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CHINESE TRIBUTES TO PORTUGUESE GOVERNOR.

WEDNESDAY,

SEPTEMBER

benadeent and fair treatment only recently that I lost in the from the Macno Government. Tra Chinese community at Macao, a are therefore welcoming Hla a valuable friend and helper, in the cellency to-day not only because person of Mr. Loo Lim-yok, for he is a friend of the Chinese, whose memory I entertain the but also because he is the chief highest respect. With the good- representative of a neighbouring will of the Chinese, Hongkong The spacious rooms of the port with which Hongkong has and Ittle Macao will progress Chinese Merchants' Club in China been closely associated by ties of together in the near future (Hear, Building were the venue. of afriendship, and commercial in Hear) de d

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of

social gathering yesterday after-terests. Our only regret, Sir, is in conclusion His Excellency noon whon a reception in honour that owing to limited accommoda- asked those present to Join with of His Excellency Senhor Tamag- tion we could not ask as many him in drinking to the prosperity nini de Souaa Barbosa, Governor prominent Chinese as we would of the Chinese of Hongkong- of Macao, was given by Sir, Shou-have liked, to come here to pay The toast was drunk to the ac- son Chow and Lady Chow and the their respects to-day to your companiment of many viras.. Hon. Dr. R. H: Kotewall and Mrs. cellency, but those present are Hon. Dr. Kotewall's Thanks. Kotewall, at which there were representative of the various im- also present Lady Clementi, mem-portant Chinese interests in the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall thèn bers of the Legislative Council, Colony. May I, in conclusion, said: Your Excellencies, Your Government officials, and promi- also extend our cordial welcome Lordship, Ladies and Gentlemen," Sir Shou- nent members of the Chinese mer-to the other members of your Ex-Speaking for cantile community of the Colony, sellency's party. (Applause.) son Chow and myself, I wish Speeches expressing the good-will.

to express cordial thanks to our Greatness of Hongkong, existing between the British,

British, Portuguese, and Chinese Portuguese and Chinese communi- His Excellency Senhor Barbosa friends for coming here to join ties were made after the gather-speaking, in Portuguese, replied as with us in doing honour to our ing had sat down to tea, the pro- follows:

distinguished guests from Macao. ceedings being enlivened by selec

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. The three communities so repre-

with grown

the tions by the Foot-warmers' Dance Chairman of the Chinese Mer-sented have Orchestra.

chants Club, I sincerely thank you Colony, and through years There were present at the table for the expressions of good-will joint effort and mutual goodwill where His Excellency sat, in of which I have been the recipient have built up a common heritage the order named, Hon. Mr. in these rooms to-day. The which it is our privilege, and J. Owen Hughes, Commander captivating words of Sir Shou-son should be our endeavour, to pass Pinheiro, of the Portuguese Navy, Chow, are pleasant to me, and I on in yet greater measure. Ladies Senhorita Albuquerque, Hon. Mr.feel happy to be with this dis- and gentlemen, the present happy C. McI. Messer, Mrs. W. T. tinguished gathering, which I shall gathering is symbolical of that Southorn, Commodore Pearson, cherish as an indelible memory for collaboration, and may, I sincerely Madame Albuquerque, "His Excel all times.

trust, still further strongthen I confess that the union and as-those bonds of friendship that lency Major-General C. C, Luard, Lady Chow, His Excelleney the sociation of Chinese who have bind the three communities to- Governor of Macao, Sir Shou-son come to Hongkong with the Bri-gether. (Applause). Chow, Madame Barbosa, Hon, Mr.tish people has been a most hap-

. Colonial Secretary Replies. W. T. Southern, Mrs. Pearson, py one, and assisted by the work Hon. Mr. B. R. Hallifax, Mr. W. Wof the Portuguese, who have come

Hon. Mr W. T. Southern, in re- Hornell, Mr. J. P. Braga, Hon. Mr. to reside here from the beginning, turning thanks, said: Dr. and Mrs.

and E. D. C. Wolfe, His Honour Mr. this association has been a con Kotewall, Ladies

Gentte- Justice Wood, Hon. Mr. W. E. Ltributing factor to the greatness men.-On behalf of the guests,

desire Shenton, Miss Braga, Com. J. do of Hongkong, which I cannot fail-

to tender to Inso, (Cominander of the Portu- to admire.

hosts and hostesses, our guene gunboat Patría), Mrs. H. T. If I feel happy at a gathering very great thanks for enabling Jackman, Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, like this it is not for any reason us to make, and in Mile. Barbosa, Rear-Admiral Boyle, connected with vanity, but because cases to renew, our acquaintance Mrs. Kotewall, His Lordship I see in the association of three with auch distinguished, and may I Bishop Nunes of Macao, Hon. Dr. peoples like the British, Chinese be permitted to add, charming R. H. Kotewall, Mrs. J. R. Wood, and Portuguese, the essential guests from Macao. It is very Senhor Albuquerque, Consul-Gen factors contributing to the inpleasant for us to be permitted to eral for Portugal, Mrs. Wolfe, tellectual and commercial ad-meet them and also to meet one an- Hon. Mr. H. T. Jackman and Lieut. vancement of this Colony. other in such pleasant surroundings, d'Abreu, A. D. C. to His Excellency Senhor Barbosa.

our

some

The world is large, and there and I hope that our guests from is room for the aspirations of all Macao will carry away, when they. alike, Macao desires to live, and leave Hongkong, as pleasant mem for that purpose it desires the as-ories of Hongkong as we shall sistance of others.

