CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 660

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed
Series Prev Next

rue in

h

008 X. C.0. 13620 RECO

REGP 29 MAY 19

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

646 Hongkong, 21st April, 1899.

Sir,

In view of the disturbances now taking place in the New Territory, which there is good reason to believe have been engineered or assisted from Chinese territory, I am instructed to ask you to be good enough to lay before His Excellency the Governor the following opinions and suggestions of my Committee:-

That having regard to the fact that the New Territory is obviously liable to be over-run by the banditti who are either not amenable to Chinese Authority or whose acts the Mandarins find it convenient to ignore or disavow, it is essential to the preservation of good order in the Colony, and to consolidate our position, that the northern boundary shall be clearly defined by natural features and include within it the town of Shanchun.

That recent occurrences have convincingly demonstrated the inutility, if not the actual mischievousness, of Mandarin influence, and furnish excellent reasons for the removal of Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G.,

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary.

Page 660

Page 661

Edit History

2026-05-30 17:50:44 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
rue in h 008 X. C.0. 13620 RECO REGP 29 MAY 19 Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. 646 Hongkong, 21st April, 1899. Sir, In view of the disturbances now taking place in the New Territory, which there is good reason to believe have been engineered or assisted from Chinese territory, I am instructed to ask you to be good enough to lay before His Excellency the Governor the following opinions and suggestions of my Committee:- That having regard to the fact that the New Territory is obviously liable to be over-run by the banditti who are either not amenable to Chinese Authority or whose acts the Mandarins find it convenient to ignore or disavow, it is essential to the preservation of good order in the Colony, and to consolidate our position, that the northern boundary shall be clearly defined by natural features and include within it the town of Shanchun. That recent occurrences have convincingly demonstrated the inutility, if not the actual mischievousness, of Mandarin influence, and furnish excellent reasons for the removal of Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., The Honourable the Colonial Secretary. Page 660 Page 661
Baseline (Original)
rue in h 008 X. C.0. 13620 RECO پاس REGP 29 MAY 19 Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. 646 Hongkong, 21st. April, 1899. Sir. In view of the disturbances now taking place in the New Territory, which there is good reason to believe have been engineered or assisted from Chinese territory, I am instructed to ask you to be good enough to lay before His Excellency the Governor the following opinions and suggestions of my Committee:- That having regard to the fact that the New Ter- ritory is obviously lisble to be over-run by the bandittig who are either not amenable to Chinese Authority or whose acts the fanda- rins find it convenient to ignore or disavon, it is essential to the preservation of good order in the Colony, and to consolidate our position, that the northern boundary shall be clearly defined by natural features and include within it the town of Shanchun. That recent oecurrences have convincingly demons- 21 trated the inutility, if not the actual mischievousness, of Manda- rin influence, and furnish excellent reasons for the removal of Stewart Lockhart, C.l.&s, Mourable the Colonial Secretary:" Page 660Page 661 .
2026-05-30 17:50:44 · Baseline
View content

rue in

h

008 X.

C.0.

13620

RECO

پاس

REGP 29 MAY 19

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

646

Hongkong, 21st. April, 1899.

Sir.

In view of the disturbances now taking place

in the New Territory, which there is good reason to believe have

been engineered or assisted from Chinese territory, I am instructed

to ask you to be good enough to lay before His Excellency the

Governor the following opinions and suggestions of my Committee:-

That having regard to the fact that the New Ter-

ritory is obviously lisble to be over-run by the bandittig who are

either not amenable to Chinese Authority or whose acts the fanda- rins find it convenient to ignore or disavon, it is essential to the preservation of good order in the Colony, and to consolidate our position, that the northern boundary shall be clearly defined by natural features and include within it the town of Shanchun.

That recent oecurrences have convincingly demons-

21

trated the inutility, if not the actual mischievousness, of Manda-

rin influence, and furnish excellent reasons for the removal of

Stewart Lockhart, C.l.&s,

Mourable

the

Colonial Secretary:"

Page 660Page 661

.

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.