CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 194

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

192

" have had come trouble with these

Centlemen (the mastic, Americans by

"the bye, but a great many

have

"been removed, but I have a suspicion in the said reiquens have taken others " besides coolies, for squeezing purposes "Probably, so Ibrote up last night "to stop all further proceedings "until Ireturned. These hetty

"mandarins are such a dishonest car

and up to any iniquity, that it "t's impossible to trust them witte "the least powers. The principle in "there men must live, they get nothing- "in the shape of pay, and the

"result is "squeeze" _ well

Aus

Cong

is confined to transaction

" as this

" among themselves "nothing

one

would say

about it as it is the

"Custom of the counting

"We are concerned it is

"matter

but when

>

a

different

I have often said frankly

" have the modesty to keep clear

where internationals

a

are concerned'

"but they will not _ Here now, I

"could work

great good, but ot " is all upset by the rapaciousness "of these ragalonds. it is very "discouraging "

ar

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.