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FRANCIS CONVENT.

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accepted it as a self-imposed duty to see that a district branch of her. Convent be permanently established at Wanchai withcut further delay. With the small resident staff at Hongkong, it was evident that the permanency of the institution could be assured. Az appeal to the Convents in Italy met with sympa thetic response and two Canossian sisters as well as a Chinese sister were detailed to inaugurate the beneficent work for Wanchai. Thus "it was that the first efforts in a Christian endeavour, to regenerate the Magdalenes were employed as part of the new duties assigned to the Italian Sisters in Hongkong. This work was carried on

ron" tinuously until 1911 when the growth: of the School, with the large nuni ber of school children in atten- dance, rendered it necessary to con£ne the Sisters' attention more to the little children. The Rev. Mother Galli was the Erat sister appointed in charge and with God's blessings in this year of grace-the 50th anniversary of the foundation of St. Francis Conrent-Mother Galli in her seventieth odd year has the satisfaction of associating, her. self with the celebrations on this auspicious occasion.

The choice of the name of St. Francis School has to be explained It was decided to call the branei convent after the great apostle of Christianity to China because of the proximity of the convent site to St. Francis Church at Wanchai. In the year of its foundation there were admitted into the Convent six des. titute females and catechumens. By 1910 there had passed through the Institution on less than 1500 Fuch destitute people. In 1571 hot pital accommodation in Hongkong was felt to be wholly inadequate to the Colony's needs at the time, and considerable, dit5culty was experi enced by the sick poor in being pro- perly attended in their homes. Thus it" came about that the idea of a Lospital for female Chinese patients was conceived and eventually, such

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institution ander the auspices of the Italian Sisters was establishevi. As the Colony grew in wealth and prosperity so did the demands of the poor, who are always with us, grow. Larger accommodation for the bos pital made itself felt more and more. At first a few Chinese leases ap Frered the Pure Fairly we!! enough until even the basement was requisitioned into use for want of suitable apartments. This make- shift arrangement served for a pime. to the discomfort of those who were placed in charge until 1979 when the place collapsed as a result of a deluge of rain which occurred in that memorable year. Shelter had to be found for the sisters in a few rented houses in Chung-Ka-Wai, state of serious disrepair. It was rendered in the past and to Drs. Here the sisters and their wards at this time that an appeal was ad-Balean and Koch for services at the lived for about ten months. In the dressed through the kind medium present time. Dr. F. M. Grace meantime, a new building was in of the Press by the benevolent ac- Ozorio has also kindly offered his 'course of construction. "and. this. tion of the Hony. Visiting Physi services. A few briei figures will when completed, provided visit cian to the Convent, Dr. G. Montell more cloquently than words to large and airy rooms in which the tags Harston. On the 17th Febritat extent the work of the allevia- isters continued their work under|ruary, 1905, he wrote: "The Rev-tion of suffering has been performed New auspices.

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number than some 6,000 children as state that no body of men in Hong Chinese Females admitted having been registered as attending | kong" is brought mere closely inte in 1979......áðu the school In the English division touch with the seamy side of the Chinese Males admitted in seven day scholars was the number Colony than the medical profession. 1977

I 品 The aggregate numbers in March

on the roll in the first school year and none are more conscious of the and by 1919 the number that had noble efforts put forth by a gallant 1919 were 504, 178, 3,541 and 1,254 | been registered was 2004 pupils. Is band of women, of all shades of re- respectively. the Chinese division there were 18 ligious opinion to cope effectually

Apart from the hospital the pupils in the first year and the total with this hidden side of Hongkong branch of the institution Tooking af aggregate last March was 2.724.

One might aptly compare ter dependent inmates calls for re Concurently with the activities in Hongkong to a looking glass. Her mark in that the total number of the direction of instructing the chil Excellency Lady Lagard has recent- dren the hospital section of the Conly stated how much sire was struck aged and poor without any resources whatever that had been looked after

vent emphasised its usefulness with by the beauty of Hongkong of her at various times during the past fifty the march of time. In 1682 a hos-arrival, but that her feelings of pital was started for Chinese male pleasure were mingled with feelings 19,000. The actual numbers now years reached the large total of over patients at the request of certain of regret that there must be a bid housed in this building who have to Chinese residents who subscribed den side to all this beauty. The

be maintained entirely at the Con for the cost of the building amongst Public of Hongkong looks into the vent's expense is no less than 167. hemselves. A hospital for Euro-looking glass and sees the compara

Such, in brief, is the eiraple his-

an females was inaugurated in tive well-being of all reflected there- [tory recorded in no language of ex- 1995 and two years after, through in. In this small looking glass there is aggeration of St. Francia Convent the benevolence of Chev. Dr. A. Sat present a small spot where the during the fifty years of its existence Gomes, the hospice of the Sacred mercury amalgam has been scratch- Heart was opened in 1887. In 1992ed through and the other side of hoped that the next fifty years wil and with God's blessings it is to be a new wing was added by means of the picture stands revealed; for the provide a like record of zealous work subscriptions from local residents charitable efforts of the gallant ban performed in aid and on behalf of and a generous contribution from of women workers constitute the God's poor. Mother Galk and her the Turin Mission Association, amalgam which gives the reflection band of sisters have devoted a life Last year certain“. re-arrangements of well-being to Hongkong. For- time in the conduct of the various were carried out so as to provide tunately one knows the charitable branches of this Consent's activi for the respective needs of European, instincts of the Hongkong Public and ties. It remains to be hoped that Chinese and Japanese patients. At one knows that once discovered this the Ven. Sister-in-Charge and the one time. so serious was the posi-temporary delect which has develop assistants will be spared in health tion of the institution through finaned in the amalgam through stressad strength to continue the work cial stress that the Wanchai hos of climate will not long remain una eficiently performed for the bene pital was in danger of being closed remedied." The Convent is indebt-st of those whom it has pleased the for want of funds for rebuilding ited to Drs. Marriott and Black for Almguy to place under their Chris through the premises falling into a professional services gratuitously

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