(C O P Y)
TELBGRAM
C.O.
(3)41145
就
from Governor, Hongkong, to Secretary of State, London,
dated the 22nd September, 1904.
256
In reply to your telegram of yesterday's date arrange-ments for Chinese Emigration from Kwangsi Buchau not broken down and already begun to take effect.
Chinese Emigration from Kwangtung cannot succeed unsupported by Viceroy whose opposition has been produced by Transvaal Agent sending more than 100 recruiters through the province without his authority or port in Kwantung having been notified. Several of these have been arrested. Efforts are being made to obtain their release from arrest and secure co-operation of Viceroy in Chinese emigration from Canton to South Africa but unless we act with caution Chinese Authorities will probably under Treaty of Pekin question legality of existing recruiting agencies in China for Straits Settlements labour. This would be very inconvenient.
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(C O F Y)
TELBOKAM
C.0
(3)41145
就
from Governor, Hongkong, to Secretary of State, Boñada,)
dated the 22nd. September, 1904.
256
In reply to your telegram of yesterday's date arrange-
ments for Chinese Emigration from Kwangsi Buchau not broken down
and already begun to take effect.
Chinese Emigration from Kwangtung cannot succeed un-
supported by Viceroy whose opposition has been produced by Transvaal
Agent sending more than 100 recruiters through the trovince without
bis authority or port in Kwantung having been notified. Several of
these have been arrested. Efforts are being made to cbtain their re-
lease from arrest and secure co-operation of Viceroy in Chinese eri-
gration from Centon to South Africe but unless we act with caution
Chinese Authorities will probably under Treaty of Fekin question
legality of existing recruiting agencies in China for Straits Settle-
ments labour. This would be very inconvenient.
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