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(whose name soun-ls scripturally appro- priate) and say that Ireland's hope lies in educating her sons to the use of the ducking- stool, for the glib-tongued kuaves who scem to be making all the mischief.
SIR MATTHEW NATHAN'S DEPARTURE.
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On April 17th the leading representatives of the Chinese community had a special innings of their own, although it derstood they would support the popular address that was presented on April 20th. Excellency accepted from thein some typical Chinese art work, including a screen bearing this inscription (in Chinese):
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From the commencement to the close of your Excellency's administration the interests of the Colony have been promoted; abuses have been removed We have been frested with impartiality. We are deeply grateful for the kindness we have received while resting under your protection. Now that you have been honoured with promotion we are ashamed to be unable to requite you. We respectfully offer this embroidered screen as a token of our respect and admiration.
"Respectfully presented by the Chinese gentry and merchants of Hongkong on a lucky dag in the fourth moon of the year 1907. “
THE CHINESE ADDRESS.
At the same time they presented an address to this effect:
May it please Your Excellency.
Ou the eve of your departure from this Colony, we have the honour on behalf of the Chinese community to present to you a few i pieces of embroidery, samples of native art, which we would ask you to kindly accep', uet on account of their intrinsic valu»-which is very small indeed-but as a souvenir of your residence in Hongkong aud as a slight tok-u of our profound respect and affection for you as Governor and friend.
Measured by time, it is scarcely three years sinos you came amongs! us though measured by work it seems to be very much longer, and yet within this brief period of time, you have completely won our confidence, esteem and admiration by your wise and impartial admin. istration of the Government, by your intense solicitude for the welfare of every section of this cosmopolitan community, by your never. failing courtesy and hospitality, and above all
tiring energy in serving the interests of Colony and its Deprudencies in every possible way ant direction.
During these thres short years we have to thank you, bir, for the energetic condition of many important public works, notably the inauguration of the Cauten Kowloon Railway, which will certainly bring increased prosperit to Hongkong and will stand as a permanent monument of your able, energetic and succes<- ful administration. The Chinese are particu- larly grateful to your rxcellency for "having pushed on the necessary works for an increased water supply which will relieve them of much bardship and suffering in future dry seasons. They are also extremely grateful to you, Sir, for the sympathetic and leading part you took in the typhoon relief and in the commencement of a now typhoon shelter, which, when completed, will give much better protection to the boating population and at the same time will do away with a great deal of delay and loss to the shipping of the port in the future.
Deep gratitude is dus from them to you, too, for the appointment of the Commission to inquire into the operation of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinauce, as the results of the Commission's labour will doubtless be the removal of many burdens from the shoulders of the Chinese We are much indebted to your Excellency for the e couragement you have given to higher education in Hongkong and for the founding of the evening continuation classes at Queen's College, which gives an opportunity to every Chinese youth of acquiring higher and useful knowledge after leaving school.
1 may, Sir. go ou for some considerable time longer enumerating your many beneficent acts and dilating upon your many excellent qualities. but I forbear, since the Chiuese have resolved to join the other sections of the community in
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
presenting a united public address to your Excel ency a few days hence.
Notwithstanding this hower r、 we Chinesa felt that in addition to the general address we would like to do something special in order to express lo you more emphatically our grateful thanks and high appreciation. Henes | the presentation of these pieces of Chinese embroidery with a few words embroidered on the accompanying se ol. These sentences hare But been written in the usual flowery language of the East Ber are they couched in the conventional terms of the West. but ar simple and plain phrases ca culated to expresos in a concise manner our genuine sentiments, will learn by the aid of this translation which What these sentiments are Your Excellency I crave leare now to read.
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In conclusion. Sir, we heartily wish you, wherever you may
be, bealth and prosperity. May you long he happiness, spared to serve your Country and King with bigs honour and distinction
THE GOVERNOR'S LIKING FOR CHINESE, In reply. His Excellency weid he f.lt gratified by such marks of
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had gained at Hongkong a knowledge of the | good points and high character of the Chinese, and specially mentioned the promp' ness with which they rendered assistance to the typhoon sufferers. II. could
that he sympathized with the Chinese and felt with them in thic aspirations. SOMA inkling of which he had Kalherad from reading trauslations of their classics,
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CIVIL SERVICE PRESENTATION.
A large number of Civil Servants assembled in the drawing room at Government Hus
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those who desire to sign it. I crave to forward these to you in England.
Amid great applause the Colonial "Seore- fary then presented the addres‹, which read : We, undersigned Members of the Hongkong Civil Service, desire to convey to your Exosl- lency, on the eve of your departare from the Colony, an expresion of our deep appreciation of the kindly and unfailing courtesy which you bare at all times extended to us, and of our h-artfelt regret that your able and strong administration, which has been for all too brief * period, is now to terminate, A membrs of the community we would record our grateful recognition of the services which Your Excel-
only in the results, already apparent, of your far Joney Lasren lered to the Colony, evidenced not
sighted public policy, hat also in the stimulus. which has been givan to the αἰτία and the social life of Hongkong by your keen interest
the in and sympathy with
the needs and aspirations of all classes of people.
