Duties of Service Sanitaire Doubled in Emergency Aurora Unive sity's Big Task ITH more than 30,000 people in refugee camps, and wounded soldiers in regular and emergency hospitals, officials of the French Concession Service Sanitaire have had their inspection duties more than doubled since the outbreak of hostilities round Shanghai.
Their main endeavour is to prevent contagious diseases from becoming epidemic and by doing their daily rounds so far have nipped all cases in the bud.
Questioned yesterday by a representative of the "North-China Daily News," Dr. Y. Palud, Deputy Director of the department, observed that some cases of dysentery had been found. but that the disease was isolated to a great degree. Regarding cholera, he said that over the week-end a num-institution in the French Concession they have premises, staff and much equipment, and it is pointed out that all doctors are on the faculty or graduates from Aurora in medicine. The Jesuit Fathers as individuals take a personal interest in the work, while Chinese' ladies come both of instances in a mild form came to official attention. Those patients were transported to the Chinese In-factious Diseases Hospital in Vu Ya-ching Road. Cholera definitely was not in epidemic form and the department had the situation well in hand.
But, Dr. Palud pointed out, the morning and afternoon to write letters for the bless¢s or entertain them ith games, charades and similar means of relaxation. Nearly thirty doctors attend and_ fifteen sisters evacuated from the General Hospital and the Sacred Heart in Yangtszepoo handle the most critical cases and assist in the operation theatre.
Crew Want $250 Bonus New York, Sept. 5.
The fighting in the Far East and the threat to neutral shipping have caused uneasiness throughout the United States.
Members of the crew have tied up the departure from San Francisco of the Dollar Liner President Wilson by demanding $250 each before signing articles on the grounds of the risk they would incur if they entered the Sino-Japanese fighting zone.
Passengers to-day reclined on decks and in their state rooms while representatives of the seamen and the company conferred. The liner is due to sail for Yokohama and Manila. Members of the crew fear that they may be ordered to Shanghai on refugee work.—Reuter.
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