CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 438

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Rumsey, R. N.) of the circumsta

attending the sending away on the

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a justant by.

by

Galveston, and ordered the Master

(Captain Chatir ) to leave, on

the

© ground

1

French Maw-of-we

-war

that Honcohe

of the British Steamer Galvretou from

the port of Noncohe in the Indo-

Chinese Peninsula?

2.

It will be seen

from the

information furnished to Commander Rumey that the Galweton was in

Hosecoke Harbour, loading salt, from the 26. September ultimo to the st

th

the

October instant. On the "the instant, an

Officer from the French gunboat.

La Lionne went on board the

Galveston

Enclosure 2.

with beeb Enclosure Loth October, 1885.

was not an open Port..

Captain Chater left accordingly at.

4. Pell. on

the 8th instant, and went

to Quinhon, where he applied to the

French Authorities for permission to

fill up

his

return to Stoncohe, and

vessel . This was declined; and the Galveston then started for Hongkong,

arriving here on the 14th instant.

3.

Hongkong

I annose

a

letter

from

the

Chamber of Commerce on this

subject, as affecting the commercial

inter