of the world, the
vaxt influx of
foreigners, and the
general increase
of
commercial intercourse
during the last ten
materially
have altered
years have
the conditions.
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under
which this proposal
orginally made, and it is
and I am unable
Therefore
to concur
im
your
statement that the
appointment of Chinese Consul which
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strongly
urged by Her Mapatys Minister in 1869, is
opposed
Significant
the speakers
one of
fact that at the Public theating held
wind who
Hongkong? referred to by Sin Brooke Robertson as the head Partior of the first house in China, admitted that if it had been acceded to many. of those things which are now complamed of would not have taken place.
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opposed by every
one else possessing local knowledge and
acquaintance with Chinese officials. At
the
it
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right
lo you
time I think
to point out
that I have.
Come to no decision
the subject, and
it would afford
me
much satisfaction
to learn that
any
other proposal had been made which
would solve the
present difficully
and
remedy
the
evils