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to.
Y
the
of Sept. 1856.
Snow do myself honour of communicating
E. the substance of the information which I have
M. received from H. this Secretary of State for the Colonial Dept in
regard to this
unfortunate affair.
On the ... of May last the Governor of Hong Kong having previously telegraphed home a brief statement
of the occurrence in question, reported as follows: that a collision having taken place between the Messageries Maritimes Steamer
"Ave" and a commercial
Steamer named the "Mona",
by which the latter was sunk and many lives lost, the owner of the latter vessel instituted legal proceedings against the agents of "Ave" in the Vice Admiralty Court at Hong Kong. As the result of these proceedings,
the Registrar of the Court,
before whom evidence
was being taken, issued a warrant for the detention
of the Steamer "Ave", and it appears that the marshal of the Court proceeded accordingly, with the aid of armed police, to effect the seizure of the vessel, notwithstanding, as
E
to.
Y
the
of Sept. 1856.
Snow do mspelf honour of communicating
E. the substance of the information which I have
M. received from 1. this sexy ofstate forthe Colonial Dept in
regard to this
unfortemate affair.
On the qon of may last the four of hory long having previously belegraphed home a brief statement
of the occurrence in question, reported as follows: that a collision having taken place between the Messageries Maritimes Steamer
"Ave" and a commercial
Seamer
456,
Steamer hamed the "Mona",
the
by which the latter was sunk and many lives lost, the owner of the latter vesed instituted legal proceeding against the agents oft ava in the vice Adenty Court at Hong Kong. As the result of these proceedings.
the Registrar of the Symay,
before
Count be
on the 4the
whom birdence
a
was being taken, issued a warrant for the detention
"Ave", and of the Steamer it appears that the marshat of the Court proceeded accordingly, with the aid of armed potice, to effect the seizure of thre vessel, to tevithstanding, as
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