"Rajah,—I can only express to you my great pleasure in acceding to the request which you have made that I should attend
to the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of this hospital, and at the same time of assuring you of the great regret which Lady
Wenlock feels at not being able to be present here and perform the ceremony which I have just undertaken.
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"Your own family has contributed largely in this particular direction. The Gosha Hospital at Madras, the gift, almost the entire gift of the Rajah of Venkatagiri, shows very well how keenly the members of your family take interest in this particular matter. The foundation of this institution here shows that you yourself are as keenly alive to the interests of those unfortunate women of this country, who, up till now, have received so little sup-
