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repected his request for an interview with the Colonial
Secretary, suggesting the 19th as a suitable date,
3.
By my instructions this interview was definitely
refused. Kr. Lu was told by the Georetary for Chinese
First
Affairs, d, that he could not be recognized as Superinten
dent
until his name had been formally submitted through you
to me and approved by se, and secondly, that I viewed with
great disfavour his attempt to commence gontrol without my
sanction.
4.
There the metter rests for the present and will rei
until the requirements of my telegram No.12 have been fully
satisfied, I cannot, of course say how much of my telegram
Mr. Aveling thought it desirable to communicate to Dr. Wang,
but I am informed that kr. La cannot by any stretch of
imagin: tion be described as a non-political, commercial
person, and in any cusc, as the selection of Mr. Lu, notified
in your telegram No.53 of the 6th of August, must have
precceed Mr. Aveling's communication by some weeks, 1+ acces
impossible not to ounalude that the Chinese Government in
permitting Mr. Lu to proceed with his appointment has simply
ignored siresh the representations made on this subjɛet.
can only say that, if Nanking persists in sending its ex-
Generals and political jobbers to this Colony as candidates
for the superintending of the Chinese Telegraph Office here,
I shall be equally persistent in my refusal to permit then
to take charge, if necessary, shall close the office.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
(sd) C. Clemsuli
Governor. 20.
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