CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884 — Page 409

Legation

in London

called

at the Office yesterday

behalf of the Chinese

state on

Minister that French Ships Was continue to be refitted

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and provisioned at Hong Kong notwithstanding the promised enforcement of the Foreign

Enlistment

Act.

I am to state that Lord

Granville would pro pose,

with Lord

to

Lood Derbyjo

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Concurrence,

acquaint the Chinese

Minister

Minister that no

to the above

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information

has

effect

reached Her Majesty's Government,

but that

telegraphic

Instructions

once to the

will be sent at once

Governor of Hongkong to

stop fuctuur in pactions

if any

of the Bet have been committed

I am to

if and serby

should

next that,

reque

concurs in

this course, the necessary

necessary

ง

telegraphic Instruction &

жал?

may

at once be despate hed

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