6

540

I also annex a

copy is important

as it contains an admission that the Proclamation, which was the original cause of the disturbances, was issued by himself and the Governor of Canton. It had been asserted in Canton that this

proclamation was a

forgery. The

trial of the Editor of

one

of the

Chinese newspapers which published

off

this Vroclamation is to come.

few days at the Criminal

Au a

cessions. Precedings against the

other 3 papers

are in

abeyance

until

Enclosure 2.

вет

until the result of this trial is

seen.

4

In my despatch 11:346 of

Your

1956! 14th instant Is

Lordship that I had sent a warning to the Mandarin of

Kowloon respecting the attempt

which, according to the reports of

informers,

I was

"to be made by

persons from his District to ..

destroy

a

French Mail steamer

in the harbour of Hongkong. This

C

Commun

nication was onade

privately by Inspector Quinery,

Who

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