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February 27th, 1911.
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Sir: -
In reply to Your Excellency's letter of the 4th
instant, I have the honour to state that an Imperial Edict
was issued on January 2nd last sanctioning the request of
the Board of Communications that all officially managed
Telegraphs throughout the Provinces be under the control
of the Board. I have the honour to enclose a copy and an
anthenticated translation of the Edict in question.
With reference to your query whether as the result of
the Edict the telegraph line from Canton to Hongkong has
been taken over by the Chinese Government, I am informed
by the local Superintendent of the Imperial Chinese Tele-
graphs that the line from Canton is among the lines taken
over by the Board of Communications and that the date when
the transfer to the Imperial Government came into force was
January 30th, 1911, being China New Year's day.
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have, &c.,
(Signed)
J. N. Jordan.
His Excellency
Sir F. D. Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B.,
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&C.:
Hongkong.