CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885 — Page 354

2. For

means

some

of

years past the Freuch

The R. C. priests have been

Setting a foothold on

the island.

Père Dessean, formerly of

place

this

on his expulsion from Pakhoi,

went over to friechow & for all I know

is there still. A large number of the Ugular inhabitants of the island are Roman Catholic's. There is a chapel on the wand. I know that the

natives

Pakkoi look on fuicchon

I one

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of

the rumours during the

blockade was that the French meant

to bring

over

the islanders & use them

as allies in the attack on Pakhoi.

3. The island during the blockade of this part of the Chinese Comet has

store hour a depot

been used as a

Say

Whether

for the French. I cannot they have created any building on Shore, but I think it very probable

4. Our occupation of

Port Hamilton

may

excite the French not to be

L

outdone by

as R.C, & therefore a instile island,

us but to occupy friechon

out t