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the establishment of Hongthong has necessarily facilitatic, I cannot help thinking the wisest mode of proceeding is loyalty and frankly to cooperate with.

them to that end. I believe IO. Mes. Government will be disposect to recognise

the advantage of adopting this policy

If

case the

such prove to be the case

of appointing

privileges

متی ہے

Bright Consul with all the

been the object of the recent Convention to secure=

I venture to hope therefore.

Meet

Your Excellency, on further consideration,

see reason to agree

may treating.

að anore.

with agree with

شکر طیور اور تصویر

less chimerical and

exaggerated the fears of the Mercantile Community and Celonists which have - been expressed

e

to the da

dangers to be. anticipated from the appcialment of

conceded to consuls of other

a

Chinese Consul for

1 for the Colony

and

powers in the comity of Nations - Turks

and Persians

ameny

the rest cannot be

refused without inconsistency.

believe without disusbrøn

Among the least

and ag

consequences.

of these must be the

Prefusal

of the Chinese to convecte the privileges of a Trionly post to Wengetting which it has

to use the influence, which its Governor

ANULAIRule

must always exercise to allay

fears.

Price

Copy:)

I have, &c :.

(Signed) Rutherford Alcock,

Menchina Busting Sodomeet Teoritury.