that it would appear from the Eucl: to his yar- Ironsides Despatch of the 8th Septy that the Chinese Govt is taking some steps to put down piracy on
the West River.
T.C.M. 25/11
See further on 32958
The despatch to the
27/11
Governor must be confidential & we had better ack 2.0. privately whatever we may send out their prints They have no
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at once
Objection
P.C.M. 28/11
C.O.
32755
Rece
671
FOREIGN OFFICE. RE 25 NOV 19
November 23rd, 1899.
Sir:-
I have laid before the Marquess of Salisbury
your letter of the 17th instant enclosing copies of
further despatches received from the Governor of
Hongkong respecting the increase of piracy on the
West River and in the adjacent waters.
As regards the suggestion made by Sir Henry
Blake in paragraph 5 of his despatch No.278 of the
4th ultimo I am directed by Lord Salisbury to state
that the question of the working of the Regulations
for Inland Steam Navigation has been under his consideration, and I enclose for Mr. Secretary Chamberlain's information copies of correspondence which
has taken place between this Department, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Peking and the Board of
Trade on the subject, as well as a copy of a Memorandum by Mr. G. Jamieson, C.M.G., late Her Majesty's
Consul
Colonial Office.