CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 425

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I thank not. My Muration of the anti-Chuière

Spirit pervalent in Arighing, and if the busmien Class prom when I suppose the Pfficers would have the chosen, leads me to believe that the Great majait B

then would be incapable of

understanding or decling willy with Chunsic under til: the grossest ignrance peronits

as a the

ammisst the European community as t

custang

Houghts, tits, character and rejudices of

the Chinese.

I can give no inform

this houit, but

it can hardly be doubted that they would be the cheapest free insible, the into ford and Labour in Hongicing Cartresting so favourably

with this cat in other cuntries.

I have Darm to believe that, well trained

& well officered, they certainly would, midfing from two years observation of tihen in verions Capacities in the public service, and from what I have leamed of their bravey and

when Conduct as soldiers, in mothen wass

well 62d. Their swiple, frigal and hast whe

prit

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