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Chinese bustoms Officer engaged
these
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and who is a man
anangements, dismiped from the service of this
Gavemment by
wason
of his suspected
Connection with
a v
very
bad kidnapping
Case, had intended opening his prowrepual!
Office in Hongkong
principal
and selling there
the various permits and stamps necessary to prevent confiscation of vefeel and
Cruisers
hunging to and
fro in this
of
so called British Harbor, and a line
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and Customs stations established
round this city for the purpose of insisting
on the payment before exportation of
extra tax on our own
where British awned or
Exeports
and
am
British hired
repelo
are concerned, an
illegal
taxe,
Your
Grace
will admit that a
very
unwanted
Opium
on
leaving this Harbor.
10.
The Consul has since, at the
Vice Ray's desire,
desire, sent,
me the enclosed
12.
Communication
repudiating
any
such Enclosure 2.4
intention. though of its existence in
the first instance on
the pout of his
Subordinates there is unple evidence.
11. Altogether with Foreign
arrned
crisis has occured in the trade of
British balony
thase who phould have
given notice
to the Authorities here of such intended unusual proceedings, namely, the bonsul, and Her Majesty's Minister im either of whom could almost by a word have entirely broken up the whole scheme, having
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