CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2] — Page 114

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expeditions during 1865 and 1866, ..

was nominated by the Viceroy

and was

to his present post in consequence of the approbation expressed of his

conduct

on

several

occasions by ..

Her Majesty's Consul. He is a

native

of

this

province,

and has

many connections (as has latterly been ascertained) among the trading classes in Hang Hang, which render him quite familiar with everything that goes

in the Colony : This, indeed, is the

case with a

large number of the Cantonese Military Mandarins, many of whom, like Fring, have shops or shares in Shops and other business

in the Colony. When the proposal

for the establishment of Opium-tax

Stations

at Hong Kong and

Macao was

first

mooted by the

Viceroy, Her Majesty's Consul on being consulted in the matter

expressed the wish, as a

necessary preliminary, to know the precise

points at which it was desired to establish these offices, with a view to guarding against any infringement of the territorial rights of Hong Kong, Colonel Ping,

hereupon directed by the Viceroy to forward a map of the East line which constituted the limits of his Military command, and to name

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113 expeditions during 1865 and 1866, .. was nominated by the Viceroy and was to his present post in consequence of the approbation expressed of his conduct on several occasions by .. Her Majesty's Consul. He is a native of this province, and has many connections (as has latterly been ascertained) among the trading classes in Hang Hang, which render him quite familiar with everything that goes in the Colony : This, indeed, is the case with a large number of the Cantonese Military Mandarins, many of whom, like Fring, have shops or shares in Shops and other business in the Colony. When the proposal for the establishment of Opium-tax Stations at Hong Kong and Macao was first mooted by the Viceroy, Her Majesty's Consul on being consulted in the matter expressed the wish, as a necessary preliminary, to know the precise points at which it was desired to establish these offices, with a view to guarding against any infringement of the territorial rights of Hong Kong, Colonel Ping, hereupon directed by the Viceroy to forward a map of the East line which constituted the limits of his Military command, and to name
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113 expeditions during 1865 and 1866, .. was nominated by the Viceroy and was to his present past in consequence of the approbation expressed of his conduct on several occasions by .. Her Majesty's Consul. He is a native of this province, and has many connections (as has latterly been ascertained) among the trading Pages in Hang Hang, which render him quite fansiliar with every- -thing that goes in the Colony : This, indeed, is the case with i large number of the Cantonese Military Mandarins, many of whom, lite Fring; have shops or f shares in Shops and other business in the Colony. When the proposal for the establishment of Opium-tas Stations Hong Kong and Many Macao was first mooled by the Visuray, Her Majesty's Consul on being consulted in the matter expressed the wish, as a necesorry preliminary, to know the preside. paints at which it was desired to establish these offices, with as view to guarding against any infringement of the territarial rights of Hong Kong, Colonel Ping, heren pon direct. I by the Viceroy to forward as map of the Exost line which constituted the limits of his Military command, and to name
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113

expeditions during 1865 and 1866, ..

was nominated by the Viceroy

and was

to his present past in consequence of the approbation expressed of his

conduct

on

several

occasions by ..

Her Majesty's Consul. He is a

native

of

this

province,

and has

many connections (as has latterly been ascertained) among the trading Pages in Hang Hang, which render him quite fansiliar with every- -thing that goes

in the Colony : This, indeed, is the

case with i

large number of the Cantonese Military Mandarins, many of whom, lite Fring; have shops or f shares in Shops and other business

in the Colony. When the proposal

for the establishment of Opium-tas

Stations

Hong Kong and Many

Macao was

first

mooled by the

Visuray, Her Majesty's Consul on being consulted in the matter

expressed the wish, as a

necesorry preliminary, to know the preside.

paints at which it was desired to establish these offices, with as view to guarding against any infringement of the territarial rights of Hong Kong, Colonel Ping,

heren pon direct. I by the Viceroy to forward as map of the Exost line which constituted the limits of his Military command, and to name

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