CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2] — Page 82

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was

very generally going on, and his discussions with

me

tended towards

starting some plan to meet the existing difficulties. However, he

felt it

dangerous

• frequently

to visit me

as he desired, and the

...matter stood

over.

Since my

return to the colony

On 8 October last Tang Yuk has

called on me to present his congratulations,

and

•reference

was made to

one or two

criminal matters then under his

investigation. Last week, however,

while his P&O steamer

was

lying

in our

waters off Victoria he wrote asking to call upon him that I might fulfil my promise to introduce him to

the new Admiral.

In the

course

of

our

conversation he mentioned that he had not been to call

on

His Excellency the Governor since my departure from the colony eighteen months back, and this

was

due to what had occurred at Canton,

the Viceroy being of opinion that the British officials objecting, the less he came to Hong Kong the better, for a continuance of the friendly relations then existing; he added that the Chief

Authority in England had

in a

despatch received some months

ago

notified this Government that there

was no

objection to a direct communication,

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was very generally going on, and his discussions with me tended towards starting some plan to meet the existing difficulties. However, he felt it dangerous frequently to visit me as he desired, and the ...matter stood over. Since my return to the colony On 8 October last Tang Yuk has called on me to present his congratulations, and •reference was made to one or two criminal matters then under his investigation. Last week, however, while his P&O steamer was lying in our waters off Victoria he wrote asking to call upon him that I might fulfil my promise to introduce him to the new Admiral. In the course of our conversation he mentioned that he had not been to call on His Excellency the Governor since my departure from the colony eighteen months back, and this was due to what had occurred at Canton, the Viceroy being of opinion that the British officials objecting, the less he came to Hong Kong the better, for a continuance of the friendly relations then existing; he added that the Chief Authority in England had in a despatch received some months ago notified this Government that there was no objection to a direct communication,
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was very generally going on, and his discusions with me tended towardo starting some plan to meet the existing difficulties. However, he felt it dangerous frequently to visit me as he desired, and the ...matter stood over. Since my retum to the bolony Odaber last Tang Yuk has October Pa called on me to present his congratulations, and •reference was made to one or two criminal matters then under his investigation. Last week, however, I while his punk me m was lying in our Iwaters off Victoria he wrote asking to call upon him that I might fulfil my promise to introduce him to om Admiral. In the самое of 81 conversation he mentioned that he had not been to call on уволо Excellency the Governor since my deporture from the bolony eighteen months back, and this was swing to what had occured at banton, the Viceroy being of opinion that the British bonaul objecting, the lips he came to Hongtong the better, for a continuance of the frendly relations then exists intend that the Chief I stated had in a Authority in England had despatch received some months ago natified this Govemment that there was no objection to a direct communication,
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was

very generally going on, and his discusions with

me

tended towardo

starting some plan to meet the existing difficulties. However, he

felt it

dangerous

• frequently

to visit me

as he desired, and the

...matter stood

over.

Since my

retum to the bolony

Odaber last Tang Yuk has

October Pa

called on me to present his congratulations,

and

•reference

was made to

one or two

criminal matters then under his

investigation. Last week, however,

I while his punk

me

m

was

lying

in our

Iwaters off Victoria he wrote asking to call upon him that I might fulfil my promise to introduce him to

om Admiral.

In the

самое

of

81

conversation he mentioned that he had not been to call

on

уволо

Excellency the Governor since my deporture from the bolony eighteen months back, and this

was

swing

to what had occured at banton,

the Viceroy being of opinion that the British bonaul objecting, the lips he came to Hongtong the better, for a continuance of the frendly relations then exists intend that the Chief

I stated

had in a

Authority in England had

despatch received some months

ago

natified this Govemment that there

was no

objection to a direct communication,

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