The Archive · 1924

Douglas Heights Booming

Douglas Heights, the local summering place, now boasts of 17 bungalows all of which, except one, have been occupied this year.' A' Bible school for Chinese with a registration of about 50 was carried on for a month, and those of the staff who went up and down the "high stone steps" twice a day to the school building found it a good weight reducing exercise, The foreigners have come from six cities and they conducted a two day conference on mission work, ideals and policy. A successful concert and a stunt night have demonstrated what a variety of talent we can muster while tennis and the swimming pool have given opportunity for physical refreshment, The Canadian Methodist Mission is building a new dispensary to be better able to attend to the out-patient clinic which runs about the 200 mark. They also propose erecting a modern residence for the Chinese physician, does such a large medical work. together with street widening and repairs will cost about $6,500. The city fathers have shown ait appreciation of the work by taking voluntary share in the street in Provements.

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