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and declined to undertake

any responsibility of any description.

6.

I feel confident

that the German Ambassador will view this matter in

the

proper light, and take

steps to relieve this Colony, with its small European Community and very

limited means

of the burden

his

afflicted

of supporting countrywoman. Were the

Case a one this exceptional Government

Government would not complain, but these cases constantly happening,

and it does seem hard

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that Hongkong should have to bear the burden of all

whom chance

or the action

of Consuls and others at the "Treaty Ports and elsewhere in this part of the world, throws

because

upon us,

simply

we are the

only

British Colony in China.

because

we

or

happen to have

the