CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 184

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

To "Sir Claude Sac Donald. Te. You only can secure that Sham Chun shall come in. Canton Viceroy determined that it shall not. Blak" Sent 12.2.99

To." Governor. Hone Kong.

Can

you give

me the Chiese Characters

for Sham Chun, Lin Tong, and Wong Time 'ding; also for the nver mentioned. Numbers

in Sills Dictionary

Received 21.2.99

will be

sufficient

Mac Donald

To "Sir Claude Mactionald, o

,

your Excellence's titsgram of yesterday. Please defer action until further tela.

defer

Gram Blaka: Sent 22. 2.99

To" Sir Clauche Stackonald re

Have been in consultation with Hillier over Exclusion. we

that a simple

solution would so that China delegates person to take over the opiim farm here at present rate, this Government, passing ordinance that all opium be imported in bond. apres

that delimitations hills north of Sham Chun

For this Hillier

round base

of

3.

Οι

5

6

7

above cultivated ground would be a fair Equivalent. China would be co80 Srable gainer financially by this ar- rangement. If Chinese characters for Sham Chun quind ask Hart. Soldiero should leave Kowloon. Blake "

Sent 23.2.99

To "Sir Claude MacDonald

Sof S. for Colonies Enquins probable date of taking

over

territory have auswert

as soon as you have settice boundary question - Blake"

Sent 3.3.99.

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