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H.E.Sir Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G., on the occasion of the opening of the new hospital building Hongkong, 26th March, 190 3.”
***** THE NEW BUILDING.
The new building is a very handsome structure, situated opposite the Tang Wa Hospital, of which it will form an extension. It is bounded on its four sides by Station Street, Market Street, Pound Lane and Po Yan Street The building consists of three blocks on different levels. First there is the adminis- trative bleck with cent:al hall, doctors' rooms, consulting room and office on the ground floor, and operating room with four private on the single wards for surgical cases upper floor. The operating room is lighted from the roof and is fitted with all the most modern requirements. Downstairs, the central hall is a finely fitted apartment, laid with marble tiles; the walls are done with green faced brick and there are several baanti- ful Clinese columns. The second block o n- sists of two 7-bɛdded wards on the ground floor and two corresponding wards above, making 28 beds in this portion of the building. In the third block there is one large ward of 18 beds on the ground floor and a similar ward on the upper floor. There is thus a total accommoda- tion of 64 beds independently of the surgical wards. In addition to t ese there are attend- ants rooms, hospital kitchens, lavatories, and all the essentials of a complete modern hospital. Communication from one block to another is provided by covered ways. The building itself is of a very substantial uature and does credit to the architects, Messrs. Leigh & Orange. No expense has teen spared to make the institution as perfect as modern medical and surgical science can make it; the isolution of the wards and the general arrange ments are alike admirable. About $70,003, ex- clusive of the cost of the site which is part of the Tripingshan resumption and was granted frce by the Clovernment, has been spent on the new hospital.
ODD VOLUMES LECTURE
IN CITY HALL,
BEV. E. J. HARDY ON MARRIAGE.
Under the auspices of the Odi Volumes Society, Rev. E. J. Hardy, Chaplain to H. M. Forces, lectured on " Marriage," in the City (St. Andrew's) Hall on the 20th iust. H.E. Major- General Sir William J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G., presided over a large audience which included Lady Blake, Sir John Keane (Private Secretary to H.E. the Governor), and Lady Gascoigne.
HE Major-General GASCOIGNE in a few appropriate words introduced the lecturer,
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had now learned that murrlags Marriage, however, he took i contract as strict ́ ́and as binding, EKS any contract in ordinary life, and if the partios concerned brought to bear apon marriage the same interest and intention to give and take which the law compelled them to in ordinary contract there would be- very few failures. There was no doubt whatever that in every profession of life the coup inionship of a good woman was of the utmost value to a man, and on the other hand the companionship. of a strong, good, able man must be a great help and assistance tola woman. To sum up, wait until one came across the right person ; let him be sure the mo'ire which prompted him was not unwaɛthy; do not let him look toɔ closely into things- how much one could
fford one way or another; but let oae's choice. be the right one and he was sure that choice- would be a success. (Appianso.) He then called for a vote of thanks to the lecturer.
THE HONGKÒNG WEEKLY PRESS AND school for scandal instead of a school for Christian religion. A man who had bean married three times said that his first wife cared him of romance, his second taught him bumility, and his third made him a philosopher It was surely worth being married three times to acquire sich a liberal education as that, |(Laughter.) Marriage was an experiment that | required preparation before venturing to try it, and that preparation should begin from the earliest years. We could
a boy behaving rudely towards his parents, the lecturer said, without thinking of the nossible fate of sme lady in the future, and the youth who spent his money in standing treat | to
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on clapped him called him “old man, the back and wageertainly not likely to provs a great success in matrimony. Marriage was said to be ex- pensive but it was rather the other way about and, Mr. Hardy said, he often wondered how a young man could afford to remain single It a man had a short pars; he must select a wife with a slender waist. (Langht r.) At what age should a man marry? Well, he would say somewhere between 25 and 30. If a min remained
8 bachelor after 3) he would probably remain single till 60 and then propose all round to everything in peti- coats. It was not natural fo: a girl to be As to the age at marrying an elderly man. which ladies should marry, he would not barn his fingers in discussing that question. All he would say was that some were not worth looking at after 30 and there were quite as many not worth speaking to before 25 (Laughter and applause) D not marry a child; neither marry an old woman. As to the principle of›| choice, he believed in love marriages.
Tell me where is fancy bred:
Or in the heart or in the head?
