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you and transit your reply. The enclosed letter is the
result of this conversation, and I shall be glad to know
in what terms Your Excellency desires an answer to be made,
I may say that the Canton authorities, and Mr. Cam
in particular, hed apparently hoped to secure à satisfacto ry
wettlement of this question in return for the courtegies
shown to Your Excelleney on your visit to Canton and they
are correspondingly disappointed and sore at the outcome of
their efforts. Mr. Can said bitterly "we thought, after
the expressions of friendship we heard from the Governor,that
we could ask Hongkong to do as a favour, but they will not
meet us evez in a matter of wel waall importance to them as
this".
I have the honour, etc.,
(Sgd.) J.F.Brenan.
Acting Consal General.