Sir,
Enclosure No. 816
British Consulate
Canton, April 16th, 1899
In extension of my telegram just despatched to His Excellency the Governor, I have the honour to state that I have just returned from an hour's interviews with the Viceroy and other officials at which Mr. Assistant Higgs was also present.
The Viceroy wandered constantly from the points at issue and introduced a great deal of irrelevant matter into the conversation. I merely let him have his say and confined my own remarks to the subjects under consideration.