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The
三
C. C
420
9351
市
Sam Kon Shi Street
REG 3 M 98
Canton, 28th March, 1898,
Right Honourable
M. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.,
Her Majcstijo Secretary of
for the Colonics.
Male
Sir,
We have the honour to
lo
you
here with
a.
forward
copy of a Petition that we have sent to the Colonial Secretary of
Hongkong with a
request that he will
lary
y that
it before His Excellency the Governor
with a vicu- to his forwarding it to you.
Colony
Fearing our just request will not be complied with
by
that official, we most
respectfully beg that you will be pleased to
give
our Petition
your careful consideration on its merits and irrespective of any
one
sided representation by prejudiced and interested officiales of Hongkong, and order
a fair inquiry
case.
such as we
We are
Sir,
- pray for into our
Your most humble obedient servants: