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instructing them to prevent further exportation of arms from the Colony, and also to

ark that suitable instructions might be sent to Her Majesty's Minister and Her Majesty's

Counts

στι

the subject.

Lord Salisbury will endeavour to obtain from the Consulate

Generel at Shanghee

a

repert

upon this incident and will Communicate to Lord Knutsford

any fresh details that may,

be received.

In the meanwhile Lord Knutsford

will

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will no doubt consider whether

any

instructions can be sent

to the Governor of Hongkong

to

take precautions against the

Clandestine Shipment of arms

to China for possible use by

rioters and insurgents.

I am,

Sir,

Your

most obedient, humble sewant, IHSanderson