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"another Carthage with a population equal to that of Ancient Rome." It was

and I believe as later

after

the Treaty Sir John Davis stake & his opinion in a

export to his Government, that this Colony must supersede Canton as the seat of trade in the south of China. It was after the Treaty or rather from June

1844 (date of the first land sale) to

the end of 1844 that the

&

of the day

le secure a

a great object Merchants was

berth in the future centres

of British trade with China. It was nearly five years after the Treaty that one of our leading houses built the

Hongkong Exchange shore the merchants of both Countries were to congregate; while merchants of either

once entered its doors in

pursuit of trade, and that it was

first

Converted).

Christian Church and

Court of Justice,

inte a

int

forcible

Comun

entary

finally

is in itself a

I on the precipitate judgement, and general misapprehension of the altered position of the settlement;

manifeste d

1

E

manifestros throughout. Even

Your Excellency's

some live

not teanting

I believe there were not team

certain enthusiasts who endeavoured to impress you

with their own wild notions

of the high destinies of the colony,

that it on

to

assure

removal of this

Required

only se

and

that restriction, and the

practices of the same which marked

your

it per saltum into

It is freely foretty

Excellency

More Arber

Con

congenial legislation

former jule, to raise

another Singapore. It is well known however that Your viewed the difficulty very

that while

Doberly, despair of the Colony

you

mach

did not

or under rate its value.

as an essential outport to our general

commerce in these waters, and an excellent position for political establishment, you came to the conclusion that its original

vastly

prospects were to.

altered; and that

Fuch as remained to it must now

b

matter of slow and gradual development;

up on the naturels decay of

depending more

Ontain

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"another Carthage with a population equal to that of Ancient Rome." It was and I believe as later after the Treaty Sir John Davis stake & his opinion in a export to his Government, that this Colony must supersede Canton as the seat of trade in the south of China. It was after the Treaty or rather from June 1844 (date of the first land sale) to the end of 1844 that the & of the day le secure a a great object Merchants was berth in the future centres of British trade with China. It was nearly five years after the Treaty that one of our leading houses built the Hongkong Exchange shore the merchants of both Countries were to congregate; while merchants of either once entered its doors in pursuit of trade, and that it was first Converted). Christian Church and Court of Justice, inte a int forcible Comun entary finally is in itself a I on the precipitate judgement, and general misapprehension of the altered position of the settlement; manifeste d 1 E manifestros throughout. Even Your Excellency's some live not teanting I believe there were not team certain enthusiasts who endeavoured to impress you with their own wild notions of the high destinies of the colony, that it on to assure removal of this Required only se and that restriction, and the practices of the same which marked your it per saltum into It is freely foretty Excellency More Arber Con congenial legislation former jule, to raise another Singapore. It is well known however that Your viewed the difficulty very that while Doberly, despair of the Colony you mach did not or under rate its value. as an essential outport to our general commerce in these waters, and an excellent position for political establishment, you came to the conclusion that its original vastly prospects were to. altered; and that Fuch as remained to it must now b matter of slow and gradual development; up on the naturels decay of depending more Ontain
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" another Carthage with a population equal to that of Ancient Rome . It was

and I believe as later

ad

after

که بر کوے کی کر

the Treaty Sir John Davis stake & his opinion in a

export to his Government, that this Colony must supersede Canton as the seat of trade in the south of China. It was after the Treaty or rather from June

18441 (date of the first land sale ) të

the end of 18441. that the

&

of the day

le secure a

برجیسے منی کی ای مینی موس کی

ragst

a gord

our

great

great object Merchants was

berth in the future centres

of British trade with China . It was nearly five years after the Treaty that one of our leading houses built the

Henghing Exchange schore the merchants Mongkong

of both Countries toere to congrega

very foot that

the very country

lver

ongregater; while merchant of either

once entered its doors in

of trade, and that it was

pursuit

first

Converted).

Christian Church and

Court of Justice,

inte a

int

forcible

Comun

entary

finally

is in itself a

I on the precipitate +

judgement, and generat misapprehension of the altered position of the settlement;

manifeste d

1

E

manifestros throughout _ Even

Your Excellency's

Mear ago,

313

as Pasida

as late as

arrival here some live

not teanting

I believe there were not team

certain enthusiasts who endeavoured to impress you

you

with their own wild notions

of the high destinies of the clony,

you

that it on

to

assure

removal of this

09-27

Required

only se

and

the

that restriction, and the

practices of the same which marked

your

it per saltum into

It is freelly foretty

Excellency

More Arber

Con

congenial legislation

former jule, to raise

another Singapore ___

well known however that Your viewed the difficulty very

کا میں نے ارے

that while

Doberly, despair of the Colony

you

mach

did not

or under rate its value.

as an essential outport to our general

commerce in these toaters, and an facettent position for political establishment, you came to the conclusion that its original

vastly

prospects were to.

altered ; ; and that

Fuch as remained to it must now

b

matter of slow and gradual development;

up on the naturels decay of

depending more

Ontain

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