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5. The opening sentence of Mr. Schaub's letter interesting as proving that a number of those who attacked the British forces at Tai-po on the 16th, 17th and 18th April came down from Chinese territory.
6. The most serious aspect of the situation is the possibility that those turbulent people may attack the German mission. I hope that my message to the Viceroy of Canton, through our Consul, will have the effect of impelling him to afford immediate and effectual protection to the missions.
I have, &o.,
HENRY A. BLAKE,
Governor, &c.
Enclosure 1 in No. 208.
16742 S.
(Secret.)
No. 209.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
SIR,
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of your
Downing Street, Jay 3, 1899. letter of the 28th ultimo, forwarding copies of telegrams from and to Pekin, on the subject of the occupation of Sham Chun, and to enclose for the information of the Marquess of Salisbury a paraphrase of a telegramt on the same subject from the Governor of Hong Kong.
&c.,
I am,
C. P. LUCAS.
DEAR SIR,
Li Long, May 29, 1899. THERE is a large Pun Ti village, Pan Then, in our neighbourhood (six English miles from our Mission Station, Li Long) whose population of the clan Tang took a prominent part in the rout in Thai Puand Phing Shan some weeks ago. Since your soldiers are in Sam Tahun the people there are preparing to drive away. The last few days they sent invitations to large villages in their neighbourhood and collected a lot of money to engage men, who are now assembling with their weapons in Phan Then. The rowdies there menace the Christians who are living in a Hakka village two English miles from Phan Then. The Christians had to flee. This night the gathered rowdies in that region have a meeting in a large temple to arrange their plans. I don't know how much is true of all the wild rumours which are afloat, but I beard it from trust- worthy eye-witnesses, who saw hundreds of men with weapons on their way to Phan Then. Everybody says the Chinese there are in earnest to stir up the people once more to engage you in war. My two colleagues and our Chinese pastor are at a loss what to know what do. After very secret consultations we thought it would be best to let you is going on in our neighbourhood. Since we are far away from the mandarin to whose jurisdiction Pan Then belongs (Tung Kong is a two days' journey from here) I would kindly ask you to send word to Hong Kong that the Government immediately tele- graphs to Canton or Tung Kong that our mission station and the Christians are in danger. Our station belonged to the jurisdiction of the petty mandarin of Sam Tshun which is now in the British possession.
16312 S.
(Secret.)
No. 210.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
your
SIR,
Downing Street, July 5, 1899. I am directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of letter of the 24th ult., respecting the temporary occupation of Sham Chun, and enclosing a copy of a telegram to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Pekin, with an expression of the views of Her Majesty's Government on the subject.
2. I am at the same time to transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of Salisbury, a paraphrase of a telegrams from the Governor of Hong Kong, in which he offers some suggestions as to the opening of the trade of the West River.
17494 S.
No. 211.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 882
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
Yours, &c.,
HART SCHAUB,
Basel Mission.
P.S.-I send you my map of our mission station in this region. I have understood [? underscored] the various places, Li Long, Phan Then, &c.
(No. 60.)
SIR,
H. S.
Enclosure 2 in No. 208.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong,
May 31, 1899.
I AM directed to transmit for your information copy of a letter from Mr. Schaub, of the Basel Mission, and to state that as German missionaries have requested the Governor to forward their application for protection, His Excellency begs that you will transmit it to the Viceroy of Canton.
The rumours of disturbance are probably exaggerated, but His Excellency would regret exceedingly if any attack either upon the British troops or upon the Basel Mission at Li Long were to necessitate any movement of Her Majesty's troops to the north of Sham Chun Valley.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Canton.
I have, &c.,
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
pro Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNOR SIR H. A. BLAKE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(Paraphrase.)
(Received 1,54 p.m., July 6, 1899.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 213.]
July 6, 1899,' I DESIRE to appoint an officer to take political charge of the Sham Chun Valley pending the payment of the indemnity by the Chinese Government, and would ask you to obtain from the War Office the services of Major Somerville, Royal Lancaster Regiment, for this appointment. The duration of the proposed appointment being uncertain, this officer would be glad to be granted leave and to be seconded for the present, I have spoken to the General, who concurs. Major Somerville is thoroughly acquainted with my wishes and views, as he has been acting as my Private Secretary for seven months.
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No. 212.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
16232/S.
(Secret.)
SIR
Downing Street, July 6, 1899. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of letter of the 23rd ultimo|| enclosing a copy of a telegram addressed to Her Majesty's
your
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