CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4] — Page 632

HONG KONG

No 18 2

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Government House.

April 6th 1903,

pul.1903.

Referring to my despatch Ne 162 of the 31st of March

last with which I forwarded a petition from certain Chinese

inhabitants I have the honour te enclose a copy of a lead-

ing article in the Hong Kong Daily Press of this day. The

Editer was the originater of the petition forwarded in 1901

⚫n Sanitary matters, the inaccuracies in which were 30

clearly demonstrated by Mr Chadwick in his repert. Of the

valde of the assertions made with such hardihood in the

enclosed article you have in the Colonial office the means

of judging. I forward the article however as an evidence

the correctness of the view expressed by me in paragraph

2 of the despatch referred te.

I have the heneur te be

Sir

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN M.P.

Your meat obedient

Henry,

humble servant

Governer etc,

ETC

ETC

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