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for the past three years. The Tripartite erection at Government House as a novel and truly unusual event did not depart from the spirit of the praise heaped on woman and craftsmanship of the gift and made the occasion one the Colonial Government only condescends to notice.
Lugard by the kind num… social on for donors would all seem to indicate & true sense of appreciation and respect rather than simply other civic duty duly and obsequiously performed.
The ceded to Britain in China was stated on April 20, 1910.
It is not indulging in extravagant hyperbole if on taking advantage of the present occasion we say, that Hong Kong has been governed during the past three years by an administrator who has kept ever before his eyes both Efficiency and Thoroughness in all that concerns the welfare of the Colony.
Taking up the burden of office at a time of great financial depression, Sir Frederick Lugard was confronted with much tougher questions than disturbed the lessened cares of several of his predecessors.
With tenacity of purpose and great grasp of administrative detail he has brought a peculiarly well-balanced judgement and trained experience to bear on every question presented to him. No toil has been too hard, no detail too petty, so that the real interests of the Colony prospered.
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