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Harbour Master to Acting Colonial Secretary.
an application he r.244. Shomsett, respecting mare at the suggestion of W... Stayllar, to bring against the Hongkong Telegraph an action for libel on account of an article referring to the defective mode of examining Chinese Immigrants at the Starborn Office.
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Hongkong Telegraph 12 July 1881, 21 July, 2. 5 July, and Hong Kong Telegraph.
The Minutes of the Executive Council enclosed in my despatch No. 108 of this date contain some information on this subject.
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I have the honour to be, My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient, Humble Servant
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Starborn Office,
Hongkong, 16th July, 1881.
I have the honor to request from His Excellency the Governor permission to take legal proceedings against the Proprietor of the Hongkong Telegraph for gross aspersions upon contained in an article which appeared in the issue of that Newspaper of the 12th instant, which I now enclose for His Excellency's information.
The Honorable J. Stewart, LL.D.
Acting Colonial Secretary
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