CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9] — Page 268

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approached us with the offer that if we paid the gratuity of $3,200 to them as trustees for the relatives of the dead man, posted the notice on the "Tatshan" warning the crew not to molest Chinese passengers (which of course they never did), and finally guaranteed to ultimately change the master of the steamer they would withdraw the boycott. We agreed, and the boycott, so far as the Amoy men are concerned, ended there and then, but it is still in active operation by the Cantonese who continue to take their orders from the Self Government Society.

The latter appear as determined as ever to keep the fire alive, but it is doubtful if they have any fuel left - if they have it is possibly rather damp, and the result of further agitation is not unlikely to result in much smoke and little destruction! However one can never tell; I have learned from experience not to be surprised at anything the Chinese do; it is the least likely thing from our point of view that they will do and it always comes as a surprise because so unexpected.

As far as I can learn the Society is apparently fighting hard to have a "tea-party" on the Shameen at our expense with the British and Portuguese Consuls present. I told their Agent that I would see what we could do if they secured the attendance of the Viceroy. They returned saying they could, but Mr. Fox refuses to attend unless they withdrew their

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50 262 approached us with the offer that if we paid the gratuity of $3,200 to them as trustees for the relatives of the dead man, posted the notice on the "Tatshan" warning the crew not to molest Chinese passengers (which of course they never did), and finally guaranteed to ultimately change the master of the steamer they would withdraw the boycott. We agreed, and the boycott, so far as the Amoy men are concerned, ended there and then, but it is still in active operation by the Cantonese who continue to take their orders from the Self Government Society. The latter appear as determined as ever to keep the fire alive, but it is doubtful if they have any fuel left - if they have it is possibly rather damp, and the result of further agitation is not unlikely to result in much smoke and little destruction! However one can never tell; I have learned from experience not to be surprised at anything the Chinese do; it is the least likely thing from our point of view that they will do and it always comes as a surprise because so unexpected. As far as I can learn the Society is apparently fighting hard to have a "tea-party" on the Shameen at our expense with the British and Portuguese Consuls present. I told their Agent that I would see what we could do if they secured the attendance of the Viceroy. They returned saying they could, but Mr. Fox refuses to attend unless they withdrew their
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approached us with the offer that if we paid the gratuity of

$3,200 to them as trustees for the relatives of the dead man,

posted the notice on the "Tatshan" warning the crew not to

*Holber* *ih Test

9308 wo, 03 VIGY MI

bas anoisitozen we doiw betoernoo adreffont ent velreizsy to

molest Chinese passengers (which of course they never did), and

finally guaranteed to ultimately change the master of the

steamer they would withdraw the boycott. We agreed, and the

-:esoffol as one dremom arid da noittacq sut

boycott, so far as the Amoy men are concerned, ended there and

but slaveraqla Vosloo? desratsvot tien wh

arsenbria youth bus notus) and to draw fra ert materiner eitt at

TOLA KA on 't aaw of .nertali ́¤ and ai bus atert Mod

denisvol te? 6.1* diely seektenen of bettsza ev berið mecqbın

boaterdo galvail hot,Itsasoovaru orew ew ɛliờ ni .qjalnab

be stuf09 8 C. Tal on heřevo Tald abnegah Leminine start

"coat" ris" od arse. not "mairiet?" vizuobrdo,Jasme/dea Isni”

VONT

aluano? ecourrano? be debt end to seneipa su da

,VIDutazsoongan Jod dosiɗo nic to ntar of eyew avoitev mi bend

odd estrogen of heuter boe rit booda alvero0 dtod es

Jaboq akið da podgroff et aeuglia vom eith

vand junndelbom to dart becoqul tiec eft to 13 of mansd

Bit Jasnos of Inautes alyðsloch trenntavon tis? est ho÷ns247

au di ognatra of oldnorte dam na da ne、d bed god June1339a

C

eric Viane 5

¿lotamiri,stat borteblanco verit foliw hea

bus etoot dressrevol tips me dy by ho [fortsup now KONA

bodnnoxyge

then, but it is still in active operation by the Cantonese

who continue to take their orders from the Self Government

Society. The latter appear as determined as ever to keep the

fire alive, but it is doubtful if they have any fuel left - if

they have it is possibly rather damp, and the result of further

agitation is not unlikely to reult in much smoke and little

destruction! However one can never tell; I have learned from

experience not to be surprised at anything the Chinese do; it is

the least likely thing from our point of view that they will do

and it always comes as a surprise because so unexpected.

As far as I can learn the Society is

apparently fighting hard to have a *tea-party" on the Shameen

at our expense with the British and Portuguese Consuls present.

I told their Agent that I would see what we could do if they

secured the attendance of the Viceroy. They returned saying

they could, but Mr. Fox refuses to attend unless they withdrew

their

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