CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12] — Page 468

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As I have informed you of the letter, the men were put on the "Yang tze" at Shanghai by the Police. It is not possible, therefore, as suggested in your Despatch now under reply, that the men were sent down by a Cantonese Benevolent Society or by the Chinese Authorities, for neither the Society nor the Chinese Authorities would, it is presumed, have obtained the assistance of the Police in such a matter. Nor were the Coolies forwarded to Canton, as stated in my letter, they were landed in Hong Kong.

It remains, therefore, that from a British Settlement in China a number of destitute, and probably criminal Chinese have been sent by a British Vessel to a British Colony. His Excellency The Governor is much pleased at learning that such an act was carried out without any sanction on your part, although indeed in your letter it was not imputed.

His Excellency will naturally expect that this Government could not quietly submit to the Colony being made use of in the way indicated without protest, which protest is reasonably made.

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As I have informed you of the letter, the men were put on the "Yang tze" at Shanghai by the Police. It is not possible, therefore, as suggested in your Despatch now under reply, that the men were sent down by a Cantonese Benevolent Society or by the Chinese Authorities, for neither the Society nor the Chinese Authorities would, it is presumed, have obtained the assistance of the Police in such a matter. Nor were the Coolies forwarded to Canton, as stated in my letter, they were landed in Hong Kong. It remains, therefore, that from a British Settlement in China a number of destitute, and probably criminal Chinese have been sent by a British Vessel to a British Colony. His Excellency The Governor is much pleased at learning that such an act was carried out without any sanction on your part, although indeed in your letter it was not imputed. His Excellency will naturally expect that this Government could not quietly submit to the Colony being made use of in the way indicated without protest, which protest is reasonably made.
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12.

466

my

mer

As I have informed you

of the

letter

were

put

8

Intant the board the

"Yang taze" at Shanghai by the

Police. It is not posible therefore,

suggested in you

Despatch now under reply, that the men were sent down by a Cantonese

by the

Benevolent Society or ly

Chinese Authorities, for neuter the

Society

Mor

the Chinese Authorities

• ould, it is presumed, have obtained tes and of the Police in auch

a

matter. Nor were the Coolies

forwarded to Cantor, best-

stated in

my

ap

letter, they were

landed in Hongting.

from

It remains, therefore, that

a

British Settlement in China

a number of destitute, and probably

criminal Chinese have been sent

by a British Vessel to a British Colony. This becelleney The Goverson is much pleased at leaming that

such

withart

an act was carried wit

amy sanction part, although indeed in the entrany

you

j

m

"your

letter

imputed.

was not im

Met go will naturally expect that this Government could not

quietly subunit to the Colony

being made

ANA

indicated with out

of

a

in the

way

-protest-

which protest is reasmably made

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