CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 126

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(Inclosure #2 in Sir J. J. Jordan's No. 489 of November 241

Sir J. Jordan to Prince Ch'ing.

PEKIN,

November 20th, 1906.

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Your Highness;-

JAN 12 1907

In consequence of the frequent piracies

which have been committed by Chinese subjects on

British vessels in the Yoat River and flenton saters

generally I have been instructed by als Majesty's

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Governant to ir ite the verimus attention of the

Chinese Covernment to the inefficiency of the measures

taken by the Muangtung und Vangsi Authorities for the

suppression of there outrages and for in» que į ro-

tection of British trade wn shipping. I have alrendy

on two occasione discussed this question in detail with

the frund Secretary "a-L*ung, who fully recognú zed the

extent of bite evil and the necessity of an effective

organization for its prevention, and requested se tu

send the thi Fu Pun einteinen b of my suggestions.

fis Imperial Highness

Prince Ch'inga

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