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"for service and character to Foreign Office." Would be in my opinion "very useful, and zealous." Despatch goes by Messageries tomorrow.

I have now the honour to enclose for Your Lordship's information a statement of the Archdeacon's services in China during the last twenty years.

It only reached me from Canton last night, and I observe that the Archdeacon therein makes no special application, which is an accidental omission.

It should be remembered that in addition to those services the Archdeacon has been a traveller in North China and Mongolia and is likewise shown by most visitors to this part of the world to be the best informed guide to all the Antiquities and Historical monuments of Canton and its neighbourhood. He has given much time to the study of almost everything calculated to illustrate the social habits and peculiarities of the Chinese - whom he is much liked and respected - as he is invariably kind and considerate in his treatment of them.

Nevertheless, although the Archdeacon has been always indefatigable in discharge of his duty as a clergyman, and...

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"for service and character to Foreign Office." Would be in my opinion "very useful, and zealous." Despatch goes by Messageries tomorrow. I have now the honour to enclose for Your Lordship's information a statement of the Archdeacon's services in China during the last twenty years. It only reached me from Canton last night, and I observe that the Archdeacon therein makes no special application, which is an accidental omission. It should be remembered that in addition to those services the Archdeacon has been a traveller in North China and Mongolia and is likewise shown by most visitors to this part of the world to be the best informed guide to all the Antiquities and Historical monuments of Canton and its neighbourhood. He has given much time to the study of almost everything calculated to illustrate the social habits and peculiarities of the Chinese - whom he is much liked and respected - as he is invariably kind and considerate in his treatment of them. Nevertheless, although the Archdeacon has been always indefatigable in discharge of his duty as a clergyman, and...
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" for service and character to Pereign " Office . Would be in

my opinion "very useful, and zealous. Despatch : goes by Mepaguries tomorrow.

I have now the hover to

enclose for Your Lordship's information a statement of the Archdeacon's services

the last twenty

in China during

years.

It only reached me

from

Cantone last night, and I observe

that the Archdeacon therein mastes

No

special application, which is

accidental emission

aubtlef

arr

It should be remembered

that in addition to those the Archdeacon has baw

services

traveller in North Clima and Mongolia

530

Ad

and is likewise shown by most visitors to this part of the world, the best informed guide to all the Antiquities and Histerical momentos of Cantin and its neighborhood. He given much time to the study of almost everything calculated to

has also

illustrate the social habits and

by

peculiarities of the Chinese - whom he is much lixed and

respected -

as he is invariably stund.

and considerate in his treatment

of them.

Nevertheless, although the Archdeacon has been always

indefatigable in discharge of his

clergyman, and

duty,

AJ W

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