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stationed in this harbor.

Bitter experience has taught Chinese traders such utter distrust of Chinese Officials that although they might in this case have no real grounds for doing so, they look upon the presence of any of the Vice-Ray's Gunboats as part of the system of espionage and oppression practiced by the others.

Past experience points to this conclusion and we therefore deem it desirable that Chinese Gun vessels keep away from visiting this port, except for the purpose of occasional co-operation with other Gun vessels, supplying the local Authorities with intelligence, receiving information from them, for the ordinary purpose of laying Stores and supplies. Any systematic co-operation between British and Chinese cruisers would probably be found to lead to such delays in most cases as would admit of the escape of the pirates in whose pursuit they were sent.

With regard to the unfairness that the British Government should continue to bear the chief burden of the protection of all Foreign Commerce in the Chinese seas, while appreciating the force of the argument by H. E. Sir R. Alcock when he concludes that an equal contribution...

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stationed in this harbor. Bitter experience has taught Chinese traders such utter distrust of Chinese Officials that although they might in this case have no real grounds for doing so, they look upon the presence of any of the Vice-Ray's Gunboats as part of the system of espionage and oppression practiced by the others. Past experience points to this conclusion and we therefore deem it desirable that Chinese Gun vessels keep away from visiting this port, except for the purpose of occasional co-operation with other Gun vessels, supplying the local Authorities with intelligence, receiving information from them, for the ordinary purpose of laying Stores and supplies. Any systematic co-operation between British and Chinese cruisers would probably be found to lead to such delays in most cases as would admit of the escape of the pirates in whose pursuit they were sent. With regard to the unfairness that the British Government should continue to bear the chief burden of the protection of all Foreign Commerce in the Chinese seas, while appreciating the force of the argument by H. E. Sir R. Alcock when he concludes that an equal contribution...
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stationed in this harbor.

Bitter

experience has taught Chinese tradus such utter distrust of Chinose Officials that although they might in this

have

chey

A

no

real grands for doing

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world look upon the

case

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presence of

anly

of the Vice Ray's Gunboats

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part of the system of espionage I

and oppression practived by the others

Nasl

experience points to this

cardusion and we

therefore deem it

desirable that Chinese Cum vefels Kup waters, and be discouraged

to their

dow

from visiting this port, except for the pumpor of occasional co-operation with aber Gum vefsels, supplying the local Authorities with intelligence,

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7.

516

receiving information from chem, for the ordinary purpose of laying Stores and supplies. Any systematic

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co-operation between British and Chinese

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lead to such delays

most

Cases

as world in

admit of the escape of the

pirates in whose puusint

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expedition might be ourt.

Wish

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jant

regard to this unfairness

that the British Government should continue to bear the chief burden

of

The protection of all Foreign Connnace

in the Chinese sean,

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appreciate the face of the

Moed

we...

fully

argument by 14. E. Sie R. Alcock when he

concludes that

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equal contribution

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