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No. 227.
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REG 3 JUL 14 PEKING,
June 8th, 1914.
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Sir:-
In continuation of my despatch No. 208 of the 22nd
ultimo, I have the honour to enclose copy of a letter from
the Wai Chiao Pu informing me that Admiral Li Ho, Acting
Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Marine, has been deputed
by the President to proceed to Canton to deal with the
question of piracy on the West River. Admiral Li is
starting this week and expects to reach Hongkong in about
a fortnight.
I have had several interviews with Admiral Li and
impressed strongly upon him the necessity of taking
measures to put an effectual stop to piracy in the Canton
The cases of the "Childar" and "Taion" bad
Delta.
attracted attention to the question because they affected
foreign interests, but periodical reports which reached me
from the Governor of Hongkong showed that scarcely a day
passed that some Chinese vessel was not pirated on the
West River and that there was no security for trade on this
he Right Honourable
Sir Edward Grey, Bart., K.G., M.P
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