CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 418

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414

Heartily Request instructions

on Postal Convention;

exerting influence

with the French

and German Empire

as agreement

expired

on

the 31st March

2. According to Your Lordship's telegram of the 23rd of December the French and General Postal Convention expired on the 31st ultimo.

In any case, as pointed out in Mr. Fleming's despatch No. 283 of the 11th of August, the local Ordinances providing for the status of French and German Mail steamers lapsed on the 30th of April.

3. A report recently reached me from Singapore that one of the German Mail steamers had been found on arrival at that port to have 25 Chinese passengers on board, and to have left Hongkong in contravention of the Chinese Emigration Ordinance No. 1 of 1889.

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414 Heartily Request instructions on Postal Convention; exerting influence with the French and German Empire as agreement expired on the 31st March 2. According to Your Lordship's telegram of the 23rd of December the French and General Postal Convention expired on the 31st ultimo. In any case, as pointed out in Mr. Fleming's despatch No. 283 of the 11th of August, the local Ordinances providing for the status of French and German Mail steamers lapsed on the 30th of April. 3. A report recently reached me from Singapore that one of the German Mail steamers had been found on arrival at that port to have 25 Chinese passengers on board, and to have left Hongkong in contravention of the Chinese Emigration Ordinance No. 1 of 1889.
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414

Heartily Request instructions

muskroses Postal Convention;

exsertile

with the French

fetichiom German Empire

egghot

expired

on

intersects 31st March

2. According to Your Lordship's telegram of the 23rd of Desember the French servis 90

Genera

Postal Convention expired

071

the 31st ultimo.

In

any

ease, as

pointed

Fo.

1009!

до

out in Mr. Fleming's despatch o

I: 283 of the 11th of August, the

local

local Ordinances providing

for the status of French and German Mail steamers — the 30th of April ox.

lapsed

3.

A report recently. reached me from Singapore

that one of the German Mail steamers had been found.

on arrival at that port to have 25 Chinese passengers on board, and to have left Hongkong in contravention of the Chinese Emigration Ordinance N. 1 of 1889.

The

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