CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 122

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2.

" allogether unwarrantable,

I was justified in my

Yet, how far conclusion may be

thered from the letter.

gathered

and elsewhere.

In paragraple

-referred to,

paraz xaple (2) the Missionaries

admit that they informed a foo Chinese friends

that the Fareigners

Avere?

preparing

Petition praying that the Gaming -- Houses might be clased, and they suggested that a similar putition ____ should emanato éfrom the Chinese Community . Then from a letter ___ lutely published in one papers;

of the local

we learn in support of the information which I had gathered in February last, that the Chinese Petition

drawn up by the Rev's Ho-Trun. Sheen

Γ

Splied

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-native preacher of the Mission in Hong Kong. Now I take leave to say that on

these fants alone I was correct in reparting that the Petition was another Missionary

-effort and in doing so, I desire to culd no intention of questioning

that I had

the propriety of the conduct of the.. Missionary Body in the matter, Nor

did I in

any way

wish to

utralize

the effial of the Petition by coupling the Missionaries with its origin : ]

It

was not

ce to do

my province but I consider that it was

...

my duty, when forwarding the document, to inform the Executive of all the facts

and circumstances, which had

to

my

Comme

Do

knowledge in connection with

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