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To G. O. O. China & Hongkong.
Camp.
Sheung Po.
6/6/99.
22304 RECY tx REGE 21 AUG 9 378
I enclose for your Excy's information copies of some letters received by me from Mr Schaub, a missionary in the Lilong district, also a proclamation in Chinese & rough translation of it by Mr Schaub.
Perhaps it would be well to have the proclamation again translated by an educated Chinaman.
Within the last few days I have visited several of the Elders & gentry of the neighbourhood in their temples endeavouring to ascertain from them the feelings of the people. They all declare that they themselves & the people are quite happy under British rule. To-day I visited Shamchun having sent a messenger to acquaint the elders of my intention to come to their city. I was received with a large number of the gentry assembled in the temple to welcome me. All stated that they were glad to be British subjects, that the people were gratified by the treatment accorded to them by us, that all goods purchased: labour etc., have been paid for, & they have no complaints to make about our administration.
They promised that should any disturbance arise at or near this district they will inform me of it at once; that now absolute peace prevails.
I mention these matters to show that the rumours about rising in this & the neighbouring district of Un-long are most unlikely to be realised. I for one do not believe that any rising of anything approaching a serious nature will take place.
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