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to her husband's encouragement of her, enquired whether
such conduct was in accordance with Admiralty regulations,
and ended with a suggestin that the Comiquore should
endeavour to prevent an officer holding His Majesty' a
Commission from countenancing offensive attacks on the
Chine: Commanáty.
8. The circumstances attending the termination of
Lieutenant-Comander Haslewood's Hong Kong appointment
can only be dealt with by the Admir:lty.
9. On the general question, it appears that the
Governor, who could not be aware beforehand of the view
which would be formed by the Secretary of State, and who
was entitled to nis opinion as to the balance of advantages
in maintaining or abolishing the system of Mui Taxi, was
entirely justifiới in his attitude towards the methods of
Mrs.Haslewo‹d's agitɛ tion, and that such epithets as
"cosaraly", "unmanly", and "un-English", with which the
memorandum is besprinkles, are out of place. It is surely
bey und argument that a Governor who at a critical and
ut ngerous