We would instance on the one hand the initiation of Gia Railway from Hongkong to Canton, the financial sue rosa attending the loan to the Vierny of Wn chang, the development of water works both on the Island and on the
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mainland, the extension of the schons of main roads, sapucially in Kowloon, the event initis- tion of a new shøltar for native shipping on the north side of the harbour, and generally the marked
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Public Works began prior to your arrival. On the other hal CA
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examples of Your Exelleney's personal endeavour the formation of the Volunteer. Rasiere Association and Troup, and the increasing popularity of the Volunteer Corps, this progress made in educa- fional methods, more espacially as regards the
to bid farewell tollis Exc-ll-ury Sir Matthew
April 19th to present an address, and inanguration of instruction in hygious, and of the evening Continuation Classes, and tha Nathau. Among those present were the Hon. conspicuous snuce is of the carefully thought F. H. and Mrs. May, His Honour Mr. 2.4. nut system of land registration in the Now Wise, Licut, Commander Basil Taylor, RN.. Territories. We would make referenc› alão to Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson. Hou. Mr. F. J.
the annual Flower Show, the Arts and Crafts Badeley, Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, Hon. Mr. | Exhibition, aud to thn many form+ of W. Chatham, Hon. Mr. W. Thourson, Dr. | healthful recreation which
you have W B. A. Mucite, Dr. F. Clark, Dr. V. | personally stimulated and encouraged, and Koch, Messrs. J.
Kemp. S. B. C. to your
unbounded hospitality: Ross, Q. H. P. Took-r, A. Botell, A. J. Darby,
of the Civil Surric
dasira to T. L. Perkius, A. G. M. Fletcher, J. C. R-es, H thank you for your ready accessibility, and P. Phelips, R. E. O, Bird, II. F. JackЛuad, A. I for the sympathetic consideration which you F. Wright, J. F. Bolton, E. H. H-lingsworth, | have at all tim«« shown to avery one of H. L. Garrett, G. A. Woodcock, J. W. Lay Jones, H. Hagar, W. Hutchins, T. Edwards. R. A. B. Ponsonby and Captain Coleman, ADC His xcellene. eutered the drawing room accompanied by his aide-de-camp and private secretary, aul after he had grøsted the ladies and a number of others present.
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The Hou. Mr. MAY addres Jum follows. Your Excellency, It 14 my privilege to-day to ask on by half of the Civil Servants of this Colony that you will accept an Address in which we base endeavoured
to express the admirati u and esteem in which we hold you and our heartfelt regret at your departure.
sir, on your arrival one of our first duties was to re-christen you that is to say we had to give you a Chinese surname and name by which you might be known to the Chinese people of this Colony and to the Authorities of th· great and friendly neighb›uring Empire.
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Your personal example of untiring en-rgy and close attention to detail, and your striet but kindly crit cism has had its effect in the im. proved working of every departmeat of the | 17 verument, and wo venture to asure your *xcellency that this example, will not sʊon ba forgotten. Nor will the Survien rundily forget the interest which has been shown by your Excellency in their personal welfare, manifested ન it is in the improved position of the clerical establishment and the better prospects of advane-m-nt now sented to them, and in the ready sympathy with which you have listamed to all who have hul occasion to lay their difficulties before you. In bidding Your Excellency farewell we would respectfully wish you all success and advanc⚫m it in your career, and pray that you may long continue to enjoy the exterm of your King and Country, which you bar- so fully deserved.
H19 EXCELLENʊv:—Mr. May and gentlemen,
of your name must have been imbued with rare
The Sinologue who advised us in the choice It is one of the disadvantages of the career to which I now belong that every few yours oba prescience. He selected the surnam
is mivad to a new sphers and is cut adrift and as Lawe the character · Tua
from thow with whom ons has worked in the aiguities "Honest” and implies. “The roughness
old one.
It was with feelings of regret that I My fellow Officers will agree with me when I svid good-bye to the Civil Servie on the Gold say that there are no qualities which have more Coast and it is certainly with no less ragent But, just as I conspicuously characteris-d your work amongst that I say good-bye to you. us than the honesty of purpose and thoroughness have kept up some connection with my follow. in execution which you bare brought to the
workers in West South Africa I hope to keep performance of the duties of your exalted office
in touch with you.
with Is all always scan But highly ** we value the bright example isterests any news about Hongkong that msy which you have set us, we, being but human in appear in the papers and I know that Mr. May our nature, are filled with a deeper sorrow at will occasionally writs to me how the general your departure from amingst us because we work of the Colony is going on and that Mr. feel that in losenz yot we are losing what is Chatham, though probably the hardest
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your choicely worded teen in a short time owing to your sadd-u addrew in which you have recorded my services to the Colour I can only say that while I fear departure is not as worthy of the occasion as jwe would hara wished. It has also been you hare greatly overrated my achievements I impossible for us to obtain the signatures of all do not think you have exaggerated my inten-
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