owner that the vessel in question vas u launch of the
same Chinese name which had formerly been repicbase d
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in the Consulate feneral, but which had ceased to have the right-
to fly the ritier flag »
Inquiries made at Mongkong
corroborated this view, and the results of thi
eng izies were comunicated to the Viceroy on The-mimr
16th.
His Excellency then, without further warning to
His Majesty's Consul General, ordered the arrest of
the steamer, which tas at the time lying in the Fogł
River under a "ongkong pegiator.
I learnt of this grizure b
telegram fon Carton
on December 30th and immediately made the necessaY
representations to the Waingu, who sent telegraph to
instruct long to tha
lext day I was infomed
that the steaner had been released before theri:
ing 'ructione za chod Canton.
On receipt of "*.Fox's detailed report ** bin
dospatch of January 5th, I owe to the cocclusion that
although Were
But a regrettable mim.nderstanding us
to the identity of the "Ti On", the "ica. noted with
groat
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