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every prospect of success.

"I have assumed, of course, that the Government is satisfied that there is no foundation for the imputations made.

(signed) Edward L. O'Malley,

"July 2.1883.

I next consulted the Members of the Executive Council, who agree, generally, with the views of the Attorney-General. They advised, moreover, that there is no foundation whatsoever for the imputations constantly cast by the Hongkong Telegraph on the Public Works department, owing, it would appear, to a personal feeling against the Surveyor-General on the part of the proprietor and Editor (Mr Fraser-Smith). It was further stated that the article in another local journal, the China Mail, referred to by the Telegraph, in nowise imputes malversation of office; that the Telegraph is a scurrilous and often indecent publication, which has little weight in this community; and is not even admitted in most respectable households, that Mr. Fraser-Smith has been

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396 every prospect of success. "I have assumed, of course, that the Government is satisfied that there is no foundation for the imputations made. (signed) Edward L. O'Malley, "July 2.1883. I next consulted the Members of the Executive Council, who agree, generally, with the views of the Attorney-General. They advised, moreover, that there is no foundation whatsoever for the imputations constantly cast by the Hongkong Telegraph on the Public Works department, owing, it would appear, to a personal feeling against the Surveyor-General on the part of the proprietor and Editor (Mr Fraser-Smith). It was further stated that the article in another local journal, the China Mail, referred to by the Telegraph, in nowise imputes malversation of office; that the Telegraph is a scurrilous and often indecent publication, which has little weight in this community; and is not even admitted in most respectable households, that Mr. Fraser-Smith has been
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396

every prospect of success.

"I have assumed, of course, that the Government is satisfied that __

there is no

no

foundation for the

imputations made.

کھ

(signed) Edward L. O'Malley,

"July

2.1883.

کر کے

I next consulted the....

Members of the Executive Council,

who

agree, generally, with the views of the Attorney-General. They advised,

moreover,

that there is no foundation

whatsoever for the imputations constantly east

sast by the Hongkong

Telegraph

Enclosure 3.

Telegraph on the Public Works department, owing, it would appear, to a personal_ -feeling against the durveyor-General on the part of the troprietor and Editor ___ (Mr Fraser-Smith). It was further stated that the article in another local journal, the China Mail, referred to by the ~

Telegraph, in nowise imputes malversation of office; that the Telegraph

is a seurrilous and often

indecent publication, which has weight

Mo

in this community; and is

not even admitted in most respectable households, that Mr. Fraser-Smith has

been

;

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