Stewart Hospital

Opened on New Britain

The Stewart Hospital at Vunairima, on the island of New Britain, was de clared open recently by the Adminis trator of the Mandated Territory of New' Guinea, Brig.-General E. A. Wis dom.

The hospital was built by the Meth odist Missionary Society of Australasia, following a gift of £3,000 by Mr. F. H.

Stewart, of Sydney, a member of the Mission Board. Mr. Stewart has made a further gift of £1,000 per annum for five years, to assist in the upkeep of the hospital, and Dr. Horace Thomas, of Melbourne, has given £100 per annum for the same purpose, also for a period of five years.

In performing the opening ceremony, His Excellency said that he felt that the Mission and the Administration were working towards a common end, which was the uplifting of the native people.