Several letters have been received in this institution, whereof several have survived and are thriving.
The bright and growing Rev. & Bishop; Smith, the Rev. & Mr. Fre... filling temporarily his post, and particularly Jul[eath?], who ... at the Seiko-Affair, as well as other ... residing able to ... in Hong Kong, speak in favour of the institutions to help the poor.
At the present time, an orphan asylum has been established in several buildings hired for that purpose, with $180,000 spent, and a hope of building a permanent home for it.
The Frauenverein had just succeeded in acquiring a piece of ground belonging to the English government.
The supporters of this benevolent institution are particularly desirous of obtaining from the English Government the two following favours, viz.: 1. The release of the ground for the piece of ground; 2. The grant of a free passage.