has been poste! in various parts of the City. Your correspondent is not aware of Consul opening a hospital in any other port of China, and perhaps the substance of this proclamation may be of interest to your tenders, so I enclose a copy which reads as follows "Proclamation issued by the French Consul, Kiungchow, Hainan.
(Monsieur) Blanchet, the representative of France in Luichou and Hainan have appealed to the ruler of my country for permission to open a hospital in Hoihow, and have purchased a piece of land at Rod Cliff Plain (near Hoihow) for th but have not erected a building as yet. This season, owing to the urgent need caused by the ravages of the plague, T eased a house in Sands of Victory" (in Hoihow) and invited a physician of repute, Monsieur Feray, to 4 The record book shows that more than 15,000 patients have received treatment. Monsieur Feray never wearying of doin, Bouring unceasingly, with the stars for a ood, avoiding neither heat nor cold, la cloak and the moon for a head covering, minding neither wind nor rain, thinking only of benefiting others, has requested the privilege of opening another hospital in the "Firm Loyalty" Street in Kiungchow. This request, Chave been happy to grant, and on the 10th day of the 11th moon December Bist) this aco ill be opened. Medicines will be dispensed free of charge, all the expenses to be borne by the French government. It is the purpose of this hospital to make no class distinctions, but to be " public benefit. Moreover, this hospital has nothing to do with entering church, therefore we expect you all, of every class or race, to come for heriling."
Tuvitations have been issued for three days? feasting; the officials on Moutay, the literati on Tuesday and the business people on Wednesday; the invitations to the Taotai, Prefect, Magistrate and the Brigadier-General were written on red satin, a fact which occasions considerable comment on the part of the Chin 28th December.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.