is, I hear, in contemplation from the "'medicos." Dr. J.C. Thomson, who was for several years the Superintendent and Secretary of the Alice Memorial Hospital, and who was recently appointed Visiting Surgeon of the Tung Wah Hospital, is about to abandon private practice and enter the Government service. He will join the staff under D:. Atkinson on the Ist proximo. Dr. Thomson is a clever and highly conscientious doctor, having the highest diplomas, and will be an acquisition to the Government service.
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