N°
54.
C.0.
16512
/APK.
77
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 18th February, 1924.
bnclosure
32029/0
sir,
I have the honour to inform you that on the
let December Commander C. W. Beckwith, the Harbour Master,
became incapacitated from the performance of his duties,
and as it is evident from the report of the Medical Officers
that he will never be able to resume duty I have sanctioned |
his retirement from the public service which will take
effect from the 22nd of May next. The loss of Commander
Beckwith's services will be severely felt by the Government
and by all connected with shipping in this port. Not only
in his work as Harbour Master, but in other important
matters, such as the rice crisis in 1919 and the strike in
1922, Commander Beckwith has shown great organizing ability
combined with tact, and these qualities have made his
services to the community most valuable. I enclose in this
connection a copy of a letter dated lat November, 1923,
from the Chamber of Commerce,
2.
To fill the post of Harbour Master, I desire!
strongly to recommend the promotion of Lieutenant-Commander Conway Hake, R.N.R., whose appointment to the post of
Assistant Harbour Master was approved in Lord Milner's
telegram of 23rd August, 1920. He is still comparatively
young being a little over 35 years of age but his capacity has been amply proved during the past 3 years, He acted
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
as
You
!
J. H. THOMAS, M.P.,
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