Shanghai, Sept. 20.
Around and around' 'a spreading chestnut tree in the grounds of the [Cathedral Girls' School, Avenue Haig, struts Judas, at the end of a piece of rope. Judas, a sheep which gives its life' blood ' when requlved "for TInboratory tests, is part of the eaulpment of St. Luke's Hospital. Moving Into its present comfortable quarters. immediately after "evacuation from Hongkew, the Hospital is doing sterling service dealing with elvilion casualties, and is continuing the work of its other departments, though this has necessarily been resiricteu, In the rush and scramble of evacuntion from the hospital building in, Hongkew, only a limited number of supplies could be taken into its temporary quarters. The hospital has been using a poriable X-ray apparel for the last five weeks, while the sterilizing apparatus is housed beneath matshed in the school yard, The kkitehen 1s also functioning beneath a temporary structure, With folding doors throwa open, two of the class rooms on the ground floor have been converted into casualty ward, where many of the is Injured in the Settlement Concession by shrapnel and stray bullets are accommodated, Upstairs in the School Hall is another 1d behind, in the school is the hospital's operating with wash-basins at.
well-lighted from windows at either side, ig ideal for Its mew [purpose, It contains just one operat Ing table, which was removed from the hospital at the time of evacuation, Bath Room ai Laboratory various upstairs rooms are housed the hospital's training school, while a bath-room: is used as the hospital laboratory, "The entrance hall has been converted into the eye department, Outside In the spacious [grounds of the school there is one tent, "It is used to accommodate the hospital's single B, patient, The summer house is ised by the wast amahs. "We sleep on the floor here", they exclaimed, "there are an awful of of beetles about."
The hospital now cares for 00 patients, instead of its usual number of 188, The out-patient department, Which usually deals with upwards of 400 patients "a day, now handle mero 20 or so, A number of the Luke's staff have been transferred the Number "Two Base Hospital, the French Concession, and three foreigners and 19 Chinese doctors remain to carry on the work of the Despiie difficulties encountered through insuMcient supplies and Jequipment, the hospital is bravely Jearrying on, and has adjusted itself completely to its new surroundings, certainly the pleasantest imaginable, Supplies Retrieved Members of the staff took advantage Jof the permission granted by the Japanese authorities on Sunday and Monday to visit the hospital in Hongkew, and retrieve badly wanted supplies, While a shell had damaged a small_part of the equipment, and numerous bullet holes were found all over the building, the majority of th [supplies were found intact.
As it was hard {o obtain motor lorries, twelve private cars visited the hospital, and brought back quantities of winter bedding, bandages, ete, and fan X-ray apparatus to replace" the portable contraption hitherto in use. Some difficulty was experienced with the Japanese authorities in removing! this property.
"The war has hit the St, Luke's Hos+ pital very severely, and it may be [that the hospital will not recover from the blow. The superintendent, Mr. J 'M, Wilson, told a ""North-China Dally. News" reporter yesterday that the hospital might have to close down within a few months unless help wore forthcoming. " "We have applied. to various American charitable organizations for assistance," he said, "which we ardently hope will be given to us. 'At the moment, we are facing eft of $8,000 4 month'
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