CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9] — Page 19

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10 EP 19)

To His Excellency the Governor!

"at peace. The country enjoys prosperity and the people are

In the summer of the Mo Sat year (1898) the Chinese Government leased to Great Britain the territory in the neighbourhood of Kowloon in the San On District which has been incorporated into the Colony of Hong Kong under the Governorship of His Excellency Sir Henry Blake.

When we heard of this our joy was unbounded and we congratulated ourselves on our good fortune as we realize that henceforward we shall dwell for ever under the protection of a benevolent Government. In the poetry of Ngai it is written: "Let us go to that happy land." Now that we are enjoying peace and freedom from trouble and care we are truly residing in a happy land of bliss, and this state of bliss is due to the benevolence of Your Excellency which inspires us with feelings of gratitude too deep for words.

We have therefore engraved on a tablet, which we pray Your Excellency will condescend to accept, the inscription...

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3003 17 10 EP 19) To His Excellency the Governor! "at peace. The country enjoys prosperity and the people are In the summer of the Mo Sat year (1898) the Chinese Government leased to Great Britain the territory in the neighbourhood of Kowloon in the San On District which has been incorporated into the Colony of Hong Kong under the Governorship of His Excellency Sir Henry Blake. When we heard of this our joy was unbounded and we congratulated ourselves on our good fortune as we realize that henceforward we shall dwell for ever under the protection of a benevolent Government. In the poetry of Ngai it is written: "Let us go to that happy land." Now that we are enjoying peace and freedom from trouble and care we are truly residing in a happy land of bliss, and this state of bliss is due to the benevolence of Your Excellency which inspires us with feelings of gratitude too deep for words. We have therefore engraved on a tablet, which we pray Your Excellency will condescend to accept, the inscription...
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COPY 3003 17 10 EP 19) To His Excellency the Governor! " at peace. The country enjoys prosperity and the people are In the summer of the Mo Sat year (1898) the Chinese Government leased to Great Britain the territory in the neigh- bourhood of Kowloon in the San On District which has been incor- 2 porated into the Colony of HongKong under the Governorship of His Excellency Sir Henry Blake. When we heard of this our joy was unbounded and we congratulated ourselves on our good fortune as we realize that hence forward we shall dwell for ever under the protection of a benevolent Government. In the poetry of Ngai it is written: "Let us go to that harpy land." Now that, we are enjoying peace and freedom from trouble and care we are truly residing in a hajland bliss, and this state of bliss is due to the benevolence of Your Excellency which inspires us with feelings of gratitude too deep for words. We have therefore engraved on a tablet, which we pray Your Excellency will condescend to accert, the inscription the
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3003

17

10 EP 19)

To His Excellency the Governor!

"

at peace.

The country enjoys prosperity and the people are

In the summer of the Mo Sat year (1898) the Chinese

Government leased to Great Britain the territory in the neigh-

bourhood of Kowloon in the San On District which has been incor-

2

porated into the Colony of HongKong under the Governorship of

His Excellency Sir Henry Blake.

When we heard of this our joy was unbounded and we

congratulated ourselves on our good fortune as we realize that

hence forward we shall dwell for ever under the protection of

a benevolent Government. In the poetry of Ngai it is written:

"Let us go to that harpy land." Now that, we are enjoying

peace and freedom from trouble and care we are truly residing

in a hajland bliss, and this state of bliss is due to the

benevolence of Your Excellency which inspires us with feelings

of gratitude too deep for words.

We have therefore engraved on a tablet, which we pray

Your Excellency will condescend to accert, the inscription

the

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