CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12] — Page 11

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cudangered that his Aucdical

attendant diclared there was no

hope for him save by an immediate and permanent removal into pure Bunty air

This rendered a

change & situation

a change of place for

Family

Mu

for myself and

my whole

for my

indierimable duty;

but it unhappily also entailed

with it a slower liquidation of my debts - Still even with my greatly reduced income, I continued

padually to discharge my engagements.

Finding that the process of

was so slow, and harassed

paying off

by the consciousness of debt Ireerboed

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at all hazards to procure if possible come situation, from which I could by increased labour and even at› increased personal rich get a

income to cuable me to

get a larger

pay

all I

owed. In this state of mind the

exchange to Hongkong was offered

to ruc.

Its improved healthinen, the cheapnes of living and its pienniary

advantages were mentioned asstions inducements to me. Influenced by them and by the desire to free myself from debt Iaccepted it, and the more readily because is dictant, a more would not permit a returval of books and furniture to and

my

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