4.
it is desirable that you should ascertain by whom
the
rivate communication
to
to you,
privalice of the Governor to
- cmber of the Government, and of thy subordinate officers Austere, the Military.. Commandant, have been sent, to a Publice Kwspapers.
being
As regards myself upon by
now
colled
His Excellency to report -fficially on what occurred
at
Cowloon, I have to state that the gentleman whose
appears as No. 8.
answer
".
must have entirely
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misunderstood any repression Tuved if he supposed that I sanctioned in any way the taking of the two hats mentioned by him as alwady
returned. I did not conceive.
myself to be in a position
at Cowloon to
in
to justify my
amy way interfering
with the discipline or conduct
at
one
of the Military there, but bring excessively dis quoted the lengthe to which. Officer ( who I was informed
was,
to the force?
did not
not belong