CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 514

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The Imperial Court and Council, in which the latter (the Peace party) has gained a triumph. The general opinion on this whole subject of well-informed persons in this Colony may be fairly gathered from the enclosed article extracted.

Enciona 512 appears to have caused something like a panic in the latter City, which it was reported would be seized by the French as material guarantee for the payment of a war indemnity. Chinese numbers of the inhabitants have fled up the country. One of the local news papers mentioned.

3. The recent arrival of the French Admiral and his squadron of ironclads from Hong Kong at Amoy appears. As I have previous occasions mentioned, the French authorities in China have always declared that there was no intention on their part to attack.

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The Imperial Court and Council, in which the latter (the Peace party) has gained a triumph. The general opinion on this whole subject of well-informed persons in this Colony may be fairly gathered from the enclosed article extracted. Enciona 512 appears to have caused something like a panic in the latter City, which it was reported would be seized by the French as material guarantee for the payment of a war indemnity. Chinese numbers of the inhabitants have fled up the country. One of the local news papers mentioned. 3. The recent arrival of the French Admiral and his squadron of ironclads from Hong Kong at Amoy appears. As I have previous occasions mentioned, the French authorities in China have always declared that there was no intention on their part to attack.
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che Imperial Court and Council, in which the latter. ( the Peace party,) has gained a triumph. The general opinion. on this whole subject of well-informed persons in this Colony may be parely gathered from the enclosed article extracted Enciona 512 appears to have caused something like a panie in the latter City, which, it was reported, would be seized by the French as material · guarantee for the payment of a war indemnity Chinese Numbers of the inhabitants have fled up from one papers. of the local news 3. The recent arrival of the French Admiral and his squadron of ironclads from Hong Kong at Amoy appears the country. mentioned on As I have previous L.. occasions, the French authorities in China have always declared that there was no intention on their part to attack ach, K.
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che Imperial Court and

Council, in which the

latter. ( the Peace party,) has gained a triumph. The

general opinion.

on this

whole subject of well-informed

persons in this Colony

may be parely gathered from

the enclosed article extracted

Enciona

512

appears to have caused

something like

a

panie

in the

latter City, which,

it was reported,

would be

seized by the French as

material · guarantee for the

payment of a war indemnity

Chinese

Numbers

of

the

inhabitants have fled up

from one

papers.

of

the local news

3. The recent arrival of the French Admiral and his squadron of ironclads

from Hong Kong at Amoy

appears

the country.

mentioned on

As

I have

previous

L..

occasions, the French authorities

in China have always

declared that there was no

intention

on their part to

attack

ach, K.

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