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Mr. Fox to Viceroy Change 14 09
LJAN 25 1909
Your Excellency,
Canton, December 5 1908.
In my despatch of the 4th. instant in-
forming Y.E. of the conclusion I had come to after a full
investigation into the charge against the Portuguese
watchman of the 8.5. "Fatehan" of having caused the death
of a Chinese Passenger, I drew Y.E. attention to the
action of the Canton newspapers in prejudicing the minds
of their readers by publishing inaccurate
misleading reports of the proceedings and requested Y.".
to summon the editors of the offending papers and impose
suitable penalties upon them.
and
I have now the honour to enclose an article published
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in the Seventy Two Guilde Press which contains a gress
libel on myself, accusing me of hushing the matter up and
giving no consideration to the interests of public justice.
I have the honour to request that the Editor of this
paper may be summoned and severely dealt with and that
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