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Colonial Government, which actsunder instructions from the Colonial Office in Londow .

5. It will be remembered that

Hhhe Hongkong Chamber of Commerce is a self-appointed, unofficial, and entirely irresponsible body. It is composed of new nationalities which make

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Cosmopolition community; – British subjects (chiefly destchnew, ) Germans, Americans, Jews, Parnes, Armenians Mahommedaus, and Chinese . The present Chairman (W. Keswick, )

the local head of the house of Jardine, Matheson, TC, is ageutheran of high character; but he will not

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be long a resident here. In so and inseed a body there are of course, members of various races who, hot unnaturally, prefer their private

schemes of advantage, real or supposed

to British interests, and indeed. to

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public consideration of every kind. Moreover, a portion at least of the Chamber has loviced a disposition

to neurp some of the proper functions of the Executive Government, and of the Legislature of this Colony.

6 . Ishould further observe theat the queen's Colonial Regulation (articles * 165, 166, ) require that " Governors

must address thee Secretary: f State

" for the Colonial Department alone