[Prone Our Own Comsroxnen Chowtsun, May 17.
The Public Safely Bureau here has 'a new and progressive head. A river from which most of the tovin's water supply is obtained is being dredged_ fand deepened mainly by the labour of soldiers. 'The day of a modern water system has not yet dawned, though the idea of getting "tzu-lal-shui 4. "the water' that comes by itself" is sometimes alluded to in conversation, The repairing of streets also going on. A very trim squad fof soldiers passed me the other day, Clean white shirts hung outside black trousers with one red stripe. Carrying spades on their' shoulders, they marched to their job, On the 12th instant, the graduation ceremony of the Nursing School of the Foster Hospital was held when four nurses received their certificates and listened to an address from Prof, B. Djong of Cheeloo University. The superintendent Dr. W, S, Flowers presided, and the two British nurses, Misses Logan and Wheat, also took part. In all 33 nurses have graduat~ fed from this hospital.
'On the 18th, General Feng Yuhsiang passed' through Chowtsun, stopping his special train for some time here,
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