CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 50

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in recoquition of their successful exertions

to reuse in

the benefit of the

money for sufferers by the great inundation which took place in the Quang Jung

This communication

Province last spring. ought to have been made either -- through the 18British Legation at Poking

the Convel at Cauton, but not only haw this formality been disregarded, but the Chinese Official in quication: hew adopted in his correspondence. with the Hospital Authorities the and tone of a Superior issuing

commands to

style

t and subordinates

vutjeck

of the Chiuse Government, The euquèries

intituted

by

me dw

comoquence of

these proceedings have further brought to light the fact that in 187/8

a similar communication was

trade

made to the Sung Wa Hospital

the

an

occasion of their collections for the

- relief of the sufferers by

tha!

2.

an inveniation

year in North China.

The muurrrantable tour

which the Cantonese Government how

chosen to adopt in addressing the Qirectos of a Public Institution in Hongkong is calculated to en

encourage the belief which I am told in cuterkinned by weany (hieve resistent this Colony that Hongkong is held by the Tritish Government only

purely

in this

sufferance and as a buporary arrangeinent, and to make them regard that Governement

av subordinate to the Authorities at Cauteri. Kwill be observed that in

the documents Hongkong

Ons

of the

b.