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Chinese Government, I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of a letter from the Acting English Consul at Canton, covering a translation of a fresh letter addressed to him on the subject by the Viceroy of Canton.

Enclosures

Enclosures

I informed the Tsungli-Yamên, or Foreign Office, at Peking, that the prisoners detained here, in consequence of Your Lordship's instructions conveyed in Your despatch No. 16 of 1883, would be surrendered to the Chinese Authorities.

From this letter, and from the statement made to me personally by Colonel Lai, then Chinese Officer sent by the Viceroy to Hongkong, it appears that the Chinese Ambassador in London, Marquis Tsêng, has telegraphed to the Chinese Government.

I informed Colonel Lai that I had as yet received no further instructions from Your Lordship, and that Your instructions, when received, would be carried out forthwith.

I communicated also to the same effect.

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291 Chinese Government, I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of a letter from the Acting English Consul at Canton, covering a translation of a fresh letter addressed to him on the subject by the Viceroy of Canton. Enclosures Enclosures I informed the Tsungli-Yamên, or Foreign Office, at Peking, that the prisoners detained here, in consequence of Your Lordship's instructions conveyed in Your despatch No. 16 of 1883, would be surrendered to the Chinese Authorities. From this letter, and from the statement made to me personally by Colonel Lai, then Chinese Officer sent by the Viceroy to Hongkong, it appears that the Chinese Ambassador in London, Marquis Tsêng, has telegraphed to the Chinese Government. I informed Colonel Lai that I had as yet received no further instructions from Your Lordship, and that Your instructions, when received, would be carried out forthwith. I communicated also to the same effect.
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Chinese Government, I have the... honour to transmit herewith a

:copy of a letter from the Aoting

English Consul at Canton, covering

a

translation

of a fresh letter

Enclosures

Enclosures

addressed to him on the subject by

the Viceroy of Canton.

the Tsungli-Yamên, or Foreign Office, at Peking, that the prisonero detained

here, in consequence of Your Lordship's - instructions conveyed in Your

13 despatch Ne16y of 1883, would be

Fo

13372

surrendered to the Chinese

Authorities.

From this letter, and

3.

from the statement made to me :personally by Colonel Lai, then Chinese Officer sent by the Viceroy to Hongkong, it appears that the

Chinese Ambassador in London,

Marquis Tsông, has telegraphed to

the

I informed Colonel

Lai that I had as

~120

yet received

• further instructions from Your Lordship, and that Your

instructions, when received, would be carried out forthwith.

J

communicated also to the same

effect

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