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I am to inclose for Lord Knutsford's perusal

draft of

A.

note, which,

with His Lordship's concurrence, Lord Salisbury proposes to address to the French Ambassador on the subject.

I am, Sir,

Your most obedient;

humble servant.

James Rawther

Draft.

Monsieur Waddington.

FOREIGN OFFICE,

May

C.0.

1892.

9467

[Reg? 11 MAY 2 Monsieur l'Ambassadeur:-

I have the honour to inform

you that I communicated to the Secretary of State for the Colonia6 Your Excellency's Note of the 8th of November last, complaining of the alleged improper action of the Registrar General of Hong Kong in 16suing a Warrant for the arrest of a Chinese passenger who had embarked on board the M.M.

neh Steamer ""Djem" ab Saigon,

and who was charged with ahquesting a Chinese girl, and I requested

His Lordship to cause enquiries

to be made into the circumstances

of the case.

I have now the honour to

inclose a copy of the report on

bne subject, which has been fur-

nished by the Registrar General

of Hongkong together with its

inclosures, and a copy of a letter

from