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that the post which has been offered to Mr McEuen is a quasi-Government appointment. The European settlements at Shanghai and at the other Treaty Ports in China are governed by Municipal Councils, elected by the resident rate-payers, under concessions negotiated by the English and French Governments with the Government of China. The Commercial community at Shanghai in particular, is in close relation with the Commercial Community at Hongkong; and it is important, for the interests of both communities, that the Head of the Police at Shanghai should be so efficient an officer as Mr. McEuen has proved himself to be. Moreover, Shanghai is a port of Registry for British ships, and the European settlement consists mainly of British subjects, so that, if allowed to accept the post offered to him there, Mr. McEuen would still be working in the interests of the British Government. On the whole, I strongly recommend

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198 that the post which has been offered to Mr McEuen is a quasi-Government appointment. The European settlements at Shanghai and at the other Treaty Ports in China are governed by Municipal Councils, elected by the resident rate-payers, under concessions negotiated by the English and French Governments with the Government of China. The Commercial community at Shanghai in particular, is in close relation with the Commercial Community at Hongkong; and it is important, for the interests of both communities, that the Head of the Police at Shanghai should be so efficient an officer as Mr. McEuen has proved himself to be. Moreover, Shanghai is a port of Registry for British ships, and the European settlement consists mainly of British subjects, so that, if allowed to accept the post offered to him there, Mr. McEuen would still be working in the interests of the British Government. On the whole, I strongly recommend

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6 198 that the post which has been offered to Mr Me Guen is a is a quasi Government appointment. The European settlements at Shanghai and at the other Treaty Ports in China are governed by Municipal Councils, elected by the resident... rate-payers, under concession s negotiated by the English and French Governments with the Government of China. The "Commercial community at Shanghai in particular, is in close relation with the Commercial Community- at 5. at Hongkong; and it is important, for the interests of both communities, that the Head of the Volice at Shanghai should be so efficient an officer as Mr. McEuen has proved himself to be. Moreover, Shangho hai is a port of Registry for British ships, and the European settlement consists mainly of British subjects, so that, if allowed to accept the post offered to him there, Mr. ___ Mequen would still be working in the interests of the British Government. On the whole, I strongly recommend

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that the post which has been

offered

to Mr Me Guen is a

is a quasi

Government appointment. The European settlements at Shanghai

and at the other Treaty Ports in China are governed by Municipal Councils, elected by the resident...

rate-payers,

under concession s

negotiated by the English and French Governments with the Government of China. The "Commercial community at Shanghai in particular, is in close relation

with the Commercial Community-

at Hongkong; and it is important, for the interests of both communities, that the Head of the Volice at Shanghai should be so efficient an officer as Mr. McEuen has proved himself to be. Moreover, Shangho

hai is a

port of Registry for British ships, and the European settlement consists mainly of British subjects,

so that, if allowed to accept the post offered to him there, Mr. ___ Mequen would still be working in

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