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Nia Siberia.
Sir:-
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Arce Kege || MAY 09
FOREIGN OFFICE,
kay 6th, 1909.
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The Purtuguese Minister called to-day with u
long telegram from his Govermont on the subject of
the prosent situation at facio.
According to this telegram the Portugusus Consul
at Canton had infomed the Governor of Macao of the
rumours of un impending attack on that place. The
Governor in ruply stated that he did not regard such
en attuck we probable but would, as a precaution,
like the gmbout, which had been at Maquo but was now
at Hongkong, dont back to the former place. The Por-
tuguope Covernment had refused this request on the
ground that they had agreed, as part of the arrange-
mant concluded at lisbon, to the withdrawal of the
gunboat and that they saw no adequate reason at pre-
Ar J. Jordan, K.C.M.G.,
&c., 40.. Sve.
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