The Association has also received a letter from the Chairman of the War Organization of the British Red Cross Society expressing grateful thanks for the generous gift of nine crates of hospital supplies forwarded in the s, Soudan. The letter asks for pyjamas, nightshirts and other garments, for which the patterns were supplied earlier. The Chairman adds that any knitted comforts, which may be sent from Shanghai, will be used for troops in hospitals where they are very much sought after. Another shipment of garments is being sent this week.
The British Prisoners of War in Germany Section has met on four Tuesdays during the month and the following completed garments. apart from donations, have been received: forty pairs of socks, 29 mufflers, twenty pullovers, thirteen Balaclava helmets, ten pairs of gloves, and eight body belts.
The Home Nursing and First Aid classes have been well-attended since their inception and are held hi-weekly at the Lester Chinese Hospital and the Cathedral School for Girls. Arrangements are under way regarding examinations and the Association hopes to receive a favourable reply from St. John Ambulance Association in England regarding the status of certificates to be issued. In this connection the Association is deeply indebted to the lecturers: Mrs. R. H. Box, Mrs. H. C. Hopkins, Dr. I. G. Anderson and Dr. Salmon King, who are devoting much of their valuable time to this useful work.
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