CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 368

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as one

lately

was on its

voyage

to

"Hongkong by a French cruizer; an

act which was

unfavourably

"

"commented

upon

at the time

in the British Parliament."

3.

With reference to these

observations of the Honourable Member, I at once stated that,

in sending home the Ordinance, I would make a represent

representation

on the subject referred to by him, and solicit Your Lordship's attention

to it.

4.

The steamer Surat'

belonging

belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, carrying

Her

Majesty's mails, was stopped the high seas, while on

the

on

voyage

between Shanghai and Hongkong,

a

on the 12th March ultimo by French Cruizer, and searched for contraband of

but was, after

war

a short detention, allowed to

proceed. I reported this, and

other similar incidents, in

my

Grau despatch N. 123

11:123 of the 14th March ultimo. When I spoke to the

French Consul, he expressed to

me

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