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the arrival of His Majesty's

Small Corn

Battle with Sixty Thousand Dollars whether

to originally shipped in England on board

Her Majesty's

"Pearl" and forwarding

application from

the Commander of the Battler for

the freight due on this Import.

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My Lord,

Government House, Hong Kong, 12th November 1867.

It is with great regret that I have to report to your Lordship the occurrence of

a destructive Fire in the Town

on the very dark evening of the 30th Ultimo. It broke out at

6.50 P.M. in the Queen's Road, in one

The Right Honorable

The Earl of Carnarvon,

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,

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