No
207
Coff, ther
C. J
40809
3 CEP 15
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 27th. July, 1915.
280
Sir,
!
I have the honour to transmit a letter address-
-ed by Mr. John Scott Harston, Solicitor, a partner in the firm of
Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston, to the Home Secretary,
regarding the case of his sister-in-law Mrs. Kirch, whose husband disappeared on the 27th. April, 1899, and has not since been heard
of.
2.
The object of the letter and the documents which ac company it is to show that Mrs. Kirch may be considered to
be a widow, and that she may properly be accorded British Naturali-
-zation. Mrs. Kirch was well known in this Colony; she has recently
lost her son in the war; and is herself almost helpless from para- -lysis. It is in my opinion a case of considerable hardship and
I desire to express my personal hope that Mrs. Kirch will not be included in any measures that may be taken to intern alien enemies in England or to restrict their movements.
I have the honour to be,
şir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Amay
Governor,c..
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,
&0..
&C..
&o...