To the Editor of the "Nomrt-Cimxa Darcy News"
'Sm—In the Tuesday issue of the "North-China Daily News" you gave a short description of a fire at the Hangchow Hospital which destroyed the Nurses' Home. Since then further news has been received telling of the p, complete destruction of this building and the loss of their possessions by the Chinese Nurses. The reason why the lose to them has been so complete that they were so busily engaged in removing patients from neighbouring wards that they could give no time fo saving their own few be Tongings and so lost nearly every: thing.
Atall times a fire in a hospital is a tragic affair and especially so when, within a few days of Christmas, preparations are in full swing for the celebration of what to most of us fs and remem=
The Hangchow Hospital is one of the largest in China and handled last year some 3400 in-patients and over 40,000 "out-patients, the majority of whom were unable to pay for the full cost of their treatment while many were able to pay nothing at all. The ancial strain on the hospital therefore at all times a heavy one and the result of the fire will be to add very considerably to this, At this season of rejoicing when so much ip being done to assist those who are in need, may we make a special appeal for thig hospital where Carinae seems likely to be a time jorrow and disappointment rather tian of the joy that so: many of us are experiencing.
'We make old therefore to appeal your readers. for speedy Mnancia) assistance in rebuilding the Nurses' Tome and suggest that gifts for this purpose be sent direct'to Dr. 8, D. Sturton, Kwangehi Hospital, "Hang-(chow, or {0 Dr.. If. Gordon Thompson, Forcion YAEGA, Bubbling "Well Road, Shanghai, Wl. Gorpox Tuostrsow, Santon Lo MAXWELL,
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