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to the arrival of our delogation nd the hope that wo
could scttlo the economical questions, stoting that tho
other questions could be dealt with between the two
Governments.
Our attention was drawn to the newspaper articlo il:
the "Man Kwok Yat Po" attacking us. Some members of the
dologation thought that it should be answorod but I was
strongly of the opposito opinion and it was decided to
usko no action. Later on wo were informed that hond bills
woro being posted up all over Canton attacking us und
stybod that wo were had instigated Chon Kring Hing to
attack Canton and that wo dosorvod to be killed.
Hr. Li, Mr. Ma and I called at Mr. T.V.Soong with
rd to those two matters and as to hothor or not ho
would inform us is to the strikers' attitudo rogardin
sccing us, since they had promised to sand us 2 letter that morning. To then wont to soo Mr. C.Cu ho informo
us ho had roccived a letter from the Strikors asking
the Canton Government, as introducor to them of our
dologation, as to what authority and status wo hod. Ho showed me a copy of a lottor which Mr. Fletcher addressol to Mr. Wong Ching ai of the 24th Docomber from which it
would appoor that our wuthority was not to groo to any
sum but to find out a sum and tako it back to Hongkon
for discussion between the Chinoso and European merchant....
On the other hand the Canton Government received a letter
from the Consul at Shamcon stating that the Governm.nt
of Hongkong had written to the Consul to the offset th t
we wore delegatos on behalf of Chinoso morchents to discus torms but that wo had no authority to discuss anything
which rolated to the Hongkong Government or to political
questions. M. Ju observed that ou power would appoor
to be moroly to negotiate and no power to agroo and ho
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