121
25th July that is till 11 d
11 days after the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
had been allowed access to them;
On the 25.
24.
of July & received
the official reply to my letters of the 16th and 21st which is
enclosed and marked P., and on the afternoon of the
following day appeared an elaborated apology to myself enclosed and marked Q. As this apology
was entirely unsought for me and I had had no communication with the
Editor it seems a strange coincidence that it should
appear in the paper on the Monday following my interview at Mountain Lodge on Saturday.
25. The attack made on me by the "Hongkong Daily Telegraph" and the singularity of the
circumstances in which it was involved not only caused much indignation among my immediate friends, but,
as may be well supposed, was the subject of general comment in the Colony.
I had regarded the interview I had with His Excellency as being of a
confidential character and I saw no reason for keeping
back from my friends the circumstances which His
Excellency thought fit to disclose. Naturally echoes of what had transpired were heard in
every part of the Community and it would
seem to have reached the Editor by some means.
121
25th July that is till 11 d
11 days after the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
had been allowed access to them;
On the 25.
24.
of July & received
the official reply to my of the 16th
th
herewith
letters
and 21th which is
enclosed and marked
P., and on the afternoo
leading
day appeared
of the
Article in the "Hougtong
Daily Telegrapha
an elaborated
apology to myself enclosed and marked Q. As this apology
extirely unsought for me and I had had
was entire
by
--2-2--
munication with the
Editor it seems a strange
coincidence that it should
the
appear in the paper Monday following my i
Saturday's interview at Mountain lodge.
25. The attack made on me
by the "Hongdong Daily Telegraph. and the singularity of the
circumstances in which it.
circum
was involved not only caused in much indignation among my. immediate friends, but,
may
be well supposed found:
subject of general comment in the Colony
I had
to rega
and the interview I had with His Excellency
of a
confidential character and
Isaw.
no rek.
back from my
for keeping
friends
ad
I did not keep back from them
ircurnetance
which His
Excellency thought fit to
disclose. Naturally
Annall
society echoes of what: had transpired were heard in
part of the Community
others they
every
anac arr
among
would
seem to have reached the Editor:
by
of
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