TERRIBLE CONDITIONS
PROBLEMS IN HANKOW FOREIGNERS' HELP SOUGHT (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received June 11, 2 p.m.) .. SHANGHAI, Juno .10. Twelve doctors and nurses headed by Dr. Crawford, from West China, are leaving for Hankow to alleviate the horrible conditions prevailing there since swarms of Southern wounded returned from the fronl. Daily reports from Hankow emphasise the pitiful plight of the wounded, the inadequacy of the hospital arrangements, and the danger of plague spreading unless immediately checked. Strangely enough the. Chinese authorities did not hesitate to appeal for foreign assistance,, medical and financial, the latter in spite the well-known wealth of the Hankow Government. The appeal for financial assistance caused a strong protest among foreigners on account of the " huge personal losses of Hankow and Nanking victims which have not been compensated, but medical aid is hot grudged.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16364, 11 June 1927, Page 6
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