my knowledge yesterday, and Stelegraphed to the Senior Naval Officer at Ausoy to obtain particular from the loodl agrets, receiving in reply the following
musages:-
arrived yesterday reposted Netcong boarding by Frouch off tameni
" xamined papers and questioned
"If carrying munitions of war. Intion "not yet arrived.
"Captain of Hailoong states that
"the Fokien was detained about an
"hour as well as Hailcong."
I have instructed the Secsior Officer at Poochow by telegraph to commeme
-cale
with the Freuch
persocially Commander-in-
Chief to protest.
against the action of his Officess, which I presume to have been taken without his authority, and I have
informce.d
(
informed the Admiralty of the. particulars of the occurrence so
Av
they have been brought
Knowledge and the
steps
taken in the matter?
I have to
to
so
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o far
wy
I have
H.M. Dowell.
Vice-Admiral and
Connauder – in-
Chief.