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2106 February, 1880.
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Incloure in Governor Pope Hennspy's Despatch 1:24.8215th #beray 1080
CHINESE DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNOR.
On February the 19th, His Excellency Gov- ernor HENNESSY received a deputation of Chinese merchants at Government House. The follow- ing were present:
Fung Tang, of the I-chéung-ching firm, Charterers of Australian vessels; Li U-ts'éung, of the Ts'éung-un firm; Hu Ming-kwong, resid- ing at the Tsun-ch'éung-t'ai bong; Tsui Hin- yau, of the Mán-ts'ün Opium firm; Fung Yuk-shu, of the Fuk-lung firm; Hu Man-chi,
of the I-tai Nám-pák-hong firm; Kwok Iú- ts'éung, of the Ut-wo Opium firm; Li Sze-ch'iú,
of the Tsun-ch'éung-t'ai Cotton goods firm; Chiú Shing-lain, of the Kwong Mau-t'ai Nám- pak-hong firm; Wong Yat-ping, of the Kwong-
ki Nám-pák-hong firm; Chan King-sing, of the Man wo-fung Company; Ngán Trung-in, of the Mán-wo-fung Company; Ch'éuk Wai-yuk, of the Fuk-ki Piece goods firm; Ling Tin-ts'oi, of the Mán-in firm; Fung In-ting, of the Ko-lung-t'ai
Piece goods firm; Wong Chiú-yung, of the Mán- wo-fung Company; Wong To, Editor of the (Chinese) Circulating Herald; Fung Po-hi (Ming- shán), Comprador of the Chartered Mercantile Bank; Ng Tsze-ying, Comprador of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co.; Luk Kwai-iú, of the Sui-lung Piece goods firm; Kwok Ts'ung (Kwok
A-cheung), of the Fát-hing firm; Tsé l'ò-t'ai,
of the lch cung Nampak hong firm; Ng Kai- kwong, of the Fuk-lung firm; Ch'an Chiú- tsféung, of the Lai-ün firm; Wong Kwan-t'ong, of the K'in-fung Nam-pák-hong firm.
Mr. FUNG MING-SHAN said this deputation of Chinese merchants came before His Excellency to present an address on behalf of the community. If His Excellency would allow him he would first read the address in Chinese and afterwards request Dr. ETTEL to read the translation. He then read the address as follows, of which the translation was afterwards read by Dr. EITEL, Chinese Secretary to the Governor :---
"Address of thanks to His Excellency Jon
POTE HENNESsy, C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hongkong.
"Ever since His Excellency Governor HEN- NESSY assumed office on his arrival here he has been the Protector of our whole community of Hongkong. In the fervent hope that happiness in abundance will ever fill his mind and tran- quility never fail to surround him, we, the whole Chinese community of Hongkong, are moved with delight unspeakable. For we bear in mind that ever since His Excellency the Governor entered upon his appointment, he relaxed, on every audience granted to us on public business,
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本港華商親詣
詞誦香港總督漢 語畢馮明瑠安將頌 建以來凡遇我等因公謁見
先誦華文後請毆參 日歐參贊自可群譯
敬獻頌詞懇求容蟻 贊譯誦英文 督憲 港華商不勝雀躍溯自 制軍
督憲塔前爲代港衆 大人節鉞來臨橅我港 衆伏維承膺多祐恒集綏安闔
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