Ancestral Homes at Macao,

re-

retain of them." On behalf of the guests I thank our hosts and hoe- tarses for giving us this pleas ing opportunity for meeting here this afternoon. (Applause).

It would

Other present were Capt. Whyte, A.D.C, to H. E. Sir Cecil Clementi, Mr. Liang Shi-yi, Mr. and Mrs. B. Wong Tape, Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Tao, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Lt. Commander G. F. It is interesting and opportune Hole, Mr. N. L. Smith, Mr. and to recall that many Chinese who Mra. G. R. Sayer, Mr. A. E. Wright, are at présent residing in Hong-

Portuguese Acknowledgment, Mr. P. M. N. da Silva, Mr. D. W. kong and occupying positions of Tratman, Mr. Ma Chue-chlu. Mr. prominence here have their

Mr. J. P. Braga said: Your Ex- Foo.Sik, Mr. Wong Iu-tung, Mr. Li ancestral homes in the Portuguese cellencies, my Lord Bishop, Ladies Po-kwai, Mr. Li Yau-tsun, Mr. Li Colony. The father of Dr. S. W. and Gentlemen. It is difficult to Ping, Mr. Li Jow-son, Mr. To Sze- Tso, the late Mr. Tso Yau, better speak in adequate terms on behalf tuen, Mr. Li Yik-mui, Mr. Chau known at facao as Mr. Tik of the Portuguese guests assem- Yue-ting, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. H. In Cheong, was a Commendador of bled in these rooms to thank suffi- Mr. Li Hoi-tung, Mr. Ho Leung, the Most Ancient Order of Christ. ciently our bosts and hostesses, Mr. A. Leong Hing Kee, Mr. P. So also was Mr. Tso Sing-yip, an Sir Shou-son and Lady Chow and Leung Hing-kee, Mr. Fung Ping elder brother of Dr. Tso, who Dr. Kotewall and Mrs. Kotewall, and shan, Mr. and Mrs. H. Green, Dr. before his death was a member the representative Chinese mer J. B. Addison, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. of the Advisory Board of Trade at chants of Hongkong for this splen Mow Fung, Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. Macao and, as such, rendered did reception which they have Thos. Tam, Mr. Lo Cheung-kue, good service to the Government given us, and for the magnificent Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Tam of Macao." He was a respected words uttered by that finished Woon-tong, Mr. Mok Kon-member of the Chinese community speaker, Dr. Ketewall. sang, Mr. J. M. de Castro Basto, and, like his father, enjoyed the have been fitting for me to have and Miss Basto, Mr. and Mrs. A. A distinction of being made a Knight apoken in his own language, but I Alves, Mr. Tong Yat-chun, Mr. Li of the Order of Christ. Dr. T30's am sorry I must admit that al- Sing-kue, Mr. Sam Pak-ming, Mr. family was originally from Heung- though born in Hongkong my know Kong Isuen, Major C. Willson, shan, but for many generations ledge of the Chinese language goes no further than that of a schoolboy. Mr. J. W. Franks, Mr. T. H. King, ved at Macao. It will be Mr. and Mrs. D. 3. Lopes, Mr. and called that another Chinese gentle-am therefore speaking in a langu- Mrs. J. M. da Rocha and the Misses man of prominence in Hongkong, 4ge with which both Dr. Kotewall Rocha, and many others.

but who is now dead, the late Sir and myself, as products of Hong- Boshan Wei Yuk, C.M.G., aleo lived kong, have been brought up. Both here as products of for many years at Macao. One of us come

own · case, of the late Sir Boshan's brothers Hongkong,-in my spoke Portuguese fluently.

product-of that system of government which has produced a system of educa Your Excellencies, my Lord. Speaking as a Portuguese, and tion as has enabled us to speak in Blahop, Ladies and Gentlemen,-On as Governor of Macao, I confess a language not our own, but suffici- behalf of Dr. and Mrs. Kotewall my gratitude to the memory of ently to express our

thanks as well as of my wife and myself, these men and pray that the re- and our appreciation of benefita I respectfully extend to His Excel membrance of their names will that we have derived in this British Jency the Governor of Macao and serve as an incentive to the Colony of Hongkong. Madame Barbosa a hearty wel- greater approximation of the in- Ladies and gentlemen, that may come. I do so not only in the terests between Hongkong and be a slight departure, but it is a nume of ourselves as the hosts, Macao, and between them and digression which I am permitted ke-" but also in that, of the entire China. There should be no dif- cause it is one of the rare, and in Chinese community of Hongkong, ficulties, gentlemen, expecting as my own case, the only opper- which Dr. Kotewall and I have I do, the best of goodwill from tunity to make public our thanks the honour to represent. Hong-His Excellency the Governor of and indebtedness to that educations) kong and Macao have ever been Hongkong, Sir Cecil Clementi, to system of Hongkong. good friends from the day, when whom I owe many manifestations Referring to our hosts, I should the British flag was hoisted on of goodwill and consideration, like to tender Sir Shou-son Chow this Island 87 years ago. The and in whom I recognize a gen- and Dr. Kotowall our thanks for relations subsisting between theorous heart, a sound intellectual thie reunion, which will live in our Portuguese and the Chinese resid- mind, and high qualities for his memories as long as the two com- ents in Hongkong have always work. I cannot do without the munities remain what they are in been of the most cordial nature, sympathy, goodwill and co-opera-Hongkong. (Applause.) and the Chinese residents of tion of Chinese at Macho as well "The gathering soon afterwards Macao have at all times received as Chinese in Hongkong. It was broke up.

Sir Shou-son Chow's Welcome. Sir Shou-sou Chow, in extend- ing a welcome to the guest of honour, said:

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