& discussed in Enc. B was

criticized well intentioned, but possibly injudicions. One point however is not clear; namely

responsible for the flowery rendering

ering into Chinese of the Committees Proclamation.

who was

herewith.

lish text ar drafted by

of that Proclamation offer is not given in this despatch, but it appears Weekly Pren the Hangthing at p. 2530f

The literal translation of the Chinese Notice, as issued, in given in Enc. E, and the Cast Ja graph is very considerably alared. Instead of saying

་་

H.E.Me

their

"We hope the for. will adopt te itrums - We fully expect

will certain & condescend to Govenor certainl

If their Proel hadbeen more carectly rendered into (hinese, action would probably not have been strongly condemned by the fovernor. As I have said in my munte on 7709, I think the Govenor quite right in refusing to accept In recommendation of the forumittee doing apart from the fact that his so might have savoured of weak zuilding to the mob.

Ao

wa

Iam exceedingly glad that it was

to unfort

not found

cessary

found necessa coolies from other

from other Chinese ports, which conose might have led to further difficulties hereafter; andit

We should perhaps

notice this point in an refl

seems to me,

20

far

a oureka

Com

pidge from reading there papers, that what brought the strike to an

End was not so much this

soldiers, Employment of

16

sailors

I convicts, as the reiteration t gradual impressing on the mind of the Strikers of the fact

Explained in Notification

last page of printed at on

to

Enc. D that the Fort had intention of imposing a poll tax

av

levying registration fees.

I am sorry that the Governor wrote to the Chamber of Commerce the letter that forms last one. T this despr, which letter has been published in the folenial newspapers. There can be little of the newspaper doubt points out that the Merchants world have taken steps to

home provisions Compradore

2 me

force the

Enfor

tein.

their

Agreements with their Compradores if they had thought there was

ghost of a succeeding

a

chance of

but at such a crisis

the compradores

helpless

an

as

were

21.0

near heverz.

doubt

else.

an one of the

Gove sala and the (cophe

? In writing as proposed on 7333,

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