To the Editor of the Nontu-Cutya Datty News, Sim,—Allow me to call your attention to 8 matter which may be of very serious itnportance to any ove of this community, A Chinese was received into the wards of this hospital at about 11 a.m. to-day. He had just received severe injuries while at work on board ofasteauer, "As Dr. Duncan Reid was in the hospital at the time he kindly assisted me in examining the man. Among other injuries he had a very serious dislocation of the knee joint,' I reduced this dislocation and after applying splints sent off for ice to apply to the injured joint. My man returned saying that no ice could be purchased. I sent again, and am now informed that all the native ice dealers are in combination to raise the price of ice and they will not sell a poundgat present. My patient may lose his limb, possibly his life for want of ice when there is a large quantity stored in Shanghai. Any one ofthe most distinguished foreigners in the community may need ice to-day or to-morrow to save his life. In the name of suffering humanity is there no redress for this selfish refusal to supply ice for a patient in his dire distress Allow me to allude to another matter. Ju this morning's issue of your paper, there is a report of a case in which a Chinese sued a foreigner for an injury received by the bite of " dog. The Chinese, Zen by name, said that buth Drs. Boone and Milles had repeatedly demanded to be paid for their medical services rendered to him after he was bitten by the dog. This man never applied to me for treatment for the bite of a dog or for the cure of any other injury. He did come to me on the morning of the 16th of May to ask for some tonic medicine as he said that he was out of sorts. He then stated that he had been bitten by a dog and showed me a scar of what appeared to be a recent injury. Tid not treat him for that and have never seen him since. I may add that T do not charge or receive fees fur attending Chinese and that I have never charged the above mentioned man anything at all.
Believe me to remain, Yours most truly, H. W. Boo: Snperintend St Lu St. Luke's Hospital, Shanghai, 22nd May, 1889.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.