China Scene: Central Updated: 2011-09-21 07:52 (China Daily)

Moon Festival shines bright for moneyless American

An young American man who had run out of money in Wuhan, Hubei province, got a free air ticket to Beijing as well as a moon cake from the airport police on Sept 11, one day before the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

Kelvin, who came from California, arrived in the city by plane on Sept 10.

The young man, who has strong interest in China and the Chinese language, originally planned to find a job in the city as an English teacher.

However, he was soon running out of cash and his credit card could not be used. He could not even afford an air ticket to fly to Beijing to get help from the US embassy.

After learning about his situation, several policemen in the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport used their own money to buy a ticket for him.

Kelvin also got a moon cake as a gift from the police, which he said was the first one he had in his life.

(Chutian Metropolis Daily)

Bad prognosis for cheaters at cancer hospital

Hospital conmen have been cheating patients with potentially fatal diseases at a Hubei provincial cancer hospital in Wuhan.

A resident who took his 58-year-old mother to the hospital was stopped by a man who said he was a security guard and told them to get advice from a professor.

The resident, however, was aware that the two men were con artists and reported them to the hospital.

(Chutian Golden Newspaper)

(China Daily 09/21/2011 page5)