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PEKING,

5th January 1900.

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No.2.

My Lord:-

In continuation of my Despatch Number 345

of December 15th on the subject of the Tsungli

Yamen's request that the Chinese officials might be

allowed to resume jurisdiction in Kowloon City, I

have the honour to enclose translation of a second

note, dated 24th December which I received from the

Prince and Ministers embodying their verbal arguments

of the 14th December.

I also enclose copy of my reply, dated 2nd

instant, in which I declined to telegraph further to

Your Lordship on the subject, and held out no hope

that the request of the Chinese Government would

be granted.

The Grand Secretary, L1 Hung Chang, whose

acting appointment of Viceroy of Canton I had the

honour to report in my despatch Number 352 of 23rd

Marquess of Salisbury, K.G.,

&C.

&C.,

&c.,

December