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Enclosure 2.
Extract from a minute by Mr. Hallifax.
Hon. Colonial Secretary.
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Chan was in Hongkong over the last week end, and
went back to Canton by the night boat of Sunday 14th. He reached the Police Office and received a message to go and see the Governor- -General, to discuss matters of importance. He went, and a desul- -tory pointless discussion took place, there being present the Governor-General, Chan and the Treasurer. Chan saw that time was being wasted, and said he had to get back to work: but on the plea that it was a holiday (moon festival) he was kept hanging about till the evening meal. By this time his suspicions seem to have been aroused, but he seems to have taken no particular action: and the coolies who had carried him to the Yamen had been detained there and not allowed to go away. Lung meanwhile had taken the Treasurer aside and had shewed him a Peking Warrant for Chan's execution, on the ground that he was plotting against the Govern- -ment; the final evidence of this being two telegrams, between Chan Kwing Ming (in Singapore) and Chan King Fa. The telegrams were copies procured from the Telegraph Office. The Treasurer was told to write a proclamation for publication as soon as the execution should have been carried out; but this he absolutely refused to do. He threatened to sever his connection with Canton altogether if the business was carried through in this way. He and Lung and a Military Officer then went back to Chan, and Lung held Chan's hands while the officer disarmed him; Chan made no resist- -ance: and then the Peking warrant was shown to Chan. He seems to have said nothing except that he had committed no crime and done nothing wrong; and simply asked that if he was to be shot, he might first write to Li Fuk Lam. This he did, asking Li Fuk Lam to keep his men quiet. There seems to have been some delay after this, but finally Chan was sent for to go downstairs on some pretext or other, and there he was seized, and asked if he had anything more
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