CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10] — Page 94

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Enclosure 4.

had at the previous interview with ..r.Lovern display ed

much excitement and uncertainty of purpose, modified

jis views, for he hunded him a reply (copy translation

enclosed)- it is duted the 5th, September- to my

letter, in which he declined the assistance of a

Jritish Daval contingent, but indicated that he

would consent to joint operations on land with the

Chineco. This he could not avoid for under a reciprecal

oither party to

arrangement between the two Governmenta

the olupute concert.g the jurisdiction of the

iolando con 1nd troops on giving notice to the

other.

4. Un receipt of this letter, I informed

Domzodore A.truther that the servicou of the Navel

contingent would not be required, and I asked the

Chinese Authorities to postpone the expudition

proposed for the 9th.instant. At the same tine

sent lir.Lellifax again to Canton to explain the

cituutim, with the poriseion of D.Lajenty'c

Gotul tenorul, to the Chinese authorities and to

love them to come to all arrangement with the Lovombr

of Macdo for a joint Chinese and Portuguese expedition.

the Chinose expressed themselves ready to come to

uly arrangement which included the landing of Chinese

troop.. ley expregled their regret at the pane

time that the British Leval contingent would not

tako part in the operations.

They also asked that

r.Lollifax might be allowed to accompany their

representatives to lacno to assist them with their

negociations with the Portuguese.

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