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October 31, 1914.
Sia. We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated 30th instant, and regret to learn that His Excellency the Governor and Honorable Members of the Legislative Council have deemed it necessary to disapprove of,and return the Memo- rial which we yesterday presented to them from the European inhabitants of the island of Hongkong respecting the Ordinance No. 17, of 1944.
Thongh it is true that the language of the Memorial is strong, it but represents the senti- raents with which we were then actuated a ad what we still feel was imperatively called for by the urgency of the occasion, and which we may add subsequom circumstances have fully borne out; at the same time we beg distinctly to disavow the remotest intention of addressing His Excellency and the Honorable Members in any other than the most respectful terms.
We have the honor to be.
(Signed,)
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
To A. E. Shelley, Esq,
T. A. Gibb,
Donald Matheson,
S. Rawson,
Pat. Dudgeon,
Augt. Carter.
Clerk of the Councils.
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