As the railways fall into enemy hands more of the work will be along irivers and highways and in country where the wounded must be carried long distances by stretcher on mountain and paddy-feld paths. Service under these conditions will be more difficult than along the railways. At ihe same time, it will become increasingly difficult to secure funds as the areas that have contributed are evacuated. The only hope of the Council is in the increase of appropriations from foreign sources. Present funds will carry the work for another month or two, but if it is t0 be continued as the need increases more resources must imme-be made available. Gifts sent in gold currencies, personal checks or New York or London drafts, benefit by the latest exchange. It is not wise to buy Chinese currency abroad for money thus remitted brings a rate much lower than available on the spot. Cheques may be sent to Mr. F. C. Brown, Hon. Treas, American Church Mission, Hankow.—&r.r. ihe train. After making the necessary contacts with the officers in charge we bid good bye to our fellow team workers who had helped to get the wounded to the train and began our work as soon as the train pulled out.
This new model train is provided with canvas beds and small tables and most of the furniture is painted white, as in hospitals. It was not crowded, at least every soldier had ample room for his own comfort When we distributed refreshments a very cheerful atmosphere developed throughout the train and everyone received his gift with expressions of gratitude. We, of course, had the Amon the 344 passengers of the s. Shanghai Maru arriving here from Nagasaki on Sunday afternoon were Mr. Shogen Ozeki and Mr. Bunzo Tuba, respectively chief of the Customs Section and chief of the Accounts Settlement Section of the Japanese Finance Ministry. the "Mainichi" said yesterday. Also on board the vessel were Mr. Ninzo Yamada, Managing Director of the Shirokiya Department Store in Tokyo, and Mr. Kizo Hashimoto, Director of the Kanko Hotel at Int Unzen, Kyushu. advantage of having been known to them at the hospital and some of them even remembered our names.
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