Botto and wally friends to
ho
& influential in their owne But frown, yo
Griches
thank me a crank.
Your
any even
hich helish
Sir 5. Wilson
511
Until the last few months, i.c. until the extraordinary
outburst of first anti-foreign and afterwards anti- British
in China and especially
agitation
nos depreciation
Canton then was
In the social status and pristige of
our conalignce
な
Hongkong
nor of the Hongkong
HM9.
But Ikan car
be lilit doubt Kat
Govt
the policy of almost complete inactivity to which
Ims Lave been in dealing
reduces
In China, Beir helplessness with Canton and inability to maintai the clementary rights of the community of
Colony
Bher th
Lave had
A
vary unfortunati effect
on
Chinese appreciation of this counting and its sous
in Hongkong.
The
Auction Britas feeling
confidence has however seen
of
Seen grally
mitigatze
ban
J
£3,000,000
starling.
by the prompt undertaking part.o. to find
I would tell Geneal Malaton that
You feel satisfied that any unfriendly
a
and
possibly somewhat contemptuous attitich on the past of Chines
Hong Kong
is only
quiti recent development moulting from
in Canton
Conditions for which HMG
arc
in extreme difficulties,
and
China
geurally
trying I find a remety
Ital
fut
kamu believe
C.o. Lave largely regained the confidence of Chinese by promising Kfind
Lean cupo
tr
£3,000,000 sterking to keep things going, And that the new Sav. Mr Clementi, who
awirs
Au
Kan al
the
Cand
this houth, has
unrivalled Knowledge
and is persona gratissima
a
Chinese charact
will- Hem.
Wi
have every Lips therefore that he will restan confidence and friend liners and our genral prestige.
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