Fancy as used by Shakespeare here was love,
and the true answer to that question was: In
the heart, not in the head." That was Nature's answer, The woman a man should marcy was the one that complemented or filled up his nature. Pass her over for somebody else, for on richer, for a better match, and that man would be as miserable as his dirty little soal. (Applause.) It was said beauty was only skin deep. He once heard a good-looking Irish girl told that, and her reply was, "Yes; but ugliness goes into the bone." (Laughter and applause) Beauty was the outward and visible siga of health, which was important to success in matrimony.
alward beauty was what covered beauty within, the beauty of character. And now as to character in marriage. He did not believe in a woman marrying a mau in a missionary spirit, hoping to reform him. The, what more destroyed the happiness of a home than bad temper. Again it was said, “men are deceivers ever." Well, some women could do a little in that way. (Applause.) I was useless to try to get every. thing. The man who would not marry until he got, perfection must necessar.ly remain unmarried. He
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The lecturer commenced his subject by say ing that a gentleman had but the day before commented on marriage by saying that the worst thing about it was that once you had taken it on you had to go on with it.
the tree of obstinanoy, and the only (Laughter.) Perhaps that might also be said thing to be said in his favour was that of the lecture, but if anyone felt bored he could he had missed the opportunity of mak- follow the example of the actors killed on the ing some woman miserable. If all the men Chinese stage-simply walk away. (Renewed there were to write an account of how they laughter.) Marriage, the jev. gentleman proposed to their wives, and how the ladies met continued, was a very serious subject, and there- them half-way, it would make an interesting fore if he introduced any anecdotes that made chapter on human nature. Women were diffi people laugh he did so only to relieve the dent creatures, but unless they did almost awful solemnity of the subject. There half-way no man would ever dare propose to were people who laughed and grinned when them. (Laughter.) The husband claimed the matrimony was mentioned. He never could credit of supporting the wife, but in her great understand their position. He would far sooner womanliness it was the wife who supported the laugh at death than at matrimony because in husband. Following the honeymoon after a this world death was the end of all things but couple had faced the altar came the calm settled- matrimony was the beginning and therefore ness of married life. There should be no far more solemn. There was only one thing nagging, no "last word." Marriage should be a more solemn on the face of this earth than mar-sweet, harmonious song, like one of Mendel- riage and that was of course-not to be married, saohn's without words. Husband an! wife (Laughter and applause.) It was indeed a should treat each other politely, in a more solemn thing. Then why should people run Christian spirit, should bear and forbear, should their leads into such a noose ? That led to the tolerate each other, keeping in view the hope of discussion of the question-Did it contain more that perfect marriage day which we all as happiness or more misery ? You could not res:on Christiana looked forward to and hoped for. it out by the logical intellect. The only way (Applause,) to come to a conclusion was to fall in love.
Even Socrates was unable to think it out. To the members of the Odd Volumes Society he might state that Franklin had said : what was a man or woman but an old volume, not dote until the other volume was added. (Laughter.) Some people made marriage a
This was cordially given and was followed by ous for His Excellency, on the call of Professor, SHARP.
The meeting then dispersed.
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 20th March.
IN CRIMINAL JJRISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR S1B WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE),
AN ABSCONDER.
case, the last on the calendar, was called, in which Ling Ki was charged with uttering a false receipt.
The accused was not present and His Lordship direo ed that his name be cried three times at the door of the Court. This was done, but there was no response on the part of the defendant.
Mr. M.W. Slade, barrister-at-law. was in Court (instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, solicitor) to undertake the defence if his client had been present.
His Lordship-This is a case where a man has been let out on bail and has absconded. What is the amount?
The Attorney-General-$10,000 altogether, my Lord, of which 85,0 0 was for himself.
His Lordship-Well, that is only about £400, will be to let the recognisances be escheated, not very much for a rich man. The only course so that the bond is put in force, and let a warrant be issued for his apprehension. · I suppose the bail bond is in due form ?
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The Deputy Registrar-Yes, my Lord; pro perly sigued and attested,
His Lordship-He was charged with falsify- ing a receipt for coal?
The Attorney-General-With altering the amount of coal he had delivered. The coal was delivered short and the person who received it wrote on the receipt the fact that the coal was so much short when received. That was rubb d out.
Flis Lordship-He was trying to get full pay for a short supply. Well, we cannot go on without the principal in the case.
Mr. Slate-We are quite rady, my Lord, if it bould be done.
His Lordship-Yes, they always are in such cases. Gentlemen of the jury, I am sorry, you hay, no case to try this morning, but I have no doubt you will be able to bear with it. This conoludes the Sessions and you'are discharge.
The Court rose.
GAME VON GE
IN SUMMARy JurisdicTION.
Beroa His Hoxous A. G. Wish (Puisne Judg?),
MOSKY-LENDING INDIANS. »
Several cases were brought, in which Indians sued for money lent on promissory notes and LO.U.'s. In one case his Lordship was satisfied H.E. Major-General GASCOIGNE invited that interest had already been paid suficiently, remarks, and asked the ladies to join in the and granted judgment for the debt and costs to discussion. There was no response and he be paid in instalments of $15 per month. In attributed this to diffidence rather than to lack another case the plaintiff claimed $150 and of appreciation of the able lecture listened to. stated that he had advanced the full amount Continuing his remarks, His EXCELLENCY | Without interest. Defendant did not appear: said that if they had not known it before they His Lordship remarked that he could sɔe no
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