This estimate
12
of
the Petition
His
is confirmed by the speech of Excellency
the Administrator of Hong
Kong Kto the Legislative bouncil on the
when the Sunday working ordinance amend- ment Bill proposed by
31
July,
cargo-
Whitehead
wald
rajority of
Beswick
clu
thrown out by
seven to two, cur
the firm of
elbesars
Jardine, Matheson & Co voting with
the Majority.
"
His exceller
reg
introduced
ecellency
arols
said: -
the changes.
by the ordinance, did
" they meet with
any general ex- "pression of opposition in the Colony?
" did the press indicate that
- public feeling
against them?
"were petitions placed in public
" or convenient places & notice
given
given in
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order that those who
"felt strongly
"have
Azz
on the subject might opportunity of recording
" freely and voluntarily
voluntarily their "feelings of
"nothing of
"seen is
а
dissent?
I he
ave heard
the kind. call I have
petition which has
"been taken round to invite sig. "natures; which has been only
" with difficulty completed within
"tevo
X
OL
half mouths. "dinance being passed.
$
The result is
of
the or
!
240 signatures, a
" large number.
оз
which are those
"of
memo
have little 26sig
who
interest i
matures
notTM
Carn
the matter; 26 sig-
appear
twice in two
" capacities, & the large firms Kinanimously represented.
are
"I find that in all the Treaty "ports of bhind
OL
similar custom
to
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