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anxiety which the Hongkong Jovernment

Itill shows to obtain possession of them. If war was regarded

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tirely out of the question, there

listire

would be no reasons.

for such urgent hurry; and the Government tool

would.

not offer (as they still do) ten percent retra on lite value of the

guns, were

they hot most m

anxious to obtain them.

I think if you will bring there

notice

porists to the texture of His Excellency,

he

ruay

be dispersed to accede to thee Governor

of Hong Kong's very urgent request, and to transfer tour thee Bills of Lading. I hope Inat sincerely that the, will be the case.

Ячешает те

say Henry Cockburn

Canton

Secret

Private

June 24

1883-

Muz

dear Mr Cockburn

I am sorry that you

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should

still secus to doubt the Viceroy's

readiness to serve the Briticle Governan I feel confident you cannot fail to understand that even the Viceroy Canisot-act-in so important a matter,

Which may lead to feed lear

lead to lead less complications

muctil he is sure of his position. H. P.

is at this very moment exerting all

the influence that he has to enable him to oblige the Governor of Hong Kong. Whatever

Juay

be the result of

his veertion, it would be seareely -reasonable in the Governor of Houghing

or the British Government to Inivconstrice His Excellency's want of power into a breach of faith

Irennannte

sa/ Isai Sih yang

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