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the able Quaya nios, int that I would not say how it would
be received by the Hengkang mutbar itim, who were determinat
that the present state of attairs must come to a
A fow days later on zeptondor ra. Mr. Takana
Administration
Director Jeneral of the Chinono "lograph Admini müration (a
peat which he has held through all the politiɑmi vicissitud es
of recent years) came to see me by appointment to dimnes
thio matter. After a Lengthy somersation Mr. i
(who explakool that the reason they wore a minan to
to
ropinou isa Iku by Mr. ht the fores bod *# had
rendered no statement of see on ta for a long time and had
been guilty of other irregularities), oveœtmlly mdo
the following proposma ;
the Chinese Telegraph Administration
would ask the table Qumpmaisa te take over the runing
or the off toe tosporarily, while Mr. on though roanining
nomirally superintendent, wm34 3 save HongLong.
Iwaid thatIf only report the prol t
XM.Miniator, who in tra walk if he thought fit roport
to the foreign office in Lenda and inform His 200 1.1. er: ov
Severnor of Bmgkong. If any mak proosal
I karapoonl were natully
made it would here to be on the simar underetani ing tha
the able Deepa ed an wala hae ocuplets control »
also have to be some sort of working arra ngesezt between the
ashle Companies operating the Hongkong office and the
dant
authorition 400mt or traffic azahaped
with 腸 Be solution would be noceptable to the
Hongkong Authoritium which did not in the first plaas
neutralise the office and remove it frm the politionă sphere, and, in the second plnao, amet the gre lavame of the
dantonese that this off loe, widah conducted its babicmam
inly with ston, waa ocntrolled by their enemies in
anestes