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race ! APR 18
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 8th. February, 1918.
Sir.
I have the honour to inform you that the
Consul-General at Shanghai has addressed a letter to Mr..
Harborne, British Postmaster, at that Port, copy of which is
attached, in which he suggests that postal remittances to
enemy prisoners of war should be suspended.
2.
Mr. Harborne, who naturally regards a
suggestion from the Consul-General in the light of an
instruction hos totally suspended the issue of Lorey Orders
to enemy prisoners of war. The Postmaster-General has referr-
-ed this matter to the Postal Agent at Canton and the Agent
at that port acting under instruction from Mr. Consul-General
Jamieson has also suspended the issue of such Money Orders.
Therefore until further instructions have been received no
Money Orders or Postal Notes will be issued in my British
Postal Agency in China drawn in favour of an enemy prisoner
of war.
3.
Money Orders and Postal Notes payable to
enemy prisoners of war who are in British Territory continue
to be issued by the Hongkong Post Office md as it appears to be incongruous that the practice should differ in two British Post Offices so closely situated to each other as Hongkong
and
THE RIGHT HONDURABLE
WALTER LONG, M.P.,
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