CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 150

remarks of

mine the

Viaron admitted that it

was curprizing that no

news go

Peking

reached the outer world.

since the 8th July and Expecially that Even die

Robert Hart with all his Chinese Entourage. and friends had not succeeded in ecusing

out a

messup, and

I could we that this fact has chake his confidence in the expety of the Legations, This is further chrome by his appointment of

Two

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deputy drspectors General

Customs.

one

for

Canton and one for

Shanghai

6 I again pointed out

what great risks to the

peace and good

and good order of involved

South China was

in

his abandonment of his

Viceroyalty and the

impossibility of be alone being able to stay

The

rebellions armines in the

Morthe, and urged

thest

he should remain in the Smith until the time had arrived for regotiations in the worth, again urging

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