Vatican Announces Gift from Chinese Authorities Vatican City, July 16, A dispatch from Kongmoon, Kwanglung, reveals that Chinese authorities have ceded 200 acres of land at Ngai Moon for the Mary-knoll Leprosarium, in recognition of work among lepers by Catholic, Missionaries and an American physician, Dr, Harry Blaber, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dr. Blaber and Catholic'.priesis have' worked under extreme ditieulles during the past five years to ald Chinese stricken with the dread disease, Dr. Blaber on returning to South China April 1, after a brief furlough, brought with him his bride, trained nurse, who will ald heneeforth in caring for women lepers, The land gift will allow segregation of over 100 lepers in buildings of modern construction to be erect-the new site. Now the Chi-hose lepers are housed in small Mimsy mat sheds at Sun Wul. Dr. Blaber, who is in charge of "the Sacred Heart Hospital at Toi Shan, has made frequent weekly trips to Sun Wut to treat the leper Three vessels have been acquired for leanster of lepers from Sun Wut to Ngai. Moon; a two ton, motor Munch, "The Siar of the Sea" which formerly was used by missionaries at Sanclan Island, and two -large sailing Junks which formerly wore smugglers' boats, seized by Customs officials and bought for a few dollars. No-one, it-was stated, would allow lepers to travel ona public boat s0 the Catholic missionaries had to buy "leper boats" to transport their eharges—United. Press.
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