This afternoon hundreds of telegrams of congratulation poured in Upon Sir Robert and Lady Hotung in honour of their unique golden wedding celebration at the Peninsula Hotel. Two thousand guests were present to join in extending their ood wishes to Sir Robert and Lady hotung, Sir William Peel, the Governor of the Colony, and Lady Peel heading the official party. an The complete sixth floor of the Peninsula, Hotel, including—the Tuxurious root garden, was reserved fand reconstructed for the event. The bullet, replete with every Ticney known to the culinary. art from Peking to Paris, has probably over been surpassed by any. mil Tienalre's banquet.
Tu his speech to the assembled guests, Sip Robert, touchingly referred to the struggles of lis carly married, I had to struggle hard ite. "Fifty years ago, when Twas
"m enough money to keep a hole fe said "Handicapped by indifferent health, I started with, as my capita, tething more substantial then unbounded. hope, an. Uunshaken con fidence, and a stern determination to Tuceeed." But. no oho. appreciates more keenly then T-the help and Inspiration which man, waging the stern economic battle of life, can derive from a, happy home. 'None Knows better than i how much of the litle success that I fis due to the help, encouragement, {tnd inspiration of my wile'
The final denouement came at the end of Sir Roberts speech when he announced that he is. presenting] $200,000 to Hongkong, half to. Seed for building children's welfare] centres in the New Territory and half for the erection of a school for free education to poor girls in the East End of Hongkong.
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