CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 138

but not in such Ecrins, Crtani Ey, as to lead me to suppose that the

& Phipement of objectionable thrivere to Hongkong was frequent, or that the

was seriously

Glory by it. bit.

hi conveniencedl

on pistice to the general qvention &

treatment of

in explanation of my the case wh: directed for A. Kennedy's attention & it, I will briefly state

That rappened.

In hoor 8/72, W. Excil Smitin, Act? Colonial Lec: wrote from Hughing

Gdd. Alabaster, Acts as

at Shanghen, forwarding

Gy tract from the Faughan "Courice"

*

of the 2655 fet, Ist. Ead been reprinted

з

in the Hongkong "Seily Paro," to the effect hat 16 Chimere, notorious Criminals were being shipped by the Shanghon Municipal Police for Aughing.

Md. fecil Suite, by

direction of Govenor protested against the

proceeding as

unwarrantable

K

& Emprecedented, & threatened an appeal E the See: Of

State.

136

2. Alabaster replied To Ent. Smitte

For I reune

on hoor 14/72. Ligger ding, it 22. Appear,

I have not seen his letter) that the hey had been sent Lowre liker by

a

Pantonese Benevolent Society,

or by the Chinese Autorites. He hall, in fact, ascertained that they were not, "as the "fowner" had represented, a

rardened criminals, brit an unsuccessful Ecouple of Canton players,

were being

Let of

440

being sent

Aurday

from

thear

Shanghain at the expense of

fellow provricials.

this from a despatch

I learned this groun

From E. Alabaster dated hour 15/92,

in 54: he complamed of

Resp. un

Sit. Sanittin

Canguage little else than indemperate. But, having rect from W. Smitte a second desp: dated

hovr

desp

My Hexp:

lclosed ai

le broke to me

19 Carpy (copy Jan: 1/73)

2 c 2 J

t

beg that the matter might be to farther

proccded with, & that he

might

be

allowed