the Chinese Imperial Government
should be called on to disa vow
disavow
given
to
the proceedings of the Officials at Canton and that it is necessary that publicity should be such disavowal through the press of the Colony, in order to correct
impression that is prevalent
with
- many of the Chinese, and
which cannot but be consider
considerably
strengthened by recent proeedings that Honghong is only held by
the British on su
sufferance and _
not as a permanent arrangement.
b
6.
With regard to the
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arrest which the sailors belonging to a Chinese Government vessel have now made in the city of- Victoria it would appear that the
L
suan arrested by them and subsequently rescued
is charged
by
by
the Police
them with murder
Viracy. No demand for his _
and Piracy.
extradition has been received and
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thing whatever is known by this Government respecting the crime with which he is charged.
I would beg to refer