already
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aware the Government the of this Colony is keeping a watchful eye on any serious attacks by Foreign Powers, which may appear in the Chinese Vernacular Press.
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have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most obedient humble Servant,
S.M.Bowen
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Enclosure 361
The Acting Japanese Consul to the Honourable The Colonial Secretary,
Sir,
Hongkong, 29th December, 1883,
I have the honour to inform you that for some days past natives have been hawking pictures of the Tonquin in the streets of this Colony - those pictures, I observe, represent Japanese army jointly with French fighting against the Black flags. As bad feeling may thus be engendered between the empire of China and that of Japan, I have to ask you, The Honourable
M. H. Marsh Cris.
Colonial Secretary
Song tông.
whether