Dir
REC
8514
RE 21 FEE 16
13, Pennyfields, Poplar, 6. 18th February 1916.
416
"I have the honour they acknowledge, receipt of your letter the 336
letter The 5382/1916 of the! 8t6. February, 1916, and in reply to state that I intend, leaving my appointment as clerk in the Mercantile Marine Office Hongkong as from the 31st March, 1916.
As regards the extracts from bolonial requlations and general orders. I should give at least one clear month's notice Ito the
Hong Kong Government and I had therefore forwarded the brown tegents for the Colonies the letter of the 28th. January to give them sufficient time. to forward my resignation to the belong. For such circumstances I have trequest that
not accept
t you will be so good
my resignation of my appointment, as cleck in the Mercantile Marine
Office, song kong as from the 31st. March, 1918.
I have the honour to be
Air,
Your obedient servant,
Ny Jean hi
of state,
e under secretary of office,
Colonial
London, 5. W.