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The Chinese Minister presents his compliments
to His Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs and desires to acquaint
His Excellency that the Viceroy of Kwangtung, in
consultation and concert with the Governor of
Hongkong, is taking all possible steps to suppress
gambling within, or near to, their respective juris-
dictions, the Viceroy being of one mind with the
Governor as to the injury which the gambling habit
works in a community especially when publicly
encouraged. Their efforts in this direction are
greatly impeded by the existence at Macao, a place
within easy reach both of Canton and Hongkong, of
gambling establishments officially recognised by,
and yielding a revenue to, the local Government.
Viceroy therefore has begged his Government in Peking
to approach the Portuguese Government with an urgent
request to discontinue their support of gambling at
Macao with a view to its complete suppression.
With this object the Wai-wu Pu has instructed
their Minister in Paris, who also represents China
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