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of both these colonies- will I trust
Induce
you honour of
the
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appointment 人
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I held the Military Command
China and the Strait Settlements for
exactly three
ret
without one
days
it
absence and I had to relinquish
only because of my promotion
In the despatch from
from the
Secretary of
State to the Governor of
Hong Kong, dated, Downing Street, softh August, 1883. No Hong Kong
758
him for the discharge of
The
that
243
functions official and unofficial letters show, that I won the approval of my
and Horse
chiefs at the War affice Guardo especially at the time of my "preparations for which was gen-
then
- crally supposed to be imminent. I also gained the full confidence of
Those
by the
under
very
my
command as shown
cordial support Specived
from all ranks. Farewell letter, too,
were sent to
these words:
by civilians and
"5 I have much pleasure
an
" adding that I am well aware that,
"if Her Majesty's Government had not
Forces
" decided that the afficer Commanding "Her Majesty's
ought not to sib " in the Legislative Councit, the perso-
"nat
qualifications of General Surgent
"who at present holds the command
would have stron
ongly
re con YYU N
•nded! him
soldiers alike couched in
more complimentary terms than ther Public Address that was presented
To
me
by the Honghong community
at "The ovation" I received from it
on
copy of
the
1
in the
my departure. A co, Public Address will be seen
accompanying printed paper which
від
leave
lo
anneX.
In these circumstances,
and
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