CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6] — Page 201

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Hongkong,

August, 191 8.

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The Southern District of the New Territories.

With reference to the letter signed "wireless", which I

recently addressed to you and you publimed in your columis,

I much regret to find that the gentleman IT. E.V.hamilton,

who until recently held the post of mating Assistant District

Officer (South) should bare considered regarded the letter as

a personal attack on himself. No such attack was intended,

er in fact made, the letter being meant merely as comment on

a matter of public interest, namely, the administration of

the Southern District of the New Territories during the last

twenty year 6, by many District officers and others,

LG sole object in writing the letter was to draw

public attention to the apparently apathetée attitude of the

Covernment towards the Southern District in the hope that

such attitude would be modified.

It any furtwan 1f tie letter contained any personal

imputations against the gentleman meeti

Dontained

in the loster kr, hamilton respecting the performance by him

of his duties as Assistant District officer (and I maintain

trere” përé“ nome it did not) such imputations were en ti rely

uain ten tional and I withdraw them unreservedly.

Youre faithfully,

To the Editor of