CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 553

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(Mr. Deang) respecting two persons suspected tobe Aussian spies, who

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has

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recently here, and one of

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whom

to Singapore. The Police

were so confident in their suspicions that I thought it better to send a telegram to the bcting Governor

of the Straits Settlement, to put him ow his guard. But I confess

that I am hot over credulous in

this kind, and that I

Cares

have little syrupatty witte those

of my country.

Country new, who, both in

Europe and in the Colonies, are

fond of discovering Russian spies

in almost all men, and in Many wormen,

whose antecedent

happen

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happen not to be fully kecoww . Nor

does

my large personal acquaintance with Russians head me, like m

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Euany English mew in the last, to Янану

Credit them with almost Satanic

astuteness and Inalevolence.

The

Russian Admiral on this Station

ors

( Admiral Crown, of English extraction)

is a

quit, courteous old gentleman; but if I was to believe some of my

Country

ruen here, he does little,

when he dines witto que,

but spy

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around, and, as it where," "take stock" of everything in the Government House; looking forward to the trine when Hong

shall be captured by Kong

the

Russian