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Enclosure in Mr. Carnegie's No. 336 of August 8, 1906

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Consul General Mansfield to Mr. Carnegie.

H.B.M.Consulate-General,

Canton.

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SEP 24 1906]

17 July, 1906. (Received Peking 30 July)

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Sir: -

Referring to my telegram of the 14th instant in- forming you of the piracy of the British steamship "Sai– nam", I have now the honour to forward a full report there- on together with copies of the depositions taken by me at an Enquiry held on board on the 14th instant. Public feeling among foreigners is much excited at the brutal murder of Dr. MacDonald who for twenty-two years has de- voted himself for the benefit of the Chinese and who

leaves a widow and child.

I am doing my utmost to induce the Viceroy to recog- nize that the time has now come when it is absolutely in- cumbent on him to take measures for dealing radically with the question of piracy and robbery within his jurisdiction generally.

I shall report further as the case develops.

I have etc.,

(Signed) R. V. Mansfield.

Consul General.

nourable

.D. Carnegie, M.V.O.,

etc.,

etc.,