Government House,
Hong Kong, 14th May, 1872.
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the dates named in the margin, together with a letter from Mr. de la Forest, Acting Consul for France, of the 5th and 6th May, 1872, on the subject of the seizure and detention of the Maritimes Steamer "Ava" on the 4th Instant, the particulars ...
Monsieur de la Forest,
Acting Consul for France.
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