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March 4, 1907.] ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.
The annual meeting of the Finance Committee of the Alios Memorial, Nethersole, Alice Memorial Maternity and Ho Miu Ling Hospitals was held at the Alice Memorial Hospital, Hollywood Read, on Feb. 26th. Hon. Mr. A W. Brewin presided, albers present being Dr. R. Mol. Gibson (secretary), Rer. H. R. ells (treasurer). Rr. T. W. Peares, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. J. M. Thomson, Dr. I. F. Mitchell, Messrs. A. Mackenzie, S. W. Tso, A. Rumjaho, Leunggan-pau and Pan Yao- tsun:
The CHAIRMAN, after the minutes of last meeting with certain alterations had been con. firmed, speaking with regard to the 850,000 offered by a New Zealand gentleman through Dr. Ho Kai towards the erection of a hospital at Kowloon, said that no arrangements had been arrived at by the committees appointed to con- sider the matter. He also stated that no scheme had been settled upon to deal with the balance of the late Mr. Granvile Sharp's estate.
The Rev. H. R. WELLS, in submitting his report, stated that it was unfortunately too evident to any one who compared the reports of the last two years to see that they were accumulating 8 very heavy debit balance. Last year he foreshadowed what would happen. and unfortunately it had come true. The debit balance this year was $2,000 more than last year. There was a fall of $500 in investments, of $1,500 in donations and of $50 for Hospital Sunday which came at the unfortunate time when the typhoon fund was being raised, a time when people had given almost all they had to give. A large amount had also been received during the year in Chinese silver coins which there had been a great deal of difficulty in disposing of. He managed to do it, however, in some way or other. Another point he wished to bring to the notice of the committee was the large amount of interest on the overdraft: last year it was $8, whereas this year it was $141. There was a great deal of difficulty in getting subscriptions in during the year as it was some time before the new collector was got in order, so the heavy overdraft was the result. He hoped this year the collections would be made sooner in order to avoid this tremendous over- draft which now amounted to over $3,000. A satisfactory point was that although they had an extra hospital, and had had for six months only $200 extra had been expended on salaries and wages, and there was a reduction of $280) on the food account. With more patients the hospitals had been run more economically than last year; as a matter of fact, $460 less had been spent out of the funds than on the previous year, and he thought that said a great deal for the economic management of those in charge.
Mr. MACKE ZIE, in moving the adoption of the report, said he was sure that all regretted very much the fact that the financial state- ment was not a brighter and more hopeful
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owed him their gratitude for all he had dine; and now he was about to leave the Colony the speaker hoped they would fine someone as successful as Mr. Wells had been in getting good results. He moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. T80 seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Rer. Wells, and to Mr D. Wood, the auditor, Mr. RUMAH more la vote of thanks to the for the manner in which they had Hong their wrk during the year.
Dr. Ho Kat second-d. Carried.
Rer. H. R. Wells mored that Mrs. Mehta ard Mr. S B. Babba be cordially thanked for funds of the bospital. their donatious of $50 each to invest in the
The motion was secondel by Dr. H. KAI and carried.
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The CHAIRMAN said he did not take such a situation. As Mr. Mack- uzie p·inted out, it was gloomy view as Mr. Wells of the financial
vident the hospital was run most enomically. He considered this point overweighed & ything which seemed unsatisfactory in the report, such as a little d'minntion in the amount of the encouraging to the fuane cmmittee, it was subscriptions. If anything could be more to find that the money they had collected or ought to have helped to collet, was bing| administerel economically, and he was quite sure that next year it would urge them to in- crease their efforts to lengthen the subscription there was an urgent or extraordinary call on a list.
All prominent institutions suffered when communi'y for help, and after the streusons efforts to relieve the distress caused by the typhoon they had to expect subscriptions to drop a little, or that they would be left little in work, and invited her attention and the aften. arrear. Ha ha! referred before to Dr Sebreo's tion of the Colony to the immense progress | made darin. 19 6. for great development in this line, and trusted He thought there was room that the hospital would turn its attention particularly to the treatment of women and
children.
Dr. Ho KAI proposed the reelection of Hon. best chairman they could get and members Mr. Brewin as Chairman. He was by far the knew how well he exerted his energies on behalf of the hospital.
Mr. Tso seconded, and the motion, was agreed to nem. cou.
The CHAIRMAN briefly responded, remarking that if he had displayed any energy it was due to the stimulus applied by the treasurer and members.
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proportion of the ophthalmic, the expense of carrying on the are surgical and
work is considerable—of the out-patients 5,211 required surgical dressings, while in the wards about 10,000 cases were surgically dressed – making a total of 15,000.
