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The Cairns New Hospital.
Official Opening Yesterday.
Procession of Friendly Societies.
Speeches by Hospital Officials, Clergy
and Others.
Th» official opening of the Cairns
new hospital too'4 jplaca yesterday
afternoon, untder what . -might
termed tne most happy and auspici-
ous circumstances. At 2.30 p.m. a
biff procession formed at Kochfs
mynonnent, and it was thoroughly*,
representative of- the various friend-
ly societies. The Cairns Citizen's
Band led the way, csu next to them
were three pipers, who played mar-
tial- Sir~!u<i. strains that mujjthave
gladdened" the" Heart, pl every. son. ol
Scotia within hearing. The^ Jttan
thester Unity! Oddfellows were P*5
sent in a strong body, also the In-
dependent OrdeiJ of Oddfellows, the
protestant , Alliance, the Hibernian,
Australian Natives,^and KeenUn*
Lodges,, whilst the Foliresfters, ».
their costume^ typical, of the times
of Robin Hoad, carried a large ba»- ;
noo emblematical of, charity and ¡
caro for thc sick. The Procession
was a long one, and arrived at tne
hospital shortly after 3 p.m., w.hcre
lhere .was a large and, representat-
ive gathering of citizens to do
honor to the occasion! of officially
opening the new institution.
The pipers played a further Selec-
tion at' martial- .munie,, attar «Woh
Mr. TS?. Hetlrlques CProaloeiit; .ot tue -
Í Hospital ' "Committee, mounted the
steps leading: into the main hallway
of the hospital, and amidst ap-
plause, addressed the gathering-. The
President said that ho haè much,
pleasure on behalf of tha hospital
committee and himself in welcoming
tha large concoure thit afternoon.
It wfas over two years since . they
had laid the foundation st0ne of the
new building. Since thöp the hos-
pital ncaa 'been erected, and to
! thought, taking all circumstances
mto, 'con^.deration, that they. pe,d
dobe very well. He had much plea-
sure in calling upon the Mayor, to
offioially open tho new building.
(Applause.)
Thb Jfnyor expressed his ploasuro
at being present t»at afternoon to
formally1 declare tie new hospital
open. It likewise pleased him to sea
such a large gathering. He was
certain that people could not be em-
ployed in a better work, even
though it was Sunday, ia attending
to th« sick or dist.ress/d, and do-
ing something .to allevUáxe the sor
rows and «afferme of afflicted hum
anity. (Hear, hear.) AU the greaí
teachers tha world hnd ever. _seet
had laid stress upon this, even 'un
to the Christ Himself. They knev
what he had said of th» Good'Sn
maritan who found the unfortunalfc
man on the .wayside having fallci
amongst thieves and robbers. S0m<
people objected; to being present, a
such a function as the present, 01
a Sunday. He would again qiipt
the Scriptures to themi They! -afoul
remember that. the. Disciples plucke»
oorq in g field on the Sabbath Ix
?cause they were hungry, and th
Pharisees took excop tion to i
\Christ reburied them, and ordere
them to no good on the SaWlatl
Thill hospital had Cost a sum <
£7000.. and out of Vhat amount ot
fourth had been collected by , tl
Ambulance Brigade, for which tl
hospital committee were vei
I : th^inkful. * Thoi-. intended placing
I suitable tablet at . the entrance i
: the AtaabW anea ward "to mark /!tl
handsome donation. 'n i»¿d't.î.
there was a sum of £200 or £3C
required to paint the building* ai
erect a fence, so that when all wi
completed the hospital would-be oi
bf the finest and most magnificei
iii the North. Every person wi
blacsÜ a pound, a shilling, tor
sixpence in tho' hospital boxes tte
"afternoon would be awaiting °- rao
laudable object, and doing sou
thing to maflce better the lot
their, uajtortunate fellow creature
whn were', forced to enter the i
ptsltlitionj for treatment 0Î the
ills. He would ;lijke to point o
that a sum of ttîarly £3000, w
required anñVtally for upkeep of t
hospital, besides money, for otb
requirements. He did not want
advocate the following of any pei
icular set. or denomination, but ]
