CO129-295 - Public Offices - 1899 — Page 373

Withdrawal" of all Chinese authority and jurisdiction from

the

of Kowloon. This point

City of

has been insisted on

in

his letter to

Lord Salisbury's the Chinese ambassador of

Xx

the 30th ult., and therefore

it is unnecessary to make

unnecessary further reference to it.

The northern boundary should in Mr Chamberlain's opinion be the boundary which has already been delimited by Mr Lockhart acting for the Hong Kong government and the Commissioner deputed

by

the Viceroy and which is shown on the enclosed map - to be retained) In the governor's interview with the Viceroy of Canton he intimated that the boundary had been

× Enclosure in Nov 13428

the

i

Unfortunately this despatch enclosing

map

is at the printers & has not yet been

seen by

J... CPL

AFT.

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thus delimited and except

for such difficulties as may

be involved in withdrawing from

withdrawing

Cancelling the occupation of

Sam Chun Mr Chamberlain

thinks it

is

This view, he gathers from Your letter of the

will probably be shared by Lord Salisbury

MINUTE.

Cox.

Lucas.

. Graham,

. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Chamberlain,

in opinion

that it would

be better to adhere to the

line and not to press for

further extension of territory. -7 Through the failure of the

Viceroy of Canton to ensure the peaceable occupation of

territory,

the bare

considerable expense

that

has been

the Imperial

incurred either by

the colonial government

and Mr Chamberlain consider

that this expense should be made good by the Chinese authorities. The demand for moderate compensation

will also justify the presence