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paramomt importance to this olony and to British trade in Chins of the ostablishment of a stable overment in Canton, I shoull be induced to tum a blind eye to the shipment of Arms, provided that be cald show me that the onmal General wae favourably disposed to the mehow. I find it difficult to believe that myboły who lev se as intimtely as Dr. Stephen did could here formal this opinion but if that in not the explanation om at a loss to my art sny.
o tur ne l em resollost, the only time that "tophan ever spoke to me about the Murchent Volunteore was sometime in the year 1973, whether before or after his letter to the Lonsul General I cannot resamber, but probably before, e told me that such a corps me being formed si that he had been arket to ascertain bother, if ir fan Tat Gen migread, - cœuli allo: them to buy a mmtity of arm mend seraanitim from the omfisented stocks of which ve hađ lariga nusbars in store, i replied that was certain is Majesty's; Covernant would not listen to the mazestion and - could not, of course, do anythin~ without their permission, The subject than drop vod and I feel fairly certain that he nover santioned it "main.
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C. I may observe that it was not until after the "Hay" had reached vanten that i realized that the arms on
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board her cere intended for the tolague of 20th and 3 th of July md ind of arust vora sent under the impression that the shipment was intended for or An Yat Sen's Covernment.
The interview with r. Law, \eting Lomiszioner
of Curtoms, which is referred to in Fr. Siles' despatch
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but of course he did not then know by what vessel the ars
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