CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 13

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It is a serious annoyance and a test of the Cemetery ground long used.

VOL for blindly, more the Taping Shan District, and, as the devout happened to be sickly, the population connected the mortality with the graveyard; and certainly the slovenly mode in which some of the interments were made was dangerous and reprehensible.

It therefore became necessary to close this ground, and remove the Western Cemetery still further from the City.

The Kowloon Peninsula was suggested, and I caused a communication to be opened, but negotiations were made fruitlessly with the Kowloon Mandarin for this purpose.

No 2.

The high Mountain at the North Western extremity of the Mant was then selected in accordance with Section II of the Ordinance, and the Notification now inserted in the Gazette, and afterwards translated into the Chinese language for circulation among the inhabitants.

The Chinese brothels, nuisances having existed for some time past, freed themselves prominently on the attention of the public, and became the source of much complaint, were also halted.

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It is a serious annoyance and a test of the Cemetery ground long used. VOL for blindly, more the Taping Shan District, and, as the devout happened to be sickly, the population connected the mortality with the graveyard; and certainly the slovenly mode in which some of the interments were made was dangerous and reprehensible. It therefore became necessary to close this ground, and remove the Western Cemetery still further from the City. The Kowloon Peninsula was suggested, and I caused a communication to be opened, but negotiations were made fruitlessly with the Kowloon Mandarin for this purpose. No 2. The high Mountain at the North Western extremity of the Mant was then selected in accordance with Section II of the Ordinance, and the Notification now inserted in the Gazette, and afterwards translated into the Chinese language for circulation among the inhabitants. The Chinese brothels, nuisances having existed for some time past, freed themselves prominently on the attention of the public, and became the source of much complaint, were also halted.

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int, a serious ann

annoyance a test of

Cemetery

ground long used

VOL

for blinere, more the Tapingshan "District, and, our the desviore

happened to be sickly, the pepulion notion enmected the mortality with the graveyard; and certainly the slovenly mode in which fane of the intermento "dangernes and reprehensible.

It therefore became, peccesorry to clove this ground, and remove the Western Cemetery still further from the City.

were made sous

اعت

The Knolong Pomicula wad suggested, and I caused a com- munication to be opened, but of

No 2.

Crone fruitlessly, with the Knolong Mandarin for this purpuree.

The high Mountain at the Morth Western extremity of the

Mant

wow then selected in

accordance with Section II of

the Ordinance, and the fuelroed Motification now inverted in the Gorzetter, and afterwards troualented into the Cliner longuage for

circulation

-among

inhabitants.

the Chinese

borton other, muisances herring

auces/wring

for fome time part freed themables formminently on the attention of the "public, and become the sonde of much complaint, were alos hacted

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