Exclaure
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"KING ALFRED" at HONGKONGĄ 18.100
13th March, 1907.
(Received,
Peking, 25th March, 1907).
No. 222.
gir,
I have the honour to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt
of Your Excellency's letter of the 23rd February, 1907, enclos-
ing a copy of despatch No. 86 addressed to Sir Edward Grey,
relative to the measures adopted for the suppression of piracy
in the inland waters of China.
2.
I paid an official visit to His Excellency the Viceroy
of Canton on the 28th February, and took the opportunity to
mention the subject to him. His Excellency informed me that
a Flotilla of about fourteen steam launches were to be built
and placed under the orders of Admiral Li for patrolling duties
on the West river, and that it was proposed to have a small
number of steam launches under the Commissioner of Customs to
co-operate with Admiral Li's flotilla. His Excellency said
that he saw no objection to the proposal and that communications
between Canton and Peking on the subject were proceeding.
3.
Although the Viceroy spoke of this co-operation by
the Commissioner of Customs, I am doubtful if Admiral Di would
carry out such an arrangement in its entirety. In my opinion
it
His Excellency
Sir John Jordan, K.S.M.G.,
H.B.M. Minister
PEKING