CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7] — Page 424

CONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

CO 20883

Rece

Re: 22 AUG 10

Government House,

Hongkong, 22nd. July, 1910.

Gor

7792

Fondosure

nclosure 2.

Endlosure 3.

My Lord,

I have the honour to confirm my

telegram of the 19th. instant of which a copy is enclosed,

and in continuation of my Confidential Despatch of the

16th. instant, I have the honour to forward copies of the

correspondence noted in the annexed schedule, together

with a translation of an extract from the Wa Shong Yat Po

newspaper purporting to give the text of telegraphic

instructions sent to Canton by the Wai-wu-pu. It is in-

-teresting to note that in this alleged telegram the Wai-

-wupu say that the regulations against which the protest

of the British Government is directed and which have as

a matter of fact been enforced by the Cantonese Govern-

-ment with effect from the 7th. ultimo "have not been

finally settled", i.s. presumably have not yet been ap-

-proved by the Central Government at Peking. This, I

venture to think, gives point to the recommendation made

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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