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that placards were being distributed libelling

the Canton doctors and warning people not to go to

the Colony, sent me the following telegram on 24th

May.

"It has been reported offensive and insult-

"ing placards posted Canton warning against

"going down to Hongkong for fear of women

"and children much cut up by foreign doctora.

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"Is there any truth in the report.

"see Viceroy urging on him withdrawal and

"contradiction".

Before a proclamation in the sense de-

sired by the Governor of Hongkong could be issued,

the feeling against Hongkong had developed into

an angry feeling against all foreigners in Can-

bon, and, to check this, the Viceroy ordered the

Magistrates to issue a proclamation.

A copy of

this was enclosed in my No.28 of 11th June. This

was the proclamation which evoked such an expres-

sion of displeasure on the part of the Governor of

Hongkong,

Hongkong but, as I explained in the above mentioned despatch, I did not think it wise to communicate the Governor's views Do the Viceroy. This terminated

the incident so far as Hongkong was concerned and

I therefore cannot understand what the Governor

means by saying in paragraph 15: "The Viceroy there-

upon issued a second proclamation which appeared

more to the purpose" &¤.,

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The foreign Consuls were not unmindful of their

duty. When dangerous symptoms showed themselves in

the province, they at once took concerted action

and made energetic representations to the Viceroy:

and it was owing to their urgent pressure that those

proclamations were successively published.

The Governor further refers to some correspon-

dence which passed between the Colonial Secretary and

me respecting the attack by Canton rowdies on two

American Lady Missionaries. No correspondence on

this matter has passed between us. While cordially

supporting each other in striving to secure the pro-

tection of all foreigners in this province, the

foreign