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The King was no seriously alarmed FEMALE MEDICAL MISSION and called his second son; “Emir, "Abdulla,
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TO CHINA. PROBABILITY OF A WOMEN'S MEDICAL SCHOOL.
the matter with the Bishop, and ariant" with hi approval replied as follows:
Thas his Lordship was doubtful as to whe A startling amqual follows the Day Khurma. Abdulla marched out with a
sher Engiian or Irish adios could stand the Express revelations of comic opers chaos in columna
stress and strain of actual medical practice of 950 Mesopotamian infantry,
on the Hongkong Mission or in the interior, the administration of the Middle East Avolunteers for the Arab Army, and som TO BE STARTED IN HONGKONG,
but that great good night result if (a) letter on this subject was addressed to the camel corps. The British officers on the
Dr. Lamant were to establish a hostel for. Prime Minister. It is signed by a number spot opposed his going, and he was necom this meting of the St. Vincent de 11 which there be; or (b) with the Gover
female medical student at the University, of influential members of Parliament and paniod, of the foreign military missions in Bowen read an interesting paper on where vocations to a medical life could be Paul Soniety, hell yesterday, Liout-Cel. (ment's anotion stare a school of her own echers qualified us speak with nuthority on Arahis only by French Moslem offer. Female Medical Mission to China," in fostered among Chinese, Portuguese and Asiátic questions?
He won some preliminary success, but which he foreshadowed the possibility of a Eurasian girls, while Dr. Lamant and kee Those who have signed the letter to the was finally surprised asleep in camp on Eurasian and Chinese girls being organiz the poor; and finally that he would ap medical training school fur Portuguese assistants were rendering medical aid to Prime Minister affirm their opinion that night, and fled with his mounted need. Me, J. M. Alves presided, and among prore of either of these courses being the present arrangement, which places learing his 250 infantry behind him, with others prost were Bishop Pozzoni and undertaken;÷provided-she did not apply to
Commander Hodgson." this guns and machine-guna Central and Мачоротамія.
Southern The Wahabis took no prisonery, as usual. †
him for financial support, Lient-Cal Bowon said:--Your Lord- "Arabia and · Aden under the contral and The British Government was
Ip subsequent correspondence tlause ship, and Brothers of the Society of Bt views wore enlarged upon, and Dr. direction of the India Office, Egypt, alarmed as the King of the Hejar at the Vincent de Paul-The Central Council of Lumant's proposal laid before the Counci Palestine, the Sondag, and the territory of apparently imminent fall of Mexca, and the King of the Hejar under the Furtiga made hasty arrangements for the era this morning on a subject of, importance, Society held on the 19th Jane last. There our Society has asked me to address you meeting of the St Vincent de Paul'i Office, and Cyprus and Somaliland under tion by sea of the 8,000 British-Indian which cannot fail. I think, to intenst you seemed to be a general uncensus of opin- the Colonial Office, has resulted in a serious residents of Mecen. Meanwhile, officers | conflict of policy, which has all the seeds af, were sent out by aeroplane from England or make an appeal to all those who, like ion that Dr. Lumam would be supplying you, are devoting their energie to works a very urgent need. The time sums oppor to Egypt to try to persuade the combatants of Christian charity. It concerns the pro tune for making an attempt to start auga None of the three existing departments, to make peace. They even asked my
posed foundation in our midst of it is pointed out, has the qualification, inopinion as to the best means to follow.
a work as she proposer. But, of course, special organisation and personnel, to cope I pointed out first that the Cabinet must medical mission in by women to up-she would require nancial support, If, succesfully with the new situation. make up its mind to support only one side, part the missionaries who are labouring with three or four helpers, she were to start Indis Office methods and direction are and that in view of the turmoil a century ng us, and in the interior, in their here, a very heavy expenditure would have not suited to the conditions obtaining in age when ihn Saoud'a ancestor took Mech labours among the poor, by bringing to their, to be incurred which she could zot be es Mesopotamia, and can only lead to political it might be wiser to support the King fering, especially those of the female sex, undertaking might prove a financial sa well aid medical benefits for the sick and spected to have to meet herself. In time her embarrassment among all the Arabe people of the Kejar. Similarly, the Foreign Offies, bound by its
In my opinion, Meccs could only be You are all of you probably, aware how an a spiritual success though it inuat ba own particular methods and diplomacy, is made safe from Vejd by garrisoning its succesfully Protestant Missions attach to borne in mind that she comes to Go not a department designed w administer in enstern frontier by a regular divison: The themselves female staffs of trained medical not the rich, who could afford to pay for complete harmony the territories at present Turks had aapplied this division till 1916.actitioners and nurses, who undoubtedly her ministrations, but the poor but the under, its sphere.
