CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 688

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· HongKong,› June, 6th. 1899.

To

His Excellency Governor of HongKong.

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(Rra 10 JUL 09)

sir,

I have the honour to inform Your Excellency,, that

my messenger whom I sent to Li-Long came back yesterday evening

carrying a letter from the. Rev. M. Schaub. saying that he imme-

diately after getting my letter sat down to report again to the

Lieut, Colonel O'Gorman at. Tschun-tachan ( alias Sham Chun. )

of what he had heard concerning the. Disturbances: amongst the

people at Phan-then, and also to translate for him an agitating

placard issued at the market town of lyong-thu-ho, northward

of Phan- then.

Mr. Schaub wrote me also that he, until yesterday, mor-

ning did hear nothing about arrival of Chinese soldiers at that

place, but that at present there were no real dangers for the

Mission Station of an attack by the. rebels..

I have &c.

(Signed) H. Bender

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