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Sir,

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(REG? 2) NOV 00

Admiralty

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19 November 1900.

Iam commanded by my

Lords

-Commissioners of the Admiralty to acknowledge

communication of the

the receipt of your

15th inst.

No. 36773/1900, enclosing a copy

of a despatch from the Governor of Honghong

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relative to British Trade on the west River,

and I

for

the

am to transmit herewith, information of the secretary of State, a copy of a telegram dated 8th inst. from Sir E. Satow, received through the Foreign office, from which it will be seen that steps have been taken to punish the outrages mentioned in the last paragraph of Sir Henry Blake's despatch.

The Under Secretary of State

Colonial office.

Jam, fir

sir.

"Your obedient servant,

Evan Machregen

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