The Arabians will now not permit Turks afford them the most valuable assistance, expenses, especially in the initial stages, in Ambin; there must, therefore, be found in this respect they are without doubt are bound to be great. Neither Dr. The letter to the Prime Minister boldly troops frun some other Moslem Gavern-far ahead of and better organized than our Lamant or the girls she appeals to are auns. Catholic Missions. Even since the time of It is not for the purpose of taking the veil own Civil Service; self contained, and in- The Egyptians had done the work early the famous explorer and missionary David later on that such girls enter the Unive spiral, moreover, with the new spirit which in the nineteenth century, but they wure Livingstone who first conceived the idea sities to study medicine, however exalte is so greatly needed,
new half-English, and therefore ineligible they have made free use of medical aid their religious purpose might be in votum- Its agreed that far from increasing for Mecca. The Mosiem elements of the from women helpers, who they have at teering to work abroad. Probably D.. expenditure, the creation of this now De Indian Army are equally ineligible. There ached to their missions. They early re amant might form them into a sort of partment would end to sponies. The remained the Government of Feisul in gnisert the fact that Pagan women, religious institution, not bound by rews, in aim of such a new Ministry would be to Damascus. Feisul was accordingly ap- especially of the East, more secluded in which they would follow such a simpl discharge British responsibilities in the appealed to, and asked if he would under their lives than their Western sisters, were rule as that of the Third Order of Middle East with the minimum garrisons take the defence of Mecen.
amenable to the influences of female mi Franes ( which Mr Hament, already Pand the winimum personnel, and to seek to Els refused, as I knew he would, for "sionaries where they were unapproachable belongs) which could combine a certain bring about the mms mum development of reusons which need not be made public. to men; with characteristic energy, there necessary religious discipline with elasta native administration and dependence, Ha had offered to do it when in London fore, they set about the establishment of city of life; but they would not bi regi- The Bully Eeprem has received from at the end of 1918, and had asked-partly hospitals and schools for medical instrus ons in the technical sense of the term, or Colcari T. £. Lawrence an aresting com by my advice for tanks and armoured tion, staffed and run by women, who bare have at their back the great financial res ment on its revelations of the Middle East curs for the purpose. There had ensued undoubtedly proved themselves efficient sources of established "religious orders, muddle.
the usual three-part comedy the Foreign helpers and now form an indispensable. They would require remuneration for their There is no greater authority on the sub Office pressing, the War Office havering, the part of their organisation. It is true services, as well as (probably) adequate ject than this temporary elimel in the India Office opposing. Eventually the War that in the Catholic Church there are security for employment before they would British Army, Fellow of All Souls, former Office agreed to supply tanks only to the many institutions of nuns, whose devoted venture abroad. And where could this fin ly scholar of Jesus, "and afterwards Senior one side that of Mects.
labours go far to supply the place in our aneial suppors come from, if their work is Demy of Magdalen, Brebank, gist. Then they begin to wait their armoured missions of the ladies referred to, we to be among the poor. Not certainly from croward king of Arabia," Prince of Meces, cars in Ireland and Egypt-end after have two such in our midst who pre the funds of our society which are already organiser of the Arab revolt against Tur-six months correspondence they offered excellent and up to date hospitals as well earmarked to the fast cent to charities key, and leader of irregulars under the their tank too late for Feisul's conveni a schools nevertheless the need has be already in existence. The must the Society Emir-Feisal The war has discovered~T~~~@DOC
-felt-for-secular workers, who, from their
-of-St Vincent de Paul could by expectat more, romantic figure and no more signifi. The present policy is to try to recon- freer and less restricted lives could be to do would be to extend to' Dr. Lamant täht" personality-.
cile the two rulers—a temporary measure, profitably employed in many places and and her assistants a cordial recognition and which will not stop His during and his deeds, his extra. more than would the delimiting of fron- strictly religious institutions. Struck not only because the work is of such, a a new religion any ways that were beyond the province of trong moral support and sympathy. The reason why the matter is put before you is ordinary genius for handling wild natives, tier by a mixed commission. The cut by our deficiency in this respect, some nature as cannot fail to onlist your syzapa his complete asimilation of the Enst bursts of puritanism in the desert happen years ago a very remarkable woman, a thies, but because the public support (if shared only with Palmer, the Orientalised every hundred years or so, by a kind of Ductor MacLaren- a Scotch convert from given) of a Society su well-known and op scholar-soldier e an carlier generation biufagical law, and die away after their Presbyterianism, and herself a trained his modesty and unconventionality have success, this one will die away.
