1933-10-17 — Page 17

CHINESE HEALTH

CENTRE

TUNG WAH SCHEME

BIG THREE-YEAR PROGRAMME

MODERNISATION

(Special to "Telegraph")

LONDON STOCK PRICES

MARKET GENERALLY.

WEAKER

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Chinese Boude

Oct. 14, Oct; 10.

A large-scale scheme is now 44% Loan 1008. £ 91

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1933.

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THE NEWEST DISEASE

(Continued frors Pago 6.) disease, medical scientista so for have to confess their complete do- feat. The cause, the duration of the lafection, and tho .curo

H.K. Banks, $1815 b. I'kong Banks, London, £132 a. quite unknown. Chartered Banks, £154 n. Mercantile Bank, A.

£261⁄4 0. Mercantile Bank C., £12 n. East Asia, $104 n. Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 a China 0. Fin. Ord. Sh.34.75 ». China 0, Fin. Prof. Sh. $5 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $325 b. Union Ins., $5771⁄2 b.

China Underwriters, $2.10 n China Fire, 8695 n.

H.K. Fire, Ins., $290 n.

ΑΠΟ

The theory most generally favoured Is that the malady s | caused by a "After-passing" virus; that is, by an organism so minutė as to be invisible, beneath the microscope's most powerful lens.

The toxin of the virus displays an affinity with the grey, matter of the brain, no part of which is immune from its attack,

Are You Sceptical?

Sleepy sickness, or encephalitist is a peculiar trait in the human lethargica, is a comparatively new character that we regard with disease. It was first described in suspicion anything that we have not International Assee. Sh. $6.50 a. the winter of 1917 by the eminent tried ourselves, no matter how highly Austrian physician Von Economo, this instinctive antagonism towards others may speak of it. It is just when an opidemic occurred in things now that gave

Douglas, 304 b,

44 Bonds 1898

(Eng. Iss.) £100

£100 £ 89

Shipping.

5% Loon 1012... £ 63 5% Reorg. Loan

£ 01

H.K. Steamboats, $18 n...

£89

well under way for the complete reconstruction, of the Tung Wah | 1913 (an. Iss.) £ 80% Hospital at Po Yan Street, com- 5% Bonds 1925-47,£ 90% 290 · prising the building of a six- 55% Shai-Nanking

Rly.

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storey modern concrete structuro 5% Tient-Pukow and other appendages.

With this la involved sydrastic alteration in the layout of the road approaches to the locality, promis- ing to convert the oldest of local Chinese medical institutions Into a modern medical centre where the best and most up-to-date equip ment will be made available for a pressing need.

In Its broad fentures the scheme provides for the erection of a main block of six storeys flanked by two smaller structures rising to the name height and separated from the main portion by gardens.

STREET WIDENING."

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£61

£ 21-20 21-20

5% Tlont-Pukow Railway (Supl. Loan). £ 17-22 5% S'hai-If'chow-

Ningpo Rly.... £ 90-95 5% Honan ly,.. £. 13 5% Hukuang Rly.

1011... £ 35 5% Lung Teing U.

791

£ 70

£17-22

£ 90-95

£ 18

£ 34

£ 1

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Hal Rly. 1918. £ 13

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Lonn 1924 Japan 5% Sterling

Loon 1007

£ 72 Japan 6% Sterling

Loan 1024 .... £ HO £ 8346 Industrials and Breweries Associated Elec.

Industries Brit. Amer. Tob. Chinese Eng. &

Min.

At the same time Po Yan Street, un which this new building fronts, will be considerably widened, and on the other side of it, included in the hospital property, another. & P. Coats building will be constructed to form with the others a compre- hensive hospital area meeting the

years to come.

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The work will be carried out inImpl. Chem. In three stages extending over three| усать.

The first stage has been put in hand in the construction, which is now well under way, of the main hospital block, with its completion at about the period of the Chinese New Year, the work of the hospital now being carried on in the old hospital property will be transferred to it.

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SPACIOUS HALL.

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The distinctive features of this missive building will then be seen in the spacious hall measuring than afty feet square, sufficiently large to serve an imposing setting for the meet- ings of the Hospital board, and, at other times, of the halfong organisations. This imposing hall occupies almost the entire space of the ground floor with a portico over the main entrance into the building in front and a small garden in the rear.

On the right hand side of the hall are situated the secroturies' room and a strong room, while on

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Rly. Gula Kalampong

Rubber Tropen Mines

$ 14% $ 137%

18/- 17/6 137736 13/3

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London Tin Rubber Trusta

Shai. Elec, Constr. Van Ryn Deep 38/130/10

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the left hand side, the layout HURRICANE TOLL

provides for a male and femnle admission ward, a stairense ball and other minor offices.

There 25 LIVES LOST WHEN

SHIP SINKS

will also be a mezzanine floor to be used as living quarters for the medical and secretarial stuffs.

SURGICAL DEPARTMENT.

Twenty-five lives are believed to have been lost in the sinking on Saturday of the Grecian steamier

WAS

The first floor will be entirely Annoula in a hurricane off the given over to the general accomNorth Carolina coast, it modation of patients. On the second floor hvill be located a sur. tated by Ave survivors who have gical department with a

arrived in Philadelphin on the large! operating theatre in the centre steamer Montello, which picked and a smaller one at the right them up in a lifeboat on Sunday und. Attached ንዑ these are night. sterilizing 'rooms, aur anaesthotic room, an X-ray room, which are all for surgical purposes; and also the superintendent's office, lecture rooms for nursing staff, waiting rooms for visitors and an office for lady doctors.

