§ 13. Major HILLSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any further information concerning the British officers carried off by Chinese pirates?
§ Sir J. SIMONFurther letters have been received from the captives, the latest of which, dated the 16th May, indicates that they are not being badly treated. Communication is still being maintained with the bandits, and His Majesty's Vice-Consul at Newchwang and the authorities concerned are making every effort to ensure a favourable outcome.