CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12] — Page 569

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HONGKONG, 3rd. December, 1908

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The members of the Committee of the local branch of

the China Association have had brought to their notice the

feeling of deep unrest existing amongst the Chinese in this

Colony on account of the banishment of certain of their

nationals for alleged complicity in the recent riots.

1. This Committee, whilst believing that the Govern-

ment would not have so acted without just cause,desire to

point out the grave danger which has arisen owing to an

Amongst impression at the Chinese that punishment has been

inflicted without sufficient reason and in some cases

un-justly.

So strong is this impression that a boycott

Business is

of British firms and goods is threatened.

being interfered with to a serious extent, the Chinese

merchants being unwilling to take the risk of buying whilst

matters remain in their present state.

2. This dislocation of trade has to a great extent

been caused by the fear amongst the Chinese that any one

of them may yet receive a notice of bar ishment. They

and dread that even innocent acts may be misconstrued,

that their stay in this Colony may be terminated at any

the moment an information being A ven to the Goverment,

truth of which they may hot get an opportunity to challenge.

It is this fear which is paralysing trade, and in the

opinion of this Committee every effort should be made to

re-establish a feeling of confidence.

3.

The members of this Committee suggest the issue

of a Proclamation making it plain that the orders for

banishment had only been issued after the most thorough investigation, and stating that no further steps will now

be taken if no further offences of the kind thus dealt with are committed.