"Kana" telegrams, either by employing Chinese operators trained for this work, or even Japanese operators.
They expressed a hope that His Majesty's Government would use their good offices in inducing Japan to accept this proposal, which had been telegraphed to the Chinese Delegate in Lisbon.
I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty's Ambassador at Tókið.
I have, &c.
(Signed) J. N. JORDAN,
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[19208]
(No. 117.) (Telegraphic.) P. MACAO.
No. 1.
402
[June 3,]
SECTION 1.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received June 3.)
Peking, June 3, 1908.
In my telegram No. 116 of the 2nd instant I expressed the opinion that the question could best be discussed locally, and I think that an effort might with advantage be made to bring the two parties together by acting upon the suggestion contained in the Wai-wu Pu's note to the Portuguese Minister of the 22nd May (referred to in my telegram No. 110 of the 25th ultimo), to the effect that the Government of Macao should negotiate directly with the Viceroy at Canton.
That official would probably be given a comparatively speaking free hand, owing to the great unpopularity incurred at Canton by the Central Government in consequence of enforcing their policy on the Viceroy as regards the "Tatsu Maru" incident.
In their treatment of the question the two parties have hitherto acted separately, each endeavouring to give practical effect to their own interpretation of the Treaty of 1887. So long as this state of things continues the situation is not free from risk.
I came away from a visit to the Wai-wu Pu yesterday with the impression that the Chinese authorities are trying to regain possession of the territory which the Portuguese have acquired at China's cost since the 1887 Treaty.
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"kana" telegrams, either by employing Chinese operators trained for this work, or even Japanese operators.
They expressed a hope that His Majesty's Government would use their good offices in inducing Japan to accept this proposal, which had been telegraphed to the Chinese Delegate in Lisbon.
I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty's Ambassador at Tókið,
I have, &c.
(Signed) J. N. JORDAN,
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[19208]
(No. 117.) (Telegraphic.) P. MACAO.
No. 1.
402
[June 3,]
SECTION 1.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received June 3.)
Peking, June 3, 1908.
In my telegram No. 116 of the 2nd instant I expressed the opinion that the question could best be discussed locally, and I think that an effort might with advantage be made to bring the two parties together by acting upon the suggestion contained in the Wai-wu Pu's note to the Portuguese Minister of the 22nd May (referred to in my telegram No. 110 of the 25th ultimo), to the effect that the Government of Macao should negotiate directly with the Viceroy at Canton.
That official would probably be given a comparatively speaking free band, owing to the great unpopularity incurred at Canton by the Central Government in conse quence of enforcing their policy on the Viceroy as regards the "Tatsu Maru" incident.
In their treatment of the question the two parties have hitherto acted separately, each endeavouring to give practical effect to their own interpretation of the Treaty of 1887. So long as this state of things continues the situation is not free from risk.
I came away from a visit to the Wai-wu Pu yesterday with the impression that the Chinese authorities are trying to regain possession of the territory which the Portuguese have acquired at China's cost since the 1887 Treaty.
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