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::: Me accordingly notifies to all

Classes, Military and pletiane, that if they be any of this ponsor bathren

emriving

at Hay kong playés, in barbarian phife

ov

Nem

houses, they must call:

must call on them

to peter home within 5 day

days, and

to larry no longer. If they be not fothcoming when the Chief Magiskak

make his visit, it will be seen that

they

are

~ plitt hanging on at Hong Kong;

d property will be

this hanes and

they

Confiscated, and as soon as

amcastedt, they will be pussichede.

* The 1? March. There was a considerable Exodus between that date and the 5: March.

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as haitasto China . The gentry and

Elders [ of their wards] as well as

ers and brothers will all

their fathers

law

be proceded against under the how against Collision . It the good

Let Let them not act

pramble Ands Obey,

so as to have here after to repent.

A Special proclamation . Min Jung, 7th Year Ford moon, 14

Bay.

24th February 1857.

Framolaked by

Thomas Wade

Chinse Secretary.

9th March, 1857.

(True Copy

Copy)!

William Thomas Bridges

Acting Colonial Secutary.