Opening of the New Department:
The Men in Charge of a High Venture At2 pan, on Tuesday, at the Public Works Department of Nantao, the official opening of the new Depart: ment of Public Health of the Port of Shanghai and Woosung tock place, in the provence of many prominent Chinese men. The new de-' partment has already begun to function, but at the ceremony yesterday, {he opportunity was given to those who VK, Ting, Ca-director of the Port of Shanghai and Woosung, opening statement, referred importance of the occasion to the well-being of the whole com-inanity. He emphasized that th two essentials were to find me adequately trained for the work, and sufficient funds for the continued [development of this important ser-The Chief Commissioner of who is ce-incidently Chief missioner of Health, spoke of the importance to a nation of the health of its people, and pointed out that, with irregularity in the environment, there could be no progression toward a healthy race. The Public Health Department had some contribution to make to this issue.
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