him offer this suggestion.- If thi
copjted the Salvación Army tfnd <3
aiçd themselvet say, a drink, Ire
now{ to ineixt Christmass,, and* gi
the amount to th» hospital, * h
woulói be doing good. (Laughtei
He intended to do it. (Laughtei
The hospital '; - was the result
Christian', charity, and 'he was si
isfiod there would ba a liberal r
ponse t0 the collectors that aft
noon. He had much pleasure in '<
darinji .the hjosniital officially, oft
od- He hctPèd that norie would ha
to enter, its walls and lie on a 1
of sickness, but if ever that , «i
their lot'let tham have the sat
faction 0f knowing that "thev h
suhscribed liberally when iuhea
and strength» In conclusion, _ (
Mayor paid a tribute to th» coll
ting ability of the Hospital l'res
ent. (Loud applause.)
The Rt. Rev! ' Dr. ¿¡urray v
then asked by¡ Mr. Henriques
address the. gathering. The Bisi
remarked om tha lame and rep
Sentative attendance, which h» si
must be yfcr-y gratifying to the ll
pital committee, and all interés
in\ tho weite»» <o| the injttittatii
Tfiêy saw before,tneta that day p
;won . oil the magifiaqent - Uäild
which had been consecrated to -
relief pf the.... *fffccted and sufleW
He was sure he was expqsssing-1
feelings, -of all «ken- he .*aldr--tJ
it must be si. matter of nine
eongratoilatlon to the ' Committee i
-aíf fpacernedv that thsy had v
enhbiianj toi «erect such a "lairg» ' «
stately a^ifice . as tnat before tbs
(Applause).-..- Beautiful it ws in ?
n»t*ness. -. ->r,»mi in i's ano-artu
and a handsome building fori '
small fl sum. The Mayor had pla
before' them-the financial asp)
and they must surely- feel th* ris
of pleasure within them at th» f
that t.h^ building was st little
debted. He certaMy endorsed
aoppal T"«d» t0 them th».*. aft*rn<
br tho Mayor. Every shilling s
scribed, would hr» ttT 0ct of ch»ri
It was dolighlf il to loiV nrov
th"*, afternoon turi s»c £ra'hrr-»|
.j»'h»- r»li~.-n-B ,u n<,t>ona
i»*. s^a^--? nf KVitics.' Thnt\
T-rn-v,|.. p" ollo..,H Vn rpu,v. ^
united that day. 'A^'laiis».) Th
""»!*> tv,a»iv- >-iatfor,,1(, through'o
there were many sneakers, but t!
day tho Cairns community spoke.
one on the platform o! Christian
benevolence. (Loud applause.) He
Was confident that the appeal made
by the Mai*r would not faU on
deaf ears. Speaking for the Catholic
portion of the community, .he «Mid
assura. . tbem that, ¡they.,would \'*>
what tli2y coujdi although ati Tjre
sint i they, were somewhat heaw&ry.'
taxed in another- direction. Still\|be
hospital! stood before the people
that day. They could see for them-
selves its Immense proportions, and
bad the privilege of going through
the building to examine its spacious
compartments. Right from the arch-
itect to the contractor excellent'
work had been done, and the build-
ing- was admirably suited for the
r.arpose. for, which it was erected.
When the finishing touches were
made the Cairns Hospital would be
one of the finsst institutions of its.
kind in North Queensland, if not iii
the^wh'ole of Queensland. ('Applause)
He could nat finish his . remarks
without expressing on behtfif, 0f
himself, his priests, and he wa'8 sure
on; behalf of the clergy of other
denominations, a deeb ssnse of grat-
itude to all- those connected with
tffe homitol. ami the reception:
which; Raw invariably accorded gny
minister of religion visiting the Hos-
pital., The matronjs and their stafls1
of nurses hail always extended to
those within the walls of the hos?
pital the very essence of Christian
charitv and Wryness. In all his ex
»eritnee he had never heard P. ret-
ient who was leTvlng the' Cairns
..hosiital/maVe a complaint;' ' Ult {ra-
ther the utmost nra.'Sï fell from the
lips of thosf> who had b~>n t.«n
derlv and *«iel«n«->-- mr'sed. He had
to coneraiulate all who were en
o-açed-in' this noble wo-V. and he
''opnrl th» Cnims Hosnital weald fvj
in the future, ns in, the past, "a
boon and i> hl"ssinc to afflicted
human'rv." 'TO-'CI aoniauSe.)
? (Coitinue'd on Pa^e 3.,\

