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

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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