is nearing completion, and already a beginning of work for the' seamen has begun in it. It is hoped that this work will be much more successful hereafter than it has been in the past, for two reasons, mainly; one, that the Society us secured the services of a Superintendent to live in the building, instead of having to depend on Chinese with such oversight as busy men could give in their spare moments; and another, that the accommodations and facilities' for successful work are greatly increased. Last Thursday evening the friends of the seamen gave them a tea under the auspices of the Temperance Society, when about 40 were present from H.M.S. Raitler. After the tea, there were addresses and songs, and avery pleasant evening was passed by those "present. The paint on the Hall floor was searcely dry and the meeting was necessarily arranged in much-haste, and under the difficulties of getting into a new building not yet quite completed; but the evening was pronounced a success, It is hoped that everything will be in good shape in a short time, the building ready for an "opening," and accounts as well as building ready for inspection by the subscribers.
More than all it is hoped and believed that_ it will be a great boon to seamen coming to this port.
Srd January.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.