Subject,
Pago,
Serial No.
From or to whom,
Despatch No., ko.
Date.
January 23 (Rec. Mar. 6)
Charges against the Chinese Regiment. Transmita copy of correspondence with the Chief Staff Officer, China Field Force; deprecates any proposal to disband the Regiment or to reduce its members.
xili
Bubject.
Page.
1902,
67
04
To Acting-Commis-
sioner Cowan.
11
April 9
Handing over of Lands and Buildings by the Military to the Civil Authori- ties.
Transmits copies of Nos. 89 and 13
74
8G
To Treasury
March 11
British Dollar as Legal Tender. Transmits, with remarks, copy of No. 74; proposes to instruct the Commissioner to report further.
71
95
Acting
Commis- sioner Cowan.
Secret
April 18 (Rec. May 29.)
Chinese Jurisdiction in the Walled City.
87
To Acting-Commis-
Bioner Cowan.
Confi- dential.
March 12
Transmits, in reply to No. 75, copy of No. 82; considers the question should be deferred until the arrival of Mr. Lockhart.
72
96
Ditto
14
May 1 (Rec. June 9.)
**
To Foreign Office...
March 12
Concurs in views expressed in No. 82
and conveys purport of No. 87.
72
97
Commissioner Lock-
hart.
Handing over of Land and Buildings by the Military to the Civil Autho rities.
Confi-
May 15 dential, (Rec. June 23.)
23.
89 War Office ...
March 27
72
90
Foreign Office
March 29
91
Sir E. Satow to the Telegram
Marquees of Lane- downe.
79.
April 4 (Received in Colonial Office, April 7.)
92
Marquess of Lans- Telegram
downe to Sir E. Satow.
April 6
78.
Suggests that the lands and buildings now in possession of the Military Authorities at Wei-bai-Wet, would be most conveniently handed over to the Civil Administration on the final withdrawal of the troops from the island, and enquires whether the the arrangement is agreeable to Colonial Office.
Chinese Jurisdiction in the Walled
City of Wei-hai-Wei, Transmite copy of a despatch to Sir E. Satow on the subject, approving the course he proposes to take and en- closing a copy of No. 88.
Reduction of Chinese Regiment. States, it is rumoured that the 1st Chinese Regiment will be reduced from 1,100 to 300 by March 31 next, and trusts that care will be taken that the dis- banded men do not become elements of disturbance, and that the valuable services render d by the Regiment in the defence of Tientsin will not be lost sight of.
States that the reduction of the Regi- ment has practically been decided on, and suggests that Yuan-Shi-Kai might be consulted as to the disposal of the Inėn.
Handing over of Lands and Buildings by the Military to the Civil Autho- rilies.
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Ditto
...
22
223
May 13 (Rec. July 1.)
July 11
Charges against the Chinese Regiment. Controverts one of the statements made by Major-General Creagh, and ob. serves that the incident appears to cast some doubt on the value of other evidence submitted,
Administrative Report. Forwards report by Mr. Hare on Ad- ministration since the inauguration of British rule.
Railway Construction. Transmits copy of a letter from Mr. Bridges enquiring if rights can be granted for constructing a railway from Mahto to the boundary of the Territory in the direction of Chefoo, and asking that his name may be noted as the first applicant, and submits observations.
Ordinance to provide for the Peace and Good Order of the Territories.
74
75
106
Forwards. with remarks, draft for 108
approval.
Railway Construction.
Transmits copy of No. 97, and enquires 109
whether His Majesty's Government
is precluded from granting the per- mission asked for.
British Dollar as Legal Tender. Enquires, with reference to No. 86, whether there would be any objection to the opening of a branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank at Wei-hai-Wei, and if so, whether the proposed Ordinance to declare the Mexican and British dollar legal tender in Wei-hai-Wel should be issued.
110
99
To Foreign Office...
Secret
July 10
73
100
To Treasury
...
73
74
101
Treasury
I
July 14
British Dollar as Legal Tender. Transmits, with remarks, copy of corre- spondence with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank on the subject.
110
...
...
112
Police Force.
102
93
To War Office
-
+
April 9
Agrees to the proposal made in No. 89...
71
Commissioner Lock-
hart.
29
June 5 (Rec. July 17.)
Submits proposals
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Serlal No.
From or to whom.
Despatch
Date.
No,, &o.
xiv
1902.
103
Treasury
...
July 21
101
Foreign Office
Confi- dential.
July 23