Recently two conflagrations destroyed a large quantity of aviation petrol, and tHere is a strong suspicion that the fires were set by onery Chinese. Petrol is not plentiful and many motor cars are not running for this reason, though motor trucks seem sufficiently numerous on the roads There seem to be surprisingly few serious accidents, likely due to the necessity for careful driving on curves and gradients, Kweiyang sees many people coming and going, foreigners and Chinese. for it has become an inner gateway of importance. Good hotel accommodation is indeed hard to find, and large and small Chinese hotels aiid inns seem tó be constantly full despite high prices. A few days ago a large body of troops passed through from the hinterland on their way to the front. They seemed well set up well-equipped in the main and certainly in good spirits, Many will never come back, but there seem to be many more willing to do their. bit A visit to the National Red Cross headquarters recently confirmed former impressions that it is A going concern, and is doing a great amount of aba work. One of the best things about the organization is that Dr. Robert Lim and his aides always feel that it should be doing better still The hospital, at their headquarters some distance outside the city, is a model of simplicity and efficiency, and illustrates what can be done without too elaborate equipment, Personnel Transfers The Central China International Red Cross here is soon to lose one of their secretaries, Mr. Spencer (loaned from the Salt Gabelle), who soon starts on delayed furlough. His place is being filled by Mr. A. J. Allen, formerly of Hankow. Dr. Robert McClure, transport director. will be leaving at the same time, and the Red Cross is fortunate in having the Rev. W. H. Mitchell come to take his place. Both Mr. Spencer and Dr. McClure have done splendid service, and it will be hard for their able successors to keep to their standard, Of necessity the Kweiyang International Red Cross Committee has to operate rather independently of the Hankow International Red Cross. Not taking into consideration the large sums sent to the Kweiyang committee for transmission to other interests, during the past year the committee here has administered about 32,000,000 including the value of the medical supplies furnished many hospitals. orphanages and other interests in unoccupied China.
Various committees in Hongkong and Shanghai have aided muck in this good work. Many hospitals find it practically impossible to secure supplies except through the International Red Cross Committee. The National Red Cross has been helping in the distribution of these supplies The "Misses Wilkenson and Teagarden, who have for two years been efficiently helping in the Red Cross work, returned to their work in Anhwei recently, and Drs, Emma and Francis Tucker are at work in their place. Miss E. C. Hoover also soon. joins the staff, a Miss Julia Clark has to give up her post.
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