CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 563

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HongKong to Macas, and instructions were given to the Revenue Officers at the Cxpringman Station not to allow such cargoes to pass but to und them back to Stong Kong. Jank Masters comstained to the Harbour Master, was under instructions from me, bold them that I had decided not to interfere with the proceedings in the matter

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Chimere traders and the Chinese Flag

for

this Contraband traffic.

carue

forward demealves and preped the case again upon my

attention. They

were told that nothing could be done

by

me to facilitate the traffic in funpowder between Hongkong and Macas; and on

again urging

their

—

views upon the Governmenć I instructed the Acting Colonial

them that I could not

Secutary

the Chinese Customs officers at the Capsingman Station

to

inform

interfere

as the Canton Authorities

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part of

In the Month of April

Certain German Merchants who were the real parties to the

complaints and who had employed

consider Macno to be a

China, and the import of Munitions of war into China is cubject to stringent regulations.