CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8] — Page 403

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Copy.

From O. C. Troops Frontier Field Force.

To Chief Staff Officer, Hongkong.

Sir,

Cheung Po.

8/7/99.

401 (9)

I have the honour to forward a letter received from Mr Schaub. According to his information the plague is not very bad in Sham chun.

The headman of Shan chun however came in to me on the sixth of July to ask permission to wash the idols & fire guns and crackers on three consecutive nights to appease the gods and so diminish the plague which he reported to be bad.

I sent yesterday (7/7) to enquire how many deaths had occurred in the last 7 days. The headman said he could give me no idea as all cases were not reported to him and many sick people on being attacked with sickness immediately left Sham chun town to return to their own villages, as they preferred to die surrounded by their relations.

Mr Schaub's information on this subject must I think be incorrect: as the people would not be offering special propitiation to their gods if sickness were not rife.

(2) The result of Lt Peiniger's search of junks & the Chinese launch was negative. Only one man living at Chang kai, 50 or 60 miles North of Sham chun was arrested with 100 rounds of pistol ammunition & two boxes of percussion caps. He said...

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Copy. From O. C. Troops Frontier Field Force. To Chief Staff Officer, Hongkong. Sir, Cheung Po. 8/7/99. 401 (9) I have the honour to forward a letter received from Mr Schaub. According to his information the plague is not very bad in Sham chun. The headman of Shan chun however came in to me on the sixth of July to ask permission to wash the idols & fire guns and crackers on three consecutive nights to appease the gods and so diminish the plague which he reported to be bad. I sent yesterday (7/7) to enquire how many deaths had occurred in the last 7 days. The headman said he could give me no idea as all cases were not reported to him and many sick people on being attacked with sickness immediately left Sham chun town to return to their own villages, as they preferred to die surrounded by their relations. Mr Schaub's information on this subject must I think be incorrect: as the people would not be offering special propitiation to their gods if sickness were not rife. (2) The result of Lt Peiniger's search of junks & the Chinese launch was negative. Only one man living at Chang kai, 50 or 60 miles North of Sham chun was arrested with 100 rounds of pistol ammunition & two boxes of percussion caps. He said... 19

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! Copy. From 0. C. Troops Frontier Field Force. To Chief Staff Officer, Hongkong. Sir. Cheung Po. 8/7/99. 401 (9) I have the honour to forward a letter received from Mr Schaub According to his informa- tion the plague is not very bad in Sham chun, . The headman of Shạn chun however came in to me on the sixth of July to ask permission to wash the idols & fire guns and crackerson son three consecutive nights to appease the gods and so diminish the plague which he reported to be bad. • I sent yesterday (7/7) to enquire how many deathshad deathshad occurred in the last 7 days The headman said he could give me no idea as all cases were not reported to him and many sick people on being attacked with sickness immeadiately left Sham chun town to return to their own villages, as they pre- ferred to die surrounded by their relations. J Mr Schaub's information on this subject must I think be incorrect: as the people would not be offering special propitiation to their gods if sickness were not rife. (2) The result of Lt Peiniger's search of junks & the Chinese launch was negative. Only one man living at Chang kai, 50 or 60 miles North of Sham chun was arrested with 100 rounds of pistol J ammunition & two boxes of percussion caps He said 19 }

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Copy.

From 0. C. Troops Frontier Field Force.

To Chief Staff Officer, Hongkong.

Sir.

Cheung Po.

8/7/99.

401

(9)

I have the honour to forward a letter

received from Mr Schaub According to his informa-

tion the plague is not very bad in Sham chun,

The headman of Shạn chun however came in to me on

the sixth of July to ask permission to wash the

idols & fire guns and crackerson

son three consecutive

nights to appease the gods and so diminish the

plague which he reported to be bad.

•

I sent yesterday (7/7) to enquire how many

deathshad deathshad occurred in the last 7 days The headman

said he could give me no idea as all cases were not

reported to him and many sick people on being

attacked with sickness immeadiately left Sham chun

town to return to their own villages, as they pre-

ferred to die surrounded by their relations.

Mr Schaub's information on this subject

must I think be incorrect: as the people would not

be offering special propitiation to their gods

if sickness were not rife.

(2) The result of Lt Peiniger's search

of junks & the Chinese launch was negative. Only

one man living at Chang kai, 50 or 60 miles North of

Sham chun was arrested with 100 rounds of pistol

ammunition & two boxes of percussion caps He

said

}

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