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House

of Common

Admiral

Agent

instigated, its interests will in

my judgment be best served by making the

comprehensive

Ad

more

Conce

ad

Com

possible. In other

Revenue,

Opium duties, or

in other words the

Opium,

, whether

likin

on

or under other Categories

the Customs collect at

Kong, if they

the less

are..

tong

to collect any,

excuse will there be

for interference with the free Trade between Hong Kong

the Country.

and

I have marked this

letter Confidential because, if

the

matter

of it is to be discussed

between the British Consul and the Governor General, the less it

is

talked about till all is

settled

the

better.

The Chinese

are daily busying

themselves

more

and

more

with the

Comments of the Newspapers.

They

are

prone at the

time

to attend only

arguments

on

what they conceive their side of

they come

the question.

AS

Shavete

(ad) J. F. Davis

Major General Whitfield

Khong Kong

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House of Common Admiral Agent instigated, its interests will in my judgment be best served by making the comprehensive Ad more Conce ad Com possible. In other Revenue, Opium duties, or in other words the Opium, , whether likin on or under other Categories the Customs collect at Kong, if they the less are.. tong to collect any, excuse will there be for interference with the free Trade between Hong Kong the Country. and I have marked this letter Confidential because, if the matter of it is to be discussed between the British Consul and the Governor General, the less it is talked about till all is settled the better. The Chinese are daily busying themselves more and more with the Comments of the Newspapers. They are prone at the time to attend only arguments on what they conceive their side of they come the question. AS Shavete (ad) J. F. Davis Major General Whitfield Khong Kong Page 263
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House of Comman Admiral Agent insticated, its intereses will in my judgment be best served by making the prehensive Ad more Conce ad Com possible. In other Revenue, Opuim duties, or words the Opmin, , whether likin on or under other Categories the Customs collect at Kong, if they the less are.. tong to collect any, excuse will there be for interference with the funk Frade between Hong Kong the Counts. and I have marked this letter Confidential because, if the matter of it is to be discussed between the British Concal and the Governor General, the has it is Y 263 is lathed about till all is selbert the better. The Chinese are daily busying themselves more and more with the Comments of the Newspapers. They Rame to the are time prone at the to attend only arguments on what. conceive their side of they come the question. AS Shavete (ad) J. F. Wale Major General Whitfild khong kong
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House

of Comman

Admiral

Agent

insticated, its intereses will in

my judgment be best served by making the

prehensive

Ad

more

Conce

ad

Com

possible. In other

Revenue,

Opuim duties, or

words the

Opmin,

, whether

likin

on

or under other Categories

the Customs collect at

Kong, if they

the less

are..

tong

to collect any,

excuse will there be

for interference with the funk Frade between Hong Kong

the Counts.

and

I have marked this

letter Confidential because, if

the

matter

of it is to be discussed

between the British Concal and the Governor General, the has it

is

Y

263

is lathed about till all is

selbert

the

better.

The Chinese

are daily busying

themselves

more

and

more

with the

Comments of the Newspapers.

They

Rame

to the

are

time

prone at the

to attend only

arguments

on

what.

conceive their side of

they come

the question.

AS

Shavete

(ad) J. F. Wale

Major General Whitfild

khong kong

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