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between the
Sheweth,
ruling class and the ruled,
That the trade of the whole of
Konghong has of late
very considerably
increased from day to day both in
ล
amount and in
prosperity.
but whilst
minety per
cent of
HongKong
Your Petitioners
presented in the tenth
-moon last year (October to November
1878) their humble views in form of a petition
addressed to Your Excellency in which they begged that it be forwarded to _ the Right Honourable the secretary of
State, confidently submitting their ease
to such
any
are
the residents of
whenever Chinese, yet,
subject of local public interests turns
up, the Chinese
tre
nevertheless not
allowed to hear
of
it so as to have
a
share in it, in
there arises
interests as
consequence of which
easily a feeling of separate
if foreigners and-chinese
could not be treated according to the
Same
Jarmciples,
That
On
superior
decision,
That all along your
that hereafter the Chinese would be
allowed, in cases.
Petitioners hoped
the interests
to look
in the course of
of the
concerning
of the whole community,
forward to having
discussion some subordinate share before
it would be closed,
account of these circumstances
among.
That of late there
the Chinese
are
not a few
community
who