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Rey

continned however to

manufacture it themselvest

to

try

to

undersell the

bhina

opirit, the real object

by the

their negotiations with H.M.'s gout, but encouraged by the Migal agreement

signed

above mentioned Commits

of

thai

diplomatic action

proceeded all

over the country

being of

couse simply to

to seize

all

foreign thin

spist

was of

a

character

in

Siam.

the

is hy

no

means

case,

protect their monopoly. In

support of their position they

further

represented that the

imported from Clima

moe

than

deleterian

that made

This it is hotiered

The Siamese Gout did not

however

await the result of

this

Straits

n

thei

Agency

to the

matter

q

n

th

Hongking

servants. H.M.'s

made

representations

Siamera Gout

Mich

been disregarded

the

have hitherto

there is

nas

&

to arrest &

maltreat.

tte

tte

Jame

persons found in possession

Many of these

persons

were

British subjects,

generally

Whimere

Settements

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