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2. Admiral Keppel has also visited
Peking
and has there had a
very
satiofactory interview with Thince Khung,
lwho
its
am
ipue expressed his intention to Ordinance for a general disarmament and fregistration of all Chinese refpels.
3. It further appears that Her Majesty's Mainister Sir Rutherford Alcock, and the other Foreign Mainisters at Piking, had taken similar views and were
acting in concert. whilst with the exception of
two important points in Admiral Bell's reply. the opinion of the Naval Commanders bhief seems genually favorable to the disarmament of all bhinese craft except
Government
Icany
one
Cuisers. On
those entitled to.
Government
munitions specified in a
License.
4. In the interview which Sir Hemy
at Sehing
Reppel had with Thince thing at he reports that the latter whilst favorably entertaining his suggestions referred him to the Nice Roy of the two Quango, person entrusted with the disposal of the thevenue of those
Provinces
and
important
as the.
having the chief power and influence
for camping out
A Quacy
measures
any
for suppression. in the South of China- which
has hitherto been the portion of the empire
whose coasts have been most infested with Pratical Craft
5.
As the Admiral intendo to proceed soon to Canton for the purpose of paying
a personal visit to the Vice. Ray and as
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