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had given a distinct promise to let them have the ques provided the porition of affairs betwens France
worse.
and Clune did not change for the nothing scenes to have beew said at the time about their boot bering groter cup if war between England and Russia appeared lear imminent, and botte thee Hong Kong
and British Governments, Cannot therefore be otherwise than greatly decappointed and surprised, when they learn theat in spite of peace having been leade between France and China, the l'iceroy is now unwilling to transfer
the guns, as arranged-
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I need hardly say that Jav personally quite convinced that would never dream of
His Excellency
breaking a proince he had once
made, but what durch to poritout
to you is that, if the quees are not
how given over,
both the Goverier of
Hong Kong and the British Government
will inevitably
come to the conclusion
that faith has not been kept witte
them.
As to the argument that the guns are no longer urgently required in Hong Kong - apart from the fact that nothing was said of the, at the
time
I think the strongest proof
that their is a mistake is the Extreme
anxiety
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