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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1934.

SOCIETY'S FINE

WORK

FOR COLONY'S POOR

CHILDREN

APPEAL FOR HELP

The magificent work being done by the Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children

was ex-

plained in detall in the course of 1: talk at yesterday's Rotary Club timin by Mr. M.A. Cooper, one of the lion. Directors of the Society. Striking figures were given regar ding the poverty which axists amongst those being helped by the Society, and in an appeal for help Bir. Cooper spoke of the low cost of relief and the care taken in admin- istering the Society's funds. In the course of his address. Mr. Cooper said, in part:

The Society is now spending at the than 90 per cent of this expenditure rate of nearly $20,000 a year. More

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES]

LONDON *HECTOR

ACHILLES

SERVICE

10 May

16 May

Marseilles, London, Hotterdam

• & Glagow Onsablanca, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Huli

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is incurred on behalf of the poorest Chinese families in the Colony: familles so poor that

anyone Hot closely acquainted with their cir- LIVERPOOL SERVICE

cumstances might well doubt what I BAY.

BUMAEUS

PHEMIUS

1 June

10 May Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore via Manila, Biraits & Bunz

Last Friday, Just for the purposes NEW YORK SERVICE of this talk, I combined a little data relating to Afty Chinese families in the western district of Ilongkong. All of these families are now being nssisted by the Society. The in- stances were not solccted: they were taken in the order In which they

PACIFIC

TANTALUS

INWARD GLADOUS AGAMEMNON DARDANUS

SERVICE

12 May Japan, Victoris, Seatlla & Vrachnver SERVICE

Das 10 May From New York via Martila Duo 10 May From U. E. via Btraits Dia 14 May From Odyais, Bremen, H'burg, 'dan vin Suez & Stealt "Accepta cargo to Danzig Neufahrwasser and Gdynia with transhipment at Singapore lo 8.8. "ATREUM”. Specially reduced fares ara quoted for cargo steamers with

limited passenger accommodation.

were recorded. This www what I found: In 4 per cent of the cases there was no family income, and in only one case did the estimated in- come reach $24 a month. The in- dividuals who made up those families were trying to live on an estimated average monthly Income of $2.47 per head. There is, of course, a ten- dency among those applying for ro- Hef to minimize their income, and, in the case of casual labourers, it fa impossiblo to devise any sure check. On the other hand, information gathered from various sources goes to confirm that wage-rates are sub- stantially AS represented by the applicants, and in cases of casual labour the estimates made officers of the Secretariat for Chinese and prepare monthly case and Anan milk supplied is used for the child. Affairs correspond very closely with cial reports of the work at their Two of these precautions are periodic

branches. We have four branch inspection and weighing. There

Our own.

For freight, passage rates and information apply to the

under-mentioned.

.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents...

by the sultation with the Society's Directors. cautions are taken to see that

What work did these people dur/Secretaries: two are solicitors, one is really not much likelihood of

the

mis-

a barrister, and one a doctor. At each appropriation of suppiles by parents, I found that in half the cases, the of the three branches we have senior male of the family was a

n because the mothera woman Inspector. She is hi-lingual anxious to have their children put on aro genuinely street coolie: in other instances he accomplished in the care might be a hawker

of sick weight, and are grateful for our help. .or a cobbler. Among the womenfolk of these Afty and a fund of common-sense. A

chlidren, and must have initiativel families, of whom about 40 per cent

Medical Ald. woman without were augmenting the family income, attributes would not secure a

one of those four predominant occupations were street with the Society. The children she Society's work la medical. Disease, post The second Important branch of the, sewing and earth-earrying. What deals with are referred to her care as I sald, accompanies poverty, and sort of accommodation did these peo- from many sources: the Society's in- our Inspectors try to secure appro- ple occupy? One-third of the familles telligence service is, in fact, the public printe medical treatment for the were able to afford the comparative generally, though the vast majority of children who need it. In 1931, as a luxury of a cubicle at an average rent of $4.10 a month. A cubicle may mothers who have little or no milk shortage of hospital accommodation

cases are submitted by half-starved step towards meeting n.ensure 8 feet by 8, and have parti-

for their children and cannot afford for poor Chinese children of Kowloon, Hons 6 feet high. While it has the to buy any good prepared milk food. there was started the Hospital and advantage of affording

a certain Unless

circumstances of the case Clinle of the Chinese amount of privacy, the

partitions anturally interfere with lighting and bably ask her Secretary fort decision,

are exceptional, when she will pro- Shamshuipo. ventilation. The remaining two-thirda the Inspector will not give assistance of the families concerned could afford to Chinese familien in the way of to rent only a single bed-space, or providing food, unless the family in bank, at an average monthly cost of come is less than $4.00 per head per $2.07.

month.

Twenty-six People Per Floor.

