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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HOSPITAL MEETING. with the tremendous growth of

tuberculosis which their bospitals. {had to deal with your by year. The Spread of Tuberculosis. hoped the Press would give

NEED OF SANITARIUM.

SUPREME COURT.

Bank's Big Claim.

this" aubject prominence, Dr. Gibson pointed out that it had In the Suprema Court before the been necessary to admit "cases Chief Justice, this morning, the from a humanitarian desire to Yik On Bank shed Yuen Hang- alleviate suffering when treat kiu for $73,995.26, money lont and The annus meeting of the ment from a medical standpoint interest. Plaintiffs were repro Alice Memorial and Affiliated was useless and economically aj sented by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Hospitals in connection with the loss to the hospitals. He pointed K.C., (instructed by Messrs. John London Missionary Society was out that if results were to be son. Stokes and Master), Mr. F. held at noon to-day in the Obamachieved, it must be along lines C. Jenkin (instructed by Mesare. ber of Commerce board room of Western solence and on the G. K. Hall Brutton) conducted the The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak liass of a modern sanatarium. defence, 'prezided and there were also pre-In the future the Chairman At the outset, Mr. Jonkin

sent, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, boped it would be possible said through inadvertence the Hon. Mr. Chau Siu-ki, tho to inaugurate at their hospitals counterclaim was. filed in Hon. Mr. H. E..Pollack, Dr. T.W. treatment on modern Western February without having obtain- Pearce, Mosara. W. B. Walker, lines. The Chairman referred to ed leave. It was customary in A. E. Wright, Percy Cox, Cheung the valuable services of Dr. Gib- such circumstancos, to ask the Chuk-ling, Mok Kon-shang, S. W son, which he placed at their other side's consent to file a Teo, J. M. Wong, the Rev. H. R. disposal when Dr. Mitchell went counterclaim." The other side) Wells (hon. sec.) and Mr. H. Home, and concluded bis address filed a reply stating that the Greenwood (hom, trean ).

by an appeal for X-way apparatus, counterclaim WAS -EL nullity. which was very much needed, Counsel was satisfied to accept both for diagnosis and relief. He that position and be now asked left it to the Press, as a parting suggestion, that they might appeal to some of their more wealthy Chi neee friends, in those days when the Colony was flowing with money, that they might see fit to

A Chance for the Charitable.

In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts (already made public in our columns), Mr. Pollock referred to the finances and said he noticed that in their income from donations there was

the Court's permission to file a counterclaim. The counterclaim asked for relief by way of damages against plaintiffs by reason of the fact that they had improperly sold certain shares which defend-

* decrease of $2,500. The speaker supply as a gift to the hospitals ant had deposited with them as folt aure that if it

were what would be a valuable relief security. The amount of damages realised by the public the for some of the distress in the they claimed was the difference important work the hospitals Colony. The Chairman again between the price on the day of were doing, their donations would thanked the meeting for electing the improper sale of the shares increase, and he hoped that next him when he was at Home on and the highest price they reached year they would be able to regis leave last year.

between that date and the ter's considerable increase, Mr.

date of judgment in the present selion. Defendants were merely withdrawing their original counterclaim. If Counsel estab- flished that these shares were wrongfully sold he would be) entitled to bring an action against plaintiffs for damages.

On the proposition of Mr Pollock referred to the scheme Greenwood, seconded by the Rev. for a sanitarium in the country H. R. Wells, a vote of thanks to for the treatment of tubercular the Chamber of Commerce for the diseases. He hoped those of use of their board, room. was charitable disposition among the passed. community would come forward and that they would give some substantial sum towards the erection of a sanatarium.

