CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 224

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CO P.Y.

Translation,

From Viceroy Tan.

10th December, 1899.

222

Sir,

I am in receipt of your despatch of the 5th instant embodying a communication from the Governor of Hongkong stating that further robberies of cattle intended for Hongkong have taken place on the West and North Rivers; that the prevalence of piracy on the West River was seriously injuring the trade between Hongkong and the two Kwangs; that it may not be convenient to send a large force to suppress piracy, but that even a gunboat acting in conjunction with the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's ship on the West River would demonstrate that any action taken by Her Majesty's ships was in accordance with the wishes of the Chinese Government.

In reply I have the honour to state that the movements of the robbers on the West River are uncertain, and that they decamp when they see the soldiers coming. Most of the piracies take place in the creeks where the water is shallow and large gunboats are useless. Some time ago, I ordered the despatch

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CO P.Y. Translation, From Viceroy Tan. 10th December, 1899. 222 Sir, I am in receipt of your despatch of the 5th instant embodying a communication from the Governor of Hongkong stating that further robberies of cattle intended for Hongkong have taken place on the West and North Rivers; that the prevalence of piracy on the West River was seriously injuring the trade between Hongkong and the two Kwangs; that it may not be convenient to send a large force to suppress piracy, but that even a gunboat acting in conjunction with the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's ship on the West River would demonstrate that any action taken by Her Majesty's ships was in accordance with the wishes of the Chinese Government. In reply I have the honour to state that the movements of the robbers on the West River are uncertain, and that they decamp when they see the soldiers coming. Most of the piracies take place in the creeks where the water is shallow and large gunboats are useless. Some time ago, I ordered the despatch

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CO P.Y. Translation, From Viceroy Tan. 10th.December, 1899. 222 sir, I am in receipt of your despatch of the 5th, instant embodying a communication from the Governor of Hongkong stating that further robberies of cattle intended for Hongkong hast taken place on the West and North Rivers; that the prevalence of piracy on the West River was seriously injuring the trade between Hongkong and the two Kwangs; that it may not be con- venient to send a large force to suppress piracy, but that even a gunboat acting in conjunction with the Officer Commenting Her Majesty's ship on the West River would demonstrate that any action taken by Her Majesty's ships we in accordance with the wishes of the Chinese Government. In reply I have the honour to state that the movements of the robbers on the West River are uncertain, and that they decamp when they see the soldiers coming. Most of the piracies take place in the creeks where the water is shallow and large gunboats are useless. Some time ago, I ordered the despatch

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CO P.Y.

Translation,

From Viceroy Tan.

10th.December, 1899.

222

sir,

I am in receipt of your despatch of the 5th, instant

embodying a communication from the Governor of Hongkong stating

that further robberies of cattle intended for Hongkong hast

taken place on the West and North Rivers; that the prevalence

of piracy on the West River was seriously injuring the trade

between Hongkong and the two Kwangs; that it may not be con-

venient to send a large force to suppress piracy, but that even

a gunboat acting in conjunction with the Officer Commenting

Her Majesty's ship on the West River would demonstrate that

any action taken by Her Majesty's ships we in accordance with

the wishes of the Chinese Government.

In reply I have the honour to state that the

movements of the robbers on the West River are uncertain, and

that they decamp when they see the soldiers coming. Most of

the piracies take place in the creeks where the water is shallow

and large gunboats are useless. Some time ago, I ordered the

despatch

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