CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891 — Page 49

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to such an

Afforntiment as reforted

in si f. Les Vœux desfalch to 12 of the 22nd of January and will ack Sir J. Walsham Whittin he thinks the Chinese Government would be disposed to acceft the

Lord

Comfromine suggested by Knutsford, viz. that, instead

of afforinting a Chremene

by

birth,

thly should select for the proposed

Consulate

the Commissioner of the Chinese Forupin tuations, who

chinese

is stationed in Cowloon.

I am at the same time

t

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Sant

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to Enggest, for Lord Kuntofordó Consideration, that the fovernor

of Hongkong should be furnished

With a

copy of six Cecil Smith'

despatch hots 2 of the 28th of

January, testifying to the

admirable manner in which

hv. Iso Ping Lung, who has been

rcommended to the Chinese

fremment by their minister In this country for transfer

to Hongkong has dischayed

his