CO129-217 - Governor Sir Bowen Administrator Marsh - 1884 [7-10] — Page 54

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Kongting with a powerful squadron comprising four ironclad 3" and several other ships. On the other hand, there is a renewal of astivity among the Chinese in _

bodies of troops and

moving

exposed

gunboats to the more es

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the war

on their coast.

There is no doubt that

-party

in China is numerous

and powerful, and that its agents

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sparing no efforts to undermine

at tering the chief advocate of peace

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and

will be recollected that England has only

one ironclad on this station!"

and progress, Li Hung Chang. I _

Enclosure enclose a translation of a Memorial

- recently presented to the Empress Dowager and the reigning Emperor

(a boy of 157), protesting against the Convention recently

concluded between Li Hung chang and Captain Fournier. This is a characteristic

Chinese state-paper . It purports to be the work of certain censors and "other officers!" It may

It may be remarked

that the high officials in China who are called "Censors, perform duties not without analogy to

those