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Extract from letter from Nursing Sister S.Astin, dated September 27th, 1914, employed at the Hong Kong Civil Hospital from April 1914, resigned June, 1915:-

I am writing just a few lines to you to tell you that I am leaving here very soon. I have been anything but happy here.."

Extract from letter from Nursing Sister H.A.Lawrence, dated August 11th, 1915, employed at the Hong Kong Civil Hospital since October 1914. Still there:-

I am sorry to say that I am neither settled down nor happy in Hong Kong. Its natural surroundings are very beautiful, but life and conditions at the Government Civil Hospital anything but congenial, and there is no prospect of any improvement.

As you know, we have lost three good Sisters in Miss Astin, Miss Bone and Miss Craddock, and naturally, they would not have given up their posts, and refunded their passage money, had they been quite happy here. The feeling of dissatisfaction also prevails among more Senior Members of the Staff. I am very undecided what to do, and it is possible that I, too, may send in my resignation if I have an opportunity of taking a patient home. It is not easy to continue nursing duties unless one is really happy in the work, and this is the first time I have ever held a post where I have experienced this feeling. The want of loyalty in the Medical Department is very marked, and the tone bad.

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Extract from letter from Nursing Sister S.Astin, dated September 27th, 1914, employed at the Hong Kong Civil Hospital from April 1914, resigned June, 1915:-I am writing just a few lines to you to tell you that I am leaving here very soon. I have been anything but happy here.."Extract from letter from Nursing Sister H.A.Lawrence, dated August 11th, 1915, employed at the Hong Kong Civil Hospital since October 1914. Still there:-I am sorry to say that I am neither settled down nor happy in Hong Kong. Its natural surroundings are very beautiful, but life and conditions at the Government Civil Hospital anything but congenial, and there is no prospect of any improvement.As you know, we have lost three good Sisters in Miss Astin, Miss Bone and Miss Craddock, and naturally, they would not have given up their posts, and refunded their passage money, had they been quite happy here. The feeling of dissatisfaction also prevails among more Senior Members of the Staff. I am very undecided what to do, and it is possible that I, too, may send in my resignation if I have an opportunity of taking a patient home. It is not easy to continue nursing duties unless one is really happy in the work, and this is the first time I have ever held a post where I have experienced this feeling. The want of loyalty in the Medical Department is very marked, and the tone bad.
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Extract from letter from Nursing Sister H.A.Lawrence, dated August

11th, 1915, employed at the Hong Kong Civil Hospital since October

1914. Still there:-

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I am sorry to say thatI am neither settled down nor

happy in Hong Kong. Its natural surroundings are very beautiful,

but life and conditions at the Government Civil Hospital anything

but congenial, and there is no prospect of any improvement,

AB you

know, we have lost three good Sisters in Miss Astin, Miss Bone and

Kiss Craddock, and naturally, they would not have given up their

posts, and refunded their passare money, had they been quite happy

here. The feeling of dissatisfaction also prevails among more

Senior Members of the Staff. I am very undecided what to do, and

it is possible that I, too, may send in my resignation if I have

an opportunity of taking a patient home. It is not easy to e

continue nursing duties unless one is really happy in the work, and

this is the first time I have ever held a post where I have ex-

perienced this feeling. The want of loyalty in the Medical

Department is very marked, and the tone bad......"

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