Apart from being a complete and accurate account of all work done and organization in respect to its accomplishment, the report is a very human record of difficulties over-conic, of ingenious: methods used to make the amount of money at disposal stretch over a large amount
necessity of allowing certain classes of relief work; of the constant, sad of sufferers to die, such as the aged and mained, in order that " smaller number might survive throughout the entire eight months.
The report of the medical division, which was organized as an entirely separate unit, describes the interesting process of "delousing' labourers by means of kerosene baths and the pressing of garments with charcoal irons. Regular delousing squads went the rounds of the workers putting up straw mats and taking a group of men at a time, then putting their clothes through the process of spraying and pressing. By means of this method and the furnishing of a balanced diet (which was forcibly objected to on occasions) epidemic was largely prevented and when it did break out was controlled and successfully isolated.
Incidentally, in connexion with highway work and also with the distribution of supplies, etc., the American Red Cross gathered a good deal of propaganda material regarding the need for good roads in China. "A_ most illuminating chapter on Chinese carts, more especially cart wheels, and in particular the saw tooth wheel which is "an ingenious contrivance for making bad roads still worse" is inserted in this volume. And last of all, a most useful chapter on "If we had to do it again" which should certainly be kept for reference by all organizations who might work in the future and who will need the counsel of experience.
Lisurenanr N. L. Veresmith took over the command of H. M. Cockchafer on Monday last from Lieutenant Commander A. 0. Thursfield, who sailed on Tuesday on the steamer Mentor for England Voxio, Mar. 6.
The training squadron, consisting of the battleships Yagumo and Izumo, which started on a world cruise in August last, under command of Vice-Admiral Saito, returned to this country yesterday after a Voyage covering over 26,000 miles. The squadron carried on board two Imperial Princes, Prince Asaakira Kuni and Prince Hirotada Kwacho. The former became ill in the course of the cruise, and was taken to the Naval Hospital at Sasebo upon the return of the squadron.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.