London by this Mail will inform Her Majesty's Government of all particulars and it only comes within my province as Governor of this Colony to note the event and to report to you the actual and probable effect within and around this Island and the precautionary measures that I have deemed it advisable to adopt. I have caused the Night Passes for Chinese to be restricted to 8 P.M. in place of 9 P.M. as hitherto, and have added 40 Europeans and 40 Indians to the Police Force.
These steps have been taken quite quietly and have caused no stir and little remark, and I think the whole Community acknowledges a feeling of security.
At the same time M. Lobscheid (whose information mentioned in my "Secret" Despatch of 4th Instant has proved strangely correct) is of opinion that when the news of the Peking affair reaches the Chinese here in an authenticated form some organisation within the neighbouring Province of Kwangtung will undoubtedly be tried for the purpose of annoying or injuring Foreigners and Foreign Interests.
General Straubenzee is naturally anxious about Canton, and though here now will leave for that City as soon as his mail is prepared. He mentions his desire to see a Volunteer Artillery Force raised here, and if necessity...