CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 273

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Lies.

It was not until after the sick had pass-

ed under the official eye that their removal to

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Canton was desired,

While the Hongkong Gov-

Sir:-

ernment was making difficulties about allowing pa-

tients already in hospital to be removed, everyone

of whom of course had already been noted by the

Sanitary Authorities, there scarcely passed a day

without junks and steam launches arriving at Can-

ton freighted with dead and dying who had managed

to leave Hongkong without hindrance.

I trust I may be pardoned for thus expressing

my views on certain portions of Sir William Robin-

son's report.

passages as referred to events within the sphere

I have confined myself to such

of my office.

(Signed)

I have &c.,

Byron Brenan.

(Res 11 SEP J4)

CANTO N.

June 16th, 1894.

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I have the honour to inform you, for communi-

cation to His Excellency the Governor that since

yesterday the feeling of the populace towards fo-

reigners has not been so openly hostile, The Au-

thorities have bestirred themselves to suppress any

anti-foreign manifestation, and have arrested seve-

ral persons who were distributing placards. They

have, I believe, succeeded in letting agitators

understand that they are in earnest, and I think

that the animosity against foreigners may now die

down without an eruption, unless some untoward 20-

cident occurs to give a pretext for riot.

The Viceroy has informed me that tranquillity

in the city can be assured, but that in outlying

districts further removed from central authority

e Colonial Secretary

Hongkong.

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