numerous as quired has been raised. He showed how, bearute of unexpected of other Chinese who do

disease prescribed by a Govern-11b bottles; surplus chloroform in former daya. happenings, the Colony's income had swollen more then was counted not

having hold say Government

ment or a private medical practi- in the latter boules apon, pointed to the uncertain nature of much of our revenue, and, licence: houseboye and the like. Miss Joseph

$5 tioner. The rule was not observ. frequently been discarded on the point that when an article is not most important of all, urged the necessity of hustanding oor There are times, too, when the Mrs. Davidson

́in stock he, or any other medical resources and of increasing them wisely in view of farther better class of Chinese require a Mr. & Mrs Kew possible bordens necessitated by the war. These are times sharp reminder in this direction. Mr. de Martin when it would be abenlutely fatal to live from hand to Matters have certainly improved Mr. Wong Kim Fak month, and we imagine that few, if any, people will object to the where many of these are cor cera- Mr. Chao Tang Shin Treasury having easefal sarples upon which it can fall back in ed, but they still have a difficulty Mrs. Klinck Case of emergency. We onnot, with the appen at our disposal, in understanding that, to the Mr. M. Beattie analyse at the moment the details of the financial provisions for the Westera mind, more courtesy Mr. Norman C. Pope. coming year, but we shell return to that aspect of the subj et later. should be extended to women then Mr. Patell... There is one point, however, deserving of notice now, and that is to men. If they intend to inhabit Mr. A. F. Arculii... His Excelleroy's reference to the part which the Oclony has played British Colony, it is their Mr. Woollasoft... in the war. That part, including the taking up of over two and a business to make their views on Mr. and Mrs. M. J. D. half million sterling's worth of war stock, the contribution of over this matter soord with British Stephens £81,000 to war funds, the gifts of seroplanes sed motor ambulances, views, and not to render them-Mra, W. A. Hannibal the sending of nearly three hundred men to the front, and now solvas a general nuisance by jost-

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5 ed. Senior officers were not as a ples that it had deteriorated. 10 rule called upon to pay for artí-|

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Dr. Koch however makes the

The sudden upsetting of old officer in charge of a case at the

cles supplied to them, and the customs, the drastic changes in hospital, ought to have power to έθετα "medicine" was extend-sisted upon by the new-domer send out to purchase such article od to cover almost any article who had unwittingly excited on the spot, referring the matter 20 in store for which Government F&DO IFOUS jealously among subsequently to the Prinsipal 25 servant might think it to ask. certain persons then in the Civil Mediosi Officer; in: apoord- 50 Prescriptions were not required. Colony because he had accepted and with the praation prevailing 25s written request, which was in an appointment, offered to him

25 some cases initialled by a medical by the Secretary of State for the Prior to Dr. Johasonʼn Azrival, I have asked the opinion of Deputy 25 officer at the hospital, belog would go to Dr Bell, raised a Lieut-Colonel Crisp on this Colonies, which many had hoped surgeon General Dreaper and of 30 garded as sufficient at the dispenstorm of disapproval and of in- point as they, by virtue of their - sary. In most cases the requests

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were not seen by a medical officer dignation at the Civil Hospital, pition at the head of the local The Apothecary states With and among the various charges Navy and Military Medical Ser. 100 regard to prescriptions, once any. | published on ́ the kouse-tops vices, see best able to advise zue thing had been prescribed the against Dr Johnson was the one on the working of n. Government 390 patient could, as far as I could see, now again brought forward, that Medical Department. Surgeons

the gift of three million dollars to the Imperial Government, ling unceremoniously past white is no mean one. But, as His Excellency said, we have not yes done women, or by calmly occupying Previously soknowledged 8,800 repeat it ad libitum, and frequent he was improperly cutting down. General Drosper informs was that unough. So far as real mociñoes go, Hongkong has felt very little stats on the tramoses while the

*lant from the war. There is much more to be dope yok. And, I women wandi

judging frock the pramat healthy state of our faannes, the Colony

be able to do all that is expected of it,

Gases cocurred of the same mize the hospital supplies. I may sy $3,690 ture having been applied for bere that in my reference, to the