On the other hand, in a letter dated 7th June, he says:
"The more I think of these poor devils in Sham Chun, I feel that, being worn out, I feel like retiring for good.
There will be an awful valley in Bun... to our good...
545 Mercantile firm has throughout been in favour of a temporary occupation of a warehouse at Sham Chun, though at the same time they regard the question of Sham Chun as an item in their several schemes of negotiations with the Chinese.
Her Majesty's Government has lately contented herself with expressing the hope that the question would be speedily settled, thanking us for our expression of opinion in our letter of 18th April, in a general way.
We accepted the crew of the...
It is therefore difficult to say which course they are actually in favour of at the moment.
Love and thanks therefore from the same persons here.
The Company's Service is the one contract expression of prison...