werbally
are
nol
our lives of yesterday's date
strictly in accordance with
the terew employed by the above naved goutlawan, yet the spirit of the information imparted
to cre is
is fairly
reproduced, and as the Harbour
Master stated his letter to have been
written under instructions, we
asortmed that it conveyed
the Colonial Government.
of the
He have to
the views
(qued) Douglas Laprait of
General Managers
Donglas Stanship (67. Limited.
(Copy.)
No 83 M.
S016 401
Harbour Departurent,
Hong Kong, 29th August, 18874
Gentlemen,
In reply
to your
verbal
th
application to me on
the 24 instarch,
as to whather the Douglas S.S. (7.
at liberty to
convey
"Munitions of War
to any Sorts in China, except to these occupied by the French,
I have the honour to inform-
you, that I am instructed not to
interfere
in
Munitions
your
desire to convey
I have to
of War. (Sigawd). H.S. Shomutt,
Harbour Master re
Mead # Douglow Laprock of
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