CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 567

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"second, as he nears the last stage of his journey through life! When I was in Peking in last October, I received marked personal courtesy and attention from both Prince Kung and Pao Yin. The former had been in office for at least a quarter of a century, for it was he who negotiated the Treaty of lease with Lord Elgin, in 1860, at the close of the second Chinese war. He appeared to me to be worn out with the cares of office, and Sir Harry Parkes, who has seen him recently, writes to me that he made a similar impression upon him. Pao Yin himself told me that he had reached the great age of seventy-seven. Probably, these two statesmen do not regret their retirement.

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Among the lesser functionaries disgraced, it will be seen that the officers who commanded ... It may be mentioned that the name of Pao Yin is pronounced by the Chinese like Bowen, and that the same Chinese characters are used in writing both our names. The old Chinese Statesman was wont to comment on this coincidence, and to call pleasantly on me his younger brother.

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4 564 3. "second, as he nears the last stage of his journey through life! When I was in Peking in last October, I received marked personal courtesy and attention from both Prince Kung and Pao Yin. The former had been in office for at least a quarter of a century, for it was he who negotiated the Treaty of lease with Lord Elgin, in 1860, at the close of the second Chinese war. He appeared to me to be worn out with the cares of office, and Sir Harry Parkes, who has seen him recently, writes to me that he made a similar impression upon him. Pao Yin himself told me that he had reached the great age of seventy-seven. Probably, these two statesmen do not regret their retirement. 4. Among the lesser functionaries disgraced, it will be seen that the officers who commanded ... It may be mentioned that the name of Pao Yin is pronounced by the Chinese like Bowen, and that the same Chinese characters are used in writing both our names. The old Chinese Statesman was wont to comment on this coincidence, and to call pleasantly on me his younger brother. 1
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"second, as he nears the last stage of his journey through life!

When I was in Feking

in last Actober, I received marked

·

personal courtesy and attention from both Krinee Kung and Pao Yin . The former had been in office for at "least a quarter of a century, for it was he who negotiated the Treaty of lease with Lord Elgin, in 1860,

at the close

of

the second Chinese

war. He appeared to me to be

worn out with the cares

of office,

and Sir Harry Parkes, who has seen

him

him recently, writes to me that he made a similar impression upon

him. Pao Yin himself told me that he had reached the great age of

seventy-seven. Probably, these two...

C/

Stateomen do not regret their

retirement.

4.

Among the lesser

Funstionaries disgraced, it will be

seen that the officers who commanded

the

It

may

be mentioned that the name

of Pas

like

very

are used in writing

both our names. The

Yein is pronounced by the Chinese

Bowen, and that the same chinese characters

old Chinese Statesman was wont to comment

on this coincidence, and to call

pleasantly on

me his younger brother.

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