protested against the passing of the said Bill in any shape or form during the pendency of their. the said Bill if passed into law largely curtailing their rights and privileges and recently diminishing to a very serious extent the number of persons who would purchase prepared opium from them
their brew.
during the remaining 10 months of
behoove
The said Bill was introduced and passed into law on the complaint of the owners of certain steamers running between Hong Kong and Canton and that they were exposed to serious risk of seizure and detention, fine, and even of the forfeiture of their steamers with the loss of their trading privileges at Canton, because of the presence on board the said steamers of prepared opium, which was not entered on the manifest of the steamer as
and that the Open Yachts were interested in and actively participant in the smuggling of prepared opium into China.
This complaint on the part of these claimants was received and entertained and accepted as true and unquestionable without any opportunity being given your Memorialists, whose character was at stake and whose interests were
character was
seriously affected, of being heard in their own justification and defence or for the protection of their rights and interests. The Bill to amend the Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891 was prepared
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protested against the passing of the said Bill in any shape or form during the pendency of ther. the said Bill if passed into law largely curtacting their rights and privileges and recen diminishing to be very servins extent the rucunter of persons who would purchase prepared oficum. from them
their brew.
during the remaining 10 ruinths of
behoew
The said Bill was introduced and passed. into law on the complaint of the owners of cuvain shamers running
Hong Kong and Cauter and inacas that they were exposed to serious risk of seizure and detection of fine, and even of the forfeiture of their stecumers with the less of their trading privileges at Canton, because of the prescued on board the said stecumers of prepared opiner, which was not entered on the manifect of the steamer as
and itear the Open Youts were interested in and actively. Your Memirrealists participant in the sumuggling of prepared opinunt | into China.
This complaint in the part of there clamship avvers was received and entertained and accepted. as true and unquestionable without any opportunity being given your
Meu crialists, whoziṛ character was destined and whose interests were
character was
seriously affected, of being heard in their own in justifilaction and defence or for the protection of
rights and interests. The Bill to cunced the Prepares Opium ordinance 1891 was prepared
without
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