This Colony has determined, spite of the heat and the prevailing lethargy that is apt to creep over its residents in the first months of the trying summer, to give to Sir Edward Seymour a hearty welcome when passing through the port on his way home. The China Association will entertain the gallant Admiral at titan, and B.E, the Governor has, I hear, issued invitations to leading residents to meet the sailor guest at dinner at Government House on the 2nd proximo. "Had the event occurred in the winter no doubt we should have been stirred to greater demonstrations, HONGKONG NURSING INSTITUTION, The first of the nurses engaged by the Hongkong Nursing Institution, which was inaugurated some months ago by some of the principal residents, has arrived in the Colony. It "will be remembered by your revelers that this Institution was started for private' nurses, the Government hay decided to take no further steps in sup plying the colony with nurses for private individuals from their staff in comiectron with the Government Civil Hospital.
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