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and we are personally on very friendly terms indeed. It
was on this ground that he appealed to personal friendship.
14.
I have to apologize to Your Lord-
-ship for the extreme length of this Despatch, but as I
gathered (I hope wrongly) the impression from Dr. Voretzsch
that the matter was not yet ended I have thought it advis-
-able to place Your Lordship fully in possession of the
facts. I am forwarding a copy of this Despatch to His
Majesty's Minister at Peking.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servent,
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Governor,
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