48
in recoquition of their successful exertions
to reuse in
the benefit of the
money for sufferers by the great inundation which took place in the Quang Jung
This communication
Province last spring. ought to have been made either -- through the 18British Legation at Poking
the Convel at Cauton, but not only haw this formality been disregarded, but the Chinese Official in quication: hew adopted in his correspondence. with the Hospital Authorities the and tone of a Superior issuing
commands to
style
t and subordinates
vutjeck
of the Chiuse Government, The euquèries
intituted
by
me dw
comoquence of
these proceedings have further brought to light the fact that in 187/8
a similar communication was
trade
made to the Sung Wa Hospital
the
an
occasion of their collections for the
- relief of the sufferers by
tha!
2.
an inveniation
year in North China.
The muurrrantable tour
which the Cantonese Government how
chosen to adopt in addressing the Qirectos of a Public Institution in Hongkong is calculated to en
encourage the belief which I am told in cuterkinned by weany (hieve resistent this Colony that Hongkong is held by the Tritish Government only
purely
in this
sufferance and as a buporary arrangeinent, and to make them regard that Governement
av subordinate to the Authorities at Cauteri. Kwill be observed that in
the documents Hongkong
Ons
of the
b.