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does not, in the words of General Sargent, conduce to the dignity of the "Queen's representative or of the officer Commanding Her Majesty's Troops?
Moreover, it is regarded as a "personal indignity," not only by Generals, and other naval and Military Officers, but also by the Judges of the Supreme Court, by the Attorney-General, and by the Colonial Society.
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(4)
"Among other grotesque consequences of the existing system, the Chief Justice informs us that, on his arrival in Hongkong, the Oaths of office were administered to him by the Gaoler, then acting as Governor?
(4.) Other Crown Colonies are rarely visited by Foreign officers of high rank. But at Hongkong there are almost constantly, French, German, and other Foreign Admirals in command of foreign squadrons, while Foreign Ministers, and travellers of distinction, are frequent visitors. It is easy to understand that the office of the Representative of the Queen of England is brought into contempt and ridicule in the eyes of Foreigners when they see it filled by a Gaoler or by other Civil Officers of inferior rank.
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does not, in the words of General ~ -Sargent, conduse to the dignity of the "Queen's representative or of the officer Commanding Her Majesty's Troops?
elboreover, it is regarded
as a
"personal
our ildmirals,
"indignity," not only by Generals, and other naval and
Military Officers, but also by the Judges of the Supreme Court, by the Attorney-General, and by the Colonial Society.
X
(4)
"Among other grotesque consequences of the existing system, the Chief Justice informs that, on his arrival in Hongkong, the
were administered to him
me
Oaths of office
by the Gaoler, then acting as Governor?
(4.) Other Crown Colonies are
rarely visitall
by Foreign officers of high mer. K. But at Hongkong there are almost constantly, French, German, and other Forrign ildmirals in command of foreign
-squadrons, while Foreign Ministers,
and traveliers of distinction,
are
to
frequent visitors. It is easy understand that the office of the
Representative of the Queen of England is brought into contempt and ridicule
in the
eyes of Foreigners when they
see
it filled by a Gaoler or by other Civil Officers of inferior rank, she, i
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