The shifting of the Communist menace to the northwest has seemed to leave the south and southwest Peaceful. Reports of victories against Reds in the northwest" keep coming in.
The Canton-Hankow railroad construction work is being pushed and already ahead of schedule. "The writer in a: conversation with a student engineer on the Chichow-Hengsan sector said except for three big bridges there would be trains running through to Hengchow during the summer or early autumn. delegation of doctors headed by Dr. Edward Hume and. Dr. Wan; Superintendent of Siang-ya and Dr Long, of the Hunan government public health bureau visited Siangtan. recently, 'They came to discuss with the Slangtan_ Presbyterian Hospital the question of ce-operation in medical and public healthy work." The local Mayor and Mr. Ho, one of the leading Citizens of the City, were ce-opted to make proposals and' to promise. the support of the City government, The government of Hunan has a. large programme and while funds are not available for carrying out the full programme all at once, there seems. to be nothing else to do but to try to carry out gradually this sort of ce-operation. Tt is easy to see diffi culties, and t point out pitfalls but to not' give it a trial is impossible. The proposal i, to have, in all the 75 counties, a" public health contre and the first step is to operate with the Mission hospitals in those counties where the work is already being carried on. Dr. Hume thas been employed by the gover ment for two months to help carry' through this Idea, Dr. G. T. Tootell of Changteh was in our City recently and reported that the same delegation had visited Changteh and pro gress has already been mode in the Jaunching of this new enterprise, Dr. Tootell came also to see the Presbyterian Hospital and Dr. 1. W. Dong. Dr. Dong is medical superintendent. He has been ill for some time and arrangements have been made for him to have a needed rest, Dr. Feng of Changteh is being sent to substitute for a few weeks, The Siangtan Middle Schoo! under its new management is carrying on spite of reduced grants, with a full school. The new principal is a man of influence and even. though the teachers have had to take substantial cuts in salaries, there is good cooperation in the teaching staff, many of whom are new.
The new ferry across the river for the Tan-pao motor bus road here is proving to be a great boon to through passengers from Changsha. This ferry was pushed through ro-cently, Beause of 30 many buses being used for transport of troops
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