CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10] — Page 96

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

carrying away of prisoners. There is no doubt that

acaoltself is a rosort of pirates--the fact that the

junk used in the Cheung Chau affair was found there

proves it--aid that the three lolands in dispute between

the Chitesc and Portuguese, namely: Lappa, Dom Joao, and

iontata being at present under the jurisdiction of

meither Government and without police or troops to keep

widowirable habitants away, are a convenient and sare

rofuge for gaye of desporadces.

Enclismeb.

7028162

Enclosura? Y.28688.

7. I attach an extract from a Longkong Chinese

norep por or the 14th. instant. The publicity given to

the arrangement arrived at will, I fear, bo absolutely

destructive of success.

necessar

8. I take this opport nity of acknowledging your

cypher tolegrum of the 5th.instant, and of traumitting

parapliraso of my reply of the 9th.instant. I deemed it

to bolegraph rully to you in view of the

possibility of your requiring information as to the exact

position.

I have the honour to be,

Dir,

Your most obedient hrible sorvant,

The Night 1.onourable

Lewis Verion Harcourt.

60. wo. wc.

Govenor, 03.

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