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of the cause of commotion by that Lahat the editor of the Hongkong Daily Telegraph he seems to have been supplied from official records with materials for an attack upon a member of the Government Service; I appear to me and consider that Capt. Thomsett had some ground for complaint in this respect.
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In conclusion I beg to express my regret that I have been compelled to table notice of this controversy. It therefore tends like the necessity of referring while others which have arisen in Hongkong have been referred to the Secretary of State might have been avoided, by the exercise of greater forbearance and discrimination on the part of those concerned. A copy of their despatch should be given to the ...