CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4] — Page 275

8.

[ and false character of some of the statements thus promulgated, which were in their opinion calculated to do infinite mischief in Canton - and I am that Laon, the Governor

aware

General of

of the neighbouring Provinces- unable to understand ( the total disregard and indifference with which falschoods in the papers have come to be viewed

here in consequence of disreputable character

the

7

the

treal Journals is at the local

present moment greatly annoyed at some libellous effesion in reference to himself

which has recently received

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insertion in this chinese paper and which he states to be totally falu; but which might, if it were to reach Peking, be believed, and result in the removal of His Excellency from his office

and

loss

very possibly in the love of

This head.

7.

I have stated enough

I think to prove that the

enormous power for good which the issuing of

a

evil

clivere

newspaper imparts, ought not to be left a monopoly

monopoly in the

hands of unofficial and practically