losure No. 1 in Mr. Fox's No. 78, General Series, of July 12th. 1909.
My dear Fox,
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I AUG 26 1909
I send herewith copios of certain correa-
pondence between myself and the British and Chineso
Corporation, with copies of letters referred to, de ling
with the question of Land and Disturbances.
Affairs have now reached a critical stege, when
not only is our work stopped at Shakten and Sin Chuen!
Bridge (Shek Ha) and numbers of grievances are unredressed,
but both Mr. Boothby and Mr. Warmington (the latter
resigned some wooks ago, but pending further endeavours
to straighten things out his resignation was not neceptod)
have had enough of it and cannot be expected to stand
the "pin pricke" any longer. Their going would be absol-
utely disastrous and, sa I told Woi Hen yesterday, we
should close down No. 2 District and practically own
ourselves beaton.
Following the appointment of the two deputios,
the