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

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Decypher of telegram

7

Governor Sir H. Blake to Mr. Chamberlain

Jecewed 1.50 am I

July 1900

DRAFT. I have just returned. Must at Shanghai

sslagres from Tientsin. Fortnight before appearance

Sherg

of Boasts servants began to leave. I saw Director of Superial Railways and Icesprapt be said that viceroys Hupsh, hanking

Cantion determined to preserve fence if possible but thousands of Chinese wire mounting four

Worsona fost which

additional beavy queses on

would command anchorage of H. m. ship

that wmembering what

Undaunted Gold Shera

led to batilities at Yaka this was impredent

be wired to Viesroy at hanking and I have just received telegram saying

has ordered all work

that Vicerry

on the fort to be

stopped protection of treating posts on Yenglis may probably powent spread of the Boar movement to the south in provinces. Important Hong Kong qanison be kept at full stringta I will try to further increase volembeers to Boxer movement formidable to srecity bring simi- religious and fanatic. manager of Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Shanghai said he had it on Excellent authority that before the outbreak Russian minister at Pekin

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