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(22) years altogether. Before entering the Colonial Service, Mr. McEuen had served for several years in the Royal Navy.
3.
2nd Assistant Officer
"I am informed that there are several precedents for granting Mr. McEuen's request. Two precedents, in particular, have been mentioned to me; that of Mr. Self and ... at Mauritius some years ago; a later precedent of Captain Lonsdale on the West Coast of Africa. There is also the case of Mr. Streacher, the Governor of North Borneo.
4.
No exact case in ... But, even if there were one in point, I would still strongly recommend Mr. McEuen's application to favourable consideration.
For (1) Mr. McEuen is a strong and vigorous man of about forty; and there is little chance of his health breaking down at Shanghai, where the climate is more favourable to Europeans than at Hongkong. So that the granting of his request would, in all probability, relieve the Colonial Government altogether from the ultimate payment of his pension.
(2) It is important to remember that
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(22) years altogether. Before entering
the Colonial Service, Mr. McEuen had
served for several years
of the Royal Navy.
3.
2 ast
Officer
"I am informed that
there are several precedents for granting Mr. Ms Euen's request. Two precedents, in particular, have been
mentioned to me;
of Mr. Self
and
at Mauritius some years ago; a later precedent of Captain Londsdale
the West Coast of Afried. There is also the case of Mr Streacher, the Governor of North Bornes.
4.
no exact ease in
But, even
if there
Jere
in point, I would still
strongly
strongly
recommend Mr. McEuen's
application to favourable consideration.
For (1.) Mr. McEuen is a
vigorous
strong and
of about forty; and
there is little chance of his health -breaking down at Shanghai, where
the slimate is more favourable to Europeans than at Hongkong. So
than at that the granting of his request
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would, in all probability, relieve the Colonial Government altogether from the ultimate payment of his
pension
It is
(2)
tis in
important to remember
that
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