CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3] — Page 211

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Hong Kong

No. 5726

(Subject.)

vernor.

ick

No.

1898

12 Feb.

previous Paper.

Subordiary brind

205

DESPATCH.

14 A.98

gb

Lany

зимат

You 3.

30 ctober

In the t

sends Reports

on

recent

that agto the instr

indicates.

See als 2

large

to supply for 98.

(Minutes.)

Mr Graham

2737/97

request

I cannot believe that the genuine demand for these com is so great as that. Jacken & M. Lexcombe Smith make out; otherwise it seems to me the premium would have been higher than the 20 cents.

trifle.

in $100

Ch

a Muse

d the

It seems probable that the presenc of Cantonese com in the Colony, Exit of Hughing coins from the Colony is very largely due to the fact that: hundreds (if not thousands) of (himen pass every day between the two places, & carry these small cour in their pockets

can never expect to be able to stop

a considerable interchange d 254 admixture of the Canting & Hongking small

equent Paper.

Lea

Hence we

come

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