No.1251.
Sir,
Colonial Secretary's Office
Hongkong, 1st August, 1899.
I am directed to acknowledge with thanks
the receipt of your letter No.107 of the 26th inst.
enclosing copies of a despatch with its enclosures which
you have addressed to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at
Peking relative to the prevalence of piracy and armed
robbery in the province of Kwangtung.
I have etc,
(Sd) J.H.Stewart Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
CANTON.
43
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No.1251.
Sir,
Colonial Secretary's Office
Hongkong, 1st August, 1899.
I am directed to acknowledge with thanks
the receipt of your letter No.107 of the 26th inst.
enclosing copies of a despatch with its enclosures which
you have addressed to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at
Peking relative to the prevalence of piracy and armed
robbery in the province of Kwangtung.
I have etc,
(Sd) J.H.Stewart Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
CANTON.
43