CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891 — Page 58

the duties of his office

at Singapon

with

excellent tact, dis-

cretion & ability Imay and He

He was

previously a Secretay

in the Chinese Legation

#masn

in London, and is fame informed very Engleite

in his sympathies, and

I therefo

do not think

it like & that

incmoenience

any

can

prise from his app?

to Hmaking

Dether these the

proposal that the

European officer of

DRAFT.

MINUTE.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Sir R. Herbert.

Baron de Worms.

Lord Knutsford.

the Chinese

Customral

55

Kowloon should be

receive them

afforintuent

mistead of a Chinese,

does not appear to

be acceptable & the (hmere for ", who would be unwilling

Mus to add to the

Thou

Junctions of Crestons Zficers.

Under these circumstances, and

in view of the advance & Well which the flinien Sw! have made in the

matter of official intercomse with foreign

Countries