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They are with few exceptions resplendent in blue or scarlet
and gold lace.
(6).
The result of adopting the new
Uniform in this Colony, therefore, would be that the
Governor would appear on ceremonial occasions in a dress
much less ornate than the vast majority of Naval, Military
and Foreign Consular Officers surrounding him. This the
Chinese certainly would misunderstand. I venture to think
that if the Governor appeared at a ceremony in the Colony
at which uniform is worn in the new dress, he would be
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mistaken by many who did not know his features for a
Volunteer Officer or for a Consul representing one of the
lesser Foreign Powers. And if he were to visit a high
Chinese Official such as the Viceroy of the Two Kwang
Provinces in uniform he would probably be confounded,
until introduced, with his own Alde-de-Camp.
7.
The Governor of this Colony is
Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of the same. He is
something more than all three for he is the King's
representative, and as such takes precedence of all other
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persons in the Colony except certain members of the Royal
Family. It seems, therefore, very desirable that he should
be permitted to wear a uniform suitable to the dignity of
his
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