CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 118

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in the Colony which has for its Editor and Proprietor

young

ZZA

recently dismissed

from the Office of Clerk in

the Hong Kong

and Whampoa

Dock Company. In this weekly

paper which is known

as the "Hong Kong Daily Telegraph"

there appeared

a leading article which

alluded and

referred to the letter marked

M. Having obtained legal advice to the effect that this

article

amounted to a

libel

and feeling deeply aggrieved

by its production I forward

it for the consideration

of His Excellency the Governor,

together with the following

letter from the Harbor Department;

"Hong Kong 16th July

1881.

No 244.

I have the honor to request from His Excellency the Governor

permission to take legal proceedings against the Proprietor of the "Hong Kong Daily Telegraph" for gross aspersions upon me:

contained in a leading

article which appeared in the issue of that

Telegraph, dated 12 July 1881.

I now enclose for His

Excellency's information the

Newspaper of the 12th instant;

I am

legally advised that this article

amounts to a

libel, and

I desire to vindicate my character by

the same means

as those by which it has

been villainously assailed:

"Permission under similar

circumstances was

granted

to

the Hon'ble. Cecil C. Smith

to proceed against the Daily Press

for...

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ZZArecently dismissedfrom the Office of Clerk inthe Hong Kongand WhampoaDock Company. In this weeklypaper which is knownas the "Hong Kong Daily Telegraph"there appeareda leading article whichalluded andreferred to the letter markedM. Having obtained legal advice to the effect that thisarticleamounted to alibeland feeling deeply aggrievedby its production I forwardit for the considerationof His Excellency the Governor,together with the followingletter from the Harbor Department;"Hong Kong 16th July1881.No 244.I have the honor to request from His Excellency the Governorpermission to take legal proceedings against the Proprietor of the "Hong Kong Daily Telegraph" for gross aspersions upon me:contained in a leadingarticle which appeared in the issue of thatTelegraph, dated 12 July 1881.I now enclose for HisExcellency's information theNewspaper of the 12th instant;I amlegally advised that this articleamounts to alibel, andI desire to vindicate my character bythe same meansas those by which it hasbeen villainously assailed:"Permission under similarcircumstances wasgrantedtothe Hon'ble. Cecil C. Smithto proceed against the Daily Pressfor...
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in the Colony which has for its Editor and Proprietor

young

ZZA

recently dismissed

from the Office of Clerk in

the HongKong

and Whampoa

News_

Dock Company. In this Awus.

paper which is known

the "Hongstong Daily Telegraph'

there appeared

altir

EX.

the 12

leading article which

nclceed and

formo

marked

to the letter na

M. Having obtained legal advice to the effect that this

article

unted to a

libel

and feeling deeply aggr

aggrieve

by its production I forward

it for the consideratio

His Excellency the Go

of.

together with the following

lette

Harbor Department;

"Hongkong 16th July

1881.

No 244.

Fin

I have the honor to request from His Excellency the Governor !

" permission to take legal pro_ ceedings against the Proprietor of the "Hongtong Daily Telegraph for gross aspersions upon me:

"contained in

our-t

article which

my of the thing appeared in the recue of that

Arity Felegraph,

hed 12 July 1881.

Newspaper of the 12th instant;

In

which I no

now enclose for His

cellenery's information. Jam

"Excellener's

-

" legally advised that this article

"arr

vents to a

coso libel, and

Ixesire to vindicate : character by.

my

ZILEAVEC ad

public.

" as those by which it has "been villainously assailed: " "Permission under similar

circumstan

کیا حد ہے

grant

to

" to the Honble. Cecil C. Smith

to proceed against the Daily Frie

Pres

for

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