Colonial Secretary Hongthing to Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce
440
"
(Copy) ni 896.
Gendlemin,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Ith December
HongKong, 20th De
I have laid before this Excellency The Ading Governor ajour leeter of the 7th Instant, ane am directed to reply that it is not lively
that
any
alteration will be made in
the design of the proposed deltar
which was
definitely laid down by
Royal Preclamation under Ordu in Conneil of 7th January,!
th January, 1863, but
that Mr. Mercer will not fail to
The Corresponding Committe
of the Shanghai General Chamber of Comma
ace.