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and the English Colonies always under the control of the Pope . It is the Propaganda which published lately

-series of letters concrming Ireland showing ito consistent policy in

rcommending to the Catholics of o Ireland loyalty to the Queen and

respect to the authorities

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ask me,

" on what ~

You "authority Sapply on behalf of "Propaganda : Dawwers in force of the organisation of the Catholic Church by having been impelf. instructed by the Sovereign Pontiff the Pope through the Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith with the charge of the Catholic Mission of Hong Kong.

5.

By the last Mails I have

5.

referred

the case to the Sacred

Congregation to whom I have likewise

seut a

certified copy of the Brown lease Lot 50. As soon as I shall receive

instructions it will be

3 my duty to

communicate them to

you.

6. The only thing I regret after

all is that narra

be found

arrangements could

in such case

- of emergency.

The doubts which have arisen,

u for

the

first time on our power of mortgaging

and selling to

selling Lot 50 will, we fear, if

not removed soon, contribuete to lessen

the value of our property, such a ground

as

Lot 50, which was called Surveyor General a

by the

very precion property, located in the centre of

the