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Mr. Fox to Vicuroy Chang.
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Your Fxcellency,
Canton, December 7th. 1.08.
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On the 5th. instant I had the honour
to draw Y.E.'s attention to the exaggerated statements
with regard to the "fatshan" case, which have recently
appeared in the Centon newspapers, and I pointed out that
utterances of this nature, if allowed to continue, would
seriously impair the sxisting friendly relations between
British and Chinose in Canton.
It has now come to my knowledge that the Solf
Covorment Society have been holding moetings during
the last few days at which the witnesses for the prosec-
ution were publicly thanked for their action in this cs80,
and the British authorities sovorely k blamed for their
conduct of the enquiry. Thie morning the Socisty havo
called a public meeting to again discuss the affair.
It is hardly necessary for me to point out to Y.7.
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