The Archive · 1925

Armistice Day at Hangchow

Service at C. M. S. Hospiti Farewell to Dr. and Mrs. Mattox — From Our Own Connesroxoenr

Hangchow, Nov. 11.

The Armistice was observed he this afternoon by a special service at the C. M, S. Hospital Chapel, Which was decorated with the flags of all nations, Mr. Gaunt conducted the service, and Mr. Edwards, who preached, dwelt upon the onered nature of the great commemoration. He summed up its essentials as honouring the dead, recalling their sacrifice and remembering it.

On the C.M.S. compound the two minutes' silence was observed honour of the glorious dead and emphasize the duty of the living. All here who were in the Great War dined in the evening at Sister Wetherell's house.

Its interesting to recall that the M. 8. Hospital sent five Chinese doctors, eight nurses and two interpreter to France during the conflict, who did their "bit" for nearly three years,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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