In our issue of the 22nd we com-
Clergymen of various den-other than a Se cease school; tel any school (viii) Professors, lecturers and other academic officers of the University (ix) Editors, sub-editors and reporters of any daily newspaper published in the Colony; (x) Licensed Pilots.
(xi) Former jurors who are over 60 years of age.
Yours faithfully, E. Pottocx.
Prince's Building, Hongkong, Jan. 19, 1916. mented at some length on a telegram from Reuter's Hongkong correspondent which stated that British residents Hongkong were being invited to sign a petition to the Secretary of State for the Colonies asking for greater representation of the public on the Exeecutive and Legislative Councils. The following is the text of the petition reprinted from the "South China Morning Post." It is prefaced by a letter to the paper from the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.