V
188
IL
"
to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
In that despatch fir Rutherford
wows the following exprepions. " It
Alcock
辣
only remains for me therefore to
"say
I have
replied to the Consul's Despatch to the
affect that I do not think wither the licetiny
falt Comptroller have
an
expriped gravity of the op
"adequate pense of the gravity
proceedings objected to, and that
a
Official
disavowal of and exprefsion of requt for
the acts of the cruisers, with
到
a
offer of
repovation to the persons illegallymuected of
money,
ол
beaten and an
censure and
are
equally formal
warning to the Salt Comptroller
the least measures in satisfaction,
expected of the ViceRay."
}}
His Excellency the Governor is
anserious to ascertain whether you have
takén
that
any steps to procure from the licethey
проводу
as
you
aud
reparation which are aware His Excellency always felt due to this Goverment
which opinion
Goverment in which
was
he is glad to find that Her Majesty's Minister in China so completely concurs.
If any action is to be taken in
matter
of
a
that nature, the interests of the
infured party, are obviously
mare a
lijo
compromised by permitting the intervention delay which can be avoided.
of any delay
His Excellency therefore naturally
wishes for information as to the Course
to be
of proceeding followed.
to be
followed or proposed to
followed in a matter of such serious
import to the
to the prestige
and interests of
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.