Un medical practitioner. laboured to supply tee to those who might wish to subscribe ins iprocisted in the Colony, would be a quare. become almost legendary, Da
fortunately, sometimos Moslem opinion a remedy. Har mastle appears to bare the upkeep of the work. I would suggest A slight and boyish figure he is thirty, demands that their death be hurried, and fallen on seother lady doctor-a Doctor that of Dr. Lamant's project be saprovei and might be mistaken for seventeen, a sby then a costly expedition, like that of the Margaret Inment also convert and Committee of some of the more wealthy and nervous manner.
fire not to be for Egyptian Government a hundred years on who, like Doctor MacLaren, has had business men of the Community be formed. gotten. with mind and character oozing age, becomes necessary.
first, hand Iperience of the working of who would undertake to raise and admini through the eyes, boyish sanile, boyish en- The European Powers, that seem to net Protestant medical missions thusiasm. and venerable. unquestionable midwives to the new movements of worked in the hospital at Rawal Pindhi peletal for sach a task; not members of the
She has ter a fund. You best know who should b force of implacable authority-uch in Asia, will be hard put to it to meet, such and in Mesopotamin. She has been in Society necessarily; but good business men awrence, the man who will count for even a crisis to-day-anles of engine, they spired with an ardent desire to see the of established reputation who have the in- more than he has yet accomplished in the show greater adroitness than they have formation in Europe of a society of women terests of the poor at heart, and who would ¡contert of Western civilisation with Arabian shown in the last two years and adopt an doctors who will devote themselves to the begind to inaugurate a work of such truly. tradition. He is entitled to be heard. obvims procedure, urged upon them from work of the foreign missions.
several directions, but involving that most through Hongkong some eighteen months been collected to make the future secure, Passing Christian charity. Then when sufficient had difficult thing: agreement, hetween three age she sought out and obtained un inter the Committee could invite Dr. Lamant to Government departments.
view with his Lordship the Bishop in start her work in Hongkong where the pro- order to lay her views before him, obtain spects are so fair of making such a work ing from his much sympathy and ena she contemplates mcesstyl.--(Applause) couragement, Returning home she has
The CHAIRMAN, in his remarks, mention
DARING DEEDA.
SECRETS OF THE WAR ON 'MECCA.
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EX-OFFICER REINSTATED. GALLANT CONDUCT IN THE RANKS.
jaim
Culonel Lawrence writes:-I have been rooding in the Daily Express the references to the war in Arabia between the King of the Hejaz-gladiator of the Foreign. Office --and the Emir of Nejd of the India Office-with great interest, since the whole
lectured in convents and elsewhere on the the great advantage of having trained history of the quarrel is before me, and I
needs of our missions abroad, with the medical women in the Colony, who would have wondered how long it would be before) the curious ineptitude of policy displayed
to enlist the services of girls who remain bere permanently and attend to the after an university medical training, may! by his Majesty's Government in permitting
women patients. It was a well-known fact this fight would come out in, the Press Applement to the London Gazette work she has at heart. There are, I believe, cal nitendant to look after them during feel disposed to offer themselves for, the that Chinese women preferred lady medi The King of the Hejaz was invited by auntains the announcement that the King at present many girls studying medicine their ailments and they would benut con us to join the side of the Allies in 1916, and has been pleased to approve of the re-in his troops and resources and influence play. Histutemunu of William Lambert Faust Gork and Manchester Ronse of whom sheet Vincent de Paul Society had asisto
the universities especially those of od part in Allenby's two campaigns DC.M., M.M. in the rank of Second hopes will join her. She has also been to could, therefore, approach them and find widerably by such an organisation. The against the Turks, Hin effort is the war Lieutensot in the Deron Begiment, with Rome, where she was accorded an inter out whether there was any possibility of the. the Government considerably and they exhausted his country, and the nature of his previsus nicity, in consequence vie with our holy Father the Pope.ba the perco settlement which may be un-of his gallant conduct while serving in the gave her every encouragement and cordist proponed organization being attached to the satisfactory to the Arabs-has prevented the ranks of the Royal Muaster Fusiliers. diversion of forces to defend the castern
He is accordingly re-appointed Second antograph latter. She interviewed also The expense would be small and be was y blessed her charitable efforts" in a Kowloon for which a site bad been selected.- Government hospitals, especially the one at -frontier-of-the-Hajar against the desert."
