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this place ; but I can hardly quote on thes subject
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a stronger opcicion than is to be found in the despatch of Bir Dr. Thicks Beach to Sir John Hunissy of the 4th June 1879, a copy but of which . was sent to this Consulate by dinction of the Secretary of state for Foreign Affairs on thee 124 June
in the
same year.
In this despatch it is laid down
that it is
very important that the established custom should contime
to be strielly skewed that alle
"communications between the
Authorities of Houghtong and baaton
L
"should be made things Herm Majesty's Cousal at the latter place.
His
1
-His Excellency the Administrator
-will not fail to observe that thus rule
Mas
on this occasion been rather
~
widely departed from, and it has thens happened that Her Majesty's bonent at bauton has been left for
over
of a
- eight mouthes in offerat i gumenne official ignorance.
Case Co
concerning which the- 5 property
Chinese Authorities should
have addreves thawnlves & him at the oitect in order that he might
bring
the
seuse in due course to the
notice of the Hongkong Government - I reould suggest, dawfore, for the consideration of this Excellency, the Administrator, whether it would not be well as a preliminary steps to
inform
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