There have been 306 cases and 303 deaths.
Telegram from Governor, Hong Kong
Enough ... the principle Convention is founded on a principle of common sense and morality:
There is no reason to doubt the Governor's view that an effect of disallowance ...
The regulation may be the dismissal of the Chinese population from Hongkong and, consequently, the temporary collapse of ...
In reply to your telegram of yesterday's date, I much regret that I cannot alter ...
... which is not based on ... but on opposition to the Venice Convention ... explaining degradation honourable despatch 21 June ...
The gravity of this position is undoubted, but after most serious consideration, I still say that I think the regulation should not be sanctioned.
This regulation does not infringe the Venice Convention, not being a party to that Convention, but it does infringe ... the relations are going to be allowed to CRA(1900).
$1275---4000-6-1900 36518---3000-31-1900 Hongkong trade.
But, on the other hand, if Chinese Government's contention is to prevail in this matter, and allow the principle that the Chinese population is to become a breeding and distributing centre for plague ...
... we shall be far away from Haughing all that goes to trade, and the result will be the final destruction of Hongkong's trade.
... a perhaps larger pouch of victims ... how a Secretary of State ... challenged as to whether he had deliberately sanctioned a reputation for the distribution of contagion could possibly defend himself.
27/11 If plague-stricken patients are allowed to leave Hongkong, they will go to the Canton Province, the head of which asks that they ...
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