CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10] — Page 108

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from llongkong 9/9/12,

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fina: before receipt of your teloran of 5t... Septene wher

, Colonial Secrotary was sent to bacao to

1.vite Portuguese co-operation. Proviously I had

eproched the Chinese withorities who refused

ritich landing party but cordially accopted

nav 1 help. I submitted to Portuguese that it was,

orite to the dazer of the forces of two nations

neetti on land, desirable that Chineso troops

olly should form the landing party. I undertook

b. following stipulation with Chinese: that the

Portųuese claim to the island would not be

profukiiced thereby. Invited Portuguese to assist

Olt water and to prevent escape of pirates to

Portuguese territory. Leverner lacao statod

ture are no pirates in the islands in dispute

and claimed to land Portuguese troops only

17 h expedition was necessary,le declined British

nnyal help. I sent allifax on 7 August, mith

to premission of H.B.H.#Consul onoral to

caiton to arrange joint Portuguese Chinese

capçaltion. lils instructions were to withdraw

olïor of British naval help, so as to make the

arragements Lo through. Chineso are willow to

eone to any arrangement so long as it includes the inding of their troops. They and allifax to

Guo temorrow endeavour arraye matters,

Lafomation is the sano as Chinese, that the

14:16 is infested with pirstos.

Governor