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dangerous state of that city. I have the honour to be
My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humbie dorast
5.M.Bowen
Holy
Enclosure
I. Colonial Secretary to PH May, Sy
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Dir,
Colonial Secretary's Office Hong Kong, October 26th 1883...
I am directed by His Excellency
the Governor to inform you
that it has been decided to send you for at least one year to Peking instead of to Canton;
it is absolutely necessary that one of the Cadets should learn the Mandarin, — the official language of China, so as to be able to communicate with Chinese Officials when they visit Hong Kong.
J. H. May Esq.
His Excellency Sir Harry Parkes,
Her...