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supported. He wished to suffer no irregularities in the way of connivance or concealment to be practised, under penalty of severe chastisement, and with report to the betting Viceroy's information the particulars of the measures taken, and the text of one of his Proclamations
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B March 12, 1868
Translation
Enclosing correspondence with ref. to British Subjects resorting to the Island of Hainan for trade & other purposes.
Brit: Consulate
Canton, Jan: 31/68
I have the honor to enclose copy's translation of a despatch I have received from E.H. Kwo, this Province & any reply with ref: to the proceedings of 2 Brit: Subjects Mr. Caldwell & Mr. (Cohen) who having obtained possession of a Licence granted to a Chinese Subject named Lin Ting-hsu to open certain copper mines known to exist in the district of Chang-wa in the island of Hainan have proceeded there in a steam vessel called the "South Beater" for the purpose of digging the ore & disposing of it.
On receipt of the despatch I at once called upon him & told him I had no means of communicating with Kainan, pointing out to him the 47th Art. of the Treaty, reminded him that if Brit: Subjects resorted to any other than the open ports it was the duty of the Chinese Authorities to arrest & hand them over to H.B.M. Consul & seize & confiscate their property.
A. Etheridge, K.C.B.