Apr. 26, A translation of the Chinese Address, presented to His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, on "April 25, by the Chinese Community of Hongkong, reads Of late the tidings of the illness of His Majesty King George were to us and to all his subjects, matter of grave anxiety.—But now that the happy augury of His Majesty's recovery allows our prince with an untroubled mind to direct his golden chariot upon this. royal mission and at last to come among us, the people of the Colony, old and young, make manifest their' delight; they run hither and thither to spread the news and offer their rectings from the roadsides, carer for the joy of seeing your royal person, "Our prince with his noble an-vestry of the royal line has ever taken the lead in camp and council all do acknowledge.
"We have memories of the year 1922 when Hongkong welcomed His Royal Highness the Prince Wales: and three years later, when Majesty's Ship Hawkins was on er Far Eastern Commission, His "oval Highness Prince George is stationed in this very place. Thus within a single decade have three of His Majesty's sons stopped and stayed here, a royal distinction for this distant island which has surely never been equalled.
"Now all of us, otd and youns, with all respect" and from. the depths of our hearts pay ovr tri Into of loyalty to His Majesty the
convey this tribute to him, "And we King the prayer that you will tender our heartfelt wishes of boundless prosperity and length years both for His Majesty and for your Royal Tighness, and of continued peace for the Empire, "Wherefore with respectful obeisance and unfeigned sincerity. we now offer this our Ode. ove Sow is our Prince "OF tate he has veeeived the King's hes the token of hie Rastern into ie starry chariot feet the soft air of population of the nue to increase batt crease rings with it on hare sponsibilities. Tt may interest To visit we hie peuple: is at the moment engaged in un extorsive scheme of improv water-cupply, The winter. were exewptionally dry and this necessitated irksome Our improved waters Fowigened to meet the needs of all aeetions of the Colory""
lation, We crane the nick tu ace his Rosal With shouts Tiny is our rocky islet Tome has it teen alef Mich ie ie vie The Port of Honsckong still hotts its dominant: position nea we shipping, port, and work is in prow stress t9 enable this Colony to take as one of the great ait worts of the future.
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