Englishmen in particular and the public generally doubt that this man has been guilty of corruption and roguery to a great extent, in Hongkong. This, however, can never be proved. He is too artful to permit any tangible proofs of his delinquencies to exist. A cringer to the "powers that be", he is extremely tyrannical to any who happen to get in his power. In Houghing, he has brought the British name and institutions into utter disrepute.
You may send Governor after Governor to Houghing, but Caine will tar him with the stick with which he is tarred himself - in the same manner, any official with whom he comes in contact. The Judge to whom I have made reference was tried - Caine is hospitable, he entertains freely, but those who can see a small distance into a millstone can easily perceive that his hospitality is merely a means to an end and that that end is corruption.
Surrounded by the atmosphere of a free press, such a character as his could not exist for any length of time, but the press is not free in Hongkong - it is enslaved to a greater degree than in Austria. As it is, Caine not only exists, but he holds, I believe, the honourable situation of ... has held, if I mistake not, every kind of public appointment in the island from Gaoler upwards.
I became acquainted with the affairs of Hongkong during a residence in the Colony.
To conclude, I would say, that I wish an abler pen were employed to bring this subject under your Grace's notice, that I feel that in addressing your Grace upon it, I ...
Englishmen in practicular_
and public
Noove doubly that this man has been greatly of corruption and rothery to a great-extent, in Hongkong. This, however, can never be proved He is too actful to permit any tangible peorps of his delinquences to exist A cringer to the " powers that be", he is extremely textannical to any
happen to get in his power_ In Houghing he has brought the British name and institutions inti utter disrepute -
he may
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to which who tried the libel case.
evidually
I have made reference was tarred - Caine is hospitable he entertains freely, but those who
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can see a small distance into a
millstone can
easily perceuse that his hospitality is meuly
in
a means to an end and that that end is corruption.
Surrounded by the atmosphere of a free press, such a character as shine could not-exist for any length: of time, but the press is not free- Hongkong - it is enslaved to a greater degree
than in Austria - Asch is, Caine not only exists, but he holds, Ibelieve, the hourable situation of
has held, if I mistake
St
Goveran, and
not, eve.
of public appomat ment in the island from Gaoler, upwards -
I became acquainted with the effairs of Hongkong during a residence in the Colony
To conclude, I would say, that I wish an abler pen were employed to bring this subject under your Grace's notice, that I feel that in addressing your Grace upon it.
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