CO129-240 - Public Offices & Others - 1888 — Page 176

import Kerosene, &

if

this cannot be done, that

timit

be put

to the import faiting

this

that some

arrangement

as in

the case

as

&

special

to duty, of foreign

oprium, should be entered

that Kerosene should

d

into, &

not be on

footing

the

same

as other goods .

the duty is left for

China to arrange

the

import would decrease

calamities would be less

trade

be greatly benefitted.

idea

in

presenting

Regment, of

native

would

Our sole

this

memorial is

regard for life

our.

and the

we

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the prevention of calamiton, fires, & pray that Their Majesties the Empress

Dowager & Emperor will be graciously pleased to cart their sacred glance

thereon.