There are rumours afloat that the National Committee of the Y, M. C. A. in Shanghai expects to open work in Chungking shortly. Re-quasis from Chungking lately for work in that flourishing port city are favourably entertained. It is suggested that Chengtu will probably have to assist in staffing the new field.
New missionary reinforcements are constantly iving at the capital. The American Methodists, the Baptists, and the Canadian Methodists have all received large parties. The language school under [the able leadership of Dr, Spencer Lewis is running at top pressure with senior and junior classes. The work of the school is highly recommended.
Newcomers report much less inconvenience from bandits both: by road and river. This is encourag: ing news. Hsiong Keh-wu_ has rendered conspicuous service by 80 soon ameliorating this condition on his arrival in Chungking.
Tuves Rus ro Eartu.
Our energetic Postal Commis sioner, Mr, V. Smith, is winning golden opinions from his many clients and friends in all parts of the province by his expeditious moving of the congested paper and parcel mails, when things loosened up, He put on great mule {rains that have done wonders in getting large consignments of belated parcels through in record time. He has succeeded in running down an annoying and persistent. gang of thugs who were organized to make special attacks on the mail in close proximity to Chengtu, robbing mails and killing carriers. They have been caught and executed, and much booty recovered.
Tsinanfu Typhus Conference Tsinanfu, Jan. 8.
An' important conference was held here yesterday, to discuss ways and means of preventing or controlling an outbreak of typhus following on the heels of the present famine in' North China. The conference was called by the Council of Health Education, under the auspices of the International Famine Relief Committee. Dr. W. W. Peter, of the Council on Health Education; Dr. H. G. Rarrie,. who has lately returned from Servia, where he was engaged in anti-typhus operations: Dr. Ford, who recently sorvad with the American Red Cross in Siberia; and a nwinber of local medical men took part in the Conference, where important matters were discussed affecting this urgent question of a possible' outbreak of fever and typhus epidemic.—Reuter.
Accorvine to the Chinese press, Dr. John C. Ferguson, adviser to the Chinese Government, has been invited to go to America to interview President-elect Warren Harding, to present Chinese views, and to secure Mr. Harding's views on the Chinese question. Dr. Ferguson will also present Mr. Harding with a photo and an autograph letter of President Hsu Shih-chang.
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