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much inflerence in the matter. I specially mentioned a Native preccher and those in Hong Kong know full

well that he

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wealth, and who as a

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of great...

holder of

considerable landed and house property,

も

of long standing and good-

repute, did weercise much influence

in

the Colony. He is since dead . His

will was

proved under $150,000. Regarding the statement that

I hood used my influenes in opposition to the Missionaries and that there

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impression that the Chinese signing the Petition would do so at the risk of my displusure, I can only oppose assertion to assertion.

and repart that neither by word or

deed did I spress any opinion on the

matter. And

to the impression

alleged to have been created, I never

heard of it before,

nor do I believe

it existed, except perhaps in the

minds of some who

were/

·

only tov prone to entertain idle and false- Staries which would be acceptable

affecting the character of an Officer of the Government.

Lustly, I am accused of

having written in bad faith. This

is

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of those.

accusations that Officials in Hong Kong have to labour under at the hands of both Newspaper- Writers as well, apparently, from