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much inflerence in the matter. I specially mentioned a Native preccher and those in Hong Kong know full
well that he
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wealth, and who as a
--
of great...
holder of
considerable landed and house property,
も
of long standing and good-
repute, did weercise much influence
in
the Colony. He is since dead . His
will was
proved under $150,000. Regarding the statement that
I hood used my influenes in opposition to the Missionaries and that there
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impression that the Chinese signing the Petition would do so at the risk of my displusure, I can only oppose assertion to assertion.
and repart that neither by word or
deed did I spress any opinion on the
matter. And
to the impression
alleged to have been created, I never
heard of it before,
nor do I believe
it existed, except perhaps in the
minds of some who
were/
·
only tov prone to entertain idle and false- Staries which would be acceptable
affecting the character of an Officer of the Government.
Lustly, I am accused of
having written in bad faith. This
is
0712
of those.
accusations that Officials in Hong Kong have to labour under at the hands of both Newspaper- Writers as well, apparently, from