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the Chinese Imperial Government

should be called on to disa vow

disavow

given

to

the proceedings of the Officials at Canton and that it is necessary that publicity should be such disavowal through the press of the Colony, in order to correct

impression that is prevalent

with

- many of the Chinese, and

which cannot but be consider

considerably

strengthened by recent proeedings that Honghong is only held by

the British on su

sufferance and _

not as a permanent arrangement.

b

6.

With regard to the

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arrest which the sailors belonging to a Chinese Government vessel have now made in the city of- Victoria it would appear that the

L

suan arrested by them and subsequently rescued

is charged

by

by

the Police

them with murder

Viracy. No demand for his _

and Piracy.

extradition has been received and

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thing whatever is known by this Government respecting the crime with which he is charged.

I would beg to refer