Sir Miles's declaration of policy at a reception by the Chinese com= munity at Macao—that it is his desire to know the Chinese intimate. ly by visiting them personally—will take him into the hearts of the masses of China and do much to clear away past misunderstandings and help towards just appreciate tion of the pacific aspirations of such an essentially pencoful people as the British, Sir Miles paid a glowing com pliment to the administration of the Governor of Macao in his message of farewell, which ren "Tam most grateful for the reception with which you honoured me, Lleave Macao with profound regret fand deepest admiration of Your Excellency' work." Senor Tama gnini Barbosa's policy in fully Justic fied in the face of such an appro-lation of his Iubours, and his term of government will for long bbe remembered by the cordial yet dignified relations of Macao with her neighbours and friends.
The British Minister also ex. pressed himself an being impressed with the Macao Port Works 80 ably controlled by Mr, Carlos Alves, land which ho characterized as a. "great achievement" and regarding which he tendered his congratulations, Mr. Carlos Alves, besides being a inoer, writer of chiccly, through his efforts that the recent Photographie Exhibition in Macao was auch a huge success, and, a8 Mr. Alves is devoting himself to the tosk of making Macao attractive ta the foreign visitor, his work will ume be remembered as one of the greatest utilities to the Portuguese in the Far East
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