Territory, and that I looked to him to render every assistance for the same purpose so far as Chinese Territory was affected. He then requested that he might co-operate with the Police whom I had brought with me, and to this I agreed.
7. Notwithstanding, however, his assurance that everything in his power would be done, I learn that, on the 21st instant, when the people of Hoak Ka village turned out to meet their Punti enemies now drawn up on the Chinese side of the border,
8. I deemed it my duty, therefore, to request Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Canton to bring the case to the notice of His Excellency the Viceroy of the two Kwang.
9. At the same time I directed Mr Creagh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, to proceed with a party of Sikhs on the 24th instant to the Hoak Ha village nearest the frontier for the purpose of securing the arms and ammunition of its inhabitants, as the readiest means of checking their disposition to fight.
10. Mr Creagh, with forty Sikhs, surprised the Hakka villagers, who were drawn up on the British side of the border. No action whatever was taken by the Chinese Officer to whom I have referred.
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Territory, and that I looked to him
to render every assistance for the same purpose so far
was
as
Chinese
Territory
affected. He then requested that he might co-operate with the Solice
whom I had brought with me, and
to this I aqueed.
7
Notwithstanding, however, his
assurance that everything in his
power
from:
would be done, I learn that,
the 21th instant, when the people
village turned out
the Hoak. Ka village
to meet their Punti enemies now diawn
up
on the Chinese side of the border,
8.
I deemed it
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my duty, therefore, to request Her Britannic Majesty's bonsul at banton bo bring the case
to the notice
of
Heis
Excellency the
Viceroy of the two Kwang.
9.
at the same time I directed Mt Creagh, Deputy Superintendent
Police, to proceed with a party of
of
Sikhs
om
th
the 24th instant to the
Hoak. Ha village nearest the frontier
for the purpose of securing the arms and ammunition of its inhabitants.
as
the readiest
means
disposition to fight.
of checking their
Mo2 breagh, with forty bittho,
surprised
10.
mo
action whatever
was
taken by the
up
om
Chinese Officer to whom I have
རྔུལ་ཆུ་ངས་ཇིང་ལ་བཟབ་
the Heat has who were drawn
the British side of the
referred.
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