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be promptly mppressed, quite failed to restore con-

ficence. I myself was however deceived by a positive

assurance given to the Commissioner of Customs by

the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs that it was a false

alarm and that no landing had taken place.

5.

The tension continued during the following

day, Juniary 19th, in the course of which efforts

were made to introduce Chinese merchandise and valuables

into foreign premises. To the best of my belief all

these attempts failed, though political refugeen were

given admittance both to the American and French Hos-

pitals. the premises of Mr. Katsumata, a Japanese mer-

chant, have however for reeks past been piled with

Chinese effects, for which no doubt Ir. Eatsumata has

reaped a handsome profit.

6. By a strange coincidence the Japanese destroy-

or *AGI" arrived here from Formata on January 18th,

armed party was promptly landed in Mr. Katsumata's

house.

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7.

By January 20th the last doubt of the reality

of the invasion had disappeared, I learned from offi-

cial sources that the Canton troops, who must have been

in greater strength than that originally reported, had advanced without opposition and almost without firing

a shot to the river about 3 miles from Kiungchow. British 5.2. Devawengwe had arrived from Tourane in the

morning bound for Hongkong and sailing at daylight on

January 21st. In the afternoon a series of officers

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and secretaries called to ask me for permits to travel to Hongkong by this ship, which is not normally

allowed