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matter of the pirate D'Aquilar invasion having given up all hope of obtaining redress for that and similar hostile acts of the Chinese Customs requests. You will inform the Viceroy that His Excellency hopes moreover that you will take that opportunity of intimating that he is sending pressing communications to Her Majesty's Minister at Peking and Her Majesty's Government as the Viceroy is evidently far from alive to the gravity of the acts of his subordinates at Cape D'Aquilar on the 29th October.
The frequency of the outrages committed late in British Waters under the guise of the Viceroy's and Hoi Kwan's uniform, or under the orders of some petty Chinese officer renders it imperative for His Excellency to take prompt measures to prevent their recurrence and so protect the peaceful and honest trades. As at present advised the Governor considers that the only means of accomplishing this object is by re-issuing the existing police instructions in reference to the Chinese Revenue Cruisers and those employed on them - subjecting every
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matter of the pape D'Aquilar in-
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given up all hope of
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will inform the Viceroy
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His Excellency hopes morcover
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sending
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ster Majselige Minister at Pething and Her Majesty's Government as the Viceroy is evidently far from alive to the gravity of the acts of his subordinater at Cape D'iquilar
on the 29th dctober.
The frequency of the outragen
Committed.
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under the
late in British Waters
quize of the Viceroy's and
Hoi Kwan's uniform, or under the
orders of some petty Chinese officer
renders it imperative His Excelling
to take prompt preventing
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one acurev
their recurre
for
nce and
so protect the peaceful and honest trades. As at present
advised the Governor
Ace, Ive Metro
of accomplishing this object ex -cept by resuing the ancet ebringent police instructions in reference
to the
to of the Chinese
Revenue Cruisers and those employed on them-subjecting
every
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