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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 13th. January, 1917.

Referring to the correspondence noted in the

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cer Administering the Government' legram of 13th. November, 1916. cer Administering the Government's spatch No. 418 of 16th. November, 1916. retary of State's telegram of 23rd. Ecember, 1916.

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report that the Hongkong and

Thrempos Dock Company and Messrs.

Thoresen and Company have been

informed that permission will not be granted for the export from Hongkong of the four vessels now building for the Norwegian flag. except upon the conditions laid dom in your telegram of the 23rd.

December.

2.

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With reference to my despatch No. 443 of the

13th. December I attach a copy of a telegram which has been addressed by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Company, representing the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, to their London house regard- ing the chartering of the ships in question; and I enclose also a copy of a semi-official letter which they have addressed to this

Government on the same subject. I am of the opinion that the services rendered by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company in the Imperial interests justify their claim to special consider- ation in the matter, and I would therefore ask your approval by telegraph of the chartering to them, upon the terms named in your

telegram of the 23rd. December, of not more the three of these

vessels, the chartering of any vessel not chartered to the Indo- 10

BT 58699

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

China

WALTER LONG, M. P.,

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