CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919 — Page 8

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1366

CONSULT

TO

HIS EXCELLENCY

SIR FRANCIS HENRY MAY, KNIGHT COMMANDER

OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF SAINT

MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE, GOVERNOR AND

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE COLONY OF

HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES AND VICE-

ADMIRAL OF THE SAME.

This in the macional marked "Rin. I referred to in the 31etectory on claration of Minashil dorph decland The this 15th day of dulley 10718.

$2565

CONSUL

& STAFENCEA

Vil Lag

SHEWETH:

THE HUMBLE MEMORIAL of RAYMOND

MENASHIH JOSEPH residing at 486

Avenue Joffre, Shanghai, and carry-

ing on business at No.7 Nanking Road

in the British Settlement, Shanghai

aforesaid as a Merchant and Commission

Agent.

1.

That on the 22nd August 1912 your Petitioner became a

naturalized British Subject by virtue of a Grant from His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong (Sir Henry May) of a Certificate of Naturalization which was granted to him under the Naturalization of Aliens Ordinance of Hongkong No.44 of

1902.

2. That your Petitioner was then in the employment in

Hongkong of the Firm of Messrs. David Sassoon and Company Limited as Co-Manager of that Firm in Hongkong and continued

as such until the month of October 1915 when your Petitioner

was appointed Manager in Shanghai of that Firm your Peti-

tioner accordingly proceeded to Shanghai in the month of

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