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that placards were being distributed libelling
the Canton doctors and warning people not to go to
the Colony, sent me the following telegram on 24th
May.
"It has been reported offensive and insult-
"ing placards posted Canton warning against
"going down to Hongkong for fear of women
"and children much cut up by foreign doctora.
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"Is there any truth in the report.
"see Viceroy urging on him withdrawal and
"contradiction".
Before a proclamation in the sense de-
sired by the Governor of Hongkong could be issued,
the feeling against Hongkong had developed into
an angry feeling against all foreigners in Can-
bon, and, to check this, the Viceroy ordered the
Magistrates to issue a proclamation.
A copy of
this was enclosed in my No.28 of 11th June. This
was the proclamation which evoked such an expres-
sion of displeasure on the part of the Governor of
Hongkong,
Hongkong but, as I explained in the above mentioned despatch, I did not think it wise to communicate the Governor's views Do the Viceroy. This terminated
the incident so far as Hongkong was concerned and
I therefore cannot understand what the Governor
means by saying in paragraph 15: "The Viceroy there-
upon issued a second proclamation which appeared
more to the purpose" &¤.,
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The foreign Consuls were not unmindful of their
duty. When dangerous symptoms showed themselves in
the province, they at once took concerted action
and made energetic representations to the Viceroy:
and it was owing to their urgent pressure that those
proclamations were successively published.
The Governor further refers to some correspon-
dence which passed between the Colonial Secretary and
me respecting the attack by Canton rowdies on two
American Lady Missionaries. No correspondence on
this matter has passed between us. While cordially
supporting each other in striving to secure the pro-
tection of all foreigners in this province, the
foreign