CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12] — Page 10

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kim for information as

information as to the truth

of certain statements in the "China Mail", a local publication._

I enclose the article referred to in closure 1.

by Sir Rutherford Alcock

I should have thought that

it bears

140

the face evidence of gross exaggerations, as for example the statement that

20,000 Annamites

had been carried off by piratical Lorchas in two years! but whether such things did or did not happen, it is quite clear from the evidence transmitted by me to Sir R. Alcock that there is no truth whatever in the portions of the paragraph which refer to this

Colony or that hundreds of Annamite women, kidnapped and purchased, are constantly shipped from Hong Kong in the Pacific Mail Steamers.

I should scarcely have expected Sir Rutherford Alcock to give such special and prominent notice to such unlikely statements,

but as he has done so, I have

had great pleasure in affording him all the information in my power; and as it also seems desirable to place your Lordship

early in possession of the same

I cannot do so more

effectually than by transmitting copy of the

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A 7 kim for information as information as to the truth of certain statements in the "China Mail", a local publication._ I enclose the article referred to in closure 1. by Sir Rutherford Alcock I should have thought that it bears 140 the face evidence of gross exaggerations, as for example the statement that 20,000 Annamites had been carried off by piratical Lorchas in two years! but whether such things did or did not happen, it is quite clear from the evidence transmitted by me to Sir R. Alcock that there is no truth whatever in the portions of the paragraph which refer to this Colony or that hundreds of Annamite women, kidnapped and purchased, are constantly shipped from Hong Kong in the Pacific Mail Steamers. I should scarcely have expected Sir Rutherford Alcock to give such special and prominent notice to such unlikely statements, but as he has done so, I have had great pleasure in affording him all the information in my power; and as it also seems desirable to place your Lordship early in possession of the same I cannot do so more effectually than by transmitting copy of the

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A 7 kim for information as information as to the truth of certain statements in the "China Mail", a local publication._ I enclose the article referred to heclosure 1. by Sir Rutherford Alcock I should have thought that it bears 140 the face evidence of gross exaggerations, as for example the statement that 20,000 Annamites had been carried off by firatical Lorchas in tivo years! but whether such things did or did not happen, it is quite clear from the evidence transmitted by me to Sir R. truth Alcock that there is no whatever in the portions of the faragraph which refer to this Colony or that hundreds of Annamite women, Kidnapped and furchased, are constanth shipped from brong Kong in the Pacific Mail Steamers. expected I should scarcely have Fir Putherford Alcock to give. such special and frominent notice to such unlikely statement, he has done so, I have but as had great pleasure in affording I him all the information in my frower; and as it also seems desirable to place your Lordeliche early in possession of the same I cannot do so more effectually than by transmitting Copy of the

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kim for information as

information as to the truth

of certain statements in the "China Mail", a local publication._

I enclose the article referred to heclosure 1.

by Sir Rutherford Alcock

I should have thought that

it bears

140

the face evidence of gross exaggerations, as for example the statement that

20,000 Annamites

had been carried off by firatical Lorchas in tivo years! but whether such things did or did not happen, it is quite clear from the evidence transmitted by me to Sir R. truth

Alcock that there is no whatever in the portions of the faragraph which refer to this

Colony or that hundreds of Annamite women, Kidnapped and furchased, are constanth shipped from brong Kong in the Pacific Mail Steamers.

expected

I should scarcely have Fir Putherford Alcock to give. such special and frominent notice to such unlikely statement,

he has done so, I have

but as

had

great pleasure in affording I him all the information in my frower; and as it also seems desirable to place your Lordeliche

early in possession of the same

I cannot do so more

effectually than by transmitting Copy of the

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