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Hongkong to correctly express the firm's views recarling

the guilt of the Portuguesa watohmaa.

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Under these aixousta 139s the firu's letter to ma

of the 18th instant is, I venture to sumit, a most up-

satisfactory explanation of their share in these pro-

oaeiings, and it confirms ne in my opinion that Messrs.

Butterfield & Yvirs's manager in Hongkong has on this

oggasion allowed himself to be drawn into a course of

action, unworthy of the great firm whose representativa

he is, by which he has sought to purchase impunity for

the firm's business transactions at the ecpease of tho

reputation of the british and Portuguess Consular authorities

ia Canton and the good name of offlowers in the tritish

merohsat service,

The sno losures above referred to are :

1. Copy of Messrs. Butterfiel1 & Tire's latter

to me datei June 15.

3.

Translation of the Chinese version of the letter

(with Chinese text) read out at the Self Roverament

Rocisty's uesting.

5. and 4. Copy of my letter to Messrs. Butterfield

& vire and of their reply.

I have the hogo' to ba,

Sir,

Your most obedient, huable Servant,

(D.)

Harry H. Fox.

Agti Consul Agugral.