AL
oda 662
Li-Long, 6th June, 1899.
Dear Sir,
The British Governor wishes to hear what the Chinese Government is doing to protect our Mission Stations.
This evening four soldiers sent by the Sun On Mandarin came to our Village with a letter to the Elders of Li-Long to exhort them to keep their people in order, because he got the news from the Viceroy that there are rowdies in this region threatening the Mission Station. Tomorrow, they will return to the Mandarin to tell him that all is quiet in Li-Long, and that all the people here are on friendly terms with us.
The Mandarin knows very well that it was rumoured last week that the gathered rowdies in Fan Tin would endanger our place.
The Mandarin of Tung Kun will certainly also send some soldiers to the Headmen of that place, after he has heard that the people there are quieted by the news they got from us, that your Soldiers will not come to their Village.
The danger has now passed for the present in this region. The stupid people in Fan Tin spread now the news that they have taken the resolution not to go to Sham Chun to drive ...