Proposal to Establish Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Morally Degenerate: Corres; pondence with the Council There appears in yesterday's Mu-gazette" a _number of long, should the Committee have need of her? but interesting, letters in connection with the proposal of the Foreign Women's Home to establish a home for feeble-minded and morally degenerate women in Whashing Read, a eon The Committee of the Foreign Women's Home on May 31 sub mitted the following suggest After due consideration, it apa more advantageous Scheme to purchase a property, Whashing Road as a home' for feeble-minded and morally: degenerate women, The Hongkong & Shanghat Banking Corporation offered facilities in the form of an overdraft at 6 per cent. per annum for such a purchase, the price pald being Tis, 25,500. Should the experiment prove unsuccess ful at the end of a year's trial, the property will be in every way suitable for, the original work of the Committee, ris. the Foreign Women's one, ly proposed to open the new Before doing ses will have to be very (c) The fence the property" wil to be strength with barbed wire, or it mi have to be entirely renewed. (a) The garden will need to be put marder.
The question of furnishing the Home will also have to be sidered and in view of the posed closing of the Victoria Nursing Home, it is thought the Council' might' be agreeable to lend bods, blankets, sheets, ete. and other furnishing for' this experimental work.
In view of the public nood of this Home would it be possible to assets the Municipal rate on nominal rental if it is not practicable to have the rate entirely waived?
6 conclusion, it is asked if a nurse trained in mental canes will be available in July
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.