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have been demanded, proper steps should have been taken with a view to his surrender: but it cannot for a moment be permitted that the jurisdictional rights of the Colony should be infringed, and as unfortunately most stringent instructions will forthwith be caused to obviate the possibility of complications.
As regards the case of Wo a Fung 4. Mr. Minister will refrain from consulting H.M. Govt in the matter until he shall have received full particulars of the enquiry which he has the honour to institute.
It was only a short time ago that a serious violation was perpetrated by sailors from one of the Chinese gunboats, lying in the harbour of Hong-Kong, H.M. Minister finds himself most reluctantly compelled to warn H.H that a very grave consequence may at once be instituted.
(Signed) J. Walsham
of repeating 7.9.2. in the interest of the 2 countries that any renewal of these attempts will inevitably lead to grave consequences, he begs therefore to express an earnest hope that the Most