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to her husband's encouragement of her, enquired whether

such conduct was in accordance with Admiralty regulations,

and ended with a suggestin that the Comiquore should

endeavour to prevent an officer holding His Majesty' a

Commission from countenancing offensive attacks on the

Chine: Commanáty.

8. The circumstances attending the termination of

Lieutenant-Comander Haslewood's Hong Kong appointment

can only be dealt with by the Admir:lty.

9. On the general question, it appears that the

Governor, who could not be aware beforehand of the view

which would be formed by the Secretary of State, and who

was entitled to nis opinion as to the balance of advantages

in maintaining or abolishing the system of Mui Taxi, was

entirely justifiới in his attitude towards the methods of

Mrs.Haslewo‹d's agitɛ tion, and that such epithets as

"cosaraly", "unmanly", and "un-English", with which the

memorandum is besprinkles, are out of place. It is surely

bey und argument that a Governor who at a critical and

ut ngerous