CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9] — Page 263

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8.

with only ordinary risk to life, without that impaired

and

efficiency

disease

which

I advise

Struggles with

as

in

is apt to entail,

gour Excellency to absent yourself

from Hongkong during the next

Summer.. there is

no

plase,

unfortunately, within immediate

reach, the

climate

ہے

which

is sufficiently

contrast to this...

au

Your Excellency's election therefore

is

between the "Colonies" and

Europe. _ The

between

is tedious

communication

the former and China

and

uncertain.

in

it's opportunities, while with

Europe

we

have certain and monthly intersourse which

rapid monthly

of

course gives it the preference.

aware

Zone Excelleney

that

و

am

An

is well

enemy

E

:

9.

259

to the

every

dratrine which ascribes

ailment that happens to

the body here to climate; Sanguine

و

am,

however, in

this respect,

my

views

I nevertheless

believe that the Climate of

Hongkong has

an

inevitably

seteriorating effect upon the

strength, and that very few

systems

beyond

a

can

bear its influence

limited

given and

period._ The Cocal Merchants,

there is

no

doubt, have

by

the

means of wealth and their experience surrounded themselves by conveniences and luxuries eminently calculated counteract the evils

zet chere here

now

are

of

to

Climate,

very few living

who have not found

it necessary, after

a residence

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