Taipo
RECO
C.O
16557 & 447
REG? 27 JUN 19
29th. April 1899.
Your Excellency.
I received from you last night the following telegram.-
*After the last fight near Castle Peak two Chinese banners were taken. What were the inscriptions on them? Do they go to prove some part of the attacking force came from beyond our boundary. If that be so give reasons.
Answer urgently required".
To which I sent the following reply!.
* I have seen no such flags as those to which you refer, but there are two flags now with the Hong Kong Regiment at Kowloon, which should be examined. They were taken at the action at the Lam Tsun Pass. May saw them.
a resident of Sham Chun confirm information that over 1000 men from Chinese territory took part in fighting and alleges that Major Fong, who was stationed at Sham Chun must have known what was going on and took no steps to stop the movement. This confirms the Chinese letter already forwarded stating you are allowed to complete your settled plans.
The two flags to which I refer were removed from here by mistake without my having an opportunity of seeing them, but Mr. May, who has already seen them, will be able to decipher the inscriptions on them. They are with the Hong Kong Regiment at Kowloon.
The resident of Sham Chun to whom I refer came here yesterday.
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Taipo
RECO
C.O
16557
&
447
REG? 27 JUN 19
29th. April 1899.
Your Excellency.
I received from you last night the following teleg
telegram.-
*After the last fight near Castle Peak two Chinese
*banners were taken. What were the inscriptions on them
* Do they go to prove some part of the attaching force
came from beyond our boundry. If that be so give reagan
Answer urgently required".
• To which I sent the following reply!.
* I have seen no such flags as those to which you refer
but there are two flags now with the Hong Kong Regiment
*at Kowloon, which should be examined. They were taken
at the action at the Lam Tsun Pass. May saw them.
a resident of Sham Chun confirm information that over
1000 men from Chinese territory took part in fighting
* and alleges that Major Fong, who was stationed at
*Sham Chun must have known what was going on and took no
steps to stop the movement. This confirms the Chinese "letter already forwarded stating you are allowed to
'complete your settled plans.
The two flags to which I refer were removed from here
by mistake withoutmy having an opportunity of seeing them, but Mr. May, who has already seen them, will be able to decipher the inscriptions on them. They are withh the Hong Kong Regiment at Kowloon.
The resident of Sham Chan to whomI refer came here yeste
yesterday
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