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he
speaks as "Kung-
shik"
w envoy.
the
litte by which Her etwajisty's Minister in Chino used to be spoken off, and be another member of the Colonial Government whom I showed have assumed to be the Colonial Secretary but for the Chinese character chosen
to represent his surname. The is also -
grateful for
Co operation of Mr Robertson.
the co
I give the official Fittes above referred
to in the Margin; and I like this opportunity
of informing you
that on the receipt of the Prince of King's despatch in which bir
Herentes Robinson was
a
spoken of in the
Memorandum
In
manner complained of in
inclosed to me
You
the 24 h ultimo,
repeated at the Yarnên of Foreign affairs what I had before
more than once-in
endeavoured to impress
on the Ministers of
that office, that the Governor of a British
bolony is the representative of ther albajesty
the Queen as
in China.
wields
fully
La
Her ette ajesty's
and that in some.
swers even
powers
entrusted to
a
Minister
some-regardo he
greater than those diplomatic agent.
I attribute to
adoption of
.
my remonstrances the мирлет a new set of terms which, if
English
they do not fitly translate titles, are at least not derogatory to the dignity of the Colonial Authorities. The Characters representing them are
Mire
Over
folnced at the head of the Column = of Chinese text in which they occur,
is, in the position of
that
honour
proper
to the
the
titles of persons of the same rank as