(Continued from Page 2'.)

Tho Kev« C. IV. Tomlins also ex-,
j.-ressed his pleasure at ivmig ij,¿u*>¿,
Lcú ta wldress the gathering, ami
lie oucrea the utmost congratu
Jalion&#tq ali concerned on, the erecJ
Uoii o' SUCH a line bUiicluig. iie wat
giail to endorse tue sentiment oi
the other sneakers und say that the
care which a commuuity manlfest^.l

m its SICK (¡md dying was a good.
tiitericjj, ol" its Christianity and civ-
ilisation. Sume were of the opin-
ion that the time had come .when
the linanciug of hospitals should 1>B
placed ou a better foundation. a
more solid basis. It was (quite ,true
that the people of .Queensland gave
large sums of money to their hos-
pitals, but ho thought the time was
at hand when they -might subsidise
their hospitals in a way thati woiitó
bu less haphazard and which would
be more oilicinnt than the present
method. Ho thought it was quit«

possible that they might find a sol-i |
tiLion in the direction of, taxation'.
«a,\- of entertainments, or if not iii
that way by some other method*
At Lb*} present timo tho " controlling
,, i.otllow"- of.^XroHíiltaJ» . .woro forced ¡ to

, *fi>! round .^poi-lofticftllj-^ wini ¿ j^ -lHmir ; ;

fíats ^in i'ifièlr hands, '""and' certainly
¡in improvement might be mada
whereby 1Jie finances for the ujkoe'p
of hospitals could he obtained. But
1 o-day they were face<l with the Jaie
buildings, aiv.i under present condi
Tions they hud a personal responsi-
bility 0f wiping off tho debt, and he
was confinent- that after the appeal
which liad been ? made by the ¿May-
or the hospital would not be ham-
pered any longer by that debt. The
[.dor should uoirtui forward with thain
«?hu y les, all should subscribe so thi-.t
tb'- reimtatioa of Cairns for goner
n-'lv nvigh,;: be sustained (Applause)

Mr. Peter 'Allan, as a conwiittee
lii in. su'd that he hud lal'cen a
frrcat interest in the hospital nt
Cairns for the nnsl quarter of a
century and, he had much pleasure
in welcoming the largo gathering
therc that day to the official open-
ing of such .a magnificent builling.
He thought th? hospital rellected
the irroatest' credit on those whcthaii
been rosnons'i Ile for its erection. For.
Hie next 25 years they would be
nïile to noi'nL with pride to t"?
bcspitnl and¡ cotfc^atulale themselves,
l.h.il they had such a -building. Oth
or speakers had referred to ccuianit

mittee «nd the ' collection oi . money '
«nd he well knew what the exper-
ience was. They welcomed the
gathering that afternoon in a. two
fold manner. Thc people were pre-
sent to take over their own pro-
perty, and to subscribe as liberally
as they bad "one in the past. (Ap-
plause). -It had be»n. ni'utionid
thal there was still a debt of £?00
on the hospital nnd he might tell
tlii;.Ti that' this ha¡!, been privately
guaranteed for the time ¡being.
'This, he thought, did not altojcitheri

reflect.credit on the community., andi,
it :was the.irtuty of every man and."
woman present to subscribe .ns -much
as they could in order to remove
that stigma. The Mayor had .quot-
ed scripture to them, and he v/ould

ai.so like, to "indulge in Jv Í1ÍUC».. of
this. , There was, a, passage áy^r*1

r-ím "**The ^

Olver". I^et them remember that.
Keep it in- mind and relieve what
¡r.1' present vjis -.. .monetary! respon-
sibility. (Applause). ,

