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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,' ¿MARCH 17, 1932.
HONGKONG NURSES IN SHANGHAL
REPORTS FROM RED CROSS
WORKERS.
from another hospital.
I will write you in more detail about work next mall.
Yours truly, Wong Shu Wah. Dr. Yen's Appreciation. Writing to Mr. Morris on March 8. Dr. F. C. Yen, President of the Chinese Red Cross, said:
Dear Mr. Morris,
·LOCAL ESTATES.
HONGKONG CHARITABLE
BEQUESTS.
Bequests of $1,500 to the War Tong Confucian Primary School so Encouraging reports from the
that poor boys may be exempt from detachment of nurses which left Hongkong for Shanghai recently On behalf of all those who are paying fees, and $1,000 for charl-
Inbie
purposes 118 compassionate have been received by Mr. Alfred engaged in the work for the
allowances for widows and orphans, Morrie, Assistant Commissioner wounded soldiers, let me expresa
are contained in the will of the late of tho St. John Ambulaner our great appreciation for the
Ho War (or Wi)-tong, alias Ilo Brigade. The need for equipment party of doctors, nurses and men
Wing, alias Ho Kam-wing, alias has been emphasised in some com- who have come to Shanghai under
Bup Chik Tak Tong, who died on or munications. Mr. Morris yoster- the auspices of St. John Ambul
about July 7, 1931, at No. 7, Ki COSSA- day received a cablegram from ance Brigade. With the Mr. Sydney Brown, Geneva Redtion of hostility in the immediate
the was compradore to Cross Representative, reading: vicinity of Shanghal, new cases
General Milk Company Incorporat- "Chinese Red Cross expresses of wounded are not likely to cancel, formerly the American Milk
nevertheless, we have in Shang thanke. Great need for cotton. hat between five to six thousand
Products Corporation, No. 6, grauze, sheets, pyjamas, pillow-wounded who need to be cared for.
Queen's Road Central. So far we have had enough help The Corps secretary of the and accommodation to take cure Brigado, Mes, Langley, will be gind of this number. to receive donation or material|
cases."
ling Lane.
Ho
Probate of the will and codicli has been granted to Mr. H.K. Woo, Solleitor, Chan Yat-pong, Wong Shi alias Ho Wing-sht, widow, and Stu Shi, alias Ho Sia-shi, all of No. 14. York Road, Kowloon Tong, and 500 beds. It in located in the China to Tus Shu-tong. No. 60, Ku Tung University on Avenue Ilaig about half a mile from the Red
Your entire brigade 18 assign- na stated above, to be sent on lood to work in a newly established the International Red Cross hospital which has a capacity for Hospital, Shanghai.
Hospital in Ualversity,
Dear Mr. Morris,
Writing to Mr. Morris on March Cross Generni Hapital. This Hos- 6 from the International Hospital pital is established and supported by for Chinese wounded soldiers, Mr.¦à group men and women in the Wong Shu-wah said:
community. A board of man ers, composing of many nationali- First of all, my camrades and ties of which Madame San Yar myself should thank you for your en the Chairlady, is in charge kindness in honouring us, and we of the work. It therefore repre- should have wired you on our |sents an international hospital arrival, but, owing to some unfor the wounded soltera expected circumstances after we| Patients began to come ju since | reached our destination, we failut yesterday and id-day we have ni-
fr doing and made you wait for ¦ready over 300, the new. We are Porry for that All members of your brigade are We departed from each othes therefore in active work now and On March 1 It was a calm and show an excellent spirit of M
We met vice. They live on the same rather happy Journey. another group of people who was campus and are fairly well accom- also going up North in the same modated with a spurious ground manner with 08. We then joined for their drill, so I believe they are hands together and had Abappy and comfortable,
informal meeting as to what wo were going to do. The next day a social gathering was held 1. order to make ourselves known ench other.
On March
Future of Ambulance.
