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Commander w.c. Hastings R.N
mi Stutts. 10/5
no
Johnson jof...
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and to
Sir
12" may 1900.
with reference
In reply to your letter
Sauior
the 2 gtta ultimo relative to the appointment of Clark in the S. fficer suf
Pg. Hongking,
to your recent initeurer at this of
I am directed
mr Sets
Chamberlain to inform you
therefore
and that bedor's not propose
I ask the G.P.
Select a
0
G
a candidate, for
Ir view of the salary
Hord the desirability of
the officer forming a kamoligs of Chinese, tor
[P.T.O.]
he
thantutan crossiders that the
by
post shared to filled focally.
the affrontment of a local
office selected
canclidate
midate on the Straits Sell!! office from
a St met there too no suitable
total candidate, îur Chambdaing A & F the prpose to ask the former Straits Settlements, to recommend
that