CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6] — Page 128

of commercial affairs here, that thi's Yand opcentation has for the time bring utterly demoralized the Chuine Bankers and Merchants of Hongking, and has dine more Bahake linfidence in their Commercial Morality than anything Net has rapprned in the previon= history of the Colony. An idea appeared to possess the Chuire that they were posing to own Hongking, and that the to Increase. Meir influxucer

best Bap

Lou's to acquire property langely, all other considerations bring overlooked.

This disactions Movement orgmated

Isith a

" four of the so called " leading Chicerze "

se

C

127

Chrize" who have recently dubbled te

good deal in the politics of the place

to Ne neglect of New ordinary calling,

Fut

it did not Pud with

unfortunately it did

Mem, it Extended to the hitherto housch

And aprigth Graders.

The Chrisze have received a brrible bason. They will not recover from it for many years

Thing Hing is really tor properous to let therecent chinize houbles Interfere

with the Revenue. It is bound to go on Micreasing.

Hingting

3rd Stuur 1882