CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3] — Page 242

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To His Excellency CLAUD SEVERN C.M.G.

the Officer Administering the Governmert

of the Colony of Hongkong and its

Dependencies.

The Venchiel and Humble Petition of

YACKERLICH CYRIL CWEN of Viotomia in the

Colony of Hongkong Merchant.

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Sheweth as followB¦-

1.

Your Petitioner me borr of Atrendan Parents at

Julfa Ispahan in the Kingdom of Fersis on the 25th day of

January 1879 and was brought up in the Christian faith. Fe was

the son of the Reverend Cyril Thaddeuɛ Arathorn Cwen, an

Armenian, and Sirvard, his wife, who was the daughter of the

Reverend Johannese Karoos all ef Julfa aforesaid.

2.

Your Petitioner 1sft Julfa aforesaid at the are

of eleven and was at school in Rangcon and Caloutta from the year

1890 to 1899. Throughout his stay in Caloutte re was a member

of the second Battalion Calcutta Volunteer Rifles, and for twe

years held the appointment of Celou Semreert. He came to Hengers

from the Armenian College at Caloutte ard joined the vowerment

Post Office in Fengkong on the let day of January 1900. Fe 1g &

Member of the English Mason Fraternity. He has resided in British possessions for the last twenty-four yeare. Partoulare of such residence and the exceptions to the same are as follows:-

From 1890-1891 at Ranecon, at school.

From 1891-1899 at Calcutta, at Bohol.

From 1900-1902 at Hongkong.

From 1902-1904 in Japan.

From 1905-1907 at Hongkong.

From 1907-1909 at Calcutta.

From 1910-1912 at Singapore.

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