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now the hour to by before you the enclosed copy of a letter outed the 18th of July from M Mackenzie the Acting British Consul stating that he had reported the whole case Lord Salisbury.

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I take this opportunity of also enclosing a copy of the reply I

gave

to M. Mackenzie on the //th distant when he did me the honor of

asking for

my advice.

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to his

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Communications with General Moriones.

I have the honor to be,

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Your Most Hedicat

Humble, Sevant,

Beltsamery.

eteting Consul at ellanila to Governor Pope Hennessy.

N. 64

Sir,

British Consulate,

allanila,

18th July, 1878.

I have hitherto delayed

acknowledging the receipt of the despatch

which

Your Excelleney

to forward to

was

good enough

me on the 8th June last

of the 3rd, in the hope

in reply to mine of the

that I would, ere this, have been able

to inform Your Excelleney that the

• His Excellency J. Pope Hennessy, eme,

Government House

Hongkong.