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An extraordinary meeting was Mr. Alabaster pointed out that) then bold to bring the manage bis original counterclaim Mr. Wright seconded, and asso ment of the hospitals in agree- defendant admitted the total ciated himself with Mr. Pollock's ment under the new constitution. amount of plaintiffs' claim, and remarks. The report and The Hon. Sec. mentioned that Counsel submitted that defendant accounts were then adopted. last wock a telegram was should not be allowed to abandon [received from the London Misit Counsel went on to explain sionary Society on the subject. that the plaintiff bank, advanced The new decision would bring to defendant something like five the work of the hospitals more lakhs against shares worth about under the control of a local four lakhs. The counterclaim committee,

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More Donations Needed, - Mr. Greenwood, presenting the financial report, regretted to say that in the year under review there had been an expenditure of $8,651 over receipts. This wAS

The general committen would find A reply in which due, to a great extent, to the fall have increased powers and the they pointed out that il ing off In donations, and also to executive committee would also had been filed without leave. the fact that they had to pay rent have further increased powers, Plaintiffs told them that it was a for premises after the sale of the

On the proposition of Mr. Pol-nullity. They realised that de Alice Memorial Hospital. To lock, seconded by Mr. Tso, the fandant could come to Court and Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak was got leave and they said, without elected Chairman,

prejudice, that they would plead Mr. Cox proposed and Mr. On the proposition of the to it.. Wong seconded, a vote of thanks] Chairman. seconded by Mr.

meet current needs they must have more donations.

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His Lordship refused the ap- to the hon. treasurer and auditors. Wright, the Hon. Mr. E R.plication. It appeared to bim This was carried.

Hallifax was afected Depots that defendant desired to abandon Chairman.

a defence which could not sustain The executive committee wore and substitute a new one asking The Chairman told the meeting elected as follows:-Dr. Gibson, for damages To his Lordship's how very much he appreciated (medical superintendent) Miss] mind, it was a material amend. once more presiding over them. | Rayner (matror), the Rev. H. R.ment and should have been made For many years he had been Wells (hon sco), Mr. H. Green- long ago. associated with the work of the wood (hon. treas.), the Hon. Mr. Mr. Jenkin pointed out that he hospitals, and be knew some of P. H. Holyoak, the Hon. Mr. E. had never said he could not sust- the magnificient work which had R. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. H. E, ain the original counterclaim, only teen unselfishly and ungrudging-Pollock, Mr. W. B. Walker, Mr. one paragraph.. Is carried on for eo many years. S. W. Tso, the Hon. Mr, Chau The report would repay, a most Sia-ki and Mr. J. M. Wong, careful study, not only by thase) A vote of thanks to the Chair interested but also by the general concluded the business of the public. The Chairman said be meeting.

knew of noinstitution in the Colony

which had performed a more.

valuable service to the community

Mr. Alabaster then opened his

Altogether C480,

defendant deposited with the plaintiff bank 1400 Shanghai Docks, 900 Whampoa Docks and 4,000 E-Wo Cottone. Plaintiffs advanced "a

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rendering to the Government a great service, and he was afraid there was no disguising the fact that the Chinese preferred to come to the papers suggesting that The correspondent who writed: to their hospitals than go to the municipal dustmen should be G.C.H. As was well known provided with maske might go a their clientele were from the very bit further and propose that we poor and only able to pay a small should all wear masks. For wo,| proportion of the cost of their like the dustman, inhale with food. The hospitals were there every breath microbes of every fore performing services to the description." But, as Sir Arthur purchased one hundred fowls, community, with its increas: Keith told us the other day, the paying $10 each for turkeys, $3 ing population, which should tuman body is the vehicle of each for ducks and 50 cents neither be forgotten nor over colosse! and absorbing evolution- apiece for chickens. How many looked, and which deserved

ary experiment." We have be. of each did he buy?

Yesterday's Anewor;

more generous support than they come accustomed to breathing air received from the Government or that contains all sorts of imparitis the public. The work had suffer without taking barm from them. ed from the modesty of those who Primitive proples who are brought administered it." In the past they in contact with the germs of civ had not sufficiently advertised the lisation rapidly die out, but the magnificient and splendid work race that survives will become which they had been carrying on. lees and less susceptible to disease It was fairly well known to the of all kinds. Chinese, but not to Europeans.

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When the five centre circles now to report a very large increase to be unveiled at last on Sep-are filled with the proper letters in voluntary subscriptions. tomber 14, by Professor Grier- (as indicated in the star) the five The Chairman said the admin- son, English Professor at Edin-complete words, "boat," "bail," istration was run on the most burgh University. The statue "dear," "load" and "riot" economioal lines. He mentioned one of the masterpieces of formed, the words being read as that in clothing there had been Dr. Pittendrigh MacGillivray-indicated by the arrows.

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