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Translation of the Chinese Address presented to
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., by the representatives of the Chinese Community.
In a lucky day in April of the year 1910 on the occasion of your Excellency's returning to your ancestral home on a holiday of six months we Chinese representatives of all classes of the community take the opportunity of your departure to present you with a respectful address in token of our esteem.
More than once have the stars and the hoar-frosts returned in their course since Your Excellency came to Hongkong: the benevolence and clemency of your virtuous administration is in the mouth of every passer-by in the streets. Your earnest attention has been devoted to everything that would promote the welfare of the people and the comfort of those who have gathered here from afar. More especially has every movement for the benefit of the Chinese received your heartiest support. Not once have your actions failed to call forth the public praise.
Your Excellency was moved with great sorrow at the frequency with which bodies have been thrown out into the street in Hongkong, and with the determination of taking measures to stamp the practice out, you consulted the Public Dispensaries Committee as to the best means of effecting your purpose; and now there is hardly a trace left of the evil practice. The Sanitary laws are made to preserve the public health, but the Chinese have always feared their strictness. Since Your Excellency took up office a compromise has been effected in the administration of the laws while at the same time to the gratification of all classes better results have been achieved.
It is education which moulds and forms men's talents. China is now intent on reform and for this purpose education is the most urgent need. But in few of the provinces is there a University and hence the young men who have the aspirations of a scholar and seek a higher education, much against the wishes of their fathers, their brothers and their elders, have to carry their books and luggage across many an ocean in search of a teacher.
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Translation of the Chinese Adbyess presented to
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick John Bealtry Tugard, K.C.M.G., C.B., P.S.D., by the representatives of the Chinese Community.
In a lucky day in April of the year 1910 on the occasion of your Ercellency's returning to your ancestral home on a holiday of six montbe we Chinese representatives of all classes of the community take the op- portunity of your departure to present you with a respectful address in token of our esteem.
Dore than once bave the stars and the boar-frosts returned in their course since Your Excellency came to hongkong: the benepolence and clemency of your virtuous administration is in the mouth of every passer» by in the streets. Pour earnest attention bas been devoted to everything that would promote the welfare of the people and the comfort of those who have gathered bere from afar. More especially bas every movement for the benefit of the Chinese received your heartiest support. Mot once
have your actions failed to call forth the public praise. Pour Excellence was moved with great sorrow at the frequency with which bodies bave been thrown out into the street in Hongkong, and with the determination of
taking measures to stamp the practice out, pou consulted the Public Dies pensaries Committee as to the best means of effecting your purpose; and now there is hardly a trace left of the evil practice. The Sanitary laws are made to preserve the public health, but the Chinese have always feared their strictness. Since Your Excellency took up office a compromise has been effected in the administration of the laws while at the same time to the gratification of all classes better results have been achieved.
It is education which moulds and forms men's talents. China is now intent on reform and for this purpose education is the most urgent need.
But in few of the provinces is there a University and bence the young men who have the aspirations of a scholar and seek a bigher educa= tion, much against the wishes of their father their brothers and their elders, bave to carry their books and luggage acrose many an ocean in search of a teacher.
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