AFFAIR, The Peking Gazette of the 17th September contains the following Imp Li Hung-chang reports to Us memorials and. postscript tating that in obedience tu Our decree he had proceeded with all despatch to Chefoo, to take action in conference with the British Envoy on the subject of the Yiinnan affair, The British official Interpreter Ma-kia-li (Margary) having been murdered in the district ig-stich, the local civil and military officials have rendered themselves liable to puni for their shortcoming, in having failed to take due care for his pro-it would be right that they would' be punished each in conformity the circumstances of the case. much, Li Hung-ch sents that the British Buvoy, Wei T"o-ins, considering security for the future to be preferable to vengeance for the past, has
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