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have been demanded, proper steps should have been taken with a view to his surrender: but it cannot for a moment be permitted that the jurisdictional rights of the Colony should be infringed, and as unfortunately most stringent instructions will forthwith be caused to obviate the possibility of complications.
As regards the case of Wo a Fung 4. Mr. Minister will refrain from consulting H.M. Govt in the matter until he shall have received full particulars of the enquiry which he has the honour to institute.
It was only a short time ago that a serious violation was perpetrated by sailors from one of the Chinese gunboats, lying in the harbour of Hong-Kong, H.M. Minister finds himself most reluctantly compelled to warn H.H that a very grave consequence may at once be instituted.
(Signed) J. Walsham
of repeating 7.9.2. in the interest of the 2 countries that any renewal of these attempts will inevitably lead to grave consequences, he begs therefore to express an earnest hope that the Most
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have been demanded, proper steps
should have been taken with a view
to his surrender : but it cannot for a moment be permitted that the jurisdictional rights of the Colony-
should be infringed, and as
unfortunately
mosh stungent instructions will forthwith be casued to as to oborate the
Possibility of complications.
As regards the case of
Wo a Fung
4. Mr. Minister will
refrain from consulting
H.M. foot in
the maller until he shall have
it was
only
short time
a
of
serious violation
Perpetrated by sailors from one
Chinese gunboats, lying
of the
in the harbour.
of Hong-Kong, H.M. Minister finds
himizely most reluctantly compelled
to warn H.H
ago these rights
that a very
received from 1.14 .
and 7. {.5.
was
full particular of
the
enquiry
which he has the honour.
may
at once be instituted.
Walsham
(Eigned) J. Wals
of repeating
7.9.2. in the interest
of
the 2 countries
that
1
any renewal
f
to
these attempts will inevitably lead
grave
to express
consequences, a he begs therefore
an earnest hope that the
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