Hospital for Treatment to Be Established in Shanghai Leprosy is little kno n in this part of China although is very prevalent in the southern provinces. [Tt is suid that there are 2,000,000 lepers in the world, one half being in China, Tt was only recently that absolute cure for leprosy was diss covered, which consists of ethyl esters "of chaulmoogra oil, The London Mission to Lepers has been doing relief work in China for 30 years and Dr, Henry Fowler, a British physician of Shanghai who has made the relict and cure of lepers his life work, is supplying from his private means these cura: ive agents to mission and other China where leper stalblished, The American Mission to Lepers general svcr W. M, Danner, recently hanghai, Foochow and Nanking where great interest was taken in iis lecture upon this scourge, Some weeks ago ano} committee was formed ni Mr, N, L, Tan the treasurer, The Mission will establish ilianes in all the principal centres where leprosy. exists, being raised by voluntary has pitals will be established, the first of which is proposed to begin Shang hai, to which De. E, S, Tyau has oFered his voluntary servi The Rev. TE. Wu, the generat secretary, will' soon leave for Hangchow, Foochow, Amoy, Canton and [ether places to obtain first-hand knowledge of the leper situation.
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