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apology

ogy for its invasion and as quarant

antee that no further occasion of complaint shall occur a

a gain. I have 10.

Sof C. Mabaster.

Consul.

Governor General to A. B. M. Consul.

territory at

Violation of British territo

Stanley Bay.

opy of Translation.

Sir,

Canton 8th July, 1890

I have the honour to

acknowledge receipt of your despatch

ar

behalf

of yesterday's date requesting of the Hongkong Governmentexplanations

in regard to a very serious invasion of British Territory

on the part of a Customs Cruizer, and expressing

regret that I did not apparently appreciate the gravity of the question,

You go

on to remark that the

HongKong Government will be -

scarcely

arcely pleased at receiving

-

curt despatch expressing no regret

for