Chineze, owing to the Tatsu Liaru inoident, and the riot
which ensued. I am compelled to state that, in my
opinion, ...r.Irving failed to handle the situation in its
early stages with that decision and firmnees which might
have prevented the boycott assuming the proportions it
Gov.secret dic. The incident referred to formed the subject of the 10/4/00
..of S. to
Jov.to
of .secret
172
12/6/08
ov. to
correspondence noted in the margin.
...r.
u.....lesser acted as Registrar General from
of C.cond. June 1th. 1902 to ..ovember 1903. r..esser exhibited
30/908
uov.to w* energy and ability in the appointment of Registrar
01.Secret
25/11/08 Jeneral, es he did in another post bringing him into
w.OIL. to vov.conf.
15/12/90
Jov. to
of . sucret
24/10/08
LOV. GO
Of
close touch with the chinese population: viz:that of
..oad of the Janitary Department which he held from
It is to be noted that during
July to
ovember 1200.
. Conf. part of the time that reaser was acting as Registrer 13/3/09
veneral, r.Clementi served under him as Assistant
Regletrar general. It was not for long, however, es
»r.vlementi was taken away to act as assistant Colonial
Lecretary from Leptember 1902 to January 1903 and was
Literwards employed from April to June on the wangsi
lumine Nelief. The fact is, however, that ...es802
by virtue of his seniority was appointed to not os
negistrar Joneral in preference to
r.Ulumenti,..esistant
r. Hallifax acted as hegistrar Moneral fra
intrar
neral.
5.
47 DO LUne 1902.
July
Reference to the Lecretary of tate's
tele, ram of 3 Japie 1902, vill show that he might have
not
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coted in tull post longer had it not been desired to
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withdraw
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