CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 358

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the Compradore of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire with a view to arranging terms. They were as follows:-

(a). Payment of a sum of $3,200.

(b). Appoint a new Captain to the "Fatshan".

(c). To send a letter to the Consul urging him to press the Viceroy to apply to the Portuguese Consul to re-try the case.

(d). To post on the Steamer a notice that in future Chinese passengers would not be molested and any trouble would be brought to the Captain to settle.

To these humiliating terms Messrs. Butterfield and Swire declared themselves willing to submit and a letter was written in this sense which was entrusted to the intermediary. He replied enclosing a letter in original signed with the 'chop' of the Self-Government Society demanding in addition that the dismissal of the Captain (a very old and valued servant) should be publicly notified, and that the re-trial of the case by the Portuguese Consul should be guaranteed. To this no reply had actually been sent, but Mr. Law brought with him a draft which he proposed to despatch, and requested my advice. The draft while declining to "dismiss" the Captain was couched in conciliatory, I might almost say abject terms, pointing out that it was wholly beyond the power

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347 the Compradore of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire with a view to arranging terms. They were as follows:- (a). Payment of a sum of $3,200. (b). Appoint a new Captain to the "Fatshan". (c). To send a letter to the Consul urging him to press the Viceroy to apply to the Portuguese Consul to re-try the case. (d). To post on the Steamer a notice that in future Chinese passengers would not be molested and any trouble would be brought to the Captain to settle. To these humiliating terms Messrs. Butterfield and Swire declared themselves willing to submit and a letter was written in this sense which was entrusted to the intermediary. He replied enclosing a letter in original signed with the 'chop' of the Self-Government Society demanding in addition that the dismissal of the Captain (a very old and valued servant) should be publicly notified, and that the re-trial of the case by the Portuguese Consul should be guaranteed. To this no reply had actually been sent, but Mr. Law brought with him a draft which he proposed to despatch, and requested my advice. The draft while declining to "dismiss" the Captain was couched in conciliatory, I might almost say abject terms, pointing out that it was wholly beyond the power

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J 347 the Compradore of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire with a view to arranging terms. They were as follows:- (a). Payment of a sum of $3,200. (b). Appoint: a new Captain to the "Fatshan". (c). To send a letter to the Consul urging him to press the Viceroy to apply to the Portuguese Consul to re-try the case. (a). To post on the Steamer a notice that in 8. future Chinese passengers would not be molested and any trouble would be brought to the Captain to settle. To these humiliating terms Messrs. Butterfield and Swire declared themselves willing to submit and a letter was written in this sense which was entrusted to the intermediary. He replied enclosing a letter in original signed with the 'chop' of the Self-Government Society demanding in addition that the dismissal of the Captain (a very old and valued servant) should be publicly notified, and that the re-trial of the case by the Portuguese Consul should be guaranteed. To this no reply had actually been sent, but Mr. Law brought with him a draft which he proposed to despatch, and requested my advice. The draft while declining to "dismiss" the Captain was couched in conciliatory th I might almost say abject terms, pointing out that it was wholly beyond the power

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the Compradore of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire with a view

to arranging terms. They were as follows:-

(a). Payment of a sum of $3,200.

(b). Appoint: a new Captain to the "Fatshan".

(c). To send a letter to the Consul urging him to

press the Viceroy to apply to the

Portuguese Consul to re-try the case.

(a). To post on the Steamer a notice that in

future Chinese passengers would not be

molested and any trouble would be

brought to the Captain to settle.

To these humiliating terms Messrs.

Butterfield and Swire declared themselves willing to submit

and a letter was written in this sense which was entrusted

to the intermediary. He replied enclosing a letter in

original signed with the 'chop' of the Self-Government

Society demanding in addition that the dismissal of the

Captain (a very old and valued servant) should be publicly

notified, and that the re-trial of the case by the

Portuguese Consul should be guaranteed. To this no reply

had actually been sent, but Mr. Law brought with him a

draft which he proposed to despatch, and requested my

advice. The draft while declining to "dismiss" the

Captain was couched in conciliatory

I might almost say

abject

terms, pointing out that it was wholly beyond the

power

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