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I o.; A Canadian. Hospital in England(CoNtinucjl 'Crtfin column 2, page 15.)tJiuL was away a Love li is means as. a civilian in Canada. Wei * • i • 1 . i: hayu-iiji operating ward where j the most iliiiicnlt operations are i performed by first-claSssurgeons | who have donned, the King’s : uniform. An X-ray department 'ds adjacent to the operation theatre. From wards 1 to G inclusive, is given over entirely to surgical cases; from:7 to 22 are exclusively medical; ward 23 is for infectious cases, while wards 24, 25 and 26. a re given over to boys who are demented as a result of prevailing conditions at the front. It is .pitiful to see so many fellows who arc-strong andii:5%V— CLUB OFFERWe have pleasure in announcing that we have made arrangements with two of the leading weekly publications so that our subscribers may have the best of reading at substantially reduced rates. . VThe Courier . . V . ’. .$1.00; k.iFanners Advocate Home Journal, Winnipeg 1.50. f ^—- lor . . $1.50,r :; $2.50 ;;The Cpurier . .. Canadian Countryman, Toronto. $1.00 d’Vl -Both papers' for,. . $1.50$2.50 . j ; ;The Courier .: . .$1.00' :Canadian Countryman, Toronto . . 1.50 All three papersFarmers Advocate Home Journal, Winnipeg 1.50 ^or d / $2.50a$4.001 .. • •well physically, but mentally a total wreck. We have to.have.M * » . ' • % f *padded rooms and husky orderlies to cope0 with the situation. The balance of the wards are given over to cases of tuberculosis. Most of the .casualties arrive from -France'; - ■” •It is quite a sight to be at Shorncliffe 'station and see anz- • • ’ • / / • f'hospital train arrive. 'Ambulances are there in profusion and every effort is made to expedite the-wounded man to his place in the hospital. Let me give a rough outline of the procedure; Red Cross (voluntary) men and military ambulance men are on the platform, with stretchers, blankets andpillows awaiting the train. As each patient is earned out he is laid on the platform or in a waiting room, where girls are ready with hot drink's and the preachers ascend to .their, proper dignity, and tender the ever-weicome cigarette, the patient is then, carefully placed in the ambulance which conveys him to the hospital. Here he is met by an officer who is named the admitting .officer, who. diagnoses the case°and the patient is 'sent to a ward which deals with such cases as his. His trench-soiled clothes are taken from him and he is given a wash and some refreshment. It is well to notice how each patient, has some little curio, a souvenir,- the picture of his girl, his wife, that he keeps his eye on and retains.The loss of this troubles, him more than the permanent result of the wound he bears. *• He receives treatment in accordance with his complaint and takes all that comes in a more cheerful spirit than one is inclined to believe if not personally observed. ^Crptches,.:walking sticks and invalid chairs are in profusion. It is good to see the boys out on the’sea front recounting’ their experiences - to each other. The patients1 have.their recreation rooms and all• * * . »that is good, but the necessary discipline in a military hospital is trying ;j the'men: As soon as the men become convalescent they are moved to convalescent homes; which' are also -run by Canadians, and there are many in this.county of Kent. • • .Our friends (?) the Huns make lots of raids over this sea front, but up to present have done no damage to our'little part of the world. ' All day yesterday we could hear the rumble.of* guns in;^;ance. Only. 22 miles of water, separatees,,from Calais and .thus :the sound reaches us easily. . • V :y A-: We have strong ^expectations of the war endings this year and the North Bentiek Arm will look good J:o a few of us over here. Best wishes to all who know me .in Bella Coola Valley. I expect and hope there, will be a rush from Bella Coola to join the Scandinavian regiment.; Pte. Chas. Lord,• . 524 555 C.E. F.,Moore Barracks Hospital, July. 21, 1916. ShornclifFe.If we want the North represented in the- next legislature, the Liberal candidate must be elected. Too long have our in-*• . * 1 _ , % . *terests been sacrificed for the benefit of the .heavier populated parts, too long, have our .representatives’ subscribed to theV •wishes of the bosses representing the older districts. '
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Bella Coola Courier
Bella Coola, British Columbia, CA
Sat, Aug 19, 1916
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