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The Sunday Cargo - working Ordinance Hong Kong

16387 The Missions to Seammen

oMy Lord

// Buckingham St 91 Strand. London. We

13 August 1891.

The Mail from Hong Kong brings remonstrances from Seamen & their friends

relative to the joint letter

the bouncil

of Hong Kong

of

tivo albembers

of addressed to the

acting Governor against the

evi which

way

" the Sunday cargo- working ordinance, 1891

was passed.

been forwarded

But

Solbay 1891, & which has

your

to

your be moved in doing

sailors & te

lordship.

lordship will hardly

осмет

act

of justice to considerate Shipowners, by the

joint letter which was

not written till

thirty five days after the exct was passed: & by two bouncillors who ought to have been present at the bouncil if they had

serious objection to make.

any

The local press, notably the

bhina