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1941

HONG KONG CENTENARY NUMBER

PUBLISHED BY THE

CHINA MAIL

JANUARY 20,

1941

THE GOVERNOR'S CENTENARY MESSAGE

The Colony of Stong Kong has every reason to be proud of the

astonishing progress

włuch it

has made

4

100 years

in

the

it's prosperity is sûll frowning even

world today is a

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cuen

measure of what may more rapid development when the Bition Empire sof China are

I believe they will be.

The fact that chaotic state of the be the possibilites of the present troubles of Satisfactorily settled

Let then start our

a with confidence in

past

Historic Occasion

| AM HONOURED BY YOUR

REQUEST THAT I SHOULD

CONTRIBUTE A FEW WORDS

TO YOUR CENTENARY NUM-

BER.

we

WE ALL, I THINK, REGRET

THAT THE TIMES ARE SQ

MUCH- OUT OF JOINT THAT THE FULL CELEBRATIONS

PLANNED LONG AGO FOR THIS HISTORIC OCCASION

· ARE NOT TO BE THOUGHT OF,

·BUT -- THE PRESS AND THE BROADCASTING COMMITTEE WILL AT LEAST ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT FORGET THE HUNDRED YEARS THAT HAVE "PASSED OR FAIL, TO LOOK " FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE TO THE YEARS BEFORE US.

N. L. SMITH.

Further Centenary Messages in Page

22

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Second Century with pude in our

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even greater future.

The G.O.C.'s Message

AM very pleased to have been given the opportunity of send- ing a message from the Army to your special Supplement to com- memorate the Colony's Centenary.

From its earliest days, British and Indian troops have played an important part in the history, de. velopment and life of the Colony, and for the last 50 years Chinese have been serving with distinction

Exumvona

in the Royal Engineers and re- cently with the Royal Artillery. It has always been regarded by all ranks in the Army to be a plea- sure to serve in Hong Kong.

I am confident that the very happy relations which have exist- ed for the 100 years between the Army and the Civilian population of all Classes will continue in the future.

A. E. GRASETT. Commanding, The British Troops

in China.

The Navy's Message

A hundred years has seen this Colony grow from a collection of insignificant fishing villages into a place of prosperity and a major :: port, with one of the finest har- bours in the Far East,

During its growth the Royal Navy has made use of Hong Kong and in doing so has given it the protection required for its de- velopment. The formation of the Hong Kong: Royal Naval Volun teer Reserve Force in 1934 show.

ed that the Colony realised the importance of Naval protection. This force is now performing valuable service in providing security for the Island and its adjacent waters. I hope that the people of this Colony will not for *get that the life blood of their prosperity is sea borne-trade, and will continue to give the Royal Navy in the future, the 'support which has been so much appre- clated in the past.

A. C. COLLINSON,

Commodore.

Fair City

HAVING

LIVED

THROUGH

NEARLY EIGHTY OF THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS I CAN SAY THAT IF THE PROGRESS OF HONG KONG FOR THE NEXT CENTURY IS ANYTHING

OF LIKE THAT

THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS, THEN THIS COLONY WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THE WORLD. I DO NOT EXPECT ANY OF US TO BE HERE IN 2041, BUT WE HAVE THE SU- PREME SATISFACTION · · OF KNOWING THAT WE HAVE IN SOME MEASURE CONTRIBUT- ED TO THE GRADUAL CREA- TION OF A FAIR CITY FOR THE GENERATIONS - YET UN- BORN.

I AM PROUD TO HAVE LIVED IN THE PIONEERING DAYS WHEN HONG KONG WAS

·STILLA BARREN ROCK AND TO HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF SHARING IN ITS PROGRESS. AND PROSPERITY. Det

MAY HONG KONG - CON= TINUE TO GROW AND PROS“ PER AND BRING HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO ALL WHO DWELL THEREIN.

ROBERT HO Tund.