CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 348

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RECEIVED

10 APR 1861.

ở 20 chung rong

Lyme,

My Lord Duke,

The promotion of Mr.

Police Superintendent, Hongkong to the

important post of Civil Commissioner

in the newly-acquired territory &

opposite side of

the harbour, has been

the subject of

severe criticism in the colony

and has been

followed by a circular

printed and

circulated among

the community

by Mr. Caldwell, late Protector of Chinese, making public charges of

serious nature against May, such as, (I don't transcribe notes) if substantiated

will appear

to Your Grace

to be of grave

character to render it possible

for Your Grace

to confirm H.M.'s

appointments to the post in question.

I beg therefore to submit

to Your Grace these papers...

will be due to Mr.

Tal...

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#RECEIVED10 APR 1861.ở 20 chung rongLyme,My Lord Duke,The promotion of Mr.Police Superintendent, Hongkong to theimportant post of Civil Commissionerin the newly-acquired territory &opposite side ofthe harbour, has beenthe subject ofsevere criticism in the colonyand has beenfollowed by a circularprinted andcirculated amongthe communityby Mr. Caldwell, late Protector of Chinese, making public charges ofserious nature against May, such as, (I don't transcribe notes) if substantiatedwill appearto Your Graceto be of gravecharacter to render it possiblefor Your Graceto confirm H.M.'sappointments to the post in question.I beg therefore to submitto Your Grace these papers...will be due to Mr.Tal...
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Copy for 344 Steppiel

His Grace

The Duke

7.

RECEIVE

10 APR 1861.

ở 20 chung rong

Lyme,

My Lord Duke,

میر و مرواریده ده ر

Dorse

1980 2.3 7 4779

Efril

343

Or May

The promotion of Mṛ

Police xt-Hongkong to the

ortant post- of vivil Commissioner

impor

the newly-eaded territory &

opposite side o

ن دو برد رود برد برد و به دو سو بار مرد

from Thin. subject of

Cocolion

03

the harbour, has been

ME

by the last Mait

and has been

مریزاده راه دارد

severe criticism in the colony

Mr Caldwell, filling

-824 meus pe situation of Hongkong Protector For thinese, has printed

circulated among

the community

- let making public charges of

Uz

2

Œ

އ

گرد وه رده کرد.

q Za

serious nature against May, su

is, (I dontése notes, if substantiated

will appear

در

2>

3770 20

to Your Grace

to

character to render it possible

for Your Grace

to confirm H? Mxyz.

appointances to the post in question.

I bey therefore to submitt

Your Grace these if will be due to M

6 3 2 Dj

Tal

M

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