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who suspects for the first time that his clockwork toy is capable of run-]

ning down, he hardly liked to anato- mise his feelings. He only knew.

OF CHINA

CHINESE ART OF HEALING UNSATISFACTORY

that ecstasy had been quiet de DR. WU'S ENLIGHTENING ADDRESS

throned.

As he walked on up the dusty lane,).

policeman had stared.

At a meeting of the Chinese Medical Association (Hong Kong he wandered, absantly, why the Branch), held on Saturday night, with Dr. S. W. Phoon, the Pre- He felt better when he reached sident in the chair, Dr. T. P. Wu delivered a most enlightening the village.

address on the works of the Shanghai Medical Centre, The nun was falling] back on the earth and shadows lay across the street in cont abandon. But it was still quite warm.

Dr. Wu is at present officially delegated by the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Medical Centre to proceed to the South Cla- Sea Islands and Hong Kong in the interest of Dr. Sun's Memorial

more jackdaws tumbled round the Hospital and the Ching Chong Tuberculosis Sanatoriumi.

loiter there.

[square church tower like creatures

Dr. Wu said that to talk about the work of the Shanghai bathing in some private, invisible Medical Centre as he was requested to do, was no less than to element. The crooked street was so talk of the medical works, medical progress, and, medical needs peaceful that even sound seemed to of China, the Centre's existance being purely for medical works;

Voices, footfalls, the rattle of chains at a well-head, all working for medical progress, and for supplying the medical needs the small, muffled noises that come

of the country. through open doors travelled to and The Board of Directors of the without proper qualifications in fro very quietly, very simiessly, as Shanghai Medical Centre consists China is an open secret and this if they wanted to be out of date of high Government officials, pro-state of affairs is very regrettable, before they were heard.

minent bankers and merchants as these people are Jeopardieing The man smiled a bemused smile, and leading doctors, with Dr. H. the prestige of scientific medicine I should like to live here, he thought. H. Kung, Minister of Finance as at a time when the people are just He was hungry and thirsty. An Chairman, and Dr. F. C. Yen as beginning to appreciate and trust inn, white, with a stone roof, stood general Secretary. Dr. Wu is it." continued Dr. Wu,

at the next corner. It was called Medical Adviser to the Lushan "The Shangbai Medical Centre) the Blue Lion. He went towards it. Administrative Bureau, Member in it's educational work to pro- A great dear of animated talk of the Kuling Council, and Chair duce properly trained doctors, tumbled out of the open door of the man of the Council's Health and raising their professional efficiency bar room, like potatoce out of a sack. Sanitary Committee, and also and moral, is preparing the way aide it, overcome with an unexpected Tuberculosis of The man paused for a second out Member of Sub-Committee on to compulsory registration and the Chinese organisation of physcians, and also feeling of shyness. Then he con Medical Association, and also supervision of their work and con- quered his reluctance and walked Member of the Executive Com-duct. Let us picture in our minds in.

mittee of the Kuling Medical Mis what the consequences would be, The talk stopped with startling |sion.

should through discredit, the Chin- abruptness. Only one fat man, He said that the History of ese people be driven back to their leaning up against the bar with his Medicine, or rather the Art of old physicians with their crude back to the door, went on speaking. Healing in China, dated back to method of diagnosis and treatment He had not noticed the intruder. thousands of years since the reign and absolute ignorance of preven- "Wot's to prevent him shaving it of Shen Noong, but owing to the tive medicine. They might be al- off?" he was asking, in a loud dog people's very high respect for right for our forefathers, but cer- matic, and persuasive voice: “That's tradition and elders, the Art had tainly not for this generation. wat I say. Wat's to

made hardly any progress. Their With our modern, rapid, and far Ilis neighbour touched him on the method of diagnosis was to-day ex-reaching_communications by aero- elbow. The fat man looked slowly factly the same as of old, namely by planes, ships, care etc., the peoples round, saw the stranger, gasped, just feeling the pulse, the radial of the world are brought close to- and draak some beer vehemently. artery on each wrist being divided gether with the result that the The man who had lost his memory into three parts, each was sup-spread of disease, die very much felt all biz shyness return, and with posed to Indicate the functioning facilitated.

