CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 169

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

bad news from that part of

the world

Missionaries and for the maintenance

The Que becasrs proceeded to

say

that

bery

to provide for

the

safety of

the French

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of

the prestige of

be

bery

Come

had just by telegraph. It appeared, be said, that there had been great rrectement among

to the French Government,

the population, that there had been a

Маккаем

of

native Christians, and

that the French Resident & detachment

of troops had been obliged to retire

from Kicks to a

ach Establishment

french

or Fort, the name of which (as the Duke

-spelt it to me)

was Tayphon. This was a

very serious nutter. It would be

hecessary to

France, but a ministry bould

ill received by the National

before that Body with

Assembly, of it came

it came before

a demand for

bote

of money for

a distant

Expedition. It was to be hoped however

that one

or two Gruboats would be

able to do all that was necessary.

a short time, and then withdraw.

the following

lie

is the substance of -

information, so far

it, which we groen me

Breages in

I understood.

av

by the Que

to questions which

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