CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 214

alostre No. 1 in Mr. Fox's No. 69

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Sir,

General Serios, of June If th. 1909.

C.O.

26043 212

MECR

Rrap & AUG 09

Hongkong, June 15th. 1909.

"Hatshan" trouble.

28112

(JUL 26 1809)

As representing the owners of the "Fatahan", we

venture to solicit your good services to bring to the

notice of the Portuguese Consul at Canton the present

feeling of dissatisfaction that prevails amongst the

Chinese at that port with regard to the omission to try,

in the Portuguese Court, the Portuguese watchran who is

accused by Chinese fellow travellers of having maltreatod

a Chineso passonger on the "Fatshan" on the 30th. November

1908, which assault, it is allqṛed, caused the death of

the unfortunate passenger in question.

The Chinese in Canton are strongly of opinion that

tho Portuguese Consul has not treated their represontat-

ions on the subject with that due consideration which the

Case demands, and they are most insistent that the case

H. Fox Asquire,

should

H.M. Consul-fieneral,

Canton.