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conveyed in the

definite instructions conveyed Earl of Kimberley's despatch W:191 of - the 5th September ultimo; with which forwarded the decision of Earl

was

Granville

ville on

the same.

will, of course,

out

loyally

subjest. It

my duty to carry

in this, as in all other

matters, the instructions of Her

abbajesty's Government.

In conclusion, I may

be permitted to mention that, apart

from the immediate and official

objects of my

visit,

my brief stay

in Canton was most interesting and

instructive

Fo. 15399

instructive _ I was the guest of our

Consul at the "English Yamun -

Valace, in the heart of the vast city,

which was

formerly the official residence of one of the highest

with

Functionaries of the Empire, but was ceded to England after the

termination of the last war with China. I exchanged the customary formal visits with the Governor of the Province, and with the General Commanding the garrison of Manchu Tartars, the race which conquered

China in the 17th century, but which

has

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20 14 2/ conveyed in the definite instructions conveyed Earl of Kimberley's despatch W:191 of - the 5th September ultimo; with which forwarded the decision of Earl was Granville ville on the same. will, of course, be out loyally subjest. It my duty to carry in this, as in all other matters, the instructions of Her abbajesty's Government. In conclusion, I may be permitted to mention that, apart from the immediate and official objects of my visit, my brief stay in Canton was most interesting and instructive Fo. 15399 - instructive _ I was the guest of our Consul at the "English Yamun - # or Valace, in the heart of the vast city, which was formerly the official residence of one of the highest with Functionaries of the Empire, but was ceded to England after the termination of the last war with China. I exchanged the customary formal visits with the Governor of the Province, and with the General Commanding the garrison of Manchu Tartars, the race which conquered China in the 17th century, but which has

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20 14 2/ conveyed in the definite instructions conveyed Earl of Kimberley's despatch W:191 of - the 5th September ultimo; with which forwarded the decision of Earl was Granville ville on the same. will, of course, be out loyally subjest. It my duty to carry in this, as in all other matters, the instructions of Her abbajesty's Government. In conclusion, I may be permitted to mention that, apart from the immediate and official objects of my visit, my brief stay in Canton was most interesting and instructive Fo. 15399 - instructive _ I was the guest of our Consul at the "English Yamun - # or Valace, in the heart of the vast city, which was formerly the official residence of one of the highest with Functionaries of the Empire, but was eeded to England after the termination of the last war China. I exchanged the customary formal visits with the Governor of the Province, and with the General Commanding the garrison of Manchu Tartars, the race which conquered China in the 17th century, but which has

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