ONFIDENTIAL.
sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 5th. January, 1912.
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In continuation of my Confidential Despatch 72 of 11th. December, I have the honour further to report progress
of events in this Colony in connection with the crisis in China.
2.
I enclose a further list of cases in which
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attempts have been made to rescue prisoners or to obstruct the Police in the discharge of their duties. You will observe that in! no case did an attempted rescue succeed.
3.
While the obstruction of the Police still continues although it is less aggravated, I am glad to say the molestation of Europeans in the streets and elsewhere has almost ceased. Subsequent to the cases of this kind reported in my pre-
-vious despatch arrangements were made for detectives as far as
might be possible to follow European ladies when shopping and a
printed circular was issued by the Captain Superintendent of Police requesting them to carry a police whistle as a means of
communication in case of need.
4.
In order to bring the Police Staff up to full
strength I appointed Mr. R. 0. Hutchison on 14th. December to act as extra Assistant Superintendent of Police; Commander C. 7. Beckwith will in the meantime assist him in the discharge of the
duties of Superintendent of Imports and Exports.
5.
I enclose a report dated 18th. December by Lieutenant-Colonel Stacpole who was at my request detailed by the
General
E RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P..
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