CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 782

Majesty's Minister at

Peking,

on the subject of a recent

Chinese

of the

violation by territorial rights of this

Colony.

2.

I have nothing

to

add to the remarks contained

: in the letter beyond this, that while I recognise to

the

supreme

the full

importance of maintaining -friendly relations with

China, I believe nothing

likely to endanger

is more.

such

779

such relations, than to omit, or to forego compliance with, demands for redress in the of such outrages

case

ad

those referred to. I think, moreover, that such demands

are more

likely to be effective with a Government such as that of China, if

made.

peremptorily and

urgently pressed.

3.

The

case-

of Mi-a.

fung referred to in the

enclosed letter was

reported

to