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passage through the waters of this Colony, I have the honor to enclose the Copy of a letter received from the Harbour Master in which he reports that 320 Chinese soldiers who had come

down from leanton in a Junk, were transferred on this Harbour to a Steamer for conveyance, the Pescadores Islands lying

e to

between Formosa and the Main

Land of China.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most Obedient

humble Servant,

Estermey

Governor

8 Sple

Pleopy)

Sir

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Harbour Master's Office, HongKong, 8th September, 1874-

I have the honor to report

to you for the information of His Excellency The Governor that the British Steamer Hailoong. Official No65082 cleared yesterday at this

Office with 250 chinese Passengers for Formosa

This me

morning

I was

was

informed that the Hailoong"

The Honorable

I. Gardiner Austin,

leolonial Secretary.

et

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