CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 299

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

294

year 1978 baoning been Seven hundred

16 that on the 94th of September

and, 1977 owing to the returer to Wongkong of a vast mumber of Clines:

the celebration of the Drast of Lauterus in the interior of -

after

China, the steamer" "Minshan" arrived

ti

Hongkong with a large number

of passengers

in excesA

of the.

-

number allowed by the said. ordurance, and that in consequence the Inacter of that vessel

summoned and

Enagistrate thee

:ficied by a Police

PAAAAA

of Pour thousand

of

and timely dollars, all of which

pave ou

hundred dollars.

Your-

>

Excellency having carefully

into the matter

Avas

examined

afterwards

your Petitioners

ou y

pleased to revict on bringing the facts before your -Coallway by Reletion.

That on the 17th and 18th 2

17.

of Sebruary

your

last

in

consequence

"dayp

ao c

Petitioners believe of great number

of Clurese Tradesmen and coolies -- retwining to Hongkong after the New Year's festival, large, unumber of such people flocked to the

steamers at bauton auxions to

return as speedily as possible to: thus bolony where they earn their livings, in consequence of which although all care was taken byh

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.