CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 579

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by simply leaving it at the Custom

House.

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ave him no miclagı gave

whatever

to the Grand Secretary

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pond to any

othu

Shinese, but I gave him a letter addrefed to you which I asked him

to deliver; and in that letter, as well as I can recollect, I think I told you that M Pitman would be able to

the latest gossip from Japan and some information respecting the

give you

Opium traffic in the neighbourhood of Anghong.

As to the possibility of war

between China and Japan, the best informed people here say that binisal

Grant prevented it, and that we may

look forward now with confidence to a

prosperous and quiet 1880.

Believe me

Always yours faithfully

J. Pope Stennesy.

(signed)

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