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IV.
(Colonial Secretary's Message of the 18th April, 1899.)
THE GOVERNOR,
18th April, 1899, 10 p.m.
Since I sent my last message Chinese attacked our troops, who swept down the valley to a point 2 miles from Kam T'in. Casualties on our side nil; on side of Chinese not known. I was present throughout engagement, after which we proceeded to Kam T'in and blew down two gates of walled villages. We returned to Sheung Ts'ün where we will remain to-night. To-morrow we proceed to Ün Long and Ping Shán, where we will stay for the night. SIMMONDS has arrived from Fan Ling; reports all quiet there. We are well though tired.
LOCKHART.
V.
GOVERNOR,
SHEUNG TS'ÜN, WEDNESDAY, 19th April, 1899.
Passed the night at Sheung Ts'ün. No trouble. All had a good night. Start for Un Long at 7.30 a.m. and will stay in that neighbourhood to-night. LOCKHART.
VI.
GOVERNOR,
PING SHAN, WEDNESDAY, 19th April, 1899.
Arrived Ping Shán at I p.m. No resistance of any kind offered either here or at la Ts'ün or at Un Long, which we visited. Rumoured that a British Force landed Deep Bay proceeded Castle Peak. We have neither seen nor received information regarding it.
VII.
LOCKHART.
GOVERNOR,
P'ING SHAN, THURSDAY, 20th April, 1899.
Remained here all day. Major MORRIS has reported to Colonel THE O'Gorman that he is stationed at Kam T'in Hü and has completed the work of demolition there. All well. No signs of resistance. The villagers in this neighbourhood are returning to their villages.
LOCKHART.
(Colonial Secretary's Minute of the 24th April, 1899.)
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
P'ING SHÁN, 24th April, 1899.
When we visited the meeting-house at Un Long on the 22nd instant, I carefully searched the house for documents, being aided in the search by Mr. Ts'ol. We found several documents which I have translated. I forward the translation herewith." I also forward statements made by NG K'I-CH'EUNG,† one of the gentry of the Un Long district, and by TANG LO-PANT one of the gentry of Kam Tin,
These documents and statements show clearly that there was a combined movement among the various districts in the territory for the purpose of offering resistance to the British. The movement seems to have started at Ping Shán, where we now are, and to have been taken up by the Ha Ts'ün district, in which resided TANG I-SHEK, TANG TS'ING-SZ and TANG CHIK-TING, who seem to have been chiefly instrumental in inducing the gentry and the elders of the other districts to join the movement. The villagers do not seem to have shown any desire to resist, but having been incited by the gentry and elders, it was im- possible to restrain them.
I attach a list of the gentry and elders§ whose names appear in the documents found at Un Long and in the statements of NG K'I-CH'EUNG and Tang Ló-pan.
*Enclosures IV to IX inclusive.
Enclosure No. 1.
Enclosure No. 2. § Enclosure No. 3.