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to say

that the High Authinities of fan tou Canton

Proclamation

have issued a

M

the Churrese

Calling at Singapore. Senang

and elsewhere, to

destroy

French things

and to poisne Fruch

Citizens.

Fir If Parkes states that he has denounced

to the Chinese fovernment this grave Offence againt law, humanity,

and

and Mitish Sovereignty,

Auch was

in preved

their that the only

is t

ammedy for it is issue an Imperial Decree ammulling the

Proclamation and

ite Prorricial

Censurcing

Authorities. He adds

that the Chinese

fremment still disame Any Mowledge of this Proclamation, alttingh

called for a report

they

a

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