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Dr. Alex. Rennie, who was for many years associated with the work in the Nethersole place on record our appreciation of the help Hospital, has left the Colony and we would which he so willingly gave. Dr. L. E. Mitchell, who has carried on the work during 1905 and the greater part of 1906, has been appointed by the London Missionary Society to Poklo, and carries with him the best wishes of his fellow workers, who recognise in him a thorough and efficient worker and teacher. The total donations for 1906 have been-ordinary donations $8,714.94, 84 compared $14,221.03 for 1905; Hospital Sunday, $503.18 as compared with $656.31 The reduction in the am-na received this year has been chiefly due to the large finanses suffered by the Chinese in the typh... -n September. It is expected, however, that in 1907, the financial position of the hospitals will ba ample of Mr. S. B. Bhabha and Mrs. Mehta improvel. We would command the ex-
$500 to be placed on fixed deposit and the who have each generously sent as the sum of annual interest to be applied to the general funds of the hospitals. The Hospitals have now four funds (H. M. Cooper; Porabjes Nowrojee, H. M. Mehta and 8. B. Bhabha funds) held object of providing a regular income towards under the same conditions, and given with the the annul expenses of the work. The sum of £34-12 has been obtained by the Superintendent towards obtaining the Rontgen Rays for the Ho Miu Ling Hospital, and additional donations approaching furlough of Mr. H. R. Wells it to this fund would be welcomed. Owing to the
will be necessary to elect another Honorary Treasurer. During his term of offloe he bas dope excelleat work and has laid the hospitals under a debt of gratitude to him. Mr. David Wood has again kindly audited the accounts.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
ANNUAL SHOW.
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kong Horticultural society opened on Feb. 26. The two days' show promoted by the Hong-
As before, a portion of the Botanical Gardens was set aside for it and here, under a covering The report
of matting. was massed a large collection of important event of the year in connection
dowers and vegetables, which was very creditable to the Colony and to the exhibitors. There can Ho Min Ling Hospital. On the 20th of July is being realised. with the hospitals has been the opening of the now be no doubt that the aim of the promoters A love for gardening is His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan. b-ing K.C.M.G, Governor of Hongkong, honour-d | limitations imposed by the peculiar
fostered, and notwithstanding the us by performing the opening ceremony in the ditions which ob sin in the island horticul presence of a large and representative gatheringtural pursuits are being attended with consider- two large wards, each containing twelve beds. of Europeans and Chinese. The hospital has At the same time it was 8 matter for congratulation that this state of affairs was
and in adition six private wards and one not in any manner or degree due to lack of atten.
isolation ward. Patients were admitted on the tion on the part of the officers in charge. On
1st of August an in five months 10 in- the contrary, as the treasurer pointed out, they last few m. nths has shown the great value of patients were treated. The experience of the had endeavoured as far as possible for them to having suitable accommodation for serious do, perhaps a good deal further than might surgical and medical cases, and as the hospit have been expected of them, to out the coat according to the cloth. He was sure the cit-training of the students in clinical methods has is situated in a quiet neighbourhood the cumstances which caused the falling off in donations and other forms of income to the hospitals during the year, affected more than one institution in the Colony. On the other hand there were bright features in connection with the report, and in this connec ion he wished to refer to their energetic secretary who had returned, and they were glad to welcome back. He had been by no
means idle while away, as seen from page 22 of the report (regarding subscriptions towards Rontgen Rays). He did not say he had done this, but there was no disguising the fact, that those subscriptions were got through him; and that the hospital was in possession of such fine surgical appliances was also due to Dr. Gibson. He felt that the hospitals could congratulate themselves on the result of the doctor's visit to Bristol (hear, hear). They could not but express their indebtedness to Mr. Wells for the hard work he had put in during the year. They
greatly increased number of entries received- able success. This was very apparent in the
ab ut double that of last year, and in the im proved quality of the exhibits. The advance all round was indeel remarkable, and on that result difficult to select a date for the show which will the Society is entitled to congratulation. It is permit of all exhibita being seen at their best, and bearing that in mind the display of pot plints and cut flowers was highly meritorious, been made much easier than formerly. T.,
in many respects being far superior to last year's collection. V-g-tables, too, showed a remarkable Madame Wu Ting Fang we return sincere advance. From Castle Peak Gardens thera thanks for her very generous gift and
were sage and broad beans, never before seen gratitude of pa'ients, students and Hospital | fice samples of potatoes, appropriately enough. 88-are ber that she has earn...l the in Hongkong, and from Ping Shan there came Staff. The number of patients treated been in the Alice Memorial Hospital has 341. in the Nethersola Hospital
the 94, and in the Ho Mia Ling Hospital 107; the 335, in
Alic Memorial Maternity total of 870 as compared with 763 in 1905, shows an increase of 17. In the out-pati-nt department the total number treated has been 15,98. individual csses and the total number co attendances 28,013. While in the last few
years increased facilities have been provided throuhout the Colony for Chinese why wish to avail themselves of western medical treatment, there has yet been a steady increase in the number of out-patients treated at the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals. As a large
grown by an Irishman, Sergt. Kerr. This is another illustration of the potentialities of the Now Territory. Other not-worthy fatures of shown in the Colony for the first time. The the show were the English flowers grown and forget-me no's, daffodils, hyacinths, and sweet poss ware very b-satiful indeel, and many were the expressions of delight to which their appearanceO gara rise. The competition in the ola-s for table decorations formed an interesting part of the afternoon's was fairly keo, and the judging of these proceedings. The first prize went to Mesdames Tomkins and Leefe for their joint effort, the predominating feature of which was yellow rosen in vases, with yellow silk on the white
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