The Archive · 1941

Customs Chinese Pay Cuts to Be Restored

Shanghai, Apr. 6.

Since the outbreak' of the Sino-Japanese Incident, members of the Chinese staff of Customs suffered a 20 per cent. cut in salaries. In view of their loyal service and rising prices, Dr, Sherman Chang, Director-General of Customs, has secured approval by Mr. Chow Fuchal, Minister Foance, to rare the ext a from lor training schools as we understand them, but where real need. exists, Means must be found to meet It, The matter of training nurses is different. We have doctors, hospitals. fand matrons, and~ nurses must {rained if the hospitals are to con~ tinue, There is good material of which to make the nurses and one lof our leading doctors assured me: that they could be trained here and would be 100 per cent. behind Jany effort to get such training start-that It is up to us, the British women. Jof Shanghai, to get to work in these imatiers which are truly social ser-' vice,

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