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th. arrival of our delogation and the hope that wo
could settle the economical questions, stating that tho
other questions could be donlt with betoon the two
Governments.
Our attention was drawn to the nouspaper article il
tho "Man Kwok Yat Po" attacking us. Some members of the
dologation thought that it should bo answerod but I was
strongly of the opposito opinion and it was decided to
boko no action. Later on wo wore informed that hand bill.
woro being posted up all over Canton attacking us and
stated that vo were had instigated Chon King Ming to
ttack Canton and that we descrvod to bo killed,
Mr. Li, Mr. Ma and I called at Mr. T.V.boong with
rogard to those two matters and as to whether or not hu
would inform us us to the strikers' cititudo rogardin
scoing us, since they had promised to sand us a lotter that morning. To then wont to sco Mr. C.Cu who inform..
us ho had roccived a letter from the Strikers asking
the Canton Government, 28 introducor to them of our
dologation, as to what authority and status vo had. Ho
showed me a copy of a lottor which Mr. Flotchor ddrosso.
to Mr. Wong Ching ai of the 24th Docombor from which it
would appear that our authority was not to groo to any
sum but to find out a sum and take it back to Hongkon
for discussion between the Chinoso and European merchant
On the other hand the Centon Government received a letter
from the Consul at Shamcon stating that the Government
of Hongkong had writton to the Consul to the offcct th To wore delegatos on behalf of Chinose morch ents to discu.... torms but that we had no authority to discuss anything
which related to the Hongkong Government or to political
questions. M. Ju observed that ou power would appear
to be merely to negotiato and no power to agroo and ho
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