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For the papers relating to an application made by the
Harbour Master for His Excellency's
permission to take legal proceedings
against the Proprietor of the
"Hongkong Telegraph"
on account of
an article about Chinese Emigration
to Australia which had appeared
in that journal on the 12th July, in which
very strong language was used such as
"sham examinations," His Excellency adverting to the special reason given by Captain Thomsett for desiring to bring the matter into the Courts of Law, pointed out that the printed papers
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which at the request of the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph had been freely given to him contained nothing reflecting on Captain Thomsett or any public Officer. Those papers had been prepared so as to afford full and accurate information on the important subject of the Glamis Castle respecting which an inaccurate version had been published in the China Mail on the 27th of April, but in preparing the papers for the printer, Governor had given instructions that extracts only of certain reports should be published and that the Government Order of the 26th
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papers relating to application mais by the a
Harbour Master for this bicellency's
permission to take legal proceedings
the Proprietor of the
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account of
"Hongkong Telegraph"
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an article about Chinese Emigration
to Australia which had appeared
which
in that journal July, in language
the 12th
very strong
was used such as
"sham examinations," and this
Excellency adverting to the special reason given by Captain Thomsett for desiring to bring the matter into the Courts of Law, pointed out that the printed papers
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which at the request of the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph has "been freely given
to him contained
nothing reflecting on faptain Thom sett or any public Office.. Those papers had been prepared
as to
so as
afford
full and accurate information
to the
important
of the
Glamis fastle respecting which
inaccurate version had been
publisher
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in the Shina Mail the 27th of April, but in preparing the papers for the printer Governor had given that extracts only of
instructions.
of certain
reports
should be published and that the Government Order
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