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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932.

DOCTORS ENTERTAIN RELIEF WORKERS.

TRIBUTES TO NUMEROUS

CONTRIBUTORS

and nurses who sacrified so much

their permission to allow the nurace to go to Shanghai, but unfortunate- ly nome of these nurses had not been able to got back their old posi- tions, but as our old friend Mr. Chan Lim-pak-is here to-night I am sure that he will help them out."

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POLICE TEA PARTY,

FAREWELL TRIBUTES TO

MR WODEHOUSE

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A tou party was given yester Dr. Woo also expressed thanke day afternoon at Mossra. Lane There was a happy gathering of to Dr. W. S. Now in Shanghai for Crawford's Restaurant in honour Chinese medical practitioners at the his many kind things done to the of Mr. P. P. J., Wodehouse, who Chinese Merchants Club last night Hongkong doctors and nurses dur-la retiring, by the Indian contin- Hongkong Police when the Hongkong Chinese Medi- ing their stay in the north. He gont of the cal Practitioners' Relief Committee mentioned that Dr. and Mrs. Now Force. entertained the four Chinese doc-wore coming to Hongkong The guest of honour was ade: tora, 16 dressers and eight nurses May 23 for a brief rest, and he drossed in a farewell speech by who who have just returned from the hoped his friends here would make A. S. P. Mohinder Singh,

said: north, after two months' attending his visit a happy one.

"I cannot find words to ex- to wounded Chinese soldiers.

Souvenirs for Nurses. Dr. Arthur Woo, who presided,

Before concluding his speech, Dr. press the pleasure I feel in being do honour to the doctors, dresser help from Dr. C. H. Wan in socurvilege of paying you tribute on naid it gave him great pleasure to woo said he had not forgotten the honoured by your company at this

Tea-party and having the pri of their time and energy in the the contribution which resulted behalf of myself and the Indian the Hongkong relief of the Shanghai wounded. In the purchase of an ambulance car

Contingent of He asked those present to drink i to Shanghai, Mr. Fung Man-tak 101 Police Force on the occasion of to the health of the honoured his effort in obtaining $7.000 for

the Nineteenth Route Army, and your glorifying retirement from and heroincs guests, the heroes

His Majesty's Service. for obtaining

"Mr. Wodehouse, wo who were among the first to go to Dr. Ip Kam-wal Shanghai and the last to return. handsome contributions.

Dr. Woo said that, while in the gathered together to congratulato Dr. Woo said that their services must have been greatly appreciat North, Madame Chiang Kai-sher you and present to you a souvenir ed' by Dr. W. S. New and other had given nome beautiful embroi-to remember us by.

"I think everyone of us here organisers of the Shanghai reliefideries and other souvenirs to ench knows that this function ming- in the North. They did not want of the Hongkong nurses and doctors led with sorrow and pleasure. In services; to commemorate their charitable the first place we shall miss you to dispense with their that explained why they had been services. kept so long in Shanghai.

Many Helpers.

Dr. Woo thanked the

people who made the organisation of the relief work to Shanghai possible. He mentioned Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall and the Chines repre sentatives On the Legislative Council.

Returned

are here

It was the Hongkong

your Bovorence Chinese Medical Practitioners Re very much by lief Committee's wish to give each from us but wo are pleased to sea that you have achieved the aim of them a souvenir in the form of of service by serving your time a cheque,

with His Majesty'a Government and have well earned your pen- slon and retirement.

esteem.

Letter from Dr. New. Dr. Wuo read out a letter he had

"Mr. Wodehouse, we pray that received from Dr. New, the Pre- aident of the Chinese Medical Ae- you will enjoy life for many years sociation in Shanghai, which said: to come and help the needy In {LA you have He added that one of the first

"I am sending this letter to you your old Country persons he went to for help was through the doctors and nurses helped us in the past with your Mr. Chan Lim-pak, Chairman of whom your organisation sent to unsparing and invaluable advice the Board of Directors of the Shanghai in February and March, and kindness.

"Gentlemen, I am afraid I have Tung Wah Hospital, who recomand who are returning to Hongkong mended six nurses from that Hos-to-morrow. With this letter, we taken up much of your valuable pital, who were later joined by send to you and members of your time by my broken speech, as I more nurses from the Yeung Woocommittee our me grateful thanks am not a public speaker. Ind Hospital. Dr. Woo Faid that

he there were many helpers but time for your sending this relief unit to my doar colleague, Khan Sahib, did not permit him to mention allas at the time when we were most been here on this occasion

would have undoubtedly played a In need of help. of them. He extended his thanks

"wish also to take this oppor. better part than I.

"Mr. Wodehouse, on behalf of to the Euro-American

Liity to inform you of how loyally Students' Union, St. Paul's Girls' and helpfully each and every mem. myself and my compatriots I pre- School, the Sincere Company ber of this unit worked for the sent you this scroll which I hope The Sun Co., The Hongkong wounded soldiers who were put un you will accept as a token of our Amusement Ltd., and Mesars. Ader their care; their patience and

Woo Hay-tong, Ying-pio,

attitude had been a constant source Leung-hoe, Chan Chan-nam, of admiration to us, and I am sure Barthelmesa, the Ng Family, Miss that it is something which your Phoon, the Shanghai Citizens' Em-

Committee at Hongkong should be ergency Committee, and tourists

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse thanked well proud of. During their stay on the Empress of Britain.

Jin Shanghai, everything was kept A. S. P. Mohinder Singh and those Excellent Donations.

going most amoothly under the present for thoir kind and feeling Through all these helps, the leadership of your four capable expressions. addressing

Hindustanl; Relief Committee

te doctors who came with them. was able send $5,000 worth of medical "I have personally been in very equipment to the Shanghai wound-close contact with all of them and ed and an X-ray set, which was I can assure you that it was a great hai. disturbances to make the visit obtained through the labour of pleasure to m to be associated a success. Dr. T. C. Wong, and Dr. C. K. Mwith them in their work. I trust Dr. Woo sald that some of the that they will all arrive back at British and American tourists who Hongkong in the best of health and visited Hongkong on the Empress spirits. of Britain contributed G$364 and the screen actor, Richard Barthelmess was so appreciative of their work that he also donated a small sum.

Ko

"Furthermore," added Dr. Woo, "I must thank the authorities of the Tung Wah Hospital, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, the Yeung Woo Hospital and other institutions for

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. Drs. Cha Wei-cheung, Ma Luk, and T. M. Tsang and some others also addressed the gathering in Chinese. Dr. Tsang related his ex- perience in Shanghai. Among those present were:

Dr. Woo Congratulated, Mr. Chan Lim-pak congratulated

Drs. T. M. Tsang, Arthur Fung, Dr. Woo for his hard work in con- nexion with the organisation of the C. S. Sze, Li Sung (who headed the relief and the initiative and brave nurses to Shanghai), S. C. Chan, F. spirit of the nurace in undertak-I. Tscung, Fok Wing-kan, T. C. Yip, ing such a journey. He said that M. Hoa Hing, K. F. Ko, T. Y. Li, Dr. Woo had been working day and Ma Luk, Phoon Seck-wah, C. H. night from the start of the Shang- Wan, and Y. C. Yeo.

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