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till hind plainly that unless he abstained from meddling with Hong Kong he would get himself into serious trouble. I have never seen him since, as he has sedulously kept out of my way; but I hear of his movements through a variety of sources, and know that he is continually in the Colony and in constant communication with the leading Chinese Opium-traders, who appear to have entered into amicable arrangements with the officials conducting the tax-levy. I may add that Colonel King's anxiety to stand well with the Colonial Authorities is easily comprehensible. He is only acting, in the past he holds a lucrative and prominent command and the Officer holding the substantive appointment is actually at Canton. As the latter has turned in indifferent reports and is, in fact, said to be a thoroughly worthless officer, the Viceroy has always turned a deaf ear to his solicitations for permission to take up his appointment; but change of Viceroy or other circumstances might cut short P'êng's tenure of office at a moment's notice, and he has in all probability aimed at fortifying his position by means

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till hind plainly that unless he abstained from meddling with Hong Kong he would get himself into serious trouble. I have never seen him since, as he has sedulously kept out of my way; but I hear of his movements through a variety of sources, and know that he is continually in the Colony and in constant communication with the leading Chinese Opium-traders, who appear to have entered into amicable arrangements with the officials conducting the tax-levy. I may add that Colonel King's anxiety to stand well with the Colonial Authorities is easily comprehensible. He is only acting, in the past he holds a lucrative and prominent command and the Officer holding the substantive appointment is actually at Canton. As the latter has turned in indifferent reports and is, in fact, said to be a thoroughly worthless officer, the Viceroy has always turned a deaf ear to his solicitations for permission to take up his appointment; but change of Viceroy or other circumstances might cut short P'êng's tenure of office at a moment's notice, and he has in all probability aimed at fortifying his position by means
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12. til! hind plainly that unless be abstained from meddling with Hong Kong he would get himself into serious trouble. I have never seen him since, as he has sedulously kept out of my way; but I hear of his movements through a variety of sources, and know that he is continually in the Colany and in constant communization with the leading Chinese Opium-traders, who appear to have entered into amisable arrangements with the officials conducting the tom-levy. Imay add that Colmel Kings anxiety to stand well with the Colanial Authorities is easily r WB. 118 comprehensible. He is only acting" in the past he holds _ a lucrative and prominent command and the Officer holding the substantive. appointment is actually. at Canton. As the latter has turned ov. indifferent reportation and is, in efast, said to be or the roughly warthless officer, the Viceray hars always deaf ear to his solicitations for permission to take up his appointinent; but change of Viceroy's or other sircumstances might out shart P'êng's tenure of office at a moment's notice, and he haus in all probability aimed at fartifying his position by means
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til! hind plainly that unless be abstained from meddling with Hong Kong he would get himself

into serious trouble. I have never

seen him since, as he has sedulously kept out of my way; but I hear of his movements through a variety of sources, and know that he is continually in the Colany and in constant communization with the leading Chinese Opium-traders, who appear to have entered into amisable arrangements with the officials conducting the tom-levy. Imay add that Colmel Kings anxiety to stand well with the Colanial Authorities is easily r

WB.

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comprehensible. He is only acting" in the past he holds _ a lucrative and prominent command and the Officer holding the substantive. appointment is actually. at Canton. As the latter has

turned ov.

indifferent reportation and is, in efast, said to be or the roughly warthless officer, the Viceray hars always

deaf ear to his solicitations for permission to take up his appointinent; but change of Viceroy's or other sircumstances might out shart P'êng's tenure of office at a moment's notice, and he haus in all probability aimed at fartifying his position by means

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