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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG.
31st July, 1914.
I have the honour to transmit the enclosed copy
of a letter from the General Agents of the only two Sugar
Refineries in this Colony complaining of libellous advertise-
ments printed and published in Vancouver newspapers against
their sugars.
2.
I have advised the General Agents that their
remedy is an action for libel against one or more of the news-
papers in question. This is a difficult and expensive under-
taking and the Agents in question are doubtful whether in a
country where race prejudice is so strong such action would have
zmich chance of success. They would prefer that representations
should be made by His Majesty's Government, in defence of the
largest industry in this Colony, to the Goverment of the
Dominion of Canada.
Apart from any motion which the General Agents,
on consideration of my advice to them, may take I should be glad
if you could see your way to cause strong representations to be
made to the Canadian Government, if you think they can be made
affectually, against the publication of these libels on two
industries which are carried on under the strictest European
supervision, with a mixed staff of suployees many of whom are
Europeans and with modern machinery.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,
800-1
I have the honour to be,
sir.
Your most obedient, humble servant, 4221
Governor,&c.