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Tuberculosis Problem

to-date hospital and tuberculosis) "For the last three years la sanatorium. has therefore, in progressive China, I have been associating my- eyes. Medicine of the West. Now will never over-emphasise the serious]

China, to give place to the Scientiae self with tuberculosis work. I can dation very generously donated it's "Last year the Rockefeller Foun palice

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BY LATE PRIEST.

Church Roof Collapses

In Italy.

Teramo (Italy). the people of Chins (1 mean those ness of this problem. It is sald very spacious land in the heart of little village on the slopes of Mount

The parish priest Et Roiano, in the interior) accept it? I know that the death-rate of tuberculosis Shanghai, known as the "Pioneer Addesole, was late for Mass. they are accepting and welcoming in China is 300 a year per 100,000 Field", with an area of 160 mowa The congregation stood outside,

of population; this however, is, I and worth not less than $5,000,000 for the church was locked. "However, we must remember think an under-estimating state- "On this ground, our National At last the priest arrived, put the

it.

following alma:--

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now they were closing in on bim. The how Western medicine first came in China, and as bad economicticiasses, especially of the middle and people of Hong Kong that even now

to

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his memory took off his hat, put his that the Chinese Art of Healing is ment. But, granted that that is Government is pledged to jerect key in the lock, and turned it. elbows on the bar, and hunched his often associated with superstitious the correct figure, the loss of near-buildings to house the National Just at that moment the roof, shoulders. He began to examine belief and superstition, being older ly 1,500,000 lives (most of them Medical College of Shanghai, and weighed down by an accumulation his fingernails with an air of great than any seleace, will, I think, be are young and promising ones) a the Shanghai Medical Centre is of snow, fell in with a terrified crash.

impossible to replace or eradicate year is a tragedy to any country, pledged to raise $1,000,000 for-Reuter. preoccupation. He was on the de-altogether. Even in Germany to- not to mention the very great cost building a most up-to-date model

day with her most advanced of treating and looking after this hospital to be known as i Sun's it was indeed an ideal place for u a child about to be unjustly punish medical science, one can still find liness, which as we know runs a Memorial Hospital, which has the tuberculosis sanatorium. At pre- Regular monthly mailings from Hong Kong to Shangbal and Japan jed-grew up slowly within

such a man who cures by the touch very chronic (tedious) course. him.

laent we are using the few avail- The seconds passed. Ho dared not

of the hand.”

"Many factors have been blamed 1. To apply the need of hospital able buidings in the gardens for Dr. Wu then traced the history of for the prevalence of this disease look round. He had a feeling that!

accomodations for Chinese of all patients, and it will interest the

room was darker than it had been

China in 1805-35, with

poorer, which constitutes the backbone there are already many Cantonest the condition, bad habit of eating and of the country. establishment of a few hospitals in spitting, fondness of living in before. Someone had shut the door. Canton and Macao. Up till now crowds and of indoor amusements ing to Chinese students to whom the

II. To give the best medical train patients making use of the place, A floor board creaked......

160-Bed Sanatorium' when even in the small villages in and shyness

future of scientißc medicine in Chinn He saw the barman, returning the interior, scientific medicine when so affected, as Tuberculostaay be safely entrusted.

to consult doctora

"In this garden the Centre Is IIL To encourage international raising $100,000 for the erection eyes were fixed on something behind was being practised and in the is regarded as an unbecoming dia- medical co-operation and to make use of a 150-bed sanatorium. We hope

bigger clties, hospitals the stranger.

were sense. All these factors are with-of the vast available materials of to make this sanatorium equal to He felt as if he was going to be buildings and completer and more therefore social workers as well to be able to contribute to the pro-

greater in number, bizger in out doubt very important, and such a great cosmopolitan city for any in Europe with the most up-

medical research so that we may hope to-date equipments struck. He closed his eyes.......

for modern A hand was lald gently on

up to date in equipments. his

as public health educators are gress of medicine.

treatments by specialists. With Of late years many modern greatly needed.

