HOSPITAL, The Shanghai-Nanking Railway Administration is to be congratulated on the step it has taken to secure for its employees hospital accommodation as well 86 competent medical and surgical treatment. For some time the Administration bax bad the services of Dr. J. P. Ziervogel at Shanghai, and Dr. Urbinek has been doing good work at a small hospital at Chinkiang, Dispensaries were established at various stations along the line, but these were not altogether satisfactory and now hospital has been opened at No. 132 Range Rosd. While this hospital is primarily for railway servants of all nationalities, and is endowed by the Railway Administration, yet it will be open for any medical man io Shanghai to send patients there, bat of course, he will give to them the benefit of his own skill. This hospital, which it in boped Will have to be only used until such time larger institution can be established, is under the charge of Dr, Ziervogel, mho will have the services of qualified European matron, two European nurses and " Japanese nurse, The hospital is " semi-detached house with large and well-lighted rooms, The foreiga matron has her quarters op the ground floor in the front of the. building, and at the rear hinese ward with three beds Indian ward with five beds, and well-appointed operating theatre which is specially lighted. The second floor is given up to private rooms for foreign patients, and the quarters of the two European and one Japanese nurses are on the top floor.
The opening ceremony was performed on Friday at noon by HE, Taotai Chang fun-yew, Chairman and Managing Director of the Shanghai-Necking Railway. There were also present Mr. A. W. U. Pope, o.1x, General Manager, Mr. E. R. Morriss, Deputy General Manager, Dr. J. P. Zier Principal Medical Officer to the way, Dr. A. Stanley, Medical Officer of Health to the Municipal Council, Dr. H.C. Patrick, Dr. G. E. Goode, ym, H. Middleton, W. J. Gray, AE. Clear, R. Glendenning, W. Andrews and other representatives, Chinese and foreign, of all the different. Departments of the Railway.
Dr. Ziervogel said:—Gentlemen, the opening of this hospital appears fitting opportunity to tell yeo something of the work and progress that is going on among—the
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