FAR EAST APPEAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23511, 27 May 1938, Page 7

FAR EAST APPEAL

FUND NOW £BSOO URGENT NECESSITY FOR RELIEF APPALLING SUFFERING (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 26. A cheque from the Mayor of Dunedin for £351 15s Bd, received by the Joint Council of the Order of St. John and the New Zealand Red Cross Society, brings the total of the Far East Relief Fund appeal in New Zealand to £8530 8s 3d. Advice by cablegram received recently from Dr R. B. Grey, at Hankow, asked for the services of two more doctors, and the Medical Committee selected Drs G. H. Maaka and T. A. Watson both of the Napier Hospital staff. They will leave by the Awatea on June 24 and will arrive at Hongkong on July 23. There is every likelihood of their joining Drs Grey and Tremewan in Honan province, Central China. A further report from Dr Grey by air mail from Loyang, dated April 28, shows that there are heavy demands on the medical services All surgical work carried out in the mission hospitals is subsidised by the International Red Cross Committee, Hankow, and the wonderful manner in which the different denominations have worked together, Catholics and Protestants, in perfect harmony is commented on. Speaking of the operations, he says that it is all very uphill work, as the cases are of some days’ duration, and very septic. He mentions, also, that a war orphans’ camp is being established in the Catholic Mission at Loyang, and it is expected to contain about 500 children, from one year to 13 or 14 years There will be a considerable amount of medical and public health work attached to the camp, and it will be under his charge. About 2000 children are expected to be in camp at various cities along the railway route. ~ „ A letter from Dr James Maxwell, encouraged by the cable message advising the sending of £2OOO, stated the amount of suffering was simply appalling, and was even more so within the occupied zone than in the actual fighting line. They were more than grateful for such gifts as were promised in the message.