CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900 — Page 610

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600

21456

*

Pro 5 1 00

Parafbres of a telegram from

D. 150./m. 6/7/

Cumul Scott, Canton.

1.3.30.

The Inferial decree, of which the

substance follows, has been

H.

addressed

to Li Hung Chary and the Viceroy of the Gauftre pravices. It reached me purately, and has since been published.

26 June. You are

aware

له

our

diligence niregard to the pacification a desturction of armed bands of beofli

(ie Boxers) " and the hostilities begun

by foreign Powers. You

shength and deprecate

have

wan.

measured ou

wet you

But the

Boscers are in Pekin and have fenetrated exergeshere. They entertain implacable nated for foreign religions

missions.

Forcible efforts to suffer them would precipitate a catastrofte in Peking,

a

and

bring musing ufor the inhabitants The only thing

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we can do is t

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