CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 836

contained in sois Excellency's telegrams of this

morning.

As regards the question whether

!

the troops who fired

wete.

Regularo

or not, sois Excellency was first inclined to

attitude of

af

take up the

"let the Governor

"of Hongkong find out for

himself," but

pinned him

when I

down to the

the telegram;

Second

el arau of

namely

that such action.

was

three

act of was, he denied

regular forces

and hinted that they were the remains of Ehung sui Yang's party. She showed me

A

telegramo pom du stillier

to the effect that, after the 14th instant, there would be

of preventing.

sunggling Juuritory,

in the Near

and

said that in

Consequence of this telegram,

he had sent 300 med

Kowloon Keran.

observe that this

added

sent

mak

av

to the

a

I would

mber already

stis Excellency's request,

total of goo mew).

It is Excellency decried the This

exisse

of

A

way.

Field Arlichry

belonging to the local force.

I ca

treeth

t

or

judge. falsity of

ad

to the

thine

stateme

I

of them informned It's Excellency

that the Gir

had

ample reinforcements. The Viceroy

accepted the statement.

without much

, Tha

Comments

stated

Itrat

Excellency the Governor would

certainly hoist the

flag

Britiele

Monday the syt instant,

to which sois Excellency replied.

that the Govenor could do as

he liked

Art

chat

it

سکے

he