CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6] — Page 239

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Egypt and to Madagascar.

H.

ben

However this way great relief is expressed at

Hong Kong, and throughout the foreign settlement in this quarter of the globe, at the cessation of the

prolonged tension and of the harassing uncertainty regarding the future, which have

during some time past, seriously injured the interests of trade and commerce.

It will be seen that

while China has renounced her claim of Suzerainty over Annam and Tonquin, and thus virtually resigns to France the greater portion of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula, France, on the other hand, has renounced her claim for an indemnity for the expenses of the War. The latter Power would seem to have at last practically acquired an extensive dominion in the East, which has been the dream of French ambition ever since the days of Dupleix and Labourdonnais, who first conceived

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238 Egypt and to Madagascar. H. ben However this way great relief is expressed at Hong Kong, and throughout the foreign settlement in this quarter of the globe, at the cessation of the prolonged tension and of the harassing uncertainty regarding the future, which have during some time past, seriously injured the interests of trade and commerce. It will be seen that while China has renounced her claim of Suzerainty over Annam and Tonquin, and thus virtually resigns to France the greater portion of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula, France, on the other hand, has renounced her claim for an indemnity for the expenses of the War. The latter Power would seem to have at last practically acquired an extensive dominion in the East, which has been the dream of French ambition ever since the days of Dupleix and Labourdonnais, who first conceived
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238

Egypt and to Madagascar.

H.

ben

However this way great relief is expressed at ~

Hong Kong, and throughout the foreign settlement in this quarter offic of the globe, at the cessation of the

with m

prolonged tension and of the harassing uncertainty regard to the future, which have

during.

some time past, seriously

to of trade and

-injured the cinterests of t

کچھ

Commerce,

It will be seen that

while China has renounced

her

her claim of Suzerainty

over

Annam and Tonquin, and thus

virtually resigns to France the

greater portion of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula, France, on the other hand, has renounced her claim

an inde

for an

indemnity for the expences

of the Har. The latter Powerwould seem to have at last practically acquired an actensive dominion

in the East, which has been the

dream of Freuch ambition ever since the days of Dupleix and Labourdonnais, who first.

conceived

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