April should not be published because some passages in the reports involved controversial matter unnecessary for understanding the facts of the case, and that Government Order conveyed to Captain Thomsett the expression of the Governor's opinion that the examination of Chinese Emigrants at the Harbour Master's Office was not as searching as it should be: an admonition which it was the Governor's duty to convey to Captain Thomsett but which it was unnecessary to publish. That Government Order was sent to Captain Thomsett on the 26th April. On the following evening, the article appeared in the "China Mail" attacking the Government case in relation to the "Glamis Castle" case, and praising Captain Thomsett. Unfortunately, the application Captain Thomsett now made seemed to have the object of trying to vindicate himself by questioning the justice of the law, instead of indicating himself - if he thought it necessary or convenient - in an official way.
The Governor and the Harbour Master calculated on his likely fury, like those whose true interests were, in this matter of Chinese...
April should not be published because
some passages
in the
reports
involved
controversial matter unnecessary for
understanding the facts of
the case,
and that Government Order conveyer
to faptain Thomsent the expression the Governor's opinion that the examnination of Thinese Emigrants
of
at the Starbour Master's Office
not as
searching
was
as it should be:
oth admonition which it
on
was
the
Governor's duty to convey to Captain
Thomsett but which it was
n
unnecessary to publish. That Government Order was sent to Captain Thomsett on the 26th
April. On the following evening
the article appeared
Mail attacking
from the "Perucia"
472
in the Thina
the Government
case to the
"Glamis fastle" case, and praising
Captain Thomsett. Unfortunately, the
application faptain Thomsett now
made
of trying
seemed to have the
the Governor's admonition by
justice of the
wind in a
object
a live
fours of Law, insteas
of indicating himself - if he thought it
necessary
convenient
fearès
getting
Official
way.
and
The Governor
the Harbour Master calculated
on his like a fury of
those whose trâse interests were,
in this matter of fhinese
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