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„HAGDIET DIEM (159)

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His Majesty's Minister has the honour to refer to recent correspondence exchanged between His Majesty's

Legation and the Wai Chiao Pu on the subject of the position

of Mr. Shen Tzu-liang, Agent of the Chinese Telegraph Administration at Hongkong. It will be remembered that the

assistance of the Hongkong Government was invoked by the

Chinese Government in connection with the opposition on the

part of the Canton Authorities to Mr. Shen's continued

tenure of his post, and that, at the request of the Chinese

Government, the Hongkong Police Authorities placed themselvæ

in communication with Mr. Shen and ascertained that he was

not apparently in fear of his life, but that nevertheless

he was recently shot at and wounded by an unknown assailant.

On the other hand complaints have been received

from the Canton Authorities that Mr. Shen has repeatedly

taken advantage of his position to engage in political

activities.

facts.

These complaints appear to be based on undoubted

As His Excellency the Acting Minister for Foreign

Affaire is doubtless aware, it is the policy of His Majestyb

Government to remain strictly neutral in the unfortunate

internal dissensions now prevailing in China, and the

Government of Hongkong, while continuing to afford to Mr. Shen and the staff of the Chinese Telegraph Office, as to all other residents in the Colony, all possible protection,

consider it most undesirable that the office of the Chinese

Telegraph

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