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TELEPHONE

1515

PADDINGTON

140, HARLEY STREET,

W

and

reside in

then I have been staying in Japan Singapore. My wife and family Hongkong and I am anxious to visit them. In 1896 the Governor in Council passed

Ar

act of banishment for five years against my

HongKong.

At the expiration of

residing in

this period I revisited Hongkong but the Government of Hongkong repeated the act in 1902, so that it has been impossible for.

visit HongKong

to

agam

Jath

until this five years

term is ended. This period is now

and I wish

expired

- your gracious permission to proceed

to Hongkong

to visit

my family. Lately

I have been for nearly 18 months

18 months a resident

in

Singapore

and at various times I have

hand interviews with the Governor Sir John