So far we have not been able to clear the ambulance from the
Customs but hope to do so lo-day Since there will be little field work at midnight2 the
in this vicinity, I feel that your ship anchored at Weosung, on offer to send us another ambal count of martial Jaw and weance is not necessary. Your am) were compelled lo stay
a few bulance will be used mostly more hours on the ship'
until the transportation of patients in dawn. Dr. Yen came to our abite the Settlement from one hospital personally, to express his worm to another. I am writing to in welcome and some other doctora quire whether it will be possible waiteil fest 213 at the Customs at the end of the service for you Wharf.
ambulance to the Red
We went to the Chinese Y.M. Grad General Hospital. Fer at C.A. for lunch and then to the present we are without one. Two Chino Tung University for a short! of our Red Cross ambulances, be rest We were surprised to lean longing to the Hospital, have that we were ordered to siny at been destroyed by the Japan that University by Dr. Yen, for if you can see your way to do we were afterwarda informed that this, please let us know the this place was to be managed au¦ proximate cost of the vehicle. In a tenporary hospital by Madanie, so doing, it will not only save the cost of transportation but will Son.
Shing Streel.
The will contains a number of family bequesta,
Europeans Estates,
The late. Mr. Arthur Innocent, who died at Kelown, British Colum bia, Canada, on September 21, 1031. Left Hongkong estate worth $41,- 40. Rossealing of certified copy of letters of administration has bech granted to the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, of Messrs. Deacons, who is attorney for the official nd- ministrator, Mr. E. Carruthers, of Kelown.
Dr. Ernest David Jackson. for- merly of No. 3, Peking Rol, Shanghai, late of No. 1. Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square, London, who died of June 2, 131,
the Etapire Nursing Home, Vin- cent Square. Middlesex, left long- kong estate which has been valued at $18,900, while net personalty at Home is £27,256 19s 7d.
Re-seating of certified copy of probate of the will has been granted to Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, of Messrs. Hall Brutton and Company, who is attorney for the executors. In the will, Mr. J. H. Teesdale, of Shanghai, is appointed the executor for China, while the Royal Ex- change Assurance and Mr. W. H. Godfrey, of Gray's Inn, London, are appolated executors and trustees for estate in Great Britain.
The will contains family be meeta.
Hongkong estate valued at $10,- 200, with £10,079 Os 9il at Home, derick James Hugh Waller, of the was left by the late Major Pre- Royal Engineers, Inte of Lahore Cantonments, Punjab, India, who died at Skurda, Kashmir. British India, on September 4, 1931. He was a bachelor and is survived by his parents who are the only peopło entitled to share in the estate. Letters of administration have been D. J. Lewis, of granted to Mr. Messrs. Johnson, Stokes wi Master.
reriation
the assistanc which the St. John Ambulance Brigade is rendering us at this the of great distress.
Yours sincerely,
(88.) F. C. Yen
So we are now all staying and supply us with a much needed an- work en-operatively. For this is balance lost as a result of hos a newly organized hospital, nedtility. Since you have the P. prepared. The perience in building auch ambo!- everything is following day, 400 wounded sol-lances, it will be quite convenient diers Were sent here from an- for you to build a new one for; other hospital and that made yourself with the money which we very much perplexed, and we al-will pay for the ong in Shanghai,
for With regard to the question in met didn't know what to do in such ) Ia disorganised situation, so we de-connexion with an offer of a houne
cided to accept 900 first to see as a convalesceat hospital, 1 hesi-| what we could do. Fortunately late to recommend the acceptance we did everything just as we es of the offer. Convalescent. s.- pested and the result was quite diers are most diflicult to manage
and for this reason we are arrang satisfactory.
ing with the Government for the establishment of a big convales- cent hospital outside of Shanghai. which will be controlled under Well, so much for that, and I want to tell you that we need some strict military discipline. Any more doctors and nurses, because such hospital under private au- it is a hard problem for us to pices is almost impossible to the manage and to maintain order. solve, when we work with other doctors who don't speak or Resides such a hospital will have know our language at all. to be opened for at least 6 months or more and with members of Now everything is going on smoothly, even though we didn't your brigade who are all volun find it full of interest, because our teers. It will be hard for them to work 80 aim is to work for those who have stay away from their Friday, 18 Mar.
come from the front, instead of long. working
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