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My dear Davies,

I have a somewhat melancholy pleasure in complying with your request to sound you a letter by way of testimonial to your fitness for the Chief Magistrateship at Hong Kong; for I believe the office would do better in other hands, beneath other stilities and just pretensions, and I cannot help thinking that, in England. If however you have determined to apply for it, I have no difficulty in giving you a testimonial not as a mere matter of form (which is too frequently the case) but with perfect sincerity and a full knowledge of your talents and character. I have no hesitation in saying that I believe it to be impossible that a more competent person to the office could be selected.

Believe me,

Yours faithfully,

R. P. Collier

To H. Tudor Davies, Esq.

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My dear Davies, I have a somewhat melancholy pleasure in complying with your request to sound you a letter by way of testimonial to your fitness for the Chief Magistrateship at Hong Kong; for I believe the office would do better in other hands, beneath other stilities and just pretensions, and I cannot help thinking that, in England. If however you have determined to apply for it, I have no difficulty in giving you a testimonial not as a mere matter of form (which is too frequently the case) but with perfect sincerity and a full knowledge of your talents and character. I have no hesitation in saying that I believe it to be impossible that a more competent person to the office could be selected. Believe me, Yours faithfully, R. P. Collier To H. Tudor Davies, Esq.
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Inn R. P. Collier Equ. 2.C. M.P.

287

:

1

My dear Davies

Ban 23 hoạch số

in complying with

souding you

a

Batter

by way of

I have a somewhat melancholy pleasure_

your aquest in souder testimonial to your fitness for the Chief Mager -

-brateship at Hong Kong; for I believe the office for

would do better in

beneath

stilities and just pretensions, and I your cannot help thinking that, England. If however

If however you

дон havs determined to apply

for it, I have no difficulty in

not as a

difficulty in giving you

mere matter.

A

testemmid

matter of four (which is too frequently

knowledge the case but with perfect sincerity and a

talents and character. I have no hesitation in taying that I belive it to be impossible that a more competent to the offie could be selected.

your

Believe me

yous faithfully

R. P. Collier

Matr

H. Tudor Davies of

!

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