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1190/

NO. 5.0. S. 2179.-

Shanghai, 12th Decly, 1872. (Received 22th Decly 1872)

Her Majesty's Ft Consul

(Chaloner Alabaster, Esq.)

Acting Colonial Secretary

(Honorable C. C. Smith)

James Reddie, a Lunatic, Report, transmission of to Hongkong by the "Meehantha" for treatment in the Civil Hospital and eventual Conveyance to England.

Remarks of the Acting Attorney General.

823

The Action of the Shanghai Authorities in forwarding pauper lunatic Reddie here is exceedingly embarrassing. I know of no law or regulation which empowered them to take this course and the analogy which Mr Alabaster sees between this man's case and that of distressed seamen has no validity for the obvious reason that the latter is distinctly provided for by law while the former is not. The matter should therefore, I think, be made the subject of remonstrance to the Shanghai...

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1190/ NO. 5.0. S. 2179.- Shanghai, 12th Decly, 1872. (Received 22th Decly 1872) Her Majesty's Ft Consul (Chaloner Alabaster, Esq.) Acting Colonial Secretary (Honorable C. C. Smith) James Reddie, a Lunatic, Report, transmission of to Hongkong by the "Meehantha" for treatment in the Civil Hospital and eventual Conveyance to England. Remarks of the Acting Attorney General. 823 The Action of the Shanghai Authorities in forwarding pauper lunatic Reddie here is exceedingly embarrassing. I know of no law or regulation which empowered them to take this course and the analogy which Mr Alabaster sees between this man's case and that of distressed seamen has no validity for the obvious reason that the latter is distinctly provided for by law while the former is not. The matter should therefore, I think, be made the subject of remonstrance to the Shanghai...
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1190/ @.5.0. S. 2179.- Shanghai, 12+ dely, 1872.. (Received 22th dily 1872) Her Majesty's Ft Consus. ( Chaloner Habaster, by) 6 Acting Colonial Secretary (Honorable C. C. Smith) alic Jamis Peddy, a Lurnatre, Reports, transmision of _ to Honghong by the "teantha"" for "trealīnent in the Civil Arpital and eventual Conveyance to England.. Remarks of the Acting Attorney beneral. py.) 8:3. p * 323 The Action of the Shanghai Authorities in forwarding pauper forwarding the lunatie Reddie here is Know exceedingly embarrassing... I Hom of no law or regulation which em ered them to take this powered course and the Mr Alabaster sees analogy which between this man's care and that of distrepod " peamin has no vali validity for the obvious reason that the latter is law distinetly provided for by while the former is not. The mätter should therefore I think de the subject of grace be made remonstrance to the Shane · ghai
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1190/

@.5.0. S. 2179.-

Shanghai, 12+ dely, 1872.. (Received 22th dily 1872)

Her Majesty's Ft Consus.

(

Chaloner Habaster, by)

6

Acting Colonial Secretary

(Honorable C. C. Smith)

alic

Jamis Peddy, a Lurnatre, Reports, transmision of _ to Honghong by the "teantha"" for "trealīnent

in the Civil Arpital and eventual Conveyance to England..

Remarks of the Acting Attorney beneral.

• py.)

8:3.

p

*

323

The Action of the Shanghai

Authorities in forwarding

pauper

forwarding the

lunatie Reddie here is

Know

exceedingly embarrassing... I Hom

of no law or regulation which

em

ered them to take this

powered

course and the

Mr Alabaster sees

analogy

which

between this

man's care and that of distrepod

"

peamin

has

no vali

validity for the

obvious reason that the latter is

law

distinetly provided for by while the former is not. The mätter should therefore I think

de the subject of grace

be made

remonstrance to the Shane

· ghai

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