151
11191.
SIB,
(Secret.)
No. 146.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
Downing Street, May 10, 1899. WITH reference to your letter of the 1st instant, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of Salisbury, copy of a further telegraphic correspondence with the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the continued presence of Chinese troops in Kowloon city, together with a copy of a despatch and enclosure from Sir H. Blake with reference to the recent disturbances in connection with the delimitation of the boundaries of the new territory.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
11789 S.
No. 149.
GOVERNOR SIR H. A. BLAKE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(Paraphrase.)
(Received 10.30 a.m. May 11, 1899.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 155.]
•
Referring to my telegram of 10 May. This morning I have further considered the question with the General. I think it would be more prudent to confine ourselves
to occupation of Sham Chun, drawing line from north to (?town) at fork of river south of Wong Pai Ling. This could be held with garrison that there is at present.
11645 8.
SIR,
(Secret.)
No. 147.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
Downing Street, May 10, 1899. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters of the 9th inst.,§ enclosing copies of further telegrams from Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Pekin respecting the state of affairs in the new territory adjacent to Hong Kong, and I am to transmit to you, for the information of the Marquess of Salisbury, a paraphrase of a telegram that has been addressed to the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
11789 8.
SIR,
(Secret.)
No. 150.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
[Answered by No. 154.]
Downing Street, May 12, 1899. WITH reference to the letter from this office of the 10th inst.,† I am directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of Salisbury, paraphrases of two further telegrams from the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the proposed occupation of Kowloon and Sham Chun, together with the draft of a telegrams which, with his Lordship's concurrence, he proposes to address to the Governor in reply.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
11783 8.
No. 148.
GOVERNOR SIR H. A. BLAKE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(Paraphrase.)
(Received 9.55 p.m. May 10, 1899.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 155.]
In reply to your telegram of 9th May, I have sufficient force. I would send 100 men into Kowloon and take possession; and send 2,000 to Sham Chun. Just returned from Deep Bay. We ought to take valley up to hills, as first proposed, if we cross river. Jardine's have asked for concession, for coal, as lignite has been discovered in hills south of Deep Bay running north-east; satisfied therefore may be valuable.
Received report on my return from Chief Superintendent of Police, who has reliable information from an informer in Sham Chun, that on May 6th over 140 fighting men arrived in neighbourhood from Tung kun to form a nucleus for the people of Sham Chun district, who propose attack upon our territory. Not feeling strong enough (0 men have been sent back to Tung kun to collect more men.
It is therefore probable another attack will be made from north of river. General thinks another regiment will be necessary, if territory to hills is to be held.
a good Chinese regiment could be raised in district; so do I.
He thinks
11789 3.
(Secret.)
SIR,
No. 151.
COLONIAL OFFICE to WAR OFFICE. [Answered by No. 158.]
Downing Street, May 12, 1899. WITH reference to the letter from this Office of the 18th ult., I am directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of Lansdowne paraphrases of the telegraphic correspondence with the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the proposed occupation of the town of Kowloon in the newly- acquired territory, and the town of Sham Chun beyond the present boundary, together with the draft of a telegram conveying to the Governor the instructions which, as his Lordship is aware, have been decided upon by Her Majesty's Government.
2. Mr. Chamberlain would be glad to know, at Lord Lansdowne's earliest con- venience, whether he coneurs in the terms of this telegram.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
• No. 136.
Nos. 138 and 139.
‡ No. 135.
$ Nos. 142 and 143.
| No. 145.
• No. 148.
† No. 146.
| No. 117.
1 Nos. 148 and 119. Nos. 138, 139, 145, 148, and 149.
See No. 155.
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