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Cover

accounts

was li

rnorst

inefficient state, to judge by the amount of crime & the insecurity of property. Singapore serves as a penal settlement to the Supreme Courts in India. Chinese convicts at Hongkong might

be employed in making roads and drains, contributing at once to the communications and to the health of the new settlement: They might also do the work of military fatigue parties, and save men in that uncongenial climate.

It would be presumption in me to dwell on the details of the proposed civil establishment, and I shall therefore confine myself chiefly to the principles which may influence its administration, with a peculiar reference to changed & novel circumstances in China. Having before dwelt on the points of analogy between Singapore & HongKong, I must not omit to notice here the capital points of difference. Singapore

is far beyond the cognizance of the Chinese government, and from its position necessarily limited to being a Depot: Hongkong is within shot; almost within hail, of the mainland of China, and possesses facilities which may make it the modern Tyre. My Lord, the former relations with the Chinese government which have been effected by the results of the War; also alterations which the tumult of success & the fury of commercial speculation have left

to cool inter...

Referring to the treaty of Nanking, while China admitted no equality - but, on the contrary, beyond National prescribed, at the pole of English "celestial humanity," - while guilty of manslaughter, homicide by chance, the uses required for execution, and most trial, as amender... while at the same time equal protection of the laws was refused, I was one of the foremost to expose the absurdity of and talk about international law. When covenants were obtained by us, we were, as far as ever, from a settlement.

What side would doon him evade or disavow for his fe... But then the uninterrupted progress of our arms had reached the vitals of the Empire, in involving...

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Cover accounts was li rnorst inefficient state, to judge by the amount of crime & the insecurity of property. Singapore serves as a penal settlement to the Supreme Courts in India. Chinese convicts at Hongkong might be employed in making roads and drains, contributing at once to the communications and to the health of the new settlement: They might also do the work of military fatigue parties, and save men in that uncongenial climate. It would be presumption in me to dwell on the details of the proposed civil establishment, and I shall therefore confine myself chiefly to the principles which may influence its administration, with a peculiar reference to changed & novel circumstances in China. Having before dwelt on the points of analogy between Singapore & HongKong, I must not omit to notice here the capital points of difference. Singapore is far beyond the cognizance of the Chinese government, and from its position necessarily limited to being a Depot: Hongkong is within shot; almost within hail, of the mainland of China, and possesses facilities which may make it the modern Tyre. My Lord, the former relations with the Chinese government which have been effected by the results of the War; also alterations which the tumult of success & the fury of commercial speculation have left to cool inter... Referring to the treaty of Nanking, while China admitted no equality - but, on the contrary, beyond National prescribed, at the pole of English "celestial humanity," - while guilty of manslaughter, homicide by chance, the uses required for execution, and most trial, as amender... while at the same time equal protection of the laws was refused, I was one of the foremost to expose the absurdity of and talk about international law. When covenants were obtained by us, we were, as far as ever, from a settlement. What side would doon him evade or disavow for his fe... But then the uninterrupted progress of our arms had reached the vitals of the Empire, in involving...
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Cover

laust

accounts

was li

rnost

inef= ficient state, to judge by the amount of crime & the insecurity of property. Sincapore serves as a penal settle= -:ment to the Seepreme Courts in Indias. Chinese convicts at Hongkong might

nmployed in making roa

and diner

A

be well er

and drain

ining,

stres contributing

at once to the communications and to the health of the new settlement: They minight also do the work. :tary fatigue parties, and save men in that in congenial chemmates.

work of mili.

ach

would be presumption in me to dwell on the details of the pro-

sed civil establishment, and t

pod

کو ایک عام سوچ ہے کہ تھے۔

therefore confine

myself chicefly to the principles which may influen its administration, with a peculiar reference to changed & novel circums. : stances in China - Having before Canced at the points of analog, between Sincapore & HongKong, must not omit to notice here the Capital points of difference. Sincapore

is far bey

Bin Cl

cond.

and the

cognizan

Chinese you

vernment, and

ef

the

ent, and from its

position ne cessarily limited to being

a

Depot: Hongkong is within

shot; almost within bral, of

the mainland of China,

remtried our artci

China, cind possess.

Friges

convent it cr to can

And he

which may

odern Tyre my Lord, is the

lice those alterations

my.

wwww

former relations with the 277 Chinese government in hich have been effected by the results of the War; also terations which the tumult &ff success & the livery of commercial speculation

hurry have left

ی عمر کو ہے۔ ہے باہم

to cond inter.

หา

en's minds little lecoure

♡ -2

if indeed this have been quick to seize the rights that have been yielded, they have been es qually slow to advert to the correspond- ring obligate

Refe

to the treaty of Nanking,

claims of

while China admitted no

equality - but, on the contrary,

beyon

National

frascribed, ut at

snd the -

pole of

English.

" celestial humanity, - while ans

:On le 21

redley

guilty of mene, homicide by chance.

uses required for execution, and mot trial, as amenderer_

while at the same

egne that was demanded, the

equal protection of the laws was re-

allegiance

fused, I was one

of the foremost to

expose the absurdity of

and talk about

The

international law. When coven

worthless signature of a bland anion

eneral term well expresses (and that

aquality among

the slaves

the virtual equality

of a despot) us fair

was obtained by us, we

were, as far as ever

e by from.

a settlement,

Meler what side would doon

DI

ke him evade or disavow

for

his fe.

Je was on

this brand extorted.

what his

But ten the aminter :

rupted progress of c

0.04. 7.

کو ہمیں الہجے میں

arms had reached

inver

the vitals of the Empire, in involving

ful.

Jou

nue to mo

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