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aux tiers; nous pourrions donc, si un arrangement avec la " Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (Limited) devait en fin de compte être impossible, chercher, sans enfreindre aucune règle d'équité, une entente directe avec la Chine.
Les assurances de bon vouloir que me réitère votre Excellence dans sa lettre d'hier m'inspirent heureusement la confiance qu'un recours à cette ressource extrême sera évité.
This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.
AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Veuillez, &c.
(Signé)
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EDMOND BAPST.
(No. 366.) Sir,
No. 1.
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[September 9.]
SECTION 9.
Inclosure 18 in No. 1.
Extract from the Procès-verbal of the Fourth Sitting of the Corps Diplomatique, November 5, 1900.
M. DE COLOGAN rappelle à ses collègues qu'il leur a communiqué une lettre de M. de Giers relative aux mesures à prendre pour éviter des difficultés à l'avenir à l'occasion des agrandissements des terrains des Légations. Celles-ci ont occupé une partie des emplacements de leur voisinage appartenant à l'État ou à des particuliers, atin d'y installer leurs escortes, Cette extension des Légations, nécessitée par les besoins de défense commune, pourrait rencontrer des difficultés si les terrains occupés par elles étaient achetés en sous-main aux Chinois par des spéculateurs étrangers, dans un but que personne ne saurait approuver. Pour prévenir ces transactions irrégulières et éviter toute source de difficultés futures, M. de Giers croit qu'il serait utile de décider en commun d'avertir les ressortissants des Légations, qu'aucun achat de terrains aux Chinois, depuis le commencement du siège, dans le quartier dont il s'agit, ne saurait être valable sans l'assentiment des Ministres Etrangers, et qu'une Commission de Délégués de chaque Légation sera réunie pour fixer les limites du Quartier Diplo- matique.
Cette proposition, mise aux voix par le doyen, est adoptée à l'unanimité,
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Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received September 9.)
Peking, July 25, 1907. WITH reference to my telegram No. 136, I now have the honour to inclose copies of the letter which I addresed to the Wai-wu Pa on the 10th July, respecting the piracy.
of the British launch "Chi Chang (or "Ki Cheung"), near Canton, and of Mr. Mansfield's despatch No. 33 of the 12th July, describing this occurrence.
It will be seen from this inclosure that the attack was carried out by armed pirates, four of whom were on board in the guise of passengers and who assumed control of the launch. As soon as they had done so, they were joined by six confederates who came alongside in a boat and set about pillaging the launch.
They were pursued by a Chinese gun-boat, but escaped, after running the launch into a shallow creek,
(Confidential.)
As regards the observations of His Majesty's Consul-General on the subject of the scheme for patrolling the river with cruisers under Customs control, I have no doubt whatever that the Provincial opposition to the scheme has been fostered by the lukewarm attitude of Sir R. Hart, and the obstructive temper of the present Commissioner of Customs at Canton. The inclosed extract from a private letter received from His Majesty's Vice-Consul while in temporary charge of the Consulate-General will serve to show the tendency exhibited by Mr. King, the Commissioner of Customs, to overdo his part as a servant of the Chinese Government, and if the scheme under Customs control is introduced as a result of pressure brought to bear on the Chinese Government on account of this fresh case of piracy, it will still be necessary to induce Sir Robert Hart to see that his Commissioner deals sympathetically with the measure.
I have, &c. (Signed) J. N. JORDAN.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Sir J, Jordan to Prince Ch'ing.
Your Highness,
July 10, 1907. HIS Majesty's Consul at Canton has reported by telegraph that on the 6th July the British launch "Ki Cheung " was pirated at a place some 9 miles from Canton. No lives were lost, but the losses of property belonging to the crew and passengers amounted to a value of about 400 dollars.
I have the honour to request that urgent instructions may be sent by telegraph to the Acting Viceroy to effect the immediate arrest of the pirates concerned, and to pay over at once to His Majesty's Consul-General full compensation for the losses, of which a list will be furnished to his Excellency by Mr. Mansfield.
If this is not carried out at once, I shall be obliged to submit the case by telegraph to His Majesty's Government for such action as they may deem necessary.
Soliciting the favour of an early reply.
I avail, &c.
(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.
Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
(No. 33.) Sir,
Consul-General Mansfield to Sir J. Jordan.
Canton, July 12, 1907.
I HAD the honour on the 9th instant to telegraph to you reporting the piracy of the British launch "Ki Cheung" off San Shan Kao, some 9 miles from Canton. I now
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