CO129-401 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [5-6] — Page 142

ONFIDENTIAL.

Sir,

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IRE 9 JUN 13

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG, 16th. May, 1913,

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I have the honour to inform you that on the

26th. ultimo 2 bombs were placed beneath chairs in the verandah of Cafe at Hanoi. The bombs exploded a few minutes afterwards kill-

→ing two French Officers, and injuring 5 others besides 7 Annamite

waiters. The outrage was apparently the work of Annamite revolution-

-aries. A short time before this outrage an Annamite Official at

Thai Bin in Tonkin, who had been active in the prosecution of

revolutionaries, was killed by a bomb while riding in a jinricksha.

Two weeks previous to that crime eight bombs were discovered

deposited in different places in Saigon and in the adjoining town

of Cholon. At the same time revolutionary placards were affixed in

numerous towns and villages throughout Cochin-China.

Attempts at revolution in Annam and Tongking

have been common for a number of years past. But a revolutionary

movement in Cochin-China has caused surprise.

2.

Since 1908 the French Government in Indo-China

has been in communication with this Government through the French

Consul at Hongkong on the subject of the presence in this Colony

of Annamite revolutionaries and this Government has rendered such

assistance as it could in watching the movements of Annamites here,

who last year numbered about 40. At the present time there are

only 4 of these persons in Hongkong and these 4 are of no importance

It is understood from the French Consul that the others are on the

borders

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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