CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 417

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fact that Kwok a Cheong

has become

wealthy from his transactions with foreigners in Hong Kong : but I should doubt his

having been moved by any foreign

proclivities

the matter if he was

it is a pare exception. In my opinion it would have been more to the purpose had Sir Richard Mae Donnell

adduced évidence to prove that Kwok

A Cheong had never employedt his re

1.

Steamers on the couest, or had not

been engaged for some pervit of time.

Treaty port and

in trade at

places, to his great profit & advantage If His Excellency hud shewn this I

admit there would have been.

something to go upore

and

Al

strong

strong presumption that the "prince Albert".

wv as

under

found unusual circumstances

cond

therefore entitled to the benept of the

doubt; but there is

a

marked silence

on

that head _ and, indeed prudently

QUA

few have been more active.

ac...

if report does not belie bin in

trade which the Chinese cuthorities.

call smuggling.

under the cover

of

the British flag than the individual

in question.

If Sir Richard Mac Donnell

who so

warmly

De

dvocats this

interests, instead of culling his being

cought

ov

shew

crying injustice would that he has never

to be caught,

deserved

I matie

no doubt

You.

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