CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 51

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50

day by Special Simmons.

Meeting

The Minutes of the last

held on the 8th instant

were read and confirmed.

The Governor laid before

the Council the papers relating to

applications made by the Harbour

Master for His Excellency's permission

to take legal proceedings against the Proprietor of the "Hongkong Telegraph's

re an article about

(Chinese Emigration to Australia which

had appeared in that journal on

the 12th July.

in which

was used

very strong

language, such as "shameful examinations",

and

His Excellency adverting to the

special reasons

given by Captain

Thornecott

for deciding to bring the matter into the Courts of Law, pointed

out that the printed papers which

at the

request of

the Editor

of

the

"Hongkong Telegraph" had been freely

given to him contained no reflections

on Captain

Thornecott

or any public Officer. Those papers had been prepared so as to afford

full and accurate information

as to the important case of the "Glamis Castle" respecting which

an inaccurate version had been

published

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50 day by Special Simmons. Meeting The Minutes of the last held on the 8th instant were read and confirmed. The Governor laid before the Council the papers relating to applications made by the Harbour Master for His Excellency's permission to take legal proceedings against the Proprietor of the "Hongkong Telegraph's re an article about (Chinese Emigration to Australia which had appeared in that journal on the 12th July. in which was used very strong language, such as "shameful examinations", and His Excellency adverting to the special reasons given by Captain Thornecott for deciding to bring the matter into the Courts of Law, pointed out that the printed papers which at the request of the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph" had been freely given to him contained no reflections on Captain Thornecott or any public Officer. Those papers had been prepared so as to afford full and accurate information as to the important case of the "Glamis Castle" respecting which an inaccurate version had been published
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50

day by Special Simmons.

Meeting

The Minates of the last

held on the 8th instant

mere read and confirmed.

The Governor laid before

the Cormeil the papers relating to

applications made by the Harbour

Macks for Stis Excellency's permission

to take legal proceedings against- the Proprietor of the "Stongkong Telegraph's

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