No. 17.
19953
RECE
REG 19 JUN 11
Mr. Consul-General Jamieson to Sir John Jordan.
Sir: -
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HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULATE-
GENERAL,
CANTON.
May 4th, 1911.
In continuation of my despatch No. 16 of the let
instant on the subject of the late revolutionary out-
break, I have the honour to forward herewith a Memor-
andum of events, compiled by Mr. Roger E. Lindsell,
a cadet of the Hongkong Civil Service, et present
staioned here for the purpose of learning Cantonese.
I had requested this officer to avail himself
of his knowledge of the language and make personal
enquiry from eye-witnesses and others, who would be
likely to furnish accurate information, so that one
could be in a position to check the wild stories of the
Sir John Jordan K.C.B., K.C.M.G.,
His Majesty's Minister,
Peking.
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