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IN SUMMARY COURT. - Tho fourth. contenary of Only one passenger was hurt! Camoons the national, hard of when a bus belonging to the now building?" This formed the "When is a now building not a Portugal, was colebrated last Kowloon Motor Bus Co, over subject of yet another action in ovening by a special gathering in turned in Nathan Road, about the Summary Court, when, boforo tho Club Lusitane, which was at-half past five yesterday after Mr. A. Dyor Ball, this morning, tended by a large number of ad-noon, whilst travelling towards Lam Cho-yin, sned the Kung Wo mirors of the poet's works. Out-Shamshulpo from the forry, The Restaurant of 461-469a, Queen's side the Club wore the figuros accident occurred near Ningpo Road West, for possession of tho 1524" and "1024" illuminated Straat, and was due to the driver promises, which compriko esvon in colours, whilst the Camoons' sworving and applying the brakes housos uso collectively as a Hall, whore the main functionsuddenly in order to avoid a Chinese restaurant. took place was. nicely decorated smail boy who dashed across the and a bust of the poat, adornod road in front of the bus. with white flowors, occupied a Passersby came to the resoué of prominent position. The Consul the passengers, who wore soon Gonural for Portugal (Sonhor Aaxtricated, and it was found that L. de Corveira de Albuquorque), only one man, the managor of a who was Chairman of the special Chinese knitting factory in Port-
Mr. Davidson applied for an colobrations committoo, received land Stroot, had been hurt. He adjournment on the grounds that tho guosto, amongst whom had a number of severe bruises the case had boon fully argued. Portuguese, bodies, as woll a left ankle, and was taken to the had suggested that they should wore many officials of various and suffered serious injury to his previously-and-his-Lordship-had- resorved judgmont. His cliorit Sonhor J. L. do Salavisa Alves, Govorament Civil Hospital for wait until after that judgmont for many years President of the treatment,
· Club Lusitano, and who was
chairman of the Camoons'
celebration committee as far back is read and enthusiastically a as 1880; Mr. E. H. d'Aquino, į precinted. L.B.C., and many thor well- known personalities..
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., ap. peared for the plaintiffs and Mr. E. Davidson roprosented, the do- fondants.
had been delivered.
Mr. Poltor opposed the applica-. tion. The case was on a different footing, ho said, and they wished Mr. J. D'Almeida, the secretary of to show an additional phase of the Mutual Aid Society, in an elo the case which would perhaps queft address gave a brief story of help his Lordship in coming to the life of the poet and said that his decision. They felt they wore in his lifetime he glorified his mother entitled to pross his Lordship to country and now his country glorifier any additional evidence, though, of course, they did not know what line his Lordship was likely to tako.
ed hitu.
the
tins. This fitness would be souri
Ilis Lordship:-Frankly have made up my mind and I don't really want to hear any further arguments.
Mr. Potter It euts buth
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THE SPEECHES. Tea was first served at prettily decorated tables, at which Madame de Albuquerque made a most charming hostose, and tho company then adjourned to the main ball, whero varioue spoechos
Other speakers addressed Woro delivered extolling the audience among them Mr. J. P. genius of the national post, each| Braga who remarked, that it was if the speakers bowing before the in the fitness of things that they bast before their speeches. should take part in that all in the
The first paker was Mr. J. L.
prosent worldwide national celeina Solavina Alven who was, the cluir man of the festivities Committee the fact that the first Governor ways; thy friend might want to when the memory of the poet want of Hongkong, contributed his tribute bring forward additional argu- Comunenmirated 741 Hongkong in
of admiration in a Latin verse of ments if you are against him. five stanzas which you will fud en- Mr. Davidson:-1 am propared He said he had been asked by thef graved an astono tablet in the to go on with the case, Committee, to inaugurate the progetto of Camoens within the wrenc ceedings. He mentioned his couge grounds hallowed by the memory Potter,
The point at issue, said Mr. tion with the 1880 proceedings and
in his opening, was (of a patriot. Sir John Davis was whether pulling down the whole remarking that he was one of thei
not alone to sing the praise of of. the Bovon houses. with tho oldest members of the elab said he did not know if that was aufnen Sir Biebard Burton's in exception of the party walls at imitable Crunkintion uf the each ond, was explained to the ficient reason for him to be askedsinds" finds excerpts in granite tonant by the words "pull down
within the grotto,
It suffices to and re-build." He would submit that was the "oxact quote just one stauza of Canto-vii-that to bring wind, the bitter anguish and that under the Ordinance the nature of the reconstruction " which our immortal Cages must party walls could only be pullod
ave suffered in his exile.
