CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885 — Page 351

THE

The Excellent harbour the

island seems to afford, expecially

agst

the M. 2. monsson, & the

advantages it wd. offer as a safe"

harbour

in

case

of emergency and to

the reasons alleged by

hur allen.

It is not, I conceive, in accordance with British interests that the

French fort It? become possessed

the territory m of any more neighbourhood of the S. W. provinces

of China, nor reap the benefit which

Luke

Such recupation might give in

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competing aget the introduction of British products into these provinces.

I do not theink, however,

it and be prudent for me

that

to make

Any remarks to the Chinese Art

(

in the matter, but at the same time I have caused them undirectly

to be informed that the absence of any regular local Authorities of

any standing may lead to the belief that the Island does not,

1 foun

part