A recent visitor in the city from Shanghai was Mrs. Thaddeus C. White, of Shanghai, formerly Princess For Ling. With her American husband and son, Mrs. White went on to Montreal and New York. Mr, White will go to London on business.
On the R. M.S. Empress of Canada came Dr, J. W. Ross, Canadian Trade Commissioner in Shanghai. In discussing trade prospects, Dr. Ress said China would eventually become the greatest consumer of soft woods io the world. "This is an opportunity for Canada," he added, in urging Canadian jiumber men ito cultivate the Canadian trade. Mr. ©. E. Disher, a prominent. Vancouver importer and exporter, came back from China a few days ago, optimistic over the business outlook there. He was convinced. he said, that conditions were much better than when ha was over there in February. The Rev. A. E, Armstrong, of Toronto, associate secretary of the Foreign Missions Board of the Presbyterian Church. returned equally enthusiastic in regard to the outlook for missions in China and Korea, Leprosy Curie, About seven months ago a Chinese woman arrived from the Orient and was removed to quarantine as a leper. This' woman was ater moved te Vancouver General Hospital and it is now believed that che has been cured. Dr. A. Monro, of the hospital staff, took charge of the patient abet five months ago. He began a treatment for leprosy which was discovered about two years ago and which was reported to be successful. An extract of oil from the chaulmoogra tree, known as ethyl Jesters of chaulmoogra, was obtained and hypodermic injections made weekly. After ai short time, improvement in the condition of the patient was noticed, and now she is believed to be citted, there be ing no sign whatever of leprosy bacteria. The case in the only one ever treated beyond the confines of leprosy lagaretto in Canada and its treatment and the success that has greeted it have held the_interest of medical men of Van-
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Reference hag been made in this column to Stephen Golder, sccretary of the Vancouver Automobile. Club, and nephew 0? Sir Robert Hart of China. He is brought to mind again by the death of Lord Northcliffe. In his' early days, Mr. Golder, who was a former world champion amateur cyeli was editor of the "Bicycle New: then the leading cycling paper: in the old country, and published at Coventry. It was on. this paper that young Alfred Harmsworth first broke into the newspaper game. It was typical of the future peers sags Mr. Golder, that, after had given Harmsworth' job at 35s. a week, he should almost immediately suggest to Mr. Golder that he be given four pages of his own and he would "make a great success of the paper." This offer was accepted and Harmsworth started a "sale and want department," for words
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