Sir,
15320
Per? IS JUN 19
Foreign Office,
14. 1899.
June
415
I am directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the accompanying Copy of despatch, dated April 13. 1899, as marked in the margin, inclosing correspondence between Her Majesty's Consul at Samshui and the provincial authorities regarding the presence of Her Majesty's ship "Sandpiper" in the West River.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Tangis Bertie
Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.