CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 390

Communications on this subject should be addressed to---

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

and the following

LONDON, S.W.,

Number quoted. 24976/1909

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Downing Street,*

379

August, 1909.

With reference to your letter No. 7103/1909

of the 26th of February and previous correspondence, I

am directed by the Earl of Crewe to transmit to you,

Gov.Confl.12 June to be laid before Secretary Sir Edward Grey & com of

a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong with reference

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to the action taken by the Chinese Self-Government Society at Canton as the result of the occurrence on board the "Fatshan".

2. Lord Crewe hopes that, in the circum- stances, Sir E.Grey will feel able to instruct His Majesty's Ambassador at Pekin to make representations to the Chinese Government in the sense suggested by Sir F.Lugard in the last paragraph of his despatch.

3. It will be observed that a copy of

this despatch has already been communicated to Sir J.Jordan.

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the despatch may

with

your reply.

to request that the

retummed & this dept

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

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