CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 588

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the

gravity of the question.

aware that the infraction

of British Territory authorised by Your Excellency in the first instance, and that until I informed Your Excellency of it

responsibility for the act attached to Your Excellency, but it should promptly

have been

disclaimed

and the Hongkong Government

will be scarcely pleased at, after

some

delay, receiving despatch expressing no regret for the occurrence, but simply

saying that Your Excellency

have

written to the Commissioner to

enquire whether the allegation be

true or not.

As ample time has elapsed for reference to the

Commissioner at Kowloon and to

obtain full replies from him, I must ask for a definite reply,

embodying what explanations Your Excellency may

be prepared

to offer, without further delay, to forward the present reply to the Hong Kong Government, scarcely tend to the friendly settlement of the case, and to leave the Hongkong Government's

despatch

unanswered, would equally complicate the affair.

I have &c.

C. Alabaster, Consul.

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the gravity of the question. aware that the infraction of British Territory authorised by Your Excellency in the first instance, and that until I informed Your Excellency of it responsibility for the act attached to Your Excellency, but it should promptly have been disclaimed and the Hongkong Government will be scarcely pleased at, after some delay, receiving despatch expressing no regret for the occurrence, but simply saying that Your Excellency have written to the Commissioner to enquire whether the allegation be true or not. As ample time has elapsed for reference to the Commissioner at Kowloon and to obtain full replies from him, I must ask for a definite reply, embodying what explanations Your Excellency may be prepared to offer, without further delay, to forward the present reply to the Hong Kong Government, scarcely tend to the friendly settlement of the case, and to leave the Hongkong Government's despatch unanswered, would equally complicate the affair. I have &c. C. Alabaster, Consul.
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the

gravity of the question.

се

Οι ει

aware that the infraction

wad

{

of British Territory authorised by Your Excellency in the first instance, and that until I informed Your Exellency of it

o resporvvsibility for the act attached to Your Excellency, but it should promptly

have beer

disclauinea

and the Hongkong Governin

will be scarcely pleased at, after

a

curf

whatever

days delay, receiving despatch expressing no regret i for the occurrance, but sur

simply

saying that Your Excellency

hav

written to the Corumissioner to

enquire whether the allegation be

true or i

not.

As ample time has elapsed for reference to the -

Commissioner at Kowloon and to

obtain full replies from him, I must ask for a definite reply,

embodying

585

embodying what explanations Your Excellency may

be prepared

ко

للہ کے

would

to offer, without further delay, to forward the present reply the HongKong Government, scarcely tend to the friendly settlement of the case, and to leave the Hongkong Governments

despatch

ག་རེད། འི་

una wwwered world

equally complicate the affair,

II have re.

Sof C. Alabaster. Consul.

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