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“THREE SCORE YEARS AND TEN” MISSIONARY WORK IN CHINA
Amy Moore
curb, he fell and broke his hip. It was at first thought he had tripped over the
sidewalk, but his doctor subsequently stated his opinion he thought Dad had suffered
a mild stroke. He underwent a hip re-pinning operation in hospital which was
considered successful. But lung and heart conditions did not permit continuation of
therapeutic exercises to get him back on his feet. In the middle of May he was able to
get around in a wheel chair, but still required medical attention and constant nursing
care. It was agreed he could not return to his quarters in the hotel, nor was it
advisable for him to move to our home owing to location of bathroom and stairs.
He was moved to Saskatoon Convalescent Home where he was allotted a room (with
bathroom attached) to himself, and received nursing care around the clock. He was
free to join other patients for meals in the dining room if he wished, otherwise they
were served to him in his room. Dad seemed very happy with tis arrangement in the
early stages, and there were afternoons I was able to take him out into the garden to
enjoy the sunshine.
But his physical condition steadily deteriorated with the emphysema and his heart
causing him more and more internal discomfort. Eventually he became very
despondent over his failure to register any improvement in his condition, and it
became increasingly difficult then to persuade him even to eat. Deterioration became
more rapid, his blood pressure dropped alarmingly and he finally passed away about
5:30 pm on 24 August. It was a happy release for him when the end came.”
CUTTINGS FROM THE PAPERS
GEORGE FINDLAY ANDREW, a very senior Chefusian is still going
strong in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Someone sent to the secretary
a most perceptive review by him in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix of the
book China - The Surprising Country by Myra Roper. Mr. ANDREW
agrees with it on the whole, with from his wide experience a dash of
scepticism here and there. Suite 4, Patricia Hotel, 345 Second Ave.
N.,Saskatoon, Sask.
His niece, MARJORIE MOORE McLEAN sent in the book page of the
Saskatoon Star Phoenix for 1 November 1965. In it,
G.F.ANDREWS reviews frankly Han Suyin’s book The Crippled Tree,
and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix explains, ‘G.FINDLAY ANDREW
first met Han Suyin in Hong Kong about 1950, and later met her
frequently during his tour of duty as liaison officer of Chinese schools
with the Singapore Government in the years 1951 - 1958. MR.
ANDREW has lived in the three far western interior provinces of
China mentioned in The Crippled Tree, Kweichow, the province of his
birth; Szechwan, the province of his wife’s birth and where they were
married in 1911; Kansu, the province where he spent 25 years as a
missionary. He has lived, he says, in nearly all the places mentioned
in the book. During World War II, he was in Chungking from 1941 to
1945 as Counsellor of Chinese Affairs in the British Embassy, which
brought him in close contact with the leasing Nationalist Government
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Amy Moore
curb, he fell and broke his hip. It was at first thought he had tripped over the
sidewalk, but his doctor subsequently stated his opinion he thought Dad had suffered
a mild stroke. He underwent a hip re-pinning operation in hospital which was
considered successful. But lung and heart conditions did not permit continuation of
therapeutic exercises to get him back on his feet. In the middle of May he was able to
get around in a wheel chair, but still required medical attention and constant nursing
care. It was agreed he could not return to his quarters in the hotel, nor was it
advisable for him to move to our home owing to location of bathroom and stairs.
He was moved to Saskatoon Convalescent Home where he was allotted a room (with
bathroom attached) to himself, and received nursing care around the clock. He was
free to join other patients for meals in the dining room if he wished, otherwise they
were served to him in his room. Dad seemed very happy with tis arrangement in the
early stages, and there were afternoons I was able to take him out into the garden to
enjoy the sunshine.
But his physical condition steadily deteriorated with the emphysema and his heart
causing him more and more internal discomfort. Eventually he became very
despondent over his failure to register any improvement in his condition, and it
became increasingly difficult then to persuade him even to eat. Deterioration became
more rapid, his blood pressure dropped alarmingly and he finally passed away about
5:30 pm on 24 August. It was a happy release for him when the end came.”
CUTTINGS FROM THE PAPERS
GEORGE FINDLAY ANDREW, a very senior Chefusian is still going
strong in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Someone sent to the secretary
a most perceptive review by him in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix of the
book China - The Surprising Country by Myra Roper. Mr. ANDREW
agrees with it on the whole, with from his wide experience a dash of
scepticism here and there. Suite 4, Patricia Hotel, 345 Second Ave.
N.,Saskatoon, Sask.
His niece, MARJORIE MOORE McLEAN sent in the book page of the
Saskatoon Star Phoenix for 1 November 1965. In it,
G.F.ANDREWS reviews frankly Han Suyin’s book The Crippled Tree,
and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix explains, ‘G.FINDLAY ANDREW
first met Han Suyin in Hong Kong about 1950, and later met her
frequently during his tour of duty as liaison officer of Chinese schools
with the Singapore Government in the years 1951 - 1958. MR.
ANDREW has lived in the three far western interior provinces of
China mentioned in The Crippled Tree, Kweichow, the province of his
birth; Szechwan, the province of his wife’s birth and where they were
married in 1911; Kansu, the province where he spent 25 years as a
missionary. He has lived, he says, in nearly all the places mentioned
in the book. During World War II, he was in Chungking from 1941 to
1945 as Counsellor of Chinese Affairs in the British Embassy, which
brought him in close contact with the leasing Nationalist Government
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