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could develop
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port with Jufficient depth of water for ocean
teamers, which would prove very strong coapetitor to long
Kong • This is probably one of the projcuba að the party Low
la poner al Canton who are alvised by anti-Briti a foreigners.
The noed la great, but cɛuting to required in
dealing ith the situatiɔ, and it is lost important Mot
Jinre: should not be allowed to think that the British arc
Luxious to come to a speedy settle::ent.
The Chinen are rewrkable for their patience and
powers of passive resistence, which usually bring the Thot a
over their difficulties in the long run, and I cannot but
ender vour to persuade the British merchants and
to have patience, and not to show any undue anxiety OT 2
meterial loss.
There is no question that the losses of the "hiness
in connection with recent troubles are as heavy 1 ot
than those of the British, Tat the Chinese have so far mus situation philosophically, and to the best of my knowledge they have not yet made any open complaint against their Goverment for any delay in attempting the settlement of
these deplorable incidents.
Another matter in which 11⁄2 1: submitted the
British Government are handicapped is tab of prop-ganda, especially amongst the masses in Canton and elsewhere:
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