CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 476

Confidential.

Sir

Go ong Kong.

472

OCT 90

Government ons

23/8/00.

I have the honour to inform you that on the night of the 15th instant Boxer placards were posted in the town of Shamchun. On receipt of a letter from the Revd Mr Schaub, the head of the Basel mission at Lilong, six piles North of Shamchun, enclosing a copy of the placard, I communicated at once with the Acting Viceroy at Canton, who has I am informed taken immediate and vigourous action to prevent trouble & to protect

the German Missions.

2.

The enclosed extract from Mr Schaub's letter of the 18th instant throws some light upon the manner in which anti-foreign feeling is generated & propagated,

I know from Officers at the front that unfortunately the statement as regards the conduct of the Russian

troops is true.

I have the honour to be

Sir

Your most obedient

Humble servant

Henry Assame

Governor, &C.

The Right Honourable

Joseph Chamberlain M.P.

Secretary of State for the Colonies.