The Archive · 1870

French and English Missionaries in China

(lith.) Colonel Sykes asked the Under Seretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as it_appears from despatches published in the North China Daily News that the French Charge Affaires, M. Rochefort, in a personal interview ith "Aia,* the Viceroy of Nanking, had obtained ample redress for the late outrage by the literati at Ngaui-king upon French missi aries, and a grant of a plot of land wit walls of Ngan-king for a church and mission-3 whether Sir Rutherford Alcock, in his few with "Ma," the Viceroy, equivalent redress for the on by the literati upon English missionaries in Ngun-king; whether the following circumstances, 28 detailed in a private letter published in the china Orerland Trade Report ofthe 25th of January, and dated Tamani, the 10th of January, 1870, had been reported by the Consul of Tunieui, or had come to the Imowledge of the Foreign-office—namely, that by order of the Taoutai of Taiwanfoo, the mandarin of Oulan had proclaimed a reward of $200 for the head of Mr. Pickering, a British merchant, travelling with a Chinese pass in Formosa, Gilman & 17,181 Gibb, Livingston & Ca. 1135 Glover, Daw & Go 12;796 Hargreaves & Ca 375 Heard, Augustine & C 16,260 Hogg, Brothers 12,493, 2 Holliday, Wise & 202 Sardine, Matheson & 9,640 Tarvie, J. & Ca senses Kent & Go, 14,535 little & Ca, 6,499 Olyphant & Ca 21976 2 Osborne & Ca 8,638 Overbeck & Ca. 50,090 Overweg & Ca. 18,259 Petrocochino & Ca. 14,701 Pastan & Ca 320—-Reid & Ca. 13,104 Reiss & Ca. 1,482 Rothwell & Ca.. 11,939 494 496 Shaw, Brother 4,235 Siemssen & Ca. '970 Smith, Archer & Ca.

Tate, J. P., Esq. 18.020 Thorne, Brothers & Ca. 12,935 2 Pumer' & Ca.

Weston & Ca. 529 By Sundries Total.

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