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In the Matten of the Anrlication of Edward Keneshth Joseph "eeldinge at the Hongkong Fets1 victoria in the Colony of Hongkong uhi panying on business at No. Des Voeus Acad Central Victoria aforesaid as a temɔbart under the style or firm name of Joseph Brct? nu for & Centrouts of Natural - Eater under the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914.

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In the Katter of the statutomy Leclamations Ast, 1835.

I, EIWARI MENASHIH JOSEPH, residing at Ire nongkong Hotel

Victoria in the Colony of Hongkone and Those place of business

undress in the said Colony is No. 8 Les Voeux Road Cantal

Victoria aforesaid do solemnly and sincerely and truly declare

and say as follows:-

1. I am a Merchant and Commission agent and canny on business

alone at the above address under the style on firm name of

Joseph Brothers.

2. I have (excepting for a few short periods of time herein-

after particularly stated when I have been away from the Colony

of Hongkong on short business visite to Shanghai) refer to five

years immediately preceding the date of the Statutory Declan-

ation continually resided in the Colony of Hongkong.

The excepted periode during the puct 5 yeare are:-

I left Hongkong on the 4th. February 1919 and naived in Shengbat

a few days subsequent to that date and etayed in Shanghai unt:1

the 21st July 1919 when you" Petitioner returned to the Colorv

of Hongkong being absent from the sate Colony for atcut aix

months.

I left Hongkong on the 18th day of May 1918 and aniyed in

Stunghai a few days subesquent to that dute and etayo in

Shanghai until the 26th. day of July 1913 when stunned to

the Colony of Hongkong being absent from the guin Celony for

about two months. Accordingly I have "esided outside the Colony

of Hongkong during the rast five years as follows:-