How many people will you find living in cubicles and bed-spaces on

Children Developing.

the

serious

Sisters at

a single floor of a tenement building at this branch of the Society's been vital, not merely to advise the

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Splendid work has been done at that hospital by four British medical men, to whom the Society is deeply. infebled. Foodstuffs and medical supplies are furnished by the So- ciety, and the services of our former Kowloon, Inspector, a trained nurse, Several doubts may occur to you the Hospital. Her presence there has have been placed at the disposal of

I merely took nine floors, and struck that the Society in relieving the terpreter of Instructions given by the work. You may say: "I can BCO Chinese Sisters, but to act as an in. an average of twenty-six people per ungulah of the mother who feels that ductors. The Sisters, you see, do not floor. And how long, one may ask her child hind these fifty families been living it for lack of nourishment, but is it not year, the number of In-Patients dealt slipping away from her speak or read English. In a single member of the family was Hongkong will later be a burden to themselves has been 875, and the number of Out and stock. Last year, with the co- the Society, he said, must go to show Hongkong? In four cases, the senior saving the lives of weaklings who with at that small children's hospital way of doing this in most Chinese work done by the ladies of Hongkong. born: in the remaining 45 instances, and the conumunity?"

enses is by providing hawker's licences The association of such poople with Our statistics Patients has the average length of residence was show that in the majority of cases we hope that in the not too far distant operation of the Police, the Society that the work of the Society was

execeded 1.500. Wa nearly 12 years.

are doing exactly the opposite. Un future there will be established was able to secure 30 hawker's licences worth while, and he appealed to And now two questions about the less the Society, existed, most of the children's hospital with an adequate and in most cases the parents con- Rotarians to make it part of their children. How many had been born children it helps to feed would either and trained nursing staff and proper employment cannot be secured for could to the furtherance of the work. cerned became self-supporting. Where community service to give what they to the parents of these families? The dis in childhood (and infantile accommodation and equipment for aur. number was 813. Of these, how mortality is the rottenest form afgical work to deal with the Cases. the senior members of families who many were living? The answer is wasto in any community), or ther The doctors who give us their ser standard of living, and a grant in 140, or roughly 47 per cent, or 3 per would struggle into a handicapped vices so ungrudgingly are entitled to aid is necessary for the benefit of the familly.

dolescence. We have the pleasure

4

have been accustomed to

a higher

Apart allogother from the miure of seeing the majority of those hit better facilities than at present exish children, the Committee observes the Far brass, copper.

of the information (and I hope that at least a few listeners who did not know it before will welcome the

Providing Mk Food.

and all metals

use

BRASSO

dren developing healthily, More than Helping Destitute Children. principle, so far as possible, of .ap;} that, we see parenthood regarded in

Flying the money directly in payment| new light by those whose children, Just one more branch of the So- of food bills, rent, or school fees, we help to rear.

elety's activities I would mention be- The speaker was thanked on the The Society's Iuspector is not merc-fore closing. It is the most expensive motion of Rotarian M. K. Lo, who, in a type of work handled, and cases are the course of a few remarks, sold The greater part of the Society's teacher of all that is enibodied in the stally referred for decision to the he was sorry to state that the finan

Hy a food distributor. She is work for children consists of pro-term "child welfare." Her knowledge Executive Committee. It consists of clal statement of the Society for the viding milk food for infants whore and discreet advice is respected by helping, children of various mothers are unable to feed then, most ignorant mothers, and she has where the parents, by reason of un- an excess of expenditure over Income races six months ending April 30 showed This work is done mainly through no time to waste with those who per-employment, are unable to support of $5,318.50. He referred to our three branches, two in Hongkong aistently disregard what she has to them, or have died. As was men- splendid, werk done by the offelals, and one in Kowloon. Ench branch is tell thom. controlled by one or

tioned in the Society's last report, it mentioning the names of Sir Skouson more male secretaries

Is most dificult in these days of trade Chow, Mr. F. 11. Lorely. Mt. W, Y. who make decisions in You may ask whether the food we depression to find employment for the Boxer, Mr. Couper, Mr. Fans and Bft. gives a lasting shine difficult cases, sometimes after con- supply is not misappropriated. Pre-unenployer and the only practical Kwok, and niso made mention of the,

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

United We Stand!

the

the polish that

By Blosser

LAST DAY

OSSIE TRIED

OF

KOMOR'S

WATER-COLOUR

EXHIBITION

Wednesday, 9th inst.

studgeline oggend. Weightyshimetaka magjit

TO START SOMETHING BETWEEN TAG AND FUZZY, AND IT'S

ACTING

LIKE A BOOMERANG

YOU TAKE THE GUY WITH THE SPECS, TAG,

AND I'LL HANDLE.

OSBIE!

TRYING TO

START.

SOMETHING,

ния?

"THIS'LL KEEP YOU FROM TALKING

ABOUT MY PAL,FUZZY

DAVIS!

AND THE NEXT TIME YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT TAG, ILL MAKE THAT SHOEBUTTON NOSE OF YOURS INTO A ROAMIN' NOSE, AN' ITUL ROAM ALL OVER YOUR FACE!

GO ON....DO AS I SAY!!

HOLLER "UNCLE"!

I AM ENDEAVORING *T, BUT IT ISN'T QUITE CLEAR TO ME WHETHER YOU WANT ME TO MENTION A PATERNAL UNCLE, OR ONE ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE !!

LAYING ALL JOKING ASIDE,

WE WISH EVERY ONE OF

You A

MERRY

XMAS

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