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Bowen was invited to resume the Government of Hong Kong. де всего since desired

however.

to enter public life in

England

and for this reason has tendered.

his resignation.

The logical deduction pom

these announcements is that despite the implication. conveyed

to

of

br

the letter written

by order of the Secretary Stale for the bolonies, Sur George Bowen has sustained no injury whatever pom me.

But behold the load of stinging rebuffs that has been brought upon me

surreptitione

tactics

by the

unscrupulous

of my

him to be

irr

my

indescribable

bitter adversary,

as I proved

Eetta

of the

17th May to the Right Honourable In Hury Holland, and which

letter I have hitherto withheld from the extremity of publication Although certain it, with

an

account

of

other Hong Kong proceedings I could bring forward, would prove.

complete succes for me

thes eyes of the puble, as it would be

be a

Jure

and

crushing blow to Sir George Bowen, who I hear

has

been further honoured with the handsome pension

£1500

a

ye

of

After the correspondence

which

has

พ V

about me

taken place

between the Horse

Guards and the bolomal Office I ful justified in supposing that His Royal Highness and your ef

will approve of my sending a copy of this letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies which I do m

the

under

hope that he

may

ariel

the very peculiar

exceptional circumstanen

of my

support

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