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Sir R Alcock to Mr Robertson.

L

257

i

" to the Chinese for the necessity of greater severity.

if,

as

I should be very glad however

the result of any further

· hearing and the production of outditional

evidence, the

Cumec

of the confiscated

vessel should be able to show to the satisfaction of the Authorities

and the Consul that the Skamer

was

on

C

mission

actually instead of a venture in

und

in that

best to obtain

Junally.

case

some

of mercy illegal haffic,

I will do my.

mitigation of

I have &c Apurs

jd. R. March:

Sir R. G. Mac Donnell H. 6.B.

Copy

1015

سلہ

Peking

August 314 166.

I have received the Enclosed official Communication from His Excellency Sir R. Macdonnell forwarding the Appeal annexed of Quck-a-Cheong late

Cheong lake owner of the Prince Albert, the confiscation

of which ressel you reported to

me in

the 2nd May,

are

your despatch a 123 of

May, These papers forwarded to you in original

to

be