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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT 'PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
to Join Excellency at a private
by me to
interview in his gämen
on the 280
ultims _ the first time that could
be arranged
so as to admit of the
presence of Mr Isai Sih-yung, who,
the Viceroy's Secretary,
confidentially
Last acted
in the negociations
for the traurfer of the armaments -
At the time of the presentation
the waren
Sconveyed to this Excellency
acknowledgments of Her Majesty's Government according to a set of
directions given to me by
to me by Low Salisbury. The Viceroy who was
visibly
m
much impressed and delighted being shown the hos watches, stated to me that, Hong Kong and twanging
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being
so close neighbours, it was his duty to act in the matter of the guns
in a neighbourly way; that the idea of sending a present to Lui would Lave been as valuable in his eyes
on the present itself; but Chat, as the watches have been handledet him, he would retain theen subject to getting the ne
necessary permission
froen the Emperor of Clina. To enable him to report the matter, le asked me to give him a letter mentioning the present and the tanker of Her Majesty's focerument, and this I have accordingly don... in a confidential foren -
I took the opportunity of
the