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C. O.

16567

(Y)

Received 27 Jun

No.16

1

481

The petition of Chan Tsz Ki, Wong Ki and others, inhabitants of the Tai Wo market town (i.e. Taipo Hui) humbly sheweth:

That your petitioners were incited by rowdies from other places to offer armed resistance and pray that they may be mercifully pardoned so that they may be allowed to carry on their business in peace. Your petitioners have always been law-abiding people and were well acquainted with the Convention leasing the territory with which they were perfectly satisfied. But bad characters from other places in China spread false reports saying that laws of the West and ... were different and that there would be no end of difficulties. In this way they availed themselves of their opportunity to incite the people to disorder and to resist the Imperial troops. Your petitioners being weak were coerced by them. By the arrival of the troops to maintain order your petitioners have been saved from great peril which is a source of unbounded joy to them. But the loss of petitioners' business is truly pitiful so they are constrained to approach your tribunal with the prayer that the troops may be withdrawn so that petitioners' business may be carried on in peace. They will readily acquiesce in whatever sites may be hereafter selected by the British Government for the purpose...

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C. O. 16567 (Y) Received 27 Jun No.16 1 481 The petition of Chan Tsz Ki, Wong Ki and others, inhabitants of the Tai Wo market town (i.e. Taipo Hui) humbly sheweth: That your petitioners were incited by rowdies from other places to offer armed resistance and pray that they may be mercifully pardoned so that they may be allowed to carry on their business in peace. Your petitioners have always been law-abiding people and were well acquainted with the Convention leasing the territory with which they were perfectly satisfied. But bad characters from other places in China spread false reports saying that laws of the West and ... were different and that there would be no end of difficulties. In this way they availed themselves of their opportunity to incite the people to disorder and to resist the Imperial troops. Your petitioners being weak were coerced by them. By the arrival of the troops to maintain order your petitioners have been saved from great peril which is a source of unbounded joy to them. But the loss of petitioners' business is truly pitiful so they are constrained to approach your tribunal with the prayer that the troops may be withdrawn so that petitioners' business may be carried on in peace. They will readily acquiesce in whatever sites may be hereafter selected by the British Government for the purpose... 70
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بدید kopy. C. O 16567 (Y Rece Red 27 Jun No.16 1 481 The petition of Chan Tsz Ki, Wong Kì and others, inhabitants of the Tai Wo market town.(i e Taipo Hu) humbly sheweth: That your petitioners were incited by rowdies from other places to offer armed resistance and pray that they may be mercifully pardoned so that they may be allowed to carry on their business in peace. Your petitioners have always been law-abiding people and were well acquainted with the Convention leasing the territory with which they were perfectly satisfied. But bad characters from other pla China ces spread false reports saying that laws of the west and were different and that there would be no end of difficult- ies. In this way they availed themselves of their opportu- nity to incite the people to disorder and to resist the Im- perial troops.Your petitioners being weak were coerced by them. By the arrival of the troops tomaintain order your petitioners have been saved from great peril which is a source of unbounded joy to them. But the loss of petitioners business is truely pitiful so they are constrained to appro- ach your tribunal with the prayer that the troops may be withrawn so that petitioners business may be carried on in peace. They will readily acquiesce in whatever sites may be hereafter selected by the British Government for the purpose of 70 i
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kopy.

C. O

16567

(Y

Rece Red 27 Jun

No.16

1

481

The petition of Chan Tsz Ki, Wong Kì and others,

inhabitants of the Tai Wo market town.(i e Taipo Hu) humbly

sheweth:

That your petitioners were incited by rowdies

from other places to offer armed resistance and pray that

they may be mercifully pardoned so that they may be allowed

to carry on their business in peace. Your petitioners have

always been law-abiding people and were well acquainted

with the Convention leasing the territory with which they

were perfectly satisfied. But bad characters from other pla

China ces spread false reports saying that laws of the west and

were different and that there would be no end of difficult-

ies. In this way they availed themselves of their opportu-

nity to incite the people to disorder and to resist the Im-

perial troops.Your petitioners being weak were coerced by

them. By the arrival of the troops tomaintain order your

petitioners have been saved from great peril which is a

source of unbounded joy to them. But the loss of petitioners

business is truely pitiful so they are constrained to appro-

ach your tribunal with the prayer that the troops may be

withrawn so that petitioners business may be carried on in

peace. They will readily acquiesce in whatever sites may be

hereafter selected by the British Government for the purpose

of

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