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attacking the present Government, for bringing their
partisans under the same banner, to raise the necessary
funds, and thereby obtaining a firmer foundation for
their association.
Should, therefore, a free hand be given to their
movements it would constitute a great danger in view,
especially, of the present situation. The Viceroy of
Canton, under instructions of the Government at Peking,
are effecting a strict control over the movement.
You will, therefore, invite the attention of the
British Government to the foregoing matter to the end
that the movements of the Kiangsi and Kwansi societies may be closely watched and that telegraphic instructions may be issued to the Governor at Hong Kong to urge a more rigid control of the boycott.
A