CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 252

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love purchased for use against the rebels. This is a question for H. M. Gamment to decide: but the Acting from th Vicery could obtain his Chinese arsenal at Frochow Shanghai. Tam informed that this caux dfather discovery of I the authorities, and that it was premature; but that a reform, rebellion iscontemplated in all the fornices; south of the Garytos. Meanwhile anti-

outhlak was

Ganzta.

Norther

DRAFT.

Gear Hong Kong

36991

700

The Under Secretary of

foreign flaends are being fortid if in Nathen Freign Office

Heither the Boxers

Kwangtong

of

and

the

Reform fait get possession of Canter them will be chaos for a time, foreign interes will be endangered. But unless there is durist foreign intervention in the interest of the Mancha dynasty, I think it is noth disrobable, that the rebels will fore too sting for the present Gart. Jan cannot vaych for the

told last

authority that if

foreign frouver

if

would fomise, reform, and of the

M

personal safety

abcbwould

were assured the retum to their villages

and abandon rebellion.

Blake.

A.F.

29/10

State

Immediat

Jul

Su

250

· 27 Oct '00

With reference to

Uhr. Johnson 2771 the telgram of the

25/10/50 (in print)

Jul

25th uistant

from

the Gouna ofthing Kay, cok of which was forwarded byen on

the

26th

instant

or a further copy of which is

now en closed,

Jam duicted by the the

Sec. estate for the lan to

enquist what anover

the

Marquess of Salisbey would

wish love sent t