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mind a conversation I had with Sir John Jorden in September

of last year,

in the course of which be informed me that,

although is Majesty's Government contended that China had

no such right the Chinese Government had denied the

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justice of such contention, and that there the matter had

beon allowed to rest I decided, before opposing the

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Regulations on that round, to await an indication of your

views as to the line to be adopted. In my nobe of May 4th

to the Metine Governor General, however, I called attent-

ion to the immunity of unbroken packages. Such were the

motives which influenced my action

or perhaps as the

Hongkong Government would term it my inaction- when the

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controversy first arose, and thereon I stend to be adjud-

red by those in whom the cole right of judgment is vested-

my superiors.

That I have incurred the condemnation of the Hongkong

Ahamber of Commerce and the Honekone branch of the thing