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ENCLOSURE.
RECO
MAR
COPY.
51,53 & 55, Queen's Road Central.
Hong-Kong, 30th. January, 1899.
sir,
Herewith we have the honour to enclose three
copies of a statement of the facts prepared by our Mr. Brutton
in connection with an order made and served upon us by the
United States Consular Court at Canton, China. The said order
was made during the proceedings on the prosecution of one Ri-
chard Toulmin for murder.
We have the honour to request that you will
lay a copy of this statement before His Excellency the Govern-
or Sir Henry Blake,G.C.M.G. with a recommendation that one
copy be sent to H.B.M.Minister in Peking and another to the
Foreign Office so that steps may be taken to obtain a rescis-
sion of the said order.
We have, &c.,
(SA.) MOUNSEY & BRUTTON.
The Honourable
The Acting Colonial Secretary.
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