Massrs. Ellis and Co. have down if they wore too thin to kindly suppliod with tho
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to do so. He recalled the fact that the Governor of Hongkung, Sir 3. Pope ilonnery, was present in 1889, together with many of the foreign community, and they were highly grateful for that. He thanked the, forsign Press of Hongkong for their appreciation of the efforts of tâm] Portuguese community to make the colobrations a success and concluded with an append to the younger men-Į bers of the audience to he' patriotie. ;
The Nation's" History,, The Consul tienernt in his remarks. reviewed the history of Portuguese: enterprise and instanced their navigation fents in the fifteenth and Bixteenth centuries. He askeil them to look at the glories of Spain, of France and other European coun tries and to remember that none of)
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They were not intending to mako The mockt by Hope already use of the old party walls for the brought so nigh to he anew now building, which would have four walls of its own built insido and more than e'er misled:, Then with bare life in haut insuflicient to say that they wore the old party walls. If it was
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At this distance of titue and living in comfort as the pampered children them could paint to a pet like of Luxury, it was difficult to visu Camoens, who had recorded, the size the mental torture of a true tory of the glories of bis nation. He matriot whose one and true com enlarged on the literary merit fanionship was the Muso that gave Camoens and in conclusion appealed him such noble inspirations. that the memory of such an epic Referring to the grotto at Mugno be writer should be minda, Insting.
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and it was osecutial that the notice fitted the operation intend. Ordinance should be construed ed, but that was insufficient. The of Prince Vigo ronouncing all as it was intended. An owner tenant could not tell from the possible rights of succession in was entitled to possession of his vague expression what exactly-order-to-marry-his-American conditions. If the extent of the wit the landlords, but there property if he satisfied curtain was intended. He sympathised, heiress sweetheart.] reconstruction was sufficient to were bound to be anomalies when make the property a new building, any law was enacted. the tenant had to get out and gard to Mr. Justice Gompertz's it was immaterial to him what decision, he thought at the time, class of house was to be built on and he still thought, that the the site of his old promises, question was a very open ons. though
Mr. Potter, replying, said there alterations was material. Here was no need for his Lordship to A. B. Bilva Netto, this President of)
they proposed to erect an outiroly accept the judgment referred to. Government from commercial the Chib, who was unwell, Mr. C. A. vandalism.
new building, and, short of Mr. Davidson: I once quoted It had been a sort attaching a plan of this, no to Mr. Justice Buckley #landsch Indie, are offering to dá Roza read a paper which was an of magnet attractive of intellectional better explanation of what was judgment given by a colleague a appreciation of the part. 11e suit! genius, of travellers from afar, of proposed could be given tow days batore. He replied that they were met that day in hoge politiet plenipotentiaries and of than that they were to pull the old he had read it but had no inten- to the immortai memory of Luiz do friendly Chinese mandarins. Of the one down and rebuild. Mr. tion of following it. Camoens, one of the great men of grotte, Mrs. Mary Middleton, than Justice Gompertz had given judg- Taking Mr. Davidson's second Portugal, a patriot, a soldier of great whom no greater lover of the sancment on case of a similar point, Mr. Paltor said there was valour, but whose feats in arms were ity of the enve could be found, had nature, though he submitted that no need for adjectives, rightly overshadowed by his genius written in praise.
Itt a visitor's they wore outside the four walls build" in tlie dictionary meant to
of it, in that they did not propose build up again after demolition. As a poet in an age when the pro book, treasured by that great to use the old party walls for the Judgment was reserved, fession of arms naturally brought!
nuw building. Even if they forth great men, there was given patriot of Macno, Commendndor
Lourenco Marques, one-time owner word covered by Mr. Justico
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to Portugal a man whose greatness, of Camoens garden, could be found Gompertz's decision, he would
was achieved by the pen, a genius, Mrs. Middleton's dedicatory versus respectfully submit that the doci- that is given to nations only, once in their history.
To Greece was given Homer, to Italy Virgil and Dante, to! England Shakespeare, to. France Hugo, and to Portugal Luiz dej Camoens who by his "Fents of the Lusitaning" sung the history of his country's birth As a nation, her glorious history in warfare and in)
He quoted one stanza from italon was wrong and that his "Men of all nations hither meet. Lordship should rule against it. And all direct their wandering! It was wholly fallacious, said Mr.
feel.
Towards these study bowers. And none who love the Peot's art None from those solitudos départ. But say within their inmost heart.
O that the Bard were qurs.'*" A much appreciated program
Potter. They might just as well! argue that it would not be a now building unless the whole of the foundations were pulled up.
Mr. Davidson said ho appeared for the plaintiff in a case in which Mr. Goinportz had decided that the exact nature of the rocon-
maritime and commercial grentuess. of music brought the celebrationsstruction was not stated and that: Ite loading theme was the voyage
of Vasco da Gama, who established
to n close,
the notice to quit was therefore Other speakore included'Mr. A. bad. He (Mr. Davidson) urged the existence of an ocean passage Almeida, on behalf of the Religiao that it was substantially a correct between Europe and India
e Patria, and Mr. F. P. V. de statomont of the nature of the Soares.
Of the great mon Portugal hadi -produced, of her sailors, soldiers, statesmen, pocté, writers, there was
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It was not only in Portugal de Albuquerque, Mias J. M. Potter had spoken of farce. There and Miss Amparo was nothing faroloal in holding that Camoens was known; his Rocha
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