No.: 339.
City
6.0.
Government House, Hong Kong, 24th November, 1899.
On the 15th I had the honour to telegraph to you that the steamer Cheong Kong owned by Chinese British subjects had been taken possession of by pirates on the 12th instant of the West River and used by them to attack a junk which was taken after considerable firing, and a large amount of booty carried off.
2. Having consulted with Sir Claude MacDonald, who was here at the time and received a report of the occurrence from Mr. Fox, Acting Consul at Sam Shui, and Admiral Sir E. Seymour, we decided to recommend that effective measures should be taken against the pirates.
2. I have made very careful inquiry into this question of piracy, and have seen the portion of the
The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P. &c. &c. &c.
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No.: 339.
City
6.0.
Government House, Hong Kong, 24th November, 1899.
On the 15th I had the honour to telegraph to you that the steamer Cheong Kong owned by Chinese British subjects had been taken possession of by pirates on the 12th instant of the West River and used by them to attack a junk which was taken after considerable firing, and a large amount of booty carried off.
2. Having consulted with Sir Claude MacDonald, who was here at the time and received a report of the occurrence from Mr. Fox, Acting Consul at Sam Shui, and Admiral Sir E. Seymour, we decided to recommend that effective measures should be taken against the pirates.
2. I have made very careful inquiry into this question of piracy, and have seen the portion of the
The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P. &c. &c. &c.
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Government House,
HongKong, 24th. November, 1899.
Oh the 15th. I had the honour to telegraph
to you that the steamer Cheong Kong owned by Chinese British
Subjects had been taken possession of by pirates on the 12th.
Instant of the West River and used by them to attack a junk
which was taken after considerable firing, and a large amount
of booty carried off..
2. Having consulted with Sir Claude
Madlenald, who was here at the time and received a report of
the occurrence from Mr. Fox, Acting Consul at Sam Shui, and
Admiral Str E Seymour, we decided to recommend that effective
measures should be taken against the pirates.
2. I have made very careful inquiry into
this question of piracy, and have seen the portion of the
The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M. P.
&C..
&C.
&c.
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