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for the importance which he conceived was added to his position by consultations
on matters of public policy with the Colonial Authorities, Colonel Ting
hereupon called on
His Becollenay
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, to
whom he
gave
out; I believe, that he
empowered to negotiate with His Becellency concerning the extablishment
of the lare-stations, and entered into communications with His Excellency
On
the subject; but to what extent I am unaware. On Her Majesty's Consul finding it expedient, shortly after this, to inquire of the Viceroy whether Tong authorized to call upon Thr Richard
had in
reality
been
Graves MacDonnell or to ma
ke
any.
arrangements in the matter, the Viceroy distinctly disavowed his
action and he stated that he disapproved of Colonel Sing having held communication with the Colonial Government on the subject. Onders were
any...
subsequently vent directing
Colonel Ting to refrain from such notion
for
the
future...
About the same time.
shortly afterwards it became
incidentully.
known that Colonel Tong
had visited Maccio on
board. The
"
Chinese gumbrat
gunboat-Chunhor communded. by the French subject named Marcy,
and had requested an
interview
with the Portuguese Governor, Tenhor