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I had better first state the facte as far as I have

been able to ascertain them.

According to the Governor's report his attention

was drawn to the fact that Mrs.Haslewood was at that time

conducting her campaign, which included allegations of

widespread cruelty to mul taai, in terms which gave much

annoyance to the Chinese community. The Chinese have &

great regard for official position, and when an officer's

wife, with the encouragement of her husband, made attacks

of this character the Governor considered that there was a

danger that they might get the impression that the Government

approved the terms which were employed, and that thus a state

of ill-feeling towards the British Government would be created

which would be highly undesirable especially in view of the

unsettled state of South China. A Governor is both

entitled and bound to do all he can to restrain persons from

acting in a manner likely to disturb the peace of the Colony

for which he is responsible. In these circumstances the

Governor had decided to ask the Secretary of State for the

Colonies to request the Admiralty to move Lt.-Commander

Haslewood to another station, but on further consideration,

not wishing to damage Lt.-Commander Haslewood's professional

prospects,

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