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REG 18 JUN 07
Paraphrase of telegram from Sir J.Jordan,
Peking, No.107, dated June 11th, 1907.
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Appointment of Tsen as Viceroy of Canton.
have
See your telegram No.59 of June 5th.
discussed piracy, the Canton-Kowloon Railway and other local questions with Tsen, who leaves for Canton direct
on June 13th. He promised to consider the Customs
of piracy, but his views
scheme for the repression
were not entirely satisfactory and he was inclined to insist that he could deal with the difficulty himself.
He
expressed himself as favourably disposed to-
wards the railway and anticipated no difficulty in
giving effect to the agreement.