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50 MISSIONS AND CHURCHESextensions to throe other cities, Taoehow, Chiianchow, andTunganhsien (TunganHun). Later on when a Bishop wasappointed to supervise the work of the Church MissionarySociety in Kwangsi and Hunan, stations were opened atHengehowfu and Siangtan, further nortli in Hunan.The .diocese of Kwangsi -Hunan was formedSue or diocese ,. ,.TTr , . .-.nm* jout of the diocese -oi: Victoria in 1900 and itconsists of the province of Kwangsi, north of the centralbranch of the West River, and of that portion of Hunanwhich lies to the south of latitude 28. Dr. W. Banister, aChurch Missionary Society missionary in China since1880, was appointed lUshop and consecrated in the yearnamed.., . The work of the Mission is educationalNature of work ,. .. , r -.. . -,and evangelistic. Medical work is carriedon at Kweilin by Mrs. Bacon (nee Charlotte Bailey.M.B.)The women s work in the diocese has been undertakenby the Church of England Zenana Society, and there areseven single women connected with the work.The staff of the Mission consists of Bishop Banister?eight European clergymen, one Chinese clergyman, andthirty-two Chinese lay workers.Effect ofDuring the period of war, it seems 1o bethe War taken for granted, both at home and abroad,that we must be thankful if work can be kepigoing without retrenchment, and this has so far been possible,except that the medical men are one by one being diverted1o the war front. Missionaries are being permitted to returnafter furlough, but no expansion can be looked for exceptthrough the Chinese. From my knowledge of Kwaugsi andllunan and observation in the Fukien and Chekiang Missions, 1 see little indication of any movement which marksan appreciation of the position Avhich may lace all Britishsocieties in the near future. While no serious interruptionof the work has taken place, a general diminution in sanctioned estimated for the current year has been made, whichmav be increased next vear.