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The third floor will be given over to the use of Chinese female patients with a large number of wards, cach containing 25 beds,

The fourth floor, like the first, will contain wards for male patients, while the top floor will be reserved for private patients,

The Annouls was a freighter of 3,127 net tons, built in 1908, and her home Tort was Argostoli.

modern conveniences, and served by an adequate number of liftr.

HAPPY COMPROMISE.

It has been remarked that a botter site could have been found else where for the no Chinese health centro than In such a congested Faren as that in which the present *Later on, when funds' permit, a reconstruction schomo is now "Hun roof" will be set out for the being carried out, but against this usa of patients, whose treatment 'It is claimed for the new building calls for plenty of air and sun that being much higher than the light...

surrounding structures and pro- vided with gardons as "hing"

• EXTENSION BLOCKS. "

spaces, it will present the best The next two years will see the compromise in necessitious eir- erection of the two extension cumstances. In thia connexion it winga, which are also to be six is also to be noted that the scheme storeys in height. While contain calls for a decided widening of Ing special rooms for maternity Po Yan Street which runs through enses and dispensing requirements the property, thus helping to re- the general accommodation in lieve the congested appearance of those two wings is somewhat on this old native quarter."

the same lines as the main build- ings, with the addition that n portion will be eat aside for children's caacs,

Included in the work to be carried out next year will be the demolition of that section of the

STONE-LAYING CEREMONY,

The buildings have been planned by Mr. H. M. Slu, well known.local. architect, who is also a member of the Iospital Directorate.

Ifia Excellency the Governor, Slr Tung, Wah hospital on the south-William Peel, has graciously con- west side of the Po Yan Street,

sented to perform the ceremony of laying the foundation stone nt 4.80 this afternoon.

The new hospital will be equip Aped with flush installation and other

Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), $80 n. Indo-Chinos, (Def.), $35 n. Shells (Bearer), 53/1 Union Waterboats, $15 n.

Mining.

Antamoke, $i n. Balatoes, $37 n.

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Bagulo Gold, 75 cts, b. and sa. Benguets, $47 n. Benguet Exploration, 50 cta n. Benguet Goldfield, 30'ets. n. Beg Wedge, 40 cts. b.

Gold Creek, 30 n.

Ipo Mining, $63⁄41⁄2 n.

Itogons, $7% n. Kailan, 30/- n.

Langkats (Single), $18% n.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4.15 n. S'hal Loans, $6.86 n. Raubs, $12% n

Venz: Goldfields, $5% n.

Docks, etc. H.K. Wharves, $120. H.K. Docks, $10% n.

5. Chinn Motors A., $6 n. 8. China Motors B., 88 n. Providents (old), $8.70 u. Providente (new), $1.30 n. Hangkews, Sh. $848 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $8 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh, $147% u.

Cotton Killis.

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Ewo Cottons, $14 b. S'hai Cottons, Sh. $108 . Zoong Sings, Sh. $13 n. Wing On Textiles Sh. $80 n.

Lands. Hotels, etc. 11..and S. Hotels, 30 h. H.K. Lands, $78 L. S'hai Lande Sh, $38 n.. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14. D. Humphreys, $12.90 a. II.K. Realties, $7.60 b. Asia Renities "A" Sh. $140 m. Asia Realtics "B" Sh. $20 n. Chinese Estates, $92 n. China Realtics, Sh. $153⁄41⁄2 'n. Chinn Debenture, Sh.$137 n.

Public Utilitica. Tramways, $22% 8. Peak Trams (Old), $16% n. Peak Trams, (new), 373⁄4 n. Star Ferries, $99% b.

Yaumati Ferries (old), $22 b: Chin Lights (old), $11.75 n. China Lights (new), $11.50 n.

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There is a persistent tendency in the lay mind to confuse sleepy sickness with sleeping sickness. The latter is a totally different malady, occurring as a fever in tropical Afrien caused by a para isite conveyed by the tsetse fly.

Sleepy sickness remains 'n tragte mystery for the human race.

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H.K. Electries, $76% b. Macao Electrics, $21 n. Sandakan Lights, S10 Telephones (old), $361⁄4 n. China Busca, Sh. $11 n. Singapore Tructions, 2/7 n. Singapore Prof., 15/- n.

Industrials.

Malabon Sugars $15 n Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $21 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref)), 519% n. Canton Ices, $5 n. Cements (Com.), $3.80 n.

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Cements (old) $31⁄2 n. Cement (New), 60 cta. z. H.K. Ropes, $74 n.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms, $20 b. Wastsons, $8% n. Der A. Wings, 31 n. Lane Crawfords, $3.90 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n...

Sinceres, $14 b.

Wm, Powells, $2.10 n. Wing On (II.K.), $170 m.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $10 n.

H.R: Entertainments, $10 m S.C, Enterprises, $11⁄2 n. United Theatres, Sh, $1% Macao "Greyhounds.” £10 a. Constructions (gld), $2.90 b. Constructions (new), Bli cts. b. B. Ind. & Bonds, 78% n H.K. Govt. Loans, 8% b. Prem. Wallace Harpers, $8 n.“

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