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er after a perusal of this report md the despatches far-
1 direct from Swatow, you consider that an exception to
ual practice (ne laid down in the Compmdium) should be
the case of Yeap Bang Koon and that we should maint ain
y to protect him as a British subject in Chins against
e authorities and also whether you sprove the atti- :
ards there ognen outlined in the preceding paragrɛph
of this deanatch. "hould you do wa, I should di reết Hie
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fajesty's Conente to wt in wcortance therewith in this and
similar CARCE.
I am doubtful whether my weful purpose
would be sewed by mining the present, or other individual
·
with the peƐing Govemment (and I feel sure it would
be quite useless to do so at Canton), unless and untilwe are
prepared to discuss with them the whole question of the pro-
teation of British subjects of Chinese race in /hlaa. But
should you consider the' in view of Youp's family histog
@pcsik) effort should be made in his Parë, I would place the
fate before the Wai Chino Pu sed request that our claim to
|regard Vergo an « British subject entitled to British connular
Protection in China be wéognised and that a sertificate of
Jont lonal imati on be issued to him by the vinisty of the In-
jterior.
I cannot sy that I sa nopeful of these repræsentations
ne