by Government The Board of the Chinese Mission to Lepers met on February 11) at the Shanghai Bankers Clubs Anions those present were Messrs, Wu. Vine son Lee (chairman), K.8. Lee, P. ky Chu, John 'C. Lind (hon, tron), David W.'K,"Au, Anson t. Wong, Mrs. A. L. Chang, Mea 'TK. Siar, Drs. F.C, Yen, Koo and i, ¥. Woo.
The Rev. 7, C: Wu, general retary: of the Mission, report besides clothing, books, dru, and J<ther "useful articles," more. than {$4,000 "were sent to! the. various Toprosaria in the country as Chistnas. gilts: $2,000 were granted to the Pakhoi Leper Hospital in South china fr the purchasing of itt new site; and $1,000 donated. towards the rebuilding and equipment of the Leper Village, which had been des eyed by fie some years alo, and few Leper. Hospital established. by Dr. J.B, Skinner of the Episeonat Methodist Missin in' Yenping, rote ext on the nubjet essay contest on the subjee of "How to Rid China of Leprosy" fud for which the Bayer's Comnany had "genersunly donated $200 izes for the successful contestants wae been going gh since last. Nov: ther and ip scheduled to close 0" the fend cof, February. But in view of the fact that there are "nly seven oF eight papers handed in so. far and' that "they have come feally fro nelhbox all the me provinces it vas, decided to extend The tine until the end of May 30 fas to give a mere chance to arab)
ds students In remote provinces.
was a no small joy to all those present when Afr. Wa trade the. te-Port that the mach-talked-of Nan= hang Leprosarium, after all the has eventually been completed "ad Teco be officially "dedicated "on fareh "V4. But it was a dite appointment to know that WSfrocartum wan to-open. its deo lin onlytwnty ers instead Yorty an originally plarinedy on, acoust of the failure' of the pr vi sia government of Kian la, de "the Nev, Kimber U.K, chairman of the Kiangsi, Auxili Of the "Chinese Mission t Lepers, thus says in part in his recent etter: "Owing to the Commiunist menace the Government apparent Iy'has no funds to spare for philan-Uropie purposes. and. thus the <ld thet home has not been paid, for hearly five months! The result, is let the. Lepers. run around: the Streets and beg everywhere, which, Thuced, Is very. pathetic. in order Wantage cor work ona sound basis our Committee deemed it waise open our leper hospital Phenty lepers of the most. seri. Ensue for the, time being, without Seunting on the support from the fellable daring these da Severin, which anion. the iavee number of lepers tua ved near Nanchang waite Toe tu letting them tears a Mimitted and of the stave Hon was taken to the effect tha': the Mission would despatch a strong Inger fo the po vineial government Kiange uring same to, give its Sroner apport to this Tus Ministries of Railways and Communications have formulated a proposal for the inauguration by The Chinese Government of an, International Travel Service which will shortly be submitted to the Central Government for examina tion and approval, says a Nanking telegram to the "Sinwanpao."
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