on Oct at the Henry Les The arrangements for the enter. tainment of the large number of guests present wore excellent. The ballroom and garden were "made The result was that Mr. Ariyoshi had to achieve the feat of being in two places at once—which he did with remarkable success 3 \There must have been Tew to whom he did not manage to have a brief conversation and he showed evident pleasure in being back in Shanghai.
The assemblage included representatives of all nationalities, most lof the Chinese present being in conventional morning dress, A. band played tuneful music to add ito the pleasure of the evening and it was long past the hour mention.
in the Invitation card before the Of papers on progress in treatment of the disaas W. Yinzon Lee of among those who attended were Dr. H.W. Wade, Medical Director e€ the Leonard Wood Memorird on the Eradieathe American Mission to Lepers for Japan, Br. and Mes. LIH. K. (London) for Canads, Dr. C, M. Heselman of Manila, Dr. J. F. Rock of VU. S. Depart:
et sity, and a large number of foreign and Chinese medical men and Minister' was able to shake hands with the last departing guest, Those who, were present included Count and, Countess Giano Mare," and. Mes. Edwin ingham, Sir John Brenan, M, and jous parts of China, interested in the leprosy problem. purposes comparison summary of the activi "in behalf [of lepers in other countries m be given here. In India the official of registered lopers in 1911 was 109,094; in 1921 1 down at' 102,530, The ers to healthy populati But it is quite probable la cannot be less than one mil-'The Government spends seven (pees per capita per day upon the people. I have personally visited several fine leper hospitals' in India which—though subsidised by the Government—are frequently by private in: missionary stitutions.
The Teper asylum Allahabad managed by Dr. Higgi botham of the American Chure Mission is a ticularly efficient Siniras. Bombay, Calcutta and Others are to be found in Burma it is calculated that there are 30,000 lepers, three thousand of whom reside in Rangoon. The local Government also expends seven Fupees per capita.
In Hawaii the registered num: bee of lepers is, 7,217.
'A report of 1928-25 says that fare spent upon cash leper per day.
In Siany 7,472 lepers (ie. about 10,000 population) are registered by the Government which protides allowance for them but supports a leper dispensary at Bang. kok.
The N. American Presbyterian Mission has established two asylums. in the country.
It ix unfortunate that o the urgency of more pressing health rs, the claims of leper work China have not been more ae: ti ely considered by the National Government.
T have seen Dr. J. Hong Liu, Director of the National Health Administration, upon this and he autho isos me to say. that 3 the greatest sympathy' the work of the Chinese Mi n to Tapers and to add that if the Go senment have not hitherto taken the lead in this matter, it is Mime, Meyrier, Baron and Baroness R. von Collenberg, Dr. W. Fuchs, Mr."and Mrs. A, D, Bell, Mr. Sterl-
Christian Council to secure in-ling Fessen"
J. Re Jones, formation for the Chinese Mis-captain and Mrs, J. Bahnson, Major sion to Lepers with the view
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