Interesting Report of Work Done Daring January The following report of the medical superintendent of the Lester Chinese Hospital (Shantung Road Hospital), which gives a comprehensive summary of the activities of this worthy institution during January, will doubtless be of inter-fest to the general public, as well a8) to those who take @ more personal! interest in the affairs of the charity.
The activities of the hospital hay been interrupted during the mon! by the New Year holidays, when the O.P.D. was closed for the follow-had been able to reach. The gathering was distinctly international in character, there being British, American, Austrian, German Hu garian, Czechoslovakian, and Portuguese wom [Under such circumstances the speech which Miss Pye, herself an English woman, gave to the gathering, wa: lof much interest, Mme, Drevet, second member of the delegation, delighted the group by her renderings of French, Italian and Russian songs.
Mrs, Laurenz, in calling upon Miss Pye to speak, referred to the fact that she had possibly, though newcomer, had. unique opportunities for close and confidential touch with Chinese women in view of her motive in coming, and asked if she would speak to the group of the things which she had found. reply, Miss Pye expressed her ing days: January 1, 23, 24 and 25, pleasure at being able to speak to this international gathering before she left this country. to the organisation under which She referred rong tHeY ad come to China and told of Number of visits its work in other countries, In 1915, tasticeees BIBS SHAB while Europe was still convulsed in Children.) 129 4172 1380 4926 warfare, there had been, at the curr ano Pavino Cases Hague, a courageous gathering of women from several belligerent Mon 848 6 166 countries, to seo if, even then, the Women, Children:
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Women of many countries determin their influence with their obit ies) end. respective governments toward that come could be recorded.
Unhappily no immediate out women in China and elsewhere dan important part to play in arr] continuing to stimulate desire, for and education for peace, went on There was some slackening off) Miss Pye. A. French woman had of the number in the wards, the Chinese New Year fest but the holidays were hardly over before the beds were again full. One feature of the holidays this year was the comparatively small number of casualties, as against last when quite a number of severe cidents and suicidal cas brought in.
This has not affected the totals however, as the figures: given below show.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.