"For this hospital, the Shanghai's most beautiful medical schools had also sprung.

and spacious "There is one more very impor- Medical Centre has so far raised ground, most suitable for prescrib "A-a-a-a-a-h!" screamed the man up, he said; and these schools and tant factor, however, which I have 50 per cent. of the amount, that is ing gradual exerciso, patients will Shanghai. Moll, Kobe & Yokohama, who had lost his memory. He open-hospitals, which used to be staffed not mentioned, that is the lack of $500,000 (of which Messrs. E. D. have not only profitable but also

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with the tankard, hesitate; His

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It was chalk-white, beneath

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STUDENTS CONQUER ANDEAN PEAK.

Cerro Cuerno Climbed For First Time.

Turin.

contributed enjoyable sojourn there. Due to the

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Co., & boast of many competent Chinese ment and education of patients, Tia. 53,000.) occupying responsible positions. and, above all, for isolating them

proximity of Hong Kong, with the "The Centre could, have raised erection of this fine institution, the Of late years also a magnificent in order to prevent the suceptible the full amount in Shanghai, had people here will surely share the building was erected in Nanking juvenile members of the families it not been for the fact that the benefit. to house the Health Administra from being infected. It has often Shanghat public had not only con- "On this ground, on behalf of tlon (Wel Sheng Shu) and in which been my very painful experience, tributed to this fund, but also to the Shanghai Medical Centre, I ap a great amount of work in all visiting patients with open pal-the funds of the Leprosarium and peal to the people of Hong Kong branches of medical science was monary tuberculosis, lying in rooms Mental Hospital there. being carried

Hence to actively and generously belo on

poorly ventilated and with young am here to appeal to you.

this work, Lam confdent that my Administration Work

children around..

"At about the same time, Mr.Jappeal willybear fruit and also for Dr. Wu described at some length “Shanghai has a population of Yih Tze Heng, realising the great the fact that you all know well the works and efforts of this Ad-about 4,000,000, and there are only need of a Tuberculosia Sanatorium, that, though charity begins at A party of Italian undergraduates ministration. Such great from Turin University have climb-gress was very gratifying Indeed, the hospitals there. A good many Centro his most famous "Yih gar

pro- about 2,000 available beds in at very generously, donated to the home, it NEVER ends there." ed the summit of Cerro Cuerpo, a but fortunately that was only one of these hospitals cater only for dena" for that purpose. This gar branch association act on behalf The meeting. agreed that the mountain 17,000 feet high in the side of the problem the other being foreign patients or else do not den has an area of about 25 mows of the Centre to receive contribu- All dates are approximate and subject to alleration without notics. Andes. It has never before been not so rosy. Of all the medical suit Chinese taste. The lack of containing flowers and trees of tions. Donations are earnestly In- All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Purka Louvre Bysten. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries,

conquered. A

schools and hospitals of note in hospital accomodation for wall-to-all, seasons. It is situated invited by Dr. E. D. Ling, Hon. Sec- Parcels measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the, Comceived here in a telegram from Men College of Shanghai was support those of the Middle, and poorer and smoke of the City of Shang Hon (Hong Kong Branch.) Kindly

News of the feat has been re- China, only the National Medical do Chinese is obvious and, for Klangwan, away from jany's Ofica up to Noon on the day, previou to sailing,

the noise retary, Chinese Medical Associa- doza, in Argentina.

ed and managed by Chinese, Dr. classes, in appalling. Before descending the climbers FC Yen being it's most Able Modera Development During the last Tuberculosti Sun's. Memorial Hospital or, for the tit, mark your donations either for Dr.. planted the Italian Flag on the sum-Director. 1mit. Reuter.

"Now, the Shanghaj Medical Conference in Shanghai, many de Ching Chong Tuberculosis Sana- "The great number of Doctors Centre, has sent me here to appeal legates expressed the opinion that torium.

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