CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 497

hclosure No. 2 in 'r. Fox's despatch No. 3 of January oth, 1909 to sir

0.0.

John Jordan.

7005

492

7103

Momorandum hy r. Pactor.

Rea? 27 FEB 09

FEB 22 1909)

I was on board N

il

"Moorhun" when a note reuchoa

tshan to

!

Captain Talcott from the fapt in of the 9,

the effect that the 'hinese passengers had all left the ship

and that information had reached the ship's officers of un

intention to burn the vezeol. Copbain Lloyd had therefore

left the wharf and anchored off the Charoun near the

Briti h unbosts' anchorare.

Captain Walcott went at one to the Commodore with the

Istter to ask pormision to place a puurd on board the

"Patchen". This having been done the vest.l returned to

the wharf.

I returned to the Consulate and learning that placards

had been put up on the wharf and in t. streets leading to

it and that intending pass:ncers were buin prevented from

roing on board, I went with Tr. Turner of the Consulate

to see for myself what was actually happening.

I found that there was a considerablu crowd in the

stroet and mumbers of people had formed groups round the

telegraph poles on hich had b en posted notices on red

1