CO129-176 - Public Offices & Others - 1876 — Page 273

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A Customs station was about to be established near Macao. His action in this matter was, however, misunderstood and a strong feeling was shown against the Arrangement and he, wishing to keep things quiet, withdrew the scheme and gave up the project.

As he understood my proposal correctly, it was that he and I should come to some arrangement whereby, without China losing her revenue, the cordon of cruisers round, and the Chinese Detectives in Hongkong should be removed. Such a scheme, if feasible, would meet his views exactly, but he was unprepared to express an opinion on any that might now be suggested. In the first place, nine points of detail are apt to be misunderstood or at all events forgotten, and in the second, the term of office of Wen, the present Haitwan, who was really a good man, was about to expire, and Chun, the brother of the late Provincial Chancellor, was appointed to succeed him. Consequently, he was unable to come to any decision until he had seen Chun.

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268 A Customs station was about to be established near Macao. His action in this matter was, however, misunderstood and a strong feeling was shown against the Arrangement and he, wishing to keep things quiet, withdrew the scheme and gave up the project. As he understood my proposal correctly, it was that he and I should come to some arrangement whereby, without China losing her revenue, the cordon of cruisers round, and the Chinese Detectives in Hongkong should be removed. Such a scheme, if feasible, would meet his views exactly, but he was unprepared to express an opinion on any that might now be suggested. In the first place, nine points of detail are apt to be misunderstood or at all events forgotten, and in the second, the term of office of Wen, the present Haitwan, who was really a good man, was about to expire, and Chun, the brother of the late Provincial Chancellor, was appointed to succeed him. Consequently, he was unable to come to any decision until he had seen Chun.
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a Custones etation was about to be established

near

Macas. His action in this matter –4

was however, misunderstood and a strong

faling

wo us

chown against the

to keep

Arrangement and he, wishing

things quiet, withdrew the scheme +

Aced gave up the project.

ال

he understood.

my

proposal correctly it was that he and

I should come

b

some arrangement

whereby, without China losing her

Revenue, the Cordon of Cruisers round,

and the Crestons Detectives in Hongkong

Should be removed, Such a scheme, if

feasible

feasible, would meet his views sxactly,

but he was

to Express

триго

inprepared with over or able

au apicion on day theat

might now be suggested. In the first

place nine points of detail areapt

to be misunderstood or at all event

forgothon, and in the second the terme of office of Wen, the present Haitwan, who was really a good man,

b

Expire

was about

And Chun, the brother of the

late Rovincial Chancellor, who -

#

appointed to succeed him. Consequently

Le

was unable

to conce to

any

decision until he had even Chun but

ho

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