The rents received by the Lester Chinese Hospital to date during the current year show a decrease of 21 per cent. over those received during the corresponding period in 1995, It stated in the hospital's report for August. The Ananetal position of the hhospltai ts causing " considerable anxiety to the trustees and com: mittee, the depression which has hit, Shanghat business firms has als had its effect upon the hospital's ancial resources. One of its chief Gimeult to pay their rents promptly. The report" describes as a "very serious matter" the decrease In renis received so far this year.
Statistics for the month of August are as follows:—
Number of out-patient visits Number of few In-patient eds sources of income is the endowment property, but owing to the general Aepression throughout Shanghat, many of the tenants find it very amber of "eis" Wrought
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