HOSPITAL IN SYRIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20465, 17 January 1930, Page 12

HOSPITAL IN SYRIA.

NEW ZEALAND VILLA SCHEME | APPEAL FOR £3OOO PENDING, j An ap)»eal for £3OOO to provide a New • ?Ic;ilan:] Memorial villa at. the Lebanon International Mental Hospital at Asfuri-; jell,- in Syria, will b« launched through- ; out the Dominion shortly. i The hospital was established 30 years ftgo by a group of enthusiasts in Great Britain, and its doors wero opened to rich nrid poor alike of all races, creeds and denominations. During the Great War the hospital performed excellent service, tirif] in 1918 was able to relieve the congestion in the military hospitals to the. extent of over 300 beds. It, was a familiar landmark to many members of the Australian and New Zealand expeditionary forces who participated in the pursuit and capture of the Turks in Palestine, y Some months ago :i few interested perfcons in New Zealand conceived the idea of raising funds to establish a New ZeaJand villa at the hospital on the lines of the British, American, Swiss and. Dutch houses which are / already maintained there. Owing to the increasing demands tui the hospital accommodation, another yilla is urgently required, and it is hoped lliat Now Zealand will seize the opportunity i)f leaving a permanent memorial to the members of the expeditionary force =yho served in the Palestine campaign.