CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 725

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quarters here. I availed myself of the opportunity to impress upon those present that there was no reason why they should not return to their villages and pursue their lawful occupations that good people would receive every protection but that bad characters would be punished without leniency.

The villagers in this neighbourhood are returning in large numbers to their villages and most of the male population is at work as usual in the fields.

A quantity of arms has been surrendered by the different villages, which I will have removed to Taipo later on.

(Sgd.) J.H.STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.

P.S. The C.3.P.informs me that some of the villagers from this territory have gone to Hong Kong and tried to make people believe that they knew nothing about the cession of the territory to Great Britain. You will observe that petitioners make no such plea and you will of course remember that I sent Mr. Tsoi round with the proclamation of the San On district Magistrate, which Mr. Tsoi himself posted in all the chief villages. Your Excellency's proclamation would also have been more widely distributed had not the people murdered the person sent to distribute them.

(Ind.) J.H.S.L.

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67 707 15. quarters here. I availed myself of the opportunity to impress upon those present that there was no reason why they should not return to their villages and pursue their lawful occupations that good people would receive every protection but that bad characters would be punished without leniency. The villagers in this neighbourhood are returning in large numbers to their villages and most of the male population is at work as usual in the fields. A quantity of arms has been surrendered by the different villages, which I will have removed to Taipo later on. (Sgd.) J.H.STEWART LOCKHART,Colonial Secretary. P.S. The C.3.P.informs me that some of the villagers from this territory have gone to Hong Kong and tried to make people believe that they knew nothing about the cession of the territory to Great Britain. You will observe that petitioners make no such plea and you will of course remember that I sent Mr. Tsoi round with the proclamation of the San On district Magistrate, which Mr. Tsoi himself posted in all the chief villages. Your Excellency's proclamation would also have been more widely distributed had not the people murdered the person sent to distribute them. (Ind.) J.H.S.L.
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67 707 15. quarters here. I availed myself of the opportunity to impress upon those present that there was no reason why they should not return to their villages and pursue their lawful occupa- tions that good people would receive every protection but that bad characters would be punished without leniency. The villagers in this neighbourhood are return- ing in large numbers to their villages and most of the male population is at work as usual in the fields, A quantity of arms has been surrendered by the different villages, which I will have removed to Taipo later I on. (SÁ.) J.H.STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary. ༞་་་ P.S. The C.3.P.informs me that some of the vil- lagers from this territory have gone to HKong and tried to make people believe that they knew nothing about the cession of the territory to Great Britain. You will observe that peti- tioners make no such plea and you will of course remember that I sent Mr. Tsoi round with the proclamation of the San On dis- trict Magistrate, which Mr. Tsol himself posted in all the chief villages. Your Excellency's proclamation would also have been more widely distributed had not the people murdered the person sent to distribute them. (Ind.) J.H.S.L.
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67

707

15.

quarters here. I availed myself of the opportunity to impress

upon those present that there was no reason why they should

not return to their villages and pursue their lawful occupa-

tions that good people would receive every protection but

that bad characters would be punished without leniency.

The villagers in this neighbourhood are return-

ing in large numbers to their villages and most of the male

population is at work as usual in the fields,

A quantity of arms has been surrendered by the

different villages, which I will have removed to Taipo later

I

on.

(SÁ.) J.H.STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

༞་་་

P.S. The C.3.P.informs me that some of the vil-

lagers from this territory have gone to HKong and tried to

make people believe that they knew nothing about the cession

of the territory to Great Britain. You will observe that peti- tioners make no such plea and you will of course remember that I sent Mr. Tsoi round with the proclamation of the San On dis- trict Magistrate, which Mr. Tsol himself posted in all the chief villages. Your Excellency's proclamation would also have been

more widely distributed had not the people murdered the person

sent to distribute them.

(Ind.) J.H.S.L.

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