CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 371

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Taipo, 4th May 1899.

Your Excellency.

I am informed by the Assistant Manager of the Wing Kat Store in Taipo Market that people are removing from the Fat Heung District in anticipation of another armed attack on the British and natives of that district by men from the Tung Kun District in Chinese territory. I am sending a messenger today to the district in question to make inquiries & will report further by telephone as soon as the messenger returns this evening. Whether the information is correct or not, it shows the necessity of having troops stationed near the frontier as previously recommended by me in order to inspire the inhabitants in the territory with confidence & to prevent the ingress into the newly leased area of bad characters from China.

(sd) J.H.Stewart Lockhart.
Col. Secretary.

I am communicating the above information to the Police at Ping Shan and Captain Berger is writing to the native officer there to be in readiness in case of necessity.

(sd) J.H.Stewart Lockhart
Col. Secretary.

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365 Taipo, 4th May 1899. 2 Your Excellency. I am informed by the Assistant Manager of the Wing Kat Store in Taipo Market that people are removing from the Fat Heung District in anticipation of another armed attack on the British and natives of that district by men from the Tung Kun District in Chinese territory. I am sending a messenger today to the district in question to make inquiries & will report further by telephone as soon as the messenger returns this evening. Whether the information is correct or not, it shows the necessity of having troops stationed near the frontier as previously recommended by me in order to inspire the inhabitants in the territory with confidence & to prevent the ingress into the newly leased area of bad characters from China. (sd) J.H.Stewart Lockhart. Col. Secretary. I am communicating the above information to the Police at Ping Shan and Captain Berger is writing to the native officer there to be in readiness in case of necessity. (sd) J.H.Stewart Lockhart Col. Secretary.

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Copy. 365 Taipo, 4th May 1899. 2 Your Excellency. I am informed by the assistant Manager of the Wing Kat Store in Taipo Hu that people are removing from the Fat Heung District in anticipation of another armed attack in the British and natives of that district by menfrom the Tung Kun District in Chinese territory. I am sending a messenger today to the district in question to make inquiries & will report further by telephone as soon as the messenger returns this evening. Whether the information is corect or not, it shows his necessity of having troops stationed near the frontier as previously recommended by me in oder to inspire the inhabitants in the territory with confidence & to prevent the ingress into the newly leased area of bad characters from China. (sd)J.H.Stewart Lockhart. Col. Secretary. I am communicating the above information tothe Police at Ping shan and Captain Berger is writing to the native officer there to be in readiness in case of necessity. (sd) J.H.Stewart Lockhart Col. Secretary.

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365

Taipo, 4th May 1899.

Your Excellency.

I am informed by the assistant Manager of the Wing Kat Store in Taipo Hu that people are removing from the Fat

Heung District in anticipation of another armed attack in the British and natives of that district by menfrom the Tung Kun District in Chinese territory. I am sending a messenger today to the district in question to make inquiries & will report further by telephone as soon as the messenger returns this evening. Whether the information is corect or not, it

shows his necessity of having troops stationed near the frontier as previously recommended by me in oder to inspire

the inhabitants in the territory with confidence & to prevent

the ingress into the newly leased area of bad characters

from China.

(sd)J.H.Stewart Lockhart.

Col. Secretary.

I am communicating the above information tothe Police at Ping shan and Captain Berger is writing to the native officer there to be in readiness in case of necessity.

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