CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 378

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and strongly against any Regulation such as is proposed; and in respect I would especially call attention to the minute by G.M. Power which forms the enclosure to the letter from the Local Government Board, and in which it is, I think rightly, pointed out that the suggested regulation in the end may do more harm than good to the commercial interests of the Colony.

3. I am now honour to acknowledge the receipt of four telegrams.

The 20th instant inclosing information that the number of the policemen at Shanghai lately amounted to 8075 instead of, as I had previously reported, 6240 persons.

4. I fully recognize the difficulty of this position and appreciate the desire to conciliate as far as possible the Chinese residents in Hongkong, but it is, I repeat, impossible that I should approve this regulation.

Having ...

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That's which and strongly against any Regulation such as is proposed; and in respect I would especially call attention to the minute by G.M. Power which forms the enclosure to the letter from the Local Government Board, and in which it is, I think rightly, pointed out that the suggested regulation in the end may do more harm than good to the commercial interests of the Colony. 3. I am now honour to acknowledge the receipt of four telegrams. The 20th instant inclosing information that the number of the policemen at Shanghai lately amounted to 8075 instead of, as I had previously reported, 6240 persons. 4. I fully recognize the difficulty of this position and appreciate the desire to conciliate as far as possible the Chinese residents in Hongkong, but it is, I repeat, impossible that I should approve this regulation. Having ...
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that's which

and strongly agament any Regulation Fuch as for propose; and in Respect I would Experrally

Call

Jur

this

attention to

the init GM: Power

which forms the Enclosur to the letter from

the Local God. Board, and in which it is, I thank Eightly, parket aut that the Suggested reguitation

in the End do

may harm than good to the commercial interests of the Colony

31

3 I ham now honour to ach dgr the recuph of four telegrams.

The 20th mulut i ciluch

Im inform

M

that

this an of the polchones y Chrase mhahlaut of Hamphong had been Soundly 8075 unstead

372

of, as fur had previously reported, 6.24 persons.

4. Sfully recognize the chifficulty of this position and apprcciali funderin to conciliati as

Jar

as

تا

posible the Chinese Tesidents in Hongkong, but it is, I repch fay, that impossible that I should approve this regulation.

Shavi

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