CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6] — Page 234

CONFIDENTIAL

Hongkong

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Sir,

IX

Goverment House,

Hongkong, 16th. March, 1905.

FRINTED

FOR USE

EASTLAN

No.

COLONIAL

OFFIC

In reply to your Confidential Despatch of

the 2nd. ultimo, I have the honour to transit the enclosed

copy of a report from the General Officer Comuanding the Troops

in South China, on the subject of the complaints communicated

to the Russian Goverment of the treatment at Hongkong of the

Russian refugees from the Burni" who are interned here. I

al enclose a copy of a letter I have received from the Rus-

sian Consul whom I informed of the statements said to have

been made by the Naval Authorities to His Imperial Majesty

the Czar.

2.

Major-"encral Hatton's report and M. de

Boloxovskoy's letter leave no room for doubt that these state-

ments were false and I trust that it will be found possible

to convey this to the high authority to whom the statements

were made. I am satisfied that the treatment of the refugees

has been and continues to be humane and sympathetic.

I have the Honour to be,

sir.

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Mhathan

Xth 3208

Governor, 80..

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C.,

M.P..

&C..

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