CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 641

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in our Courts is proceeding not likely to furnish a plausible pretext for the repudiation by China of other articles of the Treaties, some of which, I have good reason to believe, are sooner or later to be very keenly felt by the Chinese Government as a perpetual badge of degradation.

15. Such questions as these are, I venture to think, becoming specially serious at a time when China has become possessed of a fleet, which, if commanded with equal skill and manned with equal courage, I understand, is believed by experts to be more than a match for the fleets of all the European powers in these seas.

Your obedient Servant,

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Apvillian des Voeux

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19 in our Courts is proceeding not likely to furnish a plausible pretext for the repudiation by China of other articles of the Treaties, some of which, I have good reason to believe, are sooner or later to be very keenly felt by the Chinese Government as a perpetual badge of degradation. 15. Such questions as these are, I venture to think, becoming specially serious at a time when China has become possessed of a fleet, which, if commanded with equal skill and manned with equal courage, I understand, is believed by experts to be more than a match for the fleets of all the European powers in these seas. Your obedient Servant, I have the honour to be, Sir, Most Obedient Humble Servant, Apvillian des Voeux
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in our

Courts is

proceeding not likely furnish a plausible pretext for the repudiation by China of other articles of the Treaties, some of which, I have good reason to believe, are

sooner or later to

felt.

very keenly by the Chinese

Government

perpetual

badge of degradation

15.

Duch questions-

-

as these are, I venture to

think, becoming specially-

serious at a time when

China

634

China has become possessed

commanded

of a fleet, which, if es with equal skill and manned with equal courage, understand, believed by-

الله

experts to be more than

match

forr

the

a

flects of all

the European powers in

these seas.

Your

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Most Obedient Humble dervant,

Apvillian desverr

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