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No 366 Queen's Road wish
Itong Kong, 19th January 1898 -
The Right Honourable
Mr. Joseph (hamberlain, is
Iher Majesty's Principal Secretary state for the colonies.
Sie
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I have the honour to forward
to you, here with a
copy of a pitition
which I have already
on the 28th
altimo, sent to the colonial secretary
this Colony with would lay it
before
Che
request that he Itis Excellency
te
Governor with a view to his forwarding it to you for your consideration. As
up
to the present I have received no acknowledgement of its receipt by the Colonial secretary to comply take the liberty of
lo
Yous
with
nor any promise my request.
I now
sending this
copy
direct, and to request that you
will kindly give it your
aust
the
consideration
and grant me
pension thish I have honestly and faithfully earne
which I have been deprives by the responsible officials of Colony.
this
I have the honour to be
Sas,
Your most humble, abedient scrony
Chume sho.