CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891 — Page 54

of the poorer and hrose helfless deses

his compatriots.

of

Sir H. Macartney has been told that Lord Salisbury, after Wresulting Lord Huntsford, was ready to appe

the Chinese fovernment wished, to the afpointment of W. Teo Ping

as Chinese Consul at Hongkong

ý

Lung

for a year!

on the understanding

that he should be with drawn at

the end of

Wer

that time if the afpointment not found to work well.

that

He was

also informed it would be desirable that the

affoutuent should be delayed for

a short time in order

b

five

trine

for the Hongkong authorities and Communities to be prefand. In refly he said there would be

We

Hld by

1. Quale can-

no difficulty

in arranging

this

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Lord Salisbury believes that

the arrangement thus arrived at

at meets Lord Kuntsfords views, and he busts that His Lordship will

between this

1587.0.

send the necessary

histructions to

the fovernor of Hongkong to secure= for 2d. Too Ping Lung a friendly

and favourable treatment.

reception and

In view of

the advancement

Which the themene frremment have the matter of official

made in

Inter course

with foreign countries,

Indeavou

and of the majestyp fovernment

of

Au

to induce them

et

to persent in this course, would be niersistent and unreasonable hot to give

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