CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 213

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revolvers at their hearts and then get clear off through the crowded streets in broad daylight with their booty, in the above case, consisting of $600,

Many complaints have reached me of Chinese merchants under contract to British firms being unable to carry out their engagements owing to the fact that they could not send money up country and bring goods down. Even after their statements are discounted, and they need a good deal of discounting, the fact remains that the lawless and armed state of the people is so notorious that such statements were held likely to be listened to.

The state of affairs on the West and North Rivers has lately been the occasion of representations from the Colonial Government to the Viceroy through this Consulate and needs no comment from me. It is impossible that this lawless and armed state of the people should not in many ways, which it may be difficult to point out but which are none the less real, obstruct and injure British Trade nor, in my opinion, can there be any doubt that the present deplorable state of affairs has in the past been largely induced, and, unless the most stringent action possible is taken by the Colonial Government, will in a large measure in the future be perpetuated by the facility with which arms and ammunition are procurable in Hongkong. It would seem to me that no precautions the Government

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211 revolvers at their hearts and then get clear off through the crowded streets in broad daylight with their booty, in the above case, consisting of $600, Many complaints have reached me of Chinese merchants under contract to British firms being unable to carry out their engagements owing to the fact that they could not send money up country and bring goods down. Even after their statements are discounted, and they need a good deal of discounting, the fact remains that the lawless and armed state of the people is so notorious that such statements were held likely to be listened to. The state of affairs on the West and North Rivers has lately been the occasion of representations from the Colonial Government to the Viceroy through this Consulate and needs no comment from me. It is impossible that this lawless and armed state of the people should not in many ways, which it may be difficult to point out but which are none the less real, obstruct and injure British Trade nor, in my opinion, can there be any doubt that the present deplorable state of affairs has in the past been largely induced, and, unless the most stringent action possible is taken by the Colonial Government, will in a large measure in the future be perpetuated by the facility with which arms and ammunition are procurable in Hongkong. It would seem to me that no precautions the Government

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211 revolvers at their hearts and then get clear off through the crowded streets in broad day light with their booty, in the above case, consisting of $600, Many complaints have reached me of Chinese merchants under contract to British firms being unable to carry out their engagements owing to the fact that they could not send money up country and bring goods down. Even after their statements are discounted, and they need a good deal of dis- counting, the fact remains that the lawless and armed state of the people is so notorious that such statement were held likely to be listened to. The state of affairs on the West and North Rivers has lately been the occasion of representations from the Colonial Government to the Viceroy through this Consulate ant needs no comment from me. It is impossible that this lawless and armed state of the people should not in many ways, which It may be difficult to point out but which are none the less real, obstruct and injure British Trade nor, in my opinion, can there be any doubt that the present deplorable state of affairs has in the past been largely inducet, and, unless the Bost stringent action possible is taken by the Colonial Govern- ment, will in a large measure in the future be perpetuated by the facility with which arms ari ammunition are procurable in Hongkong. It would seem to me that no precautions the Govern- ment

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revolvers at their hearts and then get clear off through the

crowded streets in broad day light with their booty, in the

above case, consisting of $600,

Many complaints have reached me of Chinese

merchants under contract to British firms being unable to carry

out their engagements owing to the fact that they could not

send money up country and bring goods down. Even after their

statements are discounted, and they need a good deal of dis-

counting, the fact remains that the lawless and armed state of

the people is so notorious that such statement were held likely

to be listened to.

The state of affairs on the West and North

Rivers has lately been the occasion of representations from the

Colonial Government to the Viceroy through this Consulate ant

needs no comment from me. It is impossible that this lawless

and armed state of the people should not in many ways, which

It may be difficult to point out but which are none the less

real, obstruct and injure British Trade nor, in my opinion,

can there be any doubt that the present deplorable state of

affairs has in the past been largely inducet, and, unless the

Bost stringent action possible is taken by the Colonial Govern-

ment, will in a large measure in the future be perpetuated by

the facility with which arms ari ammunition are procurable in

Hongkong. It would seem to me that no precautions the Govern-

ment

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