because
it was known in Hong Kong that
W. Hennessey would recommend Mr. Creaph
Specially
The latter was imported from India with
the Sikh Police
on a salary riding from £500
to#650; he has now reached his maxim.
maximum, off
had he not acted as a Magistrate, should Say he had no particular claim to look for promotion beyond the Police -
As Mr. Meade Saffected a transfer from the Straits, Jurote to Sir W. Robinson to
+
know if there was
any
me
hin the service
there who had special experience both
ofteur & Chinese, Halluded particularly to
W. Skinner who was called to the bar before
he went to the Straits as a cadetin 186 Jannex Sir W. Robinson's reply. Though Mr. Minner has no knowlery of Chinese language in his 11 years service at the Straits where he has
mommys ing an
میچر متده
Chri
to appät kiin Is anything.
hand, whe
in andy
it was seen hand to
barrister in
A
acked in a great variety of offices he must have learnt a good deal of experience as to their habits & throwing him to have considerable Wility, Itbelieve he would do well at Stone
at Haytay
:tis difficult to promarte M. Wodehouse with Ace of Mr. Hennessy's despatch (8907), I would teeth wand Mr thinners appointment. Jan 117/79.
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Su Me Hicks Beach.
Itteil then is wettering against In Greap
unless that he hardly has the ability,
a food mapolate firmness required to make
He has conducted hemself well, and on the Which I hard & Meank Un Shunner could in preference well be falsed apposited in
to herin
In Plunkel, the Regestion of the buferem.
proved henviself a
Cant, is a
lowger
&
Excellent Magistrate in the thraits. He would
arsh
Laut
✰
ford kan
for the Legislation Concil
He might be appointed to the same positions
hold of the late in teay, ing. the the tron oben Magestions (there chief Magistrate ) at #3840, and the Acting Treasurership at of 960.
Sensor y
his present salary
be has
ú
few.
ther Equals
Chuy
Registrar,
hot Socleein
J
Jees
9
hundreds Nesse
the Vine Amerally Curt, ffat he is also Registrar.
He might like the change, though mörking a decrease of emolument; In Daid Hanbelt
too apa
for com Shanesh an
way by
анхийн
the Leg. Council
that he
If you do not thuisch it desirable to offen.