This last fortnight has been marked by an unusual number of visitors. Mr, C, Butland, of the AP.C. agency in Tsinan, spent a night in the mission compound on his tour of the district: Dr. R, Liddell, of the LOIS. hospital at Hsiaochang. west of Tel chow, turned up on his newly-a quired Francis Burnett 2-stroke motor cycle, It was perhaps more fortune' {to lose his shaving tackle from his knapsack than it would have been to ose his tools from his kit. He came to see the new English Methodist Mission As Thyself Hospital, opened recently. His purpose was to study view of the decision to rebuild the hospital at Hsiaochang, where the fine record of medical work justifies a more modern plant.
As the Wuting Hospital embodies a number of recent theories hospital construction, he found it very interesting. He especially noted th ne is enhanced by the the excellent Vitaglass solariums:
arrangement of the wards, which are built running north and south. The site at Hslaochang, unfortunately. will not permit accommodation below round level so that the plans cannot include semi-baseraents, which are s0 Valuable a. feature of the Wuting Hospital, On his ride across country he was" surprised to find such splendid earth motor road from Linyi to Wuting, the last 140 Li of " his, Journey. He came from Tehchow, geod roads and poor, on rather less than a gallon of petrol.
Edward, in the picturesque habit of a nun. came over from Hsiao Muchia, near Yanghsin, also to see the hospital and -make' the acquaintance of the staff, as she occasionally ends in patients from her dis: pen sary. 'There is an interesting one here now: a young man with Bright's Disease, who' went into uraemic coma Yesterday and was brought round By ihe help of our new electric radiant Tamp bath, 3 Cmdr. Chao, Gen, Man's second in command, this week re-visited Wutlnk there, as already reported, he made uch progressive changes during is Iagistracy. The city was decorated with bunting in his "honour. His ESitomery Hinder towards, fre Slmers and his appreciation of the Work missionaries are doing inthe Interior, was shown by his attendance with the new. mandarin," Mr Chi Sungepo, at's foreign luncheon." "He typical example of the men pro: Guced by Feng Yurhsiang Bus Service from Tainan The bus service {rom Tsinan, now extended northwards to Yanghsi. Wuti, and Chanhua, which had improved so immensely since its inauguration four or five years ago, is making an interesting experiment in using charcoal instead of petrol for power. The new Ford V-8 vehicles have been transformed. Chinese are eminently practical and always put achievement' before appearance. One must confess that the service has been adversely affected to no very serious extent, and the saving in cost of running may be presumed to be considerable. The heat is severe for the driver, but the cold weather is on its way, and the power is less. ut what's' an occasional loss. of minutes or hours. We shall watch terest. further developments with great in-
Infectious diseases have been lose this year than is often the case, and now are disappearing. Cholera claimed a few victims, the last reported death being last week from Yanghsin.
Protective serum was asked for and given in several cases.
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