CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895 — Page 484

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Geanies

Fearn

Nose Shire

12 October 1895.

1898.

+18033

REC

115770

I have the honowe to acknowledge the

letter No : 17178 of the

Sir,

77178

receipt of your informing

the Colonce

Dinoteat

g

for

me that the Secretary of State,

of dies not consider it expedient

to embody in the Agreement to be eighed

Courtables engaged for the Hongkong.

they

will be required

be police

a condition that

to study Chinese.

I am not without hopes that by other

which with be open to no offiction

it maybe found possible to induce the

large majouts of European recruits for

Hongkong Police to study Chinese, and

to assure

efforts

To the

that I shall not Relax

to attain

Me

Sbeg my

this important object.

then bak me

You farther Agents in the selection

to assist the Crown

The

10 Conplattes for

enclose a copy

f

you

Hongkong Police Force, and

Ja

a letter addressed to the Crown Agents" on the subject.

I notice from that bitter that Her Exceding the Somernor of Hongkong is inclined to friper recrents from the Glasgow and other Satch

Stt

The Under Secretary

Colonial Office

London

Police

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