CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 260

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The Chinese

whether

bom in the Colony,

brought up and educated there,

02:...

Immigrants from the Mainland,

sights and copper cases of the powder

have been known to Excite their

Cupidity.

Ia time of peace

Chinese

Watchmen

a lectair Humber

who have

adhere

to their own menneer

and

Customs,

which recognize

Guilds

may

as landable societies.

although

The Chinese

provided struvity for their conduct,

be advantageously Employed.

admirable

Make an

Luestion XVI.

17.

their laws

may

be most tyrannors.

betreen

Gache

baggage

ambulance corps,

A

I do not thcommend

then being

misce d

in large or

On ca

and the Live

Juild and

Can Easily

br peared; but at

present Hong Kong has not been

much troubled with such Socirties. 16. I do not consider it adorable

War

to leave Magazines, Munitions of or important porto in charge Chinese troops in time ofwer. For apart from the question of their trustan thiness, they

singularly

Jumpowder;

caretin

Whilst

tran

in handling

thebron

bodies with Europeens

combatant

Grooms.

Questi on

XV.

Question

XVII.

18.

I recommend Sikhs as

the

best material for

Auxiliary

Force.

the old

Hong

I sewed

Question

XVIII.

19.

Hong

Volunteer Corps in 1883-5,

and I found that its Efficienc

and strength depended.

the

T

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