CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 503

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that the unmeasured language is calculated to still further inflame popular feeling and so cause additional embarrassment.

Not very long since the "China Mail", I believe, a paper which the proprietor of the "China Mail", at whose office it is published, describes as progressive and anti-obstructive in tone, contained an article on the prospect of a war against the French in Tonquin, proposed to offer 100 dollars for the head of every French Officer, and to ... dollars for those of private soldiers.

That such language is employed in one of the more reputable native prints it is presumable that the lower class papers would be still more objectionable. It is therefore most gratifying to learn from your Excellency that the Registrar General had, by Your Excellency's order, warned native editors as to the tone of their articles.

I have to ...

(SA) HoKai, Acting Governor.

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497 that the unmeasured language is calculated to still further inflame popular feeling and so cause additional embarrassment. Not very long since the "China Mail", I believe, a paper which the proprietor of the "China Mail", at whose office it is published, describes as progressive and anti-obstructive in tone, contained an article on the prospect of a war against the French in Tonquin, proposed to offer 100 dollars for the head of every French Officer, and to ... dollars for those of private soldiers. That such language is employed in one of the more reputable native prints it is presumable that the lower class papers would be still more objectionable. It is therefore most gratifying to learn from your Excellency that the Registrar General had, by Your Excellency's order, warned native editors as to the tone of their articles. I have to ... (SA) HoKai, Acting Governor.
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497

that the unmeasured language-

is calculated to stil

employed. further inflame popular fashing and so cause It is Excellenany

additional embarrassment.

Not very long

long since the thiness Mail", I believe, a paper which one proprietor of the thinn Mail, at whose office it is published, Sescribes as progressive and intis-obstructive in tone, is an

article on the prospect of a war against the French in Sonquin, proposed to offer 100 arrears for the head of every French Officer, and to dollars jou those of private soldiers.

such language co smployed

in one of the mon

more reputable

the native prints it is presumable

that

4 of the lower class papers would be still more obsectionatio. It is the

cherefore most patifying to learn from your Excellency that the Registrar General had, by Your Excellenes porder,

warned native editors as to

کرے

the tone of their articles.

I have to.

(SA) HoRhance.

acting loven h

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