CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 697

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OP I.

Your Excellency,

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REGE 25 MAY

Ping Shan,

25th April, 1899.

We are just about to start for Fan Ling, having been here since Wednesday, the 19th instant. The result of our stay here has been most satisfactory as I am able to report that the inhabitants of the most important and of the most rowdy districts in the new territory are now peacefully pursuing their usual avocations. The districts to which I refer are the Castle Peak District, Ha Tsun District, Ping Shan District, Shap Pat Heung District with Yuen Long at its head, Kam Tin District, and Pat Heung District.

The people now instead of murdering the bearer of our proclamations are begging for copies.

Two sets of iron gates, belonging to the Kam Tin District, have been carried by the inhabitants of that district to Flag-Staff Hill. This has had an excellent effect.

The walls of the villages at Kam Tin have not been pulled down; the entrances to two of the villages having iron gates only have been ...

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OP I. Your Excellency, 0.0 13 0 2 3 % 3 RECO REGE 25 MAY Ping Shan, 25th April, 1899. We are just about to start for Fan Ling, having been here since Wednesday, the 19th instant. The result of our stay here has been most satisfactory as I am able to report that the inhabitants of the most important and of the most rowdy districts in the new territory are now peacefully pursuing their usual avocations. The districts to which I refer are the Castle Peak District, Ha Tsun District, Ping Shan District, Shap Pat Heung District with Yuen Long at its head, Kam Tin District, and Pat Heung District. The people now instead of murdering the bearer of our proclamations are begging for copies. Two sets of iron gates, belonging to the Kam Tin District, have been carried by the inhabitants of that district to Flag-Staff Hill. This has had an excellent effect. The walls of the villages at Kam Tin have not been pulled down; the entrances to two of the villages having iron gates only have been ...
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OP I. Your Excelency, 0.0 13 0 2 3 % 3 RECO REGE 25 MAY Ping Shan, 25th April, 1899. We are just about to start for Fan Ling, having been here since Wednesday, the 19th. instant. The result of our stay here has been most satisfactory as I am able to re- port that the inhabitants of the most important and of the most rowdy districts in the new territory are now peacefully pursuing their usual avocations. The districts to which I refer are the Castle Peak District, Ba Tsun District, Ping Shan District, Shap Eat Boung District with Un Long at its head, Kan Tia District, and Pat Heung District. The people now ipstead of murdering the bearer of our proclamations are begging for copies. Two sets of iron gates, belonging to the Ken Tia District, have been carried by the inbabitants of that district to Flag-Staff Hill. This has had an excellenct effest, The walls of the villages at Kam Tio have not been pulled dowo; the entrances to two of the villages having iron gates only have been
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OP I.

Your Excelency,

0.0

13 0 2 3 % 3

RECO

REGE 25 MAY

Ping Shan,

25th April, 1899.

We are just about to start for Fan Ling,

having been here since Wednesday, the 19th. instant. The result

of our stay here has been most satisfactory as I am able to re-

port that the inhabitants of the most important and of the most

rowdy districts in the new territory are now peacefully pursuing

their usual avocations. The districts to which I refer are the

Castle Peak District, Ba Tsun District, Ping Shan District, Shap

Eat Boung District with Un Long at its head, Kan Tia District,

and Pat Heung District.

The people now ipstead of murdering the

bearer of our proclamations are begging for copies.

Two sets of iron gates, belonging to the

Ken Tia District, have been carried by the inbabitants of that

district to Flag-Staff Hill. This has had an excellenct effest,

The walls of the villages at Kam Tio have not been pulled dowo;

the entrances to two of the villages having iron gates only have

been

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