The Hov. Jas Kir!: expressed bis |
»vinnathy with all movements such
as the present. Hi w<\s a sfiis1**
sinum-r the people of Cairns at th?
present time but. th? Wt 'fcM. such
(i b'.iilding as they saw that after

noon had been eructed t()... its pre
.wni stage with oniy a liubt ol li
pei' cent was indicative of a gre*!
».iori un tne »'art of ^ those wi-o
haJ (.u.lcrtaKen uie won;.' lin "i»;o

plíí ol Cairns must have conti^.jatoil
x 'ery liberally, i'jrxncrjiiore he was
iileascc". Vo be present that aiternooa
uueausu be natl always been coiuiec
eed with these institutions, wherever
.AU han, oeen, and he would do all
he could ? to, help the Cairns ¿íospitaii
to a perfect iuuiltment. He was
glad to hear the Mayor speak of
I'the fact that hospitals were entirely;
i '-iui? io tlie christian religion. 3so
hospitals were heard of before the
Christian era. They sjrang defin-
itely from the Monastic'cure of, the
sick, in the olden times, and in tho
LStl» centur,/ they were permanently
established. .From then ? hospitals
had grown by leaps and bounds
until to-day every, small'hamlet, cv
«wy town, every city, had a place
where men and women, weary, sick,
and worn, may receive at the hands
ui* skilled attendants the sympath-.
otic care anti nursing they should
have because they were human, bid-
ings. Ile AVAS confident that tho
appeal for, money that, afternoon
would not be .unheeded. They waa
tecL.C.70o .th«it-;«itornaoiu (Laughter)
;TI«'5>- »ni«ht' la.««*^; but.. II tho cou
rai?cov ; »«.w :£f700 ¿*m } «%Hfcv*ÄiM.%i»vei»-.
lng . they 'would sleep ? soundly,* " "; vj*
perhaps they , would be so delighted
and (overjoyed that they Sinifiht riot
sleep at all. Ho hoped the cahi
?mittee, would have a sleepless night.
(Laughter). There was nothing in
tho whole social realm which mode
such a) demand upon a sympathetic
public as the hospitals, and bi hon-
ed they would respond liberaUy
(Applause.)

Mr. I?. Warren, as a mnn'oer oí
Hw Barron Shire Council said he

had great pleasure in being present,
ami he was proud to se.-> the .build-
ing almost completed. Some years
ago if the man in the street had.
been told that, the committee con-
fuir.'dated spending £700 in a new
1 iii'liding t|le proposition would have
been lnughed at as impossible. But
lhere the building was before them
that ciay, and h.? would call it a,
veritable (monuiiïsnt to collective
nersevcrance. As a rule a hospital

committee got very little praise, in ,
fact he might, truthfully say that ii' |
w'art nearly always subject to aH'ise,
but ho did not think there w,is on
in the audience that day who could
si ri!;e a carping note of discord (Ag-
ainst, l'he Cairns hospital cammi tte»
in view ot that magnificent building

(Hear,, hear). It was .> building j

that would stand as a monument rc

tl« to win and. district. ;Onc speako.v ,
bari mentioned that the collectors
fur the hospital experienced trouble

in obtaining money. T»tit ^.ici'e

KIIO"W . be no (rouble about it.

hould be.no trouble about it.

?.J provided;out of .[the. tases líqs;;;i,t¿ls

should be nationalised. Peöpb,
snoulvi be able to come to th» hos-
pitals .when they were sid; ami en

?ter free of ciurge. Me wes. glad io.
say that this was being done so
ifar ia3~the Cairns Hospital was» con-
cerned, for" on the admittance ol a.
pntient there was no question-' as to
payment, but if payment could be
afforded, later, without inconvenience
weil and good. Ma wasi proud , to
represent the Barron Shire Council
there that tiny, proud co see such a
[magnificent gathering, and jie hopen\

hu would; be proud later on at a re
Cord subscription having Deen rea-

lised (Applause).

