CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 797

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Report of Ion 3. H. May... Chief Superintendant & Police. Actg Cor. Sec. Police Office. 15th October 1898

Sir,

I have the honour to report that, in accordance with the instructions contained in your Confidential letter No. 39 of the 6th inst., I have made Inquiries into the truth of the allegations contained in the 5th para: of the article headed "Exclusion of the Colony" which appeared in the local Press of the 3rd inst., with the following results:

2. One Chinese resident informed me that his brother had heard at his club that after the Kam Tin affair an endeavour had been made to raise a subscription to oppose by force of arms the British occupation, but that after the deputations from Kam Tin had been obliged to tender in Hong Kong an apology for the treatment of M. Lockhart, the subscription which had reached $10,000 had been abandoned.

My informant, at my request, is endeavouring to ascertain whether any money was actually subscribed as alleged in the above report, or whether subscriptions were merely promised to the sum mentioned.

3. Another Chinese resident whom I have seen...

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Report of Ion 3. H. May... Chief Superintendant & Police. Actg Cor. Sec. Police Office. 15th October 1898 Sir, I have the honour to report that, in accordance with the instructions contained in your Confidential letter No. 39 of the 6th inst., I have made Inquiries into the truth of the allegations contained in the 5th para: of the article headed "Exclusion of the Colony" which appeared in the local Press of the 3rd inst., with the following results: 2. One Chinese resident informed me that his brother had heard at his club that after the Kam Tin affair an endeavour had been made to raise a subscription to oppose by force of arms the British occupation, but that after the deputations from Kam Tin had been obliged to tender in Hong Kong an apology for the treatment of M. Lockhart, the subscription which had reached $10,000 had been abandoned. My informant, at my request, is endeavouring to ascertain whether any money was actually subscribed as alleged in the above report, or whether subscriptions were merely promised to the sum mentioned. 3. Another Chinese resident whom I have seen...

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Eport of Ion 3. H. May... Chief Superintendant & Polias. Acty Cor. See. Botey Police offin. 15th October 1898

Sir,

I have the honour traport that, in accorelance with the instructions contained in your Confidential I letter No 39 of the 6th uns!", I have made Inquienis with the truth of the allegations contraried in the 5th para: the artich headed "Exclusion of the Colony" which appeared in the one to one to by Press "of the 3w mist, with the following scoutto:

One Chinese residunt informed.

me that

his brother had heard at his club that after the

Kam Tiri affair

au Endeavour had been made to raise a subscription to oppose by force of arms the British occupation, but that after the clipu-

tation from Kam Tim had been obljic totiucher in Honey kong an apology for

the treatment of M. Lock

hart, the subscription which had mucheel the Dum.

$10,000 had bem abandoned.

My in.

formant at my request is endravorsing to asas-,

Face whether

any money

was ad actually subscribed as alleged in the above report, ordnetter subscrip, ins

were merely promised to the sum mentionnd. 3. Another Chinese resident whom I hom

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