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FIDEITI ALL.
Jong Kong.
457
609 SEP 12
Government House.
30 August 1912.
Gov. 26504
sir,
I have the honour to confirm my cypher
telegram of the 22 imat. of which a paraphrase is
enclosed, and to acknowledge the receipt of your
telegram of the 24 instant infomulls me that you
cpproved the proposals my ject to the stipulation
that to troops amplo; od shell Dn dial onl ̧.
Admy 26649
Ao purport of your mouse he beat ootan U. —
-icated to the Commodore and to the Senior Officer
Commanding the Troops.
2. Pending your reply to my telegram I arranged
with Coro doro Anstruther and Colonel St.John to
send a Naval and a Military officer to Lacao to
gain informatain as to the nature of the approaches
by water to the island where my information indicated
that the pirates made their headquarters. I gave
Lieutenant R.li.Crosse, Royal Artillery, of the
General Staff, a letter of introduction to the
Acting Governor of Macao. The latter placed every
facility in the way of the officers in obtaining the
information which was desired and placed a large
scale map of the adjacent islands at the disposal
of Lieutenant Stainer, Royal Navy,
3. It transpired that the island ( Wong Kan )
where the pirates are said to be located is territory
in dispute between the Portuguese and the Chinese The night Honourable
Lewis Vernon arcourt.ii.P.
Governments.
&c. &c. &c.