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unusual and inconvenient
Ananner with
(Copy.)
the business card comfort of the
Community - As
genera
you assert your
inability to find or remedy it is useless
correspondence - It is
to prolong this cor...
Excellency however in deference to the
wishes of the inhabitants of the City
will forward a copy of it to the Branch of State...
I have to
(Signed). J. Gardiner Austin,
Colonial Secretary.
(Four Copy)
Colonial Secretary.
Hong Kong, May 30th, 1859.
We beg to call
your
attention to
the custom of practising with
Artillery Guns on the Parade Ground which has recently taken place, and which we understand will be continued for some time to come.
This custom has only been introduced of late in the frequent
manner we
Complain of, and we desire to point out that it causes
The Honorable
J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary.