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originate and get

- spread abroad. My relations

with the high Chinese Authorities

friendly in the extreme, and I am assured by them that all necessary precautions will be and are taken for the protection of Foreigners and their property .

Nevertheless experience of Chinese Governmental action do's not lead me to reby implicitly ___ upon it - however good the intention may be

safe to ignore,

in

ces

nor is it so

idle and unmeaning, reports

own

: general circulation. My view of the matter, and I have

impressed it - strongly upon the

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British Community, is to make

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unnecessary display of alarm, but to go on as if nothing out of the usual course of

occurring.

· events was

of events It is difficult, however,

to get people to follow, such advice when they imagine, nightly

are surrounded with

sume the

I presum

wrongly, they dangers, hence, I letter of

of the 3rd Instant :

do

at present

than bring the existing situation to the knowledge of His Excellinay the Lieutenant-Governor, deeming it my duty to do so for the

considerations above mentioned

and in view of the influence any