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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1879.

resolutions, but that I had asked them to abandon

that idea. They were good enough to take my advice; but they have embodied their views in the form of an Address, in Chinese, to Her Ma- jesty the Queen, which, at their request, I have the honour to lay before you for presentation to the Queen.

2. On the receipt of this Address, I called for

the report which it is customary to make on native

documents. The report was made by the Acting Chinese Secretary, Dr. EITEL, the Acting Regis trar General, Mr. GERRARD, and the late Acting

Registrar General, Mr. TONNOCHY. These gentle-

men appear to have verified the seals or signatures,

which, they say, amount to two thousand two hundred and eighteen. I understand it is the

largest number of seals or signatures of Chinese

shops or firms that has been appended to any document of the kind in this Colony.

3. I have also the honour to enclose a translat tia of the Address, which is far more flattering

3 than I at all deserve.

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here is no special reason that I know of

the Chinese subjects of Her Majesty should me a compliment, beyond the fact that I

e always endeavoured to hold the balance

ly between the different races and the some-

conflicting commercial interests in Hong-

This will, perhaps, be admitted by all

us in course of time.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,..

Your most obedient

ervant,

J. POPE HENNESSY.

The Right Honourable

Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, Bart., M.P.,

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,

SC.,

Address from the Chinese Community.

(Translation.)

The petition of the Committee of the Wa-t'o Hospital and the traders and people of the whole (Colony) of Hongkong; in the matter of the general loyal rejoicing of the people over the equitable administration of the Government (which led to)the united signing (of the present Address), humbly praying that it be forwarded to Her Ma- jesty the QUEEN of Great Britain, in order that the feelings of Her subjects be set forth—

Sheweth:-

That ever since the Colony of Hongkong has. been established, there has not been one who understood so well the great principles of govern- ment as Governor HENNESSY.

八君主聖鑒

大

主

轉臣貴

摺原滋奏章 文用

仍

華 意 將

請懇大 送敬將 具

右然或

本部堂

謹按

具禀華陀醫院值事闔港商民等

嘗有此 是之多誠自闢港以來示 實不敢

數照本部堂查得華民行 免過獎 章得二千二百一十八之 揄楊未 員查驗禀覆所有簽名圖 按該章 禀章常例查明禀覆據該 並附送 司湯遵照平時查察土人 英文】 政務司車前任華民政務

本部堂接此奏章經飭屬 店合詞具禀蓋戳簽名若 本部堂 大英國會參議藩政院世襲男爵赫

員漢務參贊歐署理華民

章譯以 合將該 大君主治下之本土瓦民如斯過獎本 然而不諱者 移

或此事諸人異時當必以爲 執之中惟有平心權衡已耳諒 堂於各國商民在本港互相爭 部堂未曉特有何故但念本部

爲主政持平民心悅服聯蓋圖章

爲諒

叩乞轉詳

爵姿

大英國皇帝以伸下情事切自開港以來 能知爲政大體莫如燕制軍若國

戊寅年 十二月 二十 七日