5.
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4.
(1) Received tobegrown of 21.7 January
"Hill cary
H
out instructions. Oo you.
consider the Fauch Mesageries- "Maritimus steaners, and Chinese
"Revenue Cruisers public ships?"
1
(2.) " Referring to your telegram of the
•
" January, do you consider Saigon
"212 !
"the "vecerest port" under the present
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circumstances? Large exportation
arus to the Chinese is carried
of a
1
from Hongkong. Please send
" instructions at once.
4.
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With regard to the first
Carrut
лез
of these telegrams, it should be observed that by local Ordinance (N = 11 of m
1884
1331
bon
1884), the Freuch Mail Steamers hold the
status of men -
war; and that the
of-ten-of-war ;
harbour and waters.
are
Chinese Revenue
of Hongkong
constantly
visited by
Cruisers.
5.
telegram,
With regard to the second-
it is well known that large
quantities of ar
arms are
perchas
chased in
this Colony and exported for the use
: the Chinese Government. The
of the
Several Attorney. Qquoral has given his
opinion that "there is nothing in
the Foreign Eulistment Act that : " prohibits the supply of arms to the "Chinese. However, under the,
The provision
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