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The above is an illustration of the deep influence
hich His Excellency's many kind acts have over the minds of
he people and which may even turn these people from their
il purpose.
Last summer when the Ecxer troubles broke out, Feking, lentsin and the neighbouring places were in a state of war, a Cantonese residents who had been unfortunately detained
here, were in a forlorn condition. They wanted to return
buth but their way was cut off. The Chinese gentry devised
kans for their rescue but though they wanted to help they
buld render them no assistance, as the means within their
wer were very small compared with the distance of the voyage.
hey therefore submitted the matter in a petition to His
cellency who, without pausing to think of. the nationality of
e people in distress, telegraphed to the British Admiral at
he North requesting him to procure and provide for the safe
eturn of the Cantonese to the South.
The above is an illustration of the reariness with
lich His Excellency, seeing an opportunity for doing a king Et, throws himself into the undertaking, irrespective of the
ace of the sufferers.
Last winter the Colony was visited by a big typhoon ich played great havoc with the coat population many of whom krished in the calamity cr were rendered homeless. Acris can-
bt describe their misery. His Excellency, with the wind howl-
ng and shrilling, spent a sleepless night and early the next brning with Lady and Miss Elake took a steam launch and isited the different islands. He was deeply moved when he saw reckages and corpses floating down with the current and