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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

Reference :-

PEREER CO.537

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

declined for the present to give up the Bill of Lading.

My impression is the 1-the bitch

is due to orders from Peking, but the Viceroy has telegraphed to Itee Central Governtuent on the subject, and a reply is daily Expected -

I a no pressing His Excellency

on the point, and although it

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will be well to be prepared for. disappointment, I have still great- hopes that the Bill of Lading

will be transferred in time for the guns to be detained at Hongkong. Дигит

With reference to the proposed

tew percent bouw, I find that the Viceroy declined to receive any

payment

payment of this kind, at the time he agreed to transfer the guns

I have to

St/ Henry Cockbrow

Цв. Еленов

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