839-1860. Elliot to She Pao-shun. Is leaving for Macao next day: asks for quick reply, otherwise it will have to be delivered to Macao. FO 682/1974/57

Foreign Office: Chinese Secretary's Office, Various Embassies and Consulates, China: General Correspondence. SECTION TWO: DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND BRITISH AUTHORITIES 1839-1860. Elliot to She Pao-shun. Is leaving for Macao next day: asks for quick reply, otherwise it will have to be delivered to Macao. 4 pages The symbol i in the Chinese date stands for intercalary month, i.e, a a month inserted in the calendar to make the calendar year correspond to the Chinese lunar year.