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the Chinese character is at all times naturally suspicions of everything unusual and new. Not merely was the recent legislation of a novel character, and feelings of the European Community against the Stamp Ordinance - which in Chinese opinion was mixed up with all the other novel laws - and also the gloomy forebodings of the effects of the Stamp duty, a portion of the Press did indulge in, did create an uneasy feeling in the Chinese portion of the Community.

I fear that some, who ought to have pursued a very different course, were not ashamed to lend to create in the Chinese who consulted them - and altogether I felt called on to take some step to allay the surrounding apprehension of the Chinese, however puerile and unfounded that apprehension might in some respects be.

I therefore caused their original Memorial to be translated, and drew up a reply, which was printed in Chinese and read to a deputation on Saturday the 7th Instant. I have directed some thousand copies of that reply to be printed with a view to leaving one copy in every house inhabited by Chinese - and already I receive accounts of the good effect produced by this full and direct personal explanation.

At the same time I admit that some did not scruple thoughtlessly to mislead many

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218 the Chinese character is at all times naturally suspicions of everything unusual and new. Not merely was the recent legislation of a novel character, and feelings of the European Community against the Stamp Ordinance - which in Chinese opinion was mixed up with all the other novel laws - and also the gloomy forebodings of the effects of the Stamp duty, a portion of the Press did indulge in, did create an uneasy feeling in the Chinese portion of the Community. I fear that some, who ought to have pursued a very different course, were not ashamed to lend to create in the Chinese who consulted them - and altogether I felt called on to take some step to allay the surrounding apprehension of the Chinese, however puerile and unfounded that apprehension might in some respects be. I therefore caused their original Memorial to be translated, and drew up a reply, which was printed in Chinese and read to a deputation on Saturday the 7th Instant. I have directed some thousand copies of that reply to be printed with a view to leaving one copy in every house inhabited by Chinese - and already I receive accounts of the good effect produced by this full and direct personal explanation. At the same time I admit that some did not scruple thoughtlessly to mislead many
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218 the Chinese character is at all times. naturally suspicions of everything ~ unusual and New. Not merely was the recent legislation of a novel character, and Ineelings of the but the protests protests and European Community against the stamp Ordinance which in Chinese opinion- was mixed up with all the other novel laws - and also the gloomy forebodings of the effects of the Stamp duty. a portion of the Press to indulge in, did. an un 6. uneasy feeling of the Community. fox which was not ashamed a lime lend to create in the Chinese portion I fear that some, who ought to have pursued a very different course, Chinese who consulled them- and allogether I felt called on to lake some step to allay the suffroud apprehension of the Chinese, however puerile, and unfounded that apprehension might in some respects be. I therefore caused their original Memorial to be translated, and drew up a reply, which was ted in Chinese printed and read to a deputation on Saturday the 7th Instant. I have directed some thousand copies of that reply to be ed with printed at least in a view to leaving one copy every house inhabited by Chinese - and already I receive accounts of the good effect produced by this full and direct personal explanation. did 8. not scruple thoughtlessly to mislead many At the same time I admit
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the Chinese character is at all times. naturally suspicions of everything ~ unusual and New. Not merely was the recent legislation of a novel character,

and Ineelings of the

but the protests

protests and

European Community against the stamp

Ordinance

which in Chinese opinion-

was mixed up with all the other novel

laws - and also the gloomy forebodings

of the effects of the Stamp duty.

a

portion of the Press

to indulge in, did.

an un

6.

uneasy feeling

of the Community.

fox

which

was not ashamed

a lime lend to create

in the Chinese portion

I fear that some, who ought to

have pursued a very different course,

Chinese who consulled them- and allogether

I felt called on to lake some step to allay

the suffroud apprehension of the Chinese, however puerile, and unfounded that

apprehension might in some respects be.

I therefore caused their original

Memorial to be translated, and drew up

a reply, which was

ted in Chinese

printed

and read to a deputation on Saturday

the 7th Instant. I have directed some

thousand copies of that reply to be

ed with

printed

at least in

a view to leaving one copy

every

house inhabited by

Chinese - and already I receive accounts

of the

good effect produced by this full

and direct personal explanation.

did

8.

not scruple thoughtlessly to mislead many

At the same time I admit

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