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DESPATCH.
Governor. No.
May
Tel.
1904 safe
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No. 12571
No. 12938
(Subject.)
Chinese Labour for
Transvaal.
Red 12 APR 04
Lockhart asks Rt. Johnston for Walter transposed Trentain for 1yr: if central depot created here strongly recommend appt of Thornton Sinclair Offices for away as will do Traat: time has arrived for Immigration to be in charge of separate depot:
In Collins
(Minutes.)
If Mr. Johnston has knowledge of Mandarin dialect, it would be a pity to retain him at Hongkong when so few officers know that dialect which is essential at Weihaiwei.
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Mr. Lucas
The O.C. appears not to be aware that Mr. Cowan is proceeding to Hong Kong to take up the Transvaal Emigration Agency although in the tel. No. 2968 the O.C. Straits was told to inform Mr. Song (and this tel. was correctly so sent, see flimsy attached.)