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Aurrender these ruin at once, as would have been disposed to do had it not been rendered necessary by

circumstances over which he has no

Control, that he should ask for further instructions from the English Government. These instructions

This Excellency hopes to receive by

Excellency telegram in the course

of a few weeks.

I have &c.
H. March
Colonial Secretary

Copy

Enclosure 5. RECO

Co. 347 1970

VEG 4 IB 34

The Right Reverend Bishop Raimondi to Governor Sir George F. Bowen, G.CM.G.

R. C. Mission-house Hong Kong, 31st December 1883.

Please Your Excellency,

By my letter of the 24th Inst. I had the honour of informing

Your Excellency that we are led to think that if it could be possible to trace the origin of Marquis Tseng's reclamation (of the thirteen Chinese) perhaps it might be found that not the Chinese Government but Jui-ho-fu's party is moving all the matter.
His Excellency

Sir George Bowen,

G.C.M.G.

Governor of Hong Kong

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G.G.

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