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in Hong Kong
waters, together with
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and also a
illegality of such proceedings
reiterated.
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this subject
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from
of April last I received
Sir Rutherford Alcock, copy of which
I have the honor to enclose,
reply
any
report of the
in
occurrence, forth Heves to
in which he states he is disposed
to think the apologies of
Freeroy
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and the Salt Comptroller
were insufficient for
the
gravity of
the offence, and,
with reference
Mr Robertson
7 May 1868.
to the reparation which might
justly be demanded for
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an outrage
of this native in British waters,
would, perhaps, be difficult to insist upon any penalty being
inflicted upon either the salt
Comptroller
or
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that would not be
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illusory, but that
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official and distinct disavowal of the acts of the criminals, with
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expression of sincere regret and the
offer of reparation to the persons
mulcted of money and beaten, is the least that could
be expected of the Freeroy, and
formal censure
equally formal
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