Lieutenant, May 8th, 1990, with seniority other exalted personages, among them are the Gororient would be glad to The Emir of the Desert is Abd el Aziz ibn from August 11th, 1915, and to count Cardinal Gosquet, who promised her help avail themselven of the services of trained Saood, the strongest personality of the service towards retirement a from August and encouragement, so that she comes to medical assistance at a time when such wa princes of Arabia. He regained the throne 11th, 1815, but without pay or allowances har tak wall warmed with the highest scarce. It was giso well-known that the of his ancestors were years ago by his own from the period August 9th 1918, to May ecclesiastical approval. efforts, and has since greatly extered his. 7th, 1920, inclusive," dominions by becoming at once a political
From her inter nurses who were brought out from home left. view with him, bis Lordship the Bishop the service in a short while to get married, and a religious leader. The ascetic tribe Regiment from Sandhura: in the spring of Lamant's chief aim was to form an interto have nurses who would become more of Me. Paner was posted to the Devon gathered the impression that while Doctor and the hospitals would, therefore be glad of the desert am always looking for a new 1915, and was stationed at Raglan Bar, national Catholic society for women help. less permanent fixtures. He thanked Lt. creed, and the stern puritanism with which racks, near Plymouth He was unable to ers for the foreign missions, she herself Col. Bomen for his paper. the Wahabi name was associated appealed resist the temptations of Flymouth in war had a special desire to come to Hongkong The matter was left in the hands of Mr.
to the most energetic of them. reverence him as their Imam, add profess cashiered within a year. Inmediately he several times after her departure, and in a of the Committee eventually to look into ed in his being Court-martialled and British possession. She wrote to him der Hodgson, who would form the nucleus obedience to any order he gives. He sends at about to retrieve his character. Cross-letter- to him last Enter enclosed one for the scheme after it has bera, thoroughly dis out numbers of paid missionaries, and having to Ireland, he enlisted as a private in me also. Before repping to it I discussed cussed. lately been making converts among the hill the Royal Munster Fusiliers, and sailed tribos south of Mecca...
They joined his banner in large number time, and got into trouble, which culminat toj labour hero on account of its being a 7. M.Alves, Lt. Col. Bowen and Comman
THE "BRETHREN.”
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-The King of the Hejaz looks on thats arance, by bpidio of sorts, OPENING
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spread of the new movement with alarm, he won the good opinion of his officers, and To the Brethren "the name of the de; was epeedily promoted to corporal. It was voted in the new sect-bo, is the great us while he was serving as a corporal that ixliever, as the chief supporter of the old he won the Military Medal on March 21st,
High party anong the Moslems, the 1918, in front of St. Quentin, for organi warden of the twin shrines, of Mecca, and zing parties of resistance to the offensive Medina, and the senior descendant of the of the enemy at a time when they had Prophet The Brethren will not admit to broken into the front of the 5th Army. their houses travellers from the Hejaz unicas Afterwards he was promoted to sergeant. they first wash themselbes and leave off-and-won the D.C.Mjast before the Armin their contaminated clothes, and a precept in tice, when the Hindenburg ling their orced allows them to kill or enslave brokea near Le Cateau, the award being) Moslems who do not join their sect and, given for daylight patrol, work. scout abandon tobacco, silic, and precious metal N.C.O.. when it was of the greatest im as ornamental mana
[portance that the whereabouts of the The.Wahabi threat to the Hejaz begna in enemy should be known to our commander- 1017, but was stared off fill the end of 1918. He was demobilised in July, 1919. having King Hussein overestimated his strength, meanwhile risen to the rank of company and sent against our advice columns of sergeant major irregular camel corps against the advance jur. Paner has been reinstated party of the Brethren, who had convectod lieutenant on his petition to the Army. and occupied the village of Khurnus, once in Council, backed up by the commanding the King's hands. The camel corps went officers under whom ho served in France. unwillingly since their relatives wri ja Ho hopes to return to the 2nd Battalion the-Wababi - ranks, and almost without Royal Munster Fusiliers, with wbloir he fighting gare up their guns and dispemed saw all his war service,
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