and he for eight months acted as Colonial Secre
to the complete satisfaction, as expressed in official letter, of Sir Henry Blake the presen
Governor. Mr May possesses an unusually compe
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knowledge of both the Mandarin and the Cantonala Arqueas. dialets
ts of the Chinese language, and I believe t
acquirement to be of incalculable value to one i
the position of Colonial Secretary in Hongkong. shall
Rabbage This indeed was one of the most valuab
elements in the efficiency of Mr Stewart,who wi
generally acknowledged to have filled that posi Mooful mess
with unsurpassed efficiency.
In the discharge his Police duties Mr May became thoroughly acque
with the newly acquired territory, and by his ke
ledge of their language obtained in a marked deg
the confidence of its inhabitants. This circumst
would, I venture to think, furnish a valuable asse
in the qualifications of a Colonial Secre
pecially on the appointment of a new Govenor,
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