The arrangement has been come to. I find, however, quite agreeable to have my son on the Executive Committee of Council so that things could be done in his name. On the whole the influential merchants in Canton agree with me that the political grip of Canton-office red, armed and navigated as it now is - is bound to strike, rock, and that what the Chinese merchants in Hongkong and Canton should do, and do at once, is to prepare and equip another ship of their own for salvage purposes. This ship will be the society for the protection of trade, industry and property, which has just formed in Hongkong, at the request of the old man in...
For these men cannot afford to sit tight and see their interests variously impaired, directly or indirectly, by unsound or theory-laden politicians. His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General expressed the opinion that the Chinese merchants should show a bold front, so that amongst the merchants in Canton there is no one capable of taking the leadership.
The Cassell Arrangement was also one of the subjects which I discussed with Doctor Jamieson. It seems that in mollified form the objects aimed at can be attained. As things go at present, one must necessarily start with regulated areas and not with...
Some of the men who went with me to Canton have stopped backing at the request of both Chan's and... followers in order to go further into the matter with a view to inducing me not to drop negotiations with them, but to equip this "salvage ship" now instead of waiting for the present vessel to go upon the rocks.
The future course of action would of course depend upon the response to the overtures of the Canton Government, the powers that they would... above all, the sincerity of the Hongkong Government and the extent of assistance which they would openly or quietly afford me.
Yours sincerely,
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no one capable of taking a the leadership.
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bahing at the request of both Gun'■ and Chan's followers 1. order
to go furbar 1 to matt en wi.h a view to inducing me not to drop
negotiations with them, but to equáp thị "salvage ship" now in-
st wad of waiting for the present veosal to go upon the rocke.
futur, course of motion would of course depend upon the
OliverWise of the overtures of the Canton Govorimant,
the powers that they would zÁT, MA, KN, Abov, all, La mishes of
the Hongkong Government and the extent o assistance which they
would op»ni, or qaltly afford ma,
mincerity o
Yours sincerely,
(3igned)
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