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Alation.
sir,
Viceroy' TM'an to' Consul' Mansfield.
May 18th. 1899.
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. With reference to your despatch stating that numbers of
local rowdies on the Chinese side of the boundary are about
to make, an incurtion into British territory, and requesting
me to take steps for the preservation of order; I have the
honour to state that I at once ordered Lieut. Colonel Shih Yu
-shan to despatch by steamer at le militery officers in
command of 300 men of the "1" Battalion to take up their
quarters in the neighbourhood of Samchun to preserve order. I also ordered the San On and Tung Kun Magistrates respective
-ly to take action and report. Of this I duly informed you
in my reply to your despatch. I subsequently received a
report from Mr. Chao, the San On Magistrate, to the effect that he had visited several villages in person and had ascertained that no such movement was contemplated. Of this I also duly informed you.
I have now received a further report from the Tung Am Haien, Liu, in which he states that he has been in person to several places and has ascertained that none of the villa-
-gers have left the district to create trouble.
It will be my duty to impose the two Magistrates the responsibility of frequently warning the people and
keeping them in check so as to prevent any disturbance.
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The Officers and soldiers sent by Lieut. Colonel Shik will have to be forthwith ordered back to the Canton garrison,
to which effect I have given orders.
I beg that you will inforce the Governor
(Seal of Viceroy.)
Translated by
(Signed) G. D. Bitzipios
Vice Consul.
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