CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 252

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to express any quiniend on the Ras 10. 5,6,7,8,9, 10 As to No.11: my quinined is Chinese trained by Cerquerch and under the command Hergend Offinch and mould have good solclish like gitlich. And in deschurt of

my queiend Femould ve¬ the Committed to the experience already the fat was with Theid is 1860, uhend à large bodeg chinese_cerich helped materially the toge ing the Parker forts; and much more to this page. kind of the rebels in the Province of Non. Kind ind 1, 62, 63 acomplished entirely by the Chinese-my ind and guided and commander by Cerpen Off.

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1. and I near Lord (Fuch und shows had at such

Offier complaining of the Chinese trained If not having good soldish likte qualities. 12. My opened also is that when fairly wrecked and harly paid, they would be of amenable to floit di

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of any Native Froch: makes the Chinage) solders of the Ingurial Chi.

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1. Although it would not be weepery that in the

of a Chinese Force, all the Offers should marthr Chinese language, still my vinnie is that many among should master it, for not deperding always und intessen for preventing that they might combion jewetly and of muting or rebellied, or disertiond, de any other of distipline without the Officers having this last of it, only when compissible to controlt it :

My quencord is that the Chinese and genvally reless, and easily bribed, for pet reasonch Puruld wink it safed to endust then magazines M. unless Chinese soldish and under puch strict and rigilant alive of to remove the danger of corelessness and bribe.

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