CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 61

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add 59 sick after a long engage.

act 55

ken out

already moving

There have

deaths in the

autorouts at the West end of Victoria

and inn Inne 1844. there

160 new

fish and the list was daily increasing :: Rowe 15th. April to 2nd July 1841 there

• died at Hong Kong out of the 52. Europe.

Soldiers.

and,

and 49. Native

General D'Aguilar says that

the maintenance of a Garrison at

Hong Kong

would cost the Crown

£96,000 every

three years. Estimating

each soldier at having cost Government

£108 this would be severe economical.

Loft,

and worthy of the

consideration

of those who would not reflect

the humanity of the subject. To keep

effective firelocks in strong Hong

it is necessary

to maintain 1,000 men.

Hongkong

59

Hong thing is not loss fatal to the Chinese of whom there are on our average about 900 sick and dying monthly

D: Gutzlaff says of one hundred coolies with whom I was acquainted there died between 20th May

and 15th June 14 men, whilst 30 left the place deceased. I understand that the whole of these

100

from the East coast were

obliged to leave the Colony from sickness : There is no extensive population

or large town

on the main

land of China adjacent to Hong Kong

Gutzlaff says many Chinese have fatal Visitions in Hong Kong from Malignant fever which not

only deranged the whole system but hastening the death of the patient" "He adds there exists amongst the Doctors not one dissentient voice about the fatal tendency of diseases contracted here

Nor is it during only one period

of the year.

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20 add 59 sick after a long engage. act 55 ken out already moving There have deaths in the autorouts at the West end of Victoria and inn Inne 1844. there 160 new fish and the list was daily increasing :: Rowe 15th. April to 2nd July 1841 there died at Hong Kong out of the 52. Europe. Soldiers. and, and 49. Native General D'Aguilar says that the maintenance of a Garrison at Hong Kong would cost the Crown £96,000 every three years. Estimating each soldier at having cost Government £108 this would be severe economical. Loft, and worthy of the consideration of those who would not reflect the humanity of the subject. To keep effective firelocks in strong Hong it is necessary to maintain 1,000 men. Hongkong 59 Hong thing is not loss fatal to the Chinese of whom there are on our average about 900 sick and dying monthly D: Gutzlaff says of one hundred coolies with whom I was acquainted there died between 20th May and 15th June 14 men, whilst 30 left the place deceased. I understand that the whole of these 100 from the East coast were obliged to leave the Colony from sickness : There is no extensive population or large town on the main land of China adjacent to Hong Kong Gutzlaff says many Chinese have fatal Visitions in Hong Kong from Malignant fever which not only deranged the whole system but hastening the death of the patient" "He adds there exists amongst the Doctors not one dissentient voice about the fatal tendency of diseases contracted here Nor is it during only one period of the year.
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20 add 59 sick after a long engage. act 55 ken out already moving There have deaths in the autorouts at the West end of Victoria and inn Inne 1844. there 160 mew fish and the list was daily increasing :: Rove 15th. Apuls to 2nd July 1841 there died at Hong Kong out of the Immalt face_ there 52. Purope. Soldiers. and, and 49. Native Geral Argular-says that +) the maintenance of a Gamson at Yong Kong would cost the crown_ Regs every torr years. Esternating sach soldier at having cost Gevement F108 this would be severe economical. Loft, and worthy of the worthy of the consideration of those who would not reflect the humanity of the subject. To keep -effective firelocks in stong Hong nexrany it to maintain 1/100 men... Hongkong 59 Hong thing is ant loss fatal to the Chinese of whom there are on our average about 901-dick and dying soonthly D: Gutzlaff says of one hundred cooles with whone I was anquianted there died_ between 20th May and 15 the 14. Jane Rusten men, whilst 30 left the place descased t understand that the whole of these Strong ttterC 100 - from the Dust coast were obliged to leave the Colony from lickness : There is no extensive population large town 027 the main DC land of China adjacent to ong king 2). Gutzloff says many Chinese have faster Viotions in Hong Kong from Malignant fever which not not only deranged the whole systems but hating the death of the patient" "He adds there soists amongst the Doctors not one dissentient voice about the fatal tendency of diseases contracted here Nor is it during only one period of -the-
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20

add 59 sick after a long engage.

act 55

ken out

already moving

There have

deaths in the

autorouts at the West end of Victoria

and inn Inne 1844. there

160 mew

fish and the list was daily increasing :: Rove 15th. Apuls to 2nd July 1841 there

• died at Hong Kong out of the Immalt face_ there 52. Purope.

Soldiers.

and,

and 49. Native

Geral Argular-says that

+)

the maintenance of a Gamson at

Yong Kong

would cost the crown_

Regs every

torr years. Esternating

sach soldier at having cost Gevement

F108 this would be severe economical.

Loft,

and worthy of the

worthy of the consideration

of those who would not reflect

the humanity of the subject. To keep

-effective firelocks in stong Hong

nexrany

it

to maintain 1/100 men...

Hongkong

59

Hong thing is ant loss fatal to the Chinese of whom there are on our average about 901-dick and dying soonthly

D: Gutzlaff says of one hundred cooles with whone I was anquianted there died_ between 20th May

and 15

the 14. Jane Rusten men, whilst 30 left the place descased t understand that the whole of these

Strong

ttterC

100

- from the Dust coast were

obliged to leave the Colony from lickness : There is no

extensive population

large town

027

the main

DC

land of China adjacent to ong king 2). Gutzloff says many Chinese have faster Viotions in Hong Kong from Malignant fever which not

not only deranged the whole systems but hating the death of the patient" "He adds there soists amongst the Doctors not one dissentient voice about the fatal tendency of diseases contracted here

Nor is it during only one period

of

-the-

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