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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMEYGAZETTE, 23RD APRIL,1881.

ADDRESS TO HIS EXCELLENCY

THE GOVERNOR.

On Friday, the 22nd instant, a deputation of

the Chinese inhabitants of Hongkong called at Government House, and presented a congratu-

latory address to His Excellency Sir JOHN POPE

HENNESSY. The deputation was introduced by Mr. FUNG MING-SHAN, Chairman of the Society

for the Protection of Women and Children, who stated that the Directors of the Tung-wá Hospital, the Committee of the Man-mò Temple and the Provisional Committee of the Society for the Pro-

tection of Women and Children, who formed this deputation, came on this day, the fourth anni- versary of His Excellency the Governor's arrival in this Colony, to congratulate him on behalf of the whole Chinese community on the marked success, visible in the increased prosperity of the Colony, which had attended his administration of the Government during the last four years.

Mr. FUNG MING-SHÁN then read, in Chinese,

the subjoined address, which was forthwith translated into English by Dr. EITEL, who was present as Interpreter.

(Translation.)

CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS BY THE CHINESE

PEOPLE, GENTRY AND MERCHANTS

OF THE WHOLE COLONY.

From of old, the essential element of good gov-

ernment consists in securing the affections of the

people whilst maintaining dignity.

Since the arrival of our Governor, Sir JOHN

POPE HENNESSY, in this Colony, it is now, if we

reckon it up one by one, exactly four years on

this day. Going back in thought over the past,

we feel a strong desire to speak out and give vent to the feelings which all along inspired us with confidence and hope. Tracing back to its fountain-head the constituent principle of Sir JOHN

POPE HENNESSY's government, we find strict

justice and clear impartiality, felicitous benevo- lence and tenacious earnestness.

Those influ-

ences penetrated down to the humblest classes

who settled here, whilst that humane kindness

watched over all the people.

His multifarious

labours in removing oppression and fostering loyalty, and all the other measures of his effective to count up. government, are too numerous

There is none among us Chinese who does not reverently look up to him as one of the bright

spirits; there is none who does not love him as

one loves one's parents. The last four years

have passed as if they had been but a day.

Now venturing to advert briefly to a few of his measures, there is the grant of a public place for the interment of deserted human remains, and the donation he made, from his private purse, of over one thousand one hundred dollars, in per-

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