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prospects, he communicated privately with the Commodore on

the subject suggesting that he should ask Lt. Commander

Haslewood to restrain his wife from taking part in a public

controversy affecting racial questions and customs and stirring

strong and dangerous feeling in the Chinese community.

The Commodore and subsequently the Commander-in-Chief

interviewed Lt. Commander Haslewood and the Commander-in-Chief

informed him that if he wished to continue his campaign he

ought to resign his official appointment in the Dockyard.

In the meantime Mrs.Haslewood was taken to hospital

and her condition was such that the Doctors had the gravest

doubts as to her recovery if she did not leave the Colony at

once. The Commander-in-chief accordingly informed Lt.-

Commander Haslewood that he was prepared to allow him to proceed

home with his wife and to replace him in the Chart office by

another officer. Lt. Commander Haalewood accepted this offer

and on returning home gave as his reason for leaving the

Chart Depot "I applied to proceed on urgent private affairs. This was approved by the Commander-in-Chief, China Station".

Lt. Commander Haslewood was a retired officer who

had volunteered for service during the War. About the time

of his leaving Hong Kong, the war being over, the Admiralty

were reverting such officers to the Retired List and they

were being warned in advance of the likelihood of their

being

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