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Jurid Jirobitros Cook I

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y added a 1 prco behaolor wik

ud suzaqeen mi acosbyrett

od robnoxus salilimut

1000 0

molnigo ya nà a

、sedal no Mettura, lika foute

praud er ultrao e nut wiliɗkano:

„Inim biona daca da sie

tom i ke Desmid: avolepnDa

Auto ottimoan viedis bre

in their service and a man esteemed and respected by all

who know him, is, in my opinion, an act of injustice hich

casts a slur on the good name of British merchants in China,

As far as this Consulate-Goneral is concerned, we

have, I vonture to think, good reason to complain of

Hessrs Butterfield and wire's conduct in this mattor.

Not only have they compromised the integrity of this

Consular Court in the eyes of the Chinese by publicly

proclaiming their disbelief in the correctness of the find-

ing of the Court of Inquiry held on the watchman Moronha,

but they have, by taking out of our hands, cúddenly and

without warning, a case which was actually under discussion

with the Chinese authoritios, seriously weakened the effect

of our official representations in similar cases in future.

It is certain that the Viceroy would not have

issued his proclamation, had he known that Messrs Butter-

field and Swire wore in communication with the Celf

Government Society.

Personally, I have reason to complain of Wesers

Butterfield and wire's somewhat discourteous treatment

in