12
464
13.
officially communicating with him
W
The subject.
I
Phase give no official.
or
private sanction to the proceeding you can plain of
Mar
have I
any
Knowledge of its having taken place the statements which from
time to time appear in the Courie
are
so frequently
ever
I rarely if investigation.
emeens
that
think them worth
It is possible, however, that
the
view
were sent down
down by
W
Canton Benevolent Society which
exists here
by the Chinese
Authorities but in either of these
Cases
their destination would have
been Canton whither perhaps I inquiring will show them to have been forwarded.
I shall forward copies of
this
correspondence to H.M. Minister
and to H.M. Secretary of State.
I have to
(Signed) Chalon Alabaster,
Vice Consul officiating as
Acting Consul General