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Aws British Merchant vessels
belonging to Hongkong had been stopped and searched for contraband sargs off Tamsui (Formosa) by French men-of-war. I received this information late on Sunday evening, and informed the... Admiral the next morning.
had received the same
He
information
the previous day from the Agents of the Steamers, and had already
to
communicate
taken measures with the French Naval Authorities.
The report received from Amoy
turns
Enclosure
turns out to have been
scorrect. I thought it as well
to inform dir Harry Parkes also both by wire and by letter.
I enclose for Your
2.
в
Lordship's information Expies of
the correspondence which has
on this subject. As
passed
Your Lordship will be kept ... informed by the Admiralty of what further steps taken in this matter, it
will probably not be
are
necessary