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foreign Government to function in British territory. The "Sovereign rights of China" have been most carefully safeguar- ded, and we have agreed to allow acts by Chinese Officials in British territory to which no corresponding concession has been demanded.
7. I regret to say that the Chinese Government has not met us in a like spirit of compromise and goodwill. A note from Mr. Chao of yesterday's date, places us even further from
the goal of Agreement than we were before.
8. So much in brief for the railway negotiations. I now desire to invite Your Excellency's consideration of some other collateral matters, which have or should have a bearing and influence on these negotiations.
9. You are aware of the serious Revolutionar. Outbreak
which occurred recently in Canton. I have grounds for
belief that the feelings and sympathies of a considerable
part of the Chinese population of this Colony, in common with
the population of South China are largely on the side of the
*reformers". In spite of this the Hongkong Government has
taken most energetic measures to assist the Viceroy of Canton.
In the first place I suggested personally to His Excellency
a number of measures calculated for the suppression of crine,
co-Âgeration in the arrest of criminals, stricter supervision
over the passengers to and from Canton, facilities for extra-
dition, etc. His Excellency naturally grasped at these sug-
gestions with alacrity, and Mr. Wei Han (ax Director General,
Kowloon Canton Railway) accompanied by the Police Tactal ar-
rived on the 23rd instant to consult with the Captain Superin-
tendent of Police as to the steps to be taken to put the mea-
sures into operation forthwith.
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But apart from these general measures of co-operation
which are of benefit to both Goverments, a large number of
search warrants have been issued in order to seize if possible
any arms which may be concealed by suspected Revolutionaries,
and I have announced that any recent arrivals who may be shown
to