The opening ceremony took place the new hospital's upper verandah and "salon." Supporting the Consul and Mr. Loureiro were H. I. J. M. Consul and staff, the Chairman and members of the Kiukiang Municipal Council, and the Rev, Father Brulant. Practically all the residents of the port attended, including members of the four Protestant Missions (British and American) at work in the concession and city, as well as representatives of the Kiukiang Chinese officials. The staff of St. Vincent's Hospital present were the ister—Superior, Sister Gabrielle, Sister Mary, Dr. H. G. Barrie (Surgeon) and Dr. A. Fletcher-Jones (Physician).
In_the course of his address, H. M. Consul said Ladies and Gentlemen,—I shall not detain you long this pleasant afternoon but, in accordance with the wish of the Rev. Father Brulant and. the Sister Superior, I would offer. a few remarks apropos of the important occasion for which we have met here to-day.
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