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was pillaged after being stranded on a shoal to the westward of Macao; and the sum of, I believe $5,000 was eventually paid in satisfaction of this claim.

Under pressure the Viceroy would doubtless take any measures that might be deemed necessary for stationing at the Pratas; and without pressure he some Authority will, it is equally certain, prefer to let matters take their course.

I have not, however thought it advisable without special instructions to do more than I have already done toward reminding the Viceroy of his duty in this matter and of the responsibility that rests upon the Chinese Government in respect to shipwrecked vessels.

I enclose herewith for Your Excellency's information copies of all the despatches forming the correspondence on this subject.

(Signed)

Your obedient servant,

Wm. Fredk. Mayers.

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440 was pillaged after being stranded on a shoal to the westward of Macao; and the sum of, I believe $5,000 was eventually paid in satisfaction of this claim. Under pressure the Viceroy would doubtless take any measures that might be deemed necessary for stationing at the Pratas; and without pressure he some Authority will, it is equally certain, prefer to let matters take their course. I have not, however thought it advisable without special instructions to do more than I have already done toward reminding the Viceroy of his duty in this matter and of the responsibility that rests upon the Chinese Government in respect to shipwrecked vessels. I enclose herewith for Your Excellency's information copies of all the despatches forming the correspondence on this subject. (Signed) Your obedient servant, Wm. Fredk. Mayers.

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440 -lamoqaer við aðìmbs vllut vo195¡V ent mort beviscer I JUS ;1937am aint ni Jaemrievod seentro add to y‡ild 3960qorq yone[[eoxï &¡¡ Jedy bùe of Jerger Lorem aŝo neuрeamoo eft yaibave to bodtem saemido Lavau ent of arebro to swaai eat .siv,vtilidiamoqaer aint to qlJosineq ad tum Ji dofriw aeixenoitonut etanİ BYOD NA giger va ai bezado ed Jomneo bna Jon IIw mwond [Isw ,Solebloчeertoo suit grtaglo dotsqasb a'vozesiv ds of ToÌ V‡laae9en end to yonelIsoxd atf bebuimer OVAN moʻrt roitqtroaed JostettiD VISV & to aequasem ísiɔoqa Js gribizet aeitiod‡μA of bszzerbbs atebro ispriot 97em srit mort að[bc betbrud owd of sao mort to soustalb s edst ed of vis aqsta Isutne vis îl pioitasup mi joga saj je treqorq bms 911l of v‡irmosa guibrotts Tot ent Jant youelleox@ all of bejaid even bre,aBJLT¶ Intalq vor aer si dotdw y‡ub e sguadosib of sulist -nt tot umbalo of Joemmrievo aid aseoqxe bestigoser .TerÌseïen wooo yen fedt seaaol sot vtimmeb ☺resiv edd nevie bsebni asn baid atrit to misio A Jani bevissen reed grived ansbro Ieiseqa,efdvoid foun -vod Isireqml ens most shed Iwanoo done! edt vɗ 139% noidy leasey doneti a tot noitsanegmoo Joaxe oj jnemrie was pillaged after being stranded on a shoal to the westward of Macao; and the sum of, I believe $5,000 was eventually paid in satisfaction of this claim. Under pressure the Viceroy would doubtless take any measures that might be deemed necessary for stationing at the Pratas; and without pressure he some Authority will, it is equally certain, prefer to let matters take their course. I have not, however thought it advisable without special instructions to do more than I have al- ready done toward reminding the Viceroy of his duty in this matter and of the responsibility that rests upon the Chinese Government in respect to shipwrecked vessels. I enclose herewith for Your Excellency's informa- tion copies of all the despatches forming the corres- pondence on this subject. (Signed) Your obedient servant, Wm. Fredk. Mayers. dBW

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-lamoqaer við aðìmbs vllut vo195¡V ent mort beviscer

I JUS ;1937am aint ni Jaemrievod seentro add to y‡ild

3960qorq yone[[eoxï &¡¡ Jedy bùe of Jerger

Lorem

aŝo neuрeamoo eft yaibave to bodtem saemido Lavau ent

of arebro to swaai eat .siv,vtilidiamoqaer aint to

qlJosineq ad tum Ji dofriw aeixenoitonut etanİ BYOD NA

giger va ai bezado ed Jomneo bna Jon IIw mwond [Isw

,Solebloчeertoo suit grtaglo dotsqasb a'vozesiv ds of

ToÌ V‡laae9en end to yonelIsoxd atf bebuimer OVAN

moʻrt roitqtroaed JostettiD VISV & to aequasem ísiɔoqa

Js gribizet aeitiod‡μA of bszzerbbs atebro ispriot 97em

srit mort að[bc betbrud owd of sao mort to soustalb s

edst ed of vis aqsta Isutne vis îl pioitasup mi joga

saj je treqorq bms 911l of v‡irmosa guibrotts Tot

ent Jant youelleox@ all of bejaid even bre,aBJLT¶

Intalq vor aer si dotdw y‡ub e sguadosib of sulist

-nt tot umbalo of Joemmrievo aid aseoqxe bestigoser

.TerÌseïen wooo yen fedt seaaol sot vtimmeb

☺resiv edd nevie bsebni asn baid atrit to misio A

Jani bevissen reed grived ansbro Ieiseqa,efdvoid foun

-vod Isireqml ens most shed Iwanoo done! edt vɗ 139%

noidy leasey doneti a tot noitsanegmoo Joaxe oj jnemrie

was pillaged after being stranded on a shoal to the

westward of Macao; and the sum of, I believe $5,000

was eventually paid in satisfaction of this claim.

Under pressure the Viceroy would doubtless take any

measures that might be deemed necessary for stationing

at the Pratas; and without pressure he

some Authority

will, it is equally certain, prefer to let matters take

their course. I have not, however thought it advisable

without special instructions to do more than I have al-

ready done toward reminding the Viceroy of his duty in

this matter and of the responsibility that rests upon

the Chinese Government in respect to shipwrecked

vessels.

I enclose herewith for Your Excellency's informa-

tion copies of all the despatches forming the corres-

pondence on this subject.

(Signed)

Your obedient servant,

Wm. Fredk. Mayers.

dBW

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