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Sir J. Hennessy's denial of having been in communication with Chinese. authorities on the opium question (see is a complete misrepresentation of facts. Waterig the peace to the W to co je Dove of refered If however he were challanged on the point, he would possibly reply that his denial only extended to official Thic Correspondence between huizelf as Sovernor and the Isung-li Zamên, such with as would commit the Colonial Sovern

Maint

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such letters,

ment in any way,

and would state that

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had passed, 7

were

merely

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No use

to refer

of a private, friend & unofficial nature.

Therefore it may be of to Sir J. P. Henneson, especially suppose he is not going

Я

back to Honz

? Reply

that Lord Kimberley very much regrets that fir I. P. Hennessy appears to haween Engaged in

camide some sort of correspondence with Chinese Officials which, however intended by him,

serious

was

calculated to cause inconvenience

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in the negotiations carried or

but

by H. M. fort's

representative in China that Sind. P. H.

is not returning to Hangthing for the

at any rate

present

ban 314

Hvlog wild back

Doradadas as dest

Lord Kimberley

thanks

and therefore advantage nook him for

it would be of

no ant to ask

an explanation of his

Swe

hin

any

conduct,

ay

to

warning for the future, opportimit

as he will possibly

have no

to transgress in the same way again Return the Enclosures, keeping

copies except of M. Marsh's letter

we ar to Svi ). Wade, of which

the

Effect from Fory and Sir J. Wadz5 to Mr. Marsh, which is gwen also

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reply

for

in

13875).

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5.W. I. 26 Aug.

concurrence

I would expeers to the imperfecty

of the

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& cinconveniena

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the foveruse of a Colony correspond directly with the Chinese Government, without pay in anything further officially, but Nat the

Lucht reivately that hie J.

7.0.

Hennery

is not likely to retien.

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