A MISSIONARY MARTYR

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 206, 26 May 1919, Page 5

A MISSIONARY MARTYR

Readers of tho now classic biography of "Mary Slessor of Cnlabar" will remember the picture given there cf "the ysiiing, eager, clear-headed man, as masterful in his quiet way m Ma," whom she hailed as "n raro man, u raiv Christian, a raro doctor, a. physician For soul and body," and loved as a son. This was Dr. John AY. Hitchcock, who wiml out to Africa in 1911, and did a marvellous work as a medical missionary, his outpatients numbering over SOOO annually. Latoly he fought night and day the influenza scourge, which swept like a prairio firo along the AVost Coast, and now comes the news of his death in this midst of his efforts to save others. Calabar is left meantime without a medical missionary, the only doctor now <m the staff being at homo on furlough.—"Christian AVorld."

The number of members of tho London ami North-Western Kailvay Company e etafF who joined the Nnvj is 31,7-12, flt whom 6(16 have received honours or have been mentioned in ilispatcbes for meritorious services. The list of casualties chows 1689 killed, 1017 died from wounds or disease, 373 missing iiml presumed dead, 115 missinjt, and 8970 ivoiiimml or sick, tho majority of whom Imve returned to their military or unval duties. (Tho cable news In this issiio accreJitod to tho London "Times" has appeared ir. that journal, but only where oxnreesly dated is euoli nowe the oettorifvl opinion «| the "Timoi.")