Jlr. A. J. Draper, who was thc
next speaker, said many pleasing
com-ments had been made that day
bf the fine building which stood be-
fore him. Looking at the* large
gathering that afternoon he recog-
nised a nnrslber of .persons who
w.ould! remember when the Cairns
hospital was a much poorer building

When ¿he. late Dr. K,och presided)

over the' Cairns Hospital many
years ago it, was a small . place,
but traversing; the years, and com-
ing to the present time they saw
so'mething which was the culmina-
tion of united energy "nd effort. He
hml. Jmd . tho honour of heine hospit-

al' .oor-efcwra-:, for }Vi¿rii«»*ití«*'C«* .,yo»^».'^
.»I lt wtw ,tt »ourco.of . mtraw isitt.-'

isfa'çtion to him to note how thc.
hospital had .- .grptrnl ,H'e thought
one and all \vout.;l» . - be. deeply grate
ful to the President anti members'
of the hospital committee for thc
manner in which they hui worked
to bring into existence t,ie present
very fine building. But a great
deal mor^ work remained toJbti dons.
lt was the duly of the people, it was
his duty, to do all that could bo
none from time to time to help to al-
leviate.the sufferings of thos? who
came within the hospital walls, lt
was " pleasure to him two years
ago to l\e present at the laying oi
the foundation stona of tile build-
ing, and hs would. repeat now what
he then uttered, .lt was this. Whilst*'
they .were in. health rji:l strength iel',
them--subscribe to tue hospital for
they never Knew the ' day
when that ' health and strength,
m'ight bs taken' from thom. If
they were forcedlto enter - the. hospital

they would be -abie to
do so with the knowledxa
that when they were '.uïorded
the opportunity thay had subscrib-
ed towards the up.noep oí the insti'
tutiori. The only passport a pa-
tient required to admit him to the
hospital ivas that he was sick.
The committee were justified' in
making a b*ü bid ior all require-
ments. He had sufficient confidence
in Cairns and its great district to
sayi' that the committee might RO
into debt as often as they thought
judicious, and they- could rely on a
[sympathetic generous public to foot

the bill ou every possible occaj
sion. (Applause;. ' tie had never

seen the Cairns . public backward
when au earnest appeal was mad,
the.n. Some of " the previous
"speakers "had reïerred to the nuth-
ous of .raisjng moiisy. He inight
.be old-fashioned in his opinions,
but he did not believe in the hos

p'tals being run by the Clovem- -
ment. He wanted an appeal to the
sympathies of the people,-' he want-
ed-'-tb' remind' them "that they had

a: .ehity,Jto -pèrform, anti once they
fórgóV'that, he hold that-they:' had
descended a rung in the ladder oís
I advancement. Tho people of North

. Queensland were nJire liberally 'dis- |

posed to the hospitals than were
their southern neighbours. We gave
more in the North than jhey gave
in the South..

A Voice: That's right.

Mr. Draper : That shows the
hearts of the, people are in the rijb.-.
place. I "feel they will continue to
respoinl until tba whole of the in-
debtedness has been wiped off. I nen
confident the public of this town
and district will always be able to
say that they have never neglected
to support! and maintain their hos-
pital. (Loud applause.)

The addresses having been toti

cluried the nursing stott and others
maóe a very effective appeal aínong
¡the large gathering, and the dona-
tions received,-together with those

decently passed a't th? Harbour
Board and Shin* Council meeting
amounted to -CilSO, which must be
regarded as highly satisfactory.

A large number of visitar» took

tho^;oortunSty 0f inspecting the

hospital, and there was a universal
exnression of admiration at the ex-
cellent' árrangement o; everything, it
b'einr; felt that Ca-rns hosoital
which wan in every, wav a distinct
f|3n"is;tion and. an ornament to the
town. ' . " '

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