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Ne CONFIDENTIAL.
Copy to:- Peking. No.10.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG. 23rd January, 1930.
My Lord,
62727/29 (18)
Encl No.1
Upon receipt of your confidential despatch to
me, dated the 10th October, 1929, forwarding copies of
correspondence between Sir Miles Iampson and the Foreign
Office, on the subject of the carriage of contraband by
British ships, I caused a confidential letter, of which
I enclose a copy, dated the 11th December, 1929, to be
addressed to the representatives in this Colony of Messrs.
Jardine, latheson & Company, Limited, Messrs. Butterfield
& Swire, and to the Managers of the Hong Kong, Canton and
Macao Steamboat Company, and of the Douglas Steamship
I enclose the replies received from the
Honourable Ir. B.D.F. Beith, dated the 7th January, 1930,
from the Hong Kong, Canton Macao Steamboat Company, dated
the 18th December, 1929, from the General Managers of the
Douglas Steamship Company, dated the 15th January, 1930,
and from Mr.T.H.R. Shaw of lessrs. Butterfield & Swire,
dated the 17th January, 1930.
Encl.Mos 2,3,4,35. Company.
4.70.14
bencls to Admy 5.
2. While I am most anxious that British shipping
companies in this Colony should take all possible means to
prevent
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LORD PASSFIELD,
&c.,
&c., &c.
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