a Uhinese Consul ben affomited at Haughing, the Eurofeen affuer of the
Chinese Customs at Kowloon should
Uceive the affoutment.
The Chinese huminater suffreed
Walsham might
have
that Sir J. Walchan
made this suggestion from himself,
hot being
aware of
the choice of Mr. To Ping Lung which the humita had recommended to his fovernment for the appointment, and which he thought ought to be thoroughly acceflable.
Ii H. Macartney was told that the proposal made by Sun J. Walchen had been suggested by the fovernor of and that Lord Salisbury Hongkong
had authorised its being made,
as the offosition to the affomitment
of
it wa
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of a Chinese was so strong in the Colony.
Sir H. Macartily stated that the' homination of the present Chinese Cosal at Singapore to be Consul at
and of Hongkong
of the Pentane's the Regatim
of
one
in London to succeed
him at singapore had already. been submitted to the Emperor, that the latter offrier had made all his arrangements for the transfer, and for his wife and family to meet him at his new foot. It would, therefore, how be very
inconvenient to cancel the
affortments
new
Mr. Iso King Lung, he said, had well at Singapore, he had
done very
previously been a "Seentary
in the Chinese"