Nanking, Nov. 11.
Dr. J. Hong Li, formerly Vice-Minister, took the'oath as. Acting Minister' of the Ministry of Health in the presence of the officials of National. Government at "10 clock this mozging at the audi: torium of the State Council Acting President Tan Yenskai presided. During the course of hig speech he declared that the appointment of a health expert to te thd head of the national, health organization marked the beginning new era in public health adminiatration in China, Dr. Liu, it may be recalled, isa graduate of the Harvard University Medical School, Boston, U.S.A, and has so important posts Cy the last fifteen years, among which ma ber mentioned thone of Director the Peking Union Medical College, superintendent of the P.U.M.C.
pital and president of the tional Medical Association of China—Reuter.
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