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imediate future will depend. If the rebels have been defeated I think that probably the movement may collapse. If the cartrary the rebellio may assume very large pro- portions.

9. The manifesto issued by the rebels

a translation of which, from the China Mail, have the

Enclosure 1. 18-10-1900.

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honour to enclose, was not, apparently, anti-foreign. I alsé enclose a copy of a plasard found posted in the New ferritory yesterday which would seem to show either that

the rebais now in asma have changed their principles, or ↑ that the Eriad secret society are advocating a separate

movement. The latter, I think improbable, as the leaders

of the rebels are Triads according to my information, and

I have reason to believe that large numbers of Trieds

have joined them.--

10. 1 Information is derived from

Mr. May the Captain Superintendent of Police who has been since the 5th. instant on our Irontier,

11. On hearing of the serious aspect

of the disturbances, at my request Commodore F. Powell,

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Ra; sent one of Her Majesty's ships to Mirs Bay for the protection of Europeans engaged in the Imperial Customs Stations on the Barth coast of the Bay, and a force of 100 Infantry with a guns has been stationed near our frontier as a precaution against any violation of our territory.

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Map

12. I have the honour to enclose here-

with a map of the district with the places named under-

lined with red ink so far as we can identify them.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,humble servant,

Sunny Adhabe

GOVERNOR,&C,.