Cornerstone of New Building in Range Road Laid The Shanghai community well represented at the laying o! the corner stone ceremony, of the Shanghai Sanitarium Clinic, which ras held on August 1 at 35 inge Road, where the six-storey linie building is now under construction. Mr. Chang Chun Mayor of Greater Shanghai laid the corner stone. Addresses were given by Mr. Edwin S, Cunningham, Ameri an Consul-General and Senior Consul, and by Mr. Vu Ya-ching, Mr. Kwok Bew, and Mr. Wen Tsung-yao, distinguished members of the Chinese community. Dr. H.W. Miller, superintendent of the Shang: hai Sanitarium, and Mr. J. J. Strahle, chairman of the promotion committee of the clinic, also made speeches.
The addresses were given in the Seventh-day Adventist Church which is situated next to the clinic, Great interest was shown in the speeches of Messrs. Vu Ya-ching, Kwok Bew, and Wen Tsung-yao, who expressed gratitude for this worthy enterprise, which would provide a most efficient and economical institution where the jeer may find proper treatment. They stated that the Chinese community was especially grateful for this institution, as it filled a long felt need, Support from Leading Chinese Leading Chinese of Shanghai had chown their appreciation of the work and plans of the Shanghai Sanitarium in the establishment of clinic by granting substantial tributions, so that the building not long be delayed. The expressed their appreciation, also. for the fact that the promoters of the clinic had been able to carry through their programme with such patch, 40 that the tract was let only a little months after the Shanghai community find been approached for [support in its erection.
Dr. Miller spoke of the establishment of the Shanghai Sanitariam the Robicon Road only a year and half ago, and stated that the support of the people of China and Shanghai to this institution had more than rewarded the promoters for their efforts in its establishment.
The Shanghai Sanitarium soon reached its capacity, found necessary to provide facil for its growing patronage, as well to provide a place where special facilities for the treatment of the poor could be provided, Thus was the idea of the clinic developed. They now had under construction a 150-bed hospital with elevator service to each floor, maintaining the ground floor for an out-patient department. He stated that while the hospital was primarily for the Chinese of small shires said, with a very long face, "Our all gone west, and it willie iron rations for us today!" means and limited cireumstanc the poor of other nationality would also be received.
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