CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 495

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Sir:-

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ADDERBURY A

EANBURY.

Rece

20 MAY 13

28th February, 1913.

I beg to acknowledge your letter of the 27th

instant. I am certain that "r. Hambleton did file a

claim with His Majesty's Vice Consul in Chihuahua

but whether it was received by the latter or not

I do not know, as all communication was interrupted

for some time.

Until a new Government is recognised by this

country it will, I suppose, be impossible to do

anything further, but those at present "on top"

may, as they appear to have adopted the methods

of Porfirio Diaz twenty-five years ago, be able to

*pacify" the country, and will then I suppose be

responsible for the deeds of their predecessors, us

far as foreigners are concerned.

So far as I know they have not killed any

Britisher yet, though some of the Chinese who were

murdered in Torreon were British subjects from

Hongkong.

(Signed)

I am &c.,

Charles Blunt.

Captain.