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able to inform Your Lordship that
there is, I believe,
no reason to
disturbance is likely
to take place here. It is true that
rumours of preparations for a rising of the Chinese have been
current, but these rumours when carefully investigated have been found
to have been manufactured by an Englishman of disreputable character, who lives entirely amongst the lower class Chinese, and who
wished to give himself importance thereby. The Registrar-General
and the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police both
inform me that there is not the
slightest foundation for these rumours.
It appears that the Englishman referred to, after
communicating his information confidentially to General Sargent, went to one of the principal
Chinese and told him the same story, urging him to go to the General to corroborate the information which he had given. This he
naturally declined to do, as he knew
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able to inform Your Lordship that
there is, I believe,.
Jear
that any
no reason
to
disturbance is likely
to take place here. It is true that
rumourd
of preparations for a rising of the Chinese have been
current, but these rumours when carefully investigated have been Found
to have been manufactured by an Englishman of disrespectable character, who lives entirely amongst the lower class Chinese, and who
sove
wished to give himself importance thereby. "The Registrar-
General
General and the Asting Captain "Superintendent of Police both
inform me that there is not the
rumours.
- slightest foundation for these
It appears that the Englishman referred to, after
communicating his information
confidentially to General Sargent, went to one of the principal
Chinese and told him the same
also to the
story, urging him to go General to corroborate the information which he had given. This he
-naturally declined to do, as he
Knew
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