This half-sheet to be filled up, and returned
in the envelope sent herewith.)
STATEMENT respecting
HENRY LECHMERE CLIFT
who is an applicant for a post as Medical Officer, Hongkong.
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QUESTIONS.
1. Will you be good enough
to state how long and how intimately you have been acquainted with the applicant ?
2. From what circumstances does your knowledge of him arise ?
3. Will you please state of what nationality you believe the applicant and his father respectively to be, and give the grounds on which you base your belief.
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ANSWERS.
I have known Dr. Clist personally, and intimately for some geais, smas be tits came to China
2. He was for some pear
member the Church mussional locity, in dok hond was
my ducation as decretary
3.
Mot
I have always test nationality
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his father was ins Government- Service in India
4. While you were acquainted
4.
with him was he
Yes.
(a) honest ?..
(a)
(b) of strictly sober &
temperate habits ?..
(b)
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industri ous ?.
(c)
Gas
cf sound moral
(a)
(e)
Jes.
character ?
(e) of active bodily
habits?
5. What has been the state
of his health since you have known him ?
6. If he has been employed
under you will you state · (a) the nature of his
duties and how he discharged them ?... (b) the cause of his
leaving, whether by voluntary resignation, dismissal, or otherwise?
7. Do you consider hin a fit
and proper person to hold a responsible appointment in the Colonial Service ?
5. While not looking strong, be
has maintand, sexhesaler
midmane withing
powres y
6. The
7.
empting in by the ahmet
min tonay
(a) Me was
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car.
a Medical Missional
a Dok ho
(b) the resigned his post, voluntar -ily. to Take up indefees and
work, at hanmug
Fu.
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very
to ale
qualified for appointment moda Mel'olonial I'vernmet, as hisknowledge plantonese, busgessional experience woved be talnable ti tousting.
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