Majesty's Minister at
Peking,
on the subject of a recent
Chinese
of the
violation by territorial rights of this
Colony.
2.
I have nothing
to
add to the remarks contained
: in the letter beyond this, that while I recognise to
the
supreme
the full
importance of maintaining -friendly relations with
China, I believe nothing
likely to endanger
is more.
such
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such relations, than to omit, or to forego compliance with, demands for redress in the of such outrages
case
ad
those referred to. I think, moreover, that such demands
are more
likely to be effective with a Government such as that of China, if
made.
peremptorily and
urgently pressed.
3.
The
case-
of Mi-a.
fung referred to in the
enclosed letter was
reported
to