'Mr, Gutterres went on to say that. og descendants of the faithful people of Macao participating in these festiviies, they. could pride themselves on the' fact that during the sixty years of Portugal's domination by the three Phillips, Macao was the only Portuguese' soil where the glorious stan-ard of the Nation was never hauled down, The Portuguese, who, came to Shanghai about a hundred years ago, had Taboured hard to gain their daily bread and educate their children, but they had earned for themselves the respect of all around them, a position which had been, successfully main-concluded Mr, Gulterres, continue to work honourably under the sacred sign of our standard, we shall continue to maintain in this metropolis of the Far East a little bit fof the old Portugal. For Portugal, although far away, is also here—in our homes and hearts."
Minister's Speech Addsessing his audience as "Fellow Portuguese" in the Portuguese lange uuage, the F sal "This solemn occasion prompts us to gather today under the shade of cur, National. Flag. and in close spiritual communion with the millions of our brothers in Continental Portugal and in her Colonial Empire, with those of our blood who are scattered' throughout the wide world Where they labour in alien lands. The occasion could not be more pregnant with topies for a speech.
"it T were addressing my own countrymen only, 1 would find in the treasure of our history countless gems with which to adorn my. plain eloquence. Our land, that prodigious land, in the making of which, one fof our poets said "God spent dive out of the six days it took to make this world?" could' supply the—most variegated scenery, the purest and brightest colours, and the clearest of blue skies; and our people, the good Portuguese people, who through the vicissitudes of the' ages, so jealously Fetain those qualities and those virtues which gave strength to our forefathers and which explain the cause of their past glories; the two together would friable the speaker to produce the true portrait of a nation which is second to none in its understanding of human values. But, the audience were another, the speaker would not find himself' at a loss for Inspiration, because the immense contribution which Portugal has made and is still making to the World's heritage does not need any dressing up, and may well stand comparison With the highest attainments of other peoples.
Portuguese Footprints "The whole world is covered with our footprints, and our footsteps re-echo trough the ages. In Medieval Europe and in the Renaissance our nome was elted everywhere. The dest "and best-known European universities sought our men of learn ing. In Antwerp we established a factory' which contributed much to the prosperity of Flanders."
Dr. Lebre @ Lima then went on to cite many glorious names of Saints, Posts, navigators and warriors. He Feferred to the Portuguese discoveries End conquests through which they kot to know all the peoples of the earth who in turn learnt to know them.
"We went everywhere, os missionaries, as warriors, as sailors, as traders and' as settlers. In Asia, ours was the first European language that introduced; and when later, others arrived upon the scene, ours was the language they had to learn in order to help them in their dealings with the Far-Eastern people.
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