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and probably vonu others. It would appear howeon from the contenued uituuss" shown by Mt Craig in the matin that no payment by the Russian Govermen's has been made, (tu stous not having been delibled.
17. I have thought it wch to furnish you with ah the unformation on the subject in my possession, as if tu ammunition is to be surrendered it to comportand to delverunt who to the real owner and in any Evend it comuld be well if posible to get to the bottom of what on the fan of it seems to have been an attempt to defend the Ruscion GrovrumenS.
18. You with not I imagine Huiske fit to make
any ust
of M'Bland's private letter without consulting MMey to whom it was addreped and who is how in England.
19.
With regard
to the persons I have mentioned in this dispatch I am unformed this A Bland to the Secridary to the Shanghai Muntupal Council, Correspondent as Shanghai for the Times newspaper, & and a man of recoquizia integrity. 14 Craig is a
British subject Engeqîd ui feriance who to es keine wealthy and was much in kunhà ui contraband and Horkaðs tunning boudaus during the war M'Handl appears to be an Aushian subject, originally is outdoor Serviu of the Impuíal Merihme Custoins. He was subseguembly Employed by Mep's Jarduis Makhtoon : Sous and is now Krupper Agend in China. He is reputed to be ony wealthy and his ability highly spoken of than his integrity.
to the ultimate
20. I await your unshudious disposel of the ammunikoi referred to in this dispatch.
I have the honour the
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Your mad obediens, humith suvand
Governor