CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 58

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10.

by the Council it is desirable that

the Council should be in

thereof;

informed

; and it can only be

only

properly informed by the perusal of the Correspondence.

These reports of

communications

sent home, which should not have

how sent home, of facts not communicated to the Secretary of State which ought to have been communicated to him, of a Despatch

- from the Secretary of State seriously reflecting upon the conduct of this Council may

be untrue; but they

received

so extensively

or may

be so

are

certainly very widely believed, and that relating to the

widely known and

56

11.

Extracts from the Secretary of State appear in the "China Mail" newspaper which, although it is denied that it is the Government

does certainly appear

a

organ, have

more ready

Access

to

to

Official information than other newspapers, and which in its account of the proceedings of the Council which adopted

the

Report of the Committee of Inquiry curiously enough omits all mention of the important fact that the Report was

It will scarcely be contended therefore that it is not of importance that the truth or untruth of

adopted.

was so...

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10.by the Council it is desirable thatthe Council should be inthereof;informed; and it can only beonlyproperly informed by the perusal of the Correspondence.These reports ofcommunicationssent home, which should not havehow sent home, of facts not communicated to the Secretary of State which ought to have been communicated to him, of a Despatch- from the Secretary of State seriously reflecting upon the conduct of this Council maybe untrue; but theyreceivedso extensivelyor maybe soarecertainly very widely believed, and that relating to thewidely known and5611.Extracts from the Secretary of State appear in the "China Mail" newspaper which, although it is denied that it is the Governmentdoes certainly appearaorgan, haveAccesstotoOfficial information than other newspapers, and which in its account of the proceedings of the Council which adoptedtheReport of the Committee of Inquiry curiously enough omits all mention of the important fact that the Report wasIt will scarcely be contended therefore that it is not of importance that the truth or untruth ofadopted.was so...
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by the Council it is disirable that

the Canneit should be in

thereof;

informed

; and it can only be r

only

property informed by the productivo of the Correspondence.

These reports of

communications

sent home, which should not have

how seat home, of facts not communicated to the fecutary of Stato which ought to have been communicated to him, of a Drapatch

- from the Scoutery of archially reflecting upon the conduct of this Council may

be untrue; but they

received

Stak vestially

or may

be live

are

certainly vary widity -believed, and that relating to the

widely known and

56

11.

Kufutile from the Suntory of State appreand in the China Mail. newspaper which although it is denied that it is the Government

does certainly appear

a

organ, have

more ready

Access

to

to

Official information than other newspapers, and which in its account of the proceedings of the Council which adopted 6

the

Report of the Commithe of Inquiry curiously enough mitte all mution of the important fact that the Report was

It will scarcely be contended therefore that it is not of importanc that the huth or untruth of m

adapter.

was so aa

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