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CIVIDENTIAL
28th June, 1929.
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sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of your telegram lio. 15, dated the 19th Juis, in which you say that the Chinese Government's former telegraph agent in Hong Kong, Chiang lisiao-lu, who is a Kwangsi men, refuses to hand over to Hu lion, the new appointee, and that the Chinese linister for Foreign Affairs asks whether I can assist in this matter, and at least see that, if Er. Chiang dooS not hand over, he does not exercise his functions.
2. The facts of the case are by no means in
accordance with the representations apparently made to you by the Chinese Finister for Foreign Affairs.
You will know from kr. H. 7. Southor's secret
despatch to the Secretary of state for the Colonies, dated the 20th July, 1928, a copy of which was
forwarded to you at the time, that, under
instructions from the Canton Governant, Kr. Kong Siu-
100(江筱吕 Ohiang lisiao-la) took up the post of Superintendent of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Long on the 29th June, 1928; and, on reference to
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His Britannic